{"title":"Integrating sustainability in atmospheric chemistry analysis","authors":"Regina M.B.O. Duarte, Armando C. Duarte","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101048","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101048","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The concepts that help us to better understand the atmospheric chemistry, including the composition and dynamics of air particles and gaseous species, and their impact on climate and human health, rely on the development of sensitive and selective analytical methods that allow one to measure an ever-increasing range of analytes, whose physicochemical features vary both in time and space. Motivated by the ongoing awareness of the need to adopt eco-friendly practices, this perspective highlights analytical practices with the potential to meet green and sustainable requirements and that have offered an almost unexplored playground for deciphering and mapping the intricacies of atmospheric chemistry. The most promising green metrics currently available to estimate the environmental impact and efficiency of analytical methods are also highlighted. Rather than presenting new quantitative data, this perspective offers a critical and conceptual discussion aimed at advancing the adoption of sustainable analytical solutions in the highly challenging field of atmospheric chemistry analysis.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101048"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145121198","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In situ functionalization of biomass-based activated carbon for environmental remediation","authors":"Nor Adilla Rashidi , M. Devendran Manogaran","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101047","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101047","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To date, functionalised biomass-based activated carbon has attracted a high demand due to its enhanced physicochemical properties, which contribute to an improved performance as compared to its pristine materials. However, complexity, high cost, and time-consuming nature of the postmodification techniques has prompted a growing interest in <em>in situ</em> functionalization methods. Thus, this article reviews various <em>in situ</em> functionalization methods, including the chemical enrichment, heteroatom doping, and gas-phase functionalization, toward the improvement of physiochemical properties and performance in gas adsorption and electrochemical energy storage. Moreover, challenges, emerging trends, and future work related to the <em>in situ</em> functionalization techniques are highlighted in this review. Overall, this review article aims to serve as a valuable resource for future work in high-performance biomass-based activated carbon production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101047"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145121265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment to ‘Plasma catalysis for gas conversion—Impact of catalyst on the plasma behavior’","authors":"G. Akay , A.R. González-Elipe , A. Gómez-Ramírez","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101043","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101043","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101043"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145049268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Special issue on green sorbent materials","authors":"Mohamed Chaker Necibi, Borhane Mahjoub","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101042","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101042","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101042"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144860802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Legal and social aspects of biotechnology: Toward a circular bioeconomy","authors":"Tomasz Twardowski","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modern biotechnology, particularly technologies stemming from genetic engineering, is at the core of the scientific and innovative foundation of the most of different bioeconomy policies developed around the world. The challenges and perspectives of bioeconomies are immense, but most of them are focused to guarantee food security and quality, new biomaterials and bioenergy, as well as new drugs and diagnosis techniques in a sustainable and economic way for 9 billion people by the year 2050. In the discussions about bioeconomies, the expectations and needs are enormous; they focus on guaranteeing safety and quality in a sustainable and economical way for all people toward circular bioeconomy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101041"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144829402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent developments and modifications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for hydrogen adsorption and storage","authors":"Asif Jamil , Muhammad Shahbaz","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101040","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101040","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review examines hydrogen energy as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, noting its high energy density and zero-emission combustion. The paper addresses the critical issue of hydrogen storage, evaluating techniques such as high-pressure storage, liquefaction, and physisorption, with a focus on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). CNTs, especially multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), are acknowledged for their high surface area, stability, and enhancement of hydrogen storage capacity via functionalization. Despite their promise, issues such as slow kinetics, high production costs, safety concerns, and long-term durability must be resolved. The review concludes by discussing ongoing research aimed at optimizing CNT synthesis, functionalization, and storage systems, positing that advancements in these domains could facilitate CNT-based hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) storage for clean energy applications, including fuel cells and transportation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101040"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144605513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexandre S. França , Gabriela C. Breda , Ivaldo Itabaiana Jr. , Rodrigo O.M.A. de Souza
