๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ has has put together a selection of articles highlighting advances in enzyme engineering, chemoenzymatic, multi-enzyme cascades and whole-cell biocatalysis โ ๐ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2026/07/2... @rsc.org #GreenChemistry #Biocatalysis #EnzymeEngineering #WholeCellBiocatalysis
RSC Sustainability
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A journal from the Royal Society of Chemistry for solutions-focused research dedicated to solving sustainability challenges and enabling the UNโs Sustainable Development Goals. Published by @rsc.org ๐ Website: rsc.li/rscsustainability
RSC Sustainability has received its first full Journal Impact Factor in the 2026 Clarivate release, marking an important milestone in the journalโs continued development, growth and recognition within the research community. Journal Impact Factor: [6.6] https://rsc.li/3TExnNd #ChemSky
New Paper in #๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ โก๏ธ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ณ๐-๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐ฉ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ-๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ doi.org/10.1039/d6gc... Press release: www.omu.ac.jp/en/info/rese... @rsc.org #PlasticRecycling #CircularEconomy
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ has has put together a selection of articles highlighting how mechanochemical approaches are advancing greener, more resource-efficient chemical processes โ ๐ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2026/07/0... @rsc.org #GreenChemistry #Mechanochemistry #Sustainability #BallMilling
Excited to announce that ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ will be sponsoring two poster prizes at the 2026 ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ (USIC) ๐
Once released into the environment, mitigating the different impacts of PFAS becomes a complex, costly challenge, say researchers who emphasise reducing PFAS use at source as a priority. www.chemistryworld.com/news/remedia...
Remediating PFAS pollution in Europe could cost โฌ100 billion a year
Analysis highlights the enormous financial burden of remediating long- and short-chain PFAS contamination
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๐ข New from RSC Sustainability ๐ข A Forum collection exploring the links between sustainability, inclusion and diversity in the chemical sciences. Featuring thought-provoking perspectives on equity, access and representation. Read the Editorial & articles โก๏ธโก๏ธ blogs.rsc.org/su/2026/07/0... #ChemSky
๐จ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฃ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ!๐จ 1/4
Highlighting an upcoming flagship ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ (@rsc.org) conference on ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ to be held in Xiamen, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ from ๐ญ๐ต-๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ, 2026 ๐งช Discover more here๐ www.rsc.org/events/find-... Register here ๐ www.rscfirst.org.cn/en/web/index... #RSCFIRST #ArtificalIntelligence #AI
#RRB2026 Congratulations to the winners of the 3 Best PhD Communications i.e. SiddhiPavale, Devanshu Sajwan & Raejeong Ryu! Thank you @rsc.org @rscsustainability.rsc.org for sponsoring these prizes! @synbioc.bsky.social @pedrofardim.bsky.social @fbwugent.bsky.social @chsteven.bsky.social
โจ๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐พ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ โจ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐๐๐ผ๐บโ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ ๐๐ผ๐โ๐ง๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ๐๐ต๐๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ญ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ญ๐บ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ?
High Atom-Economy Low-Temperature Depolymerization of Polyethylene Terephthalate Using Choline Hydroxide
This study investigates the low-temperature depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using near-stoichiometric choline hydroxide (ChOH) in methanol, assisted by dichloromethane (DCM) or di...
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๐ข ๐๐๐พ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ โจ Chemoselective Reduction of Thioureas to N-Methylamines and N,N-Dimethylamines Using Cu-based Catalyst (Li ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ.) โก๏ธ pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... #RSCSustainability #Sustainability
Chemoselective Reduction of Thioureas to N-Methylamines and N,N-Dimethylamines Using Cu-based Catalyst
We report a general copper-catalyzed hydrogenative reduction of thioureas to N-methylamine and N,N-dimethylamine (10 examples, 42-99% carbon utilization rate) using PhSiH3 as the hydrogenation reagent...
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๐จ Unmasking the greenwashing charade: 95% of "green" chemical claims crumble under real-world data. ๐ Introducing the game-changer that exposes the truth.
News: ๐จ 95% of โgreenโ chemical claims fail under real data.
๐จ 95% of โgreenโ chemical claims fail under real data.... Read more
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"Responsible chemistry for a changing world: IUPAC's guiding principles" by Javier Garcia-Martinez and Peter G. Mahaffy et al. doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...
๐ข New in ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ: ๐๐บ๐บ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ โป๏ธ (@rossvanvuuren.bsky.social ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ.) Read here โก๏ธ doi.org/10.1039/D6SU...
Immobilized and Recyclable Catalysts for Deuterium Labelling: Recent Developments and Emerging Strategies
Deuterated (deuterium, D-labelled) compounds have become indispensable across a wide range of applications in medicinal chemistry and materials science, driving significant interest in the development...
