Pub Date : 2025-07-08DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101041
Tomasz Twardowski
Modern biotechnology, particularly technologies stemming from genetic engineering, is at the core of the scientific and innovative foundation of the most of different bioeconomy policies developed around the world. The challenges and perspectives of bioeconomies are immense, but most of them are focused to guarantee food security and quality, new biomaterials and bioenergy, as well as new drugs and diagnosis techniques in a sustainable and economic way for 9 billion people by the year 2050. In the discussions about bioeconomies, the expectations and needs are enormous; they focus on guaranteeing safety and quality in a sustainable and economical way for all people toward circular bioeconomy.
{"title":"Legal and social aspects of biotechnology: Toward a circular bioeconomy","authors":"Tomasz Twardowski","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101041","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Modern biotechnology, particularly technologies stemming from genetic engineering, is at the core of the scientific and innovative foundation of the most of different bioeconomy policies developed around the world. The challenges and perspectives of bioeconomies are immense, but most of them are focused to guarantee food security and quality, new biomaterials and bioenergy, as well as new drugs and diagnosis techniques in a sustainable and economic way for 9 billion people by the year 2050. In the discussions about bioeconomies, the expectations and needs are enormous; they focus on guaranteeing safety and quality in a sustainable and economical way for all people toward circular bioeconomy.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"55 ","pages":"Article 101041"},"PeriodicalIF":9.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144829402","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 : 2025-06-25DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101040
Asif Jamil , Muhammad Shahbaz
This review examines hydrogen energy as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, noting its high energy density and zero-emission combustion. The paper addresses the critical issue of hydrogen storage, evaluating techniques such as high-pressure storage, liquefaction, and physisorption, with a focus on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). CNTs, especially multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), are acknowledged for their high surface area, stability, and enhancement of hydrogen storage capacity via functionalization. Despite their promise, issues such as slow kinetics, high production costs, safety concerns, and long-term durability must be resolved. The review concludes by discussing ongoing research aimed at optimizing CNT synthesis, functionalization, and storage systems, positing that advancements in these domains could facilitate CNT-based hydrogen (H2) storage for clean energy applications, including fuel cells and transportation.
{"title":"Recent developments and modifications of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for hydrogen adsorption and storage","authors":"Asif Jamil , Muhammad Shahbaz","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101040","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101040","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This review examines hydrogen energy as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, noting its high energy density and zero-emission combustion. The paper addresses the critical issue of hydrogen storage, evaluating techniques such as high-pressure storage, liquefaction, and physisorption, with a focus on carbon nanotubes (CNTs). CNTs, especially multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), are acknowledged for their high surface area, stability, and enhancement of hydrogen storage capacity via functionalization. Despite their promise, issues such as slow kinetics, high production costs, safety concerns, and long-term durability must be resolved. The review concludes by discussing ongoing research aimed at optimizing CNT synthesis, functionalization, and storage systems, positing that advancements in these domains could facilitate CNT-based hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) storage for clean energy applications, including fuel cells and transportation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101040"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144605513","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 : 2025-06-21DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101030
Alexandre S. França , Gabriela C. Breda , Ivaldo Itabaiana Jr. , Rodrigo O.M.A. de Souza
The chemoenzymatic reactions leverage the enzymes' excellent selectivity alongside the robust reactivity of traditional catalysts, offering numerous advantages such as higher yield, enhanced selectivity, and reduced residue generation. Despite the challenge posed by incompatibility between different classes of catalysts, recent advances in synthetic chemistry and biology provide ample opportunities for cascade transformations using new biocatalysts and innovative strategies. By integrating organocatalysis, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and metal catalysis with biocatalysis, this review showcases how diverse catalytic strategies can be synergistically employed to expand reaction scope, overcome traditional limitations, and unlock new possibilities for chemoenzymatic transformations. Novel approaches and trends are also highlighted.
