Chemical News
Effective and Scalable Mechanochemical Synthesis of Platinum(II) Heteroleptic Anticancer Complexes
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02781K, PaperFatin Rashid, Christopher Gordon, Jennette Sakoff, Jayne Gilbert, Felipe García, Janice R Aldrich-Wright
With global cancer cases and their associated costs steadily increasing, there is an imperative for sustained research efforts to improve health outcomes and mitigate its socio-economic impact. Several treatments have...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02781K, PaperFatin Rashid, Christopher Gordon, Jennette Sakoff, Jayne Gilbert, Felipe García, Janice R Aldrich-Wright
With global cancer cases and their associated costs steadily increasing, there is an imperative for sustained research efforts to improve health outcomes and mitigate its socio-economic impact. Several treatments have...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Utilisation of Reactive Ionic Liquids for Energy Storage and Regulation of the Power Grid
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02519B, Perspective
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Merlin Kleoff, Franziska Klaucke, Patrick Voßnacker, Rainer Weber, Karsten Neuhoff, Sebastian Riedel
Chlorine is an essential feedstock for polymers and pharmaceuticals, with annual production exceeding 100 Mt. Nearly all Cl₂ is obtained by chlor-alkali electrolysis, which consumes about 2.58 MWh of electricity per...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02519B, Perspective


Chlorine is an essential feedstock for polymers and pharmaceuticals, with annual production exceeding 100 Mt. Nearly all Cl₂ is obtained by chlor-alkali electrolysis, which consumes about 2.58 MWh of electricity per...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
N,Se co-doped strategy to boost the K+ storage performance of metal organic framework-derived 3D amorphous carbon
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01554E, PaperYuyu Wang, Liangqin Cai, Shuo Yuan, Lin Feng, Zhen Guo, Shihua Dong
In view of the cost-effective, tunable interlayer spacing, and high electrical conductivity, carbonaceous materials are regarded as the most promising anodes for potassium-ion energy storage devices. Whereas, the poor diffusion...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01554E, PaperYuyu Wang, Liangqin Cai, Shuo Yuan, Lin Feng, Zhen Guo, Shihua Dong
In view of the cost-effective, tunable interlayer spacing, and high electrical conductivity, carbonaceous materials are regarded as the most promising anodes for potassium-ion energy storage devices. Whereas, the poor diffusion...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Synthesis and Characterization of 3-Hydroxybutyrate and 3-Hydroxy-9-octadecenoate Copolymer from Engineered Halomonas
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02422F, PaperXinyu Chen, Jiangnan Chen, Yan Xu, Qiong Wu, Fuqing Wu, George Guo-Qiang Chen
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a family of biodegradable polyesters accumulated by various microorganisms. Halophilic microorganism Halomonas bluephagenesis has been developed as a production platform strain for various PHA, chemicals and proteins...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02422F, PaperXinyu Chen, Jiangnan Chen, Yan Xu, Qiong Wu, Fuqing Wu, George Guo-Qiang Chen
Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) is a family of biodegradable polyesters accumulated by various microorganisms. Halophilic microorganism Halomonas bluephagenesis has been developed as a production platform strain for various PHA, chemicals and proteins...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Polyphenolic Nanomaterials Ameliorated Salmonellosis Therapy via barrier restoration and microbiota regulation
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01363A, PaperTianyou Wang, Jinhong Dong, Bo Liang, Jianhua Zhang, Weijie Liu, Hengjie Zhang, Lei Yang, Yiwen Li, Xianchun Chen, Zhipeng Gu
Bacterial-induced salmonellosis poses a significant threat to patient health, yet conventional oral antibiotics, while effective in eliminating pathogens, can compromise intestinal barrier integrity and disturb gut microbial balance. In response,...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01363A, PaperTianyou Wang, Jinhong Dong, Bo Liang, Jianhua Zhang, Weijie Liu, Hengjie Zhang, Lei Yang, Yiwen Li, Xianchun Chen, Zhipeng Gu
Bacterial-induced salmonellosis poses a significant threat to patient health, yet conventional oral antibiotics, while effective in eliminating pathogens, can compromise intestinal barrier integrity and disturb gut microbial balance. In response,...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
One-pot, in situ reductive catalytic approach for biomass furfural-based secondary amines at ambient conditions
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02500A, PaperPalanivel Subha, Qizhi Luo, Hu Li, Putla Sudarsanam
Biomass-based secondary amines are the versatile structural scaffolds of various drug molecules. This study reported a highly practical catalytic process for the room-temperature synthesis of renewable secondary amines from furfural...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02500A, PaperPalanivel Subha, Qizhi Luo, Hu Li, Putla Sudarsanam
Biomass-based secondary amines are the versatile structural scaffolds of various drug molecules. This study reported a highly practical catalytic process for the room-temperature synthesis of renewable secondary amines from furfural...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Engineered Pseudomonas putida: a Versatile Chassis for Lignin Valorization
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02312B, Critical ReviewHong-Wei Zhu, Chen Wang, Hai-Yuan Jia, Zhi-Hua Liu, Bing-Zhi Li
Lignin, a renewable aromatic polymer abundant in plant cell walls, represents a promising feedstock for producing high-value products. Lignin valorization offers a sustainable alternative to fossil-derived aromatics, playing a pivotal...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02312B, Critical ReviewHong-Wei Zhu, Chen Wang, Hai-Yuan Jia, Zhi-Hua Liu, Bing-Zhi Li