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๐๐๐พ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ! โค๏ธโ๐ฅ Tracing oxygen-atom relocation from carbohydrates to renewable chemicals for redox-economic and waste-minimized syntheses (Dr. Saikat Dutta) Read here โก๏ธ pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... #RSCSustainability #Sustainability
Tracing oxygen-atom relocation from carbohydrates to renewable chemicals for redox-economic and waste-minimized syntheses
Small organic molecules bearing oxygen-containing functionalities are key chemical building units in the organic chemical manufacturing industries. Biomass-derived carbohydrates are promising feedstoc...
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Momentum is growing to move away from PFAS as reflected the recent UK Environmental Audit Committeeโs inquiry โก๏ธ committees.parliamen.... Submit your research to the RSC's PFAS alternatives collection โฐDeadline: 31 July 2026 ๐ www.rsc.org/publishi... #SustainableChemistry #EnvSci #PFAS
The #GCTLC is building confidence and connection in #GreenChemistry education. ๐ฌ ๐ A new @rsc.org article explores how shared resources, peer support, & global community through the GCTLC help educators feel more connected & confident in teaching green chemistry. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
We are excited to announce our third round of Sustainable Laboratories Grant recipients, who will share more than ยฃ200,000. These projects will explore how we can cut the environmental impact of work in labs & create new best practice. Learn more about this yearโs recipients: rsc.li/4cXb0K8 #ChemSky
๐ข New in ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ: ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฆ๐น๐ฎ๐ด ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ-๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป: ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ-๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (Sanyal ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ข๐ญ.)
RSC Sustainability Issue 4 back cover highlights work by Leo J. Small and colleagues which provides insight into a high power, low temperature molten sodium battery. Read it here: doi.org/10.1039/D6SU... #SustainableChemistry
On the cover of #RSCSustainability Issue 4 ๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ/๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐๐ป๐๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ฅ&๐: ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐: by Alexander Dauth, Benjamin Kรผhne and colleagues โก๏ธ doi.org/10.1039/D5SU... #SustainableChemistry
Check out the science behind the cover in Issue 4 of #RSCSustainability ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ: ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ by Genki Horiguchi and Yohei Okada โก๏ธ doi.org/10.1039/D5SU... #SustainableChemistry
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ: A greener way to make valuable imines: light-driven, aerobic heterogeneous catalysis with reusable titania. Adding Cu nanoparticles boosts selectivity retention and reuse, with solvent recovery and evidence-based green metrics. pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A... #Sustainability
Aerobic titania photocatalysis: selective oxidative dehydrogenation of tetrahydroisoquinoline and related amines
3,4-Dihydroisoquinolines are high-value chemicals, both as medicinally relevant compounds and as intermediates for the synthesis of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline derivatives, which are widely regarded as privileged scaffolds in drug discovery. Though envisaged as a direct route, the partial oxidation of 1,2
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๐ Our latest review: "Optical Detection of Hydrogen Gas using Organic Dyes and Metal-Based Activators: A Reviewโ w/ @simonrondeaugagne.bsky.social โ๏ธ & our first article in - @rscsustainability.rsc.org! ๐ Work led by PhD student, Mark Potter! ๐ช pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
#gardenindicators has been around a while now. Iโve certainly learned a lot from it. @crocodilechemi1.bsky.social and @AlchemistAngus (not on Bsky) have put a huge amount of effort into reviewing some key uses of anthocyanins in teaching pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... I canโt thank them enough!
Colourful chemistry of anthocyanins: a tutorial review of applications of anthocyanins in school and university teaching
The flowers, fruits and vegetables that we encounter in everyday life provide an opportunity for discussion of key chemistry concepts in school and university level chemistry. The rich variety of colo...
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You have until 31st March to enter your essay in this year's competition โก๏ธโก๏ธ www.iocd.org/v3_site/Essa... #SustainableChemistry #ChemSky
Calling all young scientists! ๐ฃ The ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ global essay competition is back for 2026! Theme: "๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐?โ ๐ www.iocd.org/v3_site/Essa... #ChemSky #SustainableChemistry
๐ Read the paper here: pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/A... (Open access!)
RECOMPENSE: A Student-Led Open Science Initiative for Sustainable Polystyrene Waste Upcycling in Academic Labs
Plastic waste is a global challenge, with polystyrene (PS) among the least recycled polymers despite its widespread use in laboratories. Conventional recycling routes for PS remain economically and te...
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๐ฑ Thrilled to share that the results of our RECOMPENSE project have just been accepted for publication in @rscsustainability.rsc.org This work was supported by a @rsc.org Sustainable Laboratories Grant, and weโre very proud of the outcome.