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Tunnel-structured Na_0.44MnO₂ (NMO) has been extensively studied as a potential cathode for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) due to its favorable cycling endurance, cost-effectiveness, environmental benignity, and notable air-moisture stability. However, l...

Cement-emulsified asphalt (CEA) has been widely used in slab ballastless track and asphalt pavement cold recycling projects because of its high stiffness and toughness. In CEA material, emulsifiers and asphalt affect the cement’s hydration proc...

The gelation process and hydrogel properties of calcium salt-induced alginate hydrogels are influenced by anion-specific effects. In this study, we investigated the effects of CaSO₄, CaI₂, and Ca(C₅H₉O₃)₂ [calcium β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate...

In a solid-state dye-sensitized solar cell, a fast-ion conducting (σ_25°C > 10⁻⁴ S cm⁻¹) solid redox mediator (SRM; electrolyte) helps in fast dye regeneration and back-electron transfer inhibition. In this work, we synthesize...

Nonionic–anionic surfactants are expected to be applied in chemical flooding due to their important properties such as ultralow IFT values, good salt tolerance, and no chromatographic separation in porous media. In this study, a new type of non...

Anion-conducting ionomer-based nanofibers mats are prepared by electrospinning (ES) technique. Depending on the relative humidity (RH) during the ES process (RH_ES), ionomer nanofibers with different morphologies are obtained. The effect of relative h...

Near-infrared emissive materials with tunable Stokes shifts and solid-state emissions are needed for several active research areas and applications. To aid in addressing this need, a series of indolizine-cyanine compounds varying only the anions base...

Bulk, solventless anionic ring-opening polymerization (AROP) of ε-caprolactam (CPL) with high yields, without side products and with short reaction times, initiated by caprolactamate-carbamoylcaprolactam initiating systems belong to green pol...

Herein, the influence of the counter anion on the structural properties of hollow carbon spheres (HCS) support was investigated by varying the nickel metal precursor salts applied. TEM and SEM micrographs revealed the dimensional dependence of the HC...

The safety of deep geological repositories is important in the disposal of high-level radioactive waste (HLW). In this study, advection–dispersion experiments were designed to build a transport model through a calibration/validation process, an...

This study examines the effect of the structural characteristics of anion-conducting monomers within pore-filling anion exchange membranes on the performance and durability of anion exchange membrane water electrolysis. Analysis reveals that acrylami...

The applicability of ionic liquids (ILs) as the draw solute in a forward osmosis (FO) system was investigated through a study on the effect of the structural change of the anion on the FO performance. This study evaluated ILs composed of tetrabutylph...

Adsorption using anion exchange resins is an efficient method for the removal of aromatic sulfonic acids (ASAs) from industrial wastewater. In this study, a series of weak-base anion exchangers (SD1–SD5) were synthesized to investigate the effe...

To examine the effects of membrane charge, the electrolyte species and glycosyl on the distribution of negatively charged radical of superoxide anion (·O₂⁻) around the cell membrane, different phospholipid bilayer systems containing &mid...

Organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B1 (OATP1B1) is selectively expressed at the basolateral membrane of human hepatocytes and plays a crucial role in the absorption of various xenobiotic compounds, including many important clinical drugs. Oligom...

The functionalization of copolyfluorenes containing dicyanophenanthrene units by closo-decaborate anion is described. Target copolyfluorenes were analyzed using SEM, UV-vis, luminescence, NMR, and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The e...

In this study, ground granulated blast furnace slag was activated with a wide variety of sodium salts to compare the effects of their pH and anion size on the hydration progress and compressive strength development of GGBFS pastes. Research was carri...

The ecotoxicity of a set of 30 ionic liquids, namely 23 aprotic compounds (APILs) and 7 protic compounds (PILs), was analyzed in this work by monitoring the inhibition of the bioluminescence of the bacteria Aliivibrio fischeri with varying concentrat...

We report on the pretreatment of poplar wood with three different 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ionic liquids, [EMim][OAc], [EMim][MeSO₃], and [EMim][HSO₄], at varying water contents from 0–40 wt% at 100 °C. The performance was evaluated by o...

Clay minerals have a specific adsorption capability for anions, which increases the amount of net negative charge on the surface, leading to the increased adsorption of rare-earth ions in clay minerals and some change from exchangeable to non-exchang...

The density functional theory calculations of 7-methylguanine clusters revealed that stable ring assemblies can be formed with or without anions in the center position and hexameric clusters are the most stable and most planar ones. The coordination...

Gas diffusion layers (GDLs) play a critical role in anion exchange membrane fuel cell (AEMFC) water management. In this work, the effect of GDL thickness on the cell performance of the AEMFC was experimentally investigated. Three GDLs with different...

A series of poly(meta/para-terphenylene-methyl piperidinium)-based anion exchange membranes devoid of benzylic sites or aryl ether bonds, that are vulnerable to degradation by hydroxide ions, are synthesized and investigated for their application as...

Membrane chromatography is a modern, high-throughput separation method that finds important applications in therapeutic protein purification. Multimodal, salt-tolerant membranes are the most recent innovation in chromatographic membrane adsorbents. D...

The dissociative photodetachment dynamics of the oxalate anion, C₂O₄H⁻ + hν → CO₂ + HOCO + e⁻, were theoretically studied using the on-the-fly path-integral and ring-polymer molecular dynamics methods, which can account for nuclea...

