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Prospects of high-value recycling methods for polyurethane based on the selective cleavage of C–O/C–N bonds
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01889G, Tutorial ReviewHui-Wen He, Hang Hu, Kai-Ming Du, Ming Lu, Fan Yang, Ling-Xiao Cui, Meng Ma, Yu-Lu Zhu, Yan-Qin Shi, Si Chen, Xu Wang
This review aims to elucidate the prospects of the selective chemical degradation of polyurethane and high-value recycling strategies based on the selective cleavage of C–O/C–N bonds.
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Anti-Markovnikov hydrosulfenylation of unactivated alkenes/alkynes via visible-light organic photocatalysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02604K, CommunicationJiayi Gu, Meixiu Xin, Zhuo Cheng, Zhiru Zou, Zhibo Du, Xinyi Cheng, Yan Wang, Yong Zou
A photoinduced aerobic anti-Markovnikov hydrosulfenylation of unactivated alkenes/alkynes catalyzed by RB is performed in an aqueous solution at room temperature.
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Photoinduced radical germyloximation of activated alkenes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01680K, CommunicationWenshan Wang, Gonghong Qiu, Wenjing Ma, Guiyun Chen, Lingbo Qu, Tianyi Shang, Yan Liu, Bing Yu
This study unveils a light-driven radical strategy for regioselective germyloximation of activated alkenes to enable the synthesis of unique 3D germanes.
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Enhanced photocatalytic desulfurization: unlocking the power of Anderson-type polyoxometalate-boosted (001) TiO2 nanodisks using deep eutectic solvents
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01296A, PaperChuanli Wang, Ting Su, Qing Liu, Deyang Zhao, Zhiguo Zhu, Kaixuan Yang, Christophe Len, Hongying Lü
A novel (001) TiO2 catalyst was designed using DESs and an Anderson-type POM to achieve highly efficient photocatalytic desulfurization.
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Tailoring surface reaction pathways by self-assembling a trifluoromethyl-terminated molecular layer to enhance photocatalytic cellulose-to-syngas conversion in pure water
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01933H, PaperJianfeng Lin, Ren Yu, Xiaoyu Shi, Jie Zhao, Shangxian Chen, Liang Huang, Libo Li, Donglei Bu, Ning Cai, Shaoming Huang
A trifluoromethyl-terminated hole-selective self-assembling molecule-modified S-scheme heterojunction of ZnSe@TiO2 has been designed and constructed for enhanced photocatalytic conversion of biomass to syngas by steering the catalytic pathway.
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Development of an integrated polyoxoniobate catalyst with oxygen activation and basicity as a green catalyst for efficient aerobic oxidation of aldehydes at room temperature
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01576F, CommunicationYan-Ru Li, Chun-Xia Chen, Ke-Xin Qi, Cai Sun, Shou-Tian Zheng
This work marks the first instance of achieving efficient aldehyde oxidation using a single integrated polyoxoniobate catalyst and clean O2 as the oxidant, without requiring high temperatures or additional co-catalysts.
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Bridging plastic recycling and clean energy production: hydrogen-free catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene over CuMgAlOx for high-yield diesel fuel generation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01967B, PaperXiangyu Xie, Mengfei Wang, Ning Mao, Heping Yang, Xiaowei Bai, Zhenghua Dai, Jian Li
Catalytic pyrolysis of polyethylene using CuMgAlOx as the catalyst achieved a liquid oil yield of up to 85.7 wt%.
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Modification strategies for cellulose-based anion exchange membranes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00844A, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Chen Cheng, Siyuan Zhu, Chichong Lu, Zhichuan J. XuSustainable biomass materials are at the forefront of green technologies across energy conversion, water purification and chemical processes.
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Green synthesis of ω-hydroxydodecanoic acid by engineering C. viswanathii with Cas13d
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00156K, PaperChin-Wei Chang, Yen-Tzu Tung, Siang-Cing Huang, Yun-Ching Chen, Pramod Shah, Xuan-Mai Le Thi, Vy Anh Truong, Mai Thanh Thi Nguyen, Yu-Chen Hu
Chang et al. harnessed Cas13d for programmable knockdown of 4 pathway genes in C. viswanathii and achieved a high ω-hydroxydodecanoic acid titer.
