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Selective deuteroreduction of alkynes by Zn/Mn with nickel catalysis under mechanical conditions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05935F, PaperXuejie Yang, Chong Zu, Tingrui Liu, Zixian Yang, Jiegong Deng, Yufei Han, Wu Li, Bingnan Du
Different reduction potentials of Zn and Mn enabled selective deuteroreduction of alkynes.
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Thiazole-linked covalent organic frameworks for enhanced photoreductive gold recovery from e-waste
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05287D, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Gilles Matthys, Andreas Laemont, Diem Van Hamme, Wafaa Ahmed Mohamed, Laurens Bourda, Rundong Wang, Karen Leus, Natalie De Geyter, Rino Morent, Roy Lavendomme, Pascal Van Der VoortIn this work we developed two different thiazole-linked Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) from their imine analogues for the recovery of gold from electronic waste.
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Heterogeneous single-site copper in hierarchical MOF microspheres enables sustainable urea-functionalization of quinoline N-oxides
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05300E, PaperKaijian Liu, Song Yu, Yantao Zhou, Jiarui Guo, Zhuobin Yu, Jie Li, Yumin Ding, Jinhua Ou, Jinxuan Liu
A heterogeneous single-site copper catalyst enables green and precise C2–H ureidation of quinoline N-oxides for pharmaceutical scaffold synthesis.
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Natural MOFs enable hydrogen bonded ion highways for solid state batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06492A, PaperJie Li, Youliang Wang, Liequan Liu, Xingtao Qi, Lingfeng Zhu, Chen Liu, Ningrui Zhan, Hai Zhang, Fan Wang, Ze Zhang, Zhenyu Yang
Natural β-CD-MOF serves as a filler in PEO/PAN composite electrolytes, establishing a hydrogen-bonded ionic transport network. It achieves a high ionic conductivity of 3.97 × 10−4 S cm−1 at 30 °C, enables stable cycling for over 1000 hours.
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Ultrafast dissolution of intact wood via deep eutectic solvent-mediated pathways
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06371J, PaperEnqing Zhu, Lili Zhang, Qing Zhang, Shaoning Wang, Xin Li, Zhengjun Shi, Jinxia Ma, Juan Yu, Muhammad Wajid Ullah, Khalid Ali Khan, Zhiguo Wang, Yimin Fan, Orlando J. Rojas
Ultrafast dissolution of intact wood is achieved via a two-step strategy, in which ZnCl2–lactic acid deep eutectic solvent swelling opens wood cell-wall structures, enabling coordination-driven dissolution by ZnCl2·3H2O at room temperature.
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Chloride molten salt-mediated one-step electrochemical recycling of tellurium from copper(I) telluride
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06339F, PaperLibo Chen, Jiguo Tu, Meng Zhang, Mingyin Kou, Shuqiang Jiao
This work proposes a one-step electrochemical recycling approach for Te recovery from Cu2Te, which ensures controlled cathodic Cu reduction and anodic Te oxidation, further realizing efficient separation and recovery of targeted Te and Cu elements.
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Techno-economic insights into ammonia as a hydrogen vector: synthesis, cracking, storage, and supply chain solutions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04925C, Tutorial ReviewMousumi Biswas, Shankab J. Phukan, Suraj Goswami, Jit Satra, Gaurav Gupta, Tarun Yadav, Ranjith Krishna Pai, Manas Roy, Somenath Garai
Exploring innovative catalytic approaches and advanced storage processes for ammonia, with the aim to pave the way toward a sustainable hydrogen economy, leveraging ammonia's inimitable properties and addressing its inherent challenges.
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Electrochemical radical borylation of N-heterocycles with NHC-boranes: efficient access to the B–N bond
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06005B, CommunicationHong Chang, Shiyi Zhuang, Jie Wang, Mengmeng Dong, Chenjiang Liu, Weiwei Jin
First electrochemical generation of NHC-boryl radicals for B–N bond formation. This sustainable method uses electrons as clean reagents, requires no radical initiators or photocatalysts, and enables scalable continuous-flow electrosynthesis.
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Hydrogen bond interactions on a dual-core copper catalyst promote the activation of low-concentration CO2 and the generation of ethylene
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06841J, PaperGuodong Sun, Yingfei Ma, Yanan Cao, Kaiyang Zhao, Kewen Ao, Xinqi Wang, Mingtian Hao, Mengchen Sun, Wei Zhang
Binuclear copper coordination complexes [Cu2(OH)2L2]-X with OH− bridging ligands efficiently activate low-concentration CO2via hydrogen bonding and boost C–C coupling, achieving high C2H4 faradaic efficiency.
