Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Hydrogen economy and sustainable development goals: Review and policy insights147
Cyclic carbonates synthesised from CO2: Applications, challenges and recent research trends115
(Micro)plastics and the UN Sustainable Development Goals109
Biodegradable plastic as an integral part of the solution to plastic waste pollution of the environment76
Recent advances in production of lignocellulolytic enzymes by solid-state fermentation of agro-industrial wastes71
Cost-effective catalysts for renewable hydrogen production via electrochemical water splitting: Recent advances70
Type V deep eutectic solvents: Design and applications62
Deep eutectic solvents and their application in electrochemistry62
Recent progress and challenges in carboxylation with CO262
In situ Raman spectroscopy studies for electrochemical CO2 reduction over Cu catalysts62
Regulation of plastic from a circular economy perspective61
The importance of pH in controlling the selectivity of the electrochemical CO2 reduction61
A critical review of the current progress of plastic waste recycling technology in structural materials58
Metrics of green chemistry: Waste minimization58
Biocatalysis, sustainability, and industrial applications: Show me the metrics57
Heterogeneous catalysts for cyclic carbonate synthesis from carbon dioxide and epoxides55
Green chemistry and sustainability metrics in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector53
Green chemicals from used cooking oils: Trends, challenges, and opportunities53
Enabling a circular economy for chemicals in plastics53
Nanocellulose-based composites for packaging applications52
Transition toward green economy: Technological Innovation's role in the fashion industry51
Recycling of carbon fiber reinforced composite waste to close their life cycle in a cradle-to-cradle approach51
The circular chemistry conceptual framework: A way forward to sustainability in industry 4.050
Greenwashing and sustainable fashion industry49
Engineered and artificial metalloenzymes for selective C–H functionalization48
Green solvents for membrane manufacture: Recent trends and perspectives46
Renewable biomass feedstocks for production of sustainable biodegradable polymer46
Building a new mind set in tomorrow fashion development through circular strategy models in the framework of waste management45
Slowing the fast fashion industry: An all-round perspective45
Risk posed by microplastics: Scientific evidence and public perception44
Furfural and 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural: Two pivotal intermediates for bio-based chemistry43
Cell immobilization strategies for biotransformations43
Sustainable approach on the biodegradation of azo dyes: A short review42
Recent advances in wastewater treatment using semiconductor photocatalysts40
A critical view on the environmental sustainability of biorefinery systems40
Transition metal ‘cocktail’-type catalysis40
Manganese—New prominent actor in transfer hydrogenation catalysis38
Hematite-based nanomaterials for photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs): A short review37
Photo-Fenton applied to the removal of pharmaceutical and other pollutants of emerging concern37
Current drawbacks of proton-conducting ceramic materials: How to overcome them for real electrochemical purposes36
Reactor design for electrochemical CO2 conversion toward large-scale applications36
CO2 storage in cement and concrete by mineral carbonation36
Enzyme immobilization strategies for the design of robust and efficient biocatalysts35
Life cycle sustainability assessment as a metrics towards SDGs agenda 203035
Green analytical chemistry as an integral part of sustainable education development35
Piezocatalysis: Can catalysts really dance?35
Renaissance of ammonia synthesis for sustainable production of energy and fertilizers34
Biocatalytic process intensification via efficient biocatalyst immobilization, miniaturization, and process integration34
Microplastics in fisheries and aquaculture: implications to food sustainability and safety33
The contribution of material circularity to sustainability—Recycling and reuse of textiles32
Synthesis of advanced biobased green materials from renewable biopolymers32
Alternative and sustainable solvents for green analytical chemistry32
Green strategies for microplastics reduction32
Novel TiO2-based catalysts employed in photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis for effective degradation of pharmaceuticals (PhACs) in water: A short review31
Biodegradable green composites: It's never too late to mend30
Sustainable development goals for advanced materials provided by industrial wastes and biomass sources30
Recent advances in the synthesis of carbon dots from renewable biomass by high-efficient hydrothermal and microwave green approaches29
Sustainable biorefinery processes using renewable deep eutectic solvents29
Synthetic applications of polar organometallic and alkali-metal reagents under air and moisture29
Current trends on turning biomass wastes into carbon materials for electrochemical sensing and rechargeable battery applications28
Bio-derived smart nanostructures for efficient biosensors28
Solvent extraction of rare-earth elements with ionic liquids: Toward a selective and sustainable extraction of these valuable elements28
Redox-responsive sorbents and mediators for electrochemically based CO2 capture27
