Nitric Acid-treated Bentonite Clay: A Novel Oxidation Supported Reagent by Charis R. Theocharis, John B. Tomlinson, Adam O. Whelan, George C.P. Zychowicz

“…The reactive species is believed to be nitrate ions present in the interlamellar species, together with an interlamellar acidic aluminium species which is useful in maintaining the crystallinity of the acid-washed clay. …”
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Raman Spectra of PbTe- and GeTe-Based Monocrystalline Epitaxial Layers by N. Romcevic, B. Hadzic, P. Dziawa, T. Story, W. D. Dobrowolski, M. Romcevic

“…An improvement in the quality of thin films due to doping with Eu ions was also registered.…”
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New Method for Removal of Organic Dyes Using Supported Iron Oxide as a Catalyst by Samia A. Kosa, Naha M. Al-sebaii, Islam H. Abd El Maksod, Eman Z. Hegazy

“…In this study, we perform a catalytic decomposition of organic dye over Fe2O3-CeO2-TiO2-γ-Al2O3 catalyst in the presence of molecular oxygen and chlorate ions. The results showed that organic dye acts as a sensitizer during this process. …”
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Multi-Template Molecularly Imprinted Polymeric Electrochemical Biosensors by Meltem Agar, Maisem Laabei, Hannah S. Leese, Pedro Estrela

“…Dual/multi-template molecular imprinting techniques have been applied to identify, extract, and detect many targets, from heavy metal ions to viruses, by different methods, such as high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS), and piezoelectric, optical, and electrochemical methods. …”
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Development of an Environmentally Friendly Resist-Removal Process Using Wet Ozone by Hideo Horibe, Yousuke Goto

“…The polymers without C–C double bonds were not removed. Removal of B and P ion-implanted resists became difficult with increasing acceleration energy of ions at implantation. …”
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Facile Preparation and Photoinduced Superhydrophilicity of Highly Ordered Sodium-Free Titanate Nanotube Films by Electrophoretic Deposition by Minghua Zhou, Huogen Yu

“…It was found that the self-assembled formation of highly ordered sodium titanate nanotube films was accompanied with the effective removal of sodium ions in the nanotubes during the electrophoretic deposition process, resulting in the final formation of protonated titanate nanotube film. …”
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GENETIC VARIABILITY OF SPRING COMMON WHEAT VARIETIES IN ALUMINUM TOLERANCE by E. M. Lisitsyn, O. S. Amunova

“…Spring common wheat varieties display broad genotypic diversity in response to the stress impact of aluminum ions. The investigated set of varieties contained no sensitive ones. …”
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Effect of Ferronickel Slag Powder on Strength of Soil in Marine Environment by Feng Chen, Shenghao Tong

“…In addition, the compound ferronickel slag powder has microaggregate effect, morphological effect, and activation effect, which not only improves compaction rate of soil-cement and prevents invasion of erosive ions in marine environment but also has positive effects on the performance of soil-cement.…”
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Modification of