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O-Demethylation of biobased anisole-like derivatives induced by acoustic energy: role of the cavitation bubble–water interface
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06094J, PaperKafui Y. E. Late, Damien Denis, Prince N. Amaniampong, Tony Chave, Jorge A. Delgado, François Jérôme
Using the O-demethylation of syringol as a model reaction, we investigated and clarified the reaction mechanism occurring at the cavitation bubble–water interface.
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Coupling scrap iron valorization with hydrogen evolution via a novel iron oxidation-to-ferrate electrochemistry
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 electrochemical conversion of scrap iron into ferrate while maintaining hydrogen evolution at the cathode to form an anodic IOF//cathodic HER couple is achieved, establishing a net-zero-carbon recycling route for iron waste.
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Neutral conditions-enabled robust electrocatalytic hydrogenation of biomass-derived furfural using atomically precise nanocluster-based catalysts
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
Via an η2(C, O) adsorption mode, atomically precise Ag–Cu nanoclusters enable complete and selective furfural hydrogenation in neutral media with high faradaic efficiency, presenting a sustainable alternative to corrosive electrolytes.
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Ligand–metal synergy in MOF-derived Co–Ni(TCNQ)2·2H2O for efficient HMF electrooxidation and hydrogen Co-production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05853H, PaperTing Xiang, Njud S. Alharbi, Xijun Wang, Changlun Chen
The electrocatalytic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) coupled with hydrogen evolution offers a sustainable approach for producing value-added chemicals and green hydrogen.
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Accelerated HER kinetics via electron-deficient Ni and electron-enriched Se sites by dual Fe and Mn doping for highly efficient hydrogen production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06340J, PaperGuanglin Zhu, Lili Ren, Bo Gao, Cean Guo, Jianjia Mu, Fang Gu, Zhongbao Feng
Fe/Mn-Ni0.85Se is synthesized on nickel foam (NF) via electrodeposition, followed by selenization. The Fe/Mn-Ni0.85Se decreases the energy barrier for the overall HER.
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Lignin-enabled Li-ion battery components: recent advances and outlook
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05761B, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Enoch Abeeku Aidoo, Pedram FatehiWith the finite nature of fossil resources, rising energy demands, and the environmental impact of conventional battery materials, the shift toward bio-based materials in energy storage systems has become crucial.
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Butyl levulinate production from lignocellulose with mechanistic learning by hierarchical surrogate kinetic modelling
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05536A, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Conall McNamara, Ailís O'Shea, Tiarnán Watson-Murphy, Leandro Ayarde-Henríquez, Thiago De Melo Lima, Stephen DooleyThis study reports the production of n-butyl levulinate, an advanced biofuel and biomass-derived ester, via homogeneous acid-catalysed butanolysis of four lignocellulosic feedstocks: glucose, cellulose, xylan, and corn cob.
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Rational design of a PMo12–SiW12 coupled catalytic system toward energy-efficient methanol-to-hydrogen conversion
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06993A, PaperXinyue He, Weizhuo Xu, Guohao Xu, Wei Wang, Xin Bi, Bingjie Zhou, Jianfei Song, Wei Liu
This work developed a novel bifunctional Pt/Super-Electrically Activated Carbon (SEAC) catalyst coupled with a synergistic H3PMo12O40 (PMo12) and H4SiW12O40 (SiW12) system for hydrogen production from methanol.
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Trace amounts of renewable surfactants enable rapid and high-density methane storage in clathrate hydrates: sustainable alternatives to synthetic promoters
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04534G, PaperElaheh Sadeh, Abdolreza Farhadian, Zherui Chen, Abolfazl Mohammadi, Fei Wang, Nastaran Sayyari, Rustam R. Davletshin
Renewable anionic surfactants enable ultralow-dose methane hydrate formation, delivering high water-to-hydrate conversion, dense solid storage, and stable transportable methane pellets with low toxicity and high biodegradability.
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Mass transfer driven pore engineering of activated carbon from the activation of biomass
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05946A, Tutorial ReviewWeilong Wu, Yi Wang, Xun Hu
The performance of activated carbon (AC) from biomass relies on the precise control of its pore structure.
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The importance of chemical reagents for the electric vehicle battery supply chain
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05122C, Perspective
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Robert Istrate, Leopold Peiseler, Vanessa SchenkerBatteries rely on significant quantities of chemical reagents throughout their supply chain, which contribute non-negligibly to the carbon footprint and production costs of battery cells.
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