Mechanochemistry in transition metal-catalyzed reactions26
Re-thinking organic synthesis: Mechanochemistry as a greener approach26
Strategies toward the sustainable electrochemical oxidation of methane to methanol26
Coupling light with biocatalysis for sustainable synthesis—very recent developments and future perspectives25
Hybrid chemoenzymatic heterogeneous catalysts25
Recent advances to recover value-added compounds from avocado by-products following a biorefinery approach25
Advanced green analytical chemistry for environmental pesticide detection25
Agro-industrial waste enzymes: Perspectives in circular economy25
Review of aminopolycarboxylic acids–based metal complexes application to water and wastewater treatment by (photo-)Fenton process at neutral pH25
Recent trends in synthetic enzymatic cascades promoted by alcohol dehydrogenases24
Enzyme engineering for biosynthetic cascades24
Fundamental aspects of photoelectrochemical water splitting at semiconductor electrodes24
Aminopropyltriethoxysilane as a linker for cellulose-based functional materials: New horizons and future challenges24
Recent efforts to increase greenness in chromatography22
Unspecific peroxygenases: The pot of gold at the end of the oxyfunctionalization rainbow?22
Greening the synthesis of selenium-containing heterocycles: Recent efforts and advances22
Trends in the new generation of green solvents in extraction processes22
Gas solubility in ionic liquids22
Using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making to optimise solid waste management21
Syntheses and applications of perovskite-based photocatalysts in light-driven organic reactions21
New and emerging concepts in the evolution and function of plant biosynthetic gene clusters21
Green solvent screening using modeling and simulation21
Facilitating enzymatic reactions by using ionic liquids: A mini review21
Is there depth to eutectic solvents?20
Toward petroleum-free with plant-based chemistry20
Plastics from renewable sources as green and sustainable alternatives20
Technological progress and readiness level of microbial electrosynthesis and electrofermentation for carbon dioxide and organic wastes valorization19
Recent progress in cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation and hydroboration reactions of alkenes19
Recent advances in epoxy resins and composites derived from lignin and related bio-oils19
Recent advancements toward resilient and sustainable municipal solid waste collection systems19
Recent trends on the valorization of winemaking industry wastes19
Brazilian integrated sugarcane-soybean biorefinery: Trends and opportunities19
Recycling of wind turbine blades: Recent developments19
New frontiers in remediation of (micro)plastics19
Green and sustainable extraction of proteins from agro-industrial waste: An overview and a closer look to Latin America18
Reducing the carbon footprint of polyurethanes by chemical and biological depolymerization: Fact or fiction?18
Green metrics in pharmaceutical development18
Electrochemistry in continuous systems18
Photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals and organic contaminants of emerging concern using nanotubular structures18
Biochar-based functional materials as heterogeneous catalysts for organic reactions18
Greening sample preparation: An overview of cutting-edge contributions18
Can we replace liquid chromatography with the greener capillary electrophoresis?18
Recent progress in base-catalyzed isomerization of D-glucose into D-fructose18
Industrial implementation of chemical biomass conversion18
Ionic liquids-assisted greener preparation of silver nanoparticles17
Electrochemical techniques for photoelectrode characterisation17
Artificial enzymes with multiple active sites17
From stabilization strategies to tailor-made lignin macromolecules and oligomers for materials17
Analysis of microplastics and nanoplastics: How green are the methodologies used?17
Recent advances on modeling of solar heterogeneous photocatalytic reactors applied for degradation of pharmaceuticals and emerging organic contaminants in water17
Reductive depolymerization of plastics catalyzed with transition metal complexes17
Advanced cellulose cosmetic facial masks prepared from Myanmar thanaka heartwood17
Recent developments in compartmentalization of chemoenzymatic cascade reactions16
Engineering paths of sustainable and green photocatalytic degradation technology for pharmaceuticals and organic contaminants of emerging concern16
Green food analysis: Current trends and perspectives16
Recent advances in oxidase biocatalysts: Enzyme discovery, cascade reactions and scale up16
Crucial role of heterostructures in highly advanced water splitting photoelectrodes16
Electrocatalytic coupling of CO2 and N2 for urea synthesis16
Chemometrics approaches to green analytical chemistry procedure development16
Ionic liquid–based aqueous biphasic systems as sustainable extraction and separation techniques16
Microplastics occurrence and fate in the environment16
Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide: From waste to value15
Supplying plant natural products by yeast cell factories15
Decoupled electrolysis for water splitting15
Evaluating economic potential of food waste valorization: Onward to a diverse feedstock biorefinery15
Microalgae and bioremediation of domestic wastewater15
Integrating biodegradable polyesters in a circular economy15
