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28 January 2023

In recent years, the adoption of sustainable alternatives has become a powerful tool for replacing petroleum-based polymers. As a biodegradable alternative to petroleum-derived plastics, bioplastics are becoming more and more prevalent and have the p...

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168 Citations
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Carbon Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Catalytic Applications for Organic Synthesis

  • Pradeep Kumar Yadav,
  • Subhash Chandra,
  • Vivek Kumar,
  • Deepak Kumar and
  • Syed Hadi Hasan

16 February 2023

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), also known as carbon dots (CDs), are novel zero-dimensional fluorescent carbon-based nanomaterials. CQDs have attracted enormous attention around the world because of their excellent optical properties as well as water sol...

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9 February 2023

It is well-documented that large-scale pollution generated by human activity has a dramatic impact on ecosystems. In this context, removing harmful chemicals via photocatalysis has tremendous potential as a depollution method, utilizing freely availa...

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95 Citations
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Hydrogen Storage Technology, and Its Challenges: A Review

  • Abdisa Sisay Mekonnin,
  • Krzysztof Wacławiak,
  • Muhammad Humayun,
  • Shaowei Zhang and
  • Habib Ullah

7 March 2025

This paper aims to present an overview of the current state of hydrogen storage methods, and materials, assess the potential benefits and challenges of various storage techniques, and outline future research directions towards achieving effective, ec...

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46 Citations
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Direct Catalytic Amidations from Carboxylic Acid and Ester Derivatives: A Review

  • Armand Taussat,
  • Renata Marcia de Figueiredo and
  • Jean-Marc Campagne

7 February 2023

The prevalence of amides in biological systems and chemical fields such as polymers, materials and natural products drives continuous research on novel procedures to obtain these ubiquitous functional groups. Currently, efforts to this purpose are ma...

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81 Citations
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23 Pages

Enabling Catalysts for Biodiesel Production via Transesterification

  • Baohua Wang,
  • Bingquan Wang,
  • Sudheesh K. Shukla and
  • Rui Wang

13 April 2023

With the rapid development of industry and the increasing demand for transportation, traditional sources of energy have been excessively consumed. Biodiesel as an alternative energy source has become a research focus. The most common method for biodi...

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47 Citations
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A Review on the Green Synthesis of Benzimidazole Derivatives and Their Pharmacological Activities

  • Monica Nardi,
  • Natividad Carolina Herrera Cano,
  • Svilen Simeonov,
  • Renata Bence,
  • Atanas Kurutos,
  • Rosa Scarpelli,
  • Daniel Wunderlin and
  • Antonio Procopio

11 February 2023

Benzimidazoles and their derivatives play an extraordinarily significant role as therapeutic agents, e.g., antiulcer, analgesic, and anthelmintic drugs. The organic synthesis of benzimidazoles and derivatives to obtain active pharmacological compound...

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44 Pages

Recent Advances in Biochar Production, Characterization, and Environmental Applications

  • Mohan Varkolu,
  • Sreedhar Gundekari,
  • Omvesh,
  • Venkata Chandra Sekhar Palla,
  • Pankaj Kumar,
  • Satyajit Bhattacharjee and
  • Thallada Vinodkumar

4 March 2025

Biochar has gained a lot of attention due to its numerous applications and environmental benefits. It is a specialized form of charcoal derived from various types of organic materials such as wood chips, agricultural waste, and other biomass feedstoc...

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112 Citations
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24 Pages

23 March 2023

Magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) have emerged as potential materials for various biomedical applications due to their unique physicochemical properties, including biodegradability, biocompatibility, cationic capacity, high stability and redox...

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38 Citations
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Advances in the Application of Acetonitrile in Organic Synthesis since 2018

  • Pinyong Zhong,
  • Linjun Zhang,
  • Nianhua Luo and
  • Jinbiao Liu

16 April 2023

Acetonitrile is commonly used as an organic solvent and can also be used as an important intermediate in organic synthesis. Its widespread use has led to the development of new methods for the synthesis of a variety of important compounds. In the pas...

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Catalysts - ISSN 2073-4344