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Green Chemistry
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ISSN 1463-9262 · Royal Society of Chemistry · 33 articles in the index
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Sustainable biodegradable coatings for food packaging: challenges and opportunities
Bio-based and petroleum-based biodegradable coatings: materials, methods, and modifications to improve the performance of polymeric substrates for plastic and paper-based food packaging applications.
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The E factor at 30: a passion for pollution prevention
Publication of the E Factor drew attention to the problem of waste in chemicals manufacture. Thirty yeas later it is abundantly clear that waste is the underlying cause of global environmental problems, from climate change to plastic pollution.
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Blue applicability grade index (BAGI) and software: a new tool for the evaluation of method practicality
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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Electrochemical hydrogen production: sustainable hydrogen economy
The development of sustainable energy technologies has received considerable attention to meet increasing global energy demands and to realise organisational goals ( e.g. , United Nations, the Paris Agreement) of carbon neutrality.
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A review of biodegradable thermoplastic starches, their blends and composites: recent developments and opportunities for single-use plastic packaging alternatives
This review article effectively analyses the effect of multiple plasticizers, compatibilizers, and essential oils on plasticized starch in the preparation of thermoplastic starch-based biodegradable blends and composites.
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Status and advances of deep eutectic solvents for metal separation and recovery
Deep eutectic solvents show interesting prospects as more sustainable alternatives for metal separation and recovery.
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Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges
This paper reviewed the entire life cycle of plastics and options for the management of plastic waste to address barriers to industrial chemical recycling and further provide perceptions on possible opportunities with such materials.
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Sustainability in peptide chemistry: current synthesis and purification technologies and future challenges
Developing greener synthesis processes is an inescapable necessity to transform the industrial landscape, mainly in the pharmaceutical sector, into a long-term, sustainable reality.
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Lignin for energy applications – state of the art, life cycle, technoeconomic analysis and future trends
Lignin in advanced energy applications: source, extraction methodolgy, structure/property relationships.
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Electrospinning based on benign solvents: current definitions, implications and strategies
A building block approach, using a variety of benign solvent compositions and additives, offers a continuously developing strategy to render solvent-based electrospinning increasingly sustainable for the generation of polymer nanofibers.
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Multifunctional lignin-based nanocomposites and nanohybrids
Significant progress in lignins valorization and development of high-performance sustainable materials have been achieved in recent years. Reports related to lignin utilization indicate excellent prospects considering green chemistry, chemical engineering, energy, materials and polymer science…
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Enzyme entrapment, biocatalyst immobilization without covalent attachment
The entrapment of enzymes in organic, inorganic or biomaterials can yield active immobilized biocatalysts for chemical transformations without the need to form covalent bonds with the protein.
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Education in green chemistry and in sustainable chemistry: perspectives towards sustainability
Central role of future professionals in chemistry to promote alternatives towards sustainability.
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Advanced and versatile lignin-derived biodegradable composite film materials toward a sustainable world
This review summarizes the recent advances in fabrication strategies and versatile applications of lignin-derived biodegradable film materials from the viewpoint of sustainable development.
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Complementary green analytical procedure index (ComplexGAPI) and software
It is not easy to find appropriate tools for the evaluation of the “green” nature of analytical methodologies which involve the use of compounds, materials, or chemicals manufactured prior to the analytical step.
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Chemolytic depolymerisation of PET: a review
We reviewed the current state of the art of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) chemolysis used in the chemical recycling of PET.
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Production of HMF, FDCA and their derived products: a review of life cycle assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TEA) studies
This review article summarises and discusses methodological and chemical aspects of LCA and TEA studies of HMF, FDCA and their derived products.
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Direct and oxidative dehydrogenation of propane: from catalyst design to industrial application
This critical review evaluates the state-of-the-art in propane dehydrogenation catalysis using oxidative and non-oxidative methods, with an emphasis on the sustainability and suitability for process commercialisation.
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Microbial synthesis of vanillin from waste poly(ethylene terephthalate)
product removal were key to maximising vanillin titres. Finally, we demonstrate the conversion of post-consumer PET from a plastic bottle into vanillin by coupling the pathway with enzyme-catalysed PET hydrolysis. This work demonstrates the first biological upcycling of post-consumer plastic waste…
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Recent advances in eco-friendly and cost-effective materials towards sustainable dye-sensitized solar cells
Main DSSC components, along with their most critical materials and related issues are reviewed and feasible alternatives are envisaged.