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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01009A, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Durbek Usmanov, Priyanka Yadav, Gerardo M. Casanola-Martin, Akshat Mallya, Seyedehelham Shirvanihosseini, Allison Hubel, Bakhtiyor Rasulev
Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (NADES) are a promising class of sustainable and environmentally-safe solvents with highly tunable physicochemical properties, including the glass transition temperature, which is critical for their functional...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01929C, PaperYuhang Dong, Ping Lv, Yingying Chen, Yanni Yue, Xiaoli Bu, Hong-Ping Deng, Mengtao Ma, Fei Xue
Recent advances in deuteration, including C-F bond deuterodefluorination and alkene reductive deuteration, have enabled site-selective isotope labeling of bioactive molecules and functional materials. Nevertheless, most methods rely on precious metals,...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00484A, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Li Yao, Shao YE, Zhe Li, Mingjie Tuo, Yibin Cui, Zhenbin Wang, Zhenhua Xie, Wenlei Zhu, Bo Shen
Widespread nitrate contamination in water challenges both aquatic ecosystems and drinking water safety, and the electrocatalytic nitrate reduction to ammonia (eNRA) presents a promising sustainable way to convert pollutants to...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00499G, PaperYuan Gao, Feiyu Qiu, Yi Chen, Huize Li, Andi Zou, Zhanhong Zheng, Xinhao Tang, Aiwen Lei, Wu Li
Olefins are widely present in natural products and synthetic drugs, and also serve as building blocks in organic synthesis. However, deuterated multisubstituted alkenes are rarely reported, owing to structural limitations...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01413E, CommunicationZeyu Gao, Di Li, Yuping Yang, Chenxin Wu, Li Wang, Zhaolun Cui, Lei Hua, Haiyang Li, Chong Peng, Dehui Deng, Yanhui Yi
This work offers valuable insights for green methane conversion, representing a significant advancement in process simplification and sustainability.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00641H, PaperYanbing Liu, Jinwen Shi, Zitong Zhuang, Xing Kang, Wenbo Xiao, Binjiang Zhai, Mengyuan Zhu, Hui Jin, Liejin Guo
This study combined supercritical CO2 and photocatalysis to hydrolyze plastic into monomers and converted them into valuable chemicals with simultaneous H2 production, achieving green upcycling of waste plastic under mild conditions.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06177F, PaperZhaoyi Yang, Longyan Chang, Weijun Zhang, Dongsheng Wang
In PMS/Fe2+, high-valent Fe(IV is generated, which converts PMS to singlet oxygen (1O2) and sulfate radicals (SO4˙−). These reactive species oxidize Ag0 to soluble Ag+, enabling rapid and efficient silver leaching from end-of-life silicon solar cells.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06006K, CommunicationYunzi Xin, Mai Goto, Takashi Shirai
A green catalytic strategy enables low-temperature recycling of CFRP, selectively removing the resin matrix and recovering structurally preserved carbon fibres for sustainable reuse.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01127F, PaperXian Liu, Shuangfeng Xing, Jijie Li, Wen-Yan Zan, Zhe Gao, Fengwei Zhang
The 5Ni@NC-400H catalyst with Ni2N6 sites showed 99.5% of FECO for CO2RR to CO at −0.77 V and FECO retained >99% from −0.37 to −1.17 V vs. RHE in flow cell. The CO2 activation at Ni2N6 sites occurs via bridging absorption of reaction intermediates.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00361C, PaperJiayi Liu, Jiao Wu, Linbo Guan, Zhonghua Wang, Yulong Xiao, Xiaowei Fu, Liang Jiang, Jingxin Lei, Yuan Lei, Yao Xiao
An emulsifier- and organic solvent-free one-step method is introduced for the fabrication of NePCMs. The resulting NePCM exhibited a unique interpenetrating core–shell structure, and demonstrated a high encapsulation efficiency of 96.3%.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00690F, Tutorial ReviewJie Lin, Chunxue Jiao, Zhenjie Wang, Haihua Yin, Xingchao Dai
