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Dual functionalization of mesoporous organosilicon nanoflowers enhances heterogeneous chemoenzymatic conversion of alkynes toward enantiopure alcohols
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02373D, PaperChen Huang, Qian Zhang, Xiaoyang Yue, Aidang Lu, Guanhua Liu, Ying He, Li Ma, Liya Zhou, Yunting Liu, Yanjun Jiang
Two heterogeneous dual-functionalized mesoporous organosilicon nanoflower based chemo- and biocatalysts have been fabricated individually for the chemoenzymatic synthesis of chiral alcohols from alkynes.
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Sustainable approaches in vat photopolymerization: advancements, limitations, and future opportunities
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02299A, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mirko Maturi, Erica Locatelli, Alberto Sanz de Leon, Mauro Comes Franchini, Sergio Ignacio MolinaGreen resins for vat photopolymerization are critically assessed, highlighting bio-based feedstocks, synthetic trade-offs, and a unified green metric for guiding future materials design.
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Tuning the electron affinity of cobalt oxide catalysts for robust acidic oxygen evolution
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02058A, PaperRuozi Fang, Xinyi Wan, Junsheng Chen, Youmin Hou, Bin Hua
Here, we report an oxygen-defective Mo-substituted Co3O4 catalyst that delivers both enhanced activity and robust stability.
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Two-dimensional materials for high-current-density seawater electrolysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01687H, Tutorial ReviewLiyun Wei, Jiao Dai, Shutong Qin, Mingjie Wang, Ziyuan Zhu, Weilin Xu, Kaisi Liu, Jun Wan
This review explores how two-dimensional materials uniquely respond to industrial-level current densities in seawater electrolysis, offering in-depth insights into structure-driven stability, selectivity, and green hydrogen production efficiency.
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Chemical upcycling of biodegradable plastic waste: a critical review
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02078F, Critical ReviewNing Li, Zhixun Li, Yangli Cui, Lan Liang, Wenchao Peng, Zhanjun Cheng, Beibei Yan, Guanyi Chen
We evaluated the advantages and limitations of various BP chemical conversion technologies. Influencing factors and mechanisms are discussed in detail.
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Electrochemical C–O bond cleavage of diaryl ethers: upcycling of lignin 4-O-5 models and polyphenylene oxide
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02174J, PaperFangfang He, Yifan Wang, Xianshuai Huang, Shuanglin Qu, Jie Liu
We describe a straightforward and efficient electrochemical nucleophilic aromatic substitution of diaryl ethers, including lignin 4-O-5 models and polyphenylene oxide (PPO).
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Atom-efficient aldol condensation via magnetically recyclable nanoreactors: sol–gel imprinting enables template-switchable triple selectivity
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02933C, PaperYa Liu, Jinghai Yan, Yi Hao, Xuemeng Tian, Yue Wang, Xueyi Liu, Ruixia Gao
By synergizing molecular precision with scalable selectivity and covalent durability, this work establishes a programmable green catalysis paradigm via magnetic sol–gel surface imprinting nanoreactor.
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Semi-overexpressed OsMYB86L2 specifically enhances cellulose biosynthesis to maximize bioethanol productivity by cascading lignocellulose depolymerization via integrated rapid-physical and recyclable-chemical processes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00658A, PaperHailang Wang, Sufang Li, Leiming Wu, Weihua Zou, Mingliang Zhang, Youmei Wang, Zhengyi Lv, Peng Chen, Peng Liu, Yujing Yang, Liangcai Peng, Yanting Wang
Genetic engineering of plant cell walls has been implemented in bioenergy crops, but the tradeoff between biomass production and lignocellulose recalcitrance remains to be resolved.
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Copper(I) anchored on a covalent triazine framework/ionic liquid as a recyclable catalytic system for cyclization of propargylic amines with CO2 under ambient conditions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02137E, PaperYu Guan, Bin Wang, Yan-Ling Ying, Ping Li, Zhan-Hui Zhang
A novel and efficient approach has been developed for the preparation of 2-oxazolidinones through propargylamine–CO2 coupling reactions employing a Cu(I)-functionalized covalent triazine framework (CTF)/ionic liquid as a recyclable catalytic system.
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Influence of hemicellulose and lignin on the effect of drying of cellulose and the subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02029H, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Tian-Jie Ao, Jie Wu, Richard Chandra, Huai-Yu Zhang, Yu-Feng Yuan, Yi-Ping Luo, Dong Li, Chen-Guang Liu, Scott Renneckar, Jack SaddlerRetention of hemicellulose and lignin mitigates drying-induced pore collapse, but lignin hinders enzymatic hydrolysis. Balancing their protective effects during drying with their impact on cellulose accessibility is essential.
