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Biomass–formic acid–hydrogen conversion process: sustainable production of formic acid from biomass using greenhouse gas
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06611A, PaperJu-Hyoung Park, Young-Hoon Noh, Jin Sung Kim, Gyu-Seob Song, Se-Joon Park, Jong Won Choi, Young-Chan Choi, Young-Joo Lee
Biomass-to-hydrogen pathway using CO2 as a reactant achieves high formic acid yield with net CO2 reduction.
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Sustainable routes for the synthesis of a nitrogen-containing furan derivative, 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00356C, Critical ReviewShuling Cao, Tianyi Long, Luyao Wei, Yitong Wang, Lujia Han, Wanbin Zhu, Hongliang Wang
Production of 3-acetamido-5-acetylfuran from renewable chitin resources.
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Red-light-driven enantioselective Minisci-type addition to heteroarenes via recyclable semi-heterogeneous catalysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00566C, PaperYajun Sun, Geyang Song, Yonggang Yan, Tengfei Kang, Jianyang Dong, Gang Li, Dong Xue
Graphitic carbon nitride with chiral Brønsted acid enables red-light-driven enantioselective Minisci reactions on heteroarenes, featuring broad substrate scope, recyclability (10 cycles), and sustained reactivity/selectivity.
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Computer-aided design of stability enhanced nicotinamide cofactor biomimetics for cell-free biocatalysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00351B, PaperAlexandra P. Platt, Heidi Klem, Sam J. B. Mallinson, Yannick J. Bomble, Robert S. Paton
We computationally expanded nicotinamide cofactor biomimetic chemical space for cell-free biosynthesis and uncovered key stability design principles using predictive modeling.
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Conversion of natural tissues and food waste into aerogels and their application in oleogelation
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05703A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Lara Gibowsky, Lorenzo De Berardinis, Stella Plazzotta, Erik Manke, Isabella Jung, Daniel Alexander Méndez, Finnja Heidorn, Gesine Liese, Julia Husung, Andreas Liese, Pavel Gurikov, Irina Smirnova, Lara Manzocco, Baldur SchroeterThe direct production of aerogels from natural tissues/waste with high specific surface areas and properties comparable to synthesized biopolymer aerogels and their application in oil-structuring are possible.
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Evoking research attention back on liquid hot water pretreatment: a comprehensive review
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00219B, Critical ReviewChen Huang, Xuelian Zhou, Yunni Zhan, Xianzhi Meng, Guigan Fang, Zhe Ling, Lingfeng Long, Arthur J. Ragauskas
A review examining recent advances in liquid hot water pretreatment science to propel future studies is presented.
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Green and sustainable recycling of spent lithium batteries: synergistic leaching of SLFP and SLMO for valuable metal extraction and environmental benefits
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00385G, PaperZhongtang Zhang, Renhang Lu, Tianyu Li, Zhilou Liu, Huaping Nie, Ruixiang Wang, Zhifeng Xu, Kang Yan
With the burgeoning development of lithium batteries, the global lithium battery industry is now facing a multitude of issues regarding spent lithium batteries.
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Lowering the calcination temperature and boosting the electrocatalytic activity of air electrodes for solid oxide cells by the glucose–urea method
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06160H, PaperFei Chen, Jiahui Yang, Tianyu Zhu, Peng Qiu, Chunyan Xiong
Scheme for synthesis of LSCF at lower temperature and the mechanism of the enhanced performance of the as-prepared LSCF.
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Efficient flotation of smithsonite using sulfidation reconstruction based on fluidization roasting
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06359G, PaperYuangan Chen, Rui Han, Yongsheng Sun, Peng Gao, Yanjun Li
There is an urgent and unprecedented demand for the selective separation of zinc oxide minerals from refractory zinc oxide ores due to declining reserves of zinc sulfide ores.
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Polyphenol-based fire-resistant coatings: a bio-inspired solution for forest fire prevention
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06191H, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Mark John Castillo, Jumi Kang, Jinkyu Lim, Minok Park, Kyueui LeeSpray-coating tree bark with PG–PEI forms an adhesive film that converts to a protective graphitic layer, boosting fire resistance.
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Deep eutectic solvent pretreatment for improving lignin properties and subsequent 4-vinylphenol production: an integrated experimental and modeling investigation
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06194B, PaperChenzhou Wang, Yangyue Wei, Mingjin Wang, Yiwei Zhang, Yanqin Huang, Zijian Xu, Kai Li, Qiang Lu
We developed an efficient conversion technology for the production of 4-vinylphenol through deep eutectic solvent pretreatment and fast pyrolysis.
