Radiation Effects in Nuclear Ceramics by L. Thomé, S. Moll, A. Debelle, F. Garrido, G. Sattonnay, J. Jagielski

“…Information on the radiation stability of nuclear materials may be obtained by simulating the different types of interactions involved during the slowing down of energetic particles with ion beams delivered by various types of accelerators. …”
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Iron(III) photoinduced degradation: Catalytic method for 4,4′-diaminostilbene-2,2′-disulfonic acid removal from water by Pascal Wong-Wah-Chung, Gilles Mailhot, Michèle Bolte

“…For prolonged irradiation, the total mineralisation of the oxidation products was achieved with the formation of sulphate and ammonium ions. The half-lives of products 1 and 2 when submitted to such a process under solar irradiation were estimated to be respectively 12 and 11 min in the mixture with 100% of monomeric species [Fe(H2O)5(OH)]2+. …”
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Phosphorus-modified Zr-based metal-organic framework materials for their effective removal of thorium from aqueous solutions by Yinghao Zhuang, Shuai Sun, Kai Jia, Lei Shi, Xiangshan Yang

“…It also exhibits excellent selectivity (up to 90.2%) for Th(IV) adsorption in the presence of several coexisting rare-earth ions. Overall, the integration of phosphorus-modified in Zr-MOFs represents a significant advancement in thorium adsorption technology, offering a pathway toward more effective management of radioactive acidic waste liquid.…”
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Removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Environments Using Micelle-Clay Adsorption by Mohannad Qurie, Mustafa Khamis, Adnan Manassra, Ibrahim Ayyad, Shlomo Nir, Laura Scrano, Sabino A. Bufo, Rafik Karaman

“…Removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions under different conditions was investigated using either clay (montmorillonite) or micelle-clay complex, the last obtained by adsorbing critical micelle concentration of octadecyltrimethylammonium ions onto montmorillonite. Batch experiments showed the effects of contact time, adsorbent dosage, and pH on the removal efficiency of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions. …”
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Evaluation of the optical, structural, morphological and electronic properties of Rb3Bi2I9 Perovskites films prepared by Sequential Evaporation by G. Gordillo, O.G. Torres, C.A. Celis, M. Reinoso, J I Clavijo

“…Considering the isoelectronic nature of lead (II) and bismuth (III) ions, stable and non-toxic alternatives for developing photovoltaic devices could potentially be found. …”
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Reactions of Hydrogen-Passivated Silicon Vacancies in <i>α</i>-Quartz with Electron Holes and Hydrogen by Teofilo Cobos Freire, Jack Strand, Alexander L. Shluger

“…We used density functional theory with a hybrid functional to investigate the structure and properties of [4H]<i>_Si</i> (hydrogarnet) defects in <i>α</i>-quartz as well as the reactions of these defects with electron holes and extra hydrogen atoms and ions. The results demonstrate the depassivation mechanisms of hydrogen-passivated silicon vacancies in <i>α</i>-quartz, providing a detailed understanding of their stability, electronic properties, and behaviour in different charge states. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of N-Doped ZnO/ZnS Composites by Hongchao Ma, Xiaohong Cheng, Chun Ma, Xiaoli Dong, Xinxin Zhang, Mang Xue, Xiufang Zhang, Yinghuan Fu

“…The aim of the present study is to enhance photocatalytic performance of ZnO semiconductor by comodification with doping of nonmetal ions and coupling with another semiconductor. Therefore, we synthesized the N-doped ZnO/ZnS photocatalysts via a simple heat-treatment approach using L-cysteine as N and S source in this work. …”
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Groundwater-Mixing Mechanism in a Multiaquifer System Based on Isotopic Tracing Theory: A Case Study in a Coal Mine District, China by Pinghua Huang, Xinyi Wang

“…To study the mixing mechanism of a multiaquifer groundwater system, groundwater samples were collected from different strata in a typical North China-type coalfield (Chaochuan Coal Mine) and were then tested using environmental isotopes (18O, 2H, 3H, 13C, and 14C) and hydrochemical ions (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, HCO3−, SO42−, and Cl−) as tracer agents. …”
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Synthesis of a Novel Ce-bpdc for the Effective Removal of Fluoride from Aqueous Solution by Changqing Zhao, Yanwei Cui, Fang Fang, Si Ok Ryu, Jiarui Huang

“…The Ce-bpdc coordination complex exhibited high binding capacity for fluoride ions. The maximum adsorption capacity calculated from Langmuir model was high up to 45.5 mg/g at 298 K (pH = 7.0) and the removal efficiency was greater than 80%. …”
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Electrochemical Detection of Cadmium Using a Bismuth Film Deposited on a Brass Electrode by Milan B. Radovanović, Marija B. Petrović Mihajlović, Ana T. Simonović, Žaklina Tasić, Milan M. Antonijević

