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Self-initiated radical leaching for the green recovery of precious metals
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02561C, PaperChenchen Zhu, Anting Ding, Chuanying Liu, Chengliang Xiao, Ming Li
Palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt) are widely used precious metals (PMs) in modern industrial catalysis, yet their recovery from spent catalysts remains a challenge. In this work, we demonstrate a...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02561C, PaperChenchen Zhu, Anting Ding, Chuanying Liu, Chengliang Xiao, Ming Li
Palladium (Pd) and platinum (Pt) are widely used precious metals (PMs) in modern industrial catalysis, yet their recovery from spent catalysts remains a challenge. In this work, we demonstrate a...
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Additively manufactured electrochemical platforms from reclaimed ground tire rubber for environmental monitoring
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02259B, PaperGilvana P. Siqueira, Agata Rodak, Raquel G. Rocha, Tomasz Swebocki, Mateusz Cieślik, Eduardo Mathias Richter, Krzysztof Formela, Jacek Ryl, Rodrigo Alejandro Abarza Munoz
Plastic waste poses a serious threat to ecosystems and human health. Similarly, the increasing use of automobiles has led to a rise in discarded tires, exacerbating environmental concerns. However, repurposing...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02259B, PaperGilvana P. Siqueira, Agata Rodak, Raquel G. Rocha, Tomasz Swebocki, Mateusz Cieślik, Eduardo Mathias Richter, Krzysztof Formela, Jacek Ryl, Rodrigo Alejandro Abarza Munoz
Plastic waste poses a serious threat to ecosystems and human health. Similarly, the increasing use of automobiles has led to a rise in discarded tires, exacerbating environmental concerns. However, repurposing...
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A CNT-connection strategy of coupling ZnS and a CoFe alloy in ORR/OER catalysts of rechargeable zinc–air batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02131F, PaperJiankun Li, Shuhe Kang, Huize Zhang, Jincai Yang, Pengfei Wan, Zheng Li, Shang Wu, Yuzhi Sun, Quanlu Yang
FeCo-S/Z8-NC integrates CNTs, ZnS, a CoFe alloy and sp3 defect carbon with CNTs, forming a protective armor while enabling fast electron transport. The FeCo-S/Z8-NC-based zinc–air battery exhibits an open circuit potential of 1.56 V.
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Catalytic Reductive Conversion of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Plastic Waste into Fuels, Valuable Chemicals and Degradable Polymers
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03083H, Tutorial ReviewJingyu Liu, Shuyan Yi, Jingwen Cheng, Sibao Liu
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widely used synthetic polyester; however, a significant portion of its waste accumulates in landfills, oceans, and incinerators, posing severe environmental and health risks. Chemical...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03083H, Tutorial ReviewJingyu Liu, Shuyan Yi, Jingwen Cheng, Sibao Liu
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the most widely used synthetic polyester; however, a significant portion of its waste accumulates in landfills, oceans, and incinerators, posing severe environmental and health risks. Chemical...
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Heterostructure of hollow MoSe2@CoSe for stable sodium storage
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03294F, PaperKai Yang, Wenrui Zhang, Qinghua Deng, Zhiqian Li, Jiancheng Zhang, Quanli Liu, Hao Mo, Nan Zhu
An exquisite hierarchical heterostructure of MoSe2@CoSe significantly promotes sodium-ion storage kinetics, lowers the ion diffusion barrier, and improves structural stability during long-life cycles.
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Unveiling the five-membered ring structures in “soft” coke deposits on Fe–Ni catalysts: formation mechanisms and implications for biomass catalytic reforming
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02932E, PaperWenkai Lang, Jin Deng, Xin Liu, Zaiyu Yang, Ruxia Zhang, Honghong Liu, Keyuan Sun, Shenfu Yuan
A five-membered ring structure in coke deposits was proposed, and cyclopentanone was identified as the key intermediate in the formation of this structure. The reaction mechanism from real biomass to catalyst coke deposits was sorted out.
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Porous liquids for gas capture and separation: recent progress and future aspects
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03111G, Critical ReviewLisha Sheng, Hailong Ning, Yi Wang, Chengyi Li, Shengtao Huang, Yuquan Zhang, Bo Xu, Zhenqian Chen
Porous liquids are a novel class of porous materials that integrate the permanent porosity of solids with the fluidity of liquids.
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Boosting the sustainable recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries through mechanochemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02354H, PaperShubin Wang, Shuxuan Yan, Zihao Chen, Yudie Ou, Binod Mahara, Xiangping Chen, Ying Yang, Tao Zhou
Mechanochemistry, with low energy and reagent use, minimizes secondary waste and offers a scalable, sustainable route for closed-loop recycling of complex spent LIBs, aligning with the principles of green chemistry and the circular economy.
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One-pot one-step enzymatic synthesis of 5-(aminomethyl)-2-furancarboxylic acid from 5-(hydroxymethyl) furfural
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06452F, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Eleonora Fornoni, Ammar Al-Shameri, Pablo Domínguez de María, Volker SieberAn aromatic polyamide monomer was synthesized from renewable resources through enzymatic catalysis in a one-pot one-step reaction.
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Radical reductive formylation of N-heteroarenes with formic acid under catalyst- and solvent-free conditions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01788B, PaperShaofeng Pang, Qi Wei, Junxi Liang, Liqun Jiang, Xinyun Guan, Bolin Xia, Rong Shang, Yanbin Wang, Yujing Zhang
A catalyst- and solvent-free system for reductive formylation of N-heteroarenes with formic acid was developed via a radical-mediated hydrogen transfer strategy to obtain N-formyl-heterocycles.
