RSC – Green Chem. latest articles- Green Pathways to Low Sulfur Diesel: Advances and Challenges in Desulfurization Technologies November 13, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04160K, Tutorial ReviewPeiwen Wu, Shaojie Ma, Wenshuai ZhuDiesel desulfurization is crucial for producing ultra-low sulfur diesel to meet stringent environmental regulations and reduce harmful emissions. Traditional hydrodesulfurization processes, while widely used, face limitations in removing refractory sulfur...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryPeiwen Wu
- A green and efficient strategy for leaching critical metals from spent LiNixCoyMnzO2 cathodes: Modulating the dielectric SiO2 contact-electro-catalytic activity November 13, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04080A, PaperMan Yang, Shuhao Qin, Youchang Yang, Mingmi Wu, Ting Lei, Yufei Liu, Huiju ShaoAmid the global transition toward carbon neutrality, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are experiencing unprecedented demand growth as key energy storage components. Contact-electro-catalysis (CEC) method has been utilized in recycling spent LIBs...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Man Yang
- High energy content bi- and mono-cycloalkane and iso-alkane jet blending mixtures derived from ethanol November 13, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC03955J, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Robert A. Dagle, Nickolas Riedel, Zhibin Yang, Johnny Saavedra Lopez, Alia Cooper, Michael Thorson, Louis Edwards Caceres-Martinez, Wan Tang Jeff Zhang, Hilkka I. Kenttämaa, Gozdem Kilaz, Joshua Heyne, Ralph GillespieThe aromatization of ethanol-derived olefinic […]Robert A. Dagle
- Eco-design for the Sustainable Scale-Up of Flexible Transparent Conductive Electrodes at the Early-Stage Development November 12, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC03167B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Zhengyin Piao, Luz Meza, Darpan Shukla, Richard A. Venditti, Yong Zhu, Yuan YaoSilver nanowires (AgNWs) printed on regenerated cellulose (RC) substrate represent a promising class of flexible transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs), paving the way […]Zhengyin Piao
- Si-doped γ-Al2O3 from solid-phase grinding for highly efficient one-step production of L, L-lactide November 12, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04167H, PaperMin-Min Wang, Hong Guo, Zheng-Wu Wang, Yu-Quan Yan, Yi-Zhou Zhu, He-Fang WangL, L-lactide, the important precursor for biodegradable polylactic acid, has attracted significant attention. The one-step synthesis based on nanoconfinement primarily utilizes porous catalysts to induce the cyclization of L-lactic acid...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Min-Min Wang
- Photocatalytic Upcycling of PET into Methane, Hydrogen and High-value Liquid Products November 12, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC03562G, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Madeline Weisweiller, Adrian Ertl, Cornelia von Baeckmann, Anil Kumar Sihag, Christian M. Pichler, Freddy Kleitz, Dominik Eder, Alexey S. CherevanThe harmful effects of daily plastic use are increasingly evident, with most waste burned or […]Madeline Weisweiller
- Direct Electrocatalytic O-O Coupling for Modular Synthesis of Aza-cyclic Peroxides from Paired Oxygen Donors November 12, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04553C, CommunicationCong Yu, Liwei Wang, Xiaotong Bu, Hui Liao, Meng GaoOrganic peroxidic bonds represent privileged scaffolds in both organic and medicinal chemistry. However, direct construction of peroxidic bonds (O-O) remains unreported in synthetic methodology, as conventional strategies rely on preactivated...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Cong Yu
- Simple fabric-to-fibre recycling of PBT/Cotton textile blends using water under mild conditions November 12, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC03705K, PaperSimão V. Pandeirada, Paula S. S. Lacerda, Michael A. R. Meier, Andreia F. SousaThe increasing global demand for textiles has contributed to a rapid rise in textile waste, particularly from hard-to-recycle polymer mixtures such as polyester/cotton blends, posing major challenges to achieve circularity...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Simão V. Pandeirada
- Differentiated regulation of mineral interface properties using an eco-friendly polysaccharide depressant for enhanced apatite–dolomite sustainable flotation separation November 12, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04872A, PaperBin Yang, Jing Li, Jingfeng He, Lingtao Zhu, Shihai Guo, Song ZhangA biodegradable, environmentally friendly, and highly selectively polysaccharide depressant PG modulates the interfacial properties between apatite and dolomite, thereby enabling the efficient flotation separation of these two minerals.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the […]Bin Yang
- Hydrophobic and Mechanically Reinforcing Coatings from Palmitoylated Lignin via Waterborne Spraying November 12, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05423K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Jie Wu, Nathan Huang, Daniel Barker-Rothschild, Zhangmin Wan, Minke Yang, Xin Shu, Yi Hu, Joshua R. Booth, Oliver Riley Evenden, Orlando J. Rojas, Kwang Ho KimSoftwood Kraft lignin was esterified with palmitic anhydride to […]Jie Wu
- Electrochemical Metal-Free Functionalization of ArCF3: Efficient Construction of C-S, C-Se, C-D, C-H, and C-C Bonds November 12, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05060J, CommunicationZhi min Xu, Zong hao Zhou, Xiaochen Wang, Yu xia Yang, Yi Pan, Yi WangHerein, we report an innovative metal-free catalytic electrochemical defluorination method for constructing C-S, C-Se, C-D, C-H, and C-C bonds. This approach offers excellent versatility, starting from simple trifluoroarylbenzene as a...The content of this RSS Feed […]Zhi min Xu
- A porous liquid constructed from single-walled polyoxometalate nanotubes for sustainable extractive–oxidative desulfurization November 12, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05177K, PaperJing He, Weilai Zhang, Haiyan Huang, Ruyu Cai, Yingxue Cui, Yingcheng Wu, Xiantai Zhou, Huaming Li, Wei JiangA unique PWNTs-liquid has been developed, comprising POM-based single-walled nanotubes and a bulky bis-imidazolium-based IL. The PWNTs-liquid could extract thiophene sulfur and convert it into sulfone products with high economic added value.To […]Jing He
- One-Pot Multienzyme-Catalyzed Assembly of Pentasaccharide Repeating Units from Group B Streptococcus Capsular Polysaccharides and Their Related Oligosaccharide Derivatives November 11, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC03525B, PaperMin Liang, Wei Gong, Jielin Zhao, Hong Wang, Chongzhen Sun, Xianwei Liu, Guofeng GuThe biochemical properties, functional characterization and substrate specificities of five recombinant glycosyltransferases – β-1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (Cps1aI), β-1,4-galactosyltransferase (Cps1aJ), β-1,3-galactosyltransferase (Cps1bJ), and α-2,3-sialyltransferase (Cps1aK and Cps1bK) – involved in the biosynthesis of...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Min Liang
- Aluminum graphite dual-ion batteries: Recent advances and challenges November 11, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05069C, Critical Review Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Hui Shi, Anastasia A. Teck, Laura Lander, Maria Magdalena TitiriciAluminum–graphite dual-ion batteries (AGDIBs) are emerging as a promising alternative in electrochemical energy storage due to aluminum’s abundance, low cost, intrinsic safety, high power […]Hui Shi
- Peculiar Even-Odd Effect in semi-crystalline poly(alkylene succinate)s with a wide range of repeating unit chain lengths November 11, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05522A, PaperJuan Torres-Rodríguez, Antxon Martínez de Ilarduya, Haritz Sardon, Ricardo A Pérez-Camargo, Alejandro J. MüllerA series of novel aliphatic polysuccinates was synthesized from dimethyl succinate and various linear diols, with methylene chain lengths (nCH2) ranging from 2 to 12 in their repeating units. The...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Juan Torres-Rodríguez
- Metal free visible light mediated cycloaddition reaction using recyclable graphitic nitride under water November 11, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04611D, PaperBasavarajagouda E Patil, Rahul Tarkase, Rajdeep Paul, Gopalan Rajaraman, Deepti KalsiThe development of environmentally benign photocatalytic methodologies for [2+2] cycloadditions is of significant interest, given their utility in accessing cyclobutane motifs found in natural products and pharmaceuticals. Conventional approaches often...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society […]Basavarajagouda E Patil
- Can mixed plastics be recycled and upcycled without separation? November 11, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC03714J, Critical ReviewJaime J. M. Pang, Yan Hui Lee, Haonan Zhao, Albert Ong, Jason Y. C. LimIn this review, we examine the possibility of using mixed and/or contaminated plastic feedstock for chemical recycling, upcycling and formation of physical polymer blends.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the […]Jaime J. M. Pang
- Correction: NAD(H) self-recycling whole-cell biocatalysis for the production of furoic acid and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid from furfural via CO2 fixation November 10, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC90217G, Correction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mingzhe Ma, Yajie WangTo 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 ChemistryMingzhe Ma
- Rearrangement-driven divergent synthesis: a metal-free tandem annulation for CF3-functionalized 1-(aminomethyl)naphthalen-2-ols and 1-(2-naphthyl)azetidines November 8, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5GC05046D, CommunicationBin Wang, Zekun Li, Hua CaoA novel metal- and base-free controllable tandem cyclization/rearrangement strategy for divergent synthesis of CF3-containing 1-(aminomethyl)naphthalen-2-ols and 1-(2-naphthyl)azetidines is established.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 […]Bin Wang
- Phosphate Ester-based Organocatalyst with Strong Electron-withdrawing Substituents for Efficient Chemical Recycling of Poly(lactic acid) November 8, 2025Green Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5GC04260G, PaperHuajuan Zhai, Yujie Fang, Sihuai Fan, Wanhua Wu, Tao Sun, Weihan Rao, Jiandong Ding, Lin YuPoly(lactic acid) (PLA), a bioplastic currently with the highest production capacity, represents a promising alternative to traditional petroleum-based plastics. However, its slow degradation in natural environments and limited recycling options...The content of this RSS […]Huajuan Zhai
- Green Pathways to Low Sulfur Diesel: Advances and Challenges in Desulfurization Technologies November 13, 2025
