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Machine learning-guided optimization for ionic liquid-based polyethylene terephthalate waste recycling
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01998B, Paper


Machine learning-based ionic liquid design and reaction condition optimization towards unified economic and environmental performance indicators.
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Green synthesis of building blocks, drug candidates and fine chemicals by barochemistry: application of high pressure in organic synthesis
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01075F, Tutorial Review


Barochemistry, the use of high hydrostatic pressure, is a powerful green activation method that enables effective, scalable, energy efficient and solvent-free synthesis—offering a distinct advantages over other non-traditional activation techniques.
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Depolymerization of polyesters by in situ generated alkali metal alkoxides
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00664C, PaperJunyan Wu, Qingqing Zhao, Diandian Shi, Yiguo He, Zhen Miao, Haijiao Xie, Dianyu Wang, Shuzhuang Sun, Yadong Zhang
The strategy of ligand exchange between acetylacetone and ethylene glycol to generate magnesium alcoholate (MgEG) in situ for PET glycolysis.
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Flash recovery of lithium from spent anode graphite by carbothermal shock and water leaching
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00745C, PaperDuanmei Song, Beikai Zhang, Hongbiao Du, Jing Wu, Jiadong Yu, Jinhui Li
The global boom in electric vehicles has led to an alarming accumulation of lithium-ion battery waste.
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“On water” metal-free direct C–H amination and imination of olefins via tandem SNAr, click chemistry, and molecular nitrogen release
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01076D, Paper


The hydrophobic effect of water facilitates clean and sustainable tandem transformations involving SNAr, click, and nitrogen evolution reactions, leading to metal-free C–H amination chemistry.
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A “wave-riding” biocatalysis: an all-enzyme system for genuinely green and flexible manufacture of machine-washable dyed wool fabrics
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01614B, PaperXinrui Zhang, Jun Wang, Man Zhou, Yuanyuan Yu, Ping Wang, Qiang Wang
An all-enzyme strategy based on a “wave-riding” enzymatic mechanism was developed to achieve genuinely green manufacture of machine-washable dyed wool fabrics.
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Electrochemical selective incorporation of SO2 to synthesize fused-ring framework compounds
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01138H, PaperZhi-Long Lei, Dan Tan, Jin-Tao Qin, Xiu-Jin Meng, Fei-Hu Cui, Hai-Tao Tang, Ying-Ming Pan
This paper proposes a mild and effective electrochemical synthesis method. Through electrochemical oxidation and free radical cascade reactions, SO2 undergoes selective insertion, generating two different families of fused-ring framework compounds.
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Closed-loop recycling of bio-based disulfide vitrimer via a solvent-and waste-free strategy
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01872B, Communication


A solvent-free process enables the efficient degradation of the vitrimer matrix under mild conditions, producing oligomers that can be reused without purification.
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Multifunctional 3-cyanopyridine compounds: synthesis based on a tandem reaction with 100% atom economy and their applications
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01264C, PaperXi-Ying Cao, Zhong-Hao Li, Xiao-Hui Cao, Zong Li, Chu-Ming Pang, Zu-Qi Zhang, Zhao-Yang Wang
A NaOH-promoted tandem reaction under mild, metal-free conditions converts benzopyranitriles and pyrrolidines to multifunctional 3-cyanopyridines for fluorescence and antibacterial use with 100% atom economy and 97% yield.
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Electronic structure and interfacial microenvironment engineering over the Ni(OH)2 nanoarray for boosted electrocatalytic upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00788G, PaperXinci Hu, Wei Qiao, Yuxin Hu, Fengli Li, Yuting Yang, Zhihong Jiang, Yu Yu, Jingyun Fang, Ping Li
The Ni foam-supported Ni(OH)2 nanosheet array with surface engineering of adipic acid is engineered to remarkably promote PET-derived ethylene glycol oxidation reaction (EGOR) for value-added formate production.
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Tailoring the extraction process and properties of polysaccharides from the lichen Evernia prunastri using natural eutectic solvents following a biorefinery approach
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01413A, Paper


Overview of the lichen processing.
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Solvent-promoted catalyst-free aminolytic degradation for chemical recycling of single and mixed plastic wastes
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01068C, Paper


Schematical illustration of this work: aminolytic degradation for chemical recycling of plastic wastes under mild and catalyst-free conditions.
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Enabling desaturation of lactones by reversible catalytic activity of ‘ene’-reductases
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01533B, PaperFengxi Li, Yihang Dai, Shenhan Xie, Xinjia Yu, Xinyan Shi, Zhengqiang Li, Chuang Du, Zhi Wang, Lei Wang
An engineered old yellow enzyme lactone dehydrogenase (OYE1LD), which can reversibly catalyze the formation of CC bonds and facilitate the conversion of lactones and ketones into their α,β-unsaturated counterparts, is reported.
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A microbial factory for bio-indigo synthesis: demonstration of sustainable denim dying
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01293G, Paper


A engineered microbial factory that converts renewable carbon into indigo, eliminating hazardous synthesis, lowering energy use, and avoiding toxic byproducts.
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Aqueous-phase synthesis of benzyl ester over partially thiolated Au25 nanocluster catalysts: improving selectivity with a hydrophobic carbon support
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01292A, PaperKosuke Sakamoto, Koki Chida, Shinya Masuda, Takeharu Yoshii, Hirotomo Nishihara, Tatsuya Tsukuda
This research has revealed the role of the carbon support in increasing the ester yield in the alcohol oxidation reaction catalyzed by Au25 nanoclusters in water.
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Direct nitrile electrosynthesis from amino acids on nickel oxyhydroxide
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01194A, CommunicationXudong Liu, Zhe Chen, Tao Jiang, Wei Du, Can Lei, Xueting Cao, Shuangshuang Cha, Mengxin Qu, Xinchi Zhou, Ming Gong
A promising method of synthesizing functional nitriles from amino acids on α-Ni(OH)2 pre-catalysts through consecutive oxidative dehydrogenation and decarboxylation.
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Carbon-dot-modified phloroglucinol–glutaraldehyde resin photocatalysts for hydrogen peroxide production
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01193K, PaperJiarong Wang, Ning Li, Weijie Ren, Jie Wu, Qing Chang, Jinlong Yang, Shengliang Hu, Haolan Xu
Carbon dots (CDs) can boost quinoid structure formation in resins. CD-combined PG resins realize the combination of an indirect two-electron oxygen reduction reaction and hole-induced carboxyl group oxidation to generate H2O2.
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Facile and rapid access to hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP)-group-functionalized aniline and indole derivatives using hexafluoroacetone trihydrate in HFIP
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC00878F, PaperXindi Li, Yuhao Wu, Jinshan Li, Jialin Xie, Juanzu Liu, Zhenchang Wen, Zhendong Zhao, Chunman Jia
A simple and efficient protocol for the synthesis of HFIP-group-functionalized aniline and indole derivatives using cheap and widely available hexafluoroacetone trihydrate in HFIP was developed.
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Re-wiring petrochemical clusters: impact of using alternative carbon sources for ethylene production
DOI: 10.1039/D4GC06042C, Paper


This work explores the techno-economic cascading impacts of defossilising ethylene production in an existing petrochemical cluster.
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Advances in molecular interfacial engineering of heterojunctions for photocatalytic CO2 reduction
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01228G, Critical ReviewHaopeng Jiang, Jun Shen, Lijuan Sun, Jinhe Li, Weikang Wang, Lele Wang, Qinqin Liu
Exploring insights of interfacial engineering of heterojunction photocatalysts for solar-driven CO2 conversion to multicarbon fuels.
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