Utilization of waste CO2 to replace traditional fossil-based resource for production of valuable fuels or chemicals is an ideal strategy to release the pressure in energy and enviroment. As a...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01402J, PaperCamille Galand, Jérémy Ternel, Nicolas Kania, Frédéric Capet, Hervé Bricout, Sébastien Tilloy, Eric Monflier, Michel Ferreira
In this work, trialkylamine-functionalized ionic liquids were assessed for their dual role as solvents and ligands in the biphasic reductive hydroformylation of methyl 10-undecenoate (MU), a renewable substrate derived from castor oil.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00070C, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Dilhan Kandemir, Meghana Mekala, Ruth Cardinaels, Peter Van Puyvelde, Anton Ginzburg
Biorefinery-derived humins act as diene sources in Diels–Alder chemistry, showing high endo selectivity and enabling the formation of dynamic covalent networks.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00526H, PaperZhihan Xu, Lun Li, Jingwen Wei, Haojing Zhang, Chao Wu, Yilin Dong, Shibo Xi, Tianze Wu, Kangkang Tong, Xia Long, Bora Karasulu, Zhichuan J. Xu, Ye Zhou
This research transforms a previously ignored phenomenon—lithium leaching—into a powerful design tool, turning an environmental liability (spent LFP) into a high-performance OER catalyst while recovering a critical resource (lithium).
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00315J, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Pablo Espada-Núñez, Gonzalo Durante-Rodríguez, Dominic Aboagye, Francesc Medina, Marta Fernández-García, Alexandra Muñoz-Bonilla, Carlos del Cerro-Sánchez, Eduardo Díaz
Scheme of the valorization of lignin-derived homovanillic acid to the new building block 2,5-CPDCA for the production of PBCP polyester.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00727A, PaperZhi-Hao Chen, Shuang Lin, Xinman Kang, Jiawu Huang, Jiasheng Qian, Qingjiang Li, Honggen Wang
An Earth-abundant nickel-catalysed regioselective hydrocyanation of propargylic B(MIDA) or silane substrates with AIBN (2,2′-azobis(2-methylpropionitrile)) as a low-toxicity H–CN source is reported.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00523C, PaperWubin Yan, Yinan Feng, Hongxi Luo, Xiaonan Wang, Chuan Zhang
Through a process system model, techno-economic analysis, and life cycle assessment of various bio-methanol production pathways, this study provides insights for the development of the biomethanol industry in China.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00266H, PaperRungkiat Nganglumpoon, Jiang Li, Krongkwan Poolboon, Nattha Lertsukprasert, Theerawat Waiyaka, Thanayuth Jongrungrotbaworn, Anuchida Charuchit, Weerachon Tolek, Natthasini Sakulkittimasak, Paisan Kittisupakorn, Jakkapat Seeyangnok, Udomsilp Pinsook, Hideo Hosono, Joongjai Panpranot
Converting CO₂ into valuable solid carbon offers the dual benefits of permanent sequestration and economic utility. Although CO₂ reduction via reactive hydrides to produce solid carbon is thermodynamically feasible under...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC00740F, Communication Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Wenping Li, Jinguang Hu, Hangtian Hu, Hui Zheng, Zheng Li, Aiguo Wang, Zhangxin Chen
Sustainable ammonia (NH3) synthesis under moderate conditions, powered by renewable electricity and with reduced CO2 emissions, is a promising alternative to the energy-intensive Haber–Bosch process. In this work, we developed...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6GC01404F, PaperYilei He, Lehuan Huang, Zining Li, Yang Li, Liubing Dong
Aqueous zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) are increasingly valued for safe, large-scale and green energy storage applications. However, conventional Mn-based and V-based cathode materials suffer from inferior structure stability and poor conductivity-induced...
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