A meta-analysis of the scientific literature on (photo)Fenton and persulfate advanced oxidation processes: Where do we stand and where are we heading to?15
Utilization of nitrogen-rich agricultural waste streams by microalgae for the production of protein and value-added compounds15
Recent update on use of ionic liquids for enzyme immobilization, activation, and catalysis: A partnership for sustainability15
Task-specific ionic liquids for carbon dioxide absorption and conversion into value-added products15
Understanding and using fungal bioluminescence – Recent progress and future perspectives15
Evaluating and managing the sustainability of investments in green and sustainable chemistry: An overview of sustainable finance approaches and tools15
Circular business models in the luxury fashion industry: Toward an ecosystemic dominant design?15
New additions to the arsenal of biocatalysts for noncanonical amino acid synthesis15
Recent advances and challenges in recycling and reusing biomedical materials15
Green laser ablation-based synthesis of functional nanomaterials for generation, storage, and detection of hydrogen15
Combination of chemocatalysis and biocatalysis in flow14
Recyclable, repairable and malleable bio-based epoxy vitrimers: overview and future prospects14
Designing for sustainability with biocatalytic and chemoenzymatic cascade processes14
Definition of photocatalysis: Current understanding and perspectives14
Nitrogen reduction reaction to ammonia at ambient conditions: A short review analysis of the critical factors limiting electrocatalytic performance14
Sustainable development of natural rubber and its environmentally friendly composites14
A review on electrochemical techniques for metal recovery from waste resources14
Electrochemical CO2 reduction with earth-abundant metal catalysts14
Recent advances in the synthesis of active pharmaceutical and agrochemical ingredients in micellar media13
New progress in photocatalytic degradation of bisphenol A as representative endocrine disrupting chemicals13
Microbial synthesis of natural, semisynthetic, and new-to-nature tetrahydroisoquinoline alkaloids13
Intensification of oxygen-dependent biotransformations catalyzed by immobilized enzymes13
Current developments in CO2 hydrogenation towards methanol: A review related to industrial application13
(Re)-thinking the bio-prospect of lignin biomass recycling to meet Sustainable Development Goals and circular economy aspects13
Impact of water matrix on the photocatalytic removal of pharmaceuticals by visible light active materials13
Kraft lignin valorization: Biofuels and thermoset materials in focus13
Ionic liquids for thermoelectrochemical energy generation13
Principles and indicators for assessing the environmental dimension of sustainability within green and sustainable chemistry13
An overview of green processes and technologies, biobased chemicals and products for industrial applications13
Recent advances and challenges of photoelectrochemical cells for hydrogen production12
Assessing the environmental occurrence of the anthropogenic contaminant trifluoroacetic acid (TFA)12
Cyclic organic carbonates from furanics: Opportunities and challenges12
Ionic liquids for separation of lignin and transformation into value-added chemicals12
Acrylation of biomass: A review of synthesis process: Know-how and future application directions12
Enzymes for lignocellulosic biomass polysaccharide valorization and production of nanomaterials12
Recent progress and perspective on integrated CO2 capture and utilization12
γ-Valerolactone (GVL) as a green and efficient dipolar aprotic reaction medium12
Metal–organic framework derived single-atom catalysts for CO2 conversion to methanol12
Application of nanosized zeolites in methanol conversion processes: A short review12
Defossilization of pharmaceutical manufacturing12
Recent progresses in molecular-based artificial photosynthesis12
Design of materials for solid oxide fuel cells, permselective membranes, and catalysts for biofuel transformation into syngas and hydrogen based on fundamental studies of their real structure, transpo12
Emergence of nonaqueous electrolytes for rechargeable zinc batteries12
Recycling potential of brewer's spent grains for circular biorefineries12
Advancements and current challenges in the sustainable downstream processing of bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates12
Perspectives of the solar photo-Fenton process against the spreading of pathogens, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes in the environment12
Golden hydrogen12
Efficient catalysis in dynamic nanomicelles of PS-750-M suspended in water12
Recent development of alkali metal complex promoted iso-selective ring-opening polymerization of rac-Lactide12
Water-based green and sustainable extraction protocols for value-added compounds from natural resources12
Ecocatalysis, a new vision of Green and Sustainable Chemistry12
Enzyme display technology for lignocellulosic biomass valorization by yeast cell factories12
Opportunities for the valorization of industrial glycerol via biotransformations12
Ni-based catalysts for plasma-assisted CO2 methanation12
Prospects of MgO-based sorbents for CO2 capture applications at high temperatures11
Current trends in green sample preparation before liquid chromatographic bioanalysis11
