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Hydrogen-driven, ATP-dependent biocatalytic reduction of carboxylic acids under non-explosive conditions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03751D, Communication
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Marianna Karava, Qian Liang, Elske van der Pol, Margit Winkler, Robert KouristThe reduction of carboxylic acids to alcohols in a hydrogen-driven whole-cell biocatalyst employing carboxylic acid reductases ensures high atom and mass efficiency, enabling a potentially more sustainable route for the synthesis of alcohols.
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Overcoming thermodynamic incompatibilities with photons: multi-carbon hydrocarbons from methane and carbon dioxide via a hybrid photocatalytic dry reforming/Fischer–Tropsch process
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04326C, CommunicationHiroaki Kaneko, Shusaku Shoji, Yohei Cho, Tomotaka Sugimura, Ayako Hashimoto, Hideki Abe, Akira Yamaguchi, Masahiro Miyauchi
Combining methane dry reforming (DRM) and Fischer–Tropsch synthesis (FTS) enables the conversion of greenhouse gases into valuable hydrocarbons via syngas.
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Electron-withdrawing group in covalent organic frameworks induced separated redox centers toward enhanced overall H2O2 photosynthesis in pure water
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04352B, PaperLijun Liao, Wenjiao Wang, Wei Qin, Hongqi Chu, Xuepeng Wang, Liping Guo, Zhenzi Li, Fuquan Bai, Wei Zhou
Introducing a sulfone group into COF structure induces electron accumulation and separated redox centers for efficient water oxidation and oxygen reduction reaction, thus accelerating the overall photocatalytic H2O2 synthesis in pure water.
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In situ reduction engineering of NiFe–NiFe2O4 heterojunctions for interfacial coupling toward efficient bifunctional zinc–air batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04845A, PaperYi Hu, Ning Han, Yiting Wu, Cong Han, Lizi He
Tuning the electronic interface in heterostructures yields a high-performance bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst (ΔE = 0.68 V). The assembled Zn–air batteries show excellent performance, enabling a new path for green electrocatalysts.
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Trace-LiCl-assisted synthesis of high-loading ordered Pt3Co intermetallic catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05077D, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yutao Ni, Jiahui Song, Huiying Lan, Xue Jing, Wenwen Shi, Ruimin Ding, Xi YinUnderstanding the synthesis mechanism of Pt3Co guided the development of high-loading Pt3Co catalysts assisted by trace LiCl, which demonstrated high efficiency in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
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Green polymerisation of a renewable lignin-derived vinyl ketone monomer to form UV-degradable polymers
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04711K, PaperThomas J. Neal, Arturo J. Ledezma Fierro, Fanny Coumes, Giovanni Poli, Alexandre Pradal, Jutta Rieger
Sustainable synthesis of novel lignin-derived, UV-degradable polymers that offer degradable bio-sourced alternatives to commodity plastics, such as polystyrene, has been reported.
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Glucose-based melanoidin-supported palladium single-atoms/clusters cocatalyst for site-selective cross-dehydrogenative coupling of two simple arenes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03792A, PaperYuanyuan Yan, Wunengerile Zhang, Tegshi Muschin, Agula Bao, Chaolumen Bai, Dan Liu, Yong-Sheng Bao
The site-selective cross-dehydrogenative coupling (CDC) of aromatic aldehydes and arenes enabled by heterogeneous glucose-based melanoidin-supported Pd single-atoms/clusters cocatalysts was reported.
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A micellar palladium catalyst stabilized by PEG-PVEG as a vinyl-functionalized amphiphilic polymer for Suzuki–Miyaura coupling in water
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04825G, PaperQiong Chai, Babar Hussain Shah, Fengming Zhang, Meiqi Li, Yong Jian Zhang
An easily made vinyl-functionalized amphiphilic polymer, PEG-PVEG designed on the basis of metal–olefin interactions, has been developed and applied to aqueous Suzuki–Miyaura coupling via a micellar palladium catalyst in extremely high efficiency.
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A green chemical protocol for the separation of spent LiFePO4 cathode material from Al foil and regeneration
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04123F, PaperKuangjia Tian, Jiali Zhang, Jiaxi Bai, Yi Liang, Wenzhuo Shen, Min Zhong, Shouwu Guo
Spent LiFePO4 is readily separated from the Al foil in water at room temperature, then regenerated through a low-temperature aqueous relithiation process, achieving performance comparable to that of the commercial material.
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NiFe-LDH loaded on N-doped Paulownia-derived carbon as a bifunctional oxygen electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc–air batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03239C, PaperNing Duan, Pengxiang Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhang, Pan Li, Xianli Wu, Yanyan Liu, Guosheng Han, Baojun Li
2D NiFe-LDH nanosheets loaded on 3D N-doped biomass-derived carbon, NiFe-LDH/NBC, were prepared using an in situ growth method assisted by electric field induction as an excellent bifunctional electrocatalytic catalyst.
