This selection of articles from Green Chemistry highlights recent advances in sustainable process design and intensified reaction technologies. The articles illustrate how innovations in flow chemistry, micro-reaction engineering and catalytic methodologies are reshaping modern chemical practice.
The selection includes emerging strategies for reducing environmental impact through enhanced mass transfer, improved life-cycle performance, more efficient reaction platforms, and sustainability assessments of flow systems.
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Sustainability of flow chemistry and microreaction technology
Volker Hessel, Sampurna Mukherjee, Sutanuka Mitra, Arunava Goswami, Nam Nghiep Tran, Francesco Ferlin, Luigi Vaccaro, Fariba Malekpour Galogahi, Nam‑Trung Nguyen, and Marc Escribà‑Gelonch. |
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Pickering emulsion-derived nano/microreactors for unconventional interfacial catalysis: state-of-the-art advances and perspectives in green reactions
Ansar Abbas, Sameer Hussain, Muhammad Asad, Asma Khatoon, Ali Raza, and Silong Xu Green Chem., 2024, 26, 3039-3057 |
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Efficient lignin depolymerization by continuous flow microreactor-assisted electrochemical advanced oxidation in water/co-solvent system
Lalida Waura-angkura, Babasaheb M. Matsagar, Kevin Lee, Varong Pavarajarn, and Kevin C.-W. Wu Green Chem., 2024, 26, 1889-1900 |
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Batch and flow synthesis of sulfides and sulfoxides using green solvents and oxidant through visible-light photocatalysis
Jin Park, Su Hyeon Kim, Jun‑Young Cho, Shafrizal Rasyid Atriardi, Jae‑Young Kim, Hanifah Mardhiyah, Boyoung Y. Park, and Sang Kook Woo. Green Chem., 2025, 27, 3284-3292 |
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Green solvent mixture for ultrasound-assisted solid-phase peptide synthesis: a fast and versatile method and its applications in flow and natural product synthesis
Jingyuan Liao, Renrong Zhang, Xuelei Jia, Meiling Wang, Chaoyi Li, Juntao Wang, Renjin Tang, Junrong Huang, Hengzhi You, and Fen‑Er Chen. Green Chem., 2024, 26, 10549-10557 |
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A high-performance lignin flow fuel cell based on self-generating electricity of lignin at low temperature via a privileged structure and redox chemistry
Zixin Xie, Xihong Zu, Jinxin Lin, Xueqing Qiu, Tengda Liang, and Liheng Chen. Green Chem., 2024, 26, 2021-2030 |
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Continuous-flow synthesis of cyclic carbonates with polymer-supported imidazolium-based ionic liquid (Im-PSIL) catalysts
Zhibo Yu, Haruro Ishitani, and Shu Kobayashi.
Green Chem., 2024, 26, 11548-11555 |
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Monoliths enabling biocatalysis in flow chemistry
Aleksandra Lambarska, Katarzyna Szymańska, and Ulf Hanefeld. |
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Efficient continuous flow oxidation of furfural to maleic anhydride using O2 as a green oxidant
Jonas Mortier, Christian V. Stevens, and Thomas S. A. Heugebaert. Green Chem., 2025, 27, 5063-5072 |
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Two-step continuous flow aerobic oxidation of cannabidiol to cannabinoquinone derivatives
Manuel Zielke, Christof Aellig, Dominique M. Roberge, Christopher A. Hone, and C. Oliver Kappe. Green Chem., 2025, 27, 6787-6795 |
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