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Machine learning-guided optimization for ionic liquid-based polyethylene terephthalate waste recycling
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01998B, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ji Gao, Wenbo Peng, Andres Galindo, Ethan Slaton, Jose Perez Martinez, Guanghui Lan, Zhaohui Tong
Ionic liquid (IL)-catalyzed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) glycolysis has emerged as a promising method for recycling valuable monomers for high-quality polymer production. However, traditional approaches rely heavily on trial-and-error and time-consuming...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01998B, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ji Gao, Wenbo Peng, Andres Galindo, Ethan Slaton, Jose Perez Martinez, Guanghui Lan, Zhaohui TongIonic liquid (IL)-catalyzed polyethylene terephthalate (PET) glycolysis has emerged as a promising method for recycling valuable monomers for high-quality polymer production. However, traditional approaches rely heavily on trial-and-error and time-consuming...
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Fluorine-free Polysiloxane-based Single-Ion Conducting Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Metal Batteries
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00252D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Leo Gräber, Vittorio MARANGON, Manish Kumar, Marcel Weil, Dominic Bresser
Herein, the synthesis and comprehensive characterization of a new, completely fluorine-free single-ion conducting polymer electrolyte (SIPE) for lithium-metal batteries is reported. For this new SIPE, lithium(4-styrenesulfonyl)(dicyanomethide) has been grafted onto...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00252D, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Leo Gräber, Vittorio MARANGON, Manish Kumar, Marcel Weil, Dominic BresserHerein, the synthesis and comprehensive characterization of a new, completely fluorine-free single-ion conducting polymer electrolyte (SIPE) for lithium-metal batteries is reported. For this new SIPE, lithium(4-styrenesulfonyl)(dicyanomethide) has been grafted onto...
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Flash recovery of lithium from spent anode graphite by carbothermal shock and water leaching
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00745C, PaperDuanmei Song, Beikai Zhang, Hongbiao Du, Jing Wu, Jiadong Yu, Jinhui Li
The global boom in electric vehicles has led to an alarming accumulation of lithium-ion battery waste.
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“On Water” Metal-Free Direct C-H Amination and Imination of Olefins via Tandem SNAr, Click Chemistry, and Molecular Nitrogen Release
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01076D, Paper Open Access 
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sudripet Sharma, Seyedesahar Miraghaee, Sachin Handa
We report a novel metal-free, sustainable C-H amination method conducted in an aqueous environment. This method leverages a combination of tandem nucleophilic aromatic substitution, metal-free click reactions, and de-nitrogenation processes,...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01076D, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sudripet Sharma, Seyedesahar Miraghaee, Sachin HandaWe report a novel metal-free, sustainable C-H amination method conducted in an aqueous environment. This method leverages a combination of tandem nucleophilic aromatic substitution, metal-free click reactions, and de-nitrogenation processes,...
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A “wave-riding” biocatalysis: all-enzyme system toward genuine-green and flexible manufacture of machine-washable dyed wool fabrics
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01614B, PaperXinrui Zhang, Jun Wang, Man Zhou, Yuanyuan Yu, Ping Wang, Qiang Wang
The well-known phenomenon of felt shrinkage that occurs during home laundry of wool textiles has long bothered consumers. Currently, to address this issue, factories have no choice but to employ...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01614B, PaperXinrui Zhang, Jun Wang, Man Zhou, Yuanyuan Yu, Ping Wang, Qiang Wang
The well-known phenomenon of felt shrinkage that occurs during home laundry of wool textiles has long bothered consumers. Currently, to address this issue, factories have no choice but to employ...
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A microbial factory for bio-indigo synthesis: demonstration of sustainable denim dying
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01293G, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Matteo Planchestainer, Lin Chen, Tsvetan Kardashliev, Sven Panke, Martin HeldA engineered microbial factory that converts renewable carbon into indigo, eliminating hazardous synthesis, lowering energy use, and avoiding toxic byproducts.
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Re-wiring petrochemical clusters: impact of using alternative carbon sources for ethylene production
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06042C, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.James Tonny Manalal, Mar Pérez-Fortes, Andrea RamírezThis work explores the techno-economic cascading impacts of defossilising ethylene production in an existing petrochemical cluster.
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Green electrochemical synthesis of CeO2 nanopowders via an electrolysis–calcination process
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01320H, CommunicationXiaohui Zhang, Xiaodong Liu, Xuan Xu, Kunyuan Zhao, Haifeng Sun, Peng Jing, Peng Xu, Baocang Liu, Jun Zhang
A green electrochemical strategy for CeO2 nanopowder synthesis, eliminating wastewater generation while offering a simple, controllable process.
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Highly selective, catalyst-free CO2 reduction in strong acid without alkali cations by a mechanical energy-induced triboelectric plasma-electrolytic system
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00977D, CommunicationHui Hu, Nannan Liu, Qinglong Ru, Wei Jiang, Yongcui Yang, Kailan Ma, Lixiang Meng, Zuliang Du, Bao Zhang, Gang Cheng
A mechanical energy-driven hybrid triboelectric plasma-electrochemical system in strong acids was constructed to trigger CO2 reduction at room temperature and atmospheric pressure without catalysts or alkali cations.
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Building a multifunctional Cu2Se@biomass carbon composite interfacial layer on a zinc anode for stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01034A, PaperWenjing Zheng, Tieran Zhou, Hao Zhou, Jie Guan, Fei Wang, Lin Zhu, Zhongti Sun, Kan Zhang
Cu2Se@BC was constructed to improve the structural stability of Zn anodes. It can induce the preferential orientation of zinc ions on the Zn (002) crystal plane. The AZIBs assembled with the Cu2Se@BC–Zn anode showed good electrochemical performance.
