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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
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  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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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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Sustainable direct recycling of Si/Gr scrap electrodes using water-based methods: a green and scalable delamination approach
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04489H, PaperStiven López Guzmán, Lisa Schlott, Cristina Luengo, Marine Reynaud, Marcus Fehse, Montse Galceran
A direct recycling approach for Si/Gr scrap electrodes was evaluated, showcasing a compelling combination of conservation of material properties and cost-effectiveness.
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Rapid recovery of precious metals via photocatalytic-assisted solvometallurgy using an ethylene glycol-based solvent
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04641F, PaperAnting Ding, Qibin Yan, Chenchen Zhu, Ming Li, Chuanying Liu, Chengliang Xiao
A green and sustainable method using EG-AlCl3·6H2O solvent for recycling of precious metals.
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Graphitic carbon nitride/nickel dual catalysis for decarboxylative synthesis of unsymmetrical ketones from keto acids
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03641K, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Michael T. Findlay, Florian Lukas, Francesca Rizzo, Junsong Liu, Benjamin Martin, Simon Allmendinger, Markus Furegati, Pablo Gabriel, Timothy NoëlSustainable dual-catalysis with graphitic carbon nitride (gCN) and nickel for ketone and amide synthesis from α-keto and oxamic acids.
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Precipitation-first synthesis and deep profiling of a 1200-member acrylamide library for covalent drug discovery
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04440E, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Pravin Patil, Emis Ingenito, Riccardo Fusco, Imma Capriello, Zhirui Guan, Anuja Bhalkikar, John Gibbons, Tomas Korba, Stanislav Bashkyrtsev, Oleh Tkachenko, Alexander DömlingWe developed an efficient Ugi-based route to 1200 acrylamides, delivering millimolar quantities of pure precipitated products. Library quality was verified by 1H NMR, UPLC-UV-MS, and AEMS, yielding a sustainable drug-discovery-ready set.
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Combined catalyst–pathway design for efficient and green urea synthesis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04601G, PaperZhuohang Li, Xuezi Xing, Ruichao Zhang, Xue Zeng, Ke Chu
Ag1/TiO2−x is explored as an efficient catalyst for urea electrosynthesis. Through a plasma-electrochemical route it achieves an exceptional urea faradaic efficiency of 75.7% and urea yield rate of 74.6 mmol h−1 g−1.
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Interfacial engineering of S-scheme ZnIn2S4/CoPPc for photoinduced H2 production coupled with benzyl alcohol valorization
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03212A, PaperYing Jiang, Dongfang Hou, Siyue Li, Sinan Xiao, Jiashuo Liu, Fenglan Lu, Xiu-Qing Qiao, Bojing Sun, Dong-Sheng Li
This study shows that the synergistic effect of a strong interface electric field, single-atom active sites, and photothermal effects of VDZIS/CoPPc can simultaneously improve photocatalytic hydrogen energy and high-value chemical production.
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Synergistic visible-light/Brønsted-acid promoted deconstructive aminoalkylation of spiro dihydroquinazolinones: modular synthesis of α-functionalized unnatural amino acids
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04059K, CommunicationWen-Peng Yang, Hong-Jie Miao, Jia-Yi Li, Xin-Hua Duan, Li-Na Guo
Synergistic visible-light/Brønsted-acid promoted deconstructive aminoalkylation of spiro-dihydroquinazolinones with aromatic amines and ethyl glyoxylate is presented.
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An ultra-fast and eco-friendly recycling process for spent LIBs using deep eutectic solvents: mechanism and life-cycle insight
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03452C, PaperShuang Liu, Shuangjun Li, Xiangkun Elvis Cao, Sungyeol Choi
A rapid and green recycling process for spent LIBs using ChCl-MA DES which can critical metals over 80% in 10 min with good reusability. LCA analysis revealed its low environment impact, offering a practical approach for recovering spent LIBs.
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A melamine foam-scaffolded LDHs@PVA gel electrolyte with high ionic conductivity and water retention capability for flexible zinc–air batteries
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04158A, PaperYonghang Zeng, Yanhong Gong, Wenhao Wang, Xinglong Song, Dongbin Xiong, Yue Du, Lina Zhou, Yi Cao, Faqi Zhan, Yisi Liu
Melamine foam as a 3D scaffold for in situ growth of vertically aligned CoNi-LDH arrays to prepare MF-LDHs@PVA GPE with high ionic conductivity and water retention capability for flexible zinc-air batteries.
