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 An electro-metathesis membrane  crystalline powder form. Air processing   $109 profit. (Chem. Eng. Sci., 2025,  waste into high-value platform chemi-  CO . Further, using electrifi ed industrial
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 reactor for directly producing   bulk forms of PE waste leads to stable   30, 15 March, 121356; DOI: 10.1015/j.  cals fi rstly, that bisphenol A (BAA) and  heat sources and heat pumps to reduce
 LiOH  with  purity  exceeding   carbon char that does not readily decom-  ces.2025.121356).  4,4-methylenebis (N,N-diglycidylani-  heating energy will further reduce the
 99.5%  pose during high temperature process-  line) (AGSO). It is interesting to get BPA  cost and CO  emission. Here CaCO
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 ing. Solid additives in the form of salts   Gypsum [G] as a feedstock for  yield of 93% wt with a purity of 90%,  and NaOH reacted to give Ca(OH)  and
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 X. Liu et al have worked on making  are combined with the PE melt. Solid   low-cost decarbonized Portland   and the yield of AGSO at 96% wt with  Na CO . (Green Chem., 2025; DOI:
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 battery grade LiOH from Li salts. Tradi-  salt additives are then removed from the   cement (C) and sulphuric acid   an epoxy value of 0.45. (Angew. Chem.  10.1039/D4GC 05568C).
 tional causticization methods, which  char and converted to a highly crystalline  tures: non-polar and polar, using three   (SA)   Intl. Ed., 2025; DOI:10.1002/anie.2024
 involve metathesis reactions between  bulk graphite powder using an Fe-based  stationary phases with diff erent surface   [C-SA process was practiced a long time   22477).  Diphenylamine  (DPA)  active
 Li salts like Li CO , Li SO , or LiCl  catalytic process. Properties of graphite  properties (C18, diphenyl and perfl u-  ago and not well known ICI, Billingham,   unit contained polytriphenyl-
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 and bases such as Ca(OH) , NaOH, or  are reported in the paper for Li-ion  orinated phenyl). Their work shows   UK, which was above an anhydride   Novel sustainable synthesis of  amine (PTPA) derivative and
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 Ba(OH)  result in low concentrations  batteries. (ACS Sustainable Resource  that ethanol and DMC can eff ectively   (CaSO ) mine used to practice this   a formaldehyde-free thermo-  its preparation and electro-
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 of LiOH and signifi cant Li loss dragged  Management, 2024, DOI:10.2021)  replace traditional solvents, without   process.]  setting phenolic resin through  chemical properties as organic
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 by CaCO /Na SO /BaSO  as solid waste.  (ACSSUSRESMGT, 4C00398).  compromising separation performance.   solvent-free reactive extrusion  cathode of Li-ion batteries
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 These authors have developed a novel   (Green Chem., 2025; DOI: 10.1039/  S.J.  Faucher  et  al  have  made  out  a
 electro-metathesis membrane reactor,  Methanesulfonic acid (MSA) as  D4GC0537F).  case for the title process. C production  A. Maokhamphiou et al have recom-  L. Xu et al have reported a novel PTPA
 which enhances the causticization pro-  a green acid for global depro-  Techno-economic assessment of   accounts for 8% of CO  emission globally.  mended replacement of HCHO with   derivative contained DPA active unit,
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 cess by regulating ion migration through   tection in solid-phase peptide   Here S is not used, which is byproduct  non-toxic terephthaldehyde and phenol   which is cathode displayed multi-elec-
 ion exchange membrane and blocking   synthesis (SPPS)  the industrial-scale production   has been replaced by resorcinol. The   tron redox characteristic with high
 impurity ions stage by stage, improving   of epoxidized Kraft Lignin (KL)   resin is made without a solvent at tem-  discharge specifi c capacity and cycling
 Li recovery to 84.4% and giving purity  F. Albericio et al have referred to the  for adhesives or coatings  peratures between 150°C and 170°C.   stability even at higher current density
 of 99.6% of LiOH. The process cost is  wide use of DMF and trifl uoroacetic
 US$3.32/kg LiOH. (AIChE Jl., 2024;  acid (TFA) as the two solvents/reagents   S. Forssell et al have reported KL solu-
 DOI: 10.1002/aic.18705).  for SPPS. DMF is already regulated in   tion preparation, epoxidation reaction,
 Europe and TFA is a member of the poly-  solvent separation, solvent recycling
 One-step  formation  of  urea  fl uoroalkyl substances (PFAs) family   (which was over 99%) (even biobased
 from CO  and N  using water   and hence it is advisable to avoid. These   solvents can be used). The minimum   of fossil fuel-based desulphurization
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 microdroplets  2  authors have referred to MSA as the so   price of the product was assessed as   process. This title process was known
 called “green acid par excellence” and   €0.68 per kg when integrated with an   as Muller-Kuhne process. This process
 X. Song et al have sprayed water micro-  is stronger than TFA. The eff ectivity   existing pulp mill or biorefi neries. This   could be competitive with limestone
 droplets onto graphite mesh covered  of MSA depends on the solvents used   looks  promising.  (ACS Sustainable   derived C. (ACS Sustainable Chem.   Diff erent ratio of reactants was studied  of 1000 mAh per gm.  After 100
 with a  CuBi O  coating  using  a 1:1  and methylene chloride (DCM) is used   Chem. Eng., 2025; DOI: 10.1021/  Eng., 2025; DOI: 10.1021/acssusche-  and the resin was fully characterized;  cycles about 88% capacity was retained.
