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Baird, Victoria, Barker, Ryan E., Longhurst, Benjamin, McElroy, Con, Meng, Siyu, North, Michael and Wang, Junzhong (2023) Biomass Derived, Hierarchically Porous, Activated Starbons® as Adsorbents for Volatile Organic Compounds. ChemSusChem, 16 (14). ISSN 1864-5631

Mapelli, C., Donnelly, J. K., Hogan, U. E., Rickard, A. R., Robinson, A. T., Byrne, F., McElroy, C., Curchod, B. F. E., Hollas, D. and Dillon, T. J. (2023) Atmospheric oxidation of new “green” solvents – Part 2: methyl pivalate and pinacolone. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23 (13). ISSN 1680-7316

Warne, Cicely M., Fadlallah, Sami, Whitwood, Adrian C., Sherwood, James, Mouterde, Louis M. M., Allais, Florent, Guebitz, Georg M., McElroy, Con and Pellis, Alessandro (2023) Levoglucosenone-derived synthesis of bio-based solvents and polyesters. Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews, 16 (1). ISSN 1751-8253

Milescu, R. A., Farmer, T. J., Sherwood, J., McElroy, C. and Clark, J. H. (2023) Cyrene™, a Sustainable Solution for Graffiti Paint Removal. Sustainable Chemistry, 4 (2). ISSN 2673-4079

Trapasso, Giacomo, Russo, Francesca, Galiano, Francesco, McElroy, Con, Sherwood, James, Figoli, Alberto and Aricò, Fabio (2023) Dialkyl Carbonates as Green Solvents for Polyvinylidene Difluoride Membrane Preparation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11 (8). pp. 3390-3404. ISSN 2168-0485

Worsawat, P., Noppawan, P., Croise, C., Supanchaiyamat, N., McElroy, C. and Hunt, A. J. (2023) Acid-catalysed reactions of amines with dimethyl carbonate. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 21 (5). pp. 1070-1081. ISSN 1477-0520

Ogunjobi, J. K., Farmer, T .J., Clark, J. H. and McElroy, C. R. (2023) Synthesis, Characterization, and Physicochemical Performance of Nonionic Surfactants via PEG Modification of Epoxides of Alkyl Oleate Esters. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11 (5). pp. 1857-1866. ISSN 2168-0485

McElroy, Con, Kopanitsa, L., Helmes, R., Fan, J., Attard, T.M., Simister, R., van den Burg, S., Ladds, G., Bailey, D.S. and 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 and Innovation, 29 . ISSN 2352-1864

Lin, S., He, S., Sarwar, S., Milescu, R.A., McElroy, Con, Dimartino, S., Shao, L. and Lau, C.H. (2023) Spray coating polymer substrates from a green solvent to enhance desalination performances of thin film composites. Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability, 11 (2). pp. 891-900. ISSN 2050-7488

Lynch, J., Sherwood, J., McElroy, Con, Murray, J. and Shimizu, S. (2023) Dichloromethane replacement: towards greener chromatography via Kirkwood-Buff integrals. Analytical Methods, 15 (5). pp. 596-605. ISSN 1759-9660

Day, D.M., Farmer, T.J., Granelli, J., Lofthouse, J.H., Lynch, J., McElroy, Con, Sherwood, J., Shimizu, S. and Clark, J.H. (2022) Reaction Optimization for Greener Chemistry with a Comprehensive Spreadsheet Tool. Molecules, 27 (23). ISSN 1420-3049

Gastol, D., Marshall, J., Cooper, E., Mitchell, C., Burnett, D., Song, T., Sommerville, R., Middleton, B., Crozier, M., Smith, R., Haig, S., McElroy, Con, van Dijk, N., Croft, P., Goodship, V. and Kendrick, E. (2022) Reclaimed and Up-Cycled Cathodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries. Global Challenges, 6 (12). ISSN 2056-6646