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Design of a polymer supported chiral cobalt catalyst for heterogeneous enantioselective C–H activations
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06596D, PaperJie Lin, Dingguo Song, Wenji Zhang, Changdi Zheng, Cunwei Zheng, Jiayang Lv, Jun Xue, Weihui Zhong, Fei Ling
We report a recyclable polymer-supported chiral cobalt catalyst for diverse C–H functionalization reactions with high reactivity and excellent enantioselectivity. It maintains activity and selectivity in continuous flow, showing industrial potential.
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Ligand-induced tetrad effect in coordination leaching of ion-adsorption rare earth ores: enhanced recovery of high-value low-lanthanum rare earth concentrates
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02367J, PaperKui Zou, Hongbo Zhao
Conventional in situ leaching techniques for ion-adsorption rare earth ores (IAREOs) using ammonium-based leaching agents present dual challenges of persistent NH4+–N contamination and inefficient La extraction economics.
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What do we learn when we study cytotoxicity? Critical shortcomings in the green chemistry context using imidazolium ionic liquids as an example case
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00836K, PaperKsenia S. Egorova, Andrey E. Kolesnikov, Alexey D. Tikhomirov, Alexander A. Filippov, Valentine P. Ananikov
Cytotoxicity measurements are crucial for green chemistry but prone to variability and misinterpretation. This study shows how time-dependent, multi-marker approaches can improve data reliability, ensuring more robust toxicity assessment.
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Engineered pH-buffering nanocomposite for robust one-pot multi-enzyme cascade synthesis of γ-aminobutyric acid
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02022K, PaperHang Luo, Tin Pou Lai, Yanxin Gao, Wenjin Li, Yilin Fan, Liyun Zhang
This work develops a PMAA@ZIF-8 nanocomposite that creates localized acidic microenvironments to overcome pH incompatibility in multi-enzyme cascades, enabling 93.6% GABA yield, efficient NADH regeneration and enhanced enzyme stability.
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Continuous-flow electrochemical benzylic dehydrogenation of arylalkanes to arylalkenes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01442E, CommunicationXuan-Xuan Du, Shu-Fan He, Daixi Li, Yong Jiang, Chen Zhu, Tao Shen
A novel acid-mediated continuous-flow electrochemical strategy for arylalkane dehydrogenation was described.
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Cascade biocatalysis for enantioselective reconstruction of both enantiomers of phenylalaninol from biobased L-phenylalanine
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01567G, PaperXue Han, Yunyi Li, Tian Xie, Lili Gao, Shuangping Huang, Hang Gao, Jiandong Zhang
One-pot cascade biocatalysis for conversion of biobased L-phenylalanine into both enantiomers of phenylalaninol.
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Sustainable and lignin-assisted polyesters with exceptional optical filtering via a highly atom-efficient in situ polymerization strategy
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00517E, PaperShi Liu, Conghui Mi, Yuxuan Qiu, Zhihan Tong, Jiajun Liu, Jinsong Sun, Xiaoxue Song, Qinqin Xia, Haipeng Yu
Sustainable optical filters with visibly opaque but near-infrared transparent (VONIRT) capabilities show great promise in optical detection and information security.
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A universal strategy for single-atom synthesis using conductive polymer-modified metal–organic frameworks for enhanced photocatalysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01015B, PaperYuting Zhu, Na Song, Shengjun Liu, Kui Zhang, Bo Liu, Yang Wang
This work reports a general method using polymer-modified metal–organic frameworks to synthesize a series of single-atom catalysts (SACs) under mild conditions for improved photocatalytic reactions.
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Multi-color-tunable ultra-long room temperature phosphorescence based on cyclodextrin metal–organic frameworks
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01603G, PaperJiayin Zhang, Jiaxuan Tang, Yongsheng Zhang, Yifu Chen, Junbo Gong
A heavy-atom-free γ-cyclodextrin metal–organic framework was assembled with guest molecules to construct an environmentally friendly material exhibiting multi-color-tunable ultra-long room temperature phosphorescence.
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Renewable aromatic production from waste: exploring pathways, source materials, and catalysts
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05683C, Tutorial ReviewRipsa Rani Nayak, Navneet Kumar Gupta
Transforming waste—biomass, plastics, and CO2—into renewable aromatics via pyrolysis and chemocatalysis: advancing sustainable catalysts and technologies for a circular economy and environmental mitigation.
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Fluorine-free polysiloxane-based single-ion-conducting polymer electrolyte for lithium–metal batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00252D, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Leo Gräber, Vittorio Marangon, Manish Kumar, Marcel Weil, Dominic BresserA novel fluorine-free single-ion-conducting polymer electrolyte allows for the stable cycling of Li∥LiFePO4 cells for more than 500 cycles.
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