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 mixture of N and CO  as the neutralizing  with MSA at 1.5% which removes all   acssuschemeng.4c 0314c).  meng.4c08838).  DSC was adopted to study the kinetics.  (Chem. Eng. Jl., 2025, 509, 1 April,
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 side-chain protecting groups, except the   Valorization of phosphates ore   Reactive extrusion was adopted. (Green  16/226;  DOI;  10.1016/  j.cej.  2025.
 tritryl group of His (and this continues to   fl oatation tailings (POFT) for   Full  recovery  of  epoxy  resin   Chem., 2025; DOI: 10.1039/D4GC  161226).
 be challenging). (ChemSusChem, 2025;   stepwise separation of Ca and   wastes  into  Bisphenol A  and   05352).
 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202402752).  Mg values  epoxy monomers via Lewis acid   Kinetic study on the solid-liquid
 Performance  evaluation  of   (LA)      CO  emission reduction in lime  diazo coupling reaction with
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 gas. The resulting microdroplets contain   green  and  conventional  sol-  H. Gu et al have referred to POFT being   X. Li et al have worked on the title   and soda ash manufacturing  time-varying viscosity
 urea. This was done at 25°C and 65°C   vents in reversed-phase liquid   rich at Ca, Mg, and P. These authors have   problem which is now attracting a lot   through anion exchange
                                                                          H-L. Wei et al have been able to fi nd
 and raise in temperature had favorable   chromatography based on the   developed a process of leaching POFT   attention to take care of used wings of  A. Baral et al have reported that anion  the rate-controlling mechanism under
 eff ect. (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023; DOI:   separation  of  non-polar  and   with phosphoric acid. Their results show   windmills (This subject has been  exchange process to a co-produce CaO  various experimental conditions. The
 10.1021/avs.3c 10784).  polar substances  that Ca and Mg could be separated,   covered in this column).  and Na CO  from CaCO  and NaOH  diazo coupling reaction was between
 generating Ca(H PO ) and then decom-
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 Synthesizing highly crystalline   O. Kalisz et al have worked on replacing  posing to form CaHPO  (at 80°C). The   can reduce the carbon footprint of both  2-naphthol and diazo salt as a template
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 graphite  powder  from  bulk   conventional solvent like acetonitrile  leaching effi  ciencies of Ca and Mg were   These authors have reported a strategy  chemicals through industrial symbiosis.  reaction was adopted between 25 to
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 polyethylene waste for Li-ion   (ACN) and methanol with greener alter-  16.6% and 93.4%, respectively, using   of selectively breaking the C(Sp )-O  The global production of soda ash is  40°C. Rheological studies indicated that
 battery anodes  natives – ethanol and dimethyl carbonate  3.0 molar phosphoric acid at 80°C and   bonds using commercially available  around 64 mtpa and this can co-produce  the reaction system exhibited non-New-
 (DMC) – in chromatographic separa-  120 min with the liquid-solid ratio of   low-cost LA and reconstructing the  50 mtpa lime in economical, sustainable  tonian shear thinning feature. The con-
 K-Joong Kim et al have worked on valori-  tions. Chromatographic separations  3 ml/gm. Recoveries are reported and   broken C(Sp )-N bonds with NaOH to  manner (16% gross margin) and simulta-  trolling mechanism was discerned, and
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 zing polyethylene waste via graphite in   were carried out on two diff erent mix-  treatment of 1 ton of POFTs yields a   high effi  ciency and fully recycle resin  neously reducing emission of 37 mtpa of  the overall rate constant control model
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