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High ionic conductivity conjugated artificial solid electrolyte interphase enabling stable lithium metal batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01282A, PaperDong Yan, Yuhao Ma, Hao Wang, Weishang Jia, Xiaobin Niu, Haibo Wang, Wei Zou, Liping Wang
The functional artificial SEI layer (CPAN@ZnO), featuring high ionic conductivity, effectively enhances interface stability of Li metal and improves cycling performance of Li-limited cells.
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Co-upcycling of mixed polypropylene and polyesters
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00561B, PaperXiangyue Wei, Qiang Zhang, Chengfeng Shen, Pengbo Ye, Jiaying Xu, Xuehui Liu, Zhishan Su, Shimei Xu, Yu-Zhong Wang
Mixed plastic waste management has long been a major challenge owing to complex compositions of plastic wastes and high sorting costs.
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Tuning charge-carrier transport in isostructural covalent organic frameworks for enhanced photocatalytic CO2 reduction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02267C, PaperYize Zhang, Haobo Xu, Hangshuai Li, Junrong Jiao, Xin Wen, Qinggang Meng, Xingwang Lan
The synergy between Co and porphyrin–bicarbazole COFs establishes dual-channel charge transport pathways, enhancing charge separation and boosting CO2 photoreduction performance.
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Cutting-edge development of non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU) foams: from sustainable precursors to environmental impact evaluation
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05796A, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Federica Orabona, Federica Recupido, Giuseppe Cesare Lama, Krzysztof Polaczek, Francesco Taddeo, Tapio Salmi, Martino Di Serio, Letizia Verdolotti, Vincenzo RussoThis review includes the key steps in the synthesis of NIPUs. The key aspects in the synthesis, characterization, and functionalization of NIPUs are analyzed in detail, along with giving insights into the recently published LCA analyses.
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Electrothermal upcycling of plastic waste
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01305D, Tutorial ReviewChunlin Luo, Shuai Liu, Tao Wu, Jianli Hu, Yuxin Wang
This review highlights emerging electrothermal strategies, including Joule, microwave, plasma, induction, and laser heating, for selectively upcycling plastic waste into hydrogen, olefins, aromatics, and carbon materials under renewable energy input.
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Photocatalytic oxidation of various C–H bonds by a polyoxometalate nanocluster-dominated compartmentalized metal–organic framework
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00269A, PaperJiachen Jiao, Chuanbao Zhang, Hui Sun, Haina Hu, Ziqing Xu, Junwei Zhao, Qiuxia Han, Pengtao Ma
A polyoxometalate nanocluster-dominated compartmentalized metal–organic framework (NiW12-TPT) was synthesized, which displays excellent performance in the photocatalytic oxidation of various hydrocarbons at room temperature with oxidant H2O and air.
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Direct metal-free homo-/cross-coupling of carbonyls with alcohols or imines under ambient light
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01922B, PaperTongyu Han, Shiqian Zhang, Jinya Li, Quansheng Mou, Jian Gao, Bowen Cao, Chao-Jun Li, Mingxin Liu
The development of a metal-free, ‘greener’ C–C coupling process was highly desired in light of future sustainability as well as social and environmental well-being.
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Electrochemical vicinal amidoselenation of unactivated olefins via a tandem Ritter reaction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01259G, CommunicationWei Xu, Nana Zhang, Chenyu Li, Haodong Ma, Bin Wang, Ziren Chen, Yu Xia, Shaofeng Wu, Weiwei Jin, Penji Yan, Chenjiang Liu, Yonghong Zhang
An electrochemical amidoselenation of unactivated olefins via a selenylation/Ritter tandem reaction has been developed.
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Degradable thermosets from cellulose acetate allyl carbonate via thiol–ene click chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00794A, PaperJaeheon Kim, Emily A. Prebihalo, Mayuri K. Porwal, Nathan B. Rackstraw, Tyler J. Weinstein, Ben Reiner, Lyndsay Leal, Kelli Ogawa, Paul J. Dauenhauer, Theresa M. Reineke
The development of degradable thermosets from renewable resources addresses the pollution associated with fossil fuel-based plastics.
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Bio-based, high-latent-efficiency cross-linking accelerator with steric hindrance and salt formation effects
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01732G, PaperChanghui Jing, Falin Li, Shuai Du, Xin Wang, Fengyuan Zhang, Songqi Ma
This work facilely synthesized a bio-derived, high-latent-efficiency accelerator via the Michael addition reaction of an abundant bioresource, itaconic acid, and imidazole.
