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Multicolor-Tunable Ultralong Room Temperature Phosphorescence Based on Cyclodextrin Metal-Organic Frameworks
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01603G, PaperJiayin Zhang, Jiaxuan Tang, Yongsheng Zhang, Yifu Chen, Junbo Gong
A series of multicolor persistent phosphorescent crystalline materials were constructed using the inherently green, heavy atom-free γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) metal-organic framework (CD-MOF) through guest encapsulation. Attributed to the fact that macrocycles...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01603G, PaperJiayin Zhang, Jiaxuan Tang, Yongsheng Zhang, Yifu Chen, Junbo Gong
A series of multicolor persistent phosphorescent crystalline materials were constructed using the inherently green, heavy atom-free γ-cyclodextrin (γ-CD) metal-organic framework (CD-MOF) through guest encapsulation. Attributed to the fact that macrocycles...
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Mechanochemical biomimetic mineralization of UiO-66-NH2-immobilized cellulase for enhanced catalytic stability and efficiency
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00628G, PaperXiaoyang Sun, Linyu Nian, Huimin Qi, Mengjun Wang, Dechun Huang, Chongjiang Cao
A green mechanochemical strategy employing dodecanuclear zirconium clusters enabled efficient biomimetic mineralization of cellulase within UiO-66-NH2, leading to enhanced catalytic performance for sustainable biomass conversion.
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Simultaneous phenol oxygenation and quinone hydrogenation with water as both the oxygen and hydrogen source
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01480H, PaperYongtao Wang, Kehan Yu, Wenjing Sun, Jia Yao, Haoran Li
Metal-free acid-catalyzed coupling of phenol oxygenation and 1,4-quinone hydrogenation is demonstrated using water as both the oxygen and hydrogen source, mediated by a bio-inspired geminal diol adduct.
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Renewable aromatic production from waste: exploring pathways, source materials, and catalysts
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05683C, Tutorial ReviewRipsa Rani Nayak, Navneet Kumar Gupta
Transforming waste—biomass, plastics, and CO2—into renewable aromatics via pyrolysis and chemocatalysis: advancing sustainable catalysts and technologies for a circular economy and environmental mitigation.
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Flash recovery of lithium from spent anode graphite by carbothermal shock and water leaching
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00745C, PaperDuanmei Song, Beikai Zhang, Hongbiao Du, Jing Wu, Jiadong Yu, Jinhui Li
The global boom in electric vehicles has led to an alarming accumulation of lithium-ion battery waste.
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A “wave-riding” biocatalysis: an all-enzyme system for genuinely green and flexible manufacture of machine-washable dyed wool fabrics
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01614B, PaperXinrui Zhang, Jun Wang, Man Zhou, Yuanyuan Yu, Ping Wang, Qiang Wang
An all-enzyme strategy based on a “wave-riding” enzymatic mechanism was developed to achieve genuinely green manufacture of machine-washable dyed wool fabrics.
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Closed-loop recycling of bio-based disulfide vitrimer via a solvent-and waste-free strategy
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01872B, Communication
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Solène Guggari, Fiona Magliozzi, Samuel Malburet, Alain Graillot, Mathias Destarac, Marc GuerreA solvent-free process enables the efficient degradation of the vitrimer matrix under mild conditions, producing oligomers that can be reused without purification.
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Electronic structure and interfacial microenvironment engineering over the Ni(OH)2 nanoarray for boosted electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00788G, PaperXinci Hu, Wei Qiao, Yuxin Hu, Fengli Li, Yuting Yang, Zhihong Jiang, Yu Yu, Jingyun Fang, Ping Li
The Ni foam-supported Ni(OH)2 nanosheet array with surface engineering of adipic acid is engineered to remarkably promote PET-derived ethylene glycol oxidation reaction (EGOR) for value-added formate production.
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Tailoring the extraction process and properties of polysaccharides from the lichen Evernia prunastri using natural eutectic solvents following a biorefinery approach
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01413A, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Julie Queffelec, Maria Dolores Torres Pérez, Herminia Domínguez, Giulia Ischia, Svitlana FilonenkoOverview of the lichen processing.
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A microbial factory for bio-indigo synthesis: demonstration of sustainable denim dying
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01293G, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Matteo Planchestainer, Lin Chen, Tsvetan Kardashliev, Sven Panke, Martin HeldA engineered microbial factory that converts renewable carbon into indigo, eliminating hazardous synthesis, lowering energy use, and avoiding toxic byproducts.
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Re-wiring petrochemical clusters: impact of using alternative carbon sources for ethylene production
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06042C, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.James Tonny Manalal, Mar Pérez-Fortes, Andrea RamírezThis work explores the techno-economic cascading impacts of defossilising ethylene production in an existing petrochemical cluster.