{"title":"Bridging biocatalysis and chemical catalysis: Innovative approaches for enhancing chemoenzymatic cascades","authors":"Alexandre S. França , Gabriela C. Breda , Ivaldo Itabaiana Jr. , Rodrigo O.M.A. de Souza","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101030","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101030","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The chemoenzymatic reactions leverage the enzymes' excellent selectivity alongside the robust reactivity of traditional catalysts, offering numerous advantages such as higher yield, enhanced selectivity, and reduced residue generation. Despite the challenge posed by incompatibility between different classes of catalysts, recent advances in synthetic chemistry and biology provide ample opportunities for cascade transformations using new biocatalysts and innovative strategies. By integrating organocatalysis, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and metal catalysis with biocatalysis, this review showcases how diverse catalytic strategies can be synergistically employed to expand reaction scope, overcome traditional limitations, and unlock new possibilities for chemoenzymatic transformations. Novel approaches and trends are also highlighted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101030"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144329792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Erandy Correa-Guillen, Karl Alexander Henn, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell
{"title":"Lignin’s role in the beginning of the end of the fossil resources era: A panorama of lignin supply, economic and market potential","authors":"Erandy Correa-Guillen, Karl Alexander Henn, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101038","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101038","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lignin, one of nature’s promising biopolymers, has been extensively studied for its potential to support the transition to a less fossil-based economy. Despite evidence from both industry and academia on its various applications, the economic feasibility of lignin still requires further research. This review brings an updated overview of lignin supply and recent techno-economic analysis (TEA) of technical lignin applications. With the global production capacity for kraft lignin reaching 112 kt/year in 2023, there is growing interest in assessing the economic viability of lignin-based products. Besides evaluating technical and economic feasibility, the reviewed TEAs identify bottlenecks and help optimise the processes. They define potential actions (e.g., increase capacity, adjust price strategy, and reduction of lignin cost) that could improve the feasibility of the developed lignin applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101038"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144588338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jin Kwei Koh , Ethan Dern Huang Kong , Chin Wei Lai , Joon Ching Juan , Irfan Anjum Badruddin
{"title":"Supercapacitors design with green chemistry: Cellulose-based hydrogel","authors":"Jin Kwei Koh , Ethan Dern Huang Kong , Chin Wei Lai , Joon Ching Juan , Irfan Anjum Badruddin","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101034","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101034","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nowadays, there is a strong societal focus on energy solutions, with particular attention on supercapacitors. In this context, supercapacitor design has garnered interest, especially with the use of green synthesis approaches. Notably, the emphasis on green chemistry led to cellulose-based hydrogels being increasingly explored in supercapacitor design for their sustainable and eco-friendly properties. This review focusses on the current developments in cellulose-based hydrogels for supercapacitors. This review begins with an overview of hydrogel and cellulose-based hydrogel. Following this, the review explores the development of cellulose-based hydrogel. Finally, the review highlights the future directions and challenges in advancing cellulose-based hydrogels for supercapacitors, underscoring areas for further research and development. This study aims to discuss the future innovations in eco-friendly, high-performance supercapacitors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101034"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144365142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Systems engineering for waste-to-wealth: Sustainability-oriented process design, comprehensive assessment and system integration","authors":"Jianzhao Zhou , Jingzheng Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101035","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Waste disposal involves complex social, economic, and environmental factors, making it a multifaceted problem. With advancements in technology and increased environmental awareness, there is a growing emphasis on turning waste into high value-added products. This review takes a system engineering perspective to hierarchically summarize recent research on the design, evaluation, and integration of waste valorization processes. First, it identifies waste-to-energy as a key area in waste valorization, with gasification emerging as a promising thermochemical conversion technology. Second, it underscores the importance of multi-dimensional assessments in evaluating system's feasibility. While techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment continue to be the main tools, the importance of incorporating social performance into assessment is highlighted. Additionally, this work identifies a clear trend toward integrating renewable energy and carbon-neutral technologies into waste-to-wealth systems. By systematically synthesizing recent research on waste-to-wealth conversion, this review aims to provide valuable insights for achieving sustainable waste valorization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101035"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}