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Green Chem., 2026, 28,3432-3454
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05602K, Tutorial ReviewXin Yang, Lijuan Shen, Min-Quan Yang
This review summarizes recent advances in metal halide perovskite photocatalysts for the valorization of biomass derivatives, highlighting their potential to enable sustainable fine chemicals and fuels production.
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Green Chem., 2026, 28,3573-3583
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04677G, PaperHyeonmyeong Oh, Ye Chan Lee, Inhui Lee, Yuri Choi, Jiyeong Kim, Hyeongoo Kim, Kwang Min Kim, Yoonjeong Jo, Kwangjin An, Tae Hoon Oh, Jungki Ryu
A bifunctional polyoxometalate catalyst enables closed-loop recycling of PET waste into terephthalic acid, while simultaneously converting the ethylene glycol byproduct into sustainable hydrogen or electricity.
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Green Chem., 2026, 28,3801-3812
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05000F, PaperMing Wei, Yijun Zong, Yuyan Jiang, Desen Meng, Liangxian Liu, Shaoliang Xiao, Jian Li
An innovative chitosan-based adhesive featuring a unique “sea-island” structure was developed by combining chitosan with rosin acid emulsion. It significantly enhances boiling water resistance and exceptional antibacterial properties.
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Green Chem., 2026, 28,3549-3559
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05072C, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Sebastian Stahl, Lisa Steinwachs, Walter Leitner, Andreas J. Vorholt
Homogeneously manganese catalyzed methanol synthesis from synthesis gas is achieved under continuous operation with product separation and catalyst recycling via distillation. Molecular deactivation routes are uncovered and effectively counteracted.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06009E, PaperXinran Fu, Xiaoning Cao, Ruinian Xu, Ke Xu, Huandi Hou, Zijun Wang, Chengna Dai, Biaohua Chen
Spent residue hydrotreating catalysts represent a valuable secondary source of critical metals such as molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), and vanadium (V). In this study, a series of deep eutectic solvents...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06721A, PaperBocheng Zhao, Zixin Chen, Kunchi Xie, Yuxin Qiu, Zhiwen Qi, Linfeng Lei, Zhen Song
Ionic liquids (ILs) are widely utilized for cellulose dissolution due to their high structural tunability and exceptional capacity to disrupt hydrogen bond networks. However, the hard-to-predict cellulose solubility presents a...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04396D, PaperHiba Nahi, Elhoucine ELmaataouy, Oumaima Moustakim, Abdelwahed Chari, Mohamed Aqil, Catalin Negrila, Jones Alami, Mouad Dahbi
Recovery of High-purity V2O5 from vanadium spent catalyst via synergistic acidic-reductive leaching system enabled the synthesis of NVPF@C cathode for SIBs, demostrating an environmentally and economically beneficial recycling route.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00376A, PaperShuoxian Li, Tao Song, Yi Sun, Hongbin Hou, Guangqian Zhu, Liang Wang, Qinggang Wang, Guangqiang Xu
Poly(bisphenol A carbonate) (BPA-PC) exhibits high resistance to natural degradation and releases hazardous bisphenol A (BPA), raising significant environmental and health concerns. Chemical recycling through alcoholysis represents a promising strategy...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06663H, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Giovanni Berluti, Angelo Scopano, Gabriele Galletti, Edwin Otten, Coralie Jehanno, Paolo P. Pescarmona
In this work, we developed a new, fully renewable catalytic strategy to synthesise an industrially relevant bio-based cyclic carbonate: 2,5-bis-dicarboxyl furan cyclic carbonate (BDFCC). This compound contains two terminal cyclic...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05519A, PaperKuo Li, Shuhao Ruan, Tu Ran, Yawei Li, Bo Li, Xiaofei Yang, Haisong Wang, Yi Cheng
The conversion of industrial lignocellulosic waste into high-valued battery materials is important for sustainable electrochemistry.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05967D, Tutorial ReviewYifan Meng, Xiaofan Pan, Yuxin Sun, Zhuoheng Wu, Hongyu Jiang, Tianwei Tan
This review summarizes recent advances in lignin-derived single-atom catalysts, highlighting how lignin structure, pretreatment, and coordination chemistry control atomic dispersion, active-site evolution, and catalytic performance.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06350G, PaperOleg V. Bityukov, Andrey S. Kirillov, Fedor A. Litvin, Vera A. Vil', Alexander Olegovich Terent'ev
An intermolecular C(sp3)-C(sp3) coupling of ketones with EWG-activated nitriles proceeding via a combination of Knoevenagel condensation of starting substrates and cathodic reduction of in situ formed alkene has been discovered....
