Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity for TiO2 Nanotube Array Films by Codoping with Tungsten and Nitrogen by Min Zhang, Juan Wu, DanDan Lu, Jianjun Yang

“…The mechanism of the enhanced photocatalytic activity could be attributed to (i) increasing number of hydroxyl groups on the surface of TNAs after the hydrothermal treatment, (ii) a strong W-N synergistic interaction leads to produce new states, narrow the band gap which decrease the recombination effectively, and then greatly increase the visible light absorption and photocatalytic activity; (iii) W ions with changing valences in all codoped samples which are considered to act as trapping sites, effectively decrease the recombination rate of electrons and holes, and improve the photocatalytic activity.…”
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Copper in the colorectal cancer microenvironment: pioneering a new era of cuproptosis-based therapy by Qixuan Feng, Yue Sun, Zhe Yang, Zhiyu Wang, Zhangyi Chen, Fang Liu, Lingxiang Liu

“…Copper is primarily absorbed in the intestinal tract, often leading to an imbalance of copper ions in the body. Colorectal cancer (CRC), the most common cancer originating in the intestines, thrives in an environment with elevated copper concentrations. …”
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Compilation and mapping of hydrogeological data for the Tadla irrigation perimeter by Iharzi Chaimae, Najine Abdessamad, Kassou Amina, Benmoussa Amroumousa, Mouzoun Ouafae, Essahlaoui Ali, Khrabcha Abdelali

“…Concentrations of electrical conductivity (EC) and chloride ions (Cl-) are high in most wells.…”
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Luminescent Lanthanide Infinite Coordination Polymers for Ratiometric Sensing Applications by Ziqin Song, Yuanqiang Hao, Yunfei Long, Peisheng Zhang, Rongjin Zeng, Shu Chen, Wansong Chen

“…Ratiometric lanthanide coordination polymers (Ln-CPs) are advanced materials that combine the unique optical properties of lanthanide ions (e.g., Eu³⁺, Tb³⁺, Ce³⁺) with the structural flexibility and tunability of coordination polymers. …”
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Experimental Study on the Coupled Heat-Moisture-Heavy Metal Pollutant Transfer Process in Soils by Qingke Nie, Wei Wang, Wenkai Guo, Huawei Li

“…The test results for the different heavy metal ions indicate that the thermally induced transfer distance of the heavy metal pollutants with low adsorption properties (e.g., Cu2+) to soil particles is much larger than that of the heavy metal pollutants with high adsorption properties (e.g., Cd2+).…”
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Studies on Characterization, Optical Absorption, and Photoluminescence of Yttrium Doped ZnS Nanoparticles by Ranganaik Viswanath, Halehatty Seethya Bhojya Naik, Yashavanth Kumar Gubbihally Somalanaik, Prashanth Kumar Parlesed Neelanjeneallu, Khandugadahalli Nagarajappa Harish, Mustur Channabasappa Prabhakara

“…The PL intensity of orange emission peak was found to be increased with an increase in yttrium ions concentration by suppressing blue emission peaks. …”
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Recovery of pure MnSO4 by crystallization after separation of Fe(III) and Zn(II) from the reductive leaching solution of manganese dust containing Mn3O4 by Wen J.-X., Nguyen T.N.H., Lee M.S.

“…Pure manganese compounds can be recovered from the leaching solution of the manganese dust by removing the impure ions. In this work, sulfuric acid and ferrous sulfate were employed as leaching and reducing agents for the manganese oxides in the dust. …”
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Corrosion behavior of double-glow plasma copperizing coating on Q235 steel by Yang Z.-G., Liang W.-P., Jia Y.-L., Miao Q., Ding Z., Qi Y.

“…Then the whisker-like structure of α-FeOOH grew on the surface of γ-FeOOH and the β-FeOOH transformed into γ-FeOOH to achieve thermodynamical equilibrium. The dissolved copper ions in solution resulted in a unique difference in the formation of corrosion products, which inhibited the transition of iron hydroxide and promoted the formation of amorphous phases. …”
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Boundary plasma studies for a spherical tokamak with lithium walls by A. Antony, L. Carbajal, T.D. Rognlien, M.V. Umansky, A. Froese, S. Howard, C. Ribeiro, R. Ivanov, C. Dunlea, C.P. McNally

“…Furthermore, it is found that the total sputtering of the limiter is significantly lower than the sputtering of the wall in some of the limiter configurations studied. Lithium ions and neutral behaviour are compared between limited and diverted configurations.…”
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Antimicrobial Effects of Dental Luting Glass Ionomer Cements on Streptococcus mutans by Sina Klai, Markus Altenburger, Bettina Spitzmüller, Annette Anderson, Elmar Hellwig, Ali Al-Ahmad

“…This is because of their well-known antimicrobial potential through the release of fluoride ions. The aim of this in vitro study was to investigate the antimicrobial effect of five dental luting cements which were based on glass ionomer cement technology. …”
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Anodized Ti6Al4V-ELI, electroplated with copper is bactericidal against Staphylococcus aureus and enhances macrophage phagocytosis by Paula Milena Giraldo-Osorno, Adam Benedict Turner, Sebastião Mollet Barros, Robin Büscher, Simone Guttau, Farah Asa’ad, Margarita Trobos, Anders Palmquist

