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A unique forum for the publication of innovative, cutting-edge research on the development of alternative green and sustainable chemistry systems, methods, and technologies.

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Check out the work highlighted on the covers of 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲’s 48th issue 💚

❇️ Framework for sustainable plastics policy ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

❇️ Advances in ionic liquid recycling for biomass ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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December 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Check out the work highlighted on the covers of 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲’s 47th issue 💚

❇️ Activating sulfur atoms for efficient H₂ evolution ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

❇️ Nafion’s bifunctionality for superior CO₂ reduction ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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December 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Check out the work highlighted on the covers of 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲’s 46th issue 💚

❇️𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐁𝐃 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐎𝟐 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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December 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Check out the work highlighted on the covers of 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲’s 45th issue 💚

❇️ Mechanochemical ball milling as an emerging tool in chemical recycling and upcycling of waste polymers
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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December 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Covers of Green Chemistry’s 44th issue!

❇️ Low-temperature modified-immersion molten ZnCl₂-carbonization and activation for continuous production of mesoporous carbon from plastic waste

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

Turning common plastic waste (PP, PLA, PET) into mesoporous carbon using molten ZnCl₂.
December 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The first articles for our themed collection on 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 have been published!

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December 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Check out the work on the covers of 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲’s 43th issue 💚

❇️A critical review on solar-powered lignocellulose biorefineries
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

❇️Two-step catalytic pyrolysis of microalgae
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

Full issue ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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December 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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December 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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And since we’re at it… Check this one out as well, published in @greenchemistry.rsc.org!

In this study, we demonstrate how simple geometric and operational parameters act as powerful levers to steer plasma behaviour toward more energetically efficient…

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Systematic Evaluation of Plasma and Reactor Parameters in Non-Thermal Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Ammonia Synthesis
Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasmas provide an electrified, nonequilibrium route to ammonia synthesis that can be directly powered by renewable electricity. Yet, the coupled effects of reactor ...
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December 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
📖 We are pleased to announce the publication of our first Gold open access book, 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 in our Advances in Chemistry Education book series 🔓

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December 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
💚 Issue 42 is here!

✅ An innovative microreactor approach for biodiesel production: continuous purification & comparative LCA
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D4GC...

✅ Scalable glycolysis-based depolymerization of polyurethane foam waste enabled by IL
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...
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December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑜𝑥 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝𝑠 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟𝑠, 𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 & 𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑒𝑤𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠: 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑒, 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 & ℎ𝑜𝑤 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚” Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Chair of the Editorial Board

More info ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D4GC...

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December 5, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
💚 Green Chemistry Issue 41 is here!

✅ Systematic LCA of cobalt-based blue ceramic pigments: evaluating CoAl₂O₄ and lower-cobalt alternatives
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

Part of the ISGC 2025 Themed Collection ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

Full issue ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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December 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Let's built a future where chemistry is more open, more green, more equal 🗺️

"𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑤𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑠 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠" Javier Pérez-Ramírez, Chair of the Editorial Board

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December 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
💚 Issue 40 is out!

✅ Additively manufactured electrochemical platforms from reclaimed tire rubber for environmental monitoring
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

✅ Machine learning-guided engineering of chalcone synthase enables phloretin biosynthesis in yeast
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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December 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
💚 Green Chemistry Issue 39 is here!

✅ Continuous flow tube-in-tube oxidation of HMF to FDCA using Mn catalysts under mild conditions
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

✅ Discovery of new metagenomic urethanases for polyurethane biodegradation
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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December 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Check out the covers of 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲’s 38th issue 💚

❇️ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

❇️ 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
💚 Covers of our Issue 37!

❇️ Sustainable biodiesel synthesis via non-catalytic transesterification of biomass waste-derived oil and ethanol

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

This study tackles SDG 7 & 12 with a waste-to-energy approach using textile industry byproducts to produce ethanol-based biodiesel.
November 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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We are welcoming submissions to a themed collection celebrating our symposium Physics for Sustainability: Health, Energy, and Environment - SPHERE 🧪

🗓️ Submit your work by 30 March 2026

More information:🔗 www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

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November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
💚 Green Chemistry Issue 36 is here!

✅ Dried urine spot sampling reduces waste & eliminates toxic reagents doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

✅ Orange by-products converted into neuroprotective compounds doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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November 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM