RSC – Faraday Discuss. latest articles- Mechanically alloyed NiCuMnWX (X = Co, Fe, or Mo) high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting October 5, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00094G, PaperHossein Mahdavi, Armin Asghari Alamdari, Jonathan Quinson, Uğur Ünal, Hadi JahangiriThis study investigates the electrocatalytic performance of high-entropy alloy powders prepared with equimolar ratios of Ni, Cu, Mn, and W, with additional elements (Co, Fe, or Mo) introduced to optimize their activity for the HER and OER.To cite this […]Hossein Mahdavi
- From dark to light: light-coloured lignin for cultural heritage conservation September 29, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00072F, PaperFelipe F. Meneses, Camilla H. M. Camargos, Camila A. RezendeLight-colored nanolignin obtained by oxidation through sustainable procedures yields antioxidant and UV-protective materials for cultural heritage applications.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 […]Felipe F. Meneses
- Determining the biodegradation of functionalised cellulose esters September 24, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00040H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Katrina Entwistle, Sandhya Moise, Fatma Guler, Katherine A. Smart, Matthew Crow, Christopher J. ChuckWe investigated the potential of cellulose esters to biodegrade under various conditions. Mimicking conditions found in nature within a laboratory setting, […]Katrina Entwistle
- In-depth analysis of kraft lignin epoxy thermosets September 23, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00047E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Saeid Nikafshar, Kevin Dunne, Sajad Nikafshar, Mojgan NejadThese fully biobased epoxy resins, formulated with unmodified kraft lignins, biobased epichlorohydrin, ethyl lactate, and cashew nutshell curing agent, offer a sustainable pathway for developing BPA-free, sustainable […]Saeid Nikafshar
- Structural purification of technical lignins via fractional dissolution using non-azeotropic solvent mixtures September 23, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00075K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Reza Ebrahimi Majdar, Federica Ferruti, Marco Orlandi, Claudia Crestini, Heiko LangeUsing pumping instead of refluxing, novel fractions of technical lignins are available by employing non-azeotropic solvent mixtures.To cite this article before page numbers are […]Reza Ebrahimi Majdar
- Odor-free kraft lignin-based thermoset with remarkable mechanical properties September 17, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00053J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Alexander Orebom, Aditya Babu, Zoya Zarafshani, Willem Böttger, Joseph S. M. Samec, Pierre MunierBy precipitation of lignin in black liquor the pulp mill is debottlenecked and can produce more pulp and, in addition, lignin […]Alexander Orebom
- Thermodynamics of Ring-Opening Polymerisation Informatics Collection (TROPIC): a database to enable polymer chemical recycling September 17, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00098J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.R. M. R. Reese, A. M. Ganose, C. RomainWe report TROPIC (Thermodynamics of Ring-Opening Polymerisation Informatics Collection), an open-source database harnessing experimental and computational thermodynamic parameters for ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) from the academic literature.To […]R. M. R. Reese
- More than ring-strain: revisiting the definition of enthalpy in ring-opening polymerization September 16, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00060B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Vincent Nieboer, Jakob Wohlert, Peter Olsén, Karin OdeliusThe enthalpy of polymerization does not equate to ring-strain, since conformational enthalpy is used to increase the system’s entropy.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, […]Vincent Nieboer
- Mass-resolved UV–Vis–GPC mapping diagnoses catalyst ageing in RCF lignin streams August 31, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00109A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Siyuan Gao, Raul Rinken, Robert T. Woodward, Jie Bao, Roberto RinaldiSI320 identifies RCF-stabilised lignins with minimal degradation chromophores. GPC–UV–Vis SI320(M) profiles show oligomer downshifts from chromophore build-up during catalyst ageing, preceding monomer yield loss.To […]Siyuan Gao
- Spiers Memorial Lecture: organic, physical & polymer aspects pivotal in lignin valorization August 26, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00108K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Nicolò Pajer, Claudia Crestini, Dimitris S. ArgyropoulosThis article addresses current challenges in lignin chemistry by exploring four thematic areas.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The […]Nicolò Pajer
