Conjugated porous polymers: incredibly versatile materials with far-reaching applications

This review discusses conjugated porous polymers and focuses on relating design principles and synthetic methods to key properties and applications such as (photo)catalysis, gas storage, chemical sensing, energy storage and environmental remediation.

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A peek in the micro-sized world: a review of design principles, engineering tools, and applications of engineered microbial community

Biochemical Society Transactions ◽

10.1042/bst20190172 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (2) ◽

pp. 399-409

Author(s):

Baizhen Gao ◽

Rushant Sabnis ◽

Tommaso Costantini ◽

Robert Jinkerson ◽

Qing Sun

Keyword(s):

Microbial Community ◽

Microbial Communities ◽

Environmental Remediation ◽

Real Life ◽

Design Principles ◽

Microbial Interactions ◽

Potential Applications ◽

New Gene ◽

Global Biogeochemical Cycles ◽

Synthetic Microbial Communities

Microbial communities drive diverse processes that impact nearly everything on this planet, from global biogeochemical cycles to human health. Harnessing the power of these microorganisms could provide solutions to many of the challenges that face society. However, naturally occurring microbial communities are not optimized for anthropogenic use. An emerging area of research is focusing on engineering synthetic microbial communities to carry out predefined functions. Microbial community engineers are applying design principles like top-down and bottom-up approaches to create synthetic microbial communities having a myriad of real-life applications in health care, disease prevention, and environmental remediation. Multiple genetic engineering tools and delivery approaches can be used to ‘knock-in' new gene functions into microbial communities. A systematic study of the microbial interactions, community assembling principles, and engineering tools are necessary for us to understand the microbial community and to better utilize them. Continued analysis and effort are required to further the current and potential applications of synthetic microbial communities.

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Silane-based hyper-cross-linked porous polymers and their applications in gas storage and water treatment

Journal of Materials Science ◽

10.1007/s10853-018-2243-2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 53 (14) ◽

pp. 10469-10478 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Shuqing Fu ◽

Jinshui Yao ◽

Zhizhou Yang ◽

Hongqiang Sun ◽

Weiliang Liu

Keyword(s):

Water Treatment ◽

Gas Storage ◽

Porous Polymers

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Nitrogen-Enriched Carbon Nanofiber Aerogels Derived from Marine Chitin for Energy Storage and Environmental Remediation

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering ◽

10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b02164 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 177-185 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Beibei Ding ◽

Shasha Huang ◽

Kai Pang ◽

Yongxin Duan ◽

Jianming Zhang

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Environmental Remediation ◽

Carbon Nanofiber

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Energy Gas Storage in Porous Polymers

Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion ◽

10.1002/9781118734162.ch8 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 215-248

Author(s):

Joel Fawaz ◽

Kean Wang ◽

Ali Almansoori

Keyword(s):

Gas Storage ◽

Porous Polymers

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Advanced Carbon Materials: Base of 21st Century Scientific Innovations in Chemical, Polymer, Sensing and Energy Engineering

10.5772/intechopen.95869 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Muhammad Ikram ◽

Ali Raza ◽

Khurram Shahzad ◽

Ali Haider ◽

Junaid Haider ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Drug Delivery ◽

Energy Storage ◽

20Th Century ◽

21St Century ◽

Material Science ◽

Environmental Remediation ◽

Carbon Allotrope ◽

And Performance ◽

Hierarchical Carbon ◽

Energy Engineering

Advance carbon material that includes graphene, fullerenes, hierarchical carbon, and CNTs are referred to as strength of revolution and advancement in the era of material science and technology. In general, 20th century corresponds to plastic meanwhile 21st century will be named as “Century of Graphene” owing to its exceptional physical properties. Graphene is now well-known and prominent 2D carbon allotrope that is considered as multipurpose material in comparison with any material discovered on earth. One of the interesting properties of graphene is strongest and lightest material that enables it to conduct electricity and heat as compared to any other material. Such features permit it to utilize in numerous applications including biosensors, electronic industry, environmental remediation, drug delivery, energy storage, and production as well. Owing to these capabilities, it can be stated that graphene can be utilized to improve effectiveness and performance of existing substances and materials. In the future, conjugation of graphene with other 2D material will be devolved to produce further remarkable compounds that make it appropriate for an extensive variety of applications. This chapter grants the utilization and applications of advanced carbons materials in chemical, polymer, sensing and energy enegineering.

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Energy Storage and CO2 Reduction Performances of Co/Co2C/C Prepared by an Anaerobic Ethanol Oxidation Reaction Using Sacrificial SnO2

Catalysts ◽

10.3390/catal10101116 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (10) ◽

pp. 1116

Author(s):

Young In Choi ◽

Ju Hyun Yang ◽

So Jeong Park ◽

Youngku Sohn

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Energy Storage ◽

Oxidation Reaction ◽

Ethanol Oxidation ◽

Co2 Reduction ◽

Synthetic Methods ◽

Mass Spectrometry Analysis ◽

Co3o4 Nanoparticles ◽

Ethanol Oxidation Reaction ◽

X Ray

Co/Co2C/C hybrids were prepared employing a new synthetic route and demonstrated as materials for energy storage and CO2 recycling application. Herein, an anaerobic ethanol oxidation reaction over Co3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) was first employed to fabricate Co/Co2C/C hybrids using sacrificial SnO2. In the absence of SnO2, Co3O4 NPs were converted to alpha and beta metallic Co. On the other hand, using sacrificial SnO2 resulted in the formation of Co2C and Co embedded in the carbon matrix at approximately 450 °C, as determined by temperature-programmed mass spectrometry analysis. The newly developed materials were fully examined by X-ray diffraction crystallography, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The Co/Co2C/C hybrids showed a specific capacitance of 153 F/g at a current density of 0.5 A/g. Photocatalytic CO2 reduction experiments were performed and generated CO, CH4, and CH3OH as reduction products with yields of 47.7, 11.0, and 23.4 μmol/g, respectively. The anaerobic ethanol oxidation reaction could be a very useful method for the development of carbon-supported metal carbides, which have not been achieved by other synthetic methods. Furthermore, the demonstration tests unveiled new application areas of Co carbide materials.

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Recent progress in two-dimensional polymers for energy storage and conversion: design, synthesis, and applications

Journal of Materials Chemistry A ◽

10.1039/c8ta02820f ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (44) ◽

pp. 21676-21695 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Peitao Xiao ◽

Yuxi Xu

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Recent Progress ◽

Synthetic Methods ◽

Energy Storage And Conversion ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Structure Property ◽

Design Synthesis ◽

Structure Property Relationships

The synthetic methods of two-dimensional polymers and their applications in energy storage and conversion are reviewed with an emphasis on the underlying method–structure–property relationships.

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