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Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04891E, Tutorial ReviewYujia Bai, Yina Qiao, Haoxiang Zhang, Riya Jin, MengYe Jia, Jiaoqin Liu, Zengdi He, Jiawei Nie
Silica (SiO2) aerogels, as highly promising high-performance thermal insulation materials, are of great significance in advancing sustainable material development through green synthesis routes. This review systematically summarizes recent progress in...
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04066C, Critical ReviewPeter K. Karoki, Christian O. Kemefa, Xianzhi Meng, Yunqiao Pu, Mairui Zhang, Soyeon Jeong, Chang Geun Yoo, Arthur J. Ragauskas
This review highlights recent advances in lignin valorization for the sustainable synthesis of non-isocyanate polyurethanes (NIPUs), emphasizing on green routes, structural modifications, and emerging applications in bio-based materials.
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03667D, PaperJiaqi Liao, Wenwen Zhu, Shitao Shi, Zewei Ye, Chencong Liu, Haomeng Yu, Qingfeng Sun, Julia L. Shamshina, Xiaoping Shen
A recyclable-solvent IL method enables dense MOF growth on wood, creating durable composites for stable, high-performance triboelectric energy harvesting.
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Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05259A, PaperXiaoqian Chang, Yunpeng Xu, Chun-Liang Hou, Ruihan Wang, Xiaoyang Chang
Upgrading plastic waste into high-value chemicals and achieving recycling is of great significance for sustainable development. Herein, we report a green, mild, solvent- and metal-free catalytic approach that uses hydroxyl-functionalized...
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04815J, PaperHeyu Li, Lingjiao Li, Haiyu Wang, Zhiliang Jin
The type-I heterojunction of CZS with NaOH-treated V-CMM (Co/Mo vacancies) confines carriers and enhances redox. CZS/V-CMM-20% yields 1525 µmol H2, which is twice as much as the defect-free sample, and 258.9 µmol using PET microplastics.
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Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04561D, PaperYushuang Huang, Jiawei Xie, Yisong Zhou, Qianqian Song, Yuan Lei, Chang-An Zhou, Chao Wang, Kui Ma, Lei Song, Hairong Yue, Ji-Jun Zou
Transforming polycarbonate (PC) waste to C15 dicycloalkane offers a green pathway for plastic recycling and advanced aviation fuel production. Conventional metal-zeolite catalysts rely on noble metals and suffer from diffusion...
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Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03642A, PaperFan Xiao, Lehan Zhu, Zhangjun Wu, Haotian Zhu, Juan Xia, Jiannan Zhu, Zeheng Yang, Weixin Zhang
Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4, LFP) and lithium manganese oxide (LiMn2O4, LMO) batteries dominate the energy storage market due to their superior safety, thermal stability, and cost-effectiveness compared to nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM)...
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Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04838A, PaperJin Wu, Lin Chen, Ruichao Zhu, Yixuan Zhou, Chuqing Cao, Liang Zhu, Jun Zhang
The rapid growth of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in electric vehicles and energy storage systems necessitates the development of sustainable and efficient recycling strategies to address impending end-of-life management...
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Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04729C, PaperYunzhi Zhao, Tianzuo Zhang, Jinglan Hong, Ruiqi Jin, Xiaotian Ma
Fluorinated intermediates have become critical components in modern pesticide manufacturing, with fluorinated varieties accounting for more than half of recent pesticide approvals amid 70% global consumption growth. However, systematic quantification...
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05513J, PaperReshma Panackal Shibu, Sophia L. Sagala, Bo Zhao, Isaac Eason, Paula Berton, Julia L. Shamshina
A single-step ionic-liquid pulping isolated chitin nanowhiskers from diverse biomass sources, showing that feedstock-specific structures influence yield, purity, crystallinity, morphology, and thermal stability, guiding sustainable chitin selection.
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Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04707B, PaperPooja Sivaganesan, Chibisree Elanchezhian, Diksha Bansal, Mrinal Kanti Das, Saikat Chaudhuri
We report the first application of Ion-pair catalysis to the Fischer indole synthesis, enabling efficient construction of structurally diverse indole frameworks under mild conditions. Using the [Ph₃C]⁺[B(C₆F₅)₄]⁻ ion pair as...
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Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05344G, PaperWei Sun, Yuzhe Pang, Yucheng He, Zhenyang Luo, Puyou Jia, Yonghong Zhou, Ye Sha
Plastics underpin modern society yet impose unsustainable burdens: petroleum consumption and environmental persistence. Developing chemically recyclable, biobased plastics with performance parity to conventional polymers represents a critical advance toward circular...
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02518D, PaperMila Bading, Evan Griffing, Oliver Olsson, Jake Harris, Jochen Scher, Atsushi Sakurai, Michael Overcash, Klaus Kümmerer
Urgent sustainability efforts are needed, particularly in resource-intensive industries such as the pharmaceutical sector.
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Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04644K, PaperRumin Ma, Xueying Gao, Xiancheng Li, Shuizhong Wang, Guoyong Song
The selective conversion of lignin-derived phenolics into cyclohexanols through demethoxylation and ring hydrogenation, while preserving hydroxyl groups, remains a significant catalytic challenge but offers a green alternative to fossil resources....
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04945H, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sándor Balázs Nagy, Anna Adél Ádám, Bence Kutus, Gergely Ferenc Samu, Ákos Kukovecz, Zoltán Kónya, Gábor Varga
A noble metal-free synthesis strategy for pyrimidines via acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling (ADC) was developed. This is enabled by the LaCoO3 catalyst, which allows efficient ADC under mild reaction conditions in a green solvent.
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05423K, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jie Wu, Nathan Huang, Daniel Barker-Rothschild, Zhangmin Wan, Minke Yang, Xin Shu, Yi Hu, Joshua Booth, Oliver Evenden, Orlando J. Rojas, Kwang Ho Kim
Palmitoylation of lignin imparts strong hydrophobicity and flexibility, enabling waterborne spray coatings with durable water repellency and enhanced wet strength, offering a sustainable route for paper protection and packaging.
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03167B, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhengyin Piao, Luz Meza, Darpan Shukla, Richard A. Venditti, Yong Zhu, Yuan Yao
This study presents a life cycle assessment-based approach to guide the scale-up of silver nanowires printed on regenerated cellulose for flexible transparent conductive electrodes.
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03705K, PaperSimão V. Pandeirada, Paula S. S. Lacerda, Michael A. R. Meier, Andreia F. Sousa
A water-based, mild process enables efficient recycling of polyester/cotton textile blends under ambient conditions, achieving over 94% fibre recovery and preserving fibre integrity for circular textile applications.
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04553C, CommunicationCong Yu, Liwei Wang, Xiaotong Bu, Hui Liao, Meng Gao
Herein, we report the employment of oximes and enamides as paired oxygen donors. These donors generate oxygen species that can undergo coupling/cycliaztion under electrochemical conditions, thus facilitating the formation of novel aza-peroxide rings.
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Green Chem., 2025, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03525B, PaperMin Liang, Wei Gong, Jielin Zhao, Hong Wang, Chongzhen Sun, Xianwei Liu, Guofeng Gu
The pentasaccharides related to the repeating units of GBS capsular polysaccharides were efficiently synthesized via a one-pot multi-enzyme (OPME) synthesis strategy.
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