Lignin, a renewable aromatic polymer abundant in plant cell walls, represents a promising feedstock for producing high-value products. Lignin valorization offers a sustainable alternative to fossil-derived aromatics, playing a pivotal...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Application and mechanism of various modified nano zero-valent iron in wastewater treatment: A critical review
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02077H, Critical ReviewWei Teng, Kang Yang, Junhui Chen, Hongji Li, Junwei Han
The rising productivity and continuous discharge of inorganic/organic wastewater pose significant threats to human health and environmental safety, making contamination control an urgent priority. Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) demonstrates exceptional...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02077H, Critical ReviewWei Teng, Kang Yang, Junhui Chen, Hongji Li, Junwei Han
The rising productivity and continuous discharge of inorganic/organic wastewater pose significant threats to human health and environmental safety, making contamination control an urgent priority. Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI) demonstrates exceptional...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Transforming orange by-products into high-value neuroprotective products: environmental and economic assessment of advanced green extraction methods
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02153G, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Brenda Lee Simas Porto, Berenice Acevedo-García, Ayla Elmi Kashtiban, Tulio Miranda Sepulveda, Miguel Herrero, Alejandro Cifuentes, Jose A. Mendiola, Elena Ibáñez
This study explores the valorization of orange by-products for the production of neuroprotective fractions using three extraction methods: maceration, Gas Expanded Liquid (GXL) extraction, and Pressurized Liquid Extraction (PLE). The...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02153G, Paper


This study explores the valorization of orange by-products for the production of neuroprotective fractions using three extraction methods: maceration, Gas Expanded Liquid (GXL) extraction, and Pressurized Liquid Extraction (PLE). The...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Closed-loop electro-upcycling of PET waste into formate and hydrogen via self-supported NiCo2O4 spinel arrays
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01993A, PaperMingkun Jiang, Yang Yang, Yujie Wang, Yajie Wang, Marina Ratova, Dan Wu
The global accumulation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste poses a severe environmental crisis and leads to severe underutilization of embedded carbon resources. In this work, a self-supported spinel NiCo2O4 electrocatalyst...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01993A, PaperMingkun Jiang, Yang Yang, Yujie Wang, Yajie Wang, Marina Ratova, Dan Wu
The global accumulation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste poses a severe environmental crisis and leads to severe underutilization of embedded carbon resources. In this work, a self-supported spinel NiCo2O4 electrocatalyst...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Life-cycle Environmental Impacts of Typical plasticizers for Plastics and the Sustainable Transformation Potential
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01960E, PaperYijun Li, Kai Zhao, Chi Wang, hang fu, Shanying Hu
Plasticizers are among the most used additives in the plastic industry, widely applied to improve the flexibility and processability of plastics. Despite the complex ecological and health risks associated with...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01960E, PaperYijun Li, Kai Zhao, Chi Wang, hang fu, Shanying Hu
Plasticizers are among the most used additives in the plastic industry, widely applied to improve the flexibility and processability of plastics. Despite the complex ecological and health risks associated with...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Quenching-triggered amorphous/crystalline-heterostructure with tensile strain achieves efficient alkaline HER kinetics by operating the unique Co1–P–Co2 electrocatalytic mechanism
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02044A, PaperYunmei Du, Jinghan Xu, Shan Lu, Zhenyu Xiao, Yanru Liu, Kang Liu, Lei Wang
The CoOx/CoP-L nanosheets with 2.65% tensile strain were constructed by the 'phosphorization-quenching' treatment. In situ Raman combined with DFT reveal that heterostructure creates the unique Co1–P–Co2 electrocatalytic pathway for alkaline HER.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Performances and structural evolution of a new critical raw materials-free catalyst, synthesized from spent lithium-ion batteries, for solar-driven CO₂ conversion
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02583D, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Antonella Cornelio, Alessandra Zanoletti, Giusy Dativo, Roberto Fiorenza, Annalisa Zacco, Mohsin Muhyuddin, Carlo Santoro, Laura Eleonora Depero, Elza Bontempi
The development of next-generation catalysts is crucial for advancing sustainable CO₂ conversion technologies and addressing pressing environmental challenges. This work integrates green chemistry principles by combining CO₂ valorization, waste recovery,...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02583D, Paper


The development of next-generation catalysts is crucial for advancing sustainable CO₂ conversion technologies and addressing pressing environmental challenges. This work integrates green chemistry principles by combining CO₂ valorization, waste recovery,...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Halide-ion induced reconstruction of Cu-based catalysts to form stable Cu0/Cu+ sites enabling efficient electroreduction of CO2 to C2+ products
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03114A, PaperYahui Jiang, Haichuan He, Dan Xia, Hongwei Zhang, Shirui Tan, Li Luo, Yifan Kong, Liu Deng, You-Nian Liu
In situ halide ions induce the reconstruction of Cu-based catalysts, forming stable Cu0/Cu+ sites to enable highly efficient CO2 electroreduction toward C2+ products.
