Sustainable biomanufacturing of fat-soluble vitamins: Rewiring carbon flux and green carbon management
Available online 22 August 2026
Fat-soluble vitamins (vitamins A, D, E, and K) are essential, high-value micronutrients with surging global demand. Traditionally, their industrial production has relied heavily on fossil-derived chemical...
Thermoresponsive self-blocking electrolytes and separators for intrinsically safe lithium batteries
Available online 20 August 2026
Thermal runaway remains the foremost safety challenge in lithium-ion batteries, spurring intensive research into its root causes and the development of intrinsic fail-safe mitigation strategies. Among...
Photo-assisted regeneration in CO2 capture: mechanisms and materials
Available online 20 August 2026
CO2 capture has emerged as a key strategy for mitigating climate change; however, the energy-intensive regeneration of CO2 adsorbents hinders its widespread deployment. Harnessing solar irradiation...
Degradable and Recyclable Polyesters and Polycarbonates for Next-generation Sustainable Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries
Available online 20 August 2026
With the rapid growth of the portable electronics and electric vehicle markets, there is an urgent demand for lithium-ion batteries with higher energy density and improved safety. Solid polymer electrolytes...
From AM0 to GW: Technological Leap and Stellar Voyage of Space Photovoltaics
Available online 20 August 2026
The field of space photovoltaics (PVs) is on the verge of considerable growth. Unlike terrestrial PVs, space-based solar cells operate in the AM0 environment that involve harsh conditions, such as high-energy...
From curtailment to synergy: Integrating renewable energy utilization with forage production, ecological restoration and carbon sequestration in China’s Three-North drylands
Available online 19 August 2026
China's Three-North Region hosts of the world's largest wind and solar installations, yet renewable curtailment persists due to insufficient local demand and congested transmission. Simultaneously,...
Biotechnology for plastic production, degradation, and upcycling
Available online 16 August 2026
Plastics are essential to modern life, but their predominantly linear use, low recycling rates, and slow breakdown generate persistent pollution. Bio-based production and biodegradation are promising;...
Base-free aerobic oxidative cleavage of C–C bonds in lignin by dual-active-site regulation of CoOx@MCM-41-Co catalyst
Available online 5 August 2026
Cβ–H and oxygen activation are both critical during oxidative lignin depolymerization. Usually, a base is needed to promote the reaction. In this study, a series of CoOx@MCM-41-Co-n catalysts were developed,...
Toward a defossilized chemical industry – trends in Europe
Available online 3 August 2026
The chemical sector is th e 4th largest manufacturer in Europe in terms of sales. It employs over 1.2 million people directly, and 3.4 million, if the pharmaceutical sector is included. Chemicals are...
A feasible strategy for generating furfural and valuable cellulose-rich residue simultaneously from lignocellulosic biomass
Available online 3 August 2026
To achieve an optimal balance between high furfural and co-product yields from lignocellulosic biomass, this study proposed an integrated process for JUNCAO to produce furfural and high-quality cellulose...
Calcium carbonate formation in coastal macroalgal ecosystems via multiple pathways
Available online 28 July 2026
Macroalgae are dominant primary producers that drive carbon sequestration in coastal ecosystems. Macroalgal carbon sequestration primarily refers to the long-term storage of macroalgae-derived organic...
Bionic Ultralow Energy Consumption for Energy Conversion, Storage, and Precision Separation
Available online 27 July 2026
In biological systems, macroscopic functions with exceptionally low energy input can be achieved by regulating molecular and ionic motion in narrow chemically defined nanochannels. Biomimetic artificial...
Single-atom catalysis for plastic upcycling to high-value compounds
Available online 26 July 2026
Plastic waste has caused severe environmental pollution. Plastic upcycling through heterogeneous catalysis has emerged as a promising approach for producing high-value compounds. This perspective summarizes...
Highly selective and stable ammonia electro-oxidation over zirconium-promoted NiCu oxide nanosheets
Available online 25 July 2026
Realizing efficient ammonia electro-oxidation reactions (AOR) under mild conditions is of broad interest for ammonia reforming to hydrogen and direct ammonia fuel cells; however, the development of...
Insight into the Roles of Basic Sites and Oxygen Vacancies in Stearyl Alcohol Hydrodecarbonylation to Paraffins over Ni/ZnAl2O4 Catalysts
Available online 17 July 2026
The development of highly efficient, sulfur-free catalysts for the production of second-generation biodiesel is crucial to its sustainable production. Ni-based catalysts with good stability were prepared...
The conserved small protein SniP3 is a regulator of primary metabolism in cyanobacteria
Available online 17 July 2026
Cyanobacteria are oxygenic phototrophs that are promising for the CO2-neutral production of a variety of compounds using sunlight. In the environment, they are regularly exposed to fluctuating environmental...
Chemical recycling enables resource utilization of waste fishing nets
Available online 16 July 2026
Marine plastic pollution is an important issue in global ecological governance. Waste fishing nets are one of the main sources of marine plastic pollution and pose multiple threats to marine ecosystems...
Enabling highly efficient ambient-temperature formic acid dehydrogenation over ultrafine Pd–Ir alloy nanoclusters supported on aminated dealuminated Beta zeolite
Available online 14 July 2026
Palladium-based zeolite catalysts are promising candidates for formic acid dehydrogenation (FAD), enabling on-demand hydrogen release and utilization. Achieving uniform dispersion of Pd-based alloy...
Bimetallic Cu-Zn/SiO2 Catalyst for Selective Hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan
Available online 13 July 2026
A high-performance Cu-Zn/SiO2 catalyst was synthesized using a urea-assisted deposition-precipitation strategy and employed in the chemoselective hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) to 2,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)furan...
Current and future paradigms in engineering keratinases and microbial chassis for biocatalytic conversion of keratin into high-value peptides
Available online 9 July 2026
The accelerating pace of urbanization, along with the expansion of food processing and textile industries, is driving the generation of a significant amount of keratinaceous waste. Over 8.5 billion...
Let us establish a Green Carbon Index
Available online 7 July 2026
We propose defining a Green Carbon Index (GCI) to measure the proportion of non-fossil carbon in chemical products. A GCI 0 would describe a compound with 100% fossil carbon atoms, while a GCI 100 would...
Direct conversion of CO2 into alcohols using Cu-containing mordenite zeolite catalysts
Available online 1 July 2026
Encapsulating metal nanoparticles inside microporous support materials, such as zeolites, effectively mitigates catalytic deactivation caused by sintering. However, different encapsulation methods may...
Microbiomes for a stable planet: Embedding microbial processes in global climate action
June 2026
Microorganisms regulate key biogeochemical processes and ecosystem feedbacks to climate change, yet they remain underrepresented in global environmental policy and implementation frameworks. The World...
Cross–coupling of alkenes with photocatalytic fluorination
June 2026
The advances in pharmaceutical and material science rely on the development of sustainable techniques for selective C–F bond formation, in which the unique properties of fluorine enhance metabolic stability...
Group recognition as a new design methodology for selective hydrogenation
June 2026
Selective hydrogenation is a core reaction in heterogeneous catalysis and is employed in over one-quarter of industrial chemical processes involving fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and energy conversion....