“…The study of the interference of different cations (Cr³⁺, Mn²⁺, Zn²⁺, Ca²⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺ and Na⁺) showed that the tested cations have no influence on the determination of Cd²⁺ ions in the investigated solution. This finding provides a good opportunity for the use of the synthesized electrode in real samples.…”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of the Trace Amount of Thallium in Water and Urine Samples by Novel Oxidative Coupling Reaction by P. Nagaraja, N. Ghllab Saeed Al-Tayar, A. Shivakumar, A. K. Shresta, A. K. Gowda

“…The tolerance limit of the method towards various ions usually associated with thallium has been detected. …”
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Speciation of heavy metals in coastal water of Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf by A.R. Karbassi, S. Tajziehchi, H. Khoshgalb

“…According to the results, HSC diagrams showed that Cu and Cd were present as free ions. Lead, manganese, cobalt, zinc and nickel were respectively present as PbOH, MnOH, ZnOH, CoOH and NiOH in the Persian Gulf. …”
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Characteristics and treatment modes of industrial wastewater in new energy vehicles industrial park by LI Dian, WANG Xun, LIU Yingming

“…The characteristic pollutants such as heavy metal ions and surfactants in wastewater needed to be given special consideration in the pretreatment stage to improve the biodegradability of wastewater. …”
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Ultra-small curcumin-ruthenium coordination polymer nanodots prevent renal ischemia-reperfusion injury and the progression to chronic kidney disease by Xian Liu, Qin Yu, Hai-Bo Mao, Jing-Bo Hu, Wei-Hua Liu

“…This study presents the synthesis of curcumin ultra-small coordination polymer (Ru/Cur) nanodots and their application in scavenging ROS in renal tissues. By adding ruthenium ions to a methanol solution containing the natural product curcumin, ultra-small Ru/Cur nanodots were successfully synthesized. …”
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Hydrogeochemical characteristics and environmental significance of travertine landscape in Muji area by Rui AN, Miao SUN, Yiwei ZHANG, Bin LI, Wenpeng LI, Kun LIU

“…The results show that the groundwater solutes in the travertine landscape in this region were dominated by calcium and magnesium ions, with an overall HCO3—Ca type. Iron, manganese, and strontium were the main metals exceeding the standard. …”
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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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Comparison of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and molybdenum blue colorimetry for total phosphorus determination in freshwater invertebrates. by Molly S Costanza-Robinson, Baker J Angstman, Qiting Cai, Charles Forbes, Julia S Keon, Shuyi Lin, Emma D Neill, Elizabeth G Peebles, Ella Roelofs, Eric K Moody

“…., SRM P recovery of 102% by both methods), indicating negligible influence of polyatomic ions on ICP-MS analysis. Similarly, analysis of P spike recoveries by ICP-MS (100.2 ± 3.4%) and MBC (107.0 ± 2.8%) were both considered acceptable. …”
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Cytotoxicity and Genotoxicity of Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles in A549 and BEAS-2B Cell Lines by Musthahimah Muhamad, Nurhidayah Ab.Rahim, Wan Adnan Wan Omar, Nik Nur Syazni Nik Mohamed Kamal

“…The cytotoxicity profiles of AgNPs-GA were characterized by MTT assay, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) assay, and DAPI and AOPI double staining, whilst genotoxicity was assessed using Comet Assay analysis. The level of silver ions (Ag+) and cellular uptake of AgNPs-GA were evaluated by ICP-OES and TEM analyses, respectively. …”
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Pelletization of fly ash for utilization in dynamic sorption processes by Vlahović Milica, Djordjević Nataša, Vušović Nenad, Vlahović Milan, Avramović Jelena, Veljković Nikola, Savić Aleksandar

“…Its alumino-silicate composition, porous structure, large specific surface area, and sorption activity make fly ash an efficient and low-cost sorbent for removing metal ions from acidic mine waters but only in discontinuous (static) systems. …”
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Recycling e-waste into gold-loaded covalent organic framework catalysts for terminal alkyne carboxylation by Amin Zadehnazari, Florian Auras, Ataf Ali Altaf, Amin Zarei, Ahmadreza Khosropour, Saeed Amirjalayer, Alireza Abbaspourrad

“…Here we present the synthesis of two tetrazine-based vinyl-linked covalent organic frameworks: TTF-COF and TPE-COF that adsorb gold ions and nanoparticles and catalyze the carboxylation of terminal alkynes. …”
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