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Developments of CO Surrogates for Base Metal Catalyzed Carbonylation
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01579K, Tutorial ReviewWenjing Li, Shentong Xie, Renyi Shi
Transition metal catalyzed carbonylation which introduces CO into organic molecules presents one of the most important tools to synthesize carbonyl derivatives. Despite the considerable synthetic utility of carbonylation reactions, their...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01579K, Tutorial ReviewWenjing Li, Shentong Xie, Renyi Shi
Transition metal catalyzed carbonylation which introduces CO into organic molecules presents one of the most important tools to synthesize carbonyl derivatives. Despite the considerable synthetic utility of carbonylation reactions, their...
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Developing and improving enzyme-driven technologies to synthesise emerging prebiotics
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01723H, Tutorial Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Noelia Losada-Garcia, Milica Carević, Marija Ćorović, Ana Milivojević, Nikola M. Nikacevic, Cesar Mateo, Dejan Bezbradica, Jose M. Palomo
Emerging prebiotics, mainly oligosaccharides and phenolic compounds, are gaining increasing attention in the scientific community due to their health benefits and broad industrial potential. Prebiotics are widely used in foods,...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01723H, Tutorial Review
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Noelia Losada-Garcia, Milica Carević, Marija Ćorović, Ana Milivojević, Nikola M. Nikacevic, Cesar Mateo, Dejan Bezbradica, Jose M. PalomoEmerging prebiotics, mainly oligosaccharides and phenolic compounds, are gaining increasing attention in the scientific community due to their health benefits and broad industrial potential. Prebiotics are widely used in foods,...
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N-Coordinated PdRh Synergy for High-Selective Ethylene Glycol Oxidation and Efficient Hydrogen Evolution
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00784D, PaperHai-Yan Guo, Jinwei Kang, Yun-Yan Du, Lu Zhang, Jiu-Ju Feng, Ai-Jun Wang
The electrocatalytic oxidation of ethylene glycol as an anodic reaction (EGOR) offers a promising approach for producing both high-value chemical and hydrogen. However, achieving high selectivity for desired products while...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00784D, PaperHai-Yan Guo, Jinwei Kang, Yun-Yan Du, Lu Zhang, Jiu-Ju Feng, Ai-Jun Wang
The electrocatalytic oxidation of ethylene glycol as an anodic reaction (EGOR) offers a promising approach for producing both high-value chemical and hydrogen. However, achieving high selectivity for desired products while...
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Computational modeling-guided design of deep eutectic solvents for tailoring lignin chemistry during lignocellulose pretreatment
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06120A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Le Zhou, Xianzhi Meng, Weiwei Li, Jiali Yu, Christian O. Kemefa, Susie Y. Dai, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Joshua S. YuanDesigning deep eutectic solvents to tailor the lignin structure and customize biomaterials through computational modeling and experiments.
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Re-wiring petrochemical clusters: Impact of using alternative carbon sources for ethylene production
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06042C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.James Tonny Manalal, Mar Pérez-Fortes, Andrea Ramirez
To achieve climate change mitigation targets, defossilising the production of bulk chemicals like ethylene will be critical. These high-volume petrochemicals are typically produced from fossil-based feedstocks in industrial clusters, which...
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DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06042C, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.James Tonny Manalal, Mar Pérez-Fortes, Andrea RamirezTo achieve climate change mitigation targets, defossilising the production of bulk chemicals like ethylene will be critical. These high-volume petrochemicals are typically produced from fossil-based feedstocks in industrial clusters, which...
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Advances in Molecular Interfacial Engineering of Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01228G, Critical ReviewHaopeng Jiang, Jun Shen, Lijuan Sun, Jinhe Li, Weikang Wang, Lele Wang, Qinqin Liu
The unsustainable reliance on fossil fuels has triggered an alarming accumulation of atmospheric CO2, exacerbating global energy insecurity and environmental degradation. Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction, an artificial photosynthetic paradigm leveraging solar...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01228G, Critical ReviewHaopeng Jiang, Jun Shen, Lijuan Sun, Jinhe Li, Weikang Wang, Lele Wang, Qinqin Liu
The unsustainable reliance on fossil fuels has triggered an alarming accumulation of atmospheric CO2, exacerbating global energy insecurity and environmental degradation. Photocatalytic CO₂ reduction, an artificial photosynthetic paradigm leveraging solar...
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Hydrogen spillover boosts PET upcycling to aviation fuel additives over Co–ReOₓ catalysts
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01315A, PaperXin Zhao, Hui Wang, Zhecheng Fang, Zixu Ma, Shuzhuang Sun, Dan Wu, Yongsheng Zhang, Charles Chunbao Xu, Shengyong Lu, Renfeng Nie, Jie Fu
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) upcycling holds potential for producing aviation fuel additives such as benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX), yet selectively activating C-O bonds over C-C bonds remains a formidable challenge....
