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{"title":"Recent advancements in the synthesis, functionalization, and utilization of cellulose nanocrystals","authors":"Xiao Zhang ,&nbsp;Hui Ni ,&nbsp;Xiangming Xu ,&nbsp;Long Li ,&nbsp;Hailan Kang ,&nbsp;Donghan Li","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.05.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The utilization of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), a renewable and eco-friendly nanomaterial, has emerged as the favored option for sustainable fillers. This paper presents diverse methods for CNCs preparation, including acid hydrolysis, oxidation, mechanical method, enzymatic hydrolysis, solvent method and hybrid approach. The strategies for modifying CNCs can be summarized as encompassing physical adsorption through non-covalent bond interactions and chemical modifications via covalent bonding. Moreover, the applications of CNCs in sensing systems, electronic skin devices, packaging materials, electronics industries, stabilizers and cosmetics are discussed with a particular emphasis on their contribution to enhancing polymer matrix properties. Lastly, future prospects for the advancement of CNCs are explored with a focus on its potential impact on sustainability efforts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"4 1","pages":"Article 100073"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141415048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Recent developments in the utilization of unconventional resources: A focus on partial upgrading techniques and sustainability of Canadian Oil sand bitumen","authors":"Moataz K. Abdrabou ,&nbsp;Xue Han ,&nbsp;Yimin Zeng ,&nbsp;Ying Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.10.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To satisfy the increasing global energy demand, while searching for new energy sources, it's important to take a closer look at the resources already at our disposal and optimize their use. This comprehensive review explores the evolving landscape of unconventional oil resources, focusing on the environmental and economic implications of bitumen partial upgrading technologies, particularly within the Canadian context. With over 55 % of the world's oil reserves comprising of unconventional oil, which includes extra-heavy oil and oil sand bitumen, there is a growing trend to shift from traditional oil sources to these abundant yet under-utilized reserves. This review delves into the challenges and advancements in bitumen partial upgrading, highlighting the latest technologies in thermal cracking, hydrocracking, catalytic cracking, and innovative methods like surfactant integration, cavitation, microwave, and plasma-assisted upgrading. It also discusses the environmental implications and economic feasibility of these technologies, emphasizing the necessity for sustainable and cost-effective solutions at petroleum field sites. Furthermore, the report introduces the transformative concept of Bitumen Beyond Combustion (BBC), which explores the non-combustion uses of bitumen and its asphaltene fraction in manufacturing high-value carbon-based products. These novel approaches align with global sustainability goals, offering the potential for significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and new routes to diversify the economic applications of bitumen. The review then concludes with an assessment of current challenges and future research directions, advocating for a balanced approach that harmonizes technological innovation, environmental stewardship, and economic viability in the field of bitumen upgrading.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"4 1","pages":"Article 100084"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mycelial mass, microbial lipids and γ-linolenic acid (GLA) by Cunninghamella elegans cultivated on agro-industrial residues","authors":"Gabriel Vasilakis ,&nbsp;Afef Gamraoui ,&nbsp;Dimitris Karayannis ,&nbsp;Nikos Giannakis ,&nbsp;Abdelwaheb Chatti ,&nbsp;Ioannis Politis ,&nbsp;Panagiota Diamantopoulou ,&nbsp;Seraphim Papanikolaou","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the current study, the Zygomycetes fungus <em>Cunninghamella elegans</em> NRRL Y-1392 was evaluated for its ability to grow in extracts derived from dried and ground agricultural residues, such as mushroom stalks and roots from hydroponically cultivated lettuces and produce poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) and γ-linolenic acid (GLA) rich lipids. Initially, the compositions of stalks and lettuce roots were analysed, and the fungus was batch-flask cultivated on six different commercial semi-defined substrates containing different sugars detected in stalks and roots to evaluate its catabolic ability. <em>C. elegans</em> was capable to assimilate all sugars, but at a lower rate in the case of arabinose. Subsequently, <em>C. elegans</em> was cultivated on tailor-made semi-defined commercial substrates, resembling hydrolysates containing carbohydrates found in mushroom stalks, under both nitrogen-excess and nitrogen-limited conditions, and resembling that of hydrolysates of roots, under nitrogen-excess conditions. Based on the results, under nitrogen-excess conditions, in the case of media resembling stalks hydrolysates, higher production values for biomass, PUFAs, and GLA were observed (20.3 g/L, 1906 mg/L, 668 mg/L), accompanied by high productivity values due to short cultivation periods, while under nitrogen limitation, high lipid accumulation (lipid in dry cell weight =48%, w/w) was presented, and lipids rich in oleic acid were produced. Finally, the fungus was cultivated on a medium derived from hot water-extraction applied to mushroom stalks, enriched with organic nitrogen sources. The fungus was successfully grown on the sugar-rich water-extract derived from mushroom stalks, resulting in dry biomass of 14.5 g/L, lipids of 1.8 g/L, with 15% (w/w) of GLA in cellular lipids.