{"title":"Bridging biocatalysis and chemical catalysis: Innovative approaches for enhancing chemoenzymatic cascades","authors":"Alexandre S. França , Gabriela C. Breda , Ivaldo Itabaiana Jr. , Rodrigo O.M.A. de Souza","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101030","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101030","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The chemoenzymatic reactions leverage the enzymes' excellent selectivity alongside the robust reactivity of traditional catalysts, offering numerous advantages such as higher yield, enhanced selectivity, and reduced residue generation. Despite the challenge posed by incompatibility between different classes of catalysts, recent advances in synthetic chemistry and biology provide ample opportunities for cascade transformations using new biocatalysts and innovative strategies. By integrating organocatalysis, electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, and metal catalysis with biocatalysis, this review showcases how diverse catalytic strategies can be synergistically employed to expand reaction scope, overcome traditional limitations, and unlock new possibilities for chemoenzymatic transformations. Novel approaches and trends are also highlighted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101030"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144329792","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 : 2025-06-18DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101038
Erandy Correa-Guillen, Karl Alexander Henn, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell
Lignin, one of nature’s promising biopolymers, has been extensively studied for its potential to support the transition to a less fossil-based economy. Despite evidence from both industry and academia on its various applications, the economic feasibility of lignin still requires further research. This review brings an updated overview of lignin supply and recent techno-economic analysis (TEA) of technical lignin applications. With the global production capacity for kraft lignin reaching 112 kt/year in 2023, there is growing interest in assessing the economic viability of lignin-based products. Besides evaluating technical and economic feasibility, the reviewed TEAs identify bottlenecks and help optimise the processes. They define potential actions (e.g., increase capacity, adjust price strategy, and reduction of lignin cost) that could improve the feasibility of the developed lignin applications.
{"title":"Lignin’s role in the beginning of the end of the fossil resources era: A panorama of lignin supply, economic and market potential","authors":"Erandy Correa-Guillen, Karl Alexander Henn, Monika Österberg, Luana Dessbesell","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101038","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101038","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lignin, one of nature’s promising biopolymers, has been extensively studied for its potential to support the transition to a less fossil-based economy. Despite evidence from both industry and academia on its various applications, the economic feasibility of lignin still requires further research. This review brings an updated overview of lignin supply and recent techno-economic analysis (TEA) of technical lignin applications. With the global production capacity for kraft lignin reaching 112 kt/year in 2023, there is growing interest in assessing the economic viability of lignin-based products. Besides evaluating technical and economic feasibility, the reviewed TEAs identify bottlenecks and help optimise the processes. They define potential actions (e.g., increase capacity, adjust price strategy, and reduction of lignin cost) that could improve the feasibility of the developed lignin applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101038"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144588338","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 : 2025-06-07DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101034
Jin Kwei Koh , Ethan Dern Huang Kong , Chin Wei Lai , Joon Ching Juan , Irfan Anjum Badruddin
Nowadays, there is a strong societal focus on energy solutions, with particular attention on supercapacitors. In this context, supercapacitor design has garnered interest, especially with the use of green synthesis approaches. Notably, the emphasis on green chemistry led to cellulose-based hydrogels being increasingly explored in supercapacitor design for their sustainable and eco-friendly properties. This review focusses on the current developments in cellulose-based hydrogels for supercapacitors. This review begins with an overview of hydrogel and cellulose-based hydrogel. Following this, the review explores the development of cellulose-based hydrogel. Finally, the review highlights the future directions and challenges in advancing cellulose-based hydrogels for supercapacitors, underscoring areas for further research and development. This study aims to discuss the future innovations in eco-friendly, high-performance supercapacitors.
{"title":"Supercapacitors design with green chemistry: Cellulose-based hydrogel","authors":"Jin Kwei Koh , Ethan Dern Huang Kong , Chin Wei Lai , Joon Ching Juan , Irfan Anjum Badruddin","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101034","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101034","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nowadays, there is a strong societal focus on energy solutions, with particular attention on supercapacitors. In this context, supercapacitor design has garnered interest, especially with the use of green synthesis approaches. Notably, the emphasis on green chemistry led to cellulose-based hydrogels being increasingly explored in supercapacitor design for their sustainable and eco-friendly properties. This review focusses on the current developments in cellulose-based hydrogels for supercapacitors. This review begins with an overview of hydrogel and cellulose-based hydrogel. Following this, the review explores the development of cellulose-based hydrogel. Finally, the review highlights the future directions and challenges in advancing cellulose-based hydrogels for supercapacitors, underscoring areas for further research and development. This study aims to discuss the future innovations in eco-friendly, high-performance supercapacitors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101034"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144365142","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 : 2025-06-06DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101035
Jianzhao Zhou , Jingzheng Ren
Waste disposal involves complex social, economic, and environmental factors, making it a multifaceted problem. With advancements in technology and increased environmental awareness, there is a growing emphasis on turning waste into high value-added products. This review takes a system engineering perspective to hierarchically summarize recent research on the design, evaluation, and integration of waste valorization processes. First, it identifies waste-to-energy as a key area in waste valorization, with gasification emerging as a promising thermochemical conversion technology. Second, it underscores the importance of multi-dimensional assessments in evaluating system's feasibility. While techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment continue to be the main tools, the importance of incorporating social performance into assessment is highlighted. Additionally, this work identifies a clear trend toward integrating renewable energy and carbon-neutral technologies into waste-to-wealth systems. By systematically synthesizing recent research on waste-to-wealth conversion, this review aims to provide valuable insights for achieving sustainable waste valorization.
{"title":"Systems engineering for waste-to-wealth: Sustainability-oriented process design, comprehensive assessment and system integration","authors":"Jianzhao Zhou , Jingzheng Ren","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101035","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101035","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Waste disposal involves complex social, economic, and environmental factors, making it a multifaceted problem. With advancements in technology and increased environmental awareness, there is a growing emphasis on turning waste into high value-added products. This review takes a system engineering perspective to hierarchically summarize recent research on the design, evaluation, and integration of waste valorization processes. First, it identifies waste-to-energy as a key area in waste valorization, with gasification emerging as a promising thermochemical conversion technology. Second, it underscores the importance of multi-dimensional assessments in evaluating system's feasibility. While techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment continue to be the main tools, the importance of incorporating social performance into assessment is highlighted. Additionally, this work identifies a clear trend toward integrating renewable energy and carbon-neutral technologies into waste-to-wealth systems. By systematically synthesizing recent research on waste-to-wealth conversion, this review aims to provide valuable insights for achieving sustainable waste valorization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101035"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144471162","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 : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101031
Nicolas Befort , Martina Ayoub , Mireille Matt
As industries transition toward sustainability to meet climate change targets, they face the challenge of moving beyond the fossil economy. This article explores the role of dynamic capabilities in fostering eco-innovations, which are critical for firms aiming to navigate and thrive in the postfossil era. Through the orchestration of internal and external resources, firms can create long-term competitive advantages that align with eco-innovation objectives. Using a resource-based perspective, this study analyzes how firms integrate natural resources into their dynamic capability framework, ensuring that these resources are both preserved and utilized effectively. Eco-innovations are positioned as essential drivers for sustainable transformation, demanding a reconfiguration of corporate strategies, resource management, and collaborative networks.
{"title":"The role of dynamic capabilities in the development of eco-innovations","authors":"Nicolas Befort , Martina Ayoub , Mireille Matt","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101031","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101031","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As industries transition toward sustainability to meet climate change targets, they face the challenge of moving beyond the fossil economy. This article explores the role of dynamic capabilities in fostering eco-innovations, which are critical for firms aiming to navigate and thrive in the postfossil era. Through the orchestration of internal and external resources, firms can create long-term competitive advantages that align with eco-innovation objectives. Using a resource-based perspective, this study analyzes how firms integrate natural resources into their dynamic capability framework, ensuring that these resources are both preserved and utilized effectively. Eco-innovations are positioned as essential drivers for sustainable transformation, demanding a reconfiguration of corporate strategies, resource management, and collaborative networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101031"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144203644","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 : 2025-06-01DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101032
Giuseppe Bonifazi , Chiara Grosso , Roberta Palmieri , Silvia Serranti
The increasing demand for urban infrastructure has led to a rise in construction and demolition waste (C&DW), posing environmental and economic challenges. Traditional disposal methods contribute to pollution and resource depletion. The circular economy promotes waste reduction, recycling, and reuse, aligning with EU policies. This paper examines the composition of C&DW, current trends in recycling methods, and the challenges associated with C&DW management (C&DWM), focusing on how emerging technologies, such as AI-powered sorting systems and decision-support tools, could enhance efficiency from a future perspective.
