Physchem, Volume 1, Issue 3

Betaine derivatives, especially esters, are compounds of interest for the development of a more sustainable fine chemistry, as they are widely available from biomass and currently produced as side-products from various industries (among which, sugar...

Gas hydrates (GHs) are known to pose serious flow assurance challenges for the oil and gas industry. Neverthless, over the last few decades, gas hydrates-based technology has been explored for various energy- and environmentally related applications....

Using a combination of two surface-sensitive spectroscopy techniques, the chemical state of the Ag(111) surface and the nature of the adsorbed species in the presence of ethylene and oxygen gases are identified. In the 10 mbar pressure range and 25–2...

We have investigated the local structure of BiS${}_2$-based layered materials by Bi L${}_3$-edge extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) measurements performed on single crystal samples with polarization of the X-ray beam parallel to the BiS${}_2$ plane. T...

Contemplating what will unfold in this new decade and those after, it is not difficult to imagine the increasing importance of conservation and protection of clean water supplies. A worrying but predictable offshoot of humanity’s technological advanc...

The molecular mechanism of chloroquine resistance by the chloroquine resistance transporter protein of Plasmodium sp. is explored using molecular modeling and computational methods. The key mutation, lysine(K)-76 to threonine(T) (LYS76THR) in the tra...

Dislocations present unique opportunities for nanostructuring advanced structural and functional materials due to the recent discoveries of linear complexions thermodynamically stable nanoscale features with unique chemistry and structure confined at...