To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Visible-light-induced and EDA complex-driven multicomponent reaction: A strategy for the synthesis of α-CF3-β-phosphorodithioate tertiary alcohols
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01349F, PaperMengqing Wang, Ziren Chen, Fei Xue, Qianqian Tan, Bin Wang, Yonghong Zhang, Yu Xia, Shaofeng Wu, Weiwei Jin, Xuefeng Jiang, Chenjiang Liu
A green and efficient synthetic strategy has been developed for the construction of α-trifluoromethyl-β-phosphorodithioate tertiary alcohols from trifluoromethyl alkenes, O2, P4S10, and alcohols via a visible-light-promoted, electron donor-acceptor (EDA) complex-driven...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01349F, PaperMengqing Wang, Ziren Chen, Fei Xue, Qianqian Tan, Bin Wang, Yonghong Zhang, Yu Xia, Shaofeng Wu, Weiwei Jin, Xuefeng Jiang, Chenjiang Liu
A green and efficient synthetic strategy has been developed for the construction of α-trifluoromethyl-β-phosphorodithioate tertiary alcohols from trifluoromethyl alkenes, O2, P4S10, and alcohols via a visible-light-promoted, electron donor-acceptor (EDA) complex-driven...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Making Polymers with Low Carbon Content is a Sustainable Option
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02706C, PerspectiveYanni Xia, Chengjian Zhang, Xinghong Zhang
To copy with the challenges of the general polymer materials that rely on petroleum and produce pollution, we advocate partial substitution of carbon elements in polymers with oxygen (or other...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02706C, PerspectiveYanni Xia, Chengjian Zhang, Xinghong Zhang
To copy with the challenges of the general polymer materials that rely on petroleum and produce pollution, we advocate partial substitution of carbon elements in polymers with oxygen (or other...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Selective Chemodivergent Depolymerization of Poly(Cyclohexene Carbonate) with Lanthanide-Organic Catalysts
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01399B, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Liwei Ye, Xiaoyang Liu, Giacomo Forti, Linda J. Broadbelt, Yosi Kratish, Tobin J. Marks
If feasible, introducing chemodiversity into the selective chemical recycling of plastics would provide a resource- and catalyst-efficient means of recovering high-value building blocks from synthetic polymers for diverse recycling applications...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01399B, Paper


If feasible, introducing chemodiversity into the selective chemical recycling of plastics would provide a resource- and catalyst-efficient means of recovering high-value building blocks from synthetic polymers for diverse recycling applications...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Advances in Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to Higher Alcohols as Liquid Fuels and Aviation Fuel Precursors
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02486B, Tutorial ReviewRongqi Lei, Zetong Chen, Quanzhou Xu, Nan Wang, Yanlin Qin, Tiejun Wang, Xuliang Lin, Xueqing Qiu
As a renewable green energy source, the catalytic upgrading of ethanol to higher alcohols (C4+) represents a critical pathway to overcome its inherent fuel limitations. C8–C16 isomer groups within higher...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02486B, Tutorial ReviewRongqi Lei, Zetong Chen, Quanzhou Xu, Nan Wang, Yanlin Qin, Tiejun Wang, Xuliang Lin, Xueqing Qiu
As a renewable green energy source, the catalytic upgrading of ethanol to higher alcohols (C4+) represents a critical pathway to overcome its inherent fuel limitations. C8–C16 isomer groups within higher...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Research Progress on Photocatalytic Production of Hydrogen Peroxide over MOFs and COFs
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02617B, Critical ReviewYang An, Tianyan Cai, Weiyi Jiang, Tao Lei, Huan Pang
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have shown great potential in the photocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) which has been taken as an important green oxidant extensively...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02617B, Critical ReviewYang An, Tianyan Cai, Weiyi Jiang, Tao Lei, Huan Pang
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have shown great potential in the photocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) which has been taken as an important green oxidant extensively...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Single electron transfer/hydrogen atom transfer synergistic catalysis for green synthesis of benzyl thioesters
Green Chem., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01733E, PaperHong-Tao Gao, Pei-Lin Ou, Hao Ma, Hao Zhang, Lin-Mei Zhang , Yi-Lei Xu, Yun-Zhou Guo, De-Bo Hao, Chaoli Chen, Dong-Sheng Li, Shang-Fu Yuan, Tao Wu
Benzyl thioesters, a specific subclass of thioesters, are widely used as important intermediates in organic synthesis and the pharmaceutical field. Traditional synthetic methods for benzyl thioesters often suffer from toxic...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01733E, PaperHong-Tao Gao, Pei-Lin Ou, Hao Ma, Hao Zhang, Lin-Mei Zhang , Yi-Lei Xu, Yun-Zhou Guo, De-Bo Hao, Chaoli Chen, Dong-Sheng Li, Shang-Fu Yuan, Tao Wu
Benzyl thioesters, a specific subclass of thioesters, are widely used as important intermediates in organic synthesis and the pharmaceutical field. Traditional synthetic methods for benzyl thioesters often suffer from toxic...
The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry