Alcohol oxidation at electrode interfaces underpins a range of sustainable energy technologies, including direct methanol and ethanol fuel cells. Central to these reactions is the adsorption of ...

Xin-Wen Zhou, from the College of Materials and Chemical Engineering at China Three Gorges University, spearheaded new research that explores a straightforward method to synthesize a range of PdFe/Cu ...

The commercialization of direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFCs) is hindered by platinum dependency, catalyst degradation, and high costs. This work addresses these challenges by developing carbon-supported ...

Beijing Zhongke Journal Publising Co. Ltd. This study is led by Xin-Wen Zhou (College of Materials and Chemical Engineering at China Three Gorges University). The ethanol oxidation reaction (EOR) is ...

Researchers from Yanshan University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) have developed a novel gold-catalyzed method for engineering atomically rough ...

Water electrolysis has been considered a promising approach for the efficient and green production of hydrogen as a clean and sustainable energy source, yet limited by the sluggish kinetics of the ...

Zinc-nitrate batteries are a type of non-rechargeable energy storage technology that uses the redox potential difference between zinc and nitrate ions to store and release electrical energy. A ...