Mapelli, C., Schleicher, J.V., Hawtin, A., Rankine, C.D., Whiting, F.C., Byrne, F., McElroy, Con, Roman, C., Arsene, C., Olariu, R.I., Bejan, I.G. and 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. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22 (22). pp. 14589-14602. ISSN 1680-7316

Johar, P., McElroy, Con, Rylott, E.L., Matharu, A.S. and Clark, J.H. (2022) Biologically bound nickel as a sustainable catalyst for the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 306 . ISSN 0926-3373

Attard, T.M., Goodwin, C., Nalivaika, P., Attard, J., Budarin, V.L., Lanot, A., Bove, D., Clark, J.H. and McElroy, Con (2022) Simple, quick and green isolation of cannabinoids from complex natural product extracts using sustainable mesoporous materials (Starbon®). Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 6 (10). pp. 1324-1330. ISSN 2052-1537

Marshall, J.E., Middleton, B., Gastol, D., Sommerville, R., McElroy, Con, Kendrick, E. and Goodship, V. (2022) Benign solvents for recycling and re-use of a multi-layer battery pouch. Materials Advances, 3 (12). pp. 4973-4981. ISSN 2633-5409

Ogunjobi, J.K., McElroy, Con, Clark, J.H., Thornthwaite, D., Omoruyi, O.E. and Farmer, T.J. (2021) A class of surfactants: Via PEG modification of the oleate moiety of lactonic sophorolipids: Synthesis, characterisation and application. Green Chemistry, 23 . pp. 9906-9915. ISSN 1463-9262

Jin, S., Byrne, F.P., Clark, J.H., McElroy, Con, Quinn, A., Sherwood, J. and Hunt, A.J. (2021) 3-Methoxybutan-2-one as a sustainable bio-based alternative to chlorinated solvents. RSC Advances, 11 (62). pp. 39412-39419. ISSN 2046-2069

Milescu, R.A., Zhenova, A., Vastano, M., Gammons, R., Lin, S., Lau, C.H., Clark, J.H., McElroy, Con and Pellis, A. (2021) Polymer Chemistry Applications of Cyrene and its Derivative Cygnet 0.0 as Safer Replacements for Polar Aprotic Solvents. ChemSusChem, 14 (16). pp. 3367-3381. ISSN 1864-5631

Marshall, J.E., Zhenova, A., Roberts, S., Petchey, T., Zhu, P., Dancer, C.E.J., McElroy, Con, Kendrick, E. and Goodship, V. (2021) On the Solubility and Stability of Polyvinylidene Fluoride. Polymers, 13 (9). ISSN 2073-4360

Zhu, Z., Wang, Z., Jian, Y., Sun, H., Zhang, G., Lynam, J.M., McElroy, Con, Burden, T.J., Inight, R.L., Fairlamb, I.J.S., Zhang, W. and Gao, Z. (2021) Pd-Catalysed carbonylative Suzuki–Miyaura cross-couplings using Fe(CO) 5 under mild conditions: generation of a highly active, recyclable and scalable ‘Pd–Fe’ nanocatalyst. Green Chemistry, 23 (2). pp. 920-926. ISSN 1463-9262

Johar, P., Rylott, E.L., McElroy, Con, Matharu, A.S. and Clark, J.H. (2021) Phytocat - a bio-derived Ni catalyst for rapid de-polymerization of polystyrene using a synergistic approach. Green Chemistry, 23 (2). pp. 808-814. ISSN 1463-9262

Milescu, R.A., Segatto, M.L., Stahl, A., McElroy, Con, Farmer, T.J., Clark, J.H. and Zuin, V.G. (2020) Sustainable Single-Stage Solid-Liquid Extraction of Hesperidin and Rutin from Agro-Products Using Cyrene. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8 (49). pp. 18245-18257. ISSN 2168-0485

Sangon, S., Supanchaiyamat, N., Sherwood, J., McElroy, Con and Hunt, A.J. (2020) Direct comparison of safer or sustainable alternative dipolar aprotic solvents for use in carbon-carbon bond formation. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, 5 (9). pp. 1798-1804. ISSN 2058-9883

