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Sustainable thermochemical plastic valorization towards a circular economy: a critical review
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06070A, Critical ReviewLiang Chen, Can Zhao, Xiangzhou Yuan, Huiyan Zhang, Maheshika Senanayake, Ondřej Mašek, Chao He, Yong Sik Ok
Emerging technologies-empowered thermochemical plastic valorization is developed for value-added products in green and practical manner, which are beneficial to achieving circular plastic economy and several UN sustainable development goals.
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Regeneration of iron species for high and stable activity of nickel electrodes in the oxygen evolution reaction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00114E, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Stefano Poli, Claude Poleunis, Matteo Miola, Dominic Gerlach, Petra Rudolf, Arnaud Delcorte, Hans Lammers, Matheus T. de Groot, Dulce M. Morales, Paolo P. PescarmonaA regeneration strategy combined with the tuning of traces of iron in the electrolyte enabled achieving high activity and enhanced stability of nickel electrodes in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER).
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Catalytic alkaline hydrolysis of PET and BPA-PC waste in minutes at atmospheric pressure without microwaves or organic solvents
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01183C, Communication
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Anshul Jain, Stephen J. ConnonRapid alkaline hydrolysis of PET, BPA-PC and mixtures of both is possible in minutes at atmospheric pressure through the combination of solute-derived boiling point elevation and phase transfer catalysis without requiring microwaves or cosolvents.
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An environmentally degradable Al–air battery to realize future green energy–matter flow
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00460H, PaperJinrui Li, Yunhao Xu, Senlin Wei, Cheng Tong, Minhua Shao, Cunpu Li, Zidong Wei
A degradable Al–air battery is designed to power the future energy–matter flow driven by green electricity.
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Descriptor-driven design of carbon nitride for visible light photocatalysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00353A, PaperXuying Li, Haoxin Mai, Tsuyoshi Takata, Nicholas Cox, Qi Li, Junlin Lu, Xiaoming Wen, Edwin L. H. Mayes, Salvy P. Russo, Takashi Hisatomi, Kazunari Domen, Dehong Chen, Rachel A. Caruso
Guided by d/p-band centers and effective mass descriptors, defect-engineered CN photocatalysts achieved a 6.7-fold increase in HER and 24.1-fold boost in H2O2 generation, showing strong potential for practical energy applications.
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Green in situ synthesis of ZIF-8 membranes on the inner-surface of PESf hollow fibers and application in hydrogen separation
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06464J, PaperYifan Yang, Tengfei Yang, Lu Liu, Hanhan Chen, Wenxiu Zhang, Shaomin Liu, Xiaobin Wang
This work described a straightforward continuous flow growth method for fabricating ZIF-8 membranes on the inner surface of PESf-HFs, free from organic solvents and metal ions in the nutrient solution.
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Supramolecular assisted O-acylation of carbohydrates
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00499C, Communication
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Soumyadip Dey, Debabrata Giri, Adrita Nandy, Abhijit SauA base-free, supramolecular assisted approach for the O-acylation of carbohydrates under mild conditions, using 18-crown-6 in combination with a catalytic amount of potassium fluoride.
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Catalyst- and solvent-free, atom- and step-economical synthesis of dithiophosphinates by one-pot domino introduction of sulfur atoms
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00821B, CommunicationXiantao Ma, Xiaoyu Yan, Shangyuan Li, Xinyu Chen, Sifan Chen, Jing Yu
A catalyst- and solvent-free, atom- and step-economical synthesis of dithiophosphinates has been achieved with up to >99/1 Markovnikov regioselectivity.
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Sonochemistry and sonocatalysis: current progress, existing limitations, and future opportunities in green and sustainable chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01098E, Tutorial ReviewQuang Thang Trinh, Nicholas Golio, Yuran Cheng, Haotian Cha, Kin Un Tai, Lingxi Ouyang, Jun Zhao, Tuan Sang Tran, Tuan-Khoa Nguyen, Jun Zhang, Hongjie An, Zuojun Wei, Francois Jerome, Prince Nana Amaniampong, Nam-Trung Nguyen
The integration of nanostructured catalytic cavitation agents, microfluidic solutions, and computational molecular modelling forms a trilateral synergistic platform that unlocks new potential of sonocatalysis in green and sustainable chemistry.
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Selective oxidation of glucose to gluconic acid in aqueous media using dye-sensitized photoelectrochemical cells
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06029F, PaperMuhammad Zain Qamar, Hyeong Cheol Kang, Francis Kwaku Asiam, Raghisa Shahid, Muhammad Sadiq, Ashok Kumar Kaliamurthy, Jae-Joon Lee
Selective glucose oxidation to gluconic acid using an aqueous DSPEC system under ambient conditions by employing the organic photosensitizer D35 and ACT as a co-catalyst.
