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Paracetamol (PAR) and orphenadrine citrate (ORPH) are two active substances commonly used in combination medicinal products, due to the analgesic effect of paracetamol and the muscle relaxant effect of orphenadrine, with a therapeutic indication of m...

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Efficient and Rapid Removal of Cationic Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution by Alkali-Treated Bamboo Powders as Biosorbents

  • Qin Wang,
  • Yaohui Xu,
  • Jinqiang Yu,
  • Runhong Xia,
  • Zhiyun Jiang,
  • Yuan Zhang and
  • Fangyu Xiong

To develop low-cost and renewable materials for treating dye wastewater, an efficient biosorbent was prepared from Bambusa emeiensis bamboo powders (BPs) via a simple alkali pretreatment. Systematic investigation revealed that NaOH concentration was...

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Tetraethylenepentamine-Grafted Magnetic Polymer Composite as Promising Sorbent for CO2 Capture

  • Nenad Radić,
  • Aleksandra Nastasović,
  • Tamara Tadić,
  • Zorica Vuković,
  • Jugoslav Krstić and
  • Bojana Marković

In this study, magnetic porous glycidyl methacrylate and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate copolymer (mP) grafted with tetraethylenepentamine (mP-TEPA) obtained in a two-step procedure was tested as the CO2 sorbent. The morphological, textural, structur...

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Selective Recovery Lithium from Mother Liquor via Solvent Extraction: A Review on Extractants, Mechanisms, and Efficiency

  • Xiaofei Meng,
  • Xiaoping Zou,
  • Yingping Jiang,
  • Haitao Zhou,
  • Jiantao Zhao,
  • Shengmei Zhang and
  • Junqi Zhang

With the rapid expansion of the global lithium battery industry, the demand for lithium as a critical raw material continues to grow. Lithium precipitation mother liquor still contains considerable concentrations of lithium ions (Li+), but they gener...

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Flavonoid Characterization of Primula vulgaris Growing in the Biodiversity Hotspot of Prespa Lake Region (NW Greece)

  • Elli Katsouli,
  • Konstantia Graikou,
  • Evgenia Panou,
  • Nikolas Fokialakis and
  • Ioanna Chinou

Primula vulgaris Huds., one of the 33 Primula L. species native to Europe, occurs across diverse habitats, including the biodiversity hotspot of the Prespa Lake region (NW Greece). Building on previous phytochemical studies, the present work provides...

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Adsorption of Nystatin from Aqueous Solutions Using Nanoclay: Performance, Mechanisms, and Sustainability Aspects

  • Anna Karoline Freires de Sousa,
  • Anna Katharina Medeiros de Brito,
  • Hugo Guimarães Matos,
  • José Lázaro da Silva Fernandes,
  • Francisco Lucas de Lima Carneiro,
  • Francimarcio Geraldo da Silva Gambarra,
  • Wagner Brandão Ramos,
  • Tellys Lins Almeida Barbosa and
  • Meiry Gláucia Freire Rodrigues

The continuous release of pharmaceutical compounds into aquatic environments poses significant challenges to environmental sustainability, as conventional wastewater treatment plants are often ineffective in removing recalcitrant and bioactive molecu...

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The genus Isaria is a group of abundant and widely distributed entomopathogenic fungi that plays an important role in the history of traditional Chinese medicine. Entomopathogenic fungi with medicinal value were collected from the field, and optimal...

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Analytical Strategies for the Determination of Herbicides in Water: Advances in Sample Preparation, Separation, and Detection

  • José Luís Guedes,
  • Luís Durão,
  • Luana M. Rosendo,
  • Tiago Rosado and
  • Eugenia Gallardo

Herbicides are widely used agrochemicals and are increasingly recognised as contaminants of emerging concern in aquatic environments due to their extensive application, environmental persistence, and potential ecological and human health impacts. The...

