Strengthening biopolymer adhesives through ureolysis-induced calcium carbonate precipitation by Sobia Anjum, Kendall Parks, Kaylin Clark, Albert Parker, Chelsea M. Heveran, Robin Gerlach

“…These adhesives are associated with environmental and health concerns because of their release of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Biopolymer adhesives are an attractive alternative because of lower VOC emissions, but their strength is often insufficient. …”
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Determination of Hazardous VOCs and Nicotine Released from Mainstream Smoke by the Combination of the SPME and GC-MS Methods by Sudhir Kumar Pandey, Ki-Hyun Kim

“…In this study, the contents of nicotine and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in mainstream smoke (MSS) were analyzed using samples of four cigarette types consisting of two common brands (R and E) with full (F) and light (L) flavor, coded with R-F, R-L, E-F, and E-L. …”
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Monitoring and Modelling the Trends of Primary and Secondary Air Pollution Precursors: The Case of the State of Kuwait by S. M. Al-Salem, A. R. Khan

“…., nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs)) or adjacent to upstream- or downstream-related activities. …”
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Nanoparticle-Incorporated PDMS Film as an Improved Performance SPME Fiber for Analysis of Volatile Components of Eucalyptus Leaf by Parviz Aberoomand Azar, Sirwan Mohammadiazar, Mohammad Saber Tehrani, Javad Norooz Haghi

“…The surface morphology of the prepared fibers was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and their applicability was evaluated through the extraction of some volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of Eucalyptus leaf in headspace mode, and parameters affecting the extraction efficiency including extraction temperature and extraction time were optimized. …”
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Activation and Impregnation of Chars — Nutshells and Pinewood Sawdust by Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz, Carla M.T.B. Gaspar

“…The utilization of activated carbons as catalyst supports for the treatment of gaseous effluents contaminated with volatile organic compounds allows advantage to be taken both of the adsorption of the pollutant on the well-developed porous texture of activated carbons and the possibility of an efficient catalytic conversion. …”
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Environmental Applications of Mass Spectrometry for Emerging Contaminants by Anil Kumar Meher, Akli Zarouri

“…The application of MS has facilitated the real-time detection of volatile organic compounds, the comprehensive non-targeted screening of unknown contaminants, and accurate quantification in diverse matrices including water, soil, and air. …”
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Co-treatment of industrial air streams using A.O.P. and adsorption processes by P. Monneyron, A. De La Guardia, M. H. Manero, E. Oliveros, M. T. Maurette, F. Benoit-Marquié

“…Coupling adsorption with two different photochemical oxidation methods was investigated, in order to treat industrial gaseous effluents containing a low concentration of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC). Prior to adsorption/photocatalysis cyclic study, new TiO2 based catalysts were prepared by impregnating commercial zeolites in pellets form using a sol-gel technique. …”
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Characterizing Industrial VOC Hotspots in One of Eastern China’s Largest Petrochemical Parks Using Mobile PTR–ToF–MS Measurements by Jie Fang, Zihang Zhang, Zeye Liang, Ming Wang, Yunjiang Zhang, Xinlei Ge

“…The industrial emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a major contributor to air pollution in urban areas. …”
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In vitro inhibition mechanisms of Trichoderma yunnanense TM10 against Pyricularia oryzae and Rhizoctonia solani causing blast and sheath blight diseases in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Dedat Prismantoro, Thomas Argyarich Jefferson, Sulistya Ika Akbari, Mia Miranti, Muhamad Shakirin Mispan, Febri Doni

“…Additionally, T. yunnanense TM10 was capable of producing cell wall-degrading enzymes (CWDEs) such as chitinase and cellulase, as well as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as hydrogen cyanide (HCN). …”
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QD/SnO₂ Photoactivated Chemoresistive Sensor for Selective Detection of Primary Alcohols at Room Temperature by Maria Yu. Skrypnik, Vadim B. Platonov, Daria A. Kurtina, Oleg G. Sinyashin, Marina N. Rumyantseva, Roman B. Vasiliev

“…We demonstrated an efficient sensor response to C₁–C₄ primary alcohols of ppm concentration under photoexcitation with a yellow LED in the absence of a signal from other volatile organic compounds (VOCs). We believe that proposed sensor concept opens up new ways to design photoactivated sensors without heating for the detection of VOCs.…”
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Three-Dimensionally Printed Mini Air Scrubbing Cartridges Based on Nano-Graphite for Air Pollution Monitoring by Emiliano Zampetti, Mattia Ammiraglia, Marco Conti, Cassandra Montiroli, Paolo Papa, Daniele Bianconi, Antonella Macagnano

“…The air scrubbing performances towards some volatile organic compounds have been investigated, inserting the cartridges into a low-cost monitoring system using a photoionization sensor. …”
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Harmful Chemicals in Soil and Risk Assessment of an Abandoned Open Dumpsite in Eastern China by Ying Huang, YongXia Li, Jian Yang, MinMin Xu, Bo Sun, FuWei Gao, Ning Wang

