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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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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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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
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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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Sustainable high-efficiency photocatalytic lithium recovery from spent LiFePO4 batteries: green process design and performance validation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01122A, PaperYinzhuang Fang, Yurong Han, Menglong Yan, Changwen Li, Xiaolong Yan, Jinwei Li, Haowen Wei, Xianbao Wang, Tao Mei
Recycling spent lithium iron phosphate batteries is of great significance for both economic and environmental protection.
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Efficient oxidative cleavage of β-O-4 linkage in lignin model compounds enabled by a simple Anderson-type polyoxometalate
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03832D, PaperDianyong Yang, Shuo Xie, Danqi Wu, Ji Ding, Enting Shi, Pengfei An, Sheng Dai, Li Guo, Zhenshan Hou
In this work, a simple Anderson-type polyoxometalate (POM), (NH4)4[CuMo6O24H6] (CuMo6), was utilized for the cleavage of β-O-4 linkages in lignin and its model compounds.
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Uniformly crosslinked algal bioplastic with triggerable decomposition in salt water
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02866C, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Andrew E. Ashmar, Eric J. Beckman, Susan K. Fullerton-ShireyDeveloping more degradable plastics is key to reducing marine pollution and microplastic-related ecological harm.
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Efficient synthesis of covalent organic frameworks in supercritical carbon dioxide and their application in iodine capture
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC05101K, PaperHai Jiang, Shenglin Wang, Bin Zheng, Xiaofang Su, Muhammad Naveed Javed, Hui Hu, Huanjun Xu, Yanan Gao
Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) synthesized in supercritical CO2 show crystallinity and porosity similar to or better than those of solvothermal products, with much less solvent waste, shorter reaction time, and good iodine adsorption performance.
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Enhanced catalytic aminolysis of polyethylene terephthalate plastic wastes via zeolite acid–base site regulation
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04043D, PaperXiaoqin Si, Meng Wu, Yifan Niu, Kanglin Hou, Mengping Fan, Xin Liu, Chen Sun, Tianliang Lu
An Na-ZSM-5-70 zeolite with regulated acid–base sites was fabricated through the incorporation of metal ions, and it showed high catalytic activity for PET aminolysis to BHETA.
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Closed-loop upcycling of PET waste into defect-engineered Ni@C electrocatalysts for efficient formate production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04403K, PaperRui Qin, Chenyang Wei, Yijun Yin, Zhaohui Yang, Shao Wang, Yurun Tian, Lan Chen, Zhimin Xue, Tiancheng Mu
An electrocatalyst with rich carbon defects and oxygen vacancies was prepared for the synthesis of FA from PET waste. Specifically, Ni@C-250A realizes stable electrolysis at 1.5 V (vs. RHE) with a FA production rate of 3.52 mmol cm−2 h−1.
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Artificial intelligence-driven dynamic regulation for high-efficiency gentamicin C1a production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02507A, PaperFeng Xu, Yuan Wang, Hao Gao, Kaihao Hu, Rong Ben, Ali Mohsin, Yuanxin Guo, Xu Li, Hui Wu, Haifeng Hang, Ju Chu, Xiwei Tian
The industrial biosynthesis of complex antibiotics such as gentamicin C1a requires precise, dynamic control of microbial metabolism.
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Green and sustainable itaconic acid-based vitrimers with rapid stress relaxation, superior fire safety, and recyclability via synergistic roles of multiple dynamic bonds
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04554A, PaperYuzhao Qi, Yinliang Zhang, Shiyu Ou, Guangwu Zhuo, Hongju Zeng, Yufei Lao, Junfeng Wang, Qingwen Wang, Chuigen Guo
Complementary functions and synergy between multiple dynamic covalent bonds to construct the itaconic acid-based epoxy vitrimers with functional customisation.
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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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Chalcogenide electrocatalysts for electrolytic seawater oxidation: design strategies for enhanced activity and selectivity
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03454J, Tutorial ReviewQing Li, Chenxi Liu, Zefeng Teng, Rui Zhang, Xu Liu, Jia Liu, Zhenyu Xiao, Jingqi Chi, Jianping Lai, Lei Wang
This review systematically summarizes recent advances in chalcogenide-based catalysts for OER in seawater, focusing on strategies for enhancing their activity and chloride inhibition capabilities.
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Scalable green sustainable photosynthesis of H2O2: catalyst-free H radical generation and ORR under sunlight
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04018C, PaperMeng Liu, Qi Miao, Xiaoyuan Zhou, Dan Luo, Hongli Wei, Pan Wu, Changjun Liu, Wei Jiang
The green closed-loop photosynthesis mechanism of H2O2 is catalyst-free. The radical generation via three pathways: prioritized active PA–O2 complexation with O2 present, highly selective O–H/C–H homolytic cleavage and a subsequent HAT process.
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Coordination regulation of single-atom catalysts toward enhanced photocatalytic ammonia synthesis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04101E, Tutorial ReviewRong Tang, Hu Guo, Wei Jiang, Jun Di
This review systematically summarizes recent advances in single-atom regulation for enhanced photocatalytic ammonia synthesis, focusing on structure–property relationships.
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Metal-free electrohalogenation of olefins with aqueous NaX mediators
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC04102C, CommunicationZhe Zhang, Quanjin Rong, Shengkang Qian, Jianyou Zhao, Chengling Deng, Jiaoyang Liu, Fan Wang, Shuai Liu, Zhong-Quan Liu
We have developed a practical and diverse chlorination of alkenes via metal-free electrochemistry. By simply tuning the substitution pattern of the alkene, selective access to vicinal dichlorides, monochlorides, or allylic chlorides can be achieved.
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Expanding and recycling a water-resistant bioderived rigid foam using CO2-responsive amines and carbonated water
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06165A, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Daniel Barker, Michael F. Cunningham, Guojun Liu, Philip G. JessopBy combining renewable resources with CO2-responsive functionalities, a sustainable foam packaging material was developed. This bioderived foam can be recycled by dissolving it into carbonated water and expanding it into a new foam product.
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From lignin to market: a technical and economic perspective of reductive depolymerization approaches
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02316E, Critical Review
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Brent Daelemans, Balaji Sridharan, Paul Jusner, Agneev Mukherjee, Jiazhao Chen, Jacob K. Kenny, Miet Van Dael, Karolien Vanbroekhoven, Peter J. Deuss, Michael L. Stone, Elias FeghaliThe industrial potential of pilot-scale reductive depolymerization approaches is critically assessed from a technical, techno-economic, and application point of view.
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All-climate all-solid-state batteries enabled by high-entropy amorphous oxyhalide solid electrolytes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC03551A, PaperShufeng Song, Wei Xue, Yumei Wang, Zhongting Wang, Yanming Cui, Zhixu Long, Hongyang Shan, Ning Hu, Jingfeng Wang, Fusheng Pan
A high-entropy mixed-ion strategy overcomes ASSBs’ temperature limits. The engineered high-entropy amorphous oxyhalide achieves high ionic conductivity (7.1 mS cm−1) and enhanced electrochemical stability, enabling all-climate ASSBs.
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