Insight into two-dimensional MXenes for environmental applications: Recent progress, challenges, and prospects

Advances of 2D‐Enabled Photothermal Materials in Hybrid Solar‐Driven Interfacial Evaporation Systems toward Water‐Fuel‐Energy Crisis

“…[120,121] Till date, more than 70 MAX phases have been reported such as the Ta 4 C 3 , Nb 2 C, Mo 2 C, etc., owing to their chemical and structural versatility featuring them as competitive candidates. [122] Recently, MXenes have been investigated for appealing solar-photothermal conversion potential by direct exploitation of solar energy which accelerates the kinetics of electron Reproduced with permission. [119] Copyright 2012, ACS Publications.…”

“…[ 120,121 ] Till date, more than 70 MAX phases have been reported such as the Ta 4 C 3 , Nb 2 C, Mo 2 C, etc., owing to their chemical and structural versatility featuring them as competitive candidates. [ 122 ] Recently, MXenes have been investigated for appealing solar‐photothermal conversion potential by direct exploitation of solar energy which accelerates the kinetics of electron transfer by extending the solar spectrum absorption to the visible and near‐infrared region. [ 123 ] MXenes retain exceptional properties in terms of conductivity and hydrophilicity featured to the presence of early transition metal and fluorine/oxygen/hydroxyl‐terminated surfaces which promotes the exciting applications of MXenes in biomedical applications, [ 124 ] catalysis, [ 125 ] super‐capacitors, [ 126 ] batteries, [ 127 ] molecular separation, [ 128 ] and hybrid solar evaporation systems.…”

Crystal graph convolution neural networks for fast and accurate prediction of adsorption ability of Nb2CTx towards Pb(ii) and Cd(ii) ions

“…Currently, numerous purication processes, including chemical oxidation/reduction, ion exchange, membrane ltration, precipitation and adsorption, have been established for the elimination of heavy metal ions. [8][9][10] Among these techniques, adsorption has received particular attention due to its lower processing costs, higher removal rates, and technical exibility. 11,12 Various adsorption materials have been synthesized and tested, with many exhibiting promising adsorption performance in the elimination of organic and inorganic pollutants from aqueous solutions.…”

Antibacterial Mesoporous Silica Granules Containing a Stable N-Halamine Moiety

“…Free chlorine, ozone, and chloramine are strong oxidants, which may react with organic impurities in water to form undesirable byproducts during disinfection of drinking water. 8,9 Ultraviolet light does not have long-lasting sterilization ability and may lead to secondary microbial contamination of disinfected water. 10 Over the past few decades, more and more researchers in related fields have paid attention to N-halamine antimicrobial materials since they have very strong antimicrobial activities, wide antibacterial spectra, and renewability of N-halamine antibacterial functional groups.…”

“…In the field of water purification, microbial contamination remains one of the most serious problems. , Commonly used water disinfection methods in the past few decades include free halogens, ozone, chloramine, and ultraviolet light. , However, these disinfection methods have some disadvantages. Free chlorine, ozone, and chloramine are strong oxidants, which may react with organic impurities in water to form undesirable byproducts during disinfection of drinking water. , Ultraviolet light does not have long-lasting sterilization ability and may lead to secondary microbial contamination of disinfected water …”