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Green and Sustainable Chemistry

This section publishes articles in all areas of green and sustainable chemistry, including green routes to the synthesis of compounds and materials, catalysis and biocatalysis that lead to sustainable processes, biomass conversion, biofuels, biorefineries, green metrics, microwave and ultrasonic-assisted reactions, improvements in energy efficiency and nanotechnology that enhances the sustainability aspects of chemical processes.

  1. Brazilian biodiversity and favourable environmental conditions open up possibilities not yet explored, showing potential to shift the country’s monochromatic economy into an emancipated, diversified and sustai...

    Authors: Danielle da Silva Francischini, Ana Paula Lopes, Mateus Lodi Segatto, Aylon Matheus Stahl and Vânia Gomes Zuin

    Citation: BMC Chemistry 2020 14:56

    Content type: Research article

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  3. Baricitinib, with a 2-(1-(ethylsulfonyl)azetidin-3-yl)acetonitrile moiety at N-2 position of the pyrazol skeleton, is an oral and selective reversible inhibitor of the JAK1 and JAK2 and displays potent anti-infla...

    Authors: Xin Cui, Junming Du, Zongqing Jia, Xilong Wang and Haiyong Jia

    Citation: BMC Chemistry 2019 13:123

    Content type: Research article

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  4. Sevelamer (polyallyamine resin)-supported sulfonic acid (S-SO3H) has been prepared from the reaction of sevelamer with chlorosulfonic acid and characterized using FT-IR spectroscopy, scanning electronmicroscopy (...

    Authors: Xian-Liang Zhao, Makombe Shelton and Ke-Fang Yang

    Citation: BMC Chemistry 2019 13:98

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  5. Gracilaria lemaneiformis is a common red alga used as a raw material source for the agar industry. Its extract is rich in natural volatile constituents (VCs) having antioxidant activities. Herein, a sustainable m...

    Authors: Shengliang Yuan, Kefeng Wu, Zhihong Duan, Yanxia Huang, Yingnian Lu and Xiaoli Ma

    Citation: BMC Chemistry 2019 13:74

    Content type: Research article

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  6. Escalating energy security, burgeoning population and rising costs of fossil fuels have focussed our attention on tapping renewable energy sources. As the utilization of food crops for biofuel production culmi...

    Authors: Rintu Banerjee, Anjani Devi Chintagunta and Subhabrata Ray

    Citation: BMC Chemistry 2019 13:58

    Content type: Research article

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  7. Herein, 2-(2-methoxyphenoxy)-1-phenylethanol (β-O-4), 2-methoxyphenyl anisole (α-O-4) and 4-phenoxyphenol (4-O-5) were selected as typical lignin model compounds. Given the effectiveness of traditional acid–base ...

    Authors: J. Guo, Yu L. Ma, Jia Y. Yu, Yu J. Gao, Ning X. Ma and Xiao Y. Wu

    Citation: BMC Chemistry 2019 13:36

    Content type: Research article

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  8. Acetone is an important solvent and widely used in the synthesis of drugs and polymers. Currently, acetone is mainly generated by the Cumene Process, which employs benzene and propylene as fossil raw materials...

    Authors: Clarissa Perdomo Rodrigues, Priscila da Costa Zonetti and Lucia Gorenstin Appel

    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2017 11:30

    Content type: Research article

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  10. Oilseeds are crucial for the nutritional security of the global population. The conventional technology used for oil extraction from oilseeds is by solvent extraction. In solvent extraction, n-hexane is used as a...

    Authors: S. P. Jeevan Kumar, S. Rajendra Prasad, Rintu Banerjee, Dinesh K. Agarwal, Kalyani S. Kulkarni and K. V. Ramesh

    Citation: Chemistry Central Journal 2017 11:9

    Content type: Review

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