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2022 Publications

Andrew, O.B., Sherwood, J. & Hurst, G.A. (2022). A greener synthesis of the antidepressant bupropion hydrochloride. J. Chem. Educ., DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00581.

Attard, T.M., Goodwin, C., Nalivaika, P., Attard, J., Budarin, V., Lanot, A., Bove, D., Clark, J.H. & McElroy, C.R. (2022). Simple, quick and green isolation of cannabinoids from complex natural product extracts using sustainable mesoporous materials (Starbon®). Mater. Chem. Front., 6, 1324-1330.

Austen, L.I., Dugmore, T.I.J., Matharu, A.S., & Hurst, G.A. (2022). Byproduct valorization: From spent coffee grounds to fatty acid ethyl esters. J. Chem. Educ. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00728

Baena, A., Orjuela, A., Rakshit, S.K. & Clark, J.H. (2022). Enzymatic hydrolysis of waste fats, oils and greases (FOGs): Status, prospective, and process intensification alternatives. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, 175, 108930.

Bose, S., Kirk, R.D., Maslen, H., Pardo Islas, M.A., Smith, B., Dugmore, T.I.J., & Matharu, A.S. (2022). Mesoporous-rich calcium and potassium-activated carbons prepared from degreased spent coffee grounds for efficient removal of MnO₄²− in aqueous media. RSC Adv., 12, 19417-19423. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA02214A

Caballero, M.P., Carrascosa, F., de la Cruz-Martínez, F., Castro-Osma, J.A., Rodríguez, A.M., North, M., Lara-Sánchez, A. & Tejeda, J. (2022). [4-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)imidazolium salts as organocatalysts for cycloaddition of isocyanates and epoxides to yield oxazolidin-2-ones. ChemistrySelect, 7(11), e202103977.

Cao, Y., Gao, J., Zhang, C., Tsang, D.C.W., Fan, J., Clark, J.H., Luo, G., Zhu, X., & Zhang, S. (2022). Fast and selective production of aromatics via efficient lignin depolymerization: Critical factors and mechanism studies. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c05018

Clark, J.H. (2022). Using green chemistry to progress a circular fashion industry. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 38, 100685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogsc.2022.100685

Day, D.M., Farmer, T.J., Granelli, J., Lofthouse, J.H., Lynch, J., McElroy, C.R., Sherwood, J., Shimizu, S., & Clark, J.H. (2022). Reaction optimization for greener chemistry with a comprehensive spreadsheet tool. Molecules, 27(23), 8427. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27238427

Day, D.M., Farmer, T.J., Sherwood, J. & Clark, J.H. (2022). An experimental investigation into the kinetics and mechanism of the aza-Michael additions of dimethyl itaconate. Tetrahedron, 132921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2022.132921

Dutta, S., Yu, I.K.M., Fan, J., Clark, J.H. & Tsang, D.C.W. (2022). Critical factors for levulinic acid production from starch-rich food waste: solvent effects, reaction pressure, and phase separation. Green Chem., 24, 163-175.

Gao, Y., Briers, H.K., Matharu, A.S., & Fan, J. (2022). Exploration of cucumber waste as a potential biorefinery feedstock. Processes, 10(12), 2694. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10122694

Gao, J., Cao, Y., Luo, G., Fan, J., Clark, J.H. & Zhang, S. (2022). High-efficiency catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignin-derived vanillin with nickel-supported metal phosphate catalysts. Chemical Engineering Journal, 448, 137723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.137723

Gastol, D., Marshall, J., Cooper, E., Mitchell, C., Burnett, D., Song, T., Sommerville, R., Middleton, B., Crozier, M., Smith, R., Haig, S., McElroy, C.R., vanDijk, N., Croft, P., Goodship, V., & Kendric, E. (2022). Reclaimed and up-cycled cathodes for lithium-ion batteries. Global Challenges, 2200046.