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Green electrochemical synthesis of CeO2 nanopowders via an electrolysis–calcination process
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01320H, CommunicationXiaohui Zhang, Xiaodong Liu, Xuan Xu, Kunyuan Zhao, Haifeng Sun, Peng Jing, Peng Xu, Baocang Liu, Jun Zhang
A green electrochemical strategy for CeO2 nanopowder synthesis, eliminating wastewater generation while offering a simple, controllable process.
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Building a multifunctional Cu2Se@biomass carbon composite interfacial layer on a zinc anode for stable aqueous zinc-ion batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01034A, PaperWenjing Zheng, Tieran Zhou, Hao Zhou, Jie Guan, Fei Wang, Lin Zhu, Zhongti Sun, Kan Zhang
Cu2Se@BC was constructed to improve the structural stability of Zn anodes. It can induce the preferential orientation of zinc ions on the Zn (002) crystal plane. The AZIBs assembled with the Cu2Se@BC–Zn anode showed good electrochemical performance.
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Gentle and rapid synthesis of imine-linked covalent organic frameworks in acetic acid-based deep eutectic solvents
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01800E, PaperQuanyuan Qiu, Guanwei Li, Chenxi Shi, Yueren Zeng, Kunchi Xie, Ke Wang, Zhen Song, Zhenjie Zhang, Xiaoqing Lin
Using natural green menthol/AA DES as both solvent and catalyst for the rapid synthesis of more than 20 highly crystalline imine-linked COFs with varying structures under mild conditions.
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Water-assisted diboron activation: efficient synthesis of alkyl 1,2-bis(boronates) and 1,1,2-tris(boronates)
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00743G, PaperKiran S. Patil, Shivakumar Reddappa, Maruti Suryavansi, Srinivasa Budagumpi, D. H. Nagaraju, Manoj V. Mane, Shubhankar Kumar Bose
A simple, efficient, and environmentally benign method for the synthesis of alkyl 1,2-bis(boronates) and 1,1,2-tris(boronates) from diboration and triboration of alkenes and alkynes has been developed via water-assisted diboron activation.
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Bio-waste derived Ni single-atom catalysts with Ni-pyridine-N4 active sites for efficient N-alkylation of alcohols and amines
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00434A, PaperYuxin Zhu, Qiudi Zhu, Youjuan Tan, Hongqin Wang, Xuefei Liu, Wei Gong, Dongdong Ye, Xianglin Pei
Chitin derived from seafood waste is used as raw materials to fabricate Ni SACs. The synthetic catalyst exhibits excellent catalytic performance in N-alkylation of alcohols with amines, as well as good stability and broad substrate compatibility.
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Oxidized thiourea derivatives: uncovering new frontiers with resonant acoustic mixing (RAM)
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06064D, PaperPietro Caboni, Francesco Basoccu, Shyamal Kanti Bera, Andrea Porcheddu
Nitrogen-containing compounds are essential for producing active pharmaceutical ingredients.
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Electron-deficient Mo sites enhance electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia by promoting water dissociation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01249J, PaperXue Zhou, Wence Xu, Yunduo Huang, Zhonghui Gao, Yanqin Liang, Hui Jiang, Zhaoyang Li, Fang Wang, Shengli Zhu, Zhenduo Cui
Nanoporous Mo-doped Co2P exhibits outstanding NITRR performance, as the introduction of electron-deficient Mo promotes H2O dissociation to *H, enabling efficient NO hydrogenation with nearly 100% NH3 FE and 40.6% EE at −0.1 V vs. RHE.
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Synergism of tiny Ni clusters and Pt nanoparticles promoting efficient and stable electrocatalytic methanol oxidation and hydrogen evolution by water electrolysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00992H, PaperJie Huang, Min Tian, Liang Tong, Lihua Zhu, Lingling Li, Xianping Liao, Qingsheng Gao, Weizhen Wang, Zhiqing Yang, Tongxiang Liang, Hengqiang Ye
This work illustrates that the synergistic effect of tiny Nics and PtNPs provides a novel strategy for designing highly active and durable electrocatalysts (Pt10/Ni-ZrO2-NC) for the MOR, HER and the coupling reaction of MOR∥HER.
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Sustainable chemo-enzymatic NADP(H) synthesis from biomass-derived xylose, polyphosphate, and nicotinamide
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00983A, PaperKai-Cheng Wang, Shota Nishikawa, Wan-Wen Ting, Xue-Hong Luo, Takumi Takahashi, Tony Z. Jia, Min-Hsuan Huang, Kosuke Fujishima, I-Son Ng, Po-Hsiang Wang
Chemo-enzymatic NAD(P)H synthetic strategy from biomass-derived crude xylose and nicotinamide.
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