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An Electrochemically Promoted Modular Synthesis of Diverse Glycomimetics via Acyloxyphosphonium Ions
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04739K, PaperYi-Min Jiang, Cheng-Lin Ding, Guizhen Zhang, Hongbao Sun, Jie Liu
The installation of sugar residues can significantly enhance the hydrophilicity, pharmacological activity, and bioavailability of natural products and bioactive compounds. In this study, we developed an electrochemical strategy for the...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04739K, PaperYi-Min Jiang, Cheng-Lin Ding, Guizhen Zhang, Hongbao Sun, Jie Liu
The installation of sugar residues can significantly enhance the hydrophilicity, pharmacological activity, and bioavailability of natural products and bioactive compounds. In this study, we developed an electrochemical strategy for the...
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High energy content bi- and mono-cycloalkane and iso-alkane jet blending mixtures derived from ethanol
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03955J, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Robert A. Dagle, Nickolas Riedel, Zhibin Yang, Johnny Saavedra Lopez, Alia Cooper, Michael Thorson, Louis Edwards Caceres-Martinez, Wan Tang Jeff Zhang, Hilkka I. Kenttämaa, Gozdem Kilaz, Joshua Heyne, Ralph GillespieThe aromatization of ethanol-derived olefinic intermediates provides a route forward to high energy density synthetic aviation fuel (SAF) with favorable O-ring seal swell properties.
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A green and efficient strategy for leaching critical metals from spent LiNixCoyMnzO2 cathodes: Modulating the dielectric SiO2 contact-electro-catalytic activity
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04080A, PaperMan Yang, Shuhao Qin, Youchang Yang, Mingmi Wu, Ting Lei, Yufei Liu, Huiju Shao
Amid the global transition toward carbon neutrality, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are experiencing unprecedented demand growth as key energy storage components. Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) method has been utilized in recycling spent LIBs...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04080A, PaperMan Yang, Shuhao Qin, Youchang Yang, Mingmi Wu, Ting Lei, Yufei Liu, Huiju Shao
Amid the global transition toward carbon neutrality, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are experiencing unprecedented demand growth as key energy storage components. Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) method has been utilized in recycling spent LIBs...
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Green Pathways to Low Sulfur Diesel: Advances and Challenges in Desulfurization Technologies
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04160K, Tutorial ReviewPeiwen Wu, Shaojie Ma, Wenshuai Zhu
Diesel desulfurization is crucial for producing ultra-low sulfur diesel to meet stringent environmental regulations and reduce harmful emissions. Traditional hydrodesulfurization processes, while widely used, face limitations in removing refractory sulfur...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04160K, Tutorial ReviewPeiwen Wu, Shaojie Ma, Wenshuai Zhu
Diesel desulfurization is crucial for producing ultra-low sulfur diesel to meet stringent environmental regulations and reduce harmful emissions. Traditional hydrodesulfurization processes, while widely used, face limitations in removing refractory sulfur...
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Hydrophobic and Mechanically Reinforcing Coatings from Palmitoylated Lignin via Waterborne Spraying
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05423K, Paper
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  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 R. Booth, Oliver Riley Evenden, Orlando J. Rojas, Kwang Ho Kim
Softwood Kraft lignin was esterified with palmitic anhydride to produce palmitoylated lignin (p-lignin). Structural analyses by FTIR and quantitative 31P NMR confirmed high degrees of hydroxyl substitution (71% aliphatic and...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05423K, Paper
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  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 R. Booth, Oliver Riley Evenden, Orlando J. Rojas, Kwang Ho KimSoftwood Kraft lignin was esterified with palmitic anhydride to produce palmitoylated lignin (p-lignin). Structural analyses by FTIR and quantitative 31P NMR confirmed high degrees of hydroxyl substitution (71% aliphatic and...
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A porous liquid constructed from single-walled polyoxometalate nanotubes for sustainable extractive–oxidative desulfurization
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05177K, PaperJing He, Weilai Zhang, Haiyan Huang, Ruyu Cai, Yingxue Cui, Yingcheng Wu, Xiantai Zhou, Huaming Li, Wei Jiang
A unique PWNTs-liquid has been developed, comprising POM-based single-walled nanotubes and a bulky bis-imidazolium-based IL. The PWNTs-liquid could extract thiophene sulfur and convert it into sulfone products with high economic added value.
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Eco-design for the Sustainable Scale-Up of Flexible Transparent Conductive Electrodes at the Early-Stage Development
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03167B, Paper
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  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
Silver nanowires (AgNWs) printed on regenerated cellulose (RC) substrate represent a promising class of flexible transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs), paving the way for a wide range of intelligent applications related...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03167B, Paper
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  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 YaoSilver nanowires (AgNWs) printed on regenerated cellulose (RC) substrate represent a promising class of flexible transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs), paving the way for a wide range of intelligent applications related...
