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A general strategy for strengthening and toughening physical hydrogels via anti-Hofmeister sequence solid salting-out
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00826C, PaperEn-Jiang Liu, Ding-Ding Lü, Bai-Chuan Lu, Run-Ze Hu, Shi-Wen Guo, Chen-Man Zong, Xiao-Hui Yao, Xue-Yang Wang, Tao Chen, Ai-Jun Wan, Dong-Yang Zhang
As a green and general strategy, the solid salting-out strategy can greatly enhance the strength and toughness of physical hydrogels without the use of additional cross-linking agents and complex processes.
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Engineering a hybrid system of Corynebacterium glutamicum and co-immobilized enzymes for efficient cadaverine production from glycerol
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00694E, PaperYunpeng Lv, Simin Liu, Liang Wei, Lei Zhang, Haishan Qi
A hybrid system of C. glutamicum and co-immobilized enzyme was developed for efficient cadaverine production from glycerol as the sole carbon source.
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Engineered enzymatic cascade converts diols to amino alcohols
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC02141J, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Hannah R. Valentino, Liangyu Qian, Jerry M. Parks, Erin E. Drufva, Ada Sedova, Pankti S. Mehta, Mary P. Watson, Richard J. Giannone, Stephanie S. Galanie, Joshua K. MichenerAliphatic amino alcohols such as 6-amino-1-hexanol are potential platform chemicals for a variety of advanced materials. Selective enzymatic synthesis from biomass-derived diols could simplify production while minimizing hazards.
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Waste-minimized, ecofriendly, and chemoselective room-temperature hydrogenation of CC bonds using a homogeneous recyclable imidazole-based Ru(II)-p-cym catalyst
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01274K, PaperRahul Daga Patil, Sandip Bapu Khatal, Manohar Shivaji Padmor, Sanjay Pratihar
Catalytic hydrogenation of CC bonds is crucial in fine chemical and pharmaceutical synthesis, yet the efficient recovery and reuse of homogeneous catalysts remain a challenge.
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Radical click reaction for C–S bond construction via reductive coupling of phthalimide derivatives
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01731A, PaperJia-Fan Qiao, Tian-Zhang Wang, Peng-Hui Shen, Yu-Qiu Guan, Ya-Xin Yu, Yu-Feng Liang
An efficient radical click reductive cross coupling with phthalimide derivatives has been established, which is characterized by simple conditions, good functional group compatibility without catalyst or ligands to construct C–S bond in two minutes.
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Tandem electrocatalytic benzylic alcohol oxidation and aldol condensation for efficient valuable α,β-unsaturated ketone production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01155H, PaperYifan Yan, Xi Cai, Jiangrong Yang, Yu Fu, Qiwei Shi, Pengjie Hao, Hua Zhou, Zhenhua Li, Mingfei Shao, Haohong Duan
This study presents a one-step electrosynthesis method for α,β-unsaturated ketones using an Au/CuO cooperative catalyst for selective oxidation of aromatic alcohols followed by aldol condensation, achieving green and efficient production.
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Boosting NH3-SCR of NOx performance through sustainable and economical synthesis of Cu-SAPO-34 zeolites from attapulgite
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01362C, PaperYao Wang, Zhangpei Liu, Yongjun Feng, Christopher Hardacre, Sarayute Chansai, Zhiming Liu
Cu-SAPO-34 has been synthesized using attapulgite, which not only demonstrates promising application potential but also introduces an innovative approach for designing cost-effective and active SCR catalysts using low-cost and abundant raw materials.
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Upgrading biomass-derived glycerol into terminal olefins via molybdenum-catalyzed carbon-chain extension
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00843C, PaperHan Yin, Xiangtao Kong, Rui Lu, Xi Zhang, Wenbing Yu, Huifang Jiang, Xuhai Zhu, Fang Lu
A novel molybdenum-catalyzed process for carbon-chain extension of glycerol has been developed to produce 1,5-hexadiene.
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Sustainable potassium sorbate production from triacetic acid lactone in food-grade solvents
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04832F, PaperMin Soo Kim, Sarang S. Bhagwat, Leoncio Santiago-Martínez, Xiaolei Shi, Kyuhyeok Choi, Jeremy S. Guest, George W. Huber
We propose a sustainable route to produce triacetic acetic acid (TAL)-derived potassium sorbate (KS) in food-grade solvents such as IPA and EtOH.
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One-pot lignocellulose fractionation towards efficient whole sugar conversion and aromatic monomer production using a mild alkaline oxidation system
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00999E, PaperZiyi Yang, Feiyue Shen, Weihong Dai, Zhiwen Zeng, Jiayi Xu, Li Zhao, Wei Qi, Jinguang Hu, Dong Tian, Fei Shen
Schematic of the TMAH/UHP system fractionating lignocellulose into carbohydrates, native-like lignin, and recyclable fertilizer in a sustainable manner.
