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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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New Editor’s Choice collection ➡ 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲: 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 🌱

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Cutting‑edge research on turning renewable biomass into high‑value chemicals, fuels & materials.

🆓 Free to access until end of March 2026

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February 9, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Part of our #EmergingInvestigators 🎉

🔖𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐮𝐦-𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢-𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D4GC...

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January 28, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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Part of our #EmergingInvestigators 🎉

🔖𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D4GC...

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January 20, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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Part of our #EmergingInvestigators 🎉

🔖𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 & 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D4GC...

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January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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🔥 Discover the Hottest Research in #GreenChemistry🔥

Explore our Collection of the most impactful Green Chemistry research featuring all 2025 HOT articles selected by Editors & reviewers ➡️ rsc.li/gc-hot25

🔓Free to access until 31 March 2026

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January 14, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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New Themed Collection online: 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰?

💚 Collection ➡️ rsc.li/SusPol24
📖 Editorial ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...
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𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦, 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑦𝑚𝑒𝑟 𝐶ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑦 and 𝑅𝑆𝐶 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 are delighted to announce that our latest cross journal themed collection, 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰?, is now online and free to access until the end of April 2026. This collection brings together a selection of outstanding reviews, perspectives, papers and communications, which collectively provide a panoramic view of the field’s current vitality. The works range from recycling of polymer wastes, substitution of polymer carbon with oxygen (or sulfur), utilization of biomass to replace petroleum-based polluting polymers, copolymerization of CO₂ with other monomers, and converting polymers (either natural or synthetic ones) into platform chemicals.
January 12, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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❇️𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝟐-𝐩𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝟒,𝟔-𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐥
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

❇️𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐱𝐲𝐠𝐞𝐧-𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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In this study, the authors compare the economic and environmental impact of two biorefinery designs to convert poplar biomass to PDC, a bioplastic precursor, and ethanol, a biofuel that could be converted to sustainable aviation fuel. This work demonstrates that porous, functionalized activated carbon can replace precious metal catalysts in C–N bond formation, enabling diarylamine synthesis via a cascade process under mild conditions. This advances green chemistry by providing a sustainable, metal-free alternative to Pd-mediated couplings with high selectivity and yields.
January 8, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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Check out the work highlighted on the covers of #GreenChemistry ’s 1st issue of 2026 💚

❇️ 𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐥 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

❇️𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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This work quantifies the potential of methanol as a versatile platform for both chemical and fuel production. The authors show that certain configurations of the methanol economy can achieve the required emission reductions at costs that remain feasible. The message is clear regarding achieving a fully renewable methanol economy: advancing CO₂-to-methanol technologies is central to the field's progress. As metabolic engineering of microbes emerges as a prominent combative force to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions such as CO₂, the authors provide a rundown of natural and synthetic pathways utilized by microbes to accomplish this task. Various strategies for engineering and optimizing CO₂-fixing microbes have been discussed.
January 8, 2026 at 9:56 AM
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A must-read for shaping #NetZero strategies in chemical production ➡️𝐀 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐬

Read it for free here ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

#GreenChemistry #CircularEconomy #OpenAccess
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January 6, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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❇️ Delamination & deinking of multilayer packaging ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

Part of the 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐰? Themed Collection ➡️ rsc.li/SusPol24

❇️ Metal-free visible-light photocatalysis ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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December 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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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...

@rsc.org #GreenChemistry
December 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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❇️ PET upcycling via carbonate-interchange ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

❇️ AI-driven ionic liquid design ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

Full issue ➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
December 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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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...

@rsc.org #GreenChemistry
December 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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❇️𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧-𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧–𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐡𝐲𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐰
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

❇️ 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐥𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐬
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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December 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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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...

@rsc.org #GreenChemistry
December 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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❇️ Oxygen vacancy-hydroxyl frustrated Lewis pairs enabling CO2 cycloaddition for halogen-free synthesis of cyclic carbonates
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

❇️Catalytic electron-acceptor mediated C(sp2)–H sulfoxidation reactions
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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December 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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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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❇️Utilisation of Analytical Method Greenness Score to drive sustainable chromatographic method development

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

AstraZeneca uses AMGS to identify greener chromatographic methods, influence practices & create tools for continuous process verification.

@rsc.org #GreenChemistry
December 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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❇️ Self-cleaning catalysts enable recycling of multilayered plastic films

🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

A catalytic cleanup strategy that makes multilayered films reusable, reducing petroleum reliance.

Part of the themed collection ➡️ rsc.li/SusPol24
December 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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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
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The first articles for our themed collection on 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑳𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 have been published!

🔗 rsc.li/GreenLiquids25

📢There is still time to submit!
📅Open for Submissions until 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

More info ➡️ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2025/08/1...

@rsc.org #Chemsky #GreenChemistry #Solvents #GreenLiquids
December 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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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...

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December 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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📖 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 🔓

🔗 books.rsc.org/books/oa-edi...

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December 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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✅ Efficient separation of polyester/cotton blends using a DES–NaOH hybrid system
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

✅ Synergistic recycling of polycarbonate: BPA recovery integrated with CO₂ utilization
🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5GC...

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💚 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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