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2023 Publications

Abdoul, H.J., Minghao, Y., Prieto, M., Yue, H., Ellis, G.J., Clark, J.H., Budarin, V.L., & Shuttleworth, P.S. (2023). Efficient adsorption of bulky reactive dyes from water using sustainably-derived mesoporous carbons. Environmental Research, 115254. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2023.115254

Alarcon, R.T., Lamb, K.J., Cavalheiro, E.T.G., North, M., & Bannach, G. (2023). A screening process for carbonation of vegetable oils using an aluminium(salen) complex with a further application as weldable polymers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, e53962. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.53962

Barker, R.E., Brand, M.C., Clark, J.H., & North, M. (2023). Nitrogen-doped Starbons®: Methodology development and carbon dioxide capture capability. Chem. Eur. J., e202303436. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202303436

Chu, D., Wang, X., Fan, J., Peng, L., Liang, J., Zheng, Y., Wang, R., You, X., Jing, C., Clark, J.H., Li, Y., & Yuan, Y. (2023). Ulva prolifera polysaccharide enhances the root colonisation by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain Cas02. Carbohydrate Polymers, 299, 120171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.120171

Clark, J.H. (2023). Waste as an opportunity. Societal Impacts. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socimp.2023.100009

Fattahi, A.H., Dekamin, M.G. & Clark, J.H. (2023). Optimization of green and environmentally-benign synthesis of isoamyl acetate in the presence of ball-milled seashells by response surface methodology. Sci Rep, 13, 2803. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-29568-y

Frecha, E., Remón, J., Sulaeman, A.P., Matharu, A.S., Suelves, I., & Pinilla, J.L. (2023). Catalytic valorisation of the effluents generated during the defibrillation process of cellulose from almond hulls: A holistic zero-waste biorefinery approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 414, 137582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137582

Frecha, E., Torres, D., Remón, J., Gammons, R., Matharu, A.S., Suelves, I., & Pinilla, J.L. (2023). Catalytic hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose: On the influence of graphene oxide morphology under microwave radiation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11(2), 109290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.109290

Guo, X., Jiang, Z., Ma, Y., Fan, J., Clark, J.H., Zhang, W., & Shi, B. (2023). Co-self-assembly of lignin and tannin: A novel catalyst support for hydrogenation of lignin-derived aldehydes. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 339, 123175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123175

Hu, R., Zhan, J., Zhao, Y., Xu, X., Luo, G., Fan, J., Clark, J.H., & Zhang, S. (2023). Bio-based platform chemicals synthesized from lignin biorefinery. Green Chem. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3GC02927A

Inthalaeng, N., Dugmore, T.I.J., & Matharu, A.S. (2023). Production of hydrogels from microwave-assisted hydrothermal fractionation of blackcurrant pomace. Gels, 9(9), 674. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9090674

Inthalaeng, N., Gao, Y., Remón, J., Dugmore, T.I.J., Ozel, M., Sulaeman, A.P., & Matharu, A.S. (2023). Ginger waste as a potential feedstock for a zero-waste ginger biorefinery: A review. RSC Sustain., DOI: 10.1039/D2SU00099G

Jiang, Z., Ding, W., Fan, J., Liao, Y., Remón, J., & Shi, B. (2023). Biomass derived oligosaccharides for potential leather tanning. Collagen and Leather, 5, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42825-023-00113-x

Johar, P., Rylott, E.L., McElroy, C.R., Matharu, A.S., & Clark, J.H. (2023). Biologically bound nickel accelerated depolymerization of polyethylene to high value hydrocarbons and hydrogen. RSC. Sustain. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2SU00001F

Lynch, J., Sherwood, J., McElroy, C.R., Murray, J., & Shimizu, S (2023). Dichloromethane replacement: towards greener chromatography via Kirkwood-Buff integrals. Anal. Methods, 15, 596-60. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2AY01266A

McElroy, C.R., Kopanitsa, L., Helmes, R., Fan, J., Attard, T.M., Simister, R., van den Burg, S., Ladds, G., Bailey, D.S., & Gomez, L.D. (2023). Integrated biorefinery approach to valorise Saccharina latissima biomass: Combined sustainable processing to produce biologically active fucoxanthin, mannitol, fucoidans and alginates. Environmental Technology & Innovation, 29, 103014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2023.103014

Milescu, R.A., Farmer, T.J., Sherwood, J., McElroy, C.R., & Clark, J.H. (2023). Cyrene™, a sustainable solution for graffiti paint removal. Sustain. Chem., 4(2), 154-170. https://doi.org/10.3390/suschem4020012

Sangon, S., Supanchaiyamat, N., Sherwood, J., Macquarrie, D.J., Noppawan, P., and Hunt, A.J. (2023). Application of hindered ether solvents for palladium catalyzed Suzuki–Miyaura, Sonogashira and cascade Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions. Org. Biomol. Chem. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3OB00118K

Sulaeman, A.P., Pratama, R.A., Pratomo, U., Irkham, I., Matharu, A.S., & Primadona, I. (2023). S,N-GQD sensitization effect on the improvement of ZnO nanopencil photoelectrochemical properties. RSC Adv.,13, 18396-18403. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA02907G

Trapasso, G., Russo, F., Galiano, F., McElroy, C.R., Sherwood, J., Figoli, A., & Aricò, F. (2023). Dialkyl carbonates as green solvents for polyvinylidene difluoride membrane preparation. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 11, 8, 3390–3404. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06578

Vermiglio, A.L., Alarcon, R.T., Cavalheiro, E.T.G., Bannach, G., Farmer, T.J., & North, M. (2023). Highly crosslinked polyesters prepared by ring-opening copolymerization of epoxidized baru nut and macaw palm oils with cyclic anhydrides. RSC Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SU00088E

Wang, M., Xu, Z., Dutta, S., Liu, K., Labianca, C., Clark, J.H., Zimmerman, J.B., & Tsang, D.C.W. (2023). Integrated assessment of deep eutectic solvents questions solvometallurgy as a sustainable recycling approach for lithium-ion batteries. One Earth, 6(10), 1400-1413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.09.002

Warne, M., Fadlallah, S., Whitwood, A.C., Sherwood, J., Mouterde, L.M.M., Allais, F., Guebitz, G.M., McElroy, C.R. & Pellis, A. (2023). Levoglucosenone-derived synthesis of bio-based solvents and polyesters. Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 16(1), 2154573. https://doi.org/10.1080/17518253.2022.2154573

Worsawat, P., Noppawan, P., Croise, C., Supanchaiyamat, N., McElroy, C.R., & Hunt, A.J. (2023). Acid-catalysed reactions of amines with dimethyl carbonate. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 21, 1070-1081. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2OB02222B

Xu, H., Li, Y-J., Li, Q., Yang, D., Li, T., Jin, S., Zhou, L., Zhang, Q-H., & Clark, J.H. (2023). Reactive oxygen species induced by plant essential oil for effective degradation of p-phenylenediamine. Green Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3GC00707C

Yuan, Y., Chu, D., Fan, J., Cui, Z., Wang, R., Zhang, H., You, X., Li, Y., & Wang, X. (2023). Production of antifungal iturins from vegetable straw: A combined chemical-bacterial process. Bioresource Technology, 378, 129010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129010