Pub Date : 2025-03-28DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101017
Guang Yang, Xin Li, Wang Ma, Xiaoman Sun, He Huang
Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) has long been treated as easily available and low-cost renewable source to produce value-added chemicals. Enzymatic and chemical catalysis have long been applied for valorization of LCB. However, the intrinsic limitations of enzymatic/chemical catalysis hinder the practical application of LCB. Therefore, integrating both catalysts could be a promising strategy to overcome the drawbacks of single system. In this review, we focus on the recent advances in utilizing and upgrading lignocellulosic biomass through combined chemoenzymatic processes. The chemoenzymatic synthetic processes of furan derivatives, aromatic compounds, and other value-added chemicals starting from raw LCB or LCB-derived platform compounds are highlighted. Further, the limitations and future perspectives are discussed to facilitate the future research.
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Cooperative chemoenzymatic catalysis, combining the strengths of chemical and enzymatic reactions, has emerged as a powerful strategy for advancing innovative biomanufacturing platforms leveraging CO2 as a feedstock. This approach enables the synthesis of value-added molecules and materials from abundant low-carbon resources. In this review, we first highlight the critical role that chemoenzymatic reactions play in prebiotic chemistry, offering valuable insights into the design of complex biomolecules from simple precursors. We then examine the opportunities within chemoenzymatic synthesis through prominent examples: the ancient formose reaction followed by biotransformation, the electrochemical conversion of CO2 into energetic C1 and C2 compounds with subsequent enzymatic conversions for producing long carbon-chain products, the regeneration of energetic molecules such as ATP and NAD(P)H cofactors, and the integration of chemoenzymatic reactions in carbon-chain elongation and downstream purification processes. This synergistic approach not only maximizes the utility of CO2 as a feedstock but also contributes to the development of sustainable and efficient methods for CO2 utilization, advancing the fields of green chemistry and sustainable industrial practices.
合作化学酶催化结合了化学反应和酶反应的优势，已成为利用二氧化碳作为原料推进创新生物制造平台的有力策略。这种方法可以利用丰富的低碳资源合成高附加值的分子和材料。在这篇综述中，我们首先强调了化学酶促反应在前生物化学中发挥的关键作用，为从简单前体设计复杂生物分子提供了宝贵的见解。然后，我们通过一些突出的例子来探讨化学合成中的机遇：古老的甲糖反应后的生物转化、电化学将二氧化碳转化为高能 C1 和 C2 化合物并随后进行酶转化以生产长碳链产品、高能分子（如 ATP 和 NAD(P)H 辅因子）的再生，以及化学合成反应在碳链延长和下游纯化过程中的整合。这种协同方法不仅能最大限度地利用二氧化碳作为原料，还有助于开发可持续和高效的二氧化碳利用方法，推动绿色化学和可持续工业实践领域的发展。
{"title":"Cooperative chemoenzymatic approaches to transforming CO2 into high-value products","authors":"Jianming Liu , Xiaowen Xia , Aocong Guan , Anping Zeng","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cooperative chemoenzymatic catalysis, combining the strengths of chemical and enzymatic reactions, has emerged as a powerful strategy for advancing innovative biomanufacturing platforms leveraging CO<sub>2</sub> as a feedstock. This approach enables the synthesis of value-added molecules and materials from abundant low-carbon resources. In this review, we first highlight the critical role that chemoenzymatic reactions play in prebiotic chemistry, offering valuable insights into the design of complex biomolecules from simple precursors. We then examine the opportunities within chemoenzymatic synthesis through prominent examples: the ancient formose reaction followed by biotransformation, the electrochemical conversion of CO<sub>2</sub> into energetic C1 and C2 compounds with subsequent enzymatic conversions for producing long carbon-chain products, the regeneration of energetic molecules such as ATP and NAD(P)H cofactors, and the integration of chemoenzymatic reactions in carbon-chain elongation and downstream purification processes. This synergistic approach not only maximizes the utility of CO<sub>2</sub> as a feedstock but also contributes to the development of sustainable and efficient methods for CO<sub>2</sub> utilization, advancing the fields of green chemistry and sustainable industrial practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101016"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143739890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-04DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101015
Andreas Pyka, Lennart Fischer, Madeleine Buckisch
At the beginning of the 21st century a new dedication towards sustainability is obligatory and asks for a fundamental reorganization or complete replacement of established innovation systems. Such a process is steered by technology philosophy. The article explores and resolves the seeming differences between ecohumanism and ecomodernism by applying a dynamic perspective of emerging innovation systems. In the very early phases, where the general dedication, search heuristics and relevant knowledge space is determined, ecohumanism should shape the sustainability dedication by establishing general rules respecting the fundamental importance for subsequent innovation. Ecomodernism then helps in both the following explorative phases to effectively guide progress, as well as in the more and more exploitative phases to efficiently guide progress within these general rules. This dynamic combination of ecohumanistic and ecomodernistic thinking demonstrates how a mandatory sustainability focus can be implemented without falling back to a naive techno-optimistic view. The article highlights the relevance of our approach for green chemistry. The principles of green chemistry provide ecohumanist guideposts for technologies currently in the stage of ecomodernist intensification.