“…Seventeen soil samples from five different locations were analysed for pollution characteristics, and the target pollutants included inorganic pollutants and heavy metals as well as volatile organic compounds/semivolatile organic compounds (VOCs/SVOCs). …”
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Investigation of hexanal removal through adsorption and photocatalysis on ZIF-7 modified with ZnO, TiO\(_2\), and ZnO/TiO\(_2\) using ATR-FTIR by Widyan Muhammad Naufal, Sayekti Wahyuningsih, Witri Wahyu Lestari

“…This study focuses on developing a ZIF-7 composite material that integrates adsorption and photocatalysis to remove volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particularly hexanal. Modifications were made by incorporating ZnO, TiO2, and ZnO/TiO2 via a solvothermal method using dimethylformamide (DMF). …”
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Melissopalynological and Volatile Compounds Analysis of Buckwheat Honey from Different Geographical Origins and Their Role in Botanical Determination by Sara Panseri, Alessandra Manzo, Luca Maria Chiesa, Annamaria Giorgi

“…Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been proposed as one of the main factors for differentiating honeys from different botanical/floral origins. …”
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Effect of Textural Properties on the Adsorption and Desorption of Toluene on the Metal-Organic Frameworks HKUST-1 and MIL-101 by Feng Xu, Shikai Xian, Qibin Xia, Yingwei Li, Zhong Li

“…It is suggested that HKUST-1 had better adsorption performance than MIL-101 at low concentration of volatile organic compounds. The desorption activation energies, E d , of toluene on HKUST-1 and MIL-101 were 43.8 and 30.2 kJ/mol, respectively, meaning that the interaction of toluene with HKUST-1 was stronger than that with MIL-101. …”
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Zika virus modulates human fibroblasts to enhance transmission success in a controlled lab-setting by Raimondas Mozūraitis, Karsten Cirksena, Mohammad Raftari, Melika Hajkazemian, Musa Mustapha Abiodun, Juela Brahimi, Sandra Radžiutė, Violeta Apšegaitė, Rasa Bernotienė, Lech Ignatowicz, Tessy Hick, Andreas Kirschning, Annasara Lenman, Gisa Gerold, S. Noushin Emami

“…Human skin fibroblasts produce a variety of metabolites, and we show that ZIKV immediately alters gene/protein expression patterns in infected-dermal fibroblasts, altering their metabolism to increase the release of mosquito-attractive volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which improves its transmission success. …”
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Molecular dynamics-guided reaction discovery reveals endoperoxide-to-alkoxy radical isomerization as key branching point in α-pinene ozonolysis by Huan Yang, Umberto Raucci, Siddharth Iyer, Galib Hasan, Thomas Golin Almeida, Shawon Barua, Anni Savolainen, Juha Kangasluoma, Matti Rissanen, Hanna Vehkamäki, Theo Kurtén

“…Although the oxidation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) has been recognized as the major contributor to the atmospheric SOA budget, the mechanisms by which this process produces SOA-forming highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOMs) remain unclear. …”
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High‐Performance Flexible Gas Sensor Using Natural Rubber/MXene Composite for Selective and Stable VOC Detection by Na Kong, Ting Ren, Hui Yang, Mia Angela N. Judicpa, Ken Aldren S. Usman, Xu Zhao, Yanqiu Shao, Joselito M. Razal, Jinlong Tao, Jizhen Zhang

“…Ti3C2Tx MXene gas sensors exhibited a very low limit of detection of 50–100 ppb for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at room temperature. In addition, the NR/MXene sensor allows detection of the mixture of ammonia (NH3), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and acetone (C3H6O) and it shows good response depending on the total concentration of VOC gases. …”
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Analysis of the Relationship between Changes in Meteorological Conditions and the Variation in Summer Ozone Levels over the Central Kanto Area by Mai Khiem, Ryozo Ooka, Hong Huang, Hiroshi Hayami, Hiroshi Yoshikado, Yoichi Kawamoto

“…An increasing trend in ground-level ozone (O3) concentrations has recently been recognized in Japan, although concentrations of ozone precursors, nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) have decreased. …”
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Changes of Volatile Flavor Compounds in Different Parts of Tricholoma matsutake during Shelf Life Analyzed by Electronic Nose Combined with Gas Chromatography-Ion Mobility Spectrom... by MENG Fan, WANG Yiru, ZHAO Yuechen, GUAN Wenqiang, WANG Xuan, HE Xingxing, YAO Gang, HU Xin

“…The results showed that a total of 48 volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including 10 aldehydes, 6 alcohols, 5 ketones, 4 sulfur-containing compounds, 9 esters, 2 acids, 3 alkenes, 9 other volatile substances such as heterocyclic compounds, and 15 unidentified volatile compounds, were detected. …”
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