Opportunities of CO2-based biorefineries for production of fuels and chemicals
September 2023
Biorefinery production of fuels and chemicals represents an attractive route for solving current energy crisis, as well as reducing green-house gas (GHG) emissions from ships, planes, and long-haul...
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Investigating formate tolerance mechanisms in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its application
September 2023
Current global energy and environmental crisis have spurred efforts towards developing sustainable biotechnological solutions, such as utilizing CO2 and its derivatives as raw materials. Formate is...
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Moorella thermoacetica: A promising cytochrome- and quinone-containing acetogenic bacterium as platform for a CO2-based bioeconomy
September 2023
The negative effect of fossil-based industrial processes on the environment, especially the contribution to global warming by emitting greenhouse gases such as CO2 causes a global threat to mankind....
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Nanofluidic osmotic power generation from CO2 with cellulose membranes
September 2023
The diffusion of chemical species down concentration gradient is a ubiquitous phenomenon that releases Gibbs free energy. Nanofluidic materials have shown great promise in harvesting the energy from...
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Integration of Biological Synthesis & Chemical Catalysis: Bio-based Plasticizer trans-Aconitates
September 2023
Plasticizers are essential to reduce processing difficulties and improve plastic properties. However, petroleum-based phthalate plasticizers, which are mostly used at present, urgently require alternatives...
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Affinity-induced covalent protein-protein ligation via the SpyCatcher-SpyTag interaction
September 2023
Production of economically viable bioethanol is potentially an environmentally and financially worthwhile endeavor. One major source for fermentable sugars is lignocellulose. However, lignocellulosic...
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Co-promoted Mo-carbide catalytic system for sustainable manufacturing of chemicals via co-processing of CO2 with ethane
September 2023
The study reports progress in developing a molybdenum carbide-based catalyst for co-processing ethane and CO2. The cobalt promoting of molybdenum carbide improved the activity and stability of ethane...
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Thermal conductivity of carbon-based nanomaterials: Deep understanding of the structural effects
September 2023
The thermal conductivity of carbon-based nanomaterials (e.g. carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphene aerogels, and carbon fibers) is a physical property of great scientific and engineering importance....
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Green Carbon: Towards a greener world
September 2023
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Achieving carbon neutrality through ecological carbon sinks: A systems perspective
September 2023
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Electronic interaction and oxgen vacancy engineering of g-C3N4/α-Bi2O3 Z-scheme heterojunction for enhanced photocatalytic aerobic oxidative homo-/hetero-coupling of amines to imines in aqueous phase
December 2023
Photocatalytic oxidation coupling of amines represents a green and cost-effective method for the synthesis of highly value-added imines under visible light irradiation. However, the catalytic efficiency...
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Electroanalysis overview: Addressing the green credentials in the use of electroanalytical sensors
September 2023
Electrochemical methodologies provide a wide arsenal of options for analytical sensors, providing a high sensitivity, short analysis time, low-cost, possibility for miniaturization, and are readily...
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NiCu-based catalysts for the low-temperature hydrodeoxygenation of anisole: Effect of the metal ratio on SiO2 and γ-Al2O3 supports
Available online 13 October 2023
The effects of the metal ratio of NiCu catalysts on the low-temperature hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of anisole were assessed on a neutral SiO2 and an acidic γ-Al2O3 support. The activity of SiO2-supported...
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Recent advancements and perspectives of the CO2 hydrogenation reaction
December 2023
Owing to excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which cause severe environmental issues, the conversion and utilization of CO2 have received increasing attention. Owing to its high efficiency and...
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Textile waste – an opportunity as well as a threat
Available online 21 October 2023
Clothing and textiles are very challenging to recycle due to the fact that they are nearly always a blend of fibres from different types of polymers. There are some promising early indications that...
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Microbial L-malic acid production: History, current progress, and perspectives
December 2023
L-malic acid (L-MA) is an important intermediate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and a crucial bulk chemical with various applications in the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. With the...
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, which is the greenest of them all? A critical comparison of chemo- and biocatalytic oxyfunctionalisation reactions
Available online 28 October 2023
This review article critically compares two widely used types of catalysis, chemo- and biocatalysis, and provides insights on their greenness according to specified parameters. A comparative analysis...
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