{"title":"Green chemistry transformation: Resolving apparent incompatibilities in ecohumanism and ecomodernism in an innovation systems dynamics perspective","authors":"Andreas Pyka, Lennart Fischer, Madeleine Buckisch","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>At the beginning of the 21st century a new dedication towards sustainability is obligatory and asks for a fundamental reorganization or complete replacement of established innovation systems. Such a process is steered by technology philosophy. The article explores and resolves the seeming differences between ecohumanism and ecomodernism by applying a dynamic perspective of emerging innovation systems. In the very early phases, where the general dedication, search heuristics and relevant knowledge space is determined, ecohumanism should shape the sustainability dedication by establishing general rules respecting the fundamental importance for subsequent innovation. Ecomodernism then helps in both the following explorative phases to effectively guide progress, as well as in the more and more exploitative phases to efficiently guide progress within these general rules. This dynamic combination of ecohumanistic and ecomodernistic thinking demonstrates how a mandatory sustainability focus can be implemented without falling back to a naive techno-optimistic view. The article highlights the relevance of our approach for green chemistry. The principles of green chemistry provide ecohumanist guideposts for technologies currently in the stage of ecomodernist intensification.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101015"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143680583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Enzyme catalysis is a key enabling technology for green and sustainable production of chemicals. Developing suitable enzymes is at the heart of this technology, which is currently changing by Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as machine learning. AI-based methods were used for enzyme discovery and design. We review the recent advances in generative AI models for enzyme design, with a particular focus on those that have been validated by experiments. Furthermore, we discuss the applications of the enzymes designed by generative AI, including artificial luciferases, non-heme iron (II)-dependent oxygenases, and P450 enzymes. We provide our opinions on several current issues encountered in computational enzyme design. With the fast development of new generative models in enzymes and the implementation of these models by the research community, we believe that the precise design of efficient enzymes with new catalytic functions and/or potential industrial applications will be a mature method in the near future.
{"title":"Generative artificial intelligence for enzyme design: Recent advances in models and applications","authors":"Shuixiu Wen , Wen Zheng , Uwe T. Bornscheuer , Shuke Wu","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Enzyme catalysis is a key enabling technology for green and sustainable production of chemicals. Developing suitable enzymes is at the heart of this technology, which is currently changing by Artificial Intelligence (AI) such as machine learning. AI-based methods were used for enzyme discovery and design. We review the recent advances in generative AI models for enzyme design, with a particular focus on those that have been validated by experiments. Furthermore, we discuss the applications of the enzymes designed by generative AI, including artificial luciferases, non-heme iron (II)-dependent oxygenases, and P450 enzymes. We provide our opinions on several current issues encountered in computational enzyme design. With the fast development of new generative models in enzymes and the implementation of these models by the research community, we believe that the precise design of efficient enzymes with new catalytic functions and/or potential industrial applications will be a mature method in the near future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101010"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143527553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101013
Gert-Jan M. Gruter
Renewable polyesters with a good balance between impact strength and elastic modulus are rare, especially when combined with a high glass transition temperature (Tg). Meeting such performance would enable the substitution of polymers like acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polycarbonate with chemically recyclable polyesters from bio-based, CO2-based, or recycled sources. Recently, we showed that the low reactivity of isosorbide can be overcome. The synthesized copolyesters are very competitive regarding the goals of Tg, modulus, and impact strength. CO2-based oxalate esters and isosorbide are an intriguing monomer combination. These polyesters offer a combination of outstanding mechanical-, thermal-, and barrier properties in combination with unique home compostability and marine degradability. In this minireview, we will highlight some recent polymer technology developments on high Tg (co)polyesters and we look at the recent behavior of consumers on their willingness to pay for sustainability, which can create a strong market pull that can help to accelerate the plastic materials transition.
{"title":"Recent developments in sustainable high Tg (co)polyesters from 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, isosorbide, and oxalic acid. Performance and social perspectives","authors":"Gert-Jan M. Gruter","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Renewable polyesters with a good balance between impact strength and elastic modulus are rare, especially when combined with a high glass transition temperature (T<sub>g</sub>). Meeting such performance would enable the substitution of polymers like acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and polycarbonate with chemically recyclable polyesters from bio-based, CO<sub>2</sub>-based, or recycled sources. Recently, we showed that the low reactivity of isosorbide can be overcome. The synthesized copolyesters are very competitive regarding the goals of T<sub>g</sub>, modulus, and impact strength. CO<sub>2</sub>-based oxalate esters and isosorbide are an intriguing monomer combination. These polyesters offer a combination of outstanding mechanical-, thermal-, and barrier properties in combination with unique home compostability and marine degradability. In this minireview, we will highlight some recent polymer technology developments on high T<sub>g</sub> (co)polyesters and we look at the recent behavior of consumers on their willingness to pay for sustainability, which can create a strong market pull that can help to accelerate the plastic materials transition.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101013"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143680584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-28DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101012
Matthew Hamang, Halis Murat Yildiz
The existence of transboundary environmental externalities requires international cooperation over environmental policies. Therefore, the interaction between trade and the environment has become vital for sound economic policy making. Recently, the number of preferential trade agreements has risen exponentially, and they increasingly include disciplines aimed at achieving non-trade objectives. These include deep reforms in regulatory rules and harmonization with partner countries on issues such as environmental policies and regulations. This paper focuses on recent literature examining the linkage between deep and shallow trade agreements and environmental policies. We also discuss the recent carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) introduced by the European Union (EU) as an example of how a deep trade agreement (such as the EU) offers a practical channel through which environmental policies can be implemented, harmonized, and enforced internationally.
{"title":"On the linkages between preferential trade agreements and environmental policy","authors":"Matthew Hamang, Halis Murat Yildiz","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The existence of transboundary environmental externalities requires international cooperation over environmental policies. Therefore, the interaction between trade and the environment has become vital for sound economic policy making. Recently, the number of preferential trade agreements has risen exponentially, and they increasingly include disciplines aimed at achieving non-trade objectives. These include deep reforms in regulatory rules and harmonization with partner countries on issues such as environmental policies and regulations. This paper focuses on recent literature examining the linkage between deep and shallow trade agreements and environmental policies. We also discuss the recent carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) introduced by the European Union (EU) as an example of how a deep trade agreement (such as the EU) offers a practical channel through which environmental policies can be implemented, harmonized, and enforced internationally.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101012"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143643788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-27DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101009
Zhengyi Zhang , Maolin Li , Huimin Zhao
Biocatalysis is widely renowned for its remarkable efficiency, selectivity, and known for operating under mild conditions. While most enzymatic reactions progress without light irradiation, recent studies have identified light as a crucial factor in the activation of certain naturally occurring enzymes. These findings have spurred the rapid advancement of photoenzymatic catalysis in the past few years, where enzymes are not typically known for light activation perform excited-state chemistry with or without the presence of external photocatalysts to facilitate new-to-nature transformations that are challenging for traditional chemical synthesis. In this review, we summarize the experimental and computational methods used to investigate the catalytic mechanisms of repurposed photoenzymes with new-to-nature reactivity and discuss how these insights can inform the design of new photoenzymatic catalytic systems.
