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Transforming polystyrene wastes into aromatic products near ambient temperature with aluminium chloride
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02420J, PaperShuying Tian, Jing Dai, Zhengjian Li, Qiqi Wu, Guangxu Chen
A straightforward and efficient approach for recycling polystyrene under mild conditions (40 °C), eliminating the need for an external hydrogen source or noble metal catalysts.
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eSpiro: A scalable and sustainable electrosynthetic route to spiroketals via anodic oxidation of malonic acids
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01767J, CommunicationMarylise Triacca, Carl D. Reens, Hamish Stephen, Kevin Lam
Metal-free, electrochemical synthesis of spiroketals is presented, using anodic oxidation of malonic acids under mild conditions. This sustainable approach enables access to diverse spiroketal frameworks with potential for flow adaptation.
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“On-seawater” accelerated aquacatalysis by edible fatty acids: harnessing the remarkable salting-out effect
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01441G, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Soo Bok Kim, Seok Ju Hong, Dong Hyeon Kim, Gang Min Lee, Yujin Lim, Sangkyu Lee, Yongseok Kwon, Han Yong BaeWe report here a sustainable aquacatalytic system utilizing an edible medium-chain fatty acid as a Brønsted acid catalyst, enabling carbonyl allylation under “on-seawater” conditions exploiting the remarkable salting-out effect.
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Efficient radical-driving electrocatalytic dimerization of furfural to jet fuel precursors using WMoB nanoflakes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01116G, PaperXiaodie Zhang, Bin Liu, Yuchen Wang, Ying Long, Zhenhao Xu, Hua-Tay Lin, Rafael Luque, Kai Yan
Solvent-free synthesis of WMoB nanoflakes toward efficient radical-driving electrocatalytic dimerization of furfural to jet fuel precursor.
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Carboxyl-functionalized ionic liquids enable green preparation of chitosan-based ionic gel membranes for H2S separation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01785H, PaperPing Zhang, Hao Zhu, Zhuoheng Tu, Xingbang Hu, Youting Wu
Recyclable chitosan-based ionic gel membranes containing carboxyl-functionalized ionic liquids were fabricated for separation of H2S.
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Microbial synergy between Rhodospirillum rubrum and Acetobacterium woodii enables anaerobic CO conversion to polyhydroxyalkanoates
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01092F, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Timon M. Torres Ruano, Martijn Diender, Diana Z. SousaA novel biocatalyst for the production of polyhydroxybutyrate using carbon monoxide as the sole substrate.
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Conversion of biomass-derived monosaccharides to 2-methylfuran in supercritical acetone
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01910A, PaperQiufu Zeng, Chenyu Ge, Qianxin Sun, Xi Li, Changwei Hu
Supercritical acetone enables one-pot xylose-to-2-MF conversion via C–C cleavage/aldol condensation, achieving full carbon utilization.
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