Direct Production of o-Xylene from Six-Component BTEXs Using a Channel-Pore Interconnected Metal-Organic Framework

Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Chemical Engineering,
o-Xylene   Metal-Organic Framework   Adsorption Separation   BTEXs   Molecular Sieve  

Academic Background In the chemical industry, the separation of benzene derivatives is a critically important and challenging process. Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and the xylene isomers (o-xylene, m-xylene, p-xylene) typically exist as mixtures in the petroleum industry, collectively referred to as BTEXs. Among them, o-xylene (OX) is a key feed...

Integrating Hydroformylations with Methanol-to-Syngas Reforming

Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Energy Chemistry, Catalysis,
methanol   hydroformylation   syngas   renewable energy   bimetallic catalysis  

Academic Background With the global demand for sustainable development on the rise, the chemical industry is facing an urgent challenge to transition from fossil fuels to renewable resources. Currently, the carbon skeleton of the vast majority of synthetic chemical products is derived from non-renewable fossil fuels, which not only exacerbates carb...

Chemical Space-Property Predictor Model of Perovskite Materials by High-Throughput Synthesis and Artificial Neural Networks

Chemical Space-Property Predictor Model of Perovskite Materials by High-Throughput Synthesis and Artificial Neural Networks

Chemistry, Energy Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Materials Science, Information Science, Artificial Intelligence,
perovskite   high-throughput synthesis   artificial neural network   chemical space   spectroscopic data   material prediction   machine learning  

Academic Background Perovskite materials have attracted extensive attention due to their wide applications in solar cells and other electronic devices. Their optical properties (such as bandgap and lattice vibrations) can be flexibly modulated by tuning the chemical composition. Although the prediction of optical properties from perovskite structur...

Boosting Narrow-Band Near-Infrared-Emitting Efficiency of Thulium by Lattice Modulation for Reflective Absorption Bioimaging

Boosting Narrow-Band Near-Infrared-Emitting Efficiency of Thulium by Lattice Modulation for Reflective Absorption Bioimaging

Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Materials Science,
near-infrared emission   thulium doping   lattice modulation   bioimaging   quantum efficiency  

Research Background Near-infrared (NIR) light holds significant application value in the biomedical field, particularly in non-invasive high-resolution imaging. NIR light can penetrate biological tissues and exhibits notable absorption differences for oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin at specific wavelengths (e.g., 800 nm), making it an ideal ...

Hybrid Photoanodes Based on Surface-Bound Host-Guest Molecular Assemblies

Chemistry, Energy Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Catalysis, Engineering, Energy Engineering, Life Sciences, Bioengineering,
Hybrid photoanodes   Host-guest strategy   Water oxidation catalyst   Photocatalysis   Charge separation  

Academic Background In the field of solar energy conversion, molecular catalysts have attracted significant attention due to their high activity and structural tunability. However, most molecular catalysts operate under homogeneous conditions, which are not favorable for large-scale and recyclable utilization. Therefore, immobilizing molecular cata...