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From Lignin to Natural Products: Synthetic Biology Strategies for Microbial Conversion of Aromatic Feedstocks
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC03047E, Critical ReviewJun-Jie Zhangyang, Na Li, Xin-Ping Song, Zhipeng A Wang, Bing-Zhi Li, Zhi-Hua Liu
Lignin, the most abundant renewable source of aromatic compounds in nature, remains significantly underutilized, with vast quantities generated as waste from biorefineries and pulp industries. Valorizing lignin into high-value natural...
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DOI: 10.1039/D6GC03047E, Critical ReviewJun-Jie Zhangyang, Na Li, Xin-Ping Song, Zhipeng A Wang, Bing-Zhi Li, Zhi-Hua Liu
Lignin, the most abundant renewable source of aromatic compounds in nature, remains significantly underutilized, with vast quantities generated as waste from biorefineries and pulp industries. Valorizing lignin into high-value natural...
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Manganese as a Dual-Functional Modulator: Accelerating Surface Reconstruction and Triggering Spin-State Transition for Industrial-Level Seawater Electrolysis
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01906D, PaperQingyu Li, Ding Yuan, Jiahao He, Mengyu Guo, Jiarui Yang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yanyan Song, Zhijun Zhu, Xiaolong Zhou, Sarayut Tunmee, Pinit Kidkhunthod, Jintara Padchasri, Lixue Zhang
Alkaline seawater electrolysis is an attractive avenue for green hydrogen production but faces formidable challenges arising from sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) kinetics and detrimental behavior of Cl−. Herein, we...
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DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01906D, PaperQingyu Li, Ding Yuan, Jiahao He, Mengyu Guo, Jiarui Yang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Yanyan Song, Zhijun Zhu, Xiaolong Zhou, Sarayut Tunmee, Pinit Kidkhunthod, Jintara Padchasri, Lixue Zhang
Alkaline seawater electrolysis is an attractive avenue for green hydrogen production but faces formidable challenges arising from sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER) kinetics and detrimental behavior of Cl−. Herein, we...
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Dual hydrogen-buffer and interfacial spillover effects boosting bimetallic catalysts for mild-condition guaiacol hydrodeoxygenation
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02407F, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Reem Shomal, Ying ZhengA hydrogen-management strategy combining buffering, interfacial spillover, and bimetallic catalysis enables selective one-pot hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived phenolics under mild conditions.
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A Green and Scalable Mechanochemical Route to 2D Conductive Catecholate Metal–Organic Frameworks for Supercapacitor Application
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01243D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sharath Kandambeth, Binson Babu, Santosh K. Singh, Tahani A. Alrebdi, Kajal Uphade, Manuj Ahuja, Pranjit Barman
In this article, we report an ultrafast, green and scalable mechanochemical method for the synthesis of 2D conductive catecholate MOFs for energy storage applications. We found that the conventional solvothermal...
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DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01243D, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sharath Kandambeth, Binson Babu, Santosh K. Singh, Tahani A. Alrebdi, Kajal Uphade, Manuj Ahuja, Pranjit BarmanIn this article, we report an ultrafast, green and scalable mechanochemical method for the synthesis of 2D conductive catecholate MOFs for energy storage applications. We found that the conventional solvothermal...
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Ni@ETS-10-catalyzed carboxylation of aryl and alkyl halides with CO2 in water: a green strategy for CO2 utilization
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC03050E, CommunicationChaojie Zhu, Xin Bao, Yiqing Xin, Huili Liu, Xiangdong He, Feiyang Li, Cheng Wang, Maogui Huang
The first successful example of zeolite-supported metal-catalyzed carboxylation of aryl and alkyl halides with CO2 in water under clean and green conditions.
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Forest residue harvest optimization: spanning the bridge between plant biology and biorefinery performance
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01047D, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Alison J. Shapiro, Robyn C. O'Halloran, Devin Tavares, Dat Huynh, Seulki Han, Ruofan Shi, Yagya Gupta, Robert M. O'Dea, Sara G. Haney, Yuichiro Otsuka, Sunitha Sadula, Dionisios G. Vlachos, Marianthi Ierapetritou, Delphis F. Levia, Thomas H. Epps, IIIA modeled reductive catalytic fractionation-molten salt hydrolysis integrated process demonstrates that biomass composition dictates the economics and sustainability of forestry residue biorefineries.
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Greening water-lean solvents for CO2 capture: replacing toxic 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone with high-performance eco-friendly cosolvents
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02196D, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Huilin Li, Xuechong Ding, Teng ZhouThis work replaces reprotoxic NMP with eco-friendly solvents via large-scale screening, enabling sustainable, superior CO2 capture at lower energy cost.
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Integrating compartmentalized catalysis with low-energy recovery via a magneto-responsive water-in-water Pickering emulsion platform for sustainable biomanufacturing of 4-methyl-5-thiazoleethanol
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02039A, PaperWeizhi Huang, Xiaoqi Ding, Sha Ao, Huaqiang Cao, Jia Hu, Xiaoqing Han, Shilin Liu
Schematic illustration of magneto-responsive water-in-water Pickering emulsion for highly efficient 4-methyl-5-thiazoleethanol biosynthesis and magnetic separation of engineered bacteria to enable cyclic reuse of bacteria and nanoparticles.
