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Mechanism of ultrasound-enhanced alkaline selective leaching of zinc from steel waste: experimental and DFT simulation analysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02296G, PaperChunfu Xin, Shenxu Bao, Yimin Zhang, Bo Chen, Wei Ding, Hongwei Zhang, Shuo Liu
Ultrasound-enhanced alkaline leaching selectively extracts zinc from steel waste via cavitation-driven mineral destruction and preferential ZnO dissolution, enabling efficient hazardous waste upcycling with less reagents and time.
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Recycling of polystyrene waste to mono-aromatic hydrocarbons via intermittent thermal scission
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01563D, PaperZhuohan Lin, Jiaxin Li, Wang Xu, Qiaohui Ruan, Jiakang Hu, Peiqing Yuan, Yan Li
Tunable depolymerization–repolymerization during polystyrene pyrolysis enables selective production of mono-aromatic hydrocarbons (MAHs), achieving >90% liquid yield with ~95% MAHs. The strategy applies to various polystyrene feedstocks.
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Streamer-spark discharge at the water surface as a source of plasma-activated water: nitrogen fixation yields and biocidal efficiency
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01343G, PaperJiří Fujera, Petr Hoffer, Václav Prukner, Palma Rosa Rotondo, Garima Arora, Vít Jirásek, Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini, Petr Lukeš, Milan Šimek
The plasma filaments propagating along the air–water interface offer a useful approach to enhance the transport of reactive species from plasma into the liquid medium.
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Ligand-induced tetrad effect in coordination leaching of ion-adsorption rare earth ores: enhanced recovery of high-value low-lanthanum rare earth concentrates
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02367J, PaperKui Zou, Hongbo Zhao
Conventional in situ leaching techniques for ion-adsorption rare earth ores (IAREOs) using ammonium-based leaching agents present dual challenges of persistent NH4+–N contamination and inefficient La extraction economics.
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Engineered pH-buffering nanocomposite for robust one-pot multi-enzyme cascade synthesis of γ-aminobutyric acid
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02022K, PaperHang Luo, Tin Pou Lai, Yanxin Gao, Wenjin Li, Yilin Fan, Liyun Zhang
This work develops a PMAA@ZIF-8 nanocomposite that creates localized acidic microenvironments to overcome pH incompatibility in multi-enzyme cascades, enabling 93.6% GABA yield, efficient NADH regeneration and enhanced enzyme stability.
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Cascade biocatalysis for enantioselective reconstruction of both enantiomers of phenylalaninol from biobased L-phenylalanine
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01567G, PaperXue Han, Yunyi Li, Tian Xie, Lili Gao, Shuangping Huang, Hang Gao, Jiandong Zhang
One-pot cascade biocatalysis for conversion of biobased L-phenylalanine into both enantiomers of phenylalaninol.
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Correction: Enhanced electrocatalytic CO2 reduction to methane via synergistic Sb and F dual-doping on copper foil under pulsed potential electrolysis
Green Chem., 2025, 27,7389-7389
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC90105G, Correction
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Kuan Wang, Xue Jiang, Xin-Peng Li, Zhe Cao, Zhen-Hong He, Weitao Wang, Huan Wang, Xiaojuan Lai, Zhao-Tie Liu
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC90105G, Correction
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Kuan Wang, Xue Jiang, Xin-Peng Li, Zhe Cao, Zhen-Hong He, Weitao Wang, Huan Wang, Xiaojuan Lai, Zhao-Tie LiuThe content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
A green route for producing high-purity nano-SiO2 from silicon containing waste
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01344E, PaperJiabao Deng, Dawei Luo, Ke Rong, Zijie Gao, Jianghua Chen, Ke Zhao, Zhongxiang Yu
A green and sustainable process converts solid waste silica fume into high-purity SiO2, a key raw material for applications in photovoltaics, semiconductors, and other high-tech fields.
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Introduction to ‘Exploring the frontiers: unveiling new horizons in carbon efficient biomass utilization’
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC90083B, EditorialZhi-Hua Liu, Bing-Zhi Li, Joshua S. Yuan, James Clark, Vânia Zuin Zeidler, Lieve Laurens, Arthur J. Ragauskas, João A. P. Coutinho, Buxing Han
Zhi-Hua Liu, Bing-Zhi Li, Joshua Yuan, James Clark, Vânia Zuin Zeidler, Lieve Laurens, Arthur Ragauskas, João Coutinho and Buxing Han introduce this Green Chemistry themed collection on biomass conversion and utilization.