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"4 1","pages":"Article 100082"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optimal solutions and control strategies for photocatalytic conversion of toluene","authors":"Liquan Jing,&nbsp;Hui Wang,&nbsp;Zheng Li,&nbsp;Pangdeng Li,&nbsp;Qi Gao,&nbsp;Jinguang Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Toluene is widely used as a raw material for many chemical products/pharmaceutical intermediates and as a solvent in many chemical and manufacturing industries. The conversion of toluene into higher value chemicals (benzyl alcohol, benzaldehyde, and benzoic acid, etc.) using sunlight is a very promising means. To achieve the full conversion and utilization of toluene, it is necessary to construct photocatalysts with high conversion and selectivity while synergistically optimizing the optimal reaction environment to significantly affect the photoconversion of toluene. High-performance photocatalysts not only widely absorb sunlight, but also have abundant active sites and generation of free radicals, which can promote the chemical bonds cleavage of toluene, thus greatly increasing the yield of higher-valued products. In addition, the type of photocatalyst and the modification strategy would influence the selectivity of toluene photo-conversion. Therefore, it makes sense that this review presents the reaction mechanism and the influence of reaction factors for the (mainly) photo-oxidation of toluene, a thorough analysis and prediction of the reaction mechanism by theoretical calculations, and the toluene oxidation by different photocatalysts (in particular halogen-containing perovskite materials) to yield specific products, as well as photocatalysts’ modifications. Finally, the challenges and prospects for designing efficient photocatalysts and optimizing the toluene oxidation reaction process are summarized.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"4 1","pages":"Article 100076"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143748570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Organics-based aqueous batteries: Concept for stationary energy storage with resource feasibility","authors":"Xinyue Zhang ,&nbsp;Tian Bao ,&nbsp;Hong-bin Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The integration of large-scale energy storage batteries and sustainable power generation is a promising way to reduce the consumption of fossil fuels and lower CO₂ emissions. The significant materials demand for large-scale energy storage will address the limitation of resource availability. Organics-based aqueous batteries employing organic materials emerge as a promising settlement to face this challenge. Such types of batteries satisfy requirements related to elemental availability, inherent safety, cost affordability, technical reliability, and environmental sustainability meeting the demands of large-scale, long-duration energy storage.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"3 4","pages":"Pages 317-320"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141711330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of epoxy macromolecules as interfacial mediators on the microstructure and physical properties of styrene butadiene rubber/talcum powder composites","authors":"Qilai Wang,&nbsp;Guangyang He,&nbsp;Gang Gao,&nbsp;Xianrong Shen,&nbsp;Yixin Xiang","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.05.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.05.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Poly(isoprene-<em>co</em>-glycidyl methacrylate) epoxy macromolecules were synthesized via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization to act as interfacial mediators between talcum powder (Talc) and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) with the aim of improving the properties of SBR/Talc composites. The epoxy macromolecules were uniformly dispersed on the surface of Talc using the spray-drying method. Subsequently, the modified Talc was utilized in the preparation of SBR composites. During hot vulcanization, isoprene double bonds could directly graft onto the rubber skeleton. Simultaneously, the epoxy groups opened the ring and formed covalent bonds with silanol. The interfacial covalent bonds were found to significantly enhance the dispersion of Talc and the interfacial interactions between SBR and Talc, as evidenced by scanning electron microscopy, cross-linking density measurements, and rubber processing analyzer tests. Differential scanning calorimetry results indicated that the number of interfacial covalent bonds and the content of glassy layers in the composites increased with the rise in GMA content and modified Talc. At equivalent filler loadings, epoxy macromolecules with 20 <em>wt</em>% and 34 <em>wt</em>% GMA increased the tensile strength by 31 % and 49 %, respectively. Concerning viscoelastic properties, composites containing interfacial covalent bonds exhibited superior stress relaxation and stress softening properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"3 4","pages":"Pages 247-257"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143198401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Thank you reviewers!","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"3 4","pages":"Page 321"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143198404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles: Eco-friendly advancements for biomedical marvels\"","authors":"Nandhini J ,&nbsp;Karthikeyan E ,&nbsp;Rajeshkumar S","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This article explores an in-depth analysis of eco-friendly green synthesis methods to manufacture zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs). Although chemical and/or physical approaches may initially provide better results, in the long term, a biological approach using green or natural pathways using plant extracts, enzymes, and microbes may be eco-friendly and more cost-effective. This review addresses various green synthesis techniques and their potential biomedical applications, elucidating their mechanisms. Additionally, the article highlights the pivotal role of ZnO NPs in diabetes, cancer, wound healing, drug delivery, and other biomedical marvels. Overall, it highlights the importance of green-synthesized ZnO NPs in building a future of sustainable biomedical breakthroughs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"3 4","pages":"Pages 294-316"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141233230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"In situ hydrothermal growth of Ni-based hydrogen phosphate polyhedrons on Ni foam for efficient hydrogen evolution reaction","authors":"Shisheng Yuan ,&nbsp;Liyun Wu ,&nbsp;Renzheng Jiang ,&nbsp;Shenglin Sun ,&nbsp;Yingpeng Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Developing a cost-effective and stable electrocatalyst is the key to achieve the large-scale applications of water electrolysis to produce green hydrogen. Herein, an <em>in situ</em> hydrothermal growth strategy was put forward to prepare a novel self-supporting electrode, that is, Ni-based hydrogen phosphate polyhedrons supported on 3D Ni foam. This electrode was composed of crystalline (Ni(H₂PO₄)₂·2H₂O, Ni(H₃P₂O₇)₂·2H₂O), and amorphous phase in which NiO nanoparticles formed. The amorphous phase connected polyhedrons to the Ni foam substrate, forming multifarious heterogeneous interfaces. Such a structure possessed large number of active sites, favored the fast reaction kinetics and electron transport rate, synergistically resulting in a superior alkaline HER performance. In alkaline electrolyte, the electrode only needed a small overpotential of 69 mV to reach the current density of 10 mA cm⁻² with a small Tafel slope of 56 mV dec⁻¹, and exhibited a good stability at the current density of 100 mA cm⁻² for 50 h. This <em>in situ</em> hydrothermal growth strategy opened up a new route to green synthesis of cost-effective and stable 3D heterostructured self-supporting electrode for water-splitting.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"3 4","pages":"Pages 270-278"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143260374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Biochemical, functional and antioxidant dynamics potential of higher fungi cultivated on agro-industrial residues. Part I: Cultures on media supplemented with yeast extract, gypsum and commodity vegetable oils","authors":"Marianna Dedousi ,&nbsp;Eirini Maria Melanouri ,&nbsp;Ioanna Panagopoulou ,&nbsp;Chrysavgi Gardeli ,&nbsp;Seraphim Papanikolaou ,&nbsp;Panagiota Diamantopoulou","doi":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.recm.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Mushroom cultivation is an implementation of the industrial biotechnology in the valorization of various lignocellulosic materials. In the present study, common lignocellulosic residues (wheat straw - WS and barley and oats straw - BOS) were supplemented with ‘novel’ compounds (sunflower and corn oil, yeast extract and CaSO₄⋅2H₂O) and their impact on the biochemical properties (composition of intra-cellular polysaccharides - IPSs, proteins, lipids, glucans, tocopherol content, carbohydrates and fatty acids composition), total phenolic compounds (TPCs) and the antioxidant activity of <em>Pleurotus ostreatus</em> and <em>Pleurotus eryngii</em> mushrooms, cultivated in ‘bag-logs’, was evaluated. Results revealed that supplements enhanced IPSs in carposomes cultivated on BOS substrates and the most positive were corn oil 2%, <em>w/w</em> and CaSO₄⋅2H₂O for <em>P. ostreatus</em> and <em>P. eryngii</em>, respectively (50.86 and 57.65%, <em>w/w</em>). In all treatments, there was a variety in the carbohydrate's composition and a great production of glucans (40.67–62.15%, <em>w/w</em>), especially of the bioactive β-glucans (32.10–61.93%, <em>w/w</em>) in the stipes of both species. Significant protein content was detected in <em>P. ostreatus</em> and <em>P. eryngii</em> carposomes grown on substrates with yeast extract (28.99 and 30.09%, <em>w/w</em>; WS and 29.49 and 24.94%, <em>w/w</em>; BOS). Although mushrooms presented a low lipid content in general, high values of fat content were observed for both species when cultivated on BOS substrate supplemented with sunflower and corn oil (4.54–6.58%, <em>w/w</em>). The nutritional value of mushrooms was comparable between the two flushes. The greatest amount of TPCs were detected in supplemented WS (22.31–35.30 mg gallic acid equivalents/g d.w.) and BOS (21.03–41.74 mg gallic acid equivalents/g d.w.) with CaSO₄⋅2H₂O, in all parts of mushrooms and a strong antioxidant activity and tocopherols production, in all treatments. A higher quantity of lipids, antioxidant activity and reducing power was present in the pilei rather than the stipes, while the latter were richer in IPSs, regardless of the supplement's presence. Therefore, the outlined supplemented substrates could be used to produce mushrooms with high nutritional and medicinal values.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":101081,"journal":{"name":"Resources Chemicals and Materials","volume":"3 4","pages":"Pages 258-269"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141402081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}