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Pairing Shono-type electro-oxidation with the electro-reduction of dimethyl phthalate in a recycle flow reactor
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00482A, PaperZonghan Li, Chaoren Shen, Kaiwu Dong
Shono-type electro-oxidation was paired with the electro-reduction of dimethyl phthalate to achieve excellent atom economy. The reaction conditions were optimized using DOE method, and good yields were achieved in mole-scale flow synthesis.
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A highly efficient ruthenium catalytic system for the direct synthesis of butanol from propylene and CO2: a low-temperature reverse water–gas shift route
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00055F, PaperChenfei Yao, Boyu Zhu, Peng Zheng, Xingbang Hu
An efficient catalytic system was reported for the direct preparation of butanol from propylene and CO2 based on a low-temperature reverse water–gas shift reaction.
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Electrochemical difunctionalization of indolizines with glyoxylic acid and halide salts
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06102K, PaperChenglong Feng, Xin Liu, Peipeng Zhang, Meichao Li, Zhenlu Shen
A green and efficient one-pot electrochemistry methodology has been developed for C–H difunctionalization of indolizines, providing a series of difunctional indolizine derivatives in moderate to good yields under mild conditions.
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Zwitterionic polymer-assisted asymmetrically coordinated Cu atoms on aligned carbonous microchannels for efficient electroreduction of CO2 to CO
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00732A, PaperCongwei Wang, Kun Zhang, Xiaoxiang Zhang, Jianmei Wang, Xinglin Luo, Gang Li, Kaiying Wang
CuSA embedded in aligned porous carbon was prepared via zwitterionic polymer-assisted adsorption, directional freezing and pyrolysis. Benefiting from asymmetrical coordination and aligned microchannels, CuSA@AHPC exhibited a FE(CO2-to-CO) of 96.11%.
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An ionic porous organic polymer gel with hydroxide anions as an efficient catalyst for N-formylation of amines and amides with carbon dioxide
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00173K, PaperJie Xu, Di Chen, Zhaobin Ye, Shasha Ma, Yuanlong Wang, Jianyong Zhang
A metal-free heterogeneous ionic gel catalyst with triaminoguanidine and 1,1′-(p-phenylenedimethylene)bis(4-formylpyridinium) cationic units catalyzes the N-formylation of amines and amides.
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N-Heterocyclic carbene-/photoredox-catalyzed regioselective carbonylation of alkenes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00609K, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mao-Lin Yang, Xiao-Feng WuWe developed a novel dual catalytic strategy by combining NHC catalysis with photocatalysis for the carbonylation of alkenes, enabling the synthesis of valuable 1,4-dicarbonyl compounds.
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Electrochemically enabled nickel-catalyzed controllable synthesis of monoaryl or diaryl amines from aryl halides and trimethylsilyl azides
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06307D, PaperJiawei Huang, Xiaoman Li, Xue Zhao, Yu Wei, Liang Xu
Nickel-catalyzed electrochemical synthesis enables selective monoaryl and diarylamine formation from aryl halides and TMSN3, marking a revolutionary progress in direct arylamine production.
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Highly active Fe–N4 sites confined in ordered carbon nanotube arrays as a self-supporting cathode catalyst for oxygen conversion
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00820D, PaperShuling Liu, Tongjun Li, Guozheng Dong, Xinao Wei, Keke Zhao, Bangan Lu, Yu Chen, Yanyan Liu, Jianchun Jiang, Baojun Li
A self-supporting FeSA/NC catalyst, featuring atomically dispersed Fe–N4 active sites, exhibits remarkable activity for alkaline oxygen reduction with a high energy density of 77 mW cm−2 and long-term stability (77 h) in quasi-solid ZABs.
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Multi-layered CuO/SiO2 core–shell structure improves electrocatalytic CO2-to-n-propanol conversion
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06563H, PaperSha Wang, Jiangling Zhang, Yingzhe Zhao, Jiajun Zhong, Zhongjun Chen, Yisen Yang, Buxing Han, Yongxin Cheng, Meiling Li, Qian Li
Multi -layered CuO/SiO2 core–shell catalyst was fabricated for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction, by which the Faraday efficiency for n-propanol production could reach 13.3% at −1.65 V in a flow cell, with a partial current density of 94.0 mA cm−2.
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Fabrication of PVDF ultrafiltration membranes with methyl lactate: enhancing performance through green solvent practices
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05922K, PaperManyao Zhu, Deyi Han, Shujuan Yang, Yong Zhang, Haichuan Zhang
PVDF ultrafiltration membranes synthesized with methyl lactate exhibit a unique sponge-like morphology and high performance.
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