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Deciphering the synergistic role of chemisorbed phosphate on FeOOH for high-efficiency overall water splitting
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01624J, PaperXiaoqian Du, Junjun Zhang, Mengyuan Zhang, Huilong Wei, Xiu Lin, Wen Guo, Pengfei Zhang, Zhenghong Luo
An iron-based catalyst was synthesized via a wet-chemical method using inexpensive raw materials. By modifying the electrolyte composition, the properties of the catalyst were systematically tuned, thereby enhancing the efficiency of water splitting.
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Electrochemically driven tandem addition–cyclization: synthesis of thiadiazinanes and thiophosphonates
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01831E, PaperHonghao Zhou, Yike Zhang, Liting Ma, Xiangyang Liu, Chun Zhang, Feifei Tong, Dandan Hu, Jun-Qi Zhang, Jianguo Yang
An iodine-catalyzed electrochemical strategy for the sustainable synthesis of 1,2,5-thiadiazinanes and thiophosphonates was developed. This strategy demonstrates excellent functional group tolerance, sustainability, and facile scale-up potential.
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Anaerobic digestion-derived digestate valorization: green chemistry innovations for resource recovery and reutilization
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01053E, Tutorial ReviewSamuel Jacob, Debajyoti Kundu, Anjani Devi Chintagunta, Sampath Kumar N. S, Palas Samanta, Chandan Mahata, Sukhendu Dey, R. G. Shibirathna, Arun Barathi, Sunil Kumar, Zhiwu Wang, Gaurav Goel
Green chemistry approaches to digestate valorization support circular bioeconomy and advance UN sustainable development goals.
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Enhanced electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction, oxygen evolution reaction and biomass oxidation over Ce-doped NiPxvia optimization of electronic modulation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01605C, PaperShuhan Liu, Yifei Ye, Lele Gao, Zhen Yan, Haokun Pan, Zhaokun Wang, Guangrui Zhang, Xiubing Huang
Ce species synergistically adjust the electronic states of Ni in Ce-NiPx/NF, and the escape of P provides a large number of reaction sites, resulting in FDCA yield and Faraday efficiency of 98.69% and 98.38%, respectively, at 1.40 VRHE.
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Machine learning-guided optimization for ionic liquid-based polyethylene terephthalate waste recycling
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01998B, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ji Gao, Wenbo Peng, Andres Galindo, Ethan Slaton, Jose Perez Martinez, Guanghui Lan, Zhaohui TongMachine learning-based ionic liquid design and reaction condition optimization towards unified economic and environmental performance indicators.
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Fluorine-free polysiloxane-based single-ion-conducting polymer electrolyte for lithium–metal batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00252D, Paper
Open Access   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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Green synthesis of building blocks, drug candidates and fine chemicals by barochemistry: application of high pressure in organic synthesis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01075F, Tutorial Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Guoshu Xie, Valerie Wright, Alexander Lazarev, Gary Smejkal, Vera Gross, Béla TörökBarochemistry, the use of high hydrostatic pressure, is a powerful green activation method that enables effective, scalable, energy efficient and solvent-free synthesis—offering a distinct advantages over other non-traditional activation techniques.
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Depolymerization of polyesters by in situ generated alkali metal alkoxides
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00664C, PaperJunyan Wu, Qingqing Zhao, Diandian Shi, Yiguo He, Zhen Miao, Haijiao Xie, Dianyu Wang, Shuzhuang Sun, Yadong Zhang
The strategy of ligand exchange between acetylacetone and ethylene glycol to generate magnesium alcoholate (MgEG) in situ for PET glycolysis.
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Solvent-promoted catalyst-free aminolytic degradation for chemical recycling of single and mixed plastic wastes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01068C, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Kai Cheng, Yu-I. Hsu, Hiroshi UyamaSchematical illustration of this work: aminolytic degradation for chemical recycling of plastic wastes under mild and catalyst-free conditions.
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Microgel-engineered temperature-responsive microcapsules at liquid interfaces for sequential biocatalytic reactions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00775E, PaperDivya Gaur, Wasia Khanam, Nidhi C. Dubey, Bijay P. Tripathi
Microgels, with their adjustable deformability and responsiveness, offer a promising alternative to prepare microcompartments via template-directed assembly onto emulsion droplets.
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