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Single-atom iron-anchored graphitic C3N5 for photocatalytic trifluoromethylation of aromatics and N-heterocycles in water
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03873A, PaperXiaolong Li, Xueping Zhang, Mei Hong, Weihao Zhou, Yamei Lin, Guo-Ping Lu
Anchoring single-atom Fe on g-C3N5 creates a green, efficient strategy for aqueous trifluoromethylation. This recyclable photocatalyst synthesizes fluorinated compounds while avoiding toxic solvents and metal waste.
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Pore -tailored hollow mesoporous carbon spheres confined with Pd/PdO nanoparticles enable the coupling of efficient CO2 reduction and propylene oxidation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04779J, PaperMan Zhao, Ze Wang, Jiamin Ma, Qinyun Yan, Liwu Qiang, Wei Wen, Lifang Shi, Shuai He, Na Gao, Aiqin Hao, Junming Zhang, Xiaoli Li, He Xiao, Jianfeng Jia
Schematic of CO2RR over Pd/HMCs-10 and POR over PdO/HMCs-10 in a coupled catalytic system, showing the effect of particle size of Pd NPs in Pd/HMCs-x on the CO2RR activity and PdO NPs in PdO/HMCs-x on the POR activity.
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Molecular property prediction for very large databases with natural language processing: a case study in ionic liquid design
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02803E, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Mood Mohan, Michelle K. Kidder, Jeremy C. SmithHerein, we report the development of machine learning models for predicting the properties of ionic liquids using Mol2vec featurization technique and this approach enables accelerated development of ILs with optimal properties.
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Industry-friendly urea coating by interlocking waste proteins and nanoparticles via a glass transition approach
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04420K, PaperKanchan Swami, Mona Nagargade, Parul Sharma, Prem Kumar, Bandana Kumari Sahu, Vishal Tyagi, Sarita Kataria, Navjot Singh, Vijayakumar Shanmugam
Densification of feather microfiber at Tg for a stable coating. Graphical abstract image is created with the help of Canva.com.
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Porphyrin and phthalocyanine-based covalent organic frameworks for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction: from structural design to future perspectives
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04855A, Tutorial ReviewYaoqian Feng, Ning Huang
The electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (ECO2RR) offers a sustainable route for converting CO2 into high-value-added chemicals and fuels, presenting a viable solution to urgent energy and environmental issues.
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Sequential paired electrolysis-enabled synthesis of antifungal-active gem-difluoroalkenes via electrochemical halogen atom transfer
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05189D, PaperFuyang Yue, Jiayi Li, Hongjian Song, Yuxiu Liu, Qingmin Wang
This work reports a practical electrochemical method for deiodinative gem-difluorovinylation of unactivated alkyl iodides, with a broad substrate scope and good functional group compatibility.
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Conversion of waste plastic into low-carbon olefins: directly producing C2–C4 light olefins from low-density polyethylene waste using a Cu/ZSM-5 catalyst
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04106F, PaperHimanshu Raghav, Laxmi Sah, Bhanu Joshi, Rahul Tiwari, Prem Lama, Bipul Sarkar, Rajaram Bal
This study uses a Cu/ZSM-5 catalyst in a two-stage semi-batch process to convert LDPE into 80% gaseous product, with 60% being light olefins (C2–C4). Image generated with Microsoft Copilot.
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Electrocatalytic reforming of real PET waste plastic to value-added chemicals: mechanisms, coupling technologies, and cascade systems
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03710G, Tutorial ReviewYujia Yao, Peiyu Cao, Kailin Li, Gengxin Xie
This review focuses on real PET waste plastic, covering its electrocatalytic processes and summarizing cathodic coupling strategies and cascade technologies, aiming to lay a foundation for future PET waste plastic electrocatalytic reforming.
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Electrosynthesis of H2O2 aqueous solution beyond 30 wt% using sunlight, water and air
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03867G, PaperYuefeng Qiu, Peng Jiang, Wenkai Ye, Jiahao Hu, Wenjie She, Bin Zhang, Tuo Ji, Liwen Mu, Xin Feng, Xiaohua Lu, Jiahua Zhu
In this study, sunlight, water and air were used to directly produce >30 wt% high-purity hydrogen peroxide. Compared to the conventional anthraquinone process, this method reduced energy consumption by 14.02% and costs by 32.88%.
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CO2-affinitive surface of metal/Nafion attributable to selective polarization for superior CO2RR
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04074D, PaperXianda Zhang, Yaotian Yan, Yangshuo Liu, Chun Li, Jian Cao, Junlei Qi
Nafion was recognized as not only a binder component but also a transporter for CO2 on the surface of a metal catalyst.
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