Byrne, F.P., Nussbaumer, C.M., Savin, E.J., Milescu, R.A., McElroy, Con, Clark, J.H., van Vugt-Lussenburg, B.M.A., van der Burg, B., Meima, M.Y., Buist, H.E., Kroese, E.D., Hunt, A.J. and Farmer, T.J. (2020) A Family of Water-Immiscible, Dipolar Aprotic, Diamide Solvents from Succinic Acid. ChemSusChem, 13 (12). pp. 3212-3221. ISSN 1864-5631

Paggiola, G., Derrien, N., Moseley, J. D., Green, A., Flitsch, S. L., Clark, J. H., McElroy, C. R. and Hunt, A. J. (2020) Application of bio-based solvents for biocatalysed synthesis of amides with Pseudomonas stutzeri lipase (PSL). Pure and Applied Chemistry, 92 (4). pp. 579-586. ISSN 0033-4545

Milescu, R.A., Dennis, M.R., McElroy, Con, Macquarrie, D.J., Matharu, A.S., Smith, M.W., Clark, J.H. and Budarin, V.L. (2020) The role of surface functionality of sustainable mesoporous materials Starbon® on the adsorption of toxic ammonia and sulphur gasses. Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 15 . ISSN 2352-5541

Attard, T.M., Clark, J.H. and McElroy, Con (2020) Recent developments in key biorefinery areas. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, 21 . pp. 64-74. ISSN 2452-2236

Mampuys, P., McElroy, Con, Clark, J.H., Orru, R.V.A. and Maes, B.U.W. (2020) Thiosulfonates as Emerging Reactants: Synthesis and Applications. Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 362 (1). pp. 3-64. ISSN 1615-4150

Monteith, E.R., Mampuys, P., Summerton, L., Clark, J.H., Maes, B.U.W. and McElroy, Con (2020) Why we might be misusing process mass intensity (PMI) and a methodology to apply it effectively as a discovery level metric. Green Chemistry, 22 (1). pp. 123-135. ISSN 1463-9262

Summerton, L., Clark, J. H., Hurst, G. A., Ball, P. D., Rylott, E. L., Carslaw, N., Creasey, J., Murray, J., Whitford, J., Dobson, B., Sneddon, H. F., Ross, J., Metcalf, P. and McElroy, C. R. (2019) Industry-Informed Workshops to Develop Graduate Skill Sets in the Circular Economy Using Systems Thinking. Journal of Chemical Education, 96 (12). pp. 2959-2967. ISSN 0021-9584

Zhenova, A., Pellis, A., Milescu, R. A., McElroy, C. R., White, R. J. and Clark, J. H. (2019) Solvent Applications of Short-Chain Oxymethylene Dimethyl Ether Oligomers. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7 (17). pp. 14834-14840. ISSN 2168-0485

Milescu, R. A., McElroy, C. R., Farmer, T. J., Williams, P. M., Walters, M. J. and Clark, J. H. (2019) Fabrication of PES/PVP water filtration membranes using cyrene®, a safer bio-based polar aprotic solvent. Advances in Polymer Technology, 2019 . p. 9692859. ISSN 0730-6679

Sherwood, J., Granelli, J., McElroy, C. R. and Clark, J. H. (2019) A Method of Calculating the Kamlet-Abboud-Taft Solvatochromic Parameters Using COSMO-RS. Molecules, 24 (12). ISSN 1420-3049

Ogunjobi, J. K., Farmer, T. J., McElroy, C. R., Breeden, S. W., MacQuarrie, D. J., Thornthwaite, D. and Clark, J. H. (2019) Synthesis of Biobased Diethyl Terephthalate via Diels-Alder Addition of Ethylene to 2,5-Furandicarboxylic Acid Diethyl Ester: An Alternative Route to 100% Biobased Poly(ethylene terephthalate). ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7 (9). pp. 8183-8194. ISSN 2168-0485

