RSC Advances  

This study investigates the electrocatalytic water splitting capabilities of hexamethylene tetra-amine-linked NiCo-MOF, synthesized via hydrothermal approach. It reveals low overpotentials of 274 mV and 330 mV with Tafel slopes of 78 mV dec⁻¹ and 86 mV dec⁻¹ towards HER and OER respectively.

Developing low-cost and efficient photocatalyst/co-catalyst systems that promote CO₂ reduction remains a challenge.

Zn doping promotes the formation of oxygen vacancy, which anchors and disperses Ba.

Efficient electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction (eCO₂RR) to various products, such as carbon monoxide (CO), is crucial for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and enabling renewable energy storage.

The study sets out to show the positive impact of sulfur vacancy engineering on the structural, morphological, optical, electrical, and photoelectrochemical (PEC) properties of Sb₂S₃ films synthesized using the spin coating technique.

PVA modifies graphitic carbon nitride via hydrogen bonds to boost H₂O₂ production by enhancing charge separation and acting as solid proton donor.

Machine-learning models were constructed to accurately predict CO₂ and CO adsorption affinity on a wide range of binary alloying.

A few seconds flash photopyrolysis is used as efficient screening tool for the investigation of selected biomass in producing syngas, hydrogen and biochar.

Single-atom Pt or Pd incorporated porous CeO₂ nanoparticles was prepared through one-step flash-combustion technique. The prepared catalysts exhibited high activity in the hydrogenation of cyclohexene under solvent-free conditions.

The enhanced catalyst layer decreases isolated Ir atoms, improving the electronic network. It also increases contact area, reducing interface resistance, and enhances porosity to increase the specific surface area for catalytic reactions.

Nader Karimi, Larry K. B. Li, Manosh C. Paul, Mohammad Hossein Doranehgard and Freshteh Sotoudeh introduce the RSC Advances themed issue on Advances in Sustainable Hydrogen Energy.

Advanced oxidation processes (AOP) play a vital role in photocatalytic treatment of hazardous chemicals in oil-produced water (OPW).

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) represent simple devices that harness the metabolic activities of microorganisms to produce electrical energy from diverse sources such as organic waste and sustainable biomass.

This study is the first to investigate the physical properties of ruthenium-based hydride perovskites, specifically XRuH₃ (where X = Cr, V, Ni). There is currently no existing literature on these compounds.

We synthesized a crystalline dumbbell-shaped Ti10, which effectively enhances charge transfer. As a result, it exhibits remarkably high conversion activity and selectivity in the photocatalytic oxidative coupling reaction of benzylamine.

This work examines the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) activity of non-edible oils using a high surface area catalyst.

The development of non-noble metal based and cost-effective electrocatalysts for water splitting has attracted significant attention due to their potential in production of clean and green hydrogen fuel.

Production, storage and transportation are the three key areas of development for hydrogen as a sustainable energy source.

Modification techniques to oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts for direct seawater electrolysis (DSWE) to mitigate chloride corrosion from seawater.

Ni is a promising B-site doping element capable of improving the oxygen carrier performance of SrFeO₃ perovskite.

Ag:ZnIn₂S₄ nanosheets were coupled with Co₃O₄ to form a dodecahedral HoMs Co₃O₄/Ag:ZnIn₂S₄ photocatalyst, which effectively facilitates the separation of photogenerated carriers and enhances solar energy utilization efficiency.

Novel octopod shaped Ag₃PO₄ microcrystals were successfully fabricated by a simple ion exchange method under the conditions of a hot water bath using [Ag(NH₃)₂]⁺ solution and Na₂HPO₄ solution as the precursors.

A WO₃ and MIL-125 (Ti) composite material was prepared by the ball milling method, and Cr(VI) was reduced under visible light with significant reduction effect.

A ZnO photoanode, modified with a Cu₂O/ZnO p–n heterojunction and the plasmonic effect of Ag@SiO₂, exhibits an 88% enhancement of photocurrent density due to the improved photogenerated carrier separation and transfer.

Ab initio calculations have been used to investigate lead-free double-perovskites (DPs) X₂AgBiY₆ (X = NH₄, PH₄, AsH₄, SbH₄ and Y = Cl, Br) for solar-cell-based energy sources.