Green Chemistry Blog

This month sees the following articles in Green Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Industrial biotechnology-the future of green chemistry?
Stefanie Wenda, Sabine Illner, Annett Mell and Udo Kragl
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 3007-3047, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15579B

Recent advances in ionic liquid catalysis
Qinghua Zhang, Shiguo Zhang and Youquan Deng
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15334J

Extracting wood lignin without dissolving or degrading cellulose: investigations on the use of food additive-derived ionic liquids
André Pinkert, Dagmar F. Goeke, Kenneth N. Marsh and Shusheng Pang
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 3124-3136, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15671C

Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using plants
Siavash Iravani
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15386B

A facile method for the recovery of ionic liquid and lignin from biomass pretreatment
Dean C. Dibble, Chenlin Li, Lan Sun, Anthe George, Aurelia Cheng, Özgül Persil Çetinkol, Peter Benke, Bradley M. Holmes, Seema Singh and Blake A. Simmons
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 3255-3264, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15111H

Efficient catalytic conversion of fructose into hydroxymethylfurfural by a novel carbon-based solid acid
Jianjian Wang, Wenjie Xu, Jiawen Ren, Xiaohui Liu, Guanzhong Lu and Yanqin Wang
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2678-2681, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15306D

Ethyl lactate as a solvent: Properties, applications and production processes – a review
Carla S. M. Pereira, Viviana M. T. M. Silva and Alírio E. Rodrigues
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2658-2671, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15523G

Stabilization of Cu(0)-nanoparticles into the nanopores of modified montmorillonite: An implication on the catalytic approach for ‘Click’ reaction between azides and terminal alkynes
Bibek Jyoti Borah, Dipanka Dutta, Partha Pratim Saikia, Nabin Chandra Barua and Dipak Kumar Dutta
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC16021D

An active and stable CaO-CeO2 catalyst for transesterification of oil to biodiesel
W. Thitsartarn and S. Kawi
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15596B

Reusable ammonium salt-tagged NHC-Cu(i) complexes: preparation and catalytic application in the three component click reaction
Wenlong Wang, Junliang Wu, Chungu Xia and Fuwei Li
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15871F

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Green Chemistry Issue 11 is now online. The cover features work from Jairton Dupont and co-workers from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. They show that a dicyclohexylguanidine group covalently attached on silica gel is an efficient basic heterogeneous catalyst for the production of biodiesel in a continuous flow reactor. Find out more by reading the full article ‘Silica-supported guanidine catalyst for continuous flow biodiesel production’.

The inside front cover highlights a paper from Alexander Bismark and colleagues at Imperial College London in which frothing of acrylated epoxidised soybean oil (AESO) followed by microwave initiated polymerisation is used to make bacterial cellulose reinforced polyAESO nanocomposite foams. The introduction of Bacterial Cellulose significantly enhanced the stability of the gas-soybean oil foam templates and enhanced the mechanical properties of the polymer nanocomposite foams. Find out more by reading the full article ‘Bio-based macroporous polymer nanocomposites made by mechanical frothing of acrylated epoxidised soybean oil’.

These cover articles are free for all to access until December 15th.

This month sees the following articles in Green Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Recent advances in ionic liquid catalysis
Qinghua Zhang, Shiguo Zhang and Youquan Deng
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15334J

Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using plants
Siavash Iravani
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15386B

Functional ionic liquid mediated synthesis (FILMS) of dihydrothiophenes and tacrine derivatives
Atul Kumar, Garima Gupta and Suman Srivastava
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2459-2463, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15410A

Enzymatic reductions for the chemist
Frank Hollmann, Isabel W. C. E. Arends and Dirk Holtmann
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2285-2314, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15424A

Sustainable hydrogen production by the application of ambient temperature photocatalysis
Michael Bowker
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2235-2246, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC00022E

Could the energy cost of using supercritical fluids be mitigated by using CO2 from carbon capture and storage (CCS)?
James G. Stevens, Pilar Gómez, Richard A. Bourne, Trevor C. Drage, Michael W. George and Martyn Poliakoff
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2727-2733, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15503B

One step catalytic conversion of cellulose to sustainable chemicals utilizing cooperative ionic liquid pairs
Jinxing Long, Bin Guo, Xuehui Li, Yanbin Jiang, Furong Wang, Shik Chi Tsang, Lefu Wang and Kai Man K. Yu
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2334-2338, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15597K

Ionic liquid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass with ionic liquid–water mixtures
Agnieszka Brandt, Michael J. Ray, Trang Q. To, David J. Leak, Richard J. Murphy and Tom Welton
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2489-2499, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15374A

The solvent-free and catalyst-free conversion of an aziridine to an oxazolidinone using only carbon dioxide
Chau Phung, Rani M. Ulrich, Mostafa Ibrahim, Nathaniel T. G. Tighe, Deborah L. Lieberman and Allan R. Pinhas
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15850C