Deswarte, F. and McElroy, C. R. (2019) New bio-based solvent: Supports quest for safer and more sustainable coatings. PCI-Paint and Coatings Industry, 35 (8). pp. 24-26. ISSN 0884-3848

Hughes, L., McElroy, C. R., Whitwood, A. C. and Hunt, A. J. (2018) Development of pharmaceutically relevant bio-based intermediates though aldol condensation and Claisen-Schmidt reactions of dihydrolevoglucosenone (Cyrene®). Green Chemistry, 20 (19). pp. 4423-4427. ISSN 1463-9262

Zhou, L., Lie, Y., Briers, H., Fan, J., Remón, J., Nyström, J., Budarin, V., Macquarrie, D. and McElroy, C. R. (2018) Natural Product Recovery from Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Presscake via Microwave Hydrolysis. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 6 (3). pp. 3676-3685. ISSN 2168-0485

McElroy, C. R., Attard, T. M., Farmer, T. J., Gaczynski, A., Thornthwaite, D., Clark, J. H. and Hunt, A. J. (2018) Valorization of spruce needle waste via supercritical extraction of waxes and facile isolation of nonacosan-10-ol. Journal of Cleaner Production, 171 . pp. 557-566. ISSN 0959-6526

Iemhoff, A., Sherwood, J., McElroy, C. R. and Hunt, A. J. (2018) Towards sustainable kinetic resolution, a combination of bio-catalysis, flow chemistry and bio-based solvents. Green Chemistry, 20 (1). pp. 136-140. ISSN 1463-9262

Jin, S., Tian, Y., McElroy, C. R., Wang, D., Clark, J. H. and Hunt, A. J. (2017) DFT and experimental analysis of aluminium chloride as a Lewis acid proton carrier catalyst for dimethyl carbonate carboxymethylation of alcohols. Catalysis Science & Technology, 7 (20). pp. 4859-4865. ISSN 2044-4753

Jin, S., Byrne, F., McElroy, C. R., Sherwood, J., Clark, J. H. and Hunt, A. J. (2017) Challenges in the development of bio-based solvents: A case study on methyl(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl carbonate as an alternative aprotic solvent. Faraday Discussions, 202 . pp. 157-173. ISSN 1359-6640

Harumain, Z. A. S., Parker, H. L., Muñoz García, A., Austin, M. J., McElroy, C. R., Hunt, A. J., Clark, J. H., Meech, J. A., Anderson, C. W. N., Ciacci, L., Graedel, T. E., Bruce, N. C. and Rylott, E. L. (2017) Toward Financially Viable Phytoextraction and Production of Plant-Based Palladium Catalysts. Environmental Science & Technology, 51 (5). pp. 2992-3000. ISSN 0013-936X

Attard, T. M., McElroy, C. R., Gammons, R. J., Slattery, J. M., Supanchaiyamat, N., Kamei, C. L. A., Dolstra, O., Trindade, L. M., Bruce, N. C., McQueen-Mason, S. J., Shimizu, S. and Hunt, A. J. (2016) Supercritical CO2 extraction as an effective pretreatment step for wax extraction in a miscanthus biorefinery. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 4 (11). pp. 5979-5988. ISSN 2168-0485

Jin, S., Hunt, A. J., Clark, J. H. and McElroy, C. R. (2016) Acid-catalysed carboxymethylation, methylation and dehydration of alcohols and phenols with dimethyl carbonate under mild conditions. Green Chemistry, 18 (21). pp. 5839-5844. ISSN 1463-9262

Prat, D., Wells, A., Hayler, J., Sneddon, H., McElroy, C. R., Abou-Shehada, S. and Dunn, P. J. (2016) CHEM21 selection guide of classical- and less classical-solvents. Green Chemistry, 18 (1). pp. 288-296. ISSN 1463-9262

