RSC – Green Chem. latest articles- A sustainable biomass adhesive based on the biomimetic "seaisland" structure, featuring boiling water resistance and antibacterial properties December 29, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05000F, PaperMing Wei, Yijun Zong, Yuyan Jiang, Desen Meng, Liangxian Liu, Shaoliang Xiao, Jian LiChitosan (CS) based adhesive has shown promising potential as an environmentally friendly alternative to urea-formaldehyde adhesive due to its environmental and sustainable characteristics. However, practical application of chitosan-based adhesives has...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Ming Wei
- An efficient whole-cell platform for Rebaudioside M biotransformation: cascade design, expression regulation, process engineering December 29, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04865F, PaperYang Wang, Xiang Luo, Man Zhou, Xiaojie Yu, Li Chen, Lina Wu, Cunshan ZhouExcessive sugar consumption is fueling a global health crisis, creating demand for sustainable, zero-calorie sweeteners. Rebaudioside M (Reb-M), a high-intensity sweetener with a sucrose-like taste, is attractive. However, current supply...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Yang Wang
- Plasma-Driven Electrocatalytic Ammonia Synthesis: A Pulsed NOx Replenishment Strategy December 29, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04972E, PaperChenxi Man, Zhiyuan Xu, Bingtao Xie, Shuai Zhang, Bangdou Huang, Dengke Xi, Xuekai Pei, Leslie Petrik, Cheng Zhang, Tao ShaoAmmonia (NH3), with its high hydrogen storage density (17.6 wt%) and safe transport characteristics, stands out as a zero-carbon energy carrier in the hydrogen economy. In the clean energy transition,...The […]Chenxi Man
- Carbonyl-functionalized metallic ionic liquids via coordination for efficient hydrogen sulfide separation and conversion by α, β-unsaturated carboxylate esters December 26, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05393E, PaperKeyi Huang, Chengqi Zhao, Zixuan Xu, Qing Zhao, Huiqin Xu, Xiaomin Zhang, leizhi zheng, You-Ting WuThe efficient capture and conversion of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) represent a critical challenge in addressing key issues in energy and environmental fields. In this study, we innovatively designed and synthesized...The content of this RSS […]Keyi Huang
- Expanding COF layer stacking distances for enhanced photocatalytic activity December 26, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC06046J, PaperJiyuan Zang, Haiqin Liu, David James Young, Zhi-Gang Ren, Hong-Xi LiCovalent organic frameworks (COFs) hold promises for photocatalytic activities but suffer from suppressed charge separation due to Frenkel exciton formation and detrimental interlayer coupling. To address this, we have investigated...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Jiyuan Zang
- Tandem electrocatalysis for continuous production of zero-carbon cement clinker precursor and formate December 26, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05143F, PaperXiaoling Xue, Haozhen Li, Liuke Duan, Zhefei Pan, Xun Zhu, Dingding Ye, Yang Yang, Hong Wang, Xiao Yan, Xiaolong Zu, Xiao Zhang, Liang An, Rong Chen, Qiang LiaoThe cement industry faces a critical challenge in decarbonization, as conventional production processes contribute significantly to global CO2 emissions through both fossil […]Xiaoling Xue
- A Self-Regenerative Sn-W/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst for Low-Carbon and Scalable Polyolefin Upcycling via Tandem Dehydrogenation-Metathesis † December 26, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05966F, PaperChuanya Li, Qianfeng Zhou, Changhu Leng, Yongchao Wang, Chenyang Ma, Junlei Zhang, Zhijun LiPolyolefin plastics, though highly resistant to degradation due to their thermodynamic stability and chemical inertness, can be catalytically depolymerized into liquid fuels, offering a promising route to mitigate white pollution...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Chuanya Li
- Green and sustainable dearomative cycloaddition of arenes via visible-light energy transfer catalysis: an atom-economic synthesis of N-heterocyclic skeletons December 26, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04174K, PaperBabasaheb Sopan Gore, Hsing-Yin Chen, Jeh-Jeng WangThe dearomative cycloaddition of non-activated arenes is a powerful strategy for constructing the core structures of biological leads. This process requires losing aromaticity, which remains a challenge due to the...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryBabasaheb Sopan Gore
- Epoxide Isosorbate Oleic Acid as a Sustainable PVC Plasticizer: Synthesis, Performance and Cytocompatibility December 26, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC02330K, PaperKexin Chang, Ruixia Duan, Suqin He, Hao Liu, Miao Ming Huang, Xu Wanlin, Chengshen Zhu, Zhe Chu, Tao Li, Wentao LiuPolyvinyl Chloride (PVC) is widely utilized across various industries due to its outstanding comprehensive properties. However, the current reliance on harmful petroleum-based plasticizers, such as phthalates (PAEs), in PVC […]Kexin Chang
- Resource utilization of impurity-removed copper anode slime based on two-Stage roasting: process optimization for selective separation and high-value recovery of copper and selenium December 24, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05843K, PaperYonggui Liu, Kang Yan, Shiyu Peng, Yuhu Li, Zhilou Liu, Ruixiang Wang, Zhifeng Xu, Zhilin Liu, Zhongtang ZhangCopper and selenium in copper anode slime are important strategic metals, which exhibits favorable economic benefits for the recovery and utilization. In this study, impurity-removed copper anode slime was taken...The content of […]Yonggui Liu
- Accelerated biodegradation of polyurethanes through embedded cutinases December 24, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC03512K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Daniela Knopp, Simone Göbbels, René Münchrath, Cristina Lavilla Aguilar, Michael Kessler, Qi Chen, Marian Bienstein, Linda Katharina Wiedemann, Jonas Gerund, Edward Zoet, Gernot Jäger, Ulrich Schwaneberg, Lukas ReiskyCutinases were successfully incorporated into thermoplastic polyurethane […]Daniela Knopp
- Synergistic acidolysis–reduction–precipitation strategy driven by natural solvents for direct recovery of transition metals from spent batteries December 23, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05837F, PaperNa Chai, Qianqian Nie, Hangyu Shi, Yunpei Cui, Wenliang Li, Lei Yang, Hua Cao, Hesheng YuA novel DES integrates the functions of acidolysis, reduction, and selective precipitation, achieving efficient Li leaching and direct recovery of transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, […]Na Chai
- Mimicking a solvent interface at the substrate access channel of nylonase accelerates nylon degradation December 23, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04820F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Xiaodi Li, Yu Ji, Guohua Li, Shuaiqi Meng, Peng Zhang, Yiheng Liu, Enguang Ding, Kun Sun, Tianwei Tan, Ulrich SchwanebergBy mimicking the functional groups of toluene, this study provides a novel enzymatic solution for […]Xiaodi Li
- Sustainable supply of wilforic acid C via decompartmentalization of peroxisomal acetyl-CoA and systematic engineering in yeast December 23, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05378A, PaperXuan Liu, Xiaoyi Wu, Hao Tang, Qin Xie, Jiadian Wang, Luqi Huang, Yating HuDecompartmentalization of peroxisomal acetyl-CoA in engineered S. cerevisiae enables 584.78 mg L−1 wilforic acid C, providing a sustainable platform for celastrol precursors and a generalizable strategy for the biosynthesis of acetyl-CoA products.To cite this article before page numbers are […]Xuan Liu
- Microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates and lactate-based biopolymers from C1 resources: current advances and trends December 23, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC03933A, Tutorial ReviewYong Wang, Jiaxin Liang, Guangye Hu, Yumeng Zhen, Xu Zhang, Di Cai, Bin Wang, Jiazheng Sun, Dejing KongWith the advancement of industrialization, the environmental burden caused by non-biodegradable petroleum-based plastics has become increasingly severe. Biodegradable plastics have attracted considerable attention due to their inherent degradability and environmental...The content […]Yong Wang
- Modification Strategies for Bio-Based Polyurethanes in Flexible Electronic Devices: A Review December 23, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05443E, Tutorial ReviewZiyang Zhang, Haijing Ma, Jiangbo Wang, Yuhang Ye, Shaohua Jiang, Xiaoshuai HanThe escalating environmental crisis and the pursuit of carbon neutrality have driven the development of bio-based polymers as sustainable alternatives to petroleum-derived materials. Flexible electronics require elastomers that integrate mechanical...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The […]Ziyang Zhang
- Mechanistic study of novel chemical looping phase separation recovering lithium-ion battery cathode materials with biogas residues December 23, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05461C, PaperYaming Wang, Weina Zhao, Weishan Yao, Jilong Li, Binglan Xu, Yecheng Yao, Guoqiang Wei, Xixian Yang, Haoran Yuan, Jun XieThe rapid growth of biogas production and lithium-ion battery (LIB) deployment has led to two urgent challenges: the environmental burden of excess biogas residues and the sustainable recycling of spent […]Yaming Wang
- Solvent-less mechanochemical asymmetric reactions in a ball mill utilizing polymer-supported Hayashi-Jørgensen catalyst: effect of polymer backbone and flexibility on its catalytic performance December 23, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05291B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Kento Hiroishi, Hikaru Matsumoto, Hidetaka Kasai, Masanori Nagao, Eiji Nishibori, Yoshiko MiuraFine chemical synthesis under solvent-free or solvent-less mechanochemical conditions are highly desirable from a green chemistry perspective. However, the inherent low contact efficiency […]Kento Hiroishi
- Metal-Free-Mediated C(sp3)–H Bond Functionalization via Oxidative Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling December 22, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05120G, CommunicationJun Xu, Fan Zhang, Minghua Gan, Yaoyao Liu, Mengqi Wang, Jianfeng Wen, Die HuThe functionalization of C(sp3) –H bond through oxidative cross-dehydrogenative coupling strategy represents a challenging transformation in the field of organic chemistry. In continuation of our research interest in green oxidation...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Jun Xu
- Introduction to “Make polymers sustainable, why and how?” December 19, 2025Green Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC90226F, EditorialMaiyong Zhu, Gerard Lligadas, Fiona L. Hatton, Garret Miyake, Antoine BuchardMaiyong Zhu, Gerard Lligadas, Fiona L. Hatton, Garret Miyake and Antoine Buchard introduce the Green Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and RSC Sustainability themed collection ‘Make polymers sustainable, why and how?’.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the […]Maiyong Zhu
- A sustainable biomass adhesive based on the biomimetic "seaisland" structure, featuring boiling water resistance and antibacterial properties December 29, 2025