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Mechanism-infused machine learning for scattered metal recovery: SHAP decodes multiscale physicochemical drivers in refractory matrices
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04492H, PaperJiayu Zhang, Ji Zhang, Ping Zhu, Zhenming Xu, Lingen Zhang
This research optimized the recovery process through machine learning and SHAP analysis, utilizing fly ash to replace toxic chlorinating agents, thereby achieving efficient and environmentally sound recovery of multiple scattered metals.
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A sustainable method for potato side stream valorisation to obtain steroidal glycoalkaloids within a bioeconomic approach
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03072B, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Nina Stadler, Birgit Henßen, Jörg Pietruszka, Thomas ClassenThis research highlights the sustainable extraction of steroidal glycoalkaloids from potato side-streams using green solvents to minimize environmental impact and enhance valorization.
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Mechanochemical ball milling as an emerging tool in chemical recycling and upcycling of waste polymers
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03507D, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Anamarija Briš, Davor Margetić, Vjekoslav ŠtrukilA comprehensive review of mechanochemical recycling and upcycling of waste polymers by ball milling is critically assessed, highlighting its efficiency and potential for the depolymerization or degradation of waste plastics.
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Catalytic electron-acceptor mediated C(sp2)–H sulfoxidation reactions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03110A, PaperWenkai Huang, Xue Yang, Wanting Qi, Yuxin Ding, Changjun Zhang, Yuanyuan Xie
We present a novel catalytic EDA pathway employing NIS as catalytic electron acceptor for the C(sp2)–H sulfoxidation, it circumvents the irreversible consumption of the leaving group by enabling regeneration of the electron acceptor catalyst.
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Polyetherureas as aqueous binders for Li ion Batteries
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03953C, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Garima Saini, Mei J Tan, Maximillian G Stanzione, Ketan P Pancholi, Harini Kumar, Matthew Walker, Charlie Patterson, Massimo Vassalli, Aaron Naden, Oxana V. Magdysyuk, Jiyu Tian, A. Robert Armstrong, Amit Kumar
We report here the application of polyetherureas as a new class of aqueous binder for the LiFePO 4 positive electrode material in lithium-ion batteries. Polyetherureas have been synthesized using a...
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03953C, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Garima Saini, Mei J Tan, Maximillian G Stanzione, Ketan P Pancholi, Harini Kumar, Matthew Walker, Charlie Patterson, Massimo Vassalli, Aaron Naden, Oxana V. Magdysyuk, Jiyu Tian, A. Robert Armstrong, Amit KumarWe report here the application of polyetherureas as a new class of aqueous binder for the LiFePO 4 positive electrode material in lithium-ion batteries. Polyetherureas have been synthesized using a...
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Perovskite-triggered dual exsolution of oxygen-deficient CeO2 matrix and NiFe nanoalloys for enhanced CO2 electrolysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04390E, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Biao Ouyang, Ming Yang, Lin-Bo Liu, Shuo Liu, Yan Li, Xian-Zhu Fu, Yifei Sun, Subiao Liu, Jing-Li LuoSr1.95Ce0.05Fe1.3Ni0.2Mo0.5O6−δ with optimal Ce doping allowed in situ co-exsolving CeO2 phase and NiFe nanoalloys on the surface, which achieved a high current density of 1.57 A cm−2 at 1.5 V and 850 °C with a CO faradaic efficiency of over 96%.
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Oxygen vacancy-hydroxyl frustrated Lewis pairs enabling CO2 cycloaddition for halogen-free synthesis of cyclic carbonates
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04831A, PaperChengguang Yue, Jiaxin Li, Mei-Yan Wang, Zhiyi Yang, Tiantian Xiao, Ji Qi, Shouying Huang, Yue Wang, Liang-Nian He, Xinbin Ma
A series of Co3O4 catalysts with unique oxygen vacancy-hydroxyl FLPs were developed. The FLPs breaks the trade-off between CO2 adsorption and dissociation via forming a metastable d-HCO3 species, enabling the efficient synthesis of cyclic carbonates.
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Synergistic enhancement of evaporation-driven power generation via thermoelectric coupling at elevated temperatures
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03587B, CommunicationXin Zhou, Changhao Li, Jianfeng Lin, Guang Yang, Zipei Zhang, Zhangfeng Wu, Mi Lu, Jianping Lin
We overcame low power limitations using a novel hybrid evaporative–thermoelectric generator. This sustainable synergy yielded 11.37 W m−2 (31.45% increase) at 100 °C with a p-Bi2Te3 device.
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From lab-scale performance to field barriers: electrocatalytic nitrate treatment for sustainable water remediation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04166J, Tutorial ReviewZhenlin Mo, Wei Guo, Laiji Xu, Yiwen Chen, Shaoqi Zhou, Baojun Liu
A green circular economy system for converting industrial wastewater (nitrates) into agricultural resources (ammonia, energy).
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