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Aerobic alcoholization via aromatization driven C–C bond cleavage of unstrained ketones
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01568E, PaperRenzhi Liu, Huiying Zeng
A novel aerobic aldolization approach that employs aromatization-driven C–C bond cleavage for the deacetylation of unstrained ketones was reported. Various primary and secondary alcohols were generated under oxygen atmosphere without any catalysts.
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Hydrothermal liquefaction vs. fast/flash pyrolysis for biomass-to-biofuel conversion: new insights and comparative review of liquid biofuel yield, composition, and properties
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01314C, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Farid Alizad Oghyanous, Cigdem EskiciogluHydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) and fast/flash pyrolysis are thermochemical processes (TPs) with proven potential to convert biomass into liquid biofuel, which can be comparable to crude oil after proper upgrading.
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Enzymatic synthesis of health-beneficial oligoindoles using peroxidase
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01951F, PaperDan Liu, Heng Peng Zhang, Jia Cheng Qian, Yi Wang, Su Juan Ren, Ren Xiang Tan
This work presents enzymatic synthesis of four health-beneficial oligoindoles (DIM, LTr1, LTe2, and LTr3) using peroxidase. Green chemistry metrics and EcoScale score evaluations supported this method as a green protocol.
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Aqueous choline acetate as reaction medium for the oxidation of kraft lignin with hydrogen peroxide
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00624D, PaperCosimo Annese, Michele Casiello, Caterina Fusco, Antonio Monopoli, Lucia D'Accolti
A choline-based ionic liquid (IL) has been used for the first time as a solvent for the oxidative depolymerization of lignin with hydrogen peroxide, offering a greener alternative to the more popular but environmentally unfriendly imidazolium ILs.
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Chemical looping hydrogen production from ammonia and water: materials and technoeconomics
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00236B, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Amirmohammad Arjomand Kermani, Kyle Shank, Shang ZhaiChemical looping hydrogen production from ammonia and water enables energy efficient and cost effective ammonia to hydrogen conversion.
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Shedding light on covalent organic framework photocatalysts: concept, design strategies, and applications-a review
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01774B, Critical ReviewIrshad Ahamd, Gao Li, Marwan M. Abduljawad, Mohammed Qasem Alfaifi, Yousef I. Alrashed, Fahad M. Albaqi
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have gained significant attention as photocatalysts due to their high crystallinity, tunable porosity, and exceptional optoelectronic properties, particularly their ability to absorb a broad range of visible light.
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Mechanochemical nitration of arenes and alcohols using a bench-stable organic nitrating reagent
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02232K, Communication
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Vasiliki Valsamidou, Subrata Patra, Besa Kadriu, Michel Gaspard Metzger, Ludovic Gremaud, Dmitry KatayevRapid, efficient, and sustainable protocols for the electrophilic nitration of various alcohols and aromatic compounds under mechanochemical conditions have been introduced.
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NaBH4-assisted reconstruction of binary micro-domains on a Cu electrode for the selective production of green ammonia
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02206A, CommunicationJincheng Zhang, Chengyong Xing, Shanna An, Fanshi Meng, Zhanning Liu, Ruixiang Ge, Min Ma, Jiali Ren, Jian Tian
It is of both ecological and economic benefit to convert the pollutant nitrate (NO3−) into valuable NH3via electrochemical nitrate reduction (NO3RR) technology.
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Co-upcycling of mixed polypropylene and polyesters
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00561B, PaperXiangyue Wei, Qiang Zhang, Chengfeng Shen, Pengbo Ye, Jiaying Xu, Xuehui Liu, Zhishan Su, Shimei Xu, Yu-Zhong Wang
Mixed plastic waste management has long been a major challenge owing to complex compositions of plastic wastes and high sorting costs.
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Electrochemical vicinal amidoselenation of unactivated olefins via a tandem Ritter reaction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01259G, CommunicationWei Xu, Nana Zhang, Chenyu Li, Haodong Ma, Bin Wang, Ziren Chen, Yu Xia, Shaofeng Wu, Weiwei Jin, Penji Yan, Chenjiang Liu, Yonghong Zhang
An electrochemical amidoselenation of unactivated olefins via a selenylation/Ritter tandem reaction has been developed.
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Deciphering the synergistic role of chemisorbed phosphate on FeOOH for high-efficiency overall water splitting
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01624J, PaperXiaoqian Du, Junjun Zhang, Mengyuan Zhang, Huilong Wei, Xiu Lin, Wen Guo, Pengfei Zhang, Zhenghong Luo
An iron-based catalyst was synthesized via a wet-chemical method using inexpensive raw materials. By modifying the electrolyte composition, the properties of the catalyst were systematically tuned, thereby enhancing the efficiency of water splitting.
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