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Unlocking enhanced reactivity of hexafluoroisopropanol: a sustainable atom economical approach to selective cascade di-π-functionalization of allenamides
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01273B, PaperYafia Kousin Mirza, Partha Sarathi Bera, R. Nandini, Dhrubajyoti Talukdar, Sachin Balaso Mohite, Manoj V. Mane, Milan Bera
Hexafluoroisopropanol mediated di-π-functionalization of allenamides with 4-hydroxycoumarin was developed. This strategy features a general cascade C–C and C–O bond formation process for accessing novel pyranocoumarins.
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Two-step hybrid photo-thermochemical looping process, using metallic clusters on metal oxide carriers, for very efficient green hydrogen production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01425E, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Anh Dung Nguyen, David Buceta, Qingqing Wu, Moteb Alotaibi, Julian T. Müller, Iria R. Arias, Albert Gili, Maged F. Bekheet, Martin Dieste, Nerea Davila-Ferreira, Fatimah Alhawiti, Colin Lambert, M. Arturo López-Quintela, Reinhard SchomäckerLooping process to generate with thermal energy & sun light VO in CeO2 (or Ce0.5Zr0.5O4), and O2 in vacuum/inert gas or H2O from H2 or CO from CH4 in the first step, and 100% pure H2 in the second step from water.
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Advances in biomass-based molecularly imprinted polymers: from sustainable design to diverse applications
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01018G, Tutorial ReviewLina Fu, Xinlin Zhang, Xuanting Zhao, Litao Wang, Yujie Fu
This work comprehensively reviewed the recent advances in biomass-based molecularly imprinted polymers (bio-based MIPs), including classification, design strategies, and diverse applications.
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Recent advancements in the chemical recycling and biodegradation of post-consumer polystyrene waste
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02162F, Critical ReviewHongbo Lei, Zigao Wang, Songjun Li, Maiyong Zhu
From the viewpoints of energy efficiency, cost effectiveness, and eco-friendliness, we systematically summarize the recent advances in the chemical recycling and biodegradation of post-consumer polystyrene waste.
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MOF-derived Bi@NC electrocatalysts with heteroatomic engineering for high-efficiency CO2-to-formate conversion
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01683E, PaperJingxuan Song, Yuexian Du, Lu Liu, Kunfan Dong, Ziyu Deng, Yanghe Fu, Yijing Gao, Fumin Zhang, Fa Yang, Weidong Zhu, Maohong Fan
A cost-effective N-doped C-supported Bi nanoparticle (Bi@NC) catalyst, derived from controlled pyrolysis of a Bi-MOF with tunable dicyandiamide incorporation, exhibits exceptional CO2-to-HCOOH conversion with 96% faradaic efficiency.
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Selective and efficient cleavage of Cα–Cβ bonds in lignin models and native lignin using an S-scheme CeO2/g-C3N4 heterojunction photocatalyst
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02601F, PaperYin Ai, Yuzhen Zhao, Xiaoqin Huang, Xutang Liu, Siqi Kuang, Haichang Ding, Yuling Zeng, Hongliang Liu, Gang Liu
The selective photocatalytic breaking of Cα–Cβ bonds holds significant promise in converting lignin biomass into value-added aromatic chemicals.
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In situ capture and value-added utilization of CO2 from flue gas using an ionic liquid polymer supported Zn catalyst
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02324F, PaperHongyan Ni, Kang Zhao, Shujuan Liu, Xingchao Dai, Ce Liu, Xionghou Gao, Junyi Zhang, Honghai Liu, Kuo-Wei Huang, Xinjiang Cui, Feng Shi
We rationally designed and synthesized a hierarchical porous organic polymer Zn@PIP-1 (Zn@2P2Br&p-3vPPh3) and applied it for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates directly from CO2 in flue gases under mild conditions without any additives.
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Ambient mechanosynthesis of flexible two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01728A, PaperYogendra Nailwal, Bryson Baker, Ziad Alsudairy, Mustapha El Hariri El Nokab, Qingsong Zhang, Tuo Wang, Songliang Cai, Yi Liu, Xinle Li
We present the first ambient mechanosynthesis of 16 flexible covalent organic frameworks (COFs) within an hour. Notably, one representative COF exhibited a high iodine uptake capacity of ∼4.3 g g−1 from aqueous solutions and 5.97 g g−1 from vapor.
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Photo-induced FeCl3-catalysed direct desulfurative chlorination of thiol-containing aromatics at room temperature
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01859E, CommunicationMingjing Deng, Zhaolun Ma, Ke Liu, Bingji Li, Jing Wu, Longyang Dian
We report herein an FeCl3-catalyzed desulfurative chlorination of thiol-containing aromatics at room temperature with irradiation at 395–400 nm, resulting in the corresponding aryl chlorides in moderate to good yields.
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Multi-color-tunable ultra-long room temperature phosphorescence based on cyclodextrin metal–organic frameworks
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01603G, PaperJiayin Zhang, Jiaxuan Tang, Yongsheng Zhang, Yifu Chen, Junbo Gong
A heavy-atom-free γ-cyclodextrin metal–organic framework was assembled with guest molecules to construct an environmentally friendly material exhibiting multi-color-tunable ultra-long room temperature phosphorescence.
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