Current developments and future perspectives on biotechnology applications of natural deep eutectic systems11
How much separation sciences fit in the green chemistry canoe?11
Review of silicon recovery in the photovoltaic industry11
From waste to value – Glycerol electrooxidation for energy conversion and chemical production11
Design for degradation or recycling for reuse?11
Green photocatalytic syntheses using water as solvent/hydrogen source/oxygen source11
What do we know about the ionic liquid effect in catalyzed multicomponent reactions?: A critical review11
Remediation of environmentally hazardous organophosphates by artificial metalloenzymes11
The universe of fluorinated polymers and polymeric substances and potential environmental impacts and concerns11
Process intensification in oxidative biocatalysis10
Processing techniques on plastic waste materials for construction and building applications10
Progress and prospects for deep eutectic solvents in colloidal nanoparticle synthesis10
CO2 hydrogenation in ionic liquids: Recent update10
Perovskite-based nanocomposites as high-performance air electrodes for protonic ceramic cells10
Recent progress on direct air capture of carbon dioxide10
Co-immobilized carrier-free enzymes for lactose upgrading10
Recent advances in continuous reduction of furfural to added value chemicals10
Scalable solar water splitting using particulate photocatalysts10
Nitrogen heterocycle construction in aqueous mediums: A sustainable tool for molecular diversity10
g-C3N4 based Z-scheme photocatalysts for environmental pollutants removal10
Promoting carbon circularity for a sustainable and resilience fashion industry10
Smart recycling of carbon oxides: Current status of methanation reaction10
Combination of DES and macrocyclic host molecules: Review and perspectives10
Nanoparticle-catalyzed green synthetic chemistry … in water9
Are deep eutectic solvents a real alternative to ionic liquids in metal-catalysed reactions?9
Clarifying European terminology in plastics recycling9
Sustainable process design for circular fashion: Advances in sustainable chemistry for textile waste valorisation9
Visible-light-induced 3d transition metal-catalysis: A focus on C–H bond functionalization9
Sonochemical green technology using active bubbles: Degradation of organic substances in water9
Sustainable practices and their antecedents in the apparel industry: A review9
Sensors as green tools in analytical chemistry9
Application of phenolic compounds in plants for green chemical materials9
Critical challenges towards the commercial rollouts of a LOHC-based H2 economy9
Emerging high-prospect applications in photothermal catalysis9
Supramolecular artificial light-harvesting systems for photocatalysis9
Advances in aqueous biphasic systems for biotechnology applications9
Global online networking for circular economy companies in fashion, apparel, and textiles industries, the LinkedIn platform9
Artificial metalloenzymes: The powerful alliance between protein scaffolds and organometallic catalysts9
Deep eutectic solvents and heterogeneous catalysis with metallic nanoparticles: A powerful partnership in sustainable synthesis8
Chitosan and its biomass composites in application for water treatment8
Towards synthetic diatoms: The Phaeodactylum tricornutum Pt-syn 1.0 project8
Replacing polar aprotic solvents with water in organic synthesis8
Aromatic liquid organic hydrogen carriers for hydrogen storage and release8
Recent advances in composite and heterostructured photoactive materials for the photochemical conversion of solar energy8
Transport engineering in microbial cell factories producing plant-specialized metabolites8
Software tools for green and sustainable chemistry8
Endocrine-disrupting pollutants properties affecting their bioactivity, remediation, and detection8
Recent advances in photo-induced organic synthesis in water8
Recent advances in the use of ionic liquids as solvents for protein-based materials and chemistry8
Nanoparticles for catalysis in aqueous media8
Photocatalytic degradation of antibiotic-resistant genes and bacteria using 2D nanomaterials: What is known and what are the challenges?8
Recent advances in the production of platform chemicals using metabolically engineered microorganisms8
Sustainable routes to amines in recyclable water using ppm Pd catalysis8
Ultrasound waves at the service of photocatalysis: From sonochemical synthesis to ultrasound-assisted and piezo-enhanced photocatalysis8
Recent advances on gas-phase CO2 conversion: Catalysis design and chemical processes to close the carbon cycle8
Novel recycling processes for thermoset polyurethane foams8
Glycidol syntheses and valorizations: Boosting the glycerol biorefinery7
Application of macrocycle-crosslinked polymers as adsorbents for the removal of organic micropollutants from water7
Green and sustainable solvents for biocatalytic oxidations7
Unrevealing the hidden link between sustainable alkylation and hydrogen transfer processes with alcohols7
Recent developments in membraneless electrolysis7
Selective oxyfunctionalisation reactions catalysed by P450 monooxygenases and peroxygenases – A bright future for sustainable chemical synthesis7
Using carbon above the ground as feedstock to produce our future polymers7
RETRACTED: Prospects of physical, mechanical, and advanced recycling of end-of-life polystyrenes: Towards full recyclability7
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