RSC – Faraday Discuss. latest articles- Mechanically alloyed NiCuMnWX (X = Co, Fe, or Mo) high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting Tháng 10 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 Tháng 9 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 Tháng 9 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 Tháng 9 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 Tháng 9 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 Tháng 9 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 Tháng 9 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 Tháng 9 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 Tháng 8 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
- Optimising descriptors to correlate stability of C- or N-doped high-entropy alloys: a combined DFT and machine-learning regression study Tháng 8 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
- Spiers Memorial Lecture: organic, physical & polymer aspects pivotal in lignin valorization Tháng 8 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
- Comparison of bottom-up and top-down precipitation strategies for lignin nanoparticle obtention from organosolv and ionosolv Eucalyptus globulus liquors Tháng 8 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
- Elucidating the reversible exsolution–dissolution behaviour of high-entropy oxides in crystalline and amorphous phases Tháng 8 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
- Tailoring Pd content for optimal stability in FeCoNiCu multielement alloy electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction Tháng 8 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
- Improved 2PP additive manufacturing build/process quality via the use of hyperbranched pre-polymer Tháng 8 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
- Harnessing data and control with AI/ML-driven polymerization and copolymerization Tháng 8 11, 2025Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5FD00066A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Rigoberto Advincula, Ilia Ivanov, Rama Vasudevan, Rajeev Kumar, Panagiotis Christakopoulos, Marileta Tsakanika, Jihua Chen, Jan Michael Carillo, Qinyu Zhu, Bobby SumpterUnderstanding hierarchical approaches in optimizing the polymerization and copolymerization process via AI/ML to target […]Rigoberto Advincula
- Predictive modelling and optimization of lignin extraction efficiency and quality in birch-wood mild ethanosolv fractionation in a semi-continuous flow-through reactor Tháng 8 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
- Is solvent-based dissolution and precipitation an effective substrate pretreatment for the enzymatic depolymerisation of poly(ethylene terephthalate)? Tháng 7 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
- Stabilisation of FeCoNiCuPt high-entropy alloy nanoparticles by surface capping Tháng 7 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
- Morphological, structural and compositional evolution of PtPdFeCoNi high-entropy alloy nanoparticles towards bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis Tháng 7 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
- Mechanically alloyed NiCuMnWX (X = Co, Fe, or Mo) high-entropy alloy electrocatalysts for alkaline water splitting Tháng 10 5, 2025