{"title":"Mechanistic investigation of repurposed photoenzymes with new-to-nature reactivity","authors":"Zhengyi Zhang , Maolin Li , Huimin Zhao","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Biocatalysis is widely renowned for its remarkable efficiency, selectivity, and known for operating under mild conditions. While most enzymatic reactions progress without light irradiation, recent studies have identified light as a crucial factor in the activation of certain naturally occurring enzymes. These findings have spurred the rapid advancement of photoenzymatic catalysis in the past few years, where enzymes are not typically known for light activation perform excited-state chemistry with or without the presence of external photocatalysts to facilitate new-to-nature transformations that are challenging for traditional chemical synthesis. In this review, we summarize the experimental and computational methods used to investigate the catalytic mechanisms of repurposed photoenzymes with new-to-nature reactivity and discuss how these insights can inform the design of new photoenzymatic catalytic systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"52 ","pages":"Article 101009"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143510953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-15DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101011
Antonio A. Castillo-Garcia , Katalin Barta
Is it possible to find an appropriate synergy between mild lignin depolymerization and atom-economic functionalization methods to achieve maximum synthetic efficiency for valuable bio-based amines and minimize the environmental burden associated with fossil-based routes? This opinion describes the most recent advances in the development of catalytic amination methodologies of lignin-derivable phenols typically afforded by lignin-first approaches, as well as emerging one-pot strategies for lignin deconstruction and subsequent production of high-value amines and derivatives. Moreover, promising synthetic pathways furnishing lignin-based N-heterocycles and their potential pharmaceutical application are further discussed.
{"title":"Strategies for obtaining value-added aromatic amines via lignin-first biorefinery approaches","authors":"Antonio A. Castillo-Garcia , Katalin Barta","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Is it possible to find an appropriate synergy between mild lignin depolymerization and atom-economic functionalization methods to achieve maximum synthetic efficiency for valuable bio-based amines and minimize the environmental burden associated with fossil-based routes? This opinion describes the most recent advances in the development of catalytic amination methodologies of lignin-derivable phenols typically afforded by <em>lignin-first</em> approaches, as well as emerging one-pot strategies for lignin deconstruction and subsequent production of high-value amines and derivatives. Moreover, promising synthetic pathways furnishing lignin-based N-heterocycles and their potential pharmaceutical application are further discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101011"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143680585","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101007
Pankaj Sharma , Ankita Srivastava , Chenzhang Bao
This short review presents current understanding of information systems supporting sustainability and circular economy. Key themes include technological enablers of sustainability, consumer behavior, organizational perspectives, regulatory frameworks, and industrial heterogeneity. Future research directions are also outlined.
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Pub Date : 2025-02-03DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101008
Özge Dinç-Cavlak
The global food system is reported as a significant contributor to health-related problems and environmental degradation; therefore, international organizations and public authorities increasingly support more sustainable food systems as part of their commitment to the sustainable development goals. Accordingly, an increase in individuals’ interest and propensity toward sustainable food consumption is being observed. Several studies have been conducted investigating the motives of sustainable food consumption behavior, including well-known models with theoretical backgrounds, goal-directed perspectives, and nudge interventions. Among these, nudge interventions are mainly effective in shifting individuals toward consuming more sustainable foods. In this context, this study reviews the recent literature by exploring nudge interventions in the experimental setting for sustainable food consumption. In addition, it summarizes the implications of these studies to make suggestions to policymakers.
{"title":"Experimental approaches to sustainable food consumption behavior","authors":"Özge Dinç-Cavlak","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The global food system is reported as a significant contributor to health-related problems and environmental degradation; therefore, international organizations and public authorities increasingly support more sustainable food systems as part of their commitment to the sustainable development goals. Accordingly, an increase in individuals’ interest and propensity toward sustainable food consumption is being observed. Several studies have been conducted investigating the motives of sustainable food consumption behavior, including well-known models with theoretical backgrounds, goal-directed perspectives, and nudge interventions. Among these, nudge interventions are mainly effective in shifting individuals toward consuming more sustainable foods. In this context, this study reviews the recent literature by exploring nudge interventions in the experimental setting for sustainable food consumption. In addition, it summarizes the implications of these studies to make suggestions to policymakers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101008"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143591772","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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