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Obtaining the adsorption equilibrium coefficient (Kd) of organic compounds on microplastics (MPs) is critical for understanding their environmental behaviors. Given the limited availability of these Kd values, it is imperative to develop predictive m...

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Microwave-Assisted Rapid Extraction of Chlorinated Solvents from Low Permeability Rock Samples

  • Yongdong Liu,
  • Maria Górecka,
  • Jonathan Kennel,
  • Merrik Kobarfard,
  • Tadeusz Górecki and
  • Beth Parker

Rock matrices, as low-permeability media, play a critical role in controlling the persistence and fate of groundwater contaminants. Accurately quantifying contaminant mass stored in these matrices is therefore essential for understanding contaminatio...

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Comparison of Dynamic Controllability of Extractive Distillation and Pressure-Swing Distillation for the Separation of Dimethyl Carbonate/Methanol Azeotrope

  • Jiancai Sui,
  • Yang Liu,
  • Zhenhua Wang,
  • Tao Li,
  • Kun-Yu Gao,
  • Jin-Ke Chu,
  • Yang-Guang Zhang,
  • Hui Shi,
  • Jihai Tang and
  • Ming Xia

Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and methanol (MeOH) form a binary minimum-boiling homogeneous azeotrope, and thus conventional distillation cannot achieve complete separation. The extractive distillation (ED) with o-xylene as a heavy entrainer in our recent...

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Selective Chloride Removal by a NiFe LDH/BiOCl Composite Film via Electrically Switched Ion Exchange

  • Xiangrong Li,
  • Xiaoyang Guo,
  • Xiaowei An,
  • Peifen Wang,
  • Xuli Ma,
  • Xin Du,
  • Xuejin Ren and
  • Xuemei Wang

The development of electrode materials that combine high capacity with high anion selectivity is critical for chloride separation from complex aqueous matrices. Here, a NiFe LDH/BiOCl composite film electrode was fabricated on carbon paper via sequen...

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Polyphenols are a structurally diverse group of plant secondary metabolites widely recognized for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, and chemoprotective properties, which have stimulated their extensive use in food, pharmaceutical,...

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Bamboo Derived Charcoal for Highly-Efficient Photothermal Evaporation Materials

  • Wenmu Feng,
  • Shushan Yuan,
  • Junyao Dai,
  • Jiran Wu,
  • Bing Li and
  • Yue Wang

Bamboo-derived biochar (BC) is promising for high-salinity wastewater treatment through photothermal evaporation. This study systematically evaluated BCs synthesized at 400–800 °C with residence times of 40 or 70 min. Pyrolysis temperature...

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Oxalic acid serves as an environmentally benign leaching agent, exhibiting strong reducing and complexing capabilities. In the oxalic acid leachate derived from vanadium-bearing shale, aluminum ions are present as major impurities. Achieving efficien...

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Nitrate pollution in groundwater poses severe threats to ecosystems and human health, making the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction (NO3RR) a promising remediation technology. Conductive metal–organic frameworks (cMOFs) with π-d conj...

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An innovative dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction technique utilizing a solid dispersion was established for the quantification of triazine herbicides in environmental water samples. Naturally derived monoterpenoids were utilized as eco-fr...

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A novel polysaccharide from Cynanchum auriculatum Royle ex Wight was isolated, structurally characterized, and its antioxidant activity was evaluated. The crude extract was purified by ion exchange and size exclusion chromatography to obtain a homoge...

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The use of lecithin as an emulsifier in food supplements has increased in recent years. However, successful formation of liposomes or micelles requires an appropriate mixture of phospholipids in lecithin. To evaluate the emulsification properties of...

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ISO 22002-100:2025 introduces stringent and more technically explicit prerequisite programme (PRP) requirements for allergen management, food fraud mitigation, and the control of chemical and packaging-related contaminants across the food, feed, and...

