A review of the green chemistry approaches to leather tanning in imparting sustainable leather manufacturing

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7441-7469
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02948D, Critical Review
Mohammad Mahbubul Hassan, Jane Harris, James J. C. Busfield, Emiliano Bilotti
Green chemistry approaches studied for leather tanning are critically reviewed. The tanning performance and mechanical properties are discussed. The mechanisms of tanning for various tanning agents and future directions are outlined.
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Precious metal catalyst recycling through photocatalytic dissolution

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7518-7523
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02518G, Communication
Yao Chen, Huan He, Shuyang Xu, Zhengxi Zou, Weiming Hua, Zhenfeng Bian, Hexing Li, Yinghong Yue
By utilizing photocatalytic dissolution techniques and traditional deposition–precipitation procedures, we can recycle and regenerate precious metal catalysts in an environmentally friendly manner, which displays a high activity recovery level.
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Dual active-sites of Co and oxygen vacancies in Co-doped CeO2-catalyzed toluene oxidation for the subsequent Knoevenagel condensation process

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7673-7681
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02466K, Paper
Yong Zou, Yuxuan Liu, Sai Zhang, Yongquan Qu
Efficient activation and oxidative transformation of C(sp3)–H into value-added compounds by O2 represents a sustainable synthetic pathway with high atom economy and environmentally friendly features.
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Enhanced depolymerization of beech wood lignin and its removal with peroxidases through continuous separation of lignin fragments

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7682-7695
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC01246H, Paper
Kenneth Sze Kai Teo, Keiko Kondo, Kaori Saito, Yu Iseki, Takashi Watanabe, Takashi Nagata, Masato Katahira
A study highlighting the benefits associated with the continuous separation of MnP- (or LiP-) depolymerized lignin fragments from the reaction medium using a membrane bioreactor.
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Carbon materials for hybrid evaporation-induced electricity generation systems

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7470-7484
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02805D, Tutorial Review
Can Ge, Duo Xu, Yan Qian, Heng Du, Chong Gao, Zhuoer Shen, Zhe Sun, Jian Fang
The most recent developments in carbon materials for hybrid evaporation-induced electricity generation systems are discussed in detail and analyzed in depth.
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Blue applicability grade index (BAGI) and software: a new tool for the evaluation of method practicality

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7598-7604
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02347H, Paper
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Natalia Manousi, Wojciech Wojnowski, Justyna Płotka-Wasylka, Victoria Samanidou
In this work, blue applicability grade index (BAGI) is proposed as a new metric tool for evaluating the practicality of an analytical method.
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Reversal of methanation-oriented to RWGS-oriented Ni/SiO2 catalysts by the exsolution of Ni2+ confined in silicalite-1

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7582-7597
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC02399K, Paper
Chia-Hung Chen, Hong-Kai Chen, Wei-Hsiang Huang, Chi-Liang Chen, Kittisak Choojun, Tawan Sooknoi, Hong-Kang Tian, Yu-Chuan Lin
Ni/SiO2-based catalysts derived from the reduction of silicalite-1-encapsulated, ligand-protected Ni2+ was found to be effective in the selective hydrogenation of CO2 to CO via the reverse water-gas shift (RWGS).
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Enhanced upgrading of corncob to furfuryl alcohol with a novel silica-supported SO42−-TiO2 chemocatalyst and immobilized whole-cell biocatalyst

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7764-7773
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC01764H, Paper
Qi Li, Ruiying Gao, Yi Zhang, Yufei Zhang, Tieliang Liu, Yu-Cai He, Ming-Ming Zheng
This work presents an efficient route for upgrading corncob to furfuryl alcohol using a novel silica-supported SO42−-TiO2 catalyst and recyclable magnetic hydrogel beads containing recombinant E. coli whole-cells in a sustainable approach.
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Natural dye-mediated signal tracer strategy: a green route for ultra-efficient immunochromatographic detection of antibiotics

Green Chem., 2023, 25,7756-7763
DOI: 10.1039/D3GC01998E, Paper
Shaochi Wang, Ting Du, Junqi Huangmin, Sijie Liu, Ying Zhu, Daohong Zhang, Jing Sun, Yanru Wang, Lintao Zeng, Jianlong Wang
A nature-derived green and synthetic-free signal tracer strategy is developed based on alizarin for the immunochromatographic assay of antibiotics. The method shows good applicability for detection in milk, honey and water samples at a low cost.
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