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Construction of sulfur-substituted methylenecyclobutanes via thioaromatization of [1.1.1]propellane with sulfenamides
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05901A, PaperJun Hong, Tianbao Wu, Zhihao Yu, Yu Zhu, Daijun Tang, Minyan Wang, Xinpeng Jiang
Metal-free synthesis of sulfur-substituted methylenecyclobutanes via thioarylation of [1.1.1]propellane.
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Mechanochemical transformations of polysaccharides to value added products: a review with Green Chemistry evaluation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05832E, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Galen Yang, Yasmeen Jaberi, Edmond Lam, Audrey MooresMechanochemistry provides a sustainable platform for transforming bio-based polymers, especially polysaccharides, into functional materials and molecules, reducing solvent use while advancing circular and decarbonized chemical processes.
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Hybrid water electrolysis toward energy-efficient hydrogen production coupled with value-added chemical synthesis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05294G, Critical ReviewYilin Wu, Pengzuo Chen
This review provides a comprehensive overview of current progress in hydrogen production through hybrid water electrolysis, highlighting representative small-molecule oxidation, various strategies for catalyst, performance enhancement mechanisms.
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Coupling Scrap Iron Valorization with Hydrogen Evolution via a Novel Iron Oxidation-to-Ferrate Electrochemistry.
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06654A, PaperLinqing Fu, Jingsi Zhao, Yifei Yang, Long Lan, Hao Zhang, Tianyu Qiu, Jing Li, Yuliang Yuan, Wei Sun, Zhenye Kang, Xinlong Tian
The exponential growth of global scrap iron generation presents significant environmental challenges without sustain management. Current recycling relies heavily on energy-intensive metallurgical processes with incur substantial carbon emissions and air...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06654A, PaperLinqing Fu, Jingsi Zhao, Yifei Yang, Long Lan, Hao Zhang, Tianyu Qiu, Jing Li, Yuliang Yuan, Wei Sun, Zhenye Kang, Xinlong Tian
The exponential growth of global scrap iron generation presents significant environmental challenges without sustain management. Current recycling relies heavily on energy-intensive metallurgical processes with incur substantial carbon emissions and air...
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Recent Progress in Probing the Microscopic Mechanisms of Key Issues in Energy Storage Batteries Using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM)
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05829E, Critical ReviewChuce Wu, Wei Wang, Zhanpeng Zhou, Xuefan Tian, Lexuan Cai, Min Zhou, Haomiao Li, Kai Jiang, Kangli Wang
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) with several operation modes is a powerful in situ spatially resolved analytical technique, playing an important role in studies of critical interfacial processes in energy devices....
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05829E, Critical ReviewChuce Wu, Wei Wang, Zhanpeng Zhou, Xuefan Tian, Lexuan Cai, Min Zhou, Haomiao Li, Kai Jiang, Kangli Wang
Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy (SECM) with several operation modes is a powerful in situ spatially resolved analytical technique, playing an important role in studies of critical interfacial processes in energy devices....
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Neutral conditions-enabled robust electrocatalytic hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural using atomically precise nanocluster-based catalysts
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05654C, PaperXinhua Yuan, Fan Yang, Ying Lv, Chen Li, Honglei Shen, Chongqing Pan, Jinhui Hu, Xiaolong Wu, Rui Diao, Chu Wang, Qiang Lu, Xi Kang, Haizhu Yu, Manzhou Zhu
Furfural, a valuable biomass platform precursor, is subject to multiple challenges in its application to the electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) process due to the strong acidic/basic reaction conditions. A more fundamental...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05654C, PaperXinhua Yuan, Fan Yang, Ying Lv, Chen Li, Honglei Shen, Chongqing Pan, Jinhui Hu, Xiaolong Wu, Rui Diao, Chu Wang, Qiang Lu, Xi Kang, Haizhu Yu, Manzhou Zhu
Furfural, a valuable biomass platform precursor, is subject to multiple challenges in its application to the electrocatalytic hydrogenation (ECH) process due to the strong acidic/basic reaction conditions. A more fundamental...
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Accelerated HER kinetics via electron-deficient Ni and electron-enriched Se sites by dual Fe and Mn doping towards highly efficient hydrogen production
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06340J, PaperGuanglin Zhu, Lili Ren, Bo Gao, Cean Guo, Jianjia Mu, Fang Gu, Zhongbao Feng
The rational design of efficient and stable non-noble electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is vital but still challenging. Doping strategies have been explored in Ni-based selenides recently, while the...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06340J, PaperGuanglin Zhu, Lili Ren, Bo Gao, Cean Guo, Jianjia Mu, Fang Gu, Zhongbao Feng
The rational design of efficient and stable non-noble electrocatalysts towards hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is vital but still challenging. Doping strategies have been explored in Ni-based selenides recently, while the...
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Constructing bifunctional electrodes of FeCeO with tunable carbon decoration from waste plastics for efficient energy storage and the oxygen evolution reaction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05632B, PaperShizhen Zhang, Xu Hou, Jing Huang, Li Yin, Enxian Yuan
Facilitate the efficient storage and conversion of green electricity by constructing bifunctional electrodes of FeCeO with tunable carbon decoration from waste plastics.