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Electrochemical Metal-Free Functionalization of ArCF3: Efficient Construction of C-S, C-Se, C-D, C-H, and C-C Bonds
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05060J, CommunicationZhi min Xu, Zong hao Zhou, Xiaochen Wang, Yu xia Yang, Yi Pan, Yi Wang
Herein, we report an innovative metal-free catalytic electrochemical defluorination method for constructing C-S, C-Se, C-D, C-H, and C-C bonds. This approach offers excellent versatility, starting from simple trifluoroarylbenzene as a...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05060J, CommunicationZhi min Xu, Zong hao Zhou, Xiaochen Wang, Yu xia Yang, Yi Pan, Yi Wang
Herein, we report an innovative metal-free catalytic electrochemical defluorination method for constructing C-S, C-Se, C-D, C-H, and C-C bonds. This approach offers excellent versatility, starting from simple trifluoroarylbenzene as a...
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Simple fabric-to-fibre recycling of PBT/Cotton textile blends using water under mild conditions
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03705K, PaperSimão V. Pandeirada, Paula S. S. Lacerda, Michael A. R. Meier, Andreia F. Sousa
The increasing global demand for textiles has contributed to a rapid rise in textile waste, particularly from hard-to-recycle polymer mixtures such as polyester/cotton blends, posing major challenges to achieve circularity...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03705K, PaperSimão V. Pandeirada, Paula S. S. Lacerda, Michael A. R. Meier, Andreia F. Sousa
The increasing global demand for textiles has contributed to a rapid rise in textile waste, particularly from hard-to-recycle polymer mixtures such as polyester/cotton blends, posing major challenges to achieve circularity...
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Differentiated regulation of mineral interface properties using an eco-friendly polysaccharide depressant for enhanced apatite–dolomite sustainable flotation separation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04872A, PaperBin Yang, Jing Li, Jingfeng He, Lingtao Zhu, Shihai Guo, Song Zhang
A biodegradable, environmentally friendly, and highly selectively polysaccharide depressant PG modulates the interfacial properties between apatite and dolomite, thereby enabling the efficient flotation separation of these two minerals.
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Photocatalytic Upcycling of PET into Methane, Hydrogen and High-value Liquid Products
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03562G, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Madeline Weisweiller, Adrian Ertl, Cornelia von Baeckmann, Anil Kumar Sihag, Christian M. Pichler, Freddy Kleitz, Dominik Eder, Alexey S. Cherevan
The harmful effects of daily plastic use are increasingly evident, with most waste burned or landfilled, leading to the formation of microplastics that pollute the environment and the food chain....
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03562G, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Madeline Weisweiller, Adrian Ertl, Cornelia von Baeckmann, Anil Kumar Sihag, Christian M. Pichler, Freddy Kleitz, Dominik Eder, Alexey S. CherevanThe harmful effects of daily plastic use are increasingly evident, with most waste burned or landfilled, leading to the formation of microplastics that pollute the environment and the food chain....
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Direct Electrocatalytic O-O Coupling for Modular Synthesis of Aza-cyclic Peroxides from Paired Oxygen Donors
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04553C, CommunicationCong Yu, Liwei Wang, Xiaotong Bu, Hui Liao, Meng Gao
Organic peroxidic bonds represent privileged scaffolds in both organic and medicinal chemistry. However, direct construction of peroxidic bonds (O-O) remains unreported in synthetic methodology, as conventional strategies rely on preactivated...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04553C, CommunicationCong Yu, Liwei Wang, Xiaotong Bu, Hui Liao, Meng Gao
Organic peroxidic bonds represent privileged scaffolds in both organic and medicinal chemistry. However, direct construction of peroxidic bonds (O-O) remains unreported in synthetic methodology, as conventional strategies rely on preactivated...
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Si-doped γ-Al2O3 from solid-phase grinding for highly efficient one-step production of L, L-lactide
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04167H, PaperMin-Min Wang, Hong Guo, Zheng-Wu Wang, Yu-Quan Yan, Yi-Zhou Zhu, He-Fang Wang
L, L-lactide, the important precursor for biodegradable polylactic acid, has attracted significant attention. The one-step synthesis based on nanoconfinement primarily utilizes porous catalysts to induce the cyclization of L-lactic acid...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04167H, PaperMin-Min Wang, Hong Guo, Zheng-Wu Wang, Yu-Quan Yan, Yi-Zhou Zhu, He-Fang Wang
L, L-lactide, the important precursor for biodegradable polylactic acid, has attracted significant attention. The one-step synthesis based on nanoconfinement primarily utilizes porous catalysts to induce the cyclization of L-lactic acid...
