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Resonant acoustic mixing enables solvent-less amide coupling in solid-phase peptide synthesis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04067A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Alice Nanni, Panayiotis Bilalis, Magnus RuepingResonant acoustic mixing (RAM) as a mechanochemical alternative to traditional SPPS processes enables efficient and scalable peptide coupling without added solvent, supporting sustainable synthesis of bioactive peptides.
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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
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  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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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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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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Recent advancements in microbial carbon dioxide fixation: metabolic engineering strategies
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03349G, Tutorial ReviewZeeshan Mustafa, Naeem Auroona, Arslan Sarwar, Eun Yeol Lee
Engineered microbes utilize natural and synthetic pathways to capture industrial CO2 emissions. The assimilated carbon is transformed into bioplastics and biofuels, contributing to a cleaner and sustainable environment.
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Aligning platinum recycling with hydrogen economy growth: a comparative LCA of hydrometallurgical and pyrometallurgical methods
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02447A, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Jessica Lord, Robert White, Richard Murphy, Jhuma SadhukhanCombination of LCA and MFA to project critical implementation timing for sustainable platinum recycling from proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
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Industry-friendly urea coating: by interlocking waste protein and nanoparticles via a glass transition approach
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04420K, PaperMona Nagargade, Prem Kumar, Vishal Tyagi, Sarita Kataria, Navjot Singh, Vijayakumar Shanmugam, Parul Sharma, Bandana Kumari Sahu, Kanchan Swami
Sustainable agriculture seeks efficient fertilizers; hence, a stable urea coating using feather particles with zinc oxide nanoparticles as a reinforcing agent has been developed through a scalable drum rotor method....
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04420K, PaperMona Nagargade, Prem Kumar, Vishal Tyagi, Sarita Kataria, Navjot Singh, Vijayakumar Shanmugam, Parul Sharma, Bandana Kumari Sahu, Kanchan Swami
Sustainable agriculture seeks efficient fertilizers; hence, a stable urea coating using feather particles with zinc oxide nanoparticles as a reinforcing agent has been developed through a scalable drum rotor method....
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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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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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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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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
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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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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Directional CO spillover promotes C–N coupling for highly selective electrocatalytic urea production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03681J, PaperSheng Chang, Jing Gao, Yimin Xuan, Kui Wang
The tandem Zn@Cu electrode enables spontaneous CO spillover from Zn to Cu, which boosts the *CO coverage on Cu and facilitates efficient C–N coupling to synthesize urea.
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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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An innovative microreactor approach for sustainable biodiesel production: process design, continuous purification and comparative LCA
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06538G, PaperCheng-You Yang, Cheng-Yu Wang, Ni Ni Myint, Yi-Chun Chen, Penjit Srinophakun, Ya-Yu Chiang
A continuous flow microreactor system with a helix wire-based biphasic separator achieves high-purity FAME with reduced waste and energy consumption, as confirmed by LCA, marking a significant advancement in sustainable biofuel processing.
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Correction: Evaluating the possibilities and limitations of the pyrometallurgical recycling of waste Li-ion batteries using simulation and life cycle assessment
Green Chem., 2025, 27,13513-13513
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC90193F, Correction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Marja Rinne, Heikki Lappalainen, Mari Lundström
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DOI: 10.1039/D5GC90193F, Correction
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Constructing a Bi–O–Mo electronic bridge bond and active sites over Bi/Bi2MoO6/Bi24O31Br10 to boost the stepwise transfer of electrons for efficient CO2 photoreduction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02374B, PaperHuihui Ding, Huanhuan Wu, Jun Ma, Xiang Li, Shuangshuang Huai, Shijian Zhang, Wenbin Ruan, Xiuxiu Huang, Xiufang Wang, Wenjie Xie
A Bi–O–Mo bridge bond was introduced between BMO and BOB interfaces and surface metal active sites were modified. The catalyst accelerates multi-electron photocatalytic reduction processes and reduces the reaction energy barrier for CO2 reduction.
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