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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01588C, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Rita C Neves, Bárbara Neves, Bruno P. Morais, Raquel C. Gonçalves, João F. Mano, Mariana B. Oliveira
The inherently large mesh size of hydrogels has hindered the effectiveness of carrier systems processed under fully aqueous conditions for the controlled delivery of small molecules (<1000 Da). Here, we...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00553E, PaperWei-Chi Lai, Li-En Chen, Shen-Jhen Tseng, Chun-Wai Chang, Zhenxing Feng
PFAS-free PES/PEO quasi-solid polymer electrolytes with tunable porosity show enhanced ionic conductivity and Li+ transport, enabling stable, high-performance batteries via easily fabricated green processing. Image partly created using Google Gemini.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01572G, PaperHangtao Fei, Yao Zhu, Long Qian, Yuhao Yin, Yongxia Ao, Ziyu Yuan, Yuting Dai, Tao Zhang, Dongya Yang, Fengxian Qiu
A multi-component Ru–CoSe₂/MoSe₂@MXene heterostructure is developed to enhance acidic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) via multi-interface electronic regulation. The CoSe2/MoSe2 heterointerface may induce directional electron transfer, while Ru doping is suggested...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01497F, Critical ReviewNai Shi, Yun Xie, Peter Daniel Watson, Zhiliang Wu, Xiaomin Xu, Mark A. Buntine, Hongwei Wu, Zongping Shao
Iron and steel production supports modern industrialization but is highly energy-intensive and accounts for approximately 7-9% of global CO2 emissions. In the goal of pursuing a carbon-neutral society, significant progress...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01091A, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Tim Jansen, Daniel John Schmitz, Jovana Obradovic, Carsten Bolm
Applying energy efficient, sustainable chemical methods is crucial to science and society.By minimising both solvent quantity and energy consumption, synthetic mechanochemistry shows a high potential in that respect. In industrial...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00841K, PaperNaycari Forfora, Xiaoxue Zhang, Carl J. Houtman, Roland Gleisner, Peter Kitin, Sara J Fishwild, Marshall Begel, Xuejun Pan, Hoon Kim, Ronalds Gonzalez, JunYong Zhu
This study demonstrated a sustainable and commercially scalable low temperature (~100°C) oxygen delignification (O2-delig) technology for delignifying pristine wood boards to produce advanced superstrong wood structural materials through subsequent densification....
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01096B, PaperKanhai Kumar, Karuna Kar Nanda
Red mud waste valorisation via tannic-acid chelation yields a Catalyst Portfolio of Fe-based electrocatalysts, enabling dual upcycling — waste iron recovery and electrochemical nitrogen upcycling via selective nitrate-to-ammonia conversion.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00246C, PaperJianqiang Ye, Rong Zhu, Shixing Wang, Yihui Wu, Jiaxing Luo, Xiyan Ding, Hong Liu, Likang Fu, Jingxiang Ma, Gengwei Zhang
This study introduces ultrasonic assistance to replace toxic additives, offering a cleaner hydrometallurgical purification pathway.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01375A, PaperLihua Wu, Jianjing Yang, Bingwen Li, Kelu Yan, Lirong Xu, Jiangwei Wen
The difunctionalization of alkenes and alkynes offers an efficient route to access two functional groups, making it a cornerstone of modern synthetic methodology. Translating this concept to unactivated β-bromoethylarenes, however,...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00977H, PaperZhiqiang Peng, Hao Zhou, Kun Wang, Zhang-Hui Lu
Replacing the kinetically sluggish oxygen evolution reaction with sulfide oxidation provides an energy-efficient route for alkaline hydrogen production while enabling the simultaneous upgrading of sulfur-rich wastewater streams. Here we report...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01103A, PaperMin Yan, Lin Wang, Huiying Sun, Hwee Ting Ang, Patrick O'Neill, Srinivas Reddy Dubbaka, Dong Zhang, Jie Wu
Although diazo compounds are privileged reagents in organic synthesis, sustainable methods for their radical engagement remain scarce, with most existing protocols relying on costly photocatalysts or stoichiometric reductants. Herein, we...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00126B, PaperLei Yu, Yunjian Ma, Chenhao Feng, Frank Hollmann, Wei Ren, Fanghua Wang, Shengjie Guo, Bin Wu, Yonghua Wang
Aromatic dioxygenases (ADOs) catalyse the oxidative cleavage of C=C bonds in aromatic olefins, producing valuable aldehydes or ketones. Due to their coenzyme independence, ADOs are attractive catalysts. However, the limited...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00241B, PaperZhijun Kong, Weihan Sun, Wenjin Dong, Su Song, Li Ma, Shengying Li, Hui Chen
A multi-enzyme cascade driven by internal cofactor cycling enables the green, one-pot deep oxidation of inert linear alkanes to α,ω-dicarboxylic acids.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00285D, PaperMingzhen Shi, Hongchao Lan, Hailong Ning, Xiaomin Zhang, Xingbang Hu, Youting Wu
This work pioneers a metal-free integrated catalyst–solvent system that employs O2 as a green oxidant, which efficiently catalyzes H2S oxidation under mild conditions.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC07076G, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Narendra Naik Deshavath, Mounika Durga Nenavath, Vijay Singh
Optimized enzyme dosage has significant implications for improving process economics and could help re-enable sustainable, large-scale second generation (2G) bioethanol production.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06247K, PaperJianfeng Wang, Zirui Peng, Ziyue Hou, Shuaijun Huang, Tianliang Lu, Yuxuan Liu, Xin Liu, Xiaoqin Si
A hydrogen bond regulation strategy with a Ni–Fe catalyst was developed to enhance cleavage of C–C bonds for the nearly complete transformation of polylactic acid plastic wastes in water into CO2 and H2.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02186G, PaperWei Chen, Huaxing Liang, Linna Chen, Jiachen Dong, Yunlong Bai, Hanwei Shen, Zhiguang Li, Shaohai Fu, Jingjing Cao
Zinc pyrithione enables rapid, self-catalyzed glycolysis of polyester-blended textiles via unique intramolecular cleavage. LCA and TEA confirm that this highly efficient process offers a sustainable, economically viable recycling route.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05937B, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Alessandra Sessa, Sara Vllahu, Prisco Prete, Ida Ritacco, Laura Falivene, Alessia Carbone, Giovanni Pierri, Federico Rossi, Istvan Lagzi, Maria Bastianini, Raffaele Cucciniello
A sustainable process for ZIF-8 preparation in dimethyl carbonate.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01583B, PaperLi-Hung Li, Kung-Jui Ho, Pei-Chi Kuo, Ci-Yang Sun, Hung-Chi Chen, Ting-Jun Lin, Yu-Lin Hung, Chien-Wei Chiang
Direct functionalization of acetonitrile remains a long-standing challenge due to the exceptional stability of its C(sp³)-H bonds. Herein we report a sustainable photoelectrochemical strategy that enables the direct activation of...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00995F, PaperGaochen Liu, Hui Zhou, Xing Liu, Bingchuan Hong, Jing Zhou
The site-selective modification of aliphatic C(sp 3 )-H bonds within peptides represents a significant synthetic challenge, crucial for advancing peptide-based therapeutics. Current strategies largely depend on transition-metal catalysts, directing groups...
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