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Catalyst deactivation is a major hurdle in heterogeneous catalysis that requires robust regeneration strategies to restore performance, extend catalyst lifetime and improve sustainability in various industrial processes.

This review explores degradation pathways, failure risks, and mitigation strategies in lithium-ion batteries, with focus on safety and operation in EVs, ESS, and extreme military environments.

The interface engineering includes intricate procedures for the development of heterostructures and heterojunctions, modifying the composition at the interface, and optimizing the interfacial area to enhance H₂ catalytic performance.

A comprehensive review of low-carbon hydrogen production via plastic waste gasification.

This research analyzes four perovskite solar cell architectures, emphasizing the effects of material selection, absorber thickness, defect and acceptor densities, interface imperfections, and temperature fluctuations on device efficiency.

Understanding the solvation structure of electrolytes is crucial for optimizing the performance and stability of lithium-ion batteries.

Producing sustainable hydrogen through water electrolysis is a promising approach to meet the growing demand for renewable energy storage.

Hydrothermal synthesis of Mn₂O₃ with varying urea content and their electrochemical performance in various electrolytes.

This work introduces an innovative onboard ammonia cracker module integrated with a 100-kW fuel cell system for light-duty automotive fuel cell vehicles.

The Donnan potential difference between the electrodes increases with the exchange of saline solutions. The geometry and operational parameters offer valuable insights for improving energy extraction performance.

In the first lithiation of (001) sulfur surface, lower S₈ rings convert to Li₂S₈. In the second lithiation, however, reaction occurs at upper S₈ rings adjacent to an existing Li₂S₈ or on lower S₈ rings at a distance, forming new Li₂S₈ molecules.

This investigation explores the impact of the electroactive phase of a well-known tribonegative polymer, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), on its triboelectric behaviour by compositing it with anatase, rutile, and mixed-phase TiO₂ nanoparticles.

The supercapacitors containing the composite of PANI, ZnO and SnO₂ synthesized in single-step were tested using two electrolytes. The liquid by-product of PANI synthesis was used as an electrolyte for the fabrication (waste to wealth).

A sophisticated CFD model of a membrane reactor for methanol synthesis from CO₂ is developed, with which key parameters for the general optimization of the construction and operation of membrane reactors for industrial applications are identified.

Understanding the chemical and electrochemical behavior of halide and sulfide electrolytes offers a straightforward and effective approach to improving the interface of halide-based solid-state batteries.

Aluminium-doped ZnO deposited by ALD provides transparency, conductivity, and c-Si passivation for high-efficiency solar cells, reducing the need for indium-based TCOs. Precise Zn/Al control enables passivation with J₀ < 1 fA cm⁻² and 740 mV iV_OC.

A comprehensive assessment of process design, cost efficiency, critical mineral recovery, and CO₂ storage in mine tailings.

Hydrophilic SnO₂ is introduced into CsH₂PO₄ (CDP) to mitigate CDP's dehydration at lower partial pressure of steam, thus retaining proton conductivity.

The electrode made of graphite with 2 cycles of ZnO ALD had about 20% higher discharge capacity than that of pristine graphite, and it remained stable at 420 mA h g⁻¹ after 500 cycles of charge/discharge.

Hydrothermally synthesized VC-5 nanocomposites are efficient photocatalysts for dye degradation and hydrogen generation under sunlight. VC-5 degrades 25 ppm dye in min. and achieves 2545.24 μmol h⁻¹ g⁻¹ H₂ evolution from water without noble metals.