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“Gradient armor” design of the Si–C anode using biomass-derived porous carbon for high-stability pouch cells
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03638K, PaperLei Ma, Zhi Chen, Qiming Wang, Ying Lin, Lichun Zhou, Xiongbang Wei, Linnan Bi, Sizhe Wang, Jiaxuan Liao
In situ CVD growth of nano-silicon in biomass-derived porous carbon to achieve a highly stable silicon–carbon anode.
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High-performance neutral Zn–air batteries: revolutionizing energy storage with concurrent hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02857D, PaperYunlong Liu, Cairong Gong, Ruguang Wang, Jiaxin Guo, Jisi Li, Quanlu Wang, Zheng Lv, Tao Ling
An epoxy-modified Co–N–C catalyst drives efficient H2O2 production in a neutral Zn–air battery, enabling self-powered wastewater treatment and disinfection.
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Integration of B-doped Co nanoclusters within Cu metal–organic frameworks for highly efficient electrocatalytic nitrate reduction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03112E, PaperRan Li, Hui Li, Yuxin Liu, Jing Luo, Qi Sui, Keke Wang, Jiarui Xia, Yi Jiang
CoB@Cu-HHTP achieves 99% FE in the e-NO3−RR with a high NH3 rate. Co activates NO3−, and B aids in *NO to *NOH conversion.
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From qualitative analysis to quantitative insights: a systematic review of early phase sustainability assessments of chemical processes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02565F, Critical Review


Systematic literature review on early-phase sustainability assessments of chemical processes using qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques.
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Breaking the C–C coupling barrier in pressurized CO2RR: local alkalinity control against buffering of CO2 species at industrial current densities
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02334C, PaperShilei Zhang, Hang Wang, Yang Wang, Min Zhang, Weimin Wang, Liang Zhang, Jun Li, Xun Zhu, Qian Fu, Qiang Liao
This study presents a pressurized liquid-phase electrolyzer and electrolyte engineering strategy to enable high-rate conversion of CO2 to value-added C2 chemicals under industrial conditions.
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Hydrogen peroxide pre-oxidation breaks down the recalcitrance of poplar biomass during acid/pentanol biphasic fractionation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03429A, PaperHong Liao, Yimeng Wang, Huayou Chen, Fubao Sun, Junhua Zhang
Structure-guided preprocessing drives efficient and selective phase migration of lignin and hemicellulose in biphasic systems.
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A PASE synthesis of tetrazoloquinolines and its applications in the syntheses of bioactive compounds
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00908A, CommunicationXiaofeng Zhang, Sashirekha Nallapati, Shea Johnson, Xian Chen, Jongwon Lim
Tetrazoloquinolines, formed by the fusion of quinoline and tetrazole moieties, can engage multiple biological targets, often resulting in improved potency and selectivity.
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Advances and future perspectives of composite strategies in vanadium-/manganese-based cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01694K, Tutorial ReviewTao Song, Weifeng Fan, Yu Hu, Heng Zhang, Youcun Bai
This review summarizes the recent research progress in vanadium/manganese-based composite materials, focusing on green synthesis strategies employing the composite support materials CNTs, GO, MOF-derived carbon, MXenes and other hybrid carriers.
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Pt single atoms anchored on CoOx nanoislands for efficient biomass-derived 5-methylfurfural production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02331A, PaperXiongxin Liang, Zidong Huang, Xin Luo, Xu Yang, Dai Dang, Xu Li, Hongliang Peng
A novel atomically precise Pt1-CoOx#TiO2 catalyst, featuring Pt single atoms (Pt SAs) anchored on TiO2-supported CoOx nanoislands (∼5–10 nm), which achieves exceptional HMF conversion (95%) and high 5-MF selectivity (>99%).
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Structural and functional divergence of lignin-derived carbon dots and their nucleation pathways under varying alcohol-solvothermal treatments
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03291A, PaperWenhao Hu, Siyu Zhao, Chihe Sun, Xueping Song, Meysam Madadi, Elahe Chiani, Abdolreza Samimi, Alireza Ashori, Fubao Sun
Lignin-derived carbon quantum dots (L-CQDs) offer a promising avenue for lignin valorization due to their superior biocompatibility, tunable fluorescence, and diverse applications.
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Green separation and enrichment of rare and precious metals from spent automotive catalysts via Si collection and electromagnetic directional crystallization
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02219C, PaperDongfang Yang, Jiao Chen, Wenhui Ma, Yongsheng Ren, Sen Luo, Yun Lei
A new green approach for simultaneously extracting and enriching rare and precious metals from spent automotive catalysts without producing harmful solids, liquids, and gases.
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Artificial biocatalytic cascades for the enantiocomplementary synthesis of 3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactones
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02480C, PaperHong-Kang Fu, Tong-Qiu Lu, Ming-Cheng Zuo, Xin-Yu Da, Hui-Hui Wang, Yong-Zheng Chen, Nan-Wei Wan
An artificial biocascade platform enables the enantiocomplementary synthesis of chiral 3-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone from bio-based 1,3-dichloropropanol.
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Metal-free C(sp3)–Si activation enables regiocontrolled [4 + 2] cycloaddition to benzosilacycloethers
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03044G, PaperLiuzhou Gao, Yan Wen, Yan Sun, Yuxin Sun, Jingyi Hu, Shenglong Wang, Zhenxing Li, Ying Han, Yidong Wang
A transition-metal-free strategy enables inverse site-selective [4 + 2] cycloaddition of benzosilacyclobutanes with activated ketones via DMSO-mediated C(sp3)–Si bond cleavage, contrasting conventional transition-metal-catalyzed pathways.
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Co-enzyme-free, enzymatic synthesis of aldehydes from renewable resources with a new and highly efficient alkene cleaving dioxygenase
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01848J, Paper