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Electrocatalytic hydrodeoxygenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-dimethylfuran over POx modified Cu electrocatalyst: the promoting role of POx
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02693H, PaperYiwei Zhao, Chao Zhang, Zuhang Jin, Cheng Tao, Tingting Xiao
Conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) by electrocatalysis is significant but challenging. The Cu-POx catalyst (CuP-CF-350-H) synthesized by the simple electrodeposition show high efficiency for C-O cleavage by suppressing...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02693H, PaperYiwei Zhao, Chao Zhang, Zuhang Jin, Cheng Tao, Tingting Xiao
Conversion of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF) by electrocatalysis is significant but challenging. The Cu-POx catalyst (CuP-CF-350-H) synthesized by the simple electrodeposition show high efficiency for C-O cleavage by suppressing...
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Machine learning-guided engineering of chalcone synthase enables high-selectivity phloretin biosynthesis in yeast
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03435C, PaperMei Li, Canyu Zhang, Hui Liang, Boyang Wu, Wenxi Yu, Guangjian Li, Yufei Cao, Wen-Yong Lou
Machine learning-guided engineering of chalcone synthase effectively overcomes substrate promiscuity, enabling highly selective biosynthesis of phloretin in yeast, and provides a framework for the microbial production of high-value natural products.
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Recycling of anhydride-cured epoxy resin-based carbon fiber-reinforced composites via a β-phenethyl alcohol/TBD catalytic system
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02625C, PaperRenlong Min, Chenyu Zhang, Haijuan Kong, Shuo Liu, Ziyao Peng
A sustainable β-phenethyl alcohol/TBD system enables rapid, high-quality recycling of carbon fibers from anhydride-cured epoxy composites, with clear identification of degradation products.
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Electrocatalytic oxidation of biomass-derived chemicals using non-precious metal catalysts: design strategies, performance characteristics and perspectives
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00719D, Critical ReviewHaoyun Wang, Xiaoyun Li, Chuanling Si
This review systematically summarizes the advancements in non-precious metal catalysts for biomass electrocatalytic oxidation focusing on reaction mechanisms and performance improvements in furfural, HMF, glycerol and glucose oxidation.
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Integration of metabolic and bioprocess engineering for the production of β-ketoadipic acid from glucose and xylose by Pseudomonas putida
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01813G, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Gabriel M. Rubinstein, Sekgetho C. Mokwatlo, Louis Chirban, Ariel R. Lepard, Morgan A. Ingraham, Kelsey J. Ramirez, Hoon Choi, Patrick O. Saboe, Davinia Salvachúa, Christopher W. Johnson, Gregg T. Beckhamβ-Ketoadipic acid, an intermediate in aerobic microbial aromatic catabolism suitable as a monomer in performance-advantaged biopolymers, was produced at a high titer, rate, and yield from glucose and xylose in P. putida with in situ product recovery.
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Sustainable synthesis of nitrogen-containing chemicals from biomass-derived carbonyls: catalytic strategies and mechanistic perspectives in multicomponent systems
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02853A, Critical Review
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhisen He, Shanjian Liu, Fernando Cardenas-Lizana, Dongmei Bi, Aimaro SannaThermochemical catalytic conversion of biomass-derived compounds to high-value nitrogen-containing chemicals via reactive carbonyl intermediates, multifunctional catalysts, and pathway-selective strategies under multicomponent system conditions.
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Cesium chemistry enables microporous carbon nanofibers with biomimetic ion transport channels for zinc-ion capacitors
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02376A, PaperZhenye Yin, Xuan Luo, Qian Zhang, Guangjie Yang, Chunmei Zhang, Zhenlu Liu, Xue Li, Jian Song, Haoqi Yang, Shuijian He
This work presents a sustainable “cesium chemistry” strategy to directly convert cellulose acetate into microporous carbon nanofibers with biomimetic ion channels, enabling efficient Zn2+ storage and high-performance zinc-ion capacitors.
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Ecotoxicity of binary mixtures of cholinium-based ionic liquids and salts to microalgae
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02838H, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Fátima Jesus, Joana L. Pereira, Sónia P. M. Ventura, João A. P. Coutinho, Fernando J. M. Gonçalves, Ana M. M. GonçalvesMixtures of cholinium-based ILs and salts may pose lower environmental hazards than anticipated from the toxicities of their individual components.
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Dynamic tailoring gradient porosity of biomass-derived porous carbons for highly effective CO2 capture
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03217B, PaperBinbin Chang, Weiwei Shi, Yanzhen Guo, Qixin Lu, Haitao Li, Yachao Liang, Faxue Ma, Baocheng Yang
Carbon capture has emerged as an efficient technology for mitigating escalating atmospheric CO2 levels. Porous carbons show the promising potential for CO2 capture by virtue of their tunable porosity and...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03217B, PaperBinbin Chang, Weiwei Shi, Yanzhen Guo, Qixin Lu, Haitao Li, Yachao Liang, Faxue Ma, Baocheng Yang
Carbon capture has emerged as an efficient technology for mitigating escalating atmospheric CO2 levels. Porous carbons show the promising potential for CO2 capture by virtue of their tunable porosity and...
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Sustainable base-mediated chemical upcycling of poly (propylene carbonate) to β-hydroxy sulfides and oxides
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02451J, CommunicationNageswararao Moyilla, Ganeshdev Padhi, Nagaraju Barsu
We present a cesium carbonate–mediated method to upcycle poly(propylene carbonate) (PPC) waste into β-hydroxy sulfides, selenides, and phenoxides via selective thermal depolymerization.
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