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Flexible zinc–air batteries with one-step gel electrolyte featuring high performance and environmental adaptability
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05978J, PaperZisen Ye, Wenhui Guo, Yang Chen, Mingcheng Yang, Benshang Zhang, Shubo Liu, Yaxin Guo
Flexible zinc–air battery with ternary gel electrolyte enabling stable performance and strong adaptability across diverse temperatures for wearable electronics.
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Research progress of high value utilization of waste polyethylene plastics
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05193B, Tutorial ReviewMingjun Xiao, Xihang Dai
To address polyethylene (PE) pollution, high-value upcycling technologies are essential. This review systematically examines multi-path approaches for waste PE.
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Ancestral bacterial laccase enables efficient biodetoxification of inhibitory wheat straw hydrolysate for sustainable microbial protein production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05697G, PaperBo Zeng, Shuiping Ouyang, Zhaoxiang Wang, Shixiu Cui, Guocheng Du, Song Liu
Ancestral laccase Anc44 detoxifies phenolic-rich wheat straw hydrolysate, enabling sustainable microbial growth and conversion into feed-grade protein. Image partly generated by Google Gemini 3.
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Advances in offshore wind-power coupled seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production: mode selection, system innovation, and materials design
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05469A, Tutorial ReviewHaonan Guo, Zhuoya Ma, Xiangtao Yu, Xuyang Li, Ye Wang, Tiantian Song, Tao Yang, Xinmei Hou
The paper aims to offer systematic guidance and innovative insights for the rational design of integrated systems encompassing renewable energy coupling, electrolytes, electrodes, membrane materials, and hydrogen storage solutions.
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Engineering FeS/Fe3C nanoparticle-embedded free-standing porous carbon with numerous conductive pathways to enhance electron transfer for oxygen electrocatalysis in rechargeable zinc–air batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05165G, PaperKexin Wei, Siyuan Sun, Fan Yang, Yang Sun, Junpu An, Yongfeng Li
FeS/Fe3C nanoparticles embedded in a free-standing, porous carbon/graphene network (FeS/Fe3C@CP) are synthesized via a facile strategy. The 3D conductive architecture ensures efficient charge transfer.
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Metabolic, redox, and spatial engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica for high-level zeaxanthin production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06011G, PaperLingxuan Sun, Jin Zhang, Haotian Zhai, Huangwei Xu, Mengmeng Liu, Qingsheng Qi, Jin Hou
Yarrowia lipolytica was engineered through an integrated metabolic engineering strategy that couples genetic, redox, and spatial regulation, enabling zeaxanthin overproduction at 6.9 g L−1 the highest reported titer to date.
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Radical-driven nano-crystalline IrO2: resolving the activity-stability trade-off in acidic OER
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04748J, PaperRenxing Huang, Zeping Zhang, Chengcheng Sang, Weitao Gao, Yiming Bai, Yinghe Huang, Yuxing Shi, Yonghuan Li, Lianguo Sun, Cheng Wang, Jun Gu, Tao Yu
By shortening the Ir–O bond and maintaining a robust rutile [IrO6] framework, IrO2 (sub-2 nm) synergistically enhances both activity and stability, breaking the long-standing OER dilemma.
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Mechanistic insights into hydrogen-enhanced sulfidation of smithsonite via fluidization roasting
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05596B, PaperYuangan Chen, Yongsheng Sun, Peng Gao, Yanjun Li
Hydrogen enhances smithsonite sulfidation by reducing CO2 partial pressure (a decomposition product) to drive its decomposition, with ZnO (the decomposition product) catalyzing CO2 reduction.
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Hydrogenated polyethylene terephthalate as a versatile macromolecular platform synthon for waste plastic refineries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05759K, PaperJiachen Fei, Kaizhi Wang, Ting Yang, Mugeng Chen, Zehui Sun, Chengguang Liu, Xinyue Liang, Chen Chen, Yongmei Liu, Guowei Wang, Heyong He, Yong Cao
Tandem conversion of waste PET through the PECHD platform into diverse high-value cyclohexyl-based small molecules and diol oligomers.
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Photocatalytic carbamoylation to access thiocarbonyl amino acid/peptide derivatives in a sustainable solvent
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06237C, PaperFan-Lin Zeng, Yu-Xin Luo, Jia-Nan Chen, Zhenhua Jia, Bing Yu, Teck-Peng Loh
We describe a novel visible-light-mediated carbamoylation strategy to produce thiocarbonyl amino acid/peptide derivatives using dimethyl carbonate as a green solvent.
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Scalable mechanochemical synthesis of amides using bead milling technology
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04764A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Pietro Caboni, Andrea Porcheddu, Sándor B. Ötvös, C. Oliver KappeA scalable protocol for mechanochemical amide bond formation was developed using a commercially available agitator bead mill without requiring reagent excess, added base or large quantities of organic solvent, significantly reducing waste generation.
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Olefin isomerization-Michael addition cascade in aqueous micelles: a new piperazine-based antifungal chemotype
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06424D, PaperDivita Kumar, Anil Shaha, Samruddhi Chavhan, Jourawar Singh, Jenali Bhavsar, Sapan Borah, Dinesh Kumar
A catalyst-free olefin isomerization-Michael addition in aqueous SDS micelles delivers diverse products with excellent yields and sustainability.
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