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Separations2025, 12(12), 339;https://doi.org/10.3390/separations12120339 
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14 December 2025

This review provides a comprehensive evaluation of recent advances in miniaturized Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe (QuEChERS) sample preparation techniques applied across food, environmental, and biological matrices. Covering developm...

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Analysis of Highly Polar Compounds by Ion-Pair Liquid Chromatography

  • Carlos Josué Tereba-Mamani,
  • Nicolás Ariño-Bueno,
  • María Celia García-Alvarez-Coque,
  • Juan José Baeza-Baeza and
  • María José Ruiz-Angel

12 December 2025

Many polar compounds of biochemical and pharmaceutical relevance exhibit low retention in reversed-phase liquid chromatography (RPLC), making their separation challenging. While hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC) columns are common...

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Waste-Derived Photocatalysts for Light-Driven Water Treatment: A Comprehensive Review of Green Materials from Agri-Food, Industrial, and E-Waste

  • Szabolcs Bognár,
  • Vesna Despotović,
  • Nina Finčur,
  • Predrag Putnik,
  • Dušica Jovanović,
  • Katarina Hainz and
  • Daniela Šojić Merkulov

9 December 2025

The growing prevalence of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment poses a critical challenge to global water security. Conventional treatment methods often fail to remove persistent pollutants, necessitating the development of sustainable an...

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143 Views
17 Pages

7 December 2025

Fruit and coffee industries are responsible for huge quantities of agro-industrial wastes which is of great environmental and public health concern. Therefore, the aim of this work involves the use of such wastes for the production of β-D-glucan...

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15 Pages

The Influence Mechanism of Mn(II) on the Transformation of Ce-Adsorbed Hexagonal Birnessite

  • Meiqing Chen,
  • Wenjie Dai,
  • Yingying Liu,
  • Guanzheng Zhuang,
  • Yanfu Wei,
  • Zhi Dang and
  • Pingxiao Wu

5 December 2025

Birnessite has a strong ability to fix rare-earth elements (REEs), but the transformation process of birnessite and its effects on the migration of these elements are not well understood. This study examines how pH and Mn(II) concentrations influence...

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250 Views
18 Pages

4 December 2025

Carbon capture plays a crucial role in mitigating carbon emissions, which is essential for curbing global warming. Owing to its benefits, such as the absence of secondary pollution, operational simplicity, and low energy consumption, adsorption has b...

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191 Views
14 Pages

Fast Analytical Separation of Selected Agricultural Pesticides Using Supercritical Fluid Chromatography

  • Ana Jano,
  • Manuel Badiola,
  • Ana M. Ares,
  • José Bernal,
  • María Teresa Martín,
  • Laura Toribio and
  • Adrián Fuente-Ballesteros

4 December 2025

Pesticides are chemical substances widely used to control, prevent, or eliminate pests in agriculture, gardening, and other sectors. However, their use poses risks to human health, and recent regulatory efforts have focused on minimizing exposure and...

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25 Pages

Study on the Separation Performance of a Baffle Cyclone Clarifier

  • Yulong Zhang,
  • Qiang Liu,
  • Kaiwei Guo,
  • Lanyue Jiang,
  • Anjun Li and
  • Yu Wang

3 December 2025

To improve fine particle retention in cyclone clarifiers for mine water treatment, we developed three baffle-structured cyclone clarifiers based on the traditional design: flat-baffle cyclone clarifier, convex-baffle cyclone clarifier, and concave-ba...

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254 Views
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30 November 2025

Crescentia alata is valued in traditional medicine for its anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. However, research on its phytochemical composition and bioactivity is scarce. Phenolic compounds are of pharmacological interest because they r...

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180 Views
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Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana L.) Processing By-Products as Potential Functional Ingredients in Food Production: A Detailed Insight into Phytochemical Composition and Antioxidant Properties

  • Jovana M. Marković,
  • Ana S. Salević,
  • Danijel D. Milinčić,
  • Uroš M. Gašić,
  • Verica B. Đorđević,
  • Biljana B. Rabrenović,
  • Mirjana B. Pešić,
  • Steva M. Lević,
  • Dragana M. Mihajlović and
  • Viktor A. Nedović

29 November 2025

Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana L.) root (HRP) and leaf (HLP) pomaces, by-products of juice production by cold-pressing, were analyzed as a novel potential source of natural antioxidants. Chromatography analysis (UHPLC Q-ToF MS) of the bioactive com...

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