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Electrosynthesis of nitriles from primary alcohols and ammonia on Ni catalysts
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00572H, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yiying Xiao, Chia Wei Lim, Linfeng Gao, Ning YanElectrosynthesis of nitriles from primary alcohols and ammonia was achieved using a simple Ni catalyst, with the highest benzonitrile faradaic efficiency being 62.9% and yields of up to 61.1%.
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Electronic structure and interfacial microenvironment engineering over the Ni(OH)2 nanoarray for boosted electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00788G, PaperXinci Hu, Wei Qiao, Yuxin Hu, Fengli Li, Yuting Yang, Zhihong Jiang, Yu Yu, Jingyun Fang, Ping Li
The Ni foam-supported Ni(OH)2 nanosheet array with surface engineering of adipic acid is engineered to remarkably promote PET-derived ethylene glycol oxidation reaction (EGOR) for value-added formate production.
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Tailoring the extraction process and properties of polysaccharides from the lichen Evernia prunastri using natural eutectic solvents following a biorefinery approach
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01413A, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Julie Queffelec, Maria Dolores Torres Pérez, Herminia Domínguez, Giulia Ischia, Svitlana FilonenkoOverview of the lichen processing.
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Solvent-promoted Catalyst-free Aminolytic Degradation for Chemical Recycling of Single and Mixed Plastic Wastes
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01068C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Kai Cheng, Yu-I Hsu, Hiroshi Uyama
The large-scale production of commodity plastics with poor degradability presents significant environmental and human health challenges. Instead of relying on landfilling or mechanical recycling, chemical recycling of plastic waste provides...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01068C, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Kai Cheng, Yu-I Hsu, Hiroshi UyamaThe large-scale production of commodity plastics with poor degradability presents significant environmental and human health challenges. Instead of relying on landfilling or mechanical recycling, chemical recycling of plastic waste provides...
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Developing and improving enzyme-driven technologies to synthesise emerging prebiotics
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01723H, Tutorial Review Open Access 
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Noelia Losada-Garcia, Milica Carević, Marija Ćorović, Ana Milivojević, Nikola M. Nikacevic, Cesar Mateo, Dejan Bezbradica, Jose M. Palomo
Emerging prebiotics, mainly oligosaccharides and phenolic compounds, are gaining increasing attention in the scientific community due to their health benefits and broad industrial potential. Prebiotics are widely used in foods,...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01723H, Tutorial Review
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Noelia Losada-Garcia, Milica Carević, Marija Ćorović, Ana Milivojević, Nikola M. Nikacevic, Cesar Mateo, Dejan Bezbradica, Jose M. PalomoEmerging prebiotics, mainly oligosaccharides and phenolic compounds, are gaining increasing attention in the scientific community due to their health benefits and broad industrial potential. Prebiotics are widely used in foods,...
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Green chemistry perspectives on click chemistry approaches for cellulose functionalization: a critical review
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01227A, Critical ReviewBowen Li, Chaoqun Xu, Xinyi Zhu, Juan Yu, Xiaofang Zhang, Yimin Fan
Exploring green chemistry perspectives on click chemistry approaches for cellulose functionalization.
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Green innovations in C–H bond functionalisation: exploring homogeneous recyclable catalytic systems
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00278H, Tutorial ReviewDewal S. Deshmukh, Sanjay Singh, Kirtikumar C. Badgujar, Vivek T. Humne, Gajanan V. Korpe, Bhalchandra M. Bhanage
This review focuses on homogeneous recyclable catalytic systems for direct C–H bond functionalization in organic synthesis, eliminating pre-functionalization. It explores recyclable catalysts with various metals and metal-free approaches.
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Metabolic channelling in Rhodopseudomonas palustris for diversification and sustainability assessment of polyhydroxyalkanoates
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05663A, PaperPoonam Kumari, S. Venkata Mohan
Green metabolic channelling in Rhodopseudomonas palustris enables diverse PHA production from renewable substrates. Polymer profiling and sustainability assessment validate its biorefinery potential for eco-friendly plastic alternatives.
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Green reactions by metallosilicate catalysts
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00086F, Tutorial ReviewHao Xu, Jie Tuo, Longkang Zhang, Yue Ma, Yejun Guan, Peng Wu
Metallosilicates feature framework-incorporated metal sites, serve as efficient catalysts for green selective oxidation reactions, and act as effective supports for confining precious metals in the conversion of low-carbon resources.
