ArticleNature communications2025
Photocatalytic upcycling of polylactic acid to alanine by sulfur vacancy-rich cadmium sulfide.
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10 citing papers in PubMed.
- Optimal Design of Catalysts for Photoreforming Lactic Acid/Polylactic Acid to Clean Fuels and Value-Added Chemicals.ChemSusChem · 2026Review
- Sulfur Vacancy-Engineered 2D/2D ZnInSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Photoreforming and Photoelectroreforming of Waste-Derived Feedstocks for Solar-Driven Production of Fuels and Chemicals.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Review
- Upcycling of Commercial Biobased Polyester BioplasticsTurning Used or Spoiled Materials into Added-Value Products.ACS polymers Au · 2026Review
- Sustainable recycling of polyester wastes using a coordinatively unsaturated Zn catalyst.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Electrochemically mediated disproportionation for selective formaldehyde upcycling in acid.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Bridging Green Chemistry and Circular Economy: A Pathway to Sustainable Polyester Plastics Through Feedstock, Synthesis, and Waste Upcycling.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Hot Electron-Assisted Noble-Metal-Free Synergistic Photothermal Catalyst for Solar-Driven Wastewater Remediation and Microbial Disinfection.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Solar-driven upcycling of plastic waste using plasmonic black gold.Chemical science · 2026Article
- Catalytic Depolymerization of Polyester Waste via Zinc Oxide-Decorated Silica.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Photocatalytic conversion has emerged as a promising strategy for harnessing renewable solar energy in the valorization of plastic waste. However, research on the photocatalytic transformation of plastics into valuable nitrogen-containing chemicals remains limited. In this study, we present a visible-light-driven pathway for the conversion of polylactic acid (PLA) into alanine under mild conditions. This process is catalyzed by defect-engineered CdS nanocrystals synthesized at room temperature. We observe a distinctive volcano-shaped relationship between sulfur vacancy content in CdS and the corresponding alanine production rate reaching up to 4.95 mmol/g catalyst/h at 70
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