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01315A, PaperXin Zhao, Hui Wang, Zhecheng Fang, Zixu Ma, Shuzhuang Sun, Dan Wu, Yongsheng Zhang, Charles Chunbao Xu, Shengyong Lu, Renfeng Nie, Jie Fu
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) upcycling holds potential for producing aviation fuel additives such as benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX), yet selectively activating C-O bonds over C-C bonds remains a formidable challenge....
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Oxygen-harvesting carbon dot photocatalysts for ambient tandem oxidative synthesis of quinazolin-4(3H)-ones
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00962F, PaperBidyutjyoti Dutta, Bramhaiah Kommula, Kiran Kanwar, Ankur Kanti Guha, Ujjal K. Gautam, Diganta Sarma
An efficient oxidative route to quinazolin-4(3H)-ones using common alcohol precursors is critical for the drug industry since the existing methodologies inevitably rely on transition metal assistance in the oxidative step...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00962F, PaperBidyutjyoti Dutta, Bramhaiah Kommula, Kiran Kanwar, Ankur Kanti Guha, Ujjal K. Gautam, Diganta Sarma
An efficient oxidative route to quinazolin-4(3H)-ones using common alcohol precursors is critical for the drug industry since the existing methodologies inevitably rely on transition metal assistance in the oxidative step...
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Advances in Paired Electrolysis for Furfural Conversion: From Design Principle, Mechanisms to Perspectives
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01306B, Critical ReviewZhikang Zhang, Jianan Li, Shuyi Yang, Tao E, Chong Peng
As a crucial biomass derivative, furfural can be converted into various high value-added chemicals in an environmentally friendly and efficient manner through electrocatalytic technology. Compared to individual anodic oxidation or...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01306B, Critical ReviewZhikang Zhang, Jianan Li, Shuyi Yang, Tao E, Chong Peng
As a crucial biomass derivative, furfural can be converted into various high value-added chemicals in an environmentally friendly and efficient manner through electrocatalytic technology. Compared to individual anodic oxidation or...
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Techno-economic and life cycle analysis of bio-hydrogen production using bio-based waste streams through the integration of dark fermentation and microbial electrolysis
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05020G, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Arna Ganguly, Pingping Sun, Xinyu Liu, Hernan E. Delgado, Lili Sun, Amgad ElgowainyBiowastes are produced daily. These wastes are rich in organic components with high potential to produce valuable products such as BioH2 and CO2. This study explores wastes converted into low-cost BioH2 through integrated processes.
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Soft Glass Interphase Engineering for Ultra-stable Aluminum Metal Batteries
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01118C, PaperShibin Zhang, Yan Xu, Danni Zhang, Lishun Bai, Yue Liu, Ying He, Feiyan Yu, Chengjun Liu, Sijie Li, Zhi Chang
Aluminum metal batteries (AMBs), a next-generation energy storage technology, have attracted significant attention due to aluminum's low cost, high theoretical capacity (2980 mAh/g), and inherent safety. However, unstable aluminum deposition...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01118C, PaperShibin Zhang, Yan Xu, Danni Zhang, Lishun Bai, Yue Liu, Ying He, Feiyan Yu, Chengjun Liu, Sijie Li, Zhi Chang
Aluminum metal batteries (AMBs), a next-generation energy storage technology, have attracted significant attention due to aluminum's low cost, high theoretical capacity (2980 mAh/g), and inherent safety. However, unstable aluminum deposition...
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Green electrochemical synthesis of CeO2 nanopowders via electrolysis-calcination process
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01320H, CommunicationXiaohui Zhang, Xiaodong Liu, Xuan Xu, Kunyuan Zhao, Haifeng Sun, Peng Jing, Peng Xu, Baocang Liu, Jun Zhang
Electrochemically synthesized CeO2 nanopowders using Ce2(CO3)3 precursor achieved a current efficiency of 99.47% and energy consumption of 5.77 kWh kg−1, eliminating chemical consumption and wastewater discharge. Subsequent thermal treatment (550~850...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01320H, CommunicationXiaohui Zhang, Xiaodong Liu, Xuan Xu, Kunyuan Zhao, Haifeng Sun, Peng Jing, Peng Xu, Baocang Liu, Jun Zhang
Electrochemically synthesized CeO2 nanopowders using Ce2(CO3)3 precursor achieved a current efficiency of 99.47% and energy consumption of 5.77 kWh kg−1, eliminating chemical consumption and wastewater discharge. Subsequent thermal treatment (550~850...
