Ecofriendly remediation of cadmium, lead, and zinc using dead cells of Microcystis aeruginosa by Mohamad S. Abdelkarim, Mohamed H. H. Ali, Doaa A. Kassem

“…Abstract The utilization of cyanobacteria toxin-producing blooms for metal ions adsorption has garnered significant attention over the last decade. …”
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Baseline hydro-geochemical characteristics of groundwater in Abu Ali watershed (Northern Lebanon) by Rachad Al Haj, Mohammad Merheb, Jalal Halwani, Baghdad Ouddane

“…Carbonate weathering is the main source of ions. Additionally, cluster analysis and principal component analysis (PCA) divide the samples into four groups. …”
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A Novel Fluorescent Chemosensor Based on Rhodamine Schiff Base: Synthesis, Photophysical, Computational and Bioimaging Application in Live Cells by Oyedoyin Aduroja, Roosevelt Shaw, Sisay Uota, Isaac Abiye, James Wachira, Fasil Abebe

“…The probe <b>RdN</b> was applied to the image of Pb²⁺ and Cu²⁺ ions in living cells and is safe for biomedical applications. …”
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Hydrogeochemical Characteristics and Water–Rock Interactions of Coalbed-Produced Water Derived from the Dafosi Biogenic Gas Field in the Southern Margin of Ordos Basin, China by Yuan Bao, Chao An, Chaoyong Wang, Chen Guo, Wenbo Wang

“…The hydrogeochemical characteristics of coalbed-produced water can provide insights into the sources of ions and water, the groundwater environments, hydrodynamic conditions, and water-rock interactions of depositional basins. …”
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Visible light induced photocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin using xC-TiO2 by Adnan, Kalsoom, Farah Muhammad Zada, Sarwat, Ho Soonmin, Behramand Khan, Muhammad Alamzeb, Wei Sun, Jawad Ikram, Najeeb ur Rehman

“…The inhibition effect of various inorganic ions on the photocatalysis of NFX was in the order of F⁻>SO42⁻>HCO3⁻>NO3⁻. …”
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Association Analysis of the Genomic and Functional Characteristics of Halotolerant <i>Glutamicibacter endophyticus</i> J2-5-19 from the Rhizosphere of <i>Suaeda salsa</i> by Longhao Sun, Shanshan Sun, Tianyang Liu, Xinmin Lei, Ruiqi Liu, Junyi Zhang, Shanshan Dai, Jing Li, Yanqin Ding

“…Moreover, this work presented the first whole-genome of <i>Glutamicibacter endophyticus</i>, revealing that <i>G. endophyticus</i> J2-5-19 resisted salt stress by expelling sodium ions and taking up potassium ions through Na⁺/H⁺ antiporters and potassium uptake proteins, while also accumulating compatible solutes such as betaine, proline, and trehalose. …”
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A Study of Composite Salt Erosion Resistance of Nano-Modified Cement Mortar in Early Ages by Jia Guo, Tao Zheng, Fei Mou, Yang Qin, Zhi Wang, Shiyi Zhang, Hui Li

“…Furthermore, adding 1–5% of nano-metakaolin under dry and wet cycling and the coupling effect of chloride and sulfate erosion effectively reduce the damage of harmful ions on the cement mortar, leading to evident corrosion inhibition. …”
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Ultrahigh piezoelectric performances of (K,Na)NbO3 based ceramics enabled by structural flexibility and grain orientation by Li-Feng Zhu, Dong Liu, Xiaoming Shi, Shiqing Deng, Jiecheng Liu, Li-Yu Wei, Zi-Qi Yang, Qi Wang, Bo-Ping Zhang, Houbing Huang, Shujun Zhang, Jing-Feng Li

“…Phenomenological models, phase field simulations and high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy reveal that the structural flexibility originates from the high Coulomb force between K+/Na+ ions and Sb ions in the KNN-xSb system, while the grain orientation promotes the displacement of B-site cations leveraging the engineered domain configuration. …”
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A Turn-On Fluorescent Sensor for Hg2+ Based on Graphene Oxide by Yong Wu He, Yi Feng, Lian Wei Kang, Xiao Liang Li