Microwave assisted conversion of carbohydrates and biopolymers to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural with aluminium chloride catalyst in water
Sudipta De, Saikat Dutta and Basudeb Saha
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2859-2868, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15550D

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This month sees the following articles in Green Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Recent advances in ionic liquid catalysis
Qinghua Zhang, Shiguo Zhang and Youquan Deng
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15334J

Examples of heterogeneous catalytic processes for fine chemistry
Carlo Lucarelli and Angelo Vaccari
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1941-1949, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00760A

Efficient catalytic conversion of fructose into hydroxymethylfurfural by a novel carbon-based solid acid
Jianjian Wang, Wenjie Xu, Jiawen Ren, Xiaohui Liu, Guanzhong Lu and Yanqin Wang
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15306D

Ionic liquid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass with ionic liquid–water mixtures
Agnieszka Brandt, Michael J. Ray, Trang Q. To, David J. Leak, Richard J. Murphy and Tom Welton
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2489-2499, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15374A

Selective catalytic oxidation of glycerol: perspectives for high value chemicals
Benjamin Katryniok, Hiroshi Kimura, Elżbieta Skrzyńska, Jean-Sébastien Girardon, Pascal Fongarland, Mickaël Capron, Rémy Ducoulombier, Naoki Mimura, Sébastien Paul and Franck Dumeignil
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1960-1979, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15320J, Critical Review

Impact of ionic liquid pretreated plant biomass on Saccharomyces cerevisiae growth and biofuel production
Mario Ouellet, Supratim Datta, Dean C. Dibble, Pramila R. Tamrakar, Peter I. Benke, Chenlin Li, Seema Singh, Kenneth L. Sale, Paul D. Adams, Jay D. Keasling, Blake A. Simmons, Bradley M. Holmes and Aindrila Mukhopadhyay
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15327G

Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using plants
Siavash Iravani
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15386B

Ionic liquids and fragrances – direct isolation of orange essential oil
Katharina Bica, Peter Gaertner and Robin D. Rogers
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1997-1999, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15237H

Towards rational molecular design: derivation of property guidelines for reduced acute aquatic toxicity
Adelina M. Voutchkova, Jakub Kostal, Justin B. Steinfeld, John W. Emerson, Bryan W. Brooks, Paul Anastas and Julie B. Zimmerman
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2373-2379, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15651A

Sulfonic acid supported on hydroxyapatite-encapsulated-γ-Fe2O3 nanocrystallites as a magnetically separable catalyst for one-pot reductive amination of carbonyl compounds
Jia Deng, Li-Ping Mo, Fei-Yang Zhao, Lan-Lan Hou, Li Yang and Zhan-Hui Zhang
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2576-2584, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15470B

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This month sees the following articles in Green Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl-2-furfural using supported gold–copper nanoparticles
Thomas Pasini, Marco Piccinini, Magda Blosi, Rosa Bonelli, Stefania Albonetti, Nikolaos Dimitratos, Jose A. Lopez-Sanchez, Meenakshisundaram Sankar, Qian He, Christopher J. Kiely, Graham J. Hutchings and Fabrizio Cavani
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2091-2099, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15355B

Copper-catalyzed oxidative alkyne homocoupling without palladium, ligands and bases
Xueshun Jia, Kun Yin, Chunju Li, Jian Li and Haishan Bian
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2175-2178, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15318H

Ionic liquids and fragrances – direct isolation of orange essential oil
Katharina Bica, Peter Gaertner and Robin D. Rogers
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1997-1999, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15237H

Selective catalytic oxidation of glycerol: perspectives for high value chemicals
Benjamin Katryniok, Hiroshi Kimura, Elżbieta Skrzyńska, Jean-Sébastien Girardon, Pascal Fongarland, Mickaël Capron, Rémy Ducoulombier, Naoki Mimura, Sébastien Paul and Franck Dumeignil
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1960-1979, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15320J, Critical Review

Algae as a source of renewable chemicals: opportunities and challenges
Patrick M. Foley, Evan S. Beach and Julie B. Zimmerman
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC00015B

Production of liquid hydrocarbon fuels by catalytic conversion of biomass-derived levulinic acid
Drew J. Braden, Carlos A. Henao, Jacob Heltzel, Christos C. Maravelias and James A. Dumesic
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1755-1765, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15047B

A green approach to chemical building blocks. The case of 3-hydroxypropanoic acid
Cristina Della Pina, Ermelinda Falletta and Michele Rossi
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1624-1632, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15052A

Searching for green solvents
Philip G. Jessop
Green Chem., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00797H, Perspective

Enzymatic reductions for the chemist
Frank Hollmann, Isabel W. C. E. Arends and Dirk Holtmann
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 2285-2314, DOI: 10.1039/C1GC15424A

Use of zeolites for greener and more para-selective electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions
Keith Smith and Gamal A. El-Hiti
Green Chem., 2011, 13, 1579-1608, DOI: 10.1039/C0GC00689K

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