Alves Costa Pacheco, A., Sherwood, J., Zhenova, A., McElroy, C. R., Hunt, A. J., Parker, H. L., Farmer, T. J., Constantinou, A., De bruyn, M., Whitwood, A. C., Raverty, W. and Clark, J. H. (2016) Intelligent Approach to Solvent Substitution: The Identification of a New Class of Levoglucosenone Derivatives. ChemSusChem, 9 (24). pp. 3503-3512. ISSN 1864-5631

Attard, T. M., McElroy, C. R., Rezende, C. A., Polikarpov, I., Clark, J. H. and Hunt, A. J. (2015) Sugarcane waste as a valuable source of lipophilic molecules. Industrial Crops and Products, 76 . pp. 95-103. ISSN 0926-6690

Prat, D., Wells, A., Hayler, J., Sneddon, H., McElroy, C. R., Abou-Shehada, S. and Dunn, P. J. (2015) Erratum: CHEM21 selection guide of classical- and less classical-solvents (Green Chem. (2015) DOI: 10.1039/c5gc01008j). Green Chemistry, 17 (10). p. 4848. ISSN 1463-9262

Attard, T. M., McElroy, C. R. and Hunt, A. J. (2015) Economic assessment of supercritical CO2 extraction of waxes as part of a maize stover biorefinery. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 16 (8). pp. 17546-17564. ISSN 1661-6596

McElroy, C. R., Constantinou, A., Jones, L. C., Summerton, L. and Clark, J. H. (2015) Towards a holistic approach to metrics for the 21st century pharmaceutical industry. Green Chemistry, 17 (5). pp. 3111-3121. ISSN 1463-9262

Sherwood, J., De bruyn, M., Constantinou, A., Moity, L., McElroy, C. R., Farmer, T. J., Duncan, T., Raverty, W., Hunt, A. J. and Clark, J. H. (2014) Dihydrolevoglucosenone (Cyrene) as a bio-based alternative for dipolar aprotic solvents. Chemical Communications, 50 (68). pp. 9650-9652. ISSN 1359-7345

Backlund, I., Arshadi, M., Hunt, A. J., McElroy, C. R., Attard, T. M. and Bergsten, U. (2014) Extractive profiles of different lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) fractions grown under a direct seeding-based silvicultural regime. Industrial Crops and Products, 58 . pp. 220-229. ISSN 0926-6690

Paggiola, G., Hunt, A. J., McElroy, C. R., Sherwood, J. and Clark, J. H. (2014) Biocatalysis in bio-derived solvents: An improved approach for medium optimisation. Green Chemistry, 16 (4). pp. 2107-2110. ISSN 1463-9262

McElroy, Con, Arico, F., Benetollo, F. and Tundo, P. (2012) Cyclization reaction of amines with dialkyl carbonates to yield 1,3-oxazinan-2-ones. Pure and Applied Chemistry, 84 (3). pp. 707-719. ISSN 0033-4545

McElroy, Con, AricÃ, F. and Tundo, P. (2010) 1,3-oxazinan-2-ones from amines and 1,3-diols through dialkyl carbonate chemistry. Accounts and Rapid Communications in Chemical Synthesis (SYNLETT), 23 (12). pp. 1809-1815. ISSN 0936-5214

Tundo, P., McElroy, C. R. and Arico, F. (2010) Synthesis of carbamates from amines and dialkyl carbonates: Influence of leaving and entering groups. Synlett (10). pp. 1567-1571. ISSN 0936-5214

Book Section

McElroy, Con and Attard, T.M. (2018) Chapter 5: Supercritical Fluid Chromatography (SFC). In: Supercritical and Other High-pressure Solvent Systems: For Extraction, Reaction and Material Processing. Green Chemistry Series, 2018-J (57). The Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 106-131. ISBN 9781782624127, 9781782625186, 9781782629344, 9781782627654, 9781782628552, 9781782628804, 9781782629634

Tundo, Pietro, Aricò, Fabio and McElroy, Con (2011) The Greening of Chemistry. In: The Chemical Element: Chemistry's Contribution to Our Global Future. Wiley, pp. 189-233. ISBN 9783527328802, 9783527635641