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Gentle and rapid synthesis of imine-linked covalent organic frameworks in acetic acid-based deep eutectic solvents
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01800E, PaperQuanyuan Qiu, Guanwei Li, Chenxi Shi, Yueren Zeng, Kunchi Xie, Ke Wang, Zhen Song, Zhenjie Zhang, Xiaoqing Lin
Using natural green menthol/AA DES as both solvent and catalyst for the rapid synthesis of more than 20 highly crystalline imine-linked COFs with varying structures under mild conditions.
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Water-assisted diboron activation: efficient synthesis of alkyl 1,2-bis(boronates) and 1,1,2-tris(boronates)
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00743G, PaperKiran S. Patil, Shivakumar Reddappa, Maruti Suryavansi, Srinivasa Budagumpi, D. H. Nagaraju, Manoj V. Mane, Shubhankar Kumar Bose
A simple, efficient, and environmentally benign method for the synthesis of alkyl 1,2-bis(boronates) and 1,1,2-tris(boronates) from diboration and triboration of alkenes and alkynes has been developed via water-assisted diboron activation.
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Bio-waste derived Ni single-atom catalysts with Ni-pyridine-N4 active sites for efficient N-alkylation of alcohols and amines
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00434A, PaperYuxin Zhu, Qiudi Zhu, Youjuan Tan, Hongqin Wang, Xuefei Liu, Wei Gong, Dongdong Ye, Xianglin Pei
Chitin derived from seafood waste is used as raw materials to fabricate Ni SACs. The synthetic catalyst exhibits excellent catalytic performance in N-alkylation of alcohols with amines, as well as good stability and broad substrate compatibility.
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Oxidized thiourea derivatives: uncovering new frontiers with resonant acoustic mixing (RAM)
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06064D, PaperPietro Caboni, Francesco Basoccu, Shyamal Kanti Bera, Andrea Porcheddu
Nitrogen-containing compounds are essential for producing active pharmaceutical ingredients.
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Electron-deficient Mo sites enhance electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia by promoting water dissociation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01249J, PaperXue Zhou, Wence Xu, Yunduo Huang, Zhonghui Gao, Yanqin Liang, Hui Jiang, Zhaoyang Li, Fang Wang, Shengli Zhu, Zhenduo Cui
Nanoporous Mo-doped Co2P exhibits outstanding NITRR performance, as the introduction of electron-deficient Mo promotes H2O dissociation to *H, enabling efficient NO hydrogenation with nearly 100% NH3 FE and 40.6% EE at −0.1 V vs. RHE.
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Synergism of tiny Ni clusters and Pt nanoparticles promoting efficient and stable electrocatalytic methanol oxidation and hydrogen evolution by water electrolysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00992H, PaperJie Huang, Min Tian, Liang Tong, Lihua Zhu, Lingling Li, Xianping Liao, Qingsheng Gao, Weizhen Wang, Zhiqing Yang, Tongxiang Liang, Hengqiang Ye
This work illustrates that the synergistic effect of tiny Nics and PtNPs provides a novel strategy for designing highly active and durable electrocatalysts (Pt10/Ni-ZrO2-NC) for the MOR, HER and the coupling reaction of MOR∥HER.
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Metal-free carboxamidation of P(O)H compounds with in situ formed isocyanates from dioxazolones: a convenient access to carbamoylphosphine oxides
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00470E, PaperYong Zhao, Longyang Chen, Guohao Xu, Shanshan Meng, Chuan Fu, Pengxiang Xu, Yuxing Gao, Yufen Zhao
A facile and metal-free method for synthesizing structurally diverse carbamoylphosphine oxides from dioxazolones and P(O)H compounds was developed.
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Insights into photoelectrocatalytic lignin oxidation to value-added products using a niobium-doped titanium dioxide photoanode
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00038F, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Daniela F. S. Morais, Luiza M. G. Sena, Joana M. Ribeiro, Telmo da Silva Lopes, Paula Dias, Adélio Mendes, Carina A. E. Costa, Alírio E. Rodrigues, Susana R. S. Pereira, Paula C. Pinto, Rui A. R. Boaventura, Carlos J. Tavares, Vítor J. P. Vilar, Francisca C. MoreiraPhotoelectrocatalysis was explored as an innovative process to oxidize lignin from black liquor, a by-product of wood pulping.
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Monomer recycling of virgin polycarbonate (PC), end-of-life PC and PC-ABS blends by Ni-catalyzed reductive depolymerization
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06438K, CommunicationCarlos Marquez, Annelore Aerts, Dambarudhar Parida, Illian Glassee, Harisekhar Mitta, Lingfeng Li, Kevin M. Van Geem, Karolien Vanbroekhoven, Elias Feghali, Kathy Elst
The reductive depolymerization of polycarbonate using affordable, heterogeneous and non-noble Ni catalysts was achieved, efficiently breaking down PC back to its monomer, bisphenol-A, in high yields.
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Organocatalytic aqueous formulations: green organocatalytic hydrophobization of heterogeneous polysaccharide-based materials in water through “on-water” mechanisms
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06342B, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Rana Alimohammadzadeh, Dylan Ferreira, Zine Eddine Hamdouche, Tanel Mõistlik, Armando CórdovaGreen chemistry and sustainable technology for the fabrication of hydrophobic heterogeneous polysaccharide-based materials.
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