TL;DR: In this article, the current progress on carbon based pseudo-material composites for supercapacitor application in a well-systematic and easy manner which can guide the early researchers and emerging scientists dealing with or interested in supercapACitor.

TL;DR: Plastics should remain in the top of the political agenda in Europe and across the world, not only to minimise plastic leakage and pollution, but to promote sustainable growth and to stimulate both green and blue- economies.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of inorganic anions on the performance of advanced oxidation processes, including the transformation of reactive species, stability of oxidants, catalytic activity of catalysts and degradation products, was systematically summarized and reviewed.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarize the rapid development of various heterogeneous catalysts developed for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation, destined for the degradation of organic contaminants.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors highlight the latest research progress in the area of non-noble metal materials for electrochemical nitrate reduction and present some strategies employed to improve the performance of nitrate electroreduction.

TL;DR: In this paper, the synergistic effect for persulfate improvement in the composites or in the hybrid activation systems is explored, and the influence of the environmental conditions, such as pH, temperature, inorganic anions and dissolved organic matter, on the activation processes are discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a green antihypertensive drug Losartan potassium (LP) with superior corrosion protection ability was developed for the first time, and the results indicated that LP exhibited superior mixed-type corrosion protection to steel at different temperatures owing to the formation of compact and ordered LP-adsorption film on steel surface.

TL;DR: In this paper, a hybrid technique of hydrodynamic cavitation combined with persulfates and peroxymonosulfate (PMS) was used for the degradation of BTEX in water.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper fabricated a waterproof and breathable smart textile by construction of a multiple core-shell structure, i.e., MXene decoration onto the polydopamine (PDA) modified elastic textile followed by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating.

TL;DR: In this paper, the removal of heavy metals and dyes by clay-based adsorbents, from natural clays to 1D clay nanotubes and 2D Clay nanosheets, has been summarized.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discussed the advance of the peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation by biochar-based catalysts and provided new ideas for the application of biochar and broaden the ways for the removal of organic contaminants.

TL;DR: In this paper, the degradation of tetracycline (TC) under visible-light irradiation in the presence of persulfate (PS) activation was investigated by a simple one-step thermal polymerization of urea and oxamide.

TL;DR: In this paper, a critical survey of various reduction methods adopted towards the reduction of GO enabled by chemical, plant extracts, microorganisms and photoreduction with special emphasis on their reduction mechanism and electrical conductivity of the resulting rGO.

TL;DR: In this paper, hierarchical ZnMn2O4/ZnO nanofibers were prepared as photocatalysts by electrospinning and calcination, and the results showed that the charge separation efficiency in the composite was significantly elevated.

TL;DR: In this paper, conductive MXene/cotton fabric was fabricated using the simple dip-coating technique and then sandwiched between polydimethylsiloxane film and an interdigitated electrode for flexible wearable piezoresistive pressure sensor.

TL;DR: This review primarily focuses on the application of photocatalysis as a promising solution for the efficient decomposition of antibiotic residues in water.

TL;DR: In this paper, a comparison of various AOPs in terms of nitro-products formation mechanisms and the associated environmental issues is presented, where the sonochemical nitrogen fixation is a key mechanism for the formation of Nitro-compounds in ultrasound-based AOP.

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review of the environmental and energy applications of 2D MXenes is presented, including organic pollutant degradation, water splitting for H2 evolution, CO2 reduction, nitrogen fixation, H2O2 production, antibacterial application, desulfurization and denitrogenation of fuels.

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of ceramic membrane is critically reviewed with a focus on their applications in water and wastewater treatment under mild conditions, and the status of full-scale applications and market prospects of ceramic membranes are critically analyzed to show their future potential.

TL;DR: In this paper, a novel Ag/Ag2S/Bi2MoO6 plasmonic p-n heterojunction has been constructed via the in-situ growth of p-type Ag2S nanoparticles on n-type Bi2S microspheres, followed by the photo-reduction treatment.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the recent developments in the use of carbon dots for environmental pollution control and remediation, such as sensing of environmental pollutants, contaminant adsorption, membrane separation, pollutant degradation, and antimicrobial agents.

TL;DR: In this article, transition metal compounds (TMCs) have been used as electrode materials of supercapacitors to raise the insufficient energy density by the reverse reaction among their multiple oxidation states.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a review of CO2 transformation technologies and their technologies readiness level, cost, market and environmental benefits, as well as the key challenges hindering their commercial deployments.

TL;DR: In this paper, the possible applications of different iron-based materials (e.g., zero-valent iron, iron (hydr)oxides, and iron composite materials) in AOPs and their activation and catalytic mechanisms are introduced.

TL;DR: In this article, a sequence of Ca2MgWO6:xEr3+,yYb3+ phosphor samples were synthesized via high temperature solid-state reaction method.

TL;DR: In this article, the yolk-shelled construction and nitrogen-doped carbon-decorated CoP@FeCoP/NC YSMPs were synthesized via the phosphorization of ZIF-67@Co-Fe Prussian blue analogues.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the current developments of mineral carbonation technologies by using industrial solid wastes as feedstocks, aiming at searching the reasons of its limitation, and suggested two research directions, i.e., the evaluation of CO2 net emission reduction by life cycle assessment technique and developments of new energy-saving approaches.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the recent progress on diverse heterogeneous ferrites (Ni/Cu/Zn/Co/Mn-ferrites) and ferrite composites catalysts for peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation.