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Integrated upcycling of PET waste via ethylene glycol oxidation and CO2 electroreduction: full-cell demonstration with techno-economic and environmental assessments
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01540A, PaperSang Yoon Kim, Hyeonseo Im, Kisan Chhetri, Chandan Chandru Gudal, Jiyong Kim, Chan-Hwa Chung
PET hydrolysis enables a waste PET-derived EGOR, replacing the OER to couple plastic upcycling with CO2 utilization. TEA/LCA shows hydrolysis and downstream separations, electrochemical performance, determined-cost, emissions, and process viability.
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Long-Term Efficient Ammonia Synthesis by Cu-Co Tandem Active Sites at High Current Density
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02381A, PaperDongqi Liu, Chunqi Yang, Chuqian Xiao, Sheng Hu, Shaoyan Wang, Xiuming Bu, Yuhang Li, Xianying Wang
Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) holds significant promise for both sustainable ammonia (NH3) synthesis and industrial wastewater treatment. However, its efficiency in neutral electrolytes is severely limited by the insufficient...
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DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02381A, PaperDongqi Liu, Chunqi Yang, Chuqian Xiao, Sheng Hu, Shaoyan Wang, Xiuming Bu, Yuhang Li, Xianying Wang
Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) holds significant promise for both sustainable ammonia (NH3) synthesis and industrial wastewater treatment. However, its efficiency in neutral electrolytes is severely limited by the insufficient...
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Sustainable Upcycling of Battery Graphite Scrap via Synergistic Air Oxidation and Ammonia Etching
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02178F, PaperMao Xu, Zhaoyu Tang, Fenglei Wang, Hong Chao, Mingjuan Fan, Wenming Li, Yang Jiang
The exponential growth of the lithium-ion battery industry has generated substantial manufacturing scrap, presenting an urgent imperative for sustainable resource recovery.Traditional graphite anode recycling relies heavily on volatile organic solvents...
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DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02178F, PaperMao Xu, Zhaoyu Tang, Fenglei Wang, Hong Chao, Mingjuan Fan, Wenming Li, Yang Jiang
The exponential growth of the lithium-ion battery industry has generated substantial manufacturing scrap, presenting an urgent imperative for sustainable resource recovery.Traditional graphite anode recycling relies heavily on volatile organic solvents...
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C–H chlorination and bulk depolymerization of commercial poly(methyl methacrylate)
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02089E, PaperJingshun Shen, Di Jiao, Qinggang Wang, Daofeng Sun, Wenjie Tao
We developed a facile and mild C–H chlorination method to install Cl groups into PMMA backbone and initiate efficient bulk depolymerization of commercial PMMA (104 to 106 g mol−1) and PMMA-based acrylic sheets at 290 °C to recover MMA in high yields.
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Recycling of spent LiFePO4 batteries with an acid-free process to high-rate Na2FeP2O7@C cathodes for sodium-ion storage
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00598E, PaperXianghao Meng, Weiya Tian, Xiaoling Wang, Jiaju Lu, Junxian Hu, Qing Zhao, Bo Jin, Yaochun Yao
The escalating retirement of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, LFP) batteries necessitates the development of sustainable recycling strategies that avoid traditional acid/alkali consumption and secondary pollution.
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Micelle-promoted aqueous synthesis of γ-amino acid derivatives via metal-free photoredox decarboxylative three-component coupling
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01675H, PaperGui-Ting Song, Su-Ya Liu, Ying Cheng, Shi-You Xue, Wen-Bin Zong, Shan-Shan Chen, Lin Zhu, Nian Wang, Jia-Hong Li, Chuan-Hua Qu
A metal-free aqueous photoredox decarboxylative three-component reaction affords valuable γ-amino acid derivatives and chiral GABA libraries for late-stage natural product functionalization.
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Mechanochemical fabrication of a biochar/pyrite nanocomposite for efficient photocatalytic CO2 reduction coupled with biomass valorization
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02845D, PaperHuaimin Tian, Chaoya Han, Zekai Xu, Chao Yao, Xiazhang Li
A biochar/pyrite nanocomposite fabricated via green mechanical ball-milling forms high–low junctions, realizing photocatalytic CO2 reduction coupled with HMF biomass oxidation.
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Process intensification technology-assisted deep eutectic solvent pretreatment for fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass: a review
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01236A, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Qianli Wang, Jiaqi Chen, Xiaoyan Jiang, Chen Huang, Jun-ichiro Hayashi, Xianzhi Meng, Yefeng ZhouSummarizes various emerging technologies to intensify deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass and efficiently recover solvent.
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Strengthened d–π interaction in bimetallic clusters for boosted urea electrosynthesis from nitrate and CO2 in simulated industrial waste
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02382G, PaperChunjing Tao, Jingting He, Wei Li, Fanfei Meng, Dongxu Cui, Meiyan Wang, Guogang Shan, Xinlong Wang, Zhongmin Su, Chunyi Sun
The bimetallic cluster CuI4FeII, made via heterometallic regulation, shows high activity for electrocatalytic urea synthesis, with 62% FE under pure CO2/50 mM NO3− and 41% in a low-concentration environment.
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Precise anchoring of pre-oxidation sites via Zn–O–C chemical bonding for enhanced sodium storage in pitch-derived hard carbon
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01358A, PaperHao Wang, Hongda Wu, Tianfeng Cai, Zhanxu Yang
Zinc acetate crosslinks pitch via Zn–O–C bonds to form hard carbon with expanded interlayer spacing, high disorder and abundant closed pores, thereby achieving excellent electrochemical performance.
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Incorporation of deep eutectic solvents into advanced adhesive materials: a review on eutectoadhesives
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01350C, Tutorial ReviewLingzhe Ruan, Alain Dufresne, Lei Tan, Zhongping Zhang, Peng Yu, Zhanjun Wu
Eutectoadhesives are eco-friendly and tunable, achieving high adhesion via multiple intermolecular interactions. These features enable broad applications in bioadhesives, flexible sensors, electrochemical devices, and harsh environments.
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Enhanced lignin hydrogenolysis by in situ hydrogen supply through methanol–water aqueous phase reforming over a CoTi@biochar catalyst
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00372A, CommunicationTao Yin, Zhaoyuan Huang, Bowen Luo, Zhipeng Tian, Chao Wang, Jianping Liu, Ying Chen, Riyang Shu
This work proposes a novel catalytic strategy of in situ hydrogen supply by the methanol–water APR reaction over a CoTi@biochar catalyst to enhance lignin hydrogenolysis performance.
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Bayesian optimization and molecular dynamics simulations to guide protic ionic liquid-based biorefining for efficient lignin applications
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02613C, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Sharib Khan, Tormi Lillerand, Veerapandian Ponnuchamy, A. G. M. Zaman, Daniel Rauber, Udayakumar Veerabagu, Jüri Olt, Markus Gallei, Sabarathinam Shanmugam, Timo KikasAn integrated lignin-focused biorefining approach.
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Systematic metabolic engineering combined with iterative SCRaMbLE boosts sweetener thaumatin production by Saccharomyces cerevisiae
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01471B, PaperYani Zhao, Yunpeng Lv, Zhongxin Cui, Yong Zhu, Lei Zhang, Haishan Qi
Systematic metabolic engineering combined with SCRaMbLE enabled a thaumatin titer of up to 3.04 g L−1 in S. cerevisiae.
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Dual-benefit flash pyrolysis for valorizing carbonaceous wastes into high-calorific syngas (94.7 vol% combustibles) and battery anodes
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00839A, PaperPengfei Huang, Li Chen, Zekun Li, Zhedong Liu, Wei-Di Liu, Jingchao Zhang, Jiawei Luo, Wenjun Zhang, Xinxi Zhang, Rongtao Zhu, Yanan Chen
UHTFP rapidly heats materials to 3000 °C in <1 s, boosting H2 and cutting CO2 while producing flash graphene. Faster than slow pyrolysis, it delivers superior gas yields and high-purity products with environmental and economic benefits.
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Divergent synthesis in synthetic organic electrochemistry: key controlling factors
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00942E, Tutorial ReviewHaoning Wang, Wei Gao, Jiangsheng Han, Siyuan Liu, Aziz Bakhtiyarovich Ibragimov, Shahzad Murtaza, Li Ma, Jianbin Chen
This review systematically decodes how both traditional chemical parameters and electrochemical variables serve as powerful levers to precisely steer reaction pathways, enabling divergent organic electrosynthesis from common starting materials.
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K-mediated peripheral electronic tuning of low-valence Au single atoms for efficient acetylene hydrochlorination
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01092J, PaperZhenbang Liu, Xiaohui Liu, Yawei Geng, Xiangfa Meng, Sen Wang, Yanzhao Dong, Yunsheng Dai, Jinli Zhang, Haiyang Zhang
Gold single-atom catalysts hold great promise for acetylene hydrochlorination, yet their practical application is hindered by the instability and reduction tendency of high-valence Au species.
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Achieving selective synthesis of N-benzylformamide via one-step electrocatalytic C-N coupling of CO2 and benzylamine
Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01435F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Xiaoqian Gao, Chufan Li, Jingyan Liu, Shaohan Xu, Kuang Chen, Guohua Zhao
The pressing demands of CO2 emission reduction and organic amine pollutant treatment motivate the development of electrocatalytic C-N coupling toward resource recovery and green synthesis. The key challenge lies in...
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DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01435F, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Xiaoqian Gao, Chufan Li, Jingyan Liu, Shaohan Xu, Kuang Chen, Guohua ZhaoThe pressing demands of CO2 emission reduction and organic amine pollutant treatment motivate the development of electrocatalytic C-N coupling toward resource recovery and green synthesis. The key challenge lies in...
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Ultrasound-generated cyclodextrin–amino acid inclusion complex with NH3+-mediated chalcone activation: metal-free catalysis surpassing nanoparticles
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01518B, PaperDivya Tagra, Mamta Guleria, Jyoti Agarwal
We report a metal-free supramolecular organocatalytic platform that enables selective chalcone activation through noncovalent Lewis-acidic interactions. The system preserves substrate integrity, and exhibits broad functional-group tolerance.
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Water-regulated deep eutectic solvents for sustainable closed-loop recycling of spent lithium cobalt oxide
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC02532C, PaperBingyan Zhang, Jie Gu, Xiang Hu, Shun Yang
A water-regulated deep eutectic solvent is developed for efficient recycling of spent LiCoO2 cathodes. It enables efficient and selective Co separation, and the recycled TA–Co complex is converted into Co@C with enhanced OER activity.
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