Eco-friendly processes for the synthesis of amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticles in ethanol and their stabilisation in aqueous media

New understandings in the amorphous calcium carbonate nanoparticle synthesis lead to a final mass concentration increase by a factor of 3.5. The stabilisation in aqueous media is achieved by a 2-minute scalable process using bio-sourced stabilisers.

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of a highly effective and safe perfluoro-alternative with "weak site" : potassium 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4-octafluoro-4-(perfluorobutoxy)butane-1-sulfonate

A novel, highly efficient, degradable alternative perfluorinated compound (APFC) with "weak site" was synthesized using various methods via a common intermediate. The main reactions were oxidation by sulfonyl chloride, chlorination,...

Sustainability-inspired upcycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate plastic into porous carbon for CO2 capture

Industrial-scale upcycling of waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into porous carbon globally for CO2 capture was verified as a multifunctional alternative to conventional CO2 absorption and plastic waste management technologies.

Efficient glycolysis of PET catalyzed by a metal-free phosphazene base: the important role of EG-

Developing efficient metal-free catalyst for the glycolysis of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) with ethylene glycol (EG) has attracted increasing attention due to the demanding require for high-quality monomer used in...

A kind of self-healing and recyclable poly(urea-imine) thermoset synthesized from CO2

The synthesis of self-healing and recyclable polymeric materials from renewable CO2 is of great importance in the fields of functional materials and sustainable chemistry. In this work, mechanical robust poly(urea-imine)...

An integrated process for the valorization of corn stover promoted by NaCl in GVL/H2O system

An integrated green process for the valorization of corn stover promoted by NaCl in GVL/H2O was developed. With the addition of NaCl in 25% GVL/H2O at 170 °C for 2...

Disintegration of wet microalgae biomass with deep-eutectic-solvent-assisted hydrothermal treatment for sustainable lipid extraction

Deep eutectic solvent (DES) with abundant hydrogen bond acceptors and donors was employed to promote disintegration of microalgae biomass with hydrothermal treatment (HTT) for green lipid extraction. The lipid extraction...

Boosting Nitrate Electroreduction to Ammonia on NbOx via Constructing Oxygen Vacancies

We have synthesized NbOx with oxygen vacancies (OVs) and conducted the first work for nitrate electroreduction to NH3 over Nb oxides. It was a robust non-precious metal catalyst for NH3...