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Activating dynamic Zn–ZnO interface with controllable oxygen vacancy in CO2 electroreduction for boosting CO production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00955C, PaperXueqi Liu, Jingmin Ge, Shiying Li, Huanhuan Yang, Huiwen Tian, Hongpo Liu, Yaxi Li, Xiaoli Zheng, Yapeng Tian, Xinwei Cui, Qun Xu
ZnO undergoes in situ reconstruction into Zn@ZnO with controllable Zn–ZnO interfaces and oxygen vacancies, which boosted CO2RR-to-CO.
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Dipole moment regulation of a small-molecule quinone mediator boosts long-term cycling stability for decoupled water electrolysis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01266J, PaperAJing Song, Xin Jin, Yuan Wei, Chunmao Xiong, Tongna Shi, Yuanyuan Ma, Jianping Yang
A series of quinone-based materials was designed, among which low-dipole TMBQ achieved stable, membrane-free hydrogen production in acidic electrolytes.
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A photo-Fenton-like (trideutero)methylation reaction of N/O heterocycles with DMSO(-d6) induced by EDA complex photocatalysis
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC05939E, PaperChangsheng Qin, Chenxu Li, Fang Gao, Jingfang Wang, Zhihua Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Xinyue Li, Yi Sun, Meiqian Hu, Shoucai Wang, Fanghua Ji, Guangbin Jiang
We have achieved the (deutero)methylation of N/O heterocycles through a visible-light catalyzed strategy. This reaction employs DMSO(-d6) as the methyl source and relies on the in situ generation of an active catalyst.
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Molecular-level design and green process engineering: optimizing pseudo-graphitic domains in pitch-derived hard carbon for fast sodium storage
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00902B, PaperDan Zhao, Hanqing Zhao, Lingwei Kong, Shulian Lei, Boyan Cui, Tingjun Fu, Zhong Li
Graphite nanodomains grow in situ controllably in CTP precursors by a green oxidation–hydrothermal strategy, forming expanded-spacing pseudo-graphitic layers around closed pores in hard carbon that boost rapid sodium storage.
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Facile depolymerization of lignin into phenolics via self-hydrogen transfer hydrogenolysis over a skeletal CuZnAl catalyst
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06395C, PaperLi Zhao, Qun-Xing Liu, Hao Wu, Ji-Long Zhang, Ke-Ming Li, Yao Xiao, Feng-Shuo Guo, Yao-Bing Huang, Qiang Lu
Self-hydrogen transfer hydrogenolysis (STH) has emerged as an effective approach for lignin depolymerization to phenolics due to its high atomic and energy efficiency.
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Synergistic SiO2@NC core–shell nanospheres enhance catalytic hydrogenation of lignin-derived aromatic aldehydes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00857C, PaperQian Jiang, Shuguang Xu, Zuzhi Li, Xingjie Guo, Rui Zhang, Zhicheng Jiang, Bi Shi
The design of heterogeneous catalysts to enhance substrate adsorption and hydrogen spillover plays a key role in the hydrogenation of biomass-derived chemicals.
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Lignin valorization through microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates: recent trends, challenges and opportunities
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00370A, Critical ReviewZhe Liang, Sivasamy Sethupathy, Dang Wenqian, Hu Jinhao, Daochen Zhu
This review explores recent advances in lignin depolymerisation and its conversion into polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) via microbial biotransformation. It evaluates the opportunities and challenges in enhancing sustainable PHA production from lignin.
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Order–disorder hybrid high-entropy Co–Cu-Fe–Mn–Ce oxides for photothermal CO2 hydrogenation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01073J, PaperXin-Yan Wei, Zhen-Hong He, Mei-Xia Yang, Hui Ma, Wen-Jing Shi, Kuan Wang, Hongye Zhao, Weitao Wang, Huan Wang, Zhao-Tie Liu
CoCuMnFeCeOx high-entropy oxides exhibit exceptional performance in the photothermal catalytic reduction of CO2 to CO.
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Engineering Yarrowia lipolytica as a green yeast cell factory for de novo biosynthesis of daidzein and puerarin
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00180C, PaperTao Qian, Wenping Wei, Jiayun Xu, Ping Zhang, Mengfan Li, Yihui Zhu, Xiaochuan Chen, Bang-Ce Ye
Isoflavones are natural polyphenolic secondary metabolites found in legumes and play crucial roles in human health.
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Biomass-derived sustainable hypergolic rocket propellants with hydrogen peroxide
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00255A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Ramlithin Mavila Chathoth, Charlie Oommen, Michael Gozin, Srinivas Dharavath, Manojkumar Jujam, Deepan Chowdhury, Jagadish DasTo mitigate the harmful environmental impact of chlorinated combustion products arising from traditional rocket propellants and replace highly hazardous hydrazine-based propellants, biomass-derived sustainable rocket propellants are developed.
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