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Closed-loop electro-upcycling of PET waste into formate and hydrogen via self-supported NiCo2O4 spinel arrays
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01993A, PaperMingkun Jiang, Yang Yang, Yujie Wang, Yajie Wang, Marina Ratova, Dan Wu
NiCo2O4 electrocatalyst upcycles PET to formate (96.7% FE) and H2 at 400 mA cm−2, giving $774.56 per ton PET. Ni–Co sites cleave C–C bonds while limiting overoxidation, enabling sustainable plastic valorization.
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Visible-light-induced and EDA complex-driven multicomponent reaction: a strategy for the synthesis of α-CF3-β-phosphorodithioate tertiary alcohols
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01349F, PaperMengqing Wang, Ziren Chen, Fei Xue, Qianqian Tan, Bin Wang, Yonghong Zhang, Yu Xia, Shaofeng Wu, Weiwei Jin, Xuefeng Jiang, Chenjiang Liu
A practical, environmentally friendly, visible-light-driven and EDA complex-promoted method for the synthesis of α-trifluoromethyl-β-phosphorodithioate tertiary alcohols in the absence of metals, photocatalysts and oxidants has been reported.
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Selective chemodivergent depolymerization of poly(cyclohexene carbonate) with lanthanide-organic catalysts
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC01399B, Paper


Introducing chemodiversity into chemical plastics recycling could provide a catalyst-efficient means of recovering high-value building blocks from synthetic polymers for many recycling applications via simple tuning of catalytic conditions.
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Harnessing the synergism between Ni particles and an Ni–ceria interface for efficient biomass reductive amination
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02082D, PaperYulong Li, Rong Shang, Shipeng Wu, Qinghu Tang, Qiu-E Cao, Wenhao Fang
An Ni/CeO2 catalyst reached a 100% AMF yield from HMF reductive amination under hypobaric H2. Ingenious integration of distinct Ni active sites on a single catalyst can synergistically drive the transformations of organic reactants and H2 molecules.
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Production of value-added chemicals and fuels from selective conversion of CO, CC, and C–O bonds in 5-hydroxymethylfurfural over bimetallic catalysts
DOI: 10.1039/D5GC02412A, Critical Review


This review highlights the utilization of bimetallic catalysts in the catalytic hydrogenation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and summarizes metal–support interactions, including the electronic and steric effects, oxygen vacancies, and acidity.
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