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Rational design of an efficient Pt3Cu/TiO2 icosahedral catalyst for bio-aviation fuel production under mild conditions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01235J, PaperYichen Nie, Xingyong Li, Misbah Uddin, Na Liu, Senshen Yu, Phidsavard Keomeesay, Olajide-rasheed Olalekan, Shuaizhe Li, Yubao Chen, Xuebing Zhao, Longlong Ma, Zhifeng Zheng, Shijie Liu
Icosahedral and octahedral structures can be obtained using hydrothermal preparation with only a change in the precursor. Pt3Cu/TiO2 icosahedra can be used to prepare bio-aviation fuel under mild conditions with 91.8% selectivity for target alkanes.
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Carbonized polymer dots as electrolyte additives for suppressing Zn dendrite growth, corrosion, and the HER in Zn-ion batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00702J, PaperXiao-Yan Shen, Guo-Duo Yang, Xin-Yao Huang, Yan-Fei Li, Zhuo Wang, Tong Wang, Ru-Yi Liu, Yi-Han Song, Ming-Xiao Deng, Hai-Zhu Sun
Low-cost, eco-friendly CPDs are designed and synthesized as electrolyte additives to effectively enhance the stability of aqueous ZIBs. This work offers significant advancement in the development of green and clean energy storage devices.
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Gas-constructed assembled materials: a sustainable way for transforming gas into value-added products
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05893C, PerspectiveYulian Zhang, Qiang Yan
The conversion and utilization of greenhouse gases and other polluting gases in an environmentally friendly way represents a crucial strategy for developing C1 chemistry and mitigating the dual crises of energy scarcity and the greenhouse effect.
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Influence of functional additives, fillers, and pigments on thermal and catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene for waste plastic upcycling
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00688K, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Harish Radhakrishnan, Abdulrahman A. B. A. Mohammed, Isabel Coffman, Xianglan BaiPyrolysis offers an economical method to convert waste plastics into valuable chemicals and fuels. However, the effects of various additives and impurities in waste plastics on the pyrolytic conversion must be better understood.
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Towards ultra-stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries via electrochemical polymerization of phthalimido-anchored benzoquinone
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01391G, PaperDan Wang, Yu-Xuan Bai, Zi-Xiang Zhou, Wei Cao, Yang-Min Ma, Chao Wang
Phthalimido anchored benzoquinone is selected as monomer for electropolymerization to fabricate the cathode of aqueous ZIBs with ultralong cycling stability.
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Enhancing the electroreduction of N2 and/or O2 on MoS2 using a nanoparticulate intrinsically microporous polymer (PIM-1)
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00612K, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Caio V. S. Almeida, Lara K. Ribeiro, Lucia H. Mascaro, Mariolino Carta, Neil B. McKeown, Frank MarkenBinding nitrogen gas into a microporous polymer close to an electrode surface increases the electrochemical production of ammonia.
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Electrochemically driven silicon–carbon bond cleavage of silacyclobutanes: a transition metal-free approach
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01185J, PaperYuanmeng Li, Jianshu Yue, Yinghui Shao, Yanni Yue, Hongping Deng, Xiaoli Bu, Mengtao Ma, Fei Xue
A sustainable and efficient electrochemical protocol has been developed for the synthesis of silyl ethers and silanols from SCBs under mild, metal-free conditions.
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Photo-promoted production of a new monophenolic compound from larch lignin with polyoxometalates supported on g-C3N4 under ambient conditions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00692A, PaperHe Wan, Yang Liu, Chunhui Yu, Kuiyuan Cao, Yongwei Han, Zhong Sun, Junyou Shi, Xixin Duan
Mild conditions and high selectivity are challenging to achieve during the oxidative depolymerization of lignin into phenolic compounds.
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tert-Butyl hydroperoxide-mediated rapid 30-second oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00480B, PaperJian Liu, Ximing Zhang
A novel Au/CeO2-catalyzed TBHP system achieves 95% FDCA selectivity at full 5-HMF conversion in 30 s (90 °C), driven by stabilized radicals and van der Waals-enhanced spatial proximity for efficient oxidative activation.
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Mining waste as heterogeneous catalysts
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01509J, Critical Review
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Soo Lim Kim, Heejin Yang, Seonho Lee, Si-Kyung Cho, Chang-Gu Lee, Seitkhan Azat, Jechan LeeMining activities generate significant waste that poses serious environmental challenges, emphasizing the urgent need for effective waste management strategies.
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Assessing supported nickel catalysts for the upcycling of real WEEE plastics through low-pressure hydropyrolysis and dehalogenation
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06546H, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Lidia Amodio, Jennifer Cueto, Julio López, Héctor Hernando, Patricia Pizarro, David P. SerranoThis study pioneers the catalytic hydropyrolysis of WEEE plastics, achieving effective dehalogenation and sustainable resource recovery using a robust nickel catalyst.
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