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Porphyrin and phthalocyanine-based covalent organic frameworks for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction: from structural design to future perspectives
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04855A, Tutorial ReviewYaoqian Feng, Ning Huang
The electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (ECO2RR) offers a sustainable route for converting CO2 into high-value-added chemicals and fuels, presenting a viable solution to urgent energy and environmental issues.
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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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Sequential paired electrolysis-enabled synthesis of antifungal-active gem-difluoroalkenes via electrochemical halogen atom transfer
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05189D, PaperFuyang Yue, Jiayi Li, Hongjian Song, Yuxiu Liu, Qingmin Wang
This work reports a practical electrochemical method for deiodinative gem-difluorovinylation of unactivated alkyl iodides, with a broad substrate scope and good functional group compatibility.
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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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Conversion of waste plastic into low-carbon olefins: directly producing C2–C4 light olefins from low-density polyethylene waste using a Cu/ZSM-5 catalyst
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04106F, PaperHimanshu Raghav, Laxmi Sah, Bhanu Joshi, Rahul Tiwari, Prem Lama, Bipul Sarkar, Rajaram Bal
This study uses a Cu/ZSM-5 catalyst in a two-stage semi-batch process to convert LDPE into 80% gaseous product, with 60% being light olefins (C2–C4). Image generated with Microsoft Copilot.
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Graphitic carbon nitride/nickel dual catalysis for decarboxylative synthesis of unsymmetrical ketones from keto acids
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03641K, Paper
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  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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Electrocatalytic reforming of real PET waste plastic to value-added chemicals: mechanisms, coupling technologies, and cascade systems
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03710G, Tutorial ReviewYujia Yao, Peiyu Cao, Kailin Li, Gengxin Xie
This review focuses on real PET waste plastic, covering its electrocatalytic processes and summarizing cathodic coupling strategies and cascade technologies, aiming to lay a foundation for future PET waste plastic electrocatalytic reforming.
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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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Electrosynthesis of H2O2 aqueous solution beyond 30 wt% using sunlight, water and air
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03867G, PaperYuefeng Qiu, Peng Jiang, Wenkai Ye, Jiahao Hu, Wenjie She, Bin Zhang, Tuo Ji, Liwen Mu, Xin Feng, Xiaohua Lu, Jiahua Zhu
In this study, sunlight, water and air were used to directly produce >30 wt% high-purity hydrogen peroxide. Compared to the conventional anthraquinone process, this method reduced energy consumption by 14.02% and costs by 32.88%.
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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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Perovskite-triggered dual exsolution of oxygen-deficient CeO2 matrix and NiFe nanoalloys for enhanced CO2 electrolysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04390E, Paper
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  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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An unexpected transition-metal free regioselective cyclization of alkynyl-tethered indoles to prepare indole-fused azepino[2,1-b]quinazolinones and spiroindole-pyrrolo[2,1-b]quinazolinones
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04267D, PaperPei-Sen Zou, Yi-Fan Geng, Xiao-Qing Liu, Jun-Cheng Su, Cheng-Xue Pan, Dong-Liang Mo, Gui-Fa Su
A base-promoted atom economical and unexpectedly selective cyclization strategy was developed for the synthesis of indole-fused azepino[2,1-b]quinazolinones and spiroindole-pyrrolo[2,1-b]quinazolinones.
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