Four-angle star-like BiVO4 loaded with highly dispersed CoAl-MMO nanoparticles demonstrated highly efficient photocatalytic oxidation of thiophene under visible light irradiation. It's due to a narrower band gap, and more negative flat band potential of the composite.

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The oxidative desulfurization of FCC gasoline was investigated using HPWA/HY, HP WA/SBA-15, and HPWA/HY-SBA-15 as catalysts, individually. Micro-mesopore structured HPWA/HY-SBA-15 with 20% of phosphotungstic acid exhibited the optimal catalytical performance and the sulfur content of FCC gasoline dropped to 18 μg/g after adsorption under optimal conditions: HY content of 40% in composite zeolite and reaction temperature of 40 • C for 90 min.

Plate-like ZnS/C composite with the uniform combination of ZnS and carbon is obtained by pyrolyzing the metal-organic framework precursors which consist of Zn 2+ and sulfur-containing organic ligand and is used for high-performance anode materials in Li-ion batteries. The carbon in the composite synthesized cannot only improve the conductivity, but also efficiently buffer the large volume change of ZnS during the charge/discharge process, meanwhile the ZnS in composite mainly provides the specific capacity. Typically, after 80 cycles, the reversible capacity of the composite can maintain at 624 mAh g −1 under 0.3 A g −1 current density. Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no conflict of interest.