{"title":"Current trends and challenges in construction and demolition waste recycling","authors":"Giuseppe Bonifazi , Chiara Grosso , Roberta Palmieri , Silvia Serranti","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101032","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101032","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The increasing demand for urban infrastructure has led to a rise in construction and demolition waste (C&DW), posing environmental and economic challenges. Traditional disposal methods contribute to pollution and resource depletion. The circular economy promotes waste reduction, recycling, and reuse, aligning with EU policies. This paper examines the composition of C&DW, current trends in recycling methods, and the challenges associated with C&DW management (C&DWM), focusing on how emerging technologies, such as AI-powered sorting systems and decision-support tools, could enhance efficiency from a future perspective.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101032"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144189428","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}
Aerogels are intriguing materials with a wide range of potential applications, from medicine to construction. They can be classified into inorganic, organic, carbon, and biopolymer types, and their properties can be enhanced by incorporating advanced materials and nanofillers. Among these, carbon aerogels are distinguished by their unique solid-state architecture, featuring three-dimensional (3D) interconnected networks permeated with air-filled nanopores. These nanopores greatly enhance the structural characteristics at the macroscopic level, merging the inherent qualities of aerogels, such as low density and high porosity, with the unique attributes of their constituent materials. These features make carbon aerogels highly suitable for specialized biomedical applications. This review emphasizes and examines the recent advancements in the preparation of carbon aerogels and their biomedical applications. It concentrates on the development of aerogels through characterization studies of carbon aerogels and concludes with an analysis of the potential and challenges in creating sustainable materials for biomedical use.
{"title":"Emerging trend of carbon aerogel synthesis for biomedical applications","authors":"Sahar Kiani , Arnab Dutta , Sasha Au Yong , Solmaz Karamikamkar , Ehsan Behzadfar","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101033","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aerogels are intriguing materials with a wide range of potential applications, from medicine to construction. They can be classified into inorganic, organic, carbon, and biopolymer types, and their properties can be enhanced by incorporating advanced materials and nanofillers. Among these, carbon aerogels are distinguished by their unique solid-state architecture, featuring three-dimensional (3D) interconnected networks permeated with air-filled nanopores. These nanopores greatly enhance the structural characteristics at the macroscopic level, merging the inherent qualities of aerogels, such as low density and high porosity, with the unique attributes of their constituent materials. These features make carbon aerogels highly suitable for specialized biomedical applications. This review emphasizes and examines the recent advancements in the preparation of carbon aerogels and their biomedical applications. It concentrates on the development of aerogels through characterization studies of carbon aerogels and concludes with an analysis of the potential and challenges in creating sustainable materials for biomedical use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"54 ","pages":"Article 101033"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144221118","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 : 2025-04-11DOI: 10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101027
Nur Umisyuhada Mohd Nor , Khaireddin Boukayouht , Samir El Hankari , Nor Aishah Saidina Amin
Photocatalytic CO2 conversion is a promising method for reducing atmospheric CO2 using solar energy. This review highlights transformative approaches in this field, focusing on the impact of artificial intelligence and computational chemistry. The fundamentals of photocatalytic CO2 conversion, the role of AI in optimizing processes, and the contributions of Density Functional Theory (DFT) to understanding mechanisms and improving catalyst design are discussed. By integrating AI with DFT, synergistic methods that enhance catalyst development and process efficiency are explored. The review also addresses current challenges and future research directions, emphasizing the potential of artificial intelligent and computational chemistry to advance sustainable CO2 conversion technologies.
{"title":"Transformative approaches in photocatalytic CO2 conversion: The impact of AI and computational chemistry","authors":"Nur Umisyuhada Mohd Nor , Khaireddin Boukayouht , Samir El Hankari , Nor Aishah Saidina Amin","doi":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cogsc.2025.101027","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> conversion is a promising method for reducing atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> using solar energy. This review highlights transformative approaches in this field, focusing on the impact of artificial intelligence and computational chemistry. The fundamentals of photocatalytic CO<sub>2</sub> conversion, the role of AI in optimizing processes, and the contributions of Density Functional Theory (DFT) to understanding mechanisms and improving catalyst design are discussed. By integrating AI with DFT, synergistic methods that enhance catalyst development and process efficiency are explored. The review also addresses current challenges and future research directions, emphasizing the potential of artificial intelligent and computational chemistry to advance sustainable CO<sub>2</sub> conversion technologies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54228,"journal":{"name":"Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry","volume":"53 ","pages":"Article 101027"},"PeriodicalIF":9.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143906265","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}