Chemistry Proceedings, Volume 7, Issue 1

Surface decontamination is a vast domain. The majority of the methods use a considerable quantity of water, requiring further treatments. This study presents an ecological method for surface decontamination, based on polymeric nanocomposites, special...

Introduction: Bio-char is a form of charcoal produced from biomass by a process known as pyrolysis [...]

Introduction: Algae have been suggested for use as a biomass-energy resource for fuel production [...]

Highly electrosensitive platforms have been developed using different nanocomposite materials based on carbon allotropes and different metallic nanoparticles for determination of nitrite and biogenic amines (BAs). The nitrification process occurred i...

The inactivation of prostaglandin (PG) and prostaglandin analogs (PGs) is realized with enzyme oxidation of the 15α-OH to the 15-keto group via the 15-PGDH pathway [...]

Studies in the literature have shown high levels of phenolic compounds in the fruits of Aronia melanocarpa (fam [...]

Due to its involvement in physiological, metabolic and pharmacological actions, selenium is considered an essential micronutrient in human nutrition [...]

Poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) (PNVP) is one of the most studied and recognized polymer for use in the pharmaceutical industry and medicine purposes due to its unique combination of highly essential properties such as nontoxicity, biocompatibility with hu...

Nowadays, Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) are among the most significant public health and environment concerns in the world due to their high resistance to antibiotics [...]

International standards and environmental regulations require the development of new decontamination solutions for hazardous chemicals of military interest (chemical warfare agents) and industrial chemicals (pesticides, insecticides, etc.). It is nec...

Chitosan is a natural, nontoxic, biocompatible, biodegradable, and water- insoluble polymer, obtained by deacetylation of chitin [...]

Drug delivery systems are intensively studied for a wide range of biomedical applications [...]

National Cultural Heritage is the memorable synthesis of events and interactions within human society, and, at the same time, the imprint left by human civilization in relation to the irrational and impersonal dimensions of reality. The importance of...

Globally, colon cancer is a major cause of deaths, being the fourth most common type of cancer in the world. The most common therapeutic choice in the early stages of colon cancer is surgical resection, but in some stages of the disease, adjuvant che...

A challenge in the development process for the new products is represented by the stability study and the determination of the shelf-life of the products that will be launched on the market. Often, these important characteristics, for success on the...

The aim of this article is the presentation of new user mass spectral libraries created based on unambiguous assigning of the mass spectra of the tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) oligomers and transesters obtained in the sol-gel process. Gas-chromatography c...

Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) are currently central to studies in different scientific areas [...]

In recent years, scientists are paying increased attention to the development of intelligent nanocontainers in applications such as biomedical, catalysis, and anticorrosion [¹]. Preparation of anticorrosion coatings containing smart nanocontainers lo...

(1) Introduction: Chemical pollutants disposed of various branches of industry pose a significant threat to both the aquatic environment and human health. A specific class of pollutants is given by hardly biodegradable organic compounds coming mainly...

Some cereal seeds present mucilage composed of polysaccharides bearing ferulic acid (FA) groups, which are capable of reacting in the presence of an enzyme such as laccase to generate chemical hydrogels [...]

Nanoagrochemicals have the advantages of enhanced bioavailability of active ingredients and targeted delivery [...]

In recent years, an emphasis has been established on advanced cancer drug delivery, in order to improve the efficiency of the cancer therapy [1]. Cyclodextrin (CD) is a cyclic oligosaccharide formed by 6, 7, or 8 glucose units by α-1,4 glycosid...

Metabolomics enables the comprehensive characterization of the set of low-molecular-weight compounds that are starting, intermediate, or end products of metabolic transformations in living organisms [...]

Lipase enzymes are part of the hydrolases family acting on carboxylic ester bonds [...]

Worldwide, one of the most significant threats to human health problems remains antibiotic resistance [...]

In this work, HAs were obtained by humification of lignin that was extracted from beer spent grain (BSG) obtained from beer fabrication with deep eutectic solvents (DESs). The humification process used in this case was reacting the BSG-extracted lign...

Osteochondral regeneration is a major challenge due to the different composition of cartilage and subchondral bone and different biochemical, biomechanical and biological properties. For this reason, a biomimetic scaffold is necessary to provide diff...

In recent years, natural polymers (chitosan and biocellulose) have sparked interest, especially when it comes to medical uses (wound healing, excipients for drug administration), due to their great biocompatibility and low toxicity [...]

Fish byproducts (bone, scale, or skin) contain a wide range of nutritional components, especially proteins and lipids, the most important of all being collagen [...]

The skin, which represents about 16% of the total body mass, acts as a protective barrier against external microbial factors [¹]. Therefore, damaged tissues, especially burns, require rapid local coverage to avoid infections and to ensure the protect...

Irinotecan is an antineoplastic used for the treatment of different types of cancer and solid tumors (rectal, colon, ovarian and glioblastoma) [...]

In this research, we aimed to optimize the enzymatic-assisted extraction of volatile oily compounds from red wine lees, which give cognac flavor to the wine [...]

Humic substances (HSs) are formed by chemical and biological transformations of vegetal and animal biomass through microbial metabolism, representing a major organic carbon source at the soil’s surface. They contribute to the adjustment of many...

Hedera helix L. is known for its therapeutic properties, such as analgesic, anti-inflammatory, expectorant activity. It is currently known that the characteristic therapeutic effects of ivy extracts are induced by phytocompunds, such as: saponins (he...

Currently, the method of solving the issues related to the environment has become a topic of great interest and is approached by researching several directions, such as recycling or the replacement of polluting materials [...]

Trichoderma atroviride is a well-known filamentous fungus used as biocontrol due to its capacity to produce various enzymes that degrade the cell wall of phytopathogenic fungi [...]

Perillic-type derivatives of limonene from the class of the oxygenated derivatives have not been effectively utilized to date, despite the large number of applications that they can fulfill based on their phytochemical properties [...]

Ganoderma mushrooms are a valuable source of bioactive compounds [...]

Carbon materials, especially nanostructured ones, have well-known adsorbent properties due to their ability to establish covalent bonds, hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic, electrostatic, and π-π interactions [...]

Honeybees, Apis mellifera, play an important role in the global ecology and economy [...]

With the development of human activities, industries and agriculture, water pollution has become a challenging problem since decades. Most of the pollutants found in water bodies are environmentally persistent and resistant to conventional wastewater...

In order to obtain high quality grapes, necessary for the wine industry, table grapes or other by-products, different management techniques are applied to the vine crops. The pruning is a common practice that generates massive amounts of waste, espec...

Biomass represents carbon that has been sequestered from the environment by plants through photosynthesis and nutrition [...]

Introduction: History can be defined as the study of people who have lived in the past [...]

Introduction: The term marble derives from ancient Greek and has the meaning of “shining stone” [...]

The behavior of living organisms is influenced by sunlight, which is an environmental key factor [...]

Concrete is the most used construction material, but its industrial production from lime consumes 2–3% of the global energy demand, generating 0 [...]

Cultural heritage has a major importance, as it represents human identity and evidence of existence and activities that people have left over time [...]

Introduction: The organic compounds which contain a “push–pull” system, that means a couple donor (D)–acceptor (A) connected to a system which contributes to the delocalization of the π-electrons, define the classic structu...

Introduction: Schiff bases or imine compounds are considered a very remarkable category of organic compounds because of their π-delocalized structure and because of their pharmacological properties [...]