“…Interestingly macrophages adhered to the copper material or grown in the presence of copper ions showed 7-fold increase in phagocytosis of S. aureus bioparticles compared to Control-Ti, suggesting a dual bactericidal and host immunomodulatory mechanism. …”
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Apparent Skin Discoloration about the Knee Joint: A Rare Sequela of Metallosis after Total Knee Replacement by Narlaka Jayasekera, Conor Gouk, Amit Patel, Keith Eyres

“…Metallosis may cause pain, effusion, and systemic symptoms because of raised levels of serum-metal ions. Surgical intervention with revision and debridement can have good functional results.…”
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Effect of oxidizing agents on the treatment of a Colombian lead ore by alternative hydrometallurgical processes by Borda J., Salamanca I.D., Torres R.

“…The leaching of the ore with 0.5M citrate and pH 4.5 yielded a redox potential of 926 mV, which ensured the high activity of the electrons in the chemical reaction and therefore the lead ions dissolution.…”
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Optimization and Adsorption-Based Recovery of Cobalt Using Activated Disordered Mesoporous Carbons by I. Bernabé, J.M. Gómez, E. Díez, P. Sáez, A. Rodríguez

“…On the other hand, the presence of Na+ ions in the solution and high particle size hinder the adsorption process. …”
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Recyclable Robust Plastic Scintillation Resin Achieving the Exceptional Separation and Detection of Technetium‐99 by Tonghuan Liu, Yichen Hu, Junqiang Yang, Kesheng Hu, Bei Qi, Yun Zhou, Juan Tong, Man Wang, Liang Huang, Keliang Shi, Xiaolin Hou

“…As expected, the as‐obtained resin exhibits a high adsorption capacity of 549.2 mg g⁻¹ for 99TcO4⁻ with a rapid kinetic response of just 10 min as well as superior selectivity at 1000 times excess of interfering ions and full reusability. Moreover, it showed remarkable stability under 800 kGy, 3.0 mol L−1 HNO3 or 2.5 L solution continuous leaching, consistently maintaining high separation and detection efficiency after recycling 10 times. …”
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Rapid determination of the migration parameters of nuclides in intact granite rock under the action of electric field by Xinyu Wang, Xiaojie Li, Yongmei Li, Longcheng Liu, Shuo Meng, Chunguang Li, Zhenzhong Liu, Xiaodong Li, Kaixuan Tan

“…While the distribution coefficient of the two ions are (9.06 ± 1.13) × 10−7 m3/kg and (9.81 ± 0.13) × 10−7 m3/kg, respectively. …”
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Origin and Distribution of Carbonate Cement in Tight Sandstones: The Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation Chang 8 Oil Layer in West Ordos Basin, China by Jin Lai, Guiwen Wang, Jing Chen, Shuchen Wang, Zhenglong Zhou, Xuqiang Fan

“…Dissolution of Ca-feldspars by organic acids-rich fluids, together with clay mineral transformations such as illitization of smectite, would provide Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions for carbonate cementation. Organic acids and CO2 rich fluids would charge into the reservoirs with the hydrocarbons, and when the CO2 and acids were buffered by the framework grain dissolution, carbonate cement would precipitate with a decrease in CO2 concentration.…”
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Large-Area Clay Composite Membranes with Enhanced Permeability for Efficient Dye/Salt Separation by Yixuan Fu, Shuai Wang, Huiquan Liu, Ke Zhang, Lunxiang Zhang, Yongchen Song, Zheng Ling

“…However, the narrow layer spacing and tortuous interlayer transport channels of 2D-material-based membranes limit the processing capacity and the permeability of small salt ions for efficient dye/salt separation. In this work, a novel sepiolite/vermiculite membrane was fabricated using Meyer rod-coating and naturally occurring clay. …”
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Changes of Metabolomic Profile in Helianthus annuus under Exposure to Chromium(VI) Studied by capHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS and MS/MS by Alan Alexander Gonzalez Ibarra, Kazimierz Wrobel, Eunice Yanez Barrientos, Alma Rosa Corrales Escobosa, J. Felix Gutierrez Corona, Israel Enciso Donis, Katarzyna Wrobel

“…The main goal was to detect which metabolite groups were mostly affected by Cr(VI) stress; two data analysis tools (ProfileAnalysis, Bruker, and online XCMS) were used under criteria of intensity threshold 5 · 104 cps, fold change ≥ 5, and p≤0.01, yielding precursor ions. Molecular formulas were assigned based on data processing with two computational tools (SIRIUS and MS-Finder); annotation of candidate structures was performed by database search using CSI:FingerID and MS-Finder. …”
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Evaluation of Nanomagnetite–Biochar Composite for BTA Removal by Carolina Guida, Nathaniel Findling, Valérie Magnin, Fabienne Favre Boivin, Laurent Charlet

“…On the longer time scale, biochar achieved higher removal efficiency: 50% BTA removed within 48 h, due to formation of a ternary complex with surface Ca²⁺ ions, or 75% BTA removed after HCl biochar acid wash followed by Ca²⁺ surface saturation. …”
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