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Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Capacitive Deionization Enabled Through Upcycled Wheat Straw Biochar via Ammonium Ferric Citrate Modification

  • Jie Lu,
  • Ping Wen,
  • Jiong Wang,
  • Pin Zhang,
  • Shengyong Liu,
  • Chunyao Qing,
  • Hongge Tao,
  • Yifeng Wu,
  • Sihan Ma and
  • Binglin Chen

Capacitive deionization (CDI) technology represents an emerging and energy-efficient solution for seawater desalination and wastewater treatment. To further enhance its sustainability and economic viability, it is very important to develop high-perfo...

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Bismuth Oxychloride@Graphene Oxide/Polyimide Composite Nanofiltration Membranes with Excellent Self-Cleaning Performance

  • Runlin Han,
  • Faxiang Feng,
  • Zanming Zhu,
  • Jiale Li,
  • Yiting Kou,
  • Chaowei Yan and
  • Hongbo Gu

Organic pollution poses a serious threat to global water safety, while traditional treatment technologies suffer from low efficiency, high costs, and secondary pollution issues. This study successfully develops a highly efficient separation and photo...

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Isolation of Neuroprotective Constituents from Dryopteris crassirhizoma Rhizomes Inhibiting Beta-Amyloid Production and BACE1 Activity

  • Hwan Bin Joo,
  • Tae Eun Park,
  • Min Sung Ko,
  • Chung Hyeon Lee,
  • Kwang Woo Hwang and
  • So-Young Park

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a prevalent neurodegenerative condition that progressively impairs cognitive processes, particularly learning and memory. A key pathological feature of AD involves senile plaques mainly composed of β-amyloid (A&...

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A Comprehensive GC-MS Approach for Monitoring Legacy and Emerging Halogenated Contaminants in Human Biomonitoring

  • Rossana Comito,
  • Nicholas Kassouf,
  • Alessandro Zappi,
  • Nicolò Interino,
  • Emanuele Porru,
  • Jessica Fiori,
  • Dora Melucci and
  • Francesco Saverio Violante

Human exposure to persistent organic pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and brominated flame retardants (BFR), including both legacy and emerging compounds, remains a concern due to their bioaccumulative nature and potential health ef...

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Although numerous baseline correction methods exist, most are confined to static post-elution processing and fail to meet real-time analysis requirements. To address this, we propose a real-time baseline estimation method based on the Informer time-s...

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This study presents an eccentric pipe separator (EPS) designed according to the shallow pool principle and Stokes’ law as a compact alternative to conventional gravitational tank separators for offshore platforms. To investigate the internal oi...

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Intelligent Pulsed Electrochemical Activation of NaClO2 for Sulfamethoxazole Removal from Wastewater Driven by Machine Learning

  • Naboxi Tian,
  • Congyuan Zhang,
  • Wenxiao Yang,
  • Yunfeng Shen,
  • Xinrong Wang and
  • Junzhuo Cai

Sulfamethoxazole (SMX), a widely used antibiotic, poses potential threats to ecosystems and human health due to its persistence and residues in aquatic environments. This study developed a novel intelligent water treatment system, namely Intelligent...

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Widely used in treating oil mist aerosols generated from metalworking processes, conventional gas–liquid coalescing filters face drawbacks such as increased energy consumption, performance limitations, and shortened service life due to high ste...

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Study on the Performance of Bi2O3/BiOBrγIx Adsorptive Photocatalyst for Removal of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid

  • Rixiong Mo,
  • Yuanzhen Li,
  • Bo Liu,
  • Yi Yang,
  • Yaoyao Zhou,
  • Yuxi Cheng,
  • Haorong Shi and
  • Guanlong Yu

In this study, a novel Bi2O3/BiOBr0.9I0.1 (BO0.9−BBI0.1) composite photocatalyst was successfully synthesized via a single-pot solvothermal method for the efficient degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) under visible light. The...

