CaCO3–Polymer Nanocomposite Prepared with Supercritical CO2 by Hiroaki Wakayama

“…Specifically, a nanocomposite with a high CaCO3 content was produced by introducing supercritical CO2 into a polymer matrix containing Ca ions. A mixture of poly(vinyl alcohol), Ca acetate, and poly(acrylic acid) was poured into a mold, the mold was placed in an autoclave, and CO2 was introduced to precipitate CaCO3 within the polymer matrix. …”
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The Li and Co-Substituted Spinel Mn Oxide, (Li)8a[Lix/4Co3x/4Mn2−x]16dO4, and Its Use as Cathode Material in Flat and Flexible Lithium Battery by Y. S. Hong, C. H. Han, K. Kim, C. W. Kwon, G. Campet

“…The partial substitution of manganese by lithium and cobalt ions in 16d octahedral sites enhances the electrochemical cyclability of LiMn2O4 upon cycling. …”
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Photophysical characterization of chosen Ln(III) macromolecular complexes by Krzysztof Staninski, Stefan Lis

“…Spectral characterization of N,N′-Bis(2,4-dihydroxobenzylidene)1,2-diaminobenzene (DHDA) complexes with chosen f- and d-metal ions are described. Physico-chemical properties of a series of complexes were studied in methanol solution using UV-VIS, IR and fluorescence spectroscopy. …”
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Inelastic Interaction and Blowup New Solutions of Nonlinear and Dispersive Long Gravity Waves by Haiyong Qin, Mostafa M. A. Khater, Raghda A. M. Attia

“…These solutions are considered the icon key in the inelastic interaction of slow ions and atoms, where they were able to explain the physical nature of the nuclear and electronic stopping processes. …”
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Mathematical Modelling of RF Plasma Flow at Low Pressures with 3D Electromagnetic Field by A. Yu Shemakhin, V. S. Zheltukhin

“…The model takes electrons, ions, metastable atoms, and potential and curl electromagnetic fields into account. …”
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Characterization of Blue Tourmaline from Madagascar for Exploring Its Color Origin by Ming Li

“…The absorption band at 725 nm is caused by charge transfer between Fe2+ at the Y site and Fe3+ at the Z site. Other ions in the crystal did not generate absorption lines in the visible spectral range. …”
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Nutritional properties of Europen eel (Anguilla anguilla) bone peptide-calcium and its apoptosis effect on Caco-2 cells by Hui Teng, Yuewei Qian, Xiaoyun Fan, Hui Cao, Yuting Tian, Lei Chen

“…Results showed that nutritional properties of calcium ions will cause intra- and inter-molecular folding and aggregation of peptide to uniformly form EBPC-Ca chelate. …”
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On Analytical Solution of a Plasma Flow over a Moving Plate under the Effect of an Applied Magnetic Field by Taha Zakaraia Abdel Wahid, Adel M. Morad

“…The effects of an external magnetic field on the electrons collected with each other, with positive ions, and with neutral atoms in the plasma fluid are studied. …”
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Study of solid state interactions in the systems ZnFe2O4 - CaO, ZnFe2O4 - MgO and zinc cake with CaO and MgO by Peltekov A.B., Boyanov B.S.

“…It has been established that Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions exchange Zn2+ in ferrite partially and the solubility of zinc in a 7% sulfuric acid solution increases. …”
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The Mechanisms of Catalysis by Metallo 𝛽-Lactamases by Michael I. Page, Adriana Badarau

“…The metal-ion also lowers the pKa of the directly co-ordinated water molecule so that the metal-bound hydroxide ion is a better nucleophile than water and is used to attack the 𝛽-lactam carbonyl carbon. …”
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Radical Reactions in the Gas Phase: Recent Development and Application in Biomolecules by Yang Gao, Jiexun Bu, Zhou Peng, Biwei Yang