Haslewood, M.N.D., Farmer, T.J., & North, M. (2022). Synthesis and chemoselective crosslinking of functionalized polyesters from bio-based epoxides and cyclic anhydrides. Journal of Polymer Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20220552

Hu, R., Zhao, Y., Tang, C., Shi, Y., Luo, G., Fan, J., Clark, J.H., & Zhang, S. (2022). Electrochemical biorefinery towards chemicals synthesis and bio-oil upgrading from lignin. Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2022.10.013

Johar, P., McElroy, C.R., Rylott, E.L., Matharu, A.S. & Clark, J.H. (2022). Biologically bound nickel as a sustainable catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 306, 121105.

Kisanthia, R., Hunt, A.J., Sherwood, J., Somsakeesit, L. & Phaosiri, C. (2022). Impact of conventional and sustainable solvents on the yield, selectivity, and recovery of curcuminoids from turmeric. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 10(1), 104–114.

Li, H., Li, C., Budarin, V. L., Clark, J. H., North, M., Wang, J., & Wu, X. (2022). Synthesis, characterisation and carbon dioxide capture capacities of hierarchically porous Starbons®. Green Chemistry, 24(4), 1545-1560.

Li, L., Yue, H., Wu, Q., Fernández-Blázquez, J.P., Shuttleworth, P.S., Clark, J.H. & Guo, J. (2022). Unveiling the reinforcement effects in cottonseed protein/polycaprolactone blend biocomposites. Composites Science and Technology, 109480. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109480

Lin, S., He, S., Sarwar, S., Milescu, R., McElroy, C.R., Dimartino, S., Shao, L., & Hon Lau, C. (2022). Spray coating polymer substrates from a green solvent to enhance desalination performances of thin film composites. J. Mater. Chem. A. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2TA07200A

Liu, X., Pollard, B., Banwell, M.G., Li-Juan, Yu., Coote, M.L., Gardiner, M.G., van Vugt-Lussenburg, B.M.A., van der Burg, B., Grasset, F.L., Campillo, E., Sherwood, J., Byrne, F.P. & Farmer, T.J. (2022). Simple and modestly scalable synthesis of iso-Cyrene from levoglucosenone and its comparison to the bio-derived and polar aprotic solvent Cyrene®. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 75(5), 331-344. https://doi.org/10.1071/CH22046

Luo, Y., Wei, M., Jiang, B., Zhang, M., Miao, Q., Fu, H., Clark, J.H., & Fan, J. (2022). A hemicellulose and lignin-first process for corn stover valorization catalyzed by aluminium sulfate in γ-butyrolactone/water co-solvent. Green Chem., https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC01692C

Luo, Y., Zeng, L., Zhao, Y., Zhao, Z., Wei, M., Jiang, B., Fan, J. & Li, D. (2022). Roles of ZnCl₂ and FeCl₃ in preparing high performance corn stover-based carbon materials for efficient removal of Cr (VI) from wastewater. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 47, 102743.

Luo, Y., Zhao, Z., Jiang, B., Wei, M., Zhang, Z., Zeng, L., Clark, J.H. & Fan, J. (2022). An integrated process for the valorization of corn stover promoted by NaCl in GVL/H2O system. Green Chem., 24, 1515-1526.

Mapelli, C., Schleicher, J.V., Hawtin, A., Rankine, C.D., Whiting, F.C., Byrne, F., McElroy, C.R., Roman, C., Arsene, C., Olariu, R.I., Bejan, I.G., & Dillon, T.J. (2022). Atmospheric breakdown chemistry of the new “green” solvent 2,2,5,5-tetramethyloxolane via gas-phase reactions with OH and Cl radicals. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 14589–14602. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-14589-2022

Marshall, J.E., Middleton, B., Gastol, D., Sommerville, R., McElroy, C.R., Kendrick, E. & Goodship, V. (2022). Benign solvents for recycling and re-use of a multi-layer battery pouch. Mater. Adv., 3, 4973-4981.

Mistry, K. & Hurst, G. (2022). A simple setup to explore fog harvesting as a clean and sustainable source of water. J. Chem. Educ. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00018

Neto, B.A.D., Eberlin, M.N. & Sherwood, J.R. (2022). Solvent screening is not solvent effect: A review on the most neglected aspect of multicomponent reactions. EurJOC, DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200172.