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Reductive hydroformylation of linseed oil: from rhodium catalyst stability to machine learning data analysis
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02270G, PaperWalid Abdallah, Camille Galand, Michel Ferreira, Jérémy Ternel, Hervé Bricout, Sylvain Laclef, Serge Pilard, Adlane Sayede, Rachid Laref, Romdhane Karoui, Eliot Patrick Botosoa, Eric Monflier, Sébastien Tilloy
Robust catalytic system based on Rh/triethylamine enables reductive hydroformylation of linseed oil. Reaction optimization experiments and machine learning identified the key parameters controlling alcohol yield.
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Sustainable and selective carbene insertion into N–H bonds with a copper-bound recyclable surfactant under micellar conditions
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01787H, PaperShalini Kumari, Tanupriya Singh, Rajan Yadav, Pritesh Keshari, Susanta Hazra
Micellar confinement of a non-ionic designer surfactant, PAQ-750-M, stabilizes elusive Cu–carbene intermediates in water, enabling selective N–H bond insertion for accessing unnatural amino acid derivatives in water under mild conditions.
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Addressing sustainability in photopolymerization: comparative LCA study of six synthetic routes of 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone as photoinitiator for copolymer applications
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01823H, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Francesco Arfelli, Maria Nerea Rivas Marquez, Hawraz Ibrahim M. Amin, Lorenzo Di Terlizzi, Maurizio Fagnoni, Samuel Martinini, Davide Ravelli, Juana Maria Rosas, Tomas Cordero, Chiara Samorì, Ivano Vassura, Tito Zanetta, Luca CiacciPhotoinitiators have long been investigated as alternatives to thermal initiators with the aim of reducing polymerisation temperatures and, consequently, heat consumption.
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A green versatile platform for synthesising renewable ether-based thermoplastic elastomers
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00989A, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Sungkwon Yoon, Charlie Bateman, James J. C. Busfield, Peter J. Martin, Biqiong ChenBiobased long-chain polyether diols were synthesised via a SN2 reaction, enabling facile synthesis of ether-based elastomers with flexible molecular designs. These sustainable elastomers show comparable properties to some existing elastomers.
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Photoinduced iron-catalyzed LMCT enables propargylic C(sp3)–H activation to access polysubstituted α-bromoenones
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02782B, PaperHaifei Jiang, Zhihua Ye, Xiaohui Gao, Yuhan Wang, Xinyi He, Cong Lin, Liang Shen
This protocol presents the first example of propargylic C–H activation via a photoinduced iron-LMCT catalysis strategy, demonstrating excellent atom economy and alignment with green chemistry principles.
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Safe, scalable and solvent-free acyl azide synthesis via continuous mechanochemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01438K, PaperTabrez R. Shaikh, Arshad Hussain, Amol A. Kulkarni
Acyl azides are synthesised within seconds under solvent-free and additive-free continuous-flow mechanochemical process using a custom single-screw reactor, enabling rapid, safe, scalable, and sustainable production.
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Sustainable multifunctional bioplastics enabled by ion-engineered rapid dissolution of cellulose at room temperature
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01776B, PaperXin Li, Lili Zhang, Xi Guan, Dongqi Yang, Huicong Jiang, Jinxia Ma, Penghui Zhu, Zhiguo Wang
A synergistic room-temperature ion-engineering strategy enables the rapid dissolution of diverse cellulose to fabricate fully biodegradable, high-strength bioplastics with intrinsic antibacterial and photocatalytic multifunctionality.
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An AE/Fe-MOF/PVDF heterojunction self-cleaning photocatalytic membrane for rapid electron transfer to enhance photo-Fenton degradation of tannic acid
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02278B, PaperJiajia Li, Yulu Liu, Manhua Chen, Keke Cao, Rongqiang Zhang, Nan Zhang, Zhi Li, Qi Qiang, Yuping Tang, Qizhao Wang
A kind of AE/Fe-MOF/PVDF heterojunction self-cleaning photocatalytic membrane was prepared and applied innovatively for degradation of tannic acid in traditional Chinese medicine wastewater.
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Dual-functional SnS2–CuS heterostructure for zinc anode protection and conversion-type anode toward advanced aqueous zinc-ion batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02132H, PaperShaoyan Huang, Shuling Liu, Sha Fan, Rui Su, Deliang Tian, Zili Deng, Jinbao Li, Jianbo Tong
SnS2–CuS heterostructure significantly enhances Zn2+ storage reversibility and accelerates electrochemical reaction kinetics.
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Solvent-free all-bio-based underwater adhesives featuring degradability and closed-loop recycling
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02352E, PaperYaya Sun, Yujiao Bi, Xuming Liu, Xiuyan Ren, Qin Zhang, Xin Liu
Bio-based adhesives show promise in biomedicine and electronics, yet developing an all-bio-based underwater adhesive that is both degradable and closed-loop recyclable remains highly challenging.
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Aqueous polymorph and morphology control in ZIFs via 1–methylimidazole for efficient lipase entrapment
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02941H, PaperSara Talebi Deylamani, Giuseppe Di Palma, Zsófia Bognár, E. Eja Petersen, Romy Ettlinger, Stig Helveg, Joerg R. Jinschek
Modulator-assisted aqueous synthesis enables phase-selective formation of ZIF polymorphs with improved sustainability and enhanced enzyme entrapment.
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Revitalizing saturated ZnSO4 electrolyte via hydrogen-bond mediated anionic engineering for durable aqueous zinc metal batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02685K, PaperHaoran Du, Shanjie Zhang, Xinfeng Zhang, Yi Zhao, Jieying Liang, Chang Gao, Zhan Qi, Wenjuan Yang, Xin Liang
Amidosulfate anion acts as a hydrogen-bond molecular wedge, revitalizing saturated ZnSO4 electrolyte for durable aqueous zinc metal batteries.
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