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Comparison of Methods for the Extraction of Saponins from Sechium spp. Genotypes and Their Spectrophotometric Quantification

  • Fátima Azucena Rasgado-Bonilla,
  • Ramón Marcos Soto-Hernández,
  • Luis Francisco Salomé-Abarca,
  • Jorge Cadena-Íñiguez,
  • Víctor A. González-Hernández,
  • Lucero del Mar Ruiz-Posadas and
  • Sara Elisa Herrera-Rodríguez

Saponins are valuable health-promoting metabolites. The genus Sechium spp. is a valuable source of such metabolites. Unfortunately, there is no established method for the extraction of saponins from the fruits of this species. Therefore, this researc...

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Silver-Functionalized Ionic Liquid@MCM-41 Adsorbents for C2H4/C2H6 Separation

  • Yelin Yang,
  • Zongxu Wang,
  • Dan Li,
  • Mengyu Ren,
  • Defu Chen and
  • Haifeng Dong

Ionic liquids (ILs) have attracted considerable attention for light olefin separation owing to their negligible vapor pressure, excellent thermal stability, and tunable molecular structures. However, their intrinsically high viscosity severely restri...

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Analysis of Distillate Fractions Collected from a Small Commercial Pot Still Using NMR and GC-MS

  • Hina Ali,
  • Mohamed A. Abdelaziz,
  • J. Andrew Jones,
  • Neil D. Danielson and
  • Michael W. Crowder

In an effort to evaluate the performance of a 5-gallon pot still in separating yeast-derived congeners during the distillation of a grain-based distiller’s beer, the distillates of a fermented mash of cracked corn, malted barley, and wheat were...

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Rapid Separation of Non-Sweet Glycosides from Siraitia grosvenorii by Two-Step Medium-Pressure Liquid Chromatography

  • Wanzhen Cai,
  • Xiaoling Tan,
  • Xinghua Dai,
  • Xuerong Yang,
  • Xiaohua Jiang,
  • Yulu Wei,
  • Haiying Jiang and
  • Fenglai Lu

Siraitia grosvenorii (Swingle) C. Jeffrey is widely recognized for its anti-inflammatory properties, as well as its roles in lung purification, phlegm elimination, intestinal function regulation, and anti-tumor activity. Its pharmacological activity...

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Grinding is an essential process in mineral processing. Hydrogen-based mineral phase transformation, used to efficiently process refractory iron ores, can alter the physical and chemical properties of the ore, affecting its grinding characteristics....

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Current Research on NO2 Removal from Flue Gas Using Adsorption Methods

  • Xibin Ma,
  • Yulin Tong,
  • Zhe Su,
  • Hongbin Tang,
  • Hui He,
  • Shangwen Chang,
  • Yulong Chang,
  • Bangda Wang and
  • Gaoliang Li

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a major atmospheric pollutant and also a recoverable nitrogen resource, for which adsorption offers a promising technical pathway. This review systematically summarizes the recent progress in the removal of NO2 from flue gas...

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Chromium (Cr) is a widespread heavy metal contaminant in aquatic environments, posing serious risks to phytoplankton due to its persistence, biotoxicity, and mutagenic potential. Microalgae have emerged as promising biological agents for Cr remediati...

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The efficient recovery of platinum (Pt) from spent catalysts is of critical strategic importance to alleviate resource scarcity and supply chain dependencies. This study developed an ultrasonic-assisted leaching process using a H2SO4-NaCl system for...

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Pharmaceuticals, classified as emerging pollutants, are extensively applied in both human and veterinary medicine to treat various diseases. Their widespread application has led to their occurrence in water, soil, sediments, and living organisms. Eve...

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Optimization of Ultra-High-Pressure Extraction and Comparative Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity and Flavonoid Composition in Guanxiang Leaves

  • Jinyan Zhang,
  • Jiyao Kang,
  • Haoqian Yan,
  • Yang Zhang,
  • Zhenhu Guo,
  • Lihui Liu,
  • Guifeng Zhang and
  • Yu Zhang

This paper aimed to optimize the ultra-high-pressure extraction process of flavonoids from guanxiang leaves, evaluate their antioxidant capacity, and identify the flavonoids. Methods: Guanxiang leaves were used as the raw material. The extraction pro...