Noppawan, P., Sangon, S., Supanchaiyamat, S., Sherwood, J. & Hunt, A.J. (2022). 2,5-Diethyl-2,5-Dimethyloxolane (DEDMO) as a nonpolar, nonperoxide-forming ether solvent for organic synthesis. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 10(14), 4486–4493. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c07748

Ponnikorn, T., Knijnenburg, J.T.N., Macquarrie, D.J., & Ngernyen, Y. (2022). Novel mesoporous carbon-silica composites from vinasse for the removal of dyes from aqueous silk dyeing wastes. Engineering and Applied Science Research, 49(5), 707-719.

Robinson, J., Binner, E., Beneroso Vallejo, D., Diaz Perez, N., Al Mughairi, K., Ryan, J., Shepherd, B., Adam, M., Budarin, V. L., Fan, J., Gronnow, M. J. & Peneranda-Foix, F. (2022). Unravelling the mechanisms of microwave pyrolysis of biomass. Chemical Engineering Journal, 430, 3, 132975.

Sherwood, J. (2022). Calculating the sustainability of products based on their efficiency and function. One Earth, 5(11), 1260-1270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2022.10.011

Sherwood, J., Gongora, G.T., & Velenturf, A.P.M. (2022). A circular economy metric to determine sustainable resource use illustrated with neodymium for wind turbines. Journal of Cleaner Production, 134305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.134305

Shi, Y., Chen, Z., Zhu, K., Fan, J., Clark, J.H., Luo, G. & Zhang, S. (2022). Speciation evolution and transformation mechanism of P during microwave hydrothermal process of sewage sludge. Sci. Total Environ., 815, 152801.

Sun, Y., Zhang, Q., Clark, J.H., Graham, N.J.D., Hou, D., Sik Ok, Y., & Tsang, D.C.W. (2022). Tailoring wood waste biochar as a reusable microwave absorbent for pollutant removal: Structure-property-performance relationship and iron-carbon interaction. Bioresource Technology, 362, 127838. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127838

Thanphrom, S., Hunt, A.J., Macquarrie, D.J. & Ngernyen, Y. (2022). Valorization of green tea waste from ready-to-drink industry through pelletization and use as solid fuel. Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology, 27(1), 10-Jan.

Xu, S., Wang, R., Gasser, T., Ciais, P., Peñuelas, J., Balkanski, Y., Boucher, O., Janssens, I.A., Sardans, J., Clark, J.H., Cao, J., Xing, X., Chen, J., Wang, L., Tang, X., & Zhang, R. (2022). Delayed use of bioenergy crops might threaten climate and food security. Nature, 609, 299–306. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05055-8

Zhan, J., Hu, R., Luo, X., Zhang, C., Luo, G., Fan, J., Clark, J.H. & Zhang, S. (2022). Highly selective conversion of phenol to cyclohexanol over Ru/Nb2O5-nC18PA catalysts with increased acidity in a biphasic system under mild conditions. Green Chem., 24, 1152-1164.

Zhang, Q., Xu, S., Cao, Y., Ruan, R., Clark, J.H., Hu, C. & Tsang, D.C.W. (2022). Sustainable production of gluconic acid and glucuronic acid via microwave-assisted glucose oxidation over low-cost Cu-biochar catalysts. Green Chem., 24, 6657-6670. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2GC02568J

Zhou, S., Huo, X., Hua, M., Luo, G., Fan, J., Clark, J.H., & Zhang, S. (2022). Insights on the effect of heavy metals on subcritical hydrothermal recycling of heavy metal-contaminated biomass and its derived porous carbon properties using Cu as a case. ACS EST Engg. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.2c00207

Zitzmann, F.L., Ward, E., & Matharu, A.S. (2022). Use of Carbotrace 480 as a probe for cellulose and hydrogel formation from defibrillated microalgae. Gels, 8, 383. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8060383