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06627A, PaperCheng-Ye Ma, Qian Sun, Ling-Hua Xu, Haozhi Zhang, Jia-Long Wen, Shumin Yang, Xinge Liu, Tong-Qi Yuan
Elucidating the inherent structural heterogeneity of native lignin in lignocellulosic biomass is critical for advancing precision biorefining strategies. This study presents a novel homogenized enzymatic lignin (HEL) isolation protocol, designed...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC07067H, PaperZhi-Cheng Fu, Yu Qin, Hong-Jun Yang, Wen-Li An, Ting Wang, Jin-Ni Deng, Ming-Jun Chen
A photocatalytic radical coupling method synthesizes diphosphine dioxides in high yields on a kilogram scale and uses recyclable catalysts/solvents via filtration. Moreover, it achieves thermoset protection in extreme environments.
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Green Chem., 2026, 28,3512-3526
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05636E, Tutorial Review Tarun, Adrija Ghosh, Debasis Banerjee
This review explores the recent progress (2022–2025) in electrochemical deoxygenation and deoxyfunctionalization of various oxo-chemicals, highlighting their potential for C–C and C–X bond formation toward the synthesis of speciality chemicals.
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Green Chem., 2026, 28,3560-3572
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05540G, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mert Can Ince, Gianvito Vilé
A comparative techno-economic and planetary assessment reveals the current limitations and future sustainability pathways of micellar catalysis across industrial reactions.
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Green Chem., 2026, 28,3709-3719
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06217A, PaperFangyuan Zhou, Tianyi Long, Yitong Wang, Hongke Zhang, Tiansheng Deng, Bin Yang, Can Yin, Ming Xia, Wanbin Zhu, Hongliang Wang
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a central platform molecule linking plant biomass to renewable fuels and chemicals, yet its scalable production is hindered by instability and costly separation.
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Green Chem., 2026, 28,3628-3637
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05987A, PaperHaohong Lin, Rong Wang, Canhao Qiu, Xiaoli Zhou, Anming Xu, Xiujuan Qian, Weiliang Dong, Min Jiang
Post-consumer PET is enzymatically depolymerized and upgraded via whole-cell biocatalysis to glycolic acid, enabling low-energy separation and high-value upcycling toward sustainable bio-based plastics.
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Green Chem., 2026, 28,3604-3613
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05493A, PaperYu Zhang, Dinggang Wang, Lijun Zhang, Ziyang Qiu, Licheng Zhou, Miaomiao Zhuo, Le Zhang, Dong Lu, Xin Luan, Wei-Dong Zhang
A metal-free, Lewis acid-catalyzed ring-opening of trifluoromethyl epoxides is reported. This divergent method facilitates gram-scale synthesis of pseudo-natural products and late-stage functionalization of drugs with potent antitumor activity.
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Green Chem., 2026, 28,3788-3800
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06240C, PaperSijia Pei, Yuanyuan Yue, Wenjun Du, Liwei Niu, Zhuo Li, Dawei Liu, Yunteng Qu, Long Xu, Xiaoxun Ma
A hierarchically porous N-doped carbon microsphere-supported single-atom Ni catalyst exhibits exceptional activity due to the synergy between Ni–N4 and pyridinic-N sites, where the Ni–N4 center drives hydrogen transfer via a “push–pull” mechanism.
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