Synergistic Mechanism of Hydroxyl Regulation and a Polyvinylpyrrolidone Surfactant in Enhancing the Catalytic Oxidation Abilities of BiOBr by Yiran Zhang, Boyuan Xuan, Jiekai Wang, Xiang Chen, Changwei Zhao, Lixia Zhao, Jing Kang

“…The incorporation of PVP further promoted the development of hierarchical honeycomb-like microspheres and synergistically enhanced both the hydroxyl group density and photooxidative potential through interfacial engineering. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirmed that the enhanced photooxidative performance originated from an increased surface oxygen content. …”
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Entropy Engineering Activates Cu‐Fe Inertia Center From Prussian Blue Analogs With Micro‐Strains for Oxygen Electrocatalysis in Zn‐Air Batteries by Han Man, Guanyu Chen, Fengmei Wang, Jiafeng Ruan, Yihao Liu, Yang Liu, Fang Fang, Renchao Che

“…Through the introduction of the micro‐strains driven by entropy engineering, density functional theory (DFT) calculations and geometric phase analysis (GPA) using Lorentz electron microscopy further elucidate the optimization of the adsorption/desorption of intermediates. …”
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Study on the characteristics of palm oil–biodiesel–diesel fuel blend by R. El-Araby, Ashraf Amin, A.K. El Morsi, N.N. El-Ibiari, G.I. El-Diwani

“…Palm oil/palm oil methyl esters are blends with diesel fuel, the blends were characterized as an alternative fuels for diesel engines. Density, kinematic viscosity, and flash point were estimated according to ASTM as key fuel properties. …”
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