The E factor at 30: a passion for pollution prevention

RA Sheldon - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The introduction of the E Factor in 1992 focussed attention on the problem of waste
generation, defined as everything but the desired product, in chemicals manufacture and …

Replacement of less-preferred dipolar aprotic and ethereal solvents in synthetic organic chemistry with more sustainable alternatives

A Jordan, CGJ Hall, LR Thorp, HF Sneddon - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
Dipolar aprotic and ethereal solvents comprise just over 40% of all organic solvents utilized
in synthetic organic, medicinal, and process chemistry. Unfortunately, many of the common …

Organosolv pretreatment for biorefineries: Current status, perspectives, and challenges

SC Rabelo, PYS Nakasu, E Scopel, MF Araújo… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biorefineries integrate processes for the sustainable conversion of biomass into chemicals,
materials, and bioenergy so that resources are optimized and effluents are minimized …

“Like Recycles Like”: Selective Ring‐Closing Depolymerization of Poly (L‐Lactic Acid) to L‐Lactide

L Cederholm, J Wohlert, P Olsén… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chemical recycling of poly (L‐lactic acid) to the cyclic monomer L‐lactide is hampered by
low selectivity and by epimerization and elimination reactions, impeding its use on a large …

[PDF][PDF] e Silva

RAS Santos - ACS, Maric, C., Silva, DMR, Machado, RP, de Buhr, I …, 2003 - path.web.ua.pt
A valorização de recursos naturais ricos em compostos de valor acrescentado é uma das
áreas mais relevantes da química sustentável. Os resíduos da indústria do kiwi são uma …

Reactivity of metal–oxo clusters towards biomolecules: from discrete polyoxometalates to metal–organic frameworks

DES Marcano, ND Savić, K Declerck… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–oxo clusters hold great potential in several fields such as catalysis, materials science,
energy storage, medicine, and biotechnology. These nanoclusters of transition metals with …

Biorefineries: Achievements and challenges for a bio-based economy

FG Calvo-Flores, FJ Martin-Martinez - Frontiers in chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
AbstractClimate change, socioeconomical pressures, and new policy and legislation are
driving a decarbonization process across industries, with a critical shift from a fossil-based …

Biocatalysis in ionic liquids: state-of-the-union

RA Sheldon - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
This perspective reviews the current status and prospects of biocatalysis in ionic liquids.
Although they are not strictly speaking ionic liquids, deep eutectic solvents are included …

Green solvents, materials, and lead-free semiconductors for sustainable fabrication of perovskite solar cells

SK Podapangi, F Jafarzadeh, S Mattiello… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Perovskite materials research has received unprecedented recognition due to its
applications in photovoltaics, LEDs, and other large area low-cost electronics. The …

Recent advances in the chemical valorization of cellulose and its derivatives into ester compounds

ZM Xu, JY Luo, YB Huang - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose is the most abundant, renewable carbohydrate resource in nature, providing
human society with a broad spread of materials for production and living. Compared with the …