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CO2 utilization for enhanced C2 hydrocarbon production in Chemical Looping Oxidative Coupling of Methane
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06373F, PaperTingting Gu, Nobusuke Kobayashi, Karisa Robert MASUMBUKO, Akira Suami, BAIQIANG ZHANG
Chemical Looping Oxidative Coupling of Methane (CLOCM) offers a sustainable route to C2 production, yet its efficiency is limited by intrinsic lattice oxygen capacity and mobility of oxygen carriers. In...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06373F, PaperTingting Gu, Nobusuke Kobayashi, Karisa Robert MASUMBUKO, Akira Suami, BAIQIANG ZHANG
Chemical Looping Oxidative Coupling of Methane (CLOCM) offers a sustainable route to C2 production, yet its efficiency is limited by intrinsic lattice oxygen capacity and mobility of oxygen carriers. In...
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Optimized green extraction of multifunctional aliphatic and aromatic compounds from suberin-rich agro-industrial potato peel waste
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00954A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Pedro Florido-Moreno, Diego Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Jose Jesus Benitez, JORGE RENCORET, Ekram Wassel, Ruth Stark, Susana Guzman-Puyol, Jose Alejandro Heredia Guerrero, José C. C. del Río
Suberin-rich potato peel waste from the food industry was explored as a renewable source of multifunctional aliphatic and aromatic compounds. A green extraction methodology, consisting of an initial water-based extraction...
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DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00954A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Pedro Florido-Moreno, Diego Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Jose Jesus Benitez, JORGE RENCORET, Ekram Wassel, Ruth Stark, Susana Guzman-Puyol, Jose Alejandro Heredia Guerrero, José C. C. del RíoSuberin-rich potato peel waste from the food industry was explored as a renewable source of multifunctional aliphatic and aromatic compounds. A green extraction methodology, consisting of an initial water-based extraction...
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Electroreductive deconstruction and oxygenation of cyclic amines
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01030J, PaperShiv Dutt, Neelam Duhan, Vikas Kale, Prabal Banerjee
Here, we introduce a greener, atom-economical, and sustainable electroreductive deconstructive functionalization approach (E-Factor = 0.9) for transforming cyclic amines into δ-substituted amides via C-N bond cleavage, and further extended towards...
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DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01030J, PaperShiv Dutt, Neelam Duhan, Vikas Kale, Prabal Banerjee
Here, we introduce a greener, atom-economical, and sustainable electroreductive deconstructive functionalization approach (E-Factor = 0.9) for transforming cyclic amines into δ-substituted amides via C-N bond cleavage, and further extended towards...
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Lignosulfonate molecular anchoring of polyaniline for high performance sodium-ion battery anodes
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00469E, PaperYifan Tong, Hao Zhuo, Shuai Zhang, Haihong Lai, Qi Wang, Zhenhua Dai, Hongzhi Zheng, Xinwen Peng, Linxin Zhong
A lignosulfonate molecular anchoring strategy fabricates stable PANI/SL anodes. The composite shows ultra-long cycling stability via synergistic sodium storage mechanisms for high-performance SIBs.
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Domino Photoreduction of CO2 to CH4/C2H6 by Steering Catalyst Amounts
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04570C, PaperMinzhi Ma, Mengge Jia, Shichu Zhao, Zhiqiang Jiang, Kangle Lv, Tongqing Li, Helei Chai, Yan Lei, Jingjing Si, Zhi Zheng, Wenjun Fa
The global imperative for carbon-neutral fuels starkly contrasts with the persistent failure to achieve solar-driven CH4/C2H6 synthesis from CO2/H2O with both high selectivity and yield, as the thermodynamic propensity for...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04570C, PaperMinzhi Ma, Mengge Jia, Shichu Zhao, Zhiqiang Jiang, Kangle Lv, Tongqing Li, Helei Chai, Yan Lei, Jingjing Si, Zhi Zheng, Wenjun Fa
The global imperative for carbon-neutral fuels starkly contrasts with the persistent failure to achieve solar-driven CH4/C2H6 synthesis from CO2/H2O with both high selectivity and yield, as the thermodynamic propensity for...
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Combining rational design and computational tools in multi-parameter enzyme engineering to increase the fitness of a CYP152 peroxygenase for α-hydroxylation of fatty acids
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01139J, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Stephan Vrabl, Klara Bangert, Enrico F. Semeraro, Wolfgang KroutilThe performance of the CYP152 peroxygenase POSPα was substantially improved for the α-hydroxylation of medium-chain fatty acids by mutating oxidation-sensitive solvent exposed amino acids and exploiting computational tools.
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Correction: Phosphorescent bio-based resin for digital light processing (DLP) 3D-printing
Green Chem., 2026, 28,6477-6477
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC90062C, Correction
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mirko Maturi, Carolina Pulignani, Erica Locatelli, Veronica Vetri Buratti, Silvia Tortorella, Letizia Sambri, Mauro Comes Franchini
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DOI: 10.1039/D6GC90062C, Correction
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Recent progress in sustainable biomass valorization via chemoenzymatic catalysis
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00142D, Critical ReviewGuang-Hui Lu, Ning Li
Recent advances in biomass conversion into chemicals, fuels and materials by chemoenzymatic cascades are summarized in this work.
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From semiconductor diversity to mechanistic specificity: S-doped graphitic carbon nitride reprogramming metabolic pathways for bioplastic production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC07072D, PaperHeng Li, Weidong Zhang, Ruixiang Zhao, Haiyan Li, Dong Xia, Yuanpeng Wang
Solar-driven S-doped g-C3N4–Cupriavidus necator biohybrids enable photoelectron-mediated metabolic reprogramming, thereby markedly enhancing both heterotrophic and autotrophic PHB production.
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High-strength biomass-based hydrogels: mechanisms, applications and perspectives
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06582H, Tutorial ReviewYi Li, Mingjin Yang, Shaohua Jiang, Gaigai Duan, Bin He, Yong Huang, Zhao Liang, Xiaoshuai Han, Qilu Zhang, Shuijian He, Chunxin Ma
The rational design of biomass-based polymers and multi-network architectures gives hydrogels exceptional strength, toughness, and sustainability for next-generation green applications.
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Innovative mechanochemical synthesis of lipopeptide surfactants through direct amidation of fatty esters: application to silk-derived amphiphilic lipopeptides
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06742A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Lara Wehbe, Erwann Guénin, Alla NesterenkoNew mechanochemical strategy for producing lipoamino acids through amidation was studied. The methodology was applied to produce amphiphilic silk sericin lipopeptides.
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Photocatalytic synthesis of carbamo(dithioperoxo)thioates via a Z-scheme H2WO4/CsPbBr3 heterojunction
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00231E, CommunicationHaibo Zhu, Yahui Yang, Yong Wen, Shuying Guo, Liu Yang, Qiangwen Fan, Zhanggao Le, Zongbo Xie
Herein, a rationally designed Z-scheme H2WO4/CsPbBr3 heterojunction enables photocatalytic synthesis of carbamo(dithioperoxo)thioates via three-component coupling of thiols, amines, and CS2 at room temperature using air as the oxidant.
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Mechanical force-induced proton transfer promotes the selective extraction of spent lithium iron phosphate
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00272B, PaperDi Zhang, Ersha Fan, Qiyue Zhang, Xiaodong Zhang, Renjie Chen, Li Li
Recycling spent lithium-ion batteries is a crucial link in promoting the development of a clean energy circular economy.
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Eco-efficient hydrolysis of coconut oil: a continuous hydrothermal and water-only process for the production of oleochemicals
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00718J, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Enkeledo Menalla, Diego Martin, Luis Vaquerizo, Jefferson W. Tester, María José Cocero, Danilo CanteroA continuous hydrothermal process using water as reaction medium was investigated for the selective hydrolysis of triglycerides under sub- and supercritical conditions.
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A two-step high-throughput screening platform for engineering enzymes to cure unsaturated polyester resins
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06576C, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Christoph Janknecht, Francisca Contreras, Thomke Belthle, Maximilian Nöth, Lukas Kalinka, Tina Radespiel, Ulrich SchwanebergA two-step high-throughput screening platform enables the engineering of peroxygenases as sustainable alternatives to cobalt accelerators for curing unsaturated polyester resins.
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Recent advancements in process intensification for singlet oxygen-mediated photooxidative transformations using flow photoreactors and photocatalytic materials
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06801K, Critical ReviewMohsin Pasha, Muthumariappan Akilarasan, Maryum Ali, Wasif Farooq, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Mohsin Saleem, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi
This review provides a phenomenal framework to develop an efficient, green, and scaled-up singlet-oxygen-mediated photooxidative process through the integration of flow photoreactors, photocatalytic materials, an LED light source, and a solvent.
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Waste to worth: a circular solution through lignin engineering
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05538E, PaperAleesha Nabhai, Zhengbai Li, Ilma Sang Mainardi, Oliver Charles Wasson, Qaseem Haider, Yun Wang, Jinxia Yuan, Xiaowen Chen, Xianzhi Meng, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Xuewen Wang, James Springstead, Qingliu Wu, Jinghao Li
A sustainable one-step in situ strategy functionalizes lignin from black liquor via an organic acid system, producing a adsorbent (FLAM) with strong pollutant removal and ammonia recovery, enabling reuse as a slow-release fertilizer in a closed loop.
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Sustainable electrosynthesis of hydroxymethanesulfonate from CO2 and sulfite
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00427J, PaperMengjie Liu, Aimin Li, Hsiwen Wu, Alan M. Bond, Jie Zhang
A CoPc/CNT catalyst enables selective electrocatalytic C–S coupling, converting CO2 and sulfite into hydroxymethanesulfonate. This work provides a practical route to high-value organosulfur synthesis from CO2 and sulfur-based small molecules.
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Techno-economic and life cycle assessment of tannin production from spruce bark for leather industry applications
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00120C, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ilmari Niiranen, Susanna Forssell, Pekka Oinas, Rofice DicksonIndustrial-scale production of tannins from spruce bark provides a bio-based and sustainable alternative to chromium-based tanning agents.
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Quenching of singlet oxygen plays a decisive role in the efficiency and stability of ligand-protected Au clusters for photocatalytic oxidation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05797C, PaperWen-Wen Ren, Yuhsuan Lee, Li-Jia Cao, Shu-Ming Bai, Song Gao, Li-Nan Zhou
Atomically precise gold nanoclusters (Au NCs) exhibit immense potential in photocatalysis, yet their application is often hampered by low efficiency and stability under oxidative turnover. We report a kinetic shielding strategy to address this issue.
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