“…The selectivity and the competition performance of BGO towards Hg2+ were good among other heavy metal ions.…”
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Structural, capacitive and energy characteristics of electrochemical electrodes based on polyaniline/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposites by N. A. Davletkildeev, I. A. Lobov, A. O. Nikiforova, D. V. Sokolov

“…Polyaniline nanocomposites with nitrogen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes, initial and functionalized argon ions are prepared by the in-situ chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline. …”
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Photocatalytic mineralization of humic acids with TiO2: Effect of pH, sulfate and chloride anions by Jarek Wiszniowski, Didier Robert, Joanna Surmacz-Gorska, Korneliusz Miksch, Jean-Victor Weber

“…In our conditions no effect of chloride ions on the degradation rate is observed. The influence of the sulfate depends on its concentration in the solution. …”
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Synthesis of Novel Iono- and Photochromic Spiropyrans Derived from 6,7-Dihydroxy-8-Formyl-4-Methyl-2H-Chromene-2-One by Olga G. Nikolaeva, Alexey V. Tsukanov, Evgenii N. Shepelenko, Boris S. Lukyanov, Anatoly V. Metelitsa, Olga Yu. Kostyrina, Alexander D. Dubonosov, Vladimir A. Bren, Vladimir I. Minkin

“…Novel photochromic spiropyrans (SPPs) containing 6′-hydroxy group were synthesized and their spectral properties as well as abilities for complexation with metal ions studied. In solutions they exist as equilibrium mixture of spirocyclic (A) and merocyanine (B) isomers. …”
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Detection of T91 Steel Corrosion with a Fe3+-Enhanced Fluorescence Probe by Tie Feng Xia, Li Zhang, Da Quan Zhang, Li Xin Gao

“…FD2 has a desirable property of “turn-on” fluorescence emission via forming a complex with Fe3+ ions. The varying of fluorescence intensity is linked to that of weight-loss of T91 steel. …”
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Surface Modification of Activated Carbon for Enhancement of Nickel(II) Adsorption by A. Edwin Vasu

“…The carbon materials prepared were tested for their ability to remove Ni(II) ions from aqueous solutions by batch mode adsorption experiments. …”
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A novel Alteromonas phage with tail fiber containing six potential iron-binding domains by Chen Yu, Meishun Yu, Ruijie Ma, Shuzhen Wei, Min Jin, Nianzhi Jiao, Qiang Zheng, Rui Zhang, Xuejin Feng

“…In this study, we isolated a new phage R22Y with the potential to bind iron ions, using Alteromonas, a major siderophore producer, as the host. …”
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Damage modelling in concrete subject to sulfate attack by N. Cefis, C. Comi

“…In this work, we make use of a two-ions formulation of the reactive-diffusion problem and we propose a bi-phase chemo-elastic damage model aimed to simulate the mechanical response of concrete and apt to be used in structural analyses.…”
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Damage modelling in concrete subject to sulfate attack by N. Cefis, C. Comi

“…In this work, we make use of a two-ions formulation of the reactive-diffusion problem and we propose a bi-phase chemo-elastic damage model aimed to simulate the mechanical response of concrete and apt to be used in structural analyses.…”
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Firmly Adsorbed Ammonia and Pyridine Species at Activated Kaolinite Surfaces by Tabak Ahmet, Afsin Beytullah

“…The presence of NH + 4 ions on an activated sample is not proof of the presence of protonic acid centres alone since the added proton may have come from the residual water in the interlayer. …”
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Fixed-Bed Adsorption for the Removal of Iron and Manganese onto Palm Fruit Bunch and Maize Cob by Mamdouh M. Nassar, Kamal T. Awida, Ebrahiem E. Ebrahiem, Yehia H. Magdy, Mansour H. Mehaedi

“…The experimental results showed that the adsorbents used removed the studied metal ions effectively. The Bed Depth Service Time Model (BDST) was used to analyse the experimental data and identify design correlations. …”
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Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Aggregates in the Dodecane/span80 System and Their Behaviour in an Electric Field by Madhusoodanan Mannoor, Sangmo Kang, Yong Kweon Suh

“…Presence of charge carriers in the form of solvated ions in the core of reverse micelles is confirmed by the simulation. …”
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