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Highly Efficient Sulfurized Re-Ir Catalysts for Multiple N-Methylation of Ethylenediamine and Its Homologous Series with CO2 and H2 in Water Solvent
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01522G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Min Wang, Mizuho Yabushita, Kazuki Okuma, Tomohiro Shono, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Keiichi Tomishige
Sulfurized Re-Ir clusters on a carbon black support were demonstrated to be highly active catalysts for the quadruple N-methylation of ethylenediamine (EDA) with CO2 and H2 to yield N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine (TetraM-EDA)....
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01522G, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Min Wang, Mizuho Yabushita, Kazuki Okuma, Tomohiro Shono, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Keiichi TomishigeSulfurized Re-Ir clusters on a carbon black support were demonstrated to be highly active catalysts for the quadruple N-methylation of ethylenediamine (EDA) with CO2 and H2 to yield N,N,N’,N’-tetramethylethylenediamine (TetraM-EDA)....
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Visible-Light-Induced Selenium-Mediated Cascade Cyclization of 2-Isocyanobenzonitriles with Secondary Amines to Access Indole-Fused Polycyclics
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01245G, PaperDongping Xu, Lizhen Jin, Meng-Ya Huang, Wu Zhang
The development of green and sustainable synthetic methodologies for constructing indole-fused polycyclic frameworks is of paramount importance in modern chemistry. Herein, we present an efficient and environmentally benign visible-light-induced selenium-mediated...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01245G, PaperDongping Xu, Lizhen Jin, Meng-Ya Huang, Wu Zhang
The development of green and sustainable synthetic methodologies for constructing indole-fused polycyclic frameworks is of paramount importance in modern chemistry. Herein, we present an efficient and environmentally benign visible-light-induced selenium-mediated...
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Aerobic Oxidation of Covalent Organic Framework Facilitating Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction with Water
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01528F, PaperJiangqi Ning, Qing Niu, Zheyuan Liu, Liuyi Li
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction offers a promising approach for solar-to-chemical energy conversion. Achieving CO2 reduction under aerobic environment is challenging, primarily due to the competitive O2 reduction reaction on metal active...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01528F, PaperJiangqi Ning, Qing Niu, Zheyuan Liu, Liuyi Li
Photocatalytic CO2 reduction offers a promising approach for solar-to-chemical energy conversion. Achieving CO2 reduction under aerobic environment is challenging, primarily due to the competitive O2 reduction reaction on metal active...
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Regulating the hydrophobic microenvironment of SnS2 to facilitate the interfacial CO2/H2O ratio towards pH-universal electrocatalytic CO2 reduction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00635J, PaperZhiwei Dong, Yaling Jia, Zeyu Wang, Antony Rajendran, Wen-Ying Li
A hydrophobic microenvironment near SnS2 was constructed using polyvinylidene fluoride modification, which could increase the CO2 concentration around SnS2 surface. This strategy could enhance catalytic performance of SnS2 across a wide pH range.
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Multi-scale computational screening and mechanistic insights of cyclic amines as solvents for improved lignocellulosic biomass processing
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05891G, PaperNikhil Kumar, Brian R. Taylor, Vallari Chourasia, Alberto Rodriguez, John M. Gladden, Blake A. Simmons, Hemant Choudhary, Kenneth L. Sale
A computational screening workflow for the efficient deconstruction of cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose fractions of lignocellulosic biomass using cyclic amines as solvents.
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Electrolytic upcycling of PET waste plastics for energy-efficient hydrogen evolution
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00355E, PaperGuohao Xu, Zhaopeng Sun, Kai He, Xinyue He, Kai Liu, Jichang Liu, Bingjie Zhou, Yulin Deng, Wei Liu
We achieved the conversion of waste PET into TPA and hydrogen energy under mildly acidic conditions (100 °C; acid concentration <2.5 mol L−1).
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Electrochemically assisted deprotection of acetals, ketals, and dithioacetals under neutral conditions
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06348A, PaperYuka Abe, Tsuyoshi Yamada, Takuhei Yamamoto, Yukihiro Esaka, Takashi Ikawa, Hironao Sajiki
A novel electrochemical deprotection method for acetals, ketals and dithioacetals was developed, yielding carbonyl compounds. LiClO4 acts as both an electrolyte and oxygen source, while 1,3,5-trioxane enhances reaction efficiency as a Li activator.
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Highly efficient fabrication of lemon peel-derived carbon quantum dots for multicolor light-emitting diodes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01179E, PaperLingli Zhu, Jin Cao, Hongmin Yang, Dekui Shen, Haitao Hu, Mengjia Dou
Biomass-derived CQDs have emerged as a promising sustainable alternative to conventional semiconductor quantum dots for LED applications, offering distinct advantages in terms of renewability, low toxicity, and environmental friendliness.
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