Alkene cleaving dioxygenases (ADO), which can oxidatively cleave CC double bonds to the respective carbonyl compounds, may aid in biocatalytic waste stream utilization strategies by valorizing lignin-derived monomers.
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Electrochemically relevant physical–chemical properties of tetraalkylammonium salts solutions in the renewable solvent dihydrolevoglucosenone (Cyrene®); electrochemical behaviour of some representative organic molecules
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03356J, Paper


Conductivity, viscosity, IR spectroscopy of tetraalkylammonium salts solutions in DLG, and the electrochemical behavior of representative molecules was studied.
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Solvent-promoted catalyst-free aminolytic upcycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate under low-temperature conditions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02469B, CommunicationZan Yang, Meihua Chen, Anqi Huang, Jundong Xu, Congshan Zhou, Yongbing Yuan
A solvent-promoted catalyst-free aminolysis method for the chemical upcycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate was explored.
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Mechanochemical synthesis of tetramic acids and their biomimetic ring expansion to 4-hydroxy-2-pyridones
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03085D, Communication


Rolling towards pyridones: ball milling enables green tetramic acid synthesis and its smooth biomimetic expansion to valuable heterocycles.
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NAD(H) self-recycling whole-cell biocatalysis for the production of furoic acid and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid from furfural via CO2 fixation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03156G, CommunicationMingzhe Ma, Yajie Wang
A whole-cell catalytic system facilitates the conversion of furfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid through an NAD(H)-self-sufficient enzyme cascade coupled with CO2 fixation.
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D-band center modulation of Prussian blue analogues through a high-entropy strategy for aqueous potassium-ion batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03109E, PaperFuping Min, Qi Zhang, Usman Ali, Maoyu Sun, Fayin Liu, Yueqi Xu, Lu Li, Chungang Wang, Bingqiu Liu
On the basis of the d-band center theory, we employed a high-entropy strategy to regulate the d-band center of Fe-based PBAs to enhance the strength of the Fe–CN bond, which exhibits outstanding cycling stability over 10 000 cycles.
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Metal-free triphenyl phosphite-catalyzed Ritter-type amidation of allylic alcohols
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03351A, PaperLongzhi Zhu, Furong Guo, Weiwei Luo, Shuangjiao Xie, Tingyuan Zhu, Zihe Liao, Biquan Xiong, Yu Liu, Ke-Wen Tang, Renhua Qiu
A triphenyl phosphite-catalyzed, metal-, oxidant- and additive-free Ritter-type amidation of allylic alcohols is described for the first time, enabling precise regiocontrolled synthesis of amides with 100% atom economy under mild conditions.
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