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One-Pot Multienzyme-Catalyzed Assembly of Pentasaccharide Repeating Units from Group B Streptococcus Capsular Polysaccharides and Their Related Oligosaccharide Derivatives
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03525B, PaperMin Liang, Wei Gong, Jielin Zhao, Hong Wang, Chongzhen Sun, Xianwei Liu, Guofeng Gu
The biochemical properties, functional characterization and substrate specificities of five recombinant glycosyltransferases – β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (Cps1aI), β-1,4-galactosyltransferase (Cps1aJ), β-1,3-galactosyltransferase (Cps1bJ), and α-2,3-sialyltransferase (Cps1aK and Cps1bK) – involved in the biosynthesis of...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03525B, PaperMin Liang, Wei Gong, Jielin Zhao, Hong Wang, Chongzhen Sun, Xianwei Liu, Guofeng Gu
The biochemical properties, functional characterization and substrate specificities of five recombinant glycosyltransferases – β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (Cps1aI), β-1,4-galactosyltransferase (Cps1aJ), β-1,3-galactosyltransferase (Cps1bJ), and α-2,3-sialyltransferase (Cps1aK and Cps1bK) – involved in the biosynthesis of...
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Aluminum graphite dual-ion batteries: Recent advances and challenges
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05069C, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hui Shi, Anastasia A. Teck, Laura Lander, Maria Magdalena Titirici
Aluminum–graphite dual-ion batteries (AGDIBs) are emerging as a promising alternative in electrochemical energy storage due to aluminum’s abundance, low cost, intrinsic safety, high power density, and excellent performance across a...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05069C, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hui Shi, Anastasia A. Teck, Laura Lander, Maria Magdalena TitiriciAluminum–graphite dual-ion batteries (AGDIBs) are emerging as a promising alternative in electrochemical energy storage due to aluminum’s abundance, low cost, intrinsic safety, high power density, and excellent performance across a...
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Peculiar Even-Odd Effect in semi-crystalline poly(alkylene succinate)s with a wide range of repeating unit chain lengths
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05522A, PaperJuan Torres-Rodríguez, Antxon Martínez de Ilarduya, Haritz Sardon, Ricardo A Pérez-Camargo, Alejandro J. Müller
A series of novel aliphatic polysuccinates was synthesized from dimethyl succinate and various linear diols, with methylene chain lengths (nCH2) ranging from 2 to 12 in their repeating units. The...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05522A, PaperJuan Torres-Rodríguez, Antxon Martínez de Ilarduya, Haritz Sardon, Ricardo A Pérez-Camargo, Alejandro J. Müller
A series of novel aliphatic polysuccinates was synthesized from dimethyl succinate and various linear diols, with methylene chain lengths (nCH2) ranging from 2 to 12 in their repeating units. The...
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Metal free visible light mediated cycloaddition reaction using recyclable graphitic nitride under water
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04611D, PaperBasavarajagouda E Patil, Rahul Tarkase, Rajdeep Paul, Gopalan Rajaraman, Deepti Kalsi
The development of environmentally benign photocatalytic methodologies for [2+2] cycloadditions is of significant interest, given their utility in accessing cyclobutane motifs found in natural products and pharmaceuticals. Conventional approaches often...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04611D, PaperBasavarajagouda E Patil, Rahul Tarkase, Rajdeep Paul, Gopalan Rajaraman, Deepti Kalsi
The development of environmentally benign photocatalytic methodologies for [2+2] cycloadditions is of significant interest, given their utility in accessing cyclobutane motifs found in natural products and pharmaceuticals. Conventional approaches often...
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Can mixed plastics be recycled and upcycled without separation?
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03714J, Critical ReviewJaime J. M. Pang, Yan Hui Lee, Haonan Zhao, Albert Ong, Jason Y. C. Lim
In this review, we examine the possibility of using mixed and/or contaminated plastic feedstock for chemical recycling, upcycling and formation of physical polymer blends.
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Highly energy-efficient hydrogenolysis of high-density polyethylene via hydrogen nonthermal plasma reaction engineering
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04228C, Paper
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Sustainable electro-organic synthesis of dicarboxylic acids from biogenic shellac
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04392A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Edward P. Rayner, Tomas Horsten, Siegfried R. WaldvogelShellac, a bioresin secreted by insects, is electrochemically degraded to obtain value-added dicarboxylic acids.
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