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Full conversion of grass biomass into sustainable functional antimicrobial bioplastics
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00643K, Paper


Grass biomass was used to create eco-friendly bioplastics for sustainability efforts.
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Ni-catalyzed reductive carbonylation of ethylene with CO2 and methanol: potential for in situ CO2 capture and conversion
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06460G, PaperYuqi Yang, Xiaofang Liu, Haozhi Zhou, Junjun Chen, Yuli Lai, Shunan Zhang, Hu Luo, Hui Wang, Yuhan Sun
Ni catalysis outperforms noble metals through combining CO2/ethylene coupling to nickelalactone and alcoholytic ring-opening, enabling noble metal-, halide-, and strong reductant-free CO2-based carbonylation for sustainable production of polymers.
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Examining the potential of type V DESs for the solvent extraction of metal ions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00489F, Critical Review


The potential of hydrophobic type V DESs for the liquid–liquid separation of metal ions is reviewed along with the properties relevant to their application and their potential advantages and limitations compared to conventional solvent extraction.
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A fully electrically driven hydrogen direct reduction process for zero-carbon green steel production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00279F, PaperZeng Liang, Jianliang Zhang, Kejiang Li, Lei Shao, Zhengjian Liu, Zonghao Yang, Chunhe Jiang, Shan Ren, Alberto N. Conejo
A novel fully electrically driven hydrogen direct reduction process integrates electrolytic hydrogen generation and induction heating, achieving high-quality and zero-carbon direct reduced iron production.
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Engineered amine oxidase for efficient oxidative dehydroaromatization of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines toward quinolines in aqueous media
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00165J, PaperMengmeng He, Xiaoyang Yue, Jianqiao Liu, Guanhua Liu, Liya Zhou, Ying He, Li Ma, Yunting Liu, Yanjun Jiang
A novel amine oxidase from Vibrio sp. JCM 19236 was obtained by gene mining and its mutants were obtained by protein engineering for efficient oxidative dehydroaromatization of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines toward quinolines under mild conditions.
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Visible-light-activated photocatalyst- and additive-free multi-component reaction driven by the cyclopropylamine-based EDA complex in water
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00265F, PaperZi-Kang Wang, Long-Xue Wang, Hao Lin, Bin Qiu, Yongchao Ma, Jian Xiao, Xiao-De An
A photocatalyst- and additive-free multi-component reaction driven by cyclopropylamine-based EDA complex has been developed to access cyclopentylamines under water medium conditions.
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Asymmetric TiS1O1N2 site for interfacial polarization with improved NO3−-to-NH3 photoreduction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00516G, PaperChunlei Xuan, Xihang Yan, Jun Xiong, Yao Wu, Gazi Hao, Wei Jiang, Jun Di
TiOPc is modified on CdIn2S4 to build axial asymmetric TiS1O1N2 polarization site. This electron-enriched site favors rapid charge transport between two materials via the interfacial Ti−S bond, boosting the NO3−−to−NH3 photosynthesis activity.
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Deuterated methylselenylating reagents designed for diverse Se-methyl-d3 scaffold construction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00193E, PaperXiao Xiao, Hong-Yu Tian, Jia-Chen Sun, Jun Bai, Min Wang, Biao Chen, Yu-Xia Jin, Hai-Bo Jiang, Dang Cheng, Fen-Er Chen
A concise, scalable and efficient process has been well established to access a library of Se-methyl-d3 reagents, which have been extensively applied to accomplish a series of high-efficiency transformations in a radical, electrophilic or nucleophilic manner.
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A hydrogen atom transfer-enabled photocatalytic system for direct heteroarylation of C(sp3)–H and C(sp2)–H bonds
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06209D, PaperHao-Sen Wang, Hao-Cong Li, Xiao-Ya Yuan, Kai Sun, Xiao-Lan Chen, Lingbo Qu, Bing Yu
A metal-free photocatalytic system was developed for the direct heteroarylation of C(sp3)–H or C(sp2)–H bonds.
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Pollen-templated bio-TS-1: a sustainable catalyst with hierarchical porosity for propylene epoxidation
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05612D, Paper


The bio-TS-1 catalyst with a hierarchically porous structure, prepared with a pollen template, boosts epoxidation efficiency by enhancing mass transfer and product desorption, and improving site reactivity and durability through N self-doping.
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Boosting the hydrodeoxygenation of PET waste to cycloalkanes by electron transfer and hydrogen spillover in HxWO3−y incorporated dendritic fibrous nanosilica supported Ni catalysts
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06400C, PaperWenfeng Zhong, Jiayi Wang, Xuecheng Li, Suhua Wang, Hua Tan, Xinping Ouyang
The hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of PET waste into C6–C8 cycloalkanes over novel Ni/HxWO3−y-DFNS catalysts via electron transfer and hydrogen spillover offers a sustainable strategy for PET upcycling.
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