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China has abundant deep coalbed methane (CBM) resources; however, high temperature, stress, and reservoir pressure complicate the gas adsorption–desorption–diffusion–seepage processes, severely restricting the development of deep CB...

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Advances in Biochar-Assisted Anaerobic Digestion: Effects on Process Stability, Methanogenic Pathways, and Digestate Properties

  • Anita S. Leovac Maćerak,
  • Dragana S. Žmukić,
  • Nataša S. Duduković,
  • Nataša S. Slijepčević,
  • Aleksandra Z. Kulić Mandić,
  • Dragana D. Tomašević Pilipović and
  • Đurđa V. Kerkez

Sludge, a by-product of wastewater treatment, contains harmful components that negatively impact the environment. One of the most ecologically viable and cost-effective methods for sludge treatment is anaerobic digestion, which produces biogas and st...

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Polar compounds can be separated on polar stationary phases attached on the surface of silica hydride (Type C silica). Although aqueous normal phase (ANP) chromatography has been used to denote this mode of separation, there have been no detailed stu...

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Understanding how molecular structure governs the reactivity of organic amines with CO2 is essential for the rational design of next-generation carbon-capture solvents. In this work, three representative series of amines, including linear aliphatic,...

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The hydrophobic region of semaglutide makes it prone to aggregation in aqueous solution, which leads to serious interception in microfiltration. The influences of pH and low concentrations of salts (NaCl, CH3COONa, Na2SO4 and (NH4)2SO4) on the partic...

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A semi-empirical lumped parameter model for the extraction process of traditional Chinese medicine based on thermal equilibrium was established in this work. In this model, the effect of heat dissipation was considered. Differential equations was sol...

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Characterization of Impurity Profile of Dimercaptosuccinate Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry

  • Jing Yao,
  • Xiaofang Lian,
  • Limin Zuo,
  • Yongsheng Gu,
  • Bingyu Yang,
  • Yechun Zhang,
  • Mingzhe Xu and
  • Xiaodan Qiu

As one of the key components in technetium-labeled radiopharmaceuticals, the quality of the dimercaptosuccinate (DMSA) plays a critical role in determining the safety and efficacy of the final drug product. However, due to its high polarity and susce...

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Gas–solid separation fluidized bed is an efficient coal cleaning and separation technology, and this technology has been extensively used in coal separation. The separation of the feeding coal particles in the fluidized bed is generally carried...

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Uncarbonized Bovine Bone/MOF Composite as a Hybrid Green Material for CO and CO2 Selective Adsorption

  • Helen Paola Toledo-Jaldin,
  • Alien Blanco-Flores,
  • Marquidia Pacheco,
  • Ricardo Valdivia-Barrientos and
  • Joel Pacheco

This work aims to adsorb CO and CO2 using a low-cost biogenic waste (bone) as a platform for the in situ growth of HKUST-1, employing two methodologies. The synthesized composite materials, BMOF2 and BMOF3, exhibited functional, textural, and structu...

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Intensive calcination, selection and metallurgical joint comprehensive utilization of solid waste blast furnace gas ash generated by a Chinese iron and steel plant. The main valuable elements in the gas ash are Fe, Pb, Zn, and C, with contents of 22....

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Valorization of Lemon, Apple, and Tangerine Peels and Onion Skins–Artificial Neural Networks Approach

  • Biljana Lončar,
  • Aleksandra Cvetanović Kljakić,
  • Jelena Arsenijević,
  • Mirjana Petronijević,
  • Sanja Panić,
  • Svetlana Đogo Mračević and
  • Slavica Ražić

This study focuses on the optimization of modern extraction techniques for selected by-product materials, including apple, lemon, and tangerine peels, and onion skins, using artificial neural network (ANN) models. The extraction methods included ultr...

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