“…Specifically, chemical derivatization, in-source chemical reaction, and gas phase ion/ion reactions have been demonstrated as effective ways to generate radical precursor ions that yield structural informative fragments complementary to those from conventional collision-induced dissociation (CID). …”
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The Correlation and Regression Analysis of Physicochemical Parameters of River Water for the Evaluation of Percentage Contribution to Electrical Conductivity by Arun Kumar Shrestha, Nabin Basnet

“…Among these parameters, TDS has the highest contribution (39.65%) followed by total alkalinity (23.5%), total hardness (19.9%), chlorine (6.5%), and calcium (5.5%) ions, respectively. However, color, TP, fluoride, and DO have almost 1.45% contribution to the electrical conductivity.…”
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Utilization of m-Phenylenediamine-Furfural Resin for Removal of Cu(II) from Aqueous Solution-A Thermodynamic Study by Tariq S. Najim, Israa G. Zainal, Dina A. Ali

“…The entropy ∆S° of the process was positive indicative of the randomness of the Cu(II) ions at the solid / liquid interface. The values of sticking probability S* were less than one which indicate a preferable adsorption process and the mechanism is physisorption.…”
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Simple Formation of Nanostructured Molybdenum Disulfide Thin Films by Electrodeposition by S. K. Ghosh, C. Srivastava, S. Nath, J. P. Celis

“…Nanostructured molybdenum disulfide thin films were deposited on various substrates by direct current (DC) electrolysis form aqueous electrolyte containing molybdate and sulfide ions. Post deposition annealing at higher temperatures in the range 450–700°C transformed the as-deposited amorphous films to nanocrystalline structure. …”
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Effect of rifampicin on the kidney of albino rats by DE Peters, AO Chike

“…Significant decrease (p<0.05) was observed for sodium ion concentration in a dose and time dependent manner also while potassium, chloride and bicarbonate ions were non significantly changed (p>0.05). …”
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Microstructures and Electrochemical Behavior of Ti-Mo Alloys for Biomaterials by Back-Sub Sung, Tae-Eon Park, Young-Hoon Yun

“…Based on the results obtained from the polarization curve and electrochemical impedance, the Ti-Mo alloys were shown to be corrosion resistant because of the passive films formed on their surfaces. No ion release was detected in SBF (simulated body fluid) solution, while Ti ions were released in 0.1% lactic acid ranging from 0.05 to 0.12 μg/mL for the Ti-Mo alloys. …”
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Interaction of Green Polymer Blend of Modified Sodium Alginate and Carboxylmethyl Cellulose Encapsulation of Turmeric Extract by Sa-Ad Riyajan, Janthanipa Nuim

“…Turmeric extract (tmr) loaded nanoparticles were prepared by crosslinking modified carboxylmethyl cellulose (CMC) and modified sodium alginate (SA) with calcium ions, in a high pressure homogenizer. The FTIR spectra of CMC and SA were affected by blending due to hydrogen bonding. …”
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Effect of Chlorides on Conductivity and Dielectric Constant in Hardened Cement Mortar: NDT for Durability Evaluation by Sunkook Kim, Joowon Kang, Sang-Hyo Lee, Yong Han Ahn

“…Among deteriorating agents, chloride ion is considered as one of the most critical threats due to rapid penetration and direct effect on steel corrosion. …”
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Biophysical and spectroscopical insights into structural modulation of species in the aggregation pathway of superoxide dismutase 1 by Vijay Raj Tomar, Shilpa Sharma, Soumik Siddhanta, Shashank Deep

“…Therefore, we probed the aggregation using ThT fluorescence, size-exclusion chromatography, and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The removal of metal ions and disulfide bonds resulted in the dimers rapidly first converting to an extended monomers then coming together slowly to form non-native dimers. …”
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Solid state interactions in the systems CaO(CaCO3)-Fe2O3 and CuFe2O4-CaO by Boyanov B.S.

“…It has been established that Ca2+ ions exchange Cu2+ and Zn2 partially and the solubility of copper and zinc in a 7 % sulfuric acid solution increases 10-15 times.…”
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