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Tuning the electronic structure of the Mn–N–C catalyst through XO2 group (X = S, Se, Te) doping for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06444E, PaperYang Zhao, Ruguang Wang, Jisi Li, Jiaxin Guo, Quanlu Wang, Zheng Lv, Pengfei Yin, Tao Ling
Single-atom catalysts towards the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) often suffer from unsatisfactory activity and poor stability.
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Hierarchical porous organometallic polymers enable industrial-level acidic CO2 electroreduction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00657K, PaperWeitao Ji, Boxuan Liu, Jiaji Zhang, Jie Zhu, Wenhua Zhou, Teng Guo, Lei Guo, Xilin Jiang, Ming Ya, Zhenyu Zhang, Huiping Ji, Jianghao Wang, Yajing Shen, Bolong Li, Jie Fu
A structure-controllable hierarchical porous organometallic polymer electrocatalyst was synthesized for optimizing the active site utilization and industrial-level acidic CO2 reduction.
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Full conversion of grass biomass into sustainable functional antimicrobial bioplastics
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00643K, Paper
Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.José David Estrada-Sotomayor, Łukasz Łopusiewicz, Erlantz Lizundia, Sebastian Guenther, Danila MerinoGrass biomass was used to create eco-friendly bioplastics for sustainability efforts.
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Ni-catalyzed reductive carbonylation of ethylene with CO2 and methanol: potential for in situ CO2 capture and conversion
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06460G, PaperYuqi Yang, Xiaofang Liu, Haozhi Zhou, Junjun Chen, Yuli Lai, Shunan Zhang, Hu Luo, Hui Wang, Yuhan Sun
Ni catalysis outperforms noble metals through combining CO2/ethylene coupling to nickelalactone and alcoholytic ring-opening, enabling noble metal-, halide-, and strong reductant-free CO2-based carbonylation for sustainable production of polymers.
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Examining the potential of type V DESs for the solvent extraction of metal ions
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00489F, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Nicolas Schaeffer, Inês C. M. Vaz, Maísa Saldanha Pinheiro, Felipe Olea, Takafumi Hanada, Sandrine Dourdain, João A. P. CoutinhoThe potential of hydrophobic type V DESs for the liquid–liquid separation of metal ions is reviewed along with the properties relevant to their application and their potential advantages and limitations compared to conventional solvent extraction.
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A fully electrically driven hydrogen direct reduction process for zero-carbon green steel production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00279F, PaperZeng Liang, Jianliang Zhang, Kejiang Li, Lei Shao, Zhengjian Liu, Zonghao Yang, Chunhe Jiang, Shan Ren, Alberto N. Conejo
A novel fully electrically driven hydrogen direct reduction process integrates electrolytic hydrogen generation and induction heating, achieving high-quality and zero-carbon direct reduced iron production.
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Engineered amine oxidase for efficient oxidative dehydroaromatization of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines toward quinolines in aqueous media
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00165J, PaperMengmeng He, Xiaoyang Yue, Jianqiao Liu, Guanhua Liu, Liya Zhou, Ying He, Li Ma, Yunting Liu, Yanjun Jiang
A novel amine oxidase from Vibrio sp. JCM 19236 was obtained by gene mining and its mutants were obtained by protein engineering for efficient oxidative dehydroaromatization of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines toward quinolines under mild conditions.
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Visible-light-activated photocatalyst- and additive-free multi-component reaction driven by the cyclopropylamine-based EDA complex in water
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00265F, PaperZi-Kang Wang, Long-Xue Wang, Hao Lin, Bin Qiu, Yongchao Ma, Jian Xiao, Xiao-De An
A photocatalyst- and additive-free multi-component reaction driven by cyclopropylamine-based EDA complex has been developed to access cyclopentylamines under water medium conditions.
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Asymmetric TiS1O1N2 site for interfacial polarization with improved NO3−-to-NH3 photoreduction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00516G, PaperChunlei Xuan, Xihang Yan, Jun Xiong, Yao Wu, Gazi Hao, Wei Jiang, Jun Di
TiOPc is modified on CdIn2S4 to build axial asymmetric TiS1O1N2 polarization site. This electron-enriched site favors rapid charge transport between two materials via the interfacial Ti−S bond, boosting the NO3−−to−NH3 photosynthesis activity.
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