The effective and selective leaching of rare earth elements (REEs) from various sources is frequently possible in practice by adopting a carefully coordinated strategy incorporating a selective precipitation of these elements from undesired ones in s...

To investigate the halogen substitution effect on the anionic spin crossover (SCO) complexes, azobisphenolate ligands with 5,5′-dihalogen substituents from fluorine to iodine were synthesized, and their anionic Fe^III complexes 1F, 1Cl, 1Br, and...

Aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) are formed when two nonionic polymers, or a single polymer and salt, are mixed in water above a specific concentration, resulting in the emergence of phase separation and the formation of two immiscible aqueous phase...

An alkali treatment under various operating conditions is conducted on a commercial anion-exchange membrane containing poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) as a backing and binder to study the effect of the treatment on the mechanical properties by both Mü...

The photo-oxidative studies of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) matrix, filled with Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) modified with methacrylic anion (MA), were herein reported, together with gas permeation tests. The formulation of nano-hybrid LD...

Electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction reaction shows great potential for converting CO₂ into high-value chemicals and fuels at normal temperature and pressure, combating climate change and achieving carbon neutrality goals. However, the complex reaction pat...

A thorough mechanistic study on cobalt-catalysed direct methoxycarbonylation reactions of chlorobenzenes in the presence of methyl oxirane on a wide range of substrates, including poly- and monochloro derivatives with multiple substituents, is report...

The factors determining the catalytic performance of a recently discovered system for direct intermolecular alkyne hydroarylations, comprising a gold(I) complex of general formula LAuX (L = neutral ligand; X = weakly coordinating counteranion) and an...

Carbon dioxide is the main gas responsible for the greenhouse effect. Over the last few years, the research focus of many studies has been to transform CO₂ into valuable products (CO, HCOOH, HCHO, CH₃OH and CH₄), since it would contribute to mitigati...

Two new Co(II) complexes, [{Co(L)}₂{Co(Pic)₂(CH₃OH)₂}] (1) and [{CoL(μ-OAc)}₂Co] (2), where H₂L = 2,2′-[Ethylenedioxybis(nitrilomethylidyne)]dinaphthol, were designed, synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR spectra, UV-Vis spectra...

A research study was conducted to establish the effect of the presence of sodium bis-2-ethyl-hexyl-sulfosuccinate (DOSS) surfactant on the size, shape, and magnetic properties of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles, and also on their ability to remove anion...

Worldwide, mushrooms belonging to the Pleurotus spp. such as P. citrinopileatus, P. djamor, and P. pulmonarius are highly valued not only for their taste and aroma but also for their health-promoting properties. These species are rich in bioelements,...

An accurate and effective method combining ion chromatography (IC) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) was applied in this work to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze individual and co-existing iodide (I⁻...

Olive mill wastewater, a by-product of the olive oil industry, represents an important resource, rich in bioactive compounds with antioxidant activity. In this study, two strategies to concentrate the bioactive components were used: the tangential me...

Herein, we report for the first time a study dedicated to acidic gases’ solubility in ionic liquids with sterically hindered bulky anion, namely bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate ([doc]), experimentally evaluated at low pressures. The effect of...

The involvement of drug-metabolizing enzymes and transporters in plasma clozapine (CLZ) dynamics has not been well examined in Japanese patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS). Therefore, this clinical study investigated the relationshi...

Catalysts with anionic metal centers have recently been proposed to enhance the performance of various chemical processes. Here, we focus on the reactivity of ${\mathrm{Co}\left(\mathrm{CO}\right)}_4^{-}$ for the polymerization of aziridine and carbon monoxide to form polypeptoids...

Lithium-rich layered oxide cathode materials of Li_1.2Mn_0.5100Ni_0.2175Co_0.0725O₂ have been synthesized using metal salts with acetate and nitrate anions as precursors in glycerol solvent. The effects of the precursor metal salts on particle size, morp...

The focus of this contribution is a comparative investigation of enantioseparations of 19 N^α-Fmoc proteinogenic amino acids on Quinine-based zwitterionic and anion-exchanger type chiral stationary phases employing hydro-organic and polar-ionic liquid...

In this work, anion exchange membranes based on polymer semi-interpenetrating networks were synthesized and characterized for the first time. The networks are composed of sulfonated polysulfone and 1-methylimidazolium-functionalized polysulfone cross...

High-performance layer electrochromatography (HPLEC) combines the advantages of overpressured-layer chromatography (OPLC) and pressurized planar electrochromatography (PPEC) while overcoming some of their limitations. HPLEC equipment can work in vari...

The present study addressed the removal of Trypan blue (TB) from water using a novel Ni-Zn-Bi-layered triple hydroxide (NZB LTH or NZB) synthesized through the co-precipitation technique. The physiochemical properties of NZB were analyzed before and...

In this study, a sensing device employing a gold-coated quartz tuning fork (QTF) modified with a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of L-cysteine was evaluated for the sensitive detection of Cu²⁺ ions in aqueous solutions. Three copper (II) salts, CuSO₄,...

The elementary processes of anionic styrene polymerization in the gas phase and in cyclohexane were studied using M062X (a recently developed density functional theory (DFT) method) combined with the 6-31+G(d) basis sets, in order to clarify the comp...

A solvent-free method was proposed for the synthesis of hexaimidazolecobalt(II) nitrate and perchlorate complexes—[Co(C₃H₄N₂)₆](NO₃)₂ and [Co(C₃H₄N₂)₆](ClO₄)₂—by adding cobalt salts to melted imidazole. The composition, charge state of th...