- Optimising descriptors to correlate stability of C- or N-doped high-entropy alloys: a combined DFT and machine-learning regression study August 26, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00107B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Chih-Heng Lee, Jyh-Wei Lee, Hsin-Yi Tiffany ChenIn this study, we employed DFT calculations combined with MC simulations and an MLIP to identify the optimal combination of descriptors in linear regression models to predict the […]Chih-Heng Lee
- Comparison of bottom-up and top-down precipitation strategies for lignin nanoparticle obtention from organosolv and ionosolv Eucalyptus globulus liquors August 18, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00070J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Victoria Rigual, Antonio Ovejero-Pérez, Antonio Martínez-Mangas, Beatriz García-Sánchez, Juan C. Domínguez, M. Virginia Alonso, Mercedes Oliet, Francisco RodriguezA side-by-side comparison is carried out between organosolv and ionosolv liquors employed in the formation of lignin […]Victoria Rigual
- Tailoring Pd content for optimal stability in FeCoNiCu multielement alloy electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction August 13, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00084J, PaperBing Zhu, Qiqi Huang, Okkyun Seo, Yee Yan Tay, Jiayi Tang, Huayu Gu, Tong Li, Dongshuang WuWe investigate the effect of palladium incorporation on the electrochemical performance and structural durability of FeCoNiCu MEA nanoparticles.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The […]Bing Zhu
- Elucidating the reversible exsolution–dissolution behaviour of high-entropy oxides in crystalline and amorphous phases August 13, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00081E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Qingju Wang, Hailing Yu, Kevin Siniard, Zhenzhen Yang, Sheng DaiSelf-healing high-entropy oxides enable reversible metallic phase exsolution and dissolution under redox conditions.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form […]Qingju Wang
- Improved 2PP additive manufacturing build/process quality via the use of hyperbranched pre-polymer August 12, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00097A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Andrea A. Konta, Michelle Duong, Joseph Sefton, Valentina Cuzzucoli Crucitti, Amy Stimpson, Sophie Goodwin, Thomas Swift, Gustavo F. Trindade, Yinfeng He, Mohamed Adam, Eleanor Binner, Laura Ruiz Cantu, Cameron Alexander, Ricky D. Wildman, Derek […]Andrea A. Konta
- Predictive modelling and optimization of lignin extraction efficiency and quality in birch-wood mild ethanosolv fractionation in a semi-continuous flow-through reactor August 10, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00104H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Amponsah Preko Appiah, Bertran-Llorens Salvador, Pelle van Aefst, Peter J. DeussPredictive modeling and optimization in a flow-through mild ethanosolv system, balancing solvent use, delignification, and structure preservation of lignin.To cite this article before page […]Amponsah Preko Appiah
- Stabilisation of FeCoNiCuPt high-entropy alloy nanoparticles by surface capping July 31, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00088B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Anurag Sharma, Andrew L. HectorFeCoNiCuPt HEA nanoparticles prepared by NaCl-assisted solid-state reaction. Hydrophobic and hydrophilic capping agents are used to control particle size growth, provide stability, and prevent agglomeration.To cite this article before page […]Anurag Sharma
- Is solvent-based dissolution and precipitation an effective substrate pretreatment for the enzymatic depolymerisation of poly(ethylene terephthalate)? July 31, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00061K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Brooke Wain, Gustavo P. Borin, Elaine M. Rudge, Benjamin Moore, Bruce R. Lichtenstein, Andrew R. Pickford, Victoria L. BemmerA dissolution reprecipitation method is presented as an alternative pretreatment for enzymatic recycling of waste PET […]Brooke Wain
- Morphological, structural and compositional evolution of PtPdFeCoNi high-entropy alloy nanoparticles towards bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis July 29, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00092K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Priya Jain, Pouya Hosseini, Aleksander Kostka, Eko Budiyanto, Patrick Diehl, Martin Muhler, Harun Tüysüz, Dongshuang Wu, Tong LiThe PtPdFeCoNi HEA nanoparticles show high ORR stability with minimal surface changes, while OER triggers formation of […]Priya Jain
- Processing-driven chemical ordering and its effect on magnetic properties in a high entropy alloy July 23, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00105F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.V. Chaudhary, S. Dasari, A. Sharma, R. V. Ramanujan, R. BanerjeeProcessing-driven chemical ordering in a high entropy alloy governs nanoscale phase evolution and magnetic behavior, enabling tunable coercivity and dual magnetic transitions for cryogenic […]V. Chaudhary
- Mechanically alloyed NiCuMnWX (X = Co, Fe, or Mo) high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting October 5, 2025
