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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05291B, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Kento Hiroishi, Hikaru Matsumoto, Hidetaka Kasai, Masanori Nagao, Eiji Nishibori, Yoshiko Miura
Fine chemical synthesis under solvent-free or solvent-less mechanochemical conditions are highly desirable from a green chemistry perspective. However, the inherent low contact efficiency between the catalyst and solid substrates often...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05461C, PaperYaming Wang, Weina Zhao, Weishan Yao, Jilong Li, Binglan Xu, Yecheng Yao, Guoqiang Wei, Xixian Yang, Haoran Yuan, Jun Xie
The rapid growth of biogas production and lithium-ion battery (LIB) deployment has led to two urgent challenges: the environmental burden of excess biogas residues and the sustainable recycling of spent LIB cathodes.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05649G, PaperJin Zhou, Yiqi Yin, Jiaran Chen, Yu Deng, Rui Sun, Caihong Song, Zimin Wei
Fe(III) drives sulfur oxidation and stable fixation in humic acid, boosting sulfur–HA by 58.04% and slashing H2S emissions by 94.68%, while Fe(II) leads to unstable intermediates. This work aids sulfur pollution control and waste resource recovery.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05661F, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Ruizhi Li, Minling Zhong, Maitreyo Biswas, Nan Jiang, Arun Mannodi-Kanakkithodi, Yujie Sun
The electrocatalytic upgrading of biomass-derived furanics offers a sustainable route to high-value monomers for polymer manufacturing.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04311E, PaperJie Chen, Lingfang Kong, Qinggang Zhang, Wenjing Shi, Shiyong Zhang, Hongen Qu, Guohai Xu, Zhonggao Zhou, Yiwang Chen
A scalable π-bond-stabilized 10%Pd@Er-MOF catalyst drives 100% selective 4C-TCRs of propargylic amines, aryl iodides, and in situ-activated CO2, yielding oxazolidinones with 99% yield and 227 h−1 TOF.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05263G, PaperXiaobin Ge, Lijun Yuan, Qiqi Sun, Ting Lin, Weihao Chen, Ji Sun, Huangchao Yu, Jian Jin, Feng Liu, Hui He, Guoqiang Xu, Fabrice Gallou, Ning Ye, Yiming Mo, Xiaodong Shen
A photo-Fenton flow protocol that converts inexpensive H2O2 into ˙OH radical using a ferrocenyl diphenylphosphine oxide photocatalyst was developed for downstream hydrogen atom abstraction, enabling the minute-level alkylation of heterocycles.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05333A, PaperShuo Cui, Guoxin Mu, Yikun Li, Jiayu Feng, Feixiang Lu, Fang Wang, Rui Cao, Zibin Pan, Wenwei Li, Ping Ning, Lijuan Jia
This work transforms electric arc furnace dust into a ZnFe2O4/ZnO Z-scheme photocatalyst. The synergy of oxygen vacancies and heterojunctions boosts charge separation for superior tetracycline degradation.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05784A, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Rutvija Dange, Daniel Sinausia, Anatoly Bekkerman, Denis Leybo, Charlotte Vogt
A multi-parameter study maps how reactor geometry, plasma microdischarges, and excitation pathways govern ammonia formation in a dielectric-barrier discharge reactor, revealing design rules for catalyst-free electrified nitrogen activation.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04388C, PaperShifei Kang, Chenjun Lei, Chenjie Ding, Lasse Hyldgaard Klausen, Bianxiao Cui, Lifeng Cui
A self-sufficient photo-Fenton system is developed using a hybrid catalyst that generates H2O2 in situ from glucose, enabling efficient and recyclable wastewater treatment under neutral conditions.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05552K, Critical ReviewDoaa Sallam, Basamat S. Shaheen, Nageh K. Allam
Escalating CO2 emission levels underscore the urgent need for scalable and high-performance carbon capture membranes. Integrating machine learning across membrane design and optimization stages can significantly accelerate technological advancement.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05120G, CommunicationJun Xu, Fan Zhang, Minghua Gan, Yaoyao Liu, Mengqi Wang, Jianfeng Wen, Die Hu
The functionalization of C(sp3) –H bond through oxidative cross-dehydrogenative coupling strategy represents a challenging transformation in the field of organic chemistry. In continuation of our research interest in green oxidation...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05348J, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jannelle Casanova, Keyvan Malaie, Uwe Schröder
This article highlights the opportunity to perform electrochemical hydrogenations at potentials positive to the hydrogen evolution reaction, thus increasing Coulomb and energy efficiency.
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04211A, PaperZhenfeng Zhong, Chenyu Zhou, Ming Zhu, Huaizhi Yang, Yuqi Wan, Zhiquan Pan, Qingrong Cheng
Carboxyl-modified LZU-1 and Sb2S3 form an S-scheme heterojunction with significant photocatalytic degradation and CO2 reduction effects. IEF and Sb–O–C synergistically promote performance enhancement.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05691H, Critical ReviewShuai Guo, Daoheng Zhang, Yan Zhao, Hongwei Qu, Xingcan Li, Yafei Shen
Supercapacitors are one of the most promising energy storage systems owing to their outstanding power density, reliable cycling life, ultra-fast charging rate, and wide range of operational conditions. Porous carbon...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC90226F, EditorialMaiyong Zhu, Gerard Lligadas, Fiona L. Hatton, Garret Miyake, Antoine Buchard
Maiyong Zhu, Gerard Lligadas, Fiona L. Hatton, Garret Miyake and Antoine Buchard introduce the Green Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and RSC Sustainability themed collection ‘Make polymers sustainable, why and how?’.
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04822B, PaperKai Zhao, Xiting Peng, Ran Tao, Yuchen Su, Shiyue Huang, hang fu, Xiaonan Wang, Shanying Hu
Understanding the core scientific information of plastic-related chemicals is critical for addressing chemical risks in plastic pollution. However, existing databases exhibit substantial information gaps in key dimensions such as chemical...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05775B, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Sarah Mazzotta, Matteo Piro, Elena Cassera, Michele Gerola, Maurizio Fagnoni, Davide Ravelli, Anna Bernardi
C–H Bond functionalization via (photoinduced) Hydrogen Atom Transfer (HAT) catalysis is emerging as a powerful eco-sustainable tool for sugar editing, albeit challenges in governing the reactivity patterns and site-selectivity remain....
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC06263B, PaperZi-Xin Zhao, Fujun Shang, Xi Liang, Zhi Liang, Qi Zhang, Xiaoyi Sun, Juan Li
The high utilization rate, processability and tunability of zinc powder make it a promising candidate for the anode in rechargeable zinc-ion batteries. However, a rough surface with a high surface...
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Green Chem., 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05637C, PaperWenhao Meng, Zejiao Liu, Xiaofan Lin, Zhenkun Zhang, Yifei Zhang
Heavily used as an emergency medicine, the natural hormone epinephrine is still primarily produced via chemical synthesis followed by chiral resolution, with efficient biomanufacturing yet to be developed. Here, we...
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Green Chem., 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04620C, Paper Open Access &nbsp This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Mahdokht Soltani, Julia N. Hancock, Zeno R. Ramadhan, Samuel Somerville, Jamie Clark, Richard Tilley, Julie E. Rorrer
An optimal 1 : 1 ratio of Co and Ni on an acidic zeolite catalyzes the conversion of polyethylene to value-added hydrocarbons by balancing hydrogen activation and suppressing methane formation.
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