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An electrolyte additive enabling dual kinetic regulation for stable zinc anodes in aqueous zinc batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04716A, PaperHuidi Shi, Yiqun Du, Liu Yang, Bingying Sun, Ximing Yu, Anbin Hu, Shuhua Yang, Jinkai Li, Bingqiang Cao
A green electrolyte design weakens the adsorption of the proton intermediate, delays Sand's time, and increases the nucleation rate, enabling dual anode kinetics and improving zinc anode stability.
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Unmodified technical lignins as sustainable binders in structural biocomposites
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04157K, PaperLuisa Scolari, Oliver Musl, Nadine Kohlhuber, Irina Sulaeva, Stefan Grasböck, Josef Füssl, Michael Harasek, Antje Potthast, Markus Lukacevic
Fully biobased lignocellulosic biocomposites were fabricated by impregnating holocellulose fiber sheets with the ethanol-soluble fraction of technical lignins, followed by hot-pressing.
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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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Solvent-induced microstructure disruption and catalytic activation synergy toward mild and rapid degradation of epoxy thermosets
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04437E, PaperKe Li, Xu Zhao, Dongchu Liu, Weifeng Jia, Qiang Peng
Co-solvent hydrogen bonding interactions facilitate mild and rapid degradation of epoxy thermosets, with the degradation products capable of being reconstituted into recyclable polymers.
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MoS2-assisted iron-driven peroxydisulfate activation for green and sustainable water purification
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04923G, PaperZi-Hang He, Wei-Lin Wang, Bin Li, Chang Liu
MoS2-assisted iron-driven peroxydisulfate activation for water purification process.
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Following forest cues for the harvest optimization of tomorrow's biofeedstocks
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04279H, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Robyn C. O'Halloran, Alison J. Shapiro, Yagya Gupta, Anna Long, Sara G. Haney, Yuichiro Otsuka, Sunitha Sadula, Dionisios G. Vlachos, Delphis F. Levia, Thomas H. EppsHarvest optimization offers an effective strategy for maximizing lignin valorization yields and overall biorefinery production of fuels, chemicals, and materials.
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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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Enhanced production of dimethyl carbonate from the alternating polarity electrolysis of methanol and carbon dioxide
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02358K, Communication
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Momoko Ishii, Maria M. Paulsen, Remi A. Mellinghoff, Heather O. LeClerc, Ho Yin Tse, Hanno C. Erythropel, Julie B. Zimmerman, Paul T. Anastas, Darren S. LeeAlternating polarity enhanced redox-neutral electrochemical formation of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) from CO2 and methanol. Alternating the polarity was found to be necessary for efficient reoxidation of Pd0 → Pd2+ thus enabling higher yields of DMC.
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Intrinsic dual active sites synchronously regulate the solvation structure and interface to boost a highly stable Zn anode
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02878G, PaperHui Peng, Kaifa Dong, Xin Wang, Yaping Jing, Pengyun Xie, Xuan Xie, Zhe Zhang, Guofu Ma
Green CPL co-solvents work by restructuring the Zn2+ solvation structure and the electrode/electrolyte interface Helmholtz layer, building a dynamic SEI, and favoring Zn(002)-oriented nucleation, which enables efficient Zn2+ energy storage systems.
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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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Aligning platinum recycling with hydrogen economy growth: a comparative LCA of hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical methods
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02447A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jessica Lord, Robert White, Richard Murphy, Jhuma SadhukhanCombination of LCA and MFA to project critical implementation timing for sustainable platinum recycling from proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
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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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Continuous-flow synthesis of organic urea derivatives from CO2-absorbed alkanolamines over a CeO2 catalyst
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05210F, PaperShogen Mihara, Natsuki Mizutani, Hikari Terada, Mizuho Yabushita, Takaaki Endo, Yoshinao Nakagawa, Akira Nakayama, Keiichi Tomishige
Continuous conversion of CO2-absorbed alkanolamines in the corresponding amine solvent was demonstrated with a fixed-bed flow reactor and a CeO2 catalyst. Both the reaction rate and pathway were governed by the alkyl chain length of alkanolamines.
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Nordic microalgae immobilized to a sulfur-cooking oil copolymer form a highly efficient, sustainable and reusable sorbent to remove heavy metals from complex mixtures
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03769G, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Antonio Leon-Vaz, Martin Plöhn, Juan Cubero-Cardoso, Juan Urbano, Christiane FunkDevelopment of a sustainable, low-cost sorbent, which highly efficiently removes heavy metals from complex mixtures and is reusable.
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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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How to make furfural and HMF production greener? Lessons from life cycle assessments
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03729H, Critical Review
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ouwen He, Bailey A. Smith, Pascale Champange, Philip G. Jessop, Hongbing YuThe environmental impacts of synthesizing HMF and furfural from biomass can best be reduced by process modifications guided by the results of life cycle assessments.
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