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A journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry for solutions-focused research dedicated to solving sustainability challenges and enabling the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

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RSC Sustainability @rscsustainability.rsc.org · Jun 19
RSC Sustainability has reached an important milestone – its first 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝟰.𝟵 and full set of metrics. The work we publish helps our world, and we are excited to carry on sharing significant papers without barriers.

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New paper:

China's current rate of Wind-Water-Solar (WWS) installations puts it on a trajectory to transition to 100% WWS across all energy sectors by 2051

US & India won't get there until past 2130

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December 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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Preparation methods of V3.5+ electrolyte and related capacity recovery strategies for vanadium flow batteries: a review

Read the full tutorial review now in RSC Sustainability 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5SU...

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December 19, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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New Perspective article in RSC Sustainability ➡️ Improving microbial electrosynthesis with biochar electrodes in production of CO2 derived biochemicals and biofuels within circular economy systems from researchers at University College Cork, Ireland

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December 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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New review in RSC Sustainability examining the use of nanocellulose and biopolymers as sustainable options for removing microplastics from water

➡️Microplastic removal from wastewater through biopolymer and nanocellulose-based green technologies: doi.org/10.1039/D5SU...

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December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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🎉 Registration for #RSCPoster 2026 is now OPEN!

Register now to secure your place and join us on 4 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT for a day of collaboration, discovery, and community.

We can’t wait to see your posters and your science ➡️ https://rsc.li/3XGGvzS
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December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Issue 12 of RSC Sustainability includes research from collaborators at Quantumzyme LLP titled “In silico enzyme engineering of aldehyde dehydrogenase for eco-friendly ibuprofen synthesis” and their work is highlighted on the back cover!

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December 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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📢 Exciting news! #RSCPoster 2026 introduces a new Sustainable Science category - spotlighting research for greener tech, responsible resource use, and a sustainable future. We can’t wait to see your innovative work! #ChemSky
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December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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🏆 PhD researcher and SCHEMA affiliate Freya Butler was recently announced as a regional winner of the IOCD and @rsc.org essay competition on the role of the chemical sciences in sustainability. More here: bit.ly/4pJfN5B

#Sustainability #ChemicalSciences #WasteToWealth @rscsustainability.rsc.org
PhD researcher and SCHEMA affiliate Freya Butler was recently announced as a regional winner of the IOCD and @rsc.org essay competition on the role of the chemical sciences in sustainability.
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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"Introducing bioderived solvents for safer and more sustainable 19F benchtop NMR analysis of pyrolysis oils" 🔗https://doi.org/10.1039/D5SU00388A

This fabulous cover artwork comes from the authors featured in the latest issue of RSC Sustainability.

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December 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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📢 Save the Date! We’re delighted to announce that #RSCPoster 2026 will take place on 3 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT.

Join researchers from around the world for a day of sharing, connecting, and celebrating scientific creativity across disciplines.

Mark your calendars — more details coming soon!
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December 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Featured on the cover of RSC Sustainability Issue 12 is artwork by @helenarappwright.bsky.social and colleagues for their research on reusing pipette tips in large-scale trace analysis of contaminants, which was funded by the RSC Sustainable Labs Grant 👇
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November 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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HOT in RSC Sustainability🔥

Selective separation of critical metals from lithium-ion batteries in a two-phase leaching system based on a hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent and H2O2 solution

by Kevin Septioga, Masahiro Goto and colleagues

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November 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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HOT in RSC Sustainability🔥

Sustainable conductive ink for printing high performance wearable sensors

by Cephas Amoah, Ngoc Duc Trinh, Chloé Bois and W. G. Skene

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November 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Open Access UCL Research: Mechanochemical synthesis of phthalimides from terpenes via tandem Diels-Alder cycloaddition and iodine-mediated aromatization discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...
Mechanochemical synthesis of phthalimides from terpenes via tandem Diels-Alder cycloaddition and iodine-mediated aromatization - UCL Discovery
UCL Discovery is UCL's open access repository, showcasing and providing access to UCL research outputs from all UCL disciplines.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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HOT in RSC Sustainability🔥

Pyrolysis of Orange Peel Waste to Pyrofuels and Pyrochar: Optimization, and Techno-Economic Insights for Industrial Scale-Up

from Uma Sankar Behera, Sourav Poddar and Hun-Soo Byun

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November 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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🔥 Check out this new HOT paper from Sundaram Singh and colleagues

Visible-light-induced decarboxylative acylation of unsaturated hydrocarbons with α-oxocarboxylic acid via Csp2–Csp2 cross-coupling: a facile access to chalcones

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November 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Valorisation of invasive plant (Rhododendron ponticum) biomass into activated biochar as a sustainable adsorbent for emerging pharmaceutical contaminant removal from water from Tielidy de Lima, Michael Nugent and colleagues

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November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Have you checked out Issue 11 of RSC Sustainability yet?

It features cover artwork from the authors of the recent Tutorial Review "Waste-derived green N-doped materials: mechanistic insights, synthesis, and comprehensive evaluation"

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November 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Issue 11 of RSC Sustainability is now online! 💚

Check out the work highlighted on the front covers:

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November 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Hear from the Editorial board who invite you to read and consider signing the Stockholm Declaration on Chemistry for the Future & learn about how the declaration’s themes align with the mission and scope of RSC Sustainability

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October 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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A recent review by Dr. Kerton & colleagues describes techniques to isolate calcium-rich biominerals from discards in seafood processing industries and applications of biominerals across sectors. It may inspire new uses for these inorganic 'waste' materials. #Chemsky

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Accessing Biominerals from By-Products Wasted by the Seafood Processing Industry
Due to global population growth, the demand for seafood has increased exponentially over the last century. This has led to the generation of significant amounts of inedible by-products from the seafoo...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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My essay on photochemical plastic valorization strategies is now available in RSC Sustainability:

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Shining light on waste: photochemical strategies to reduce and transform plastic pollution
A simplified scheme for the photocatalytic oxidation of plastic waste into value-added oxidized products.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Congratulations to all the regional winners for the 2025 IOCD Essay Competition👏

This year's theme was “From waste to wealth: how chemical sciences can sustainably transform waste into valuable products.”

Check out all the winning entries here:
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October 22, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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🔥 Check out this new HOT paper from Devanshi Magoo and colleagues on the green synthesis of spiro-barbiturates for advancing sustainable chemistry and drug design research

Read in full in RSC Sustainability: doi.org/10.1039/D5SU...

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October 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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HOT in RSC Sustainability 🔥

Recovering spent lithium nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) oxide cathodes from Li ion batteries for use as oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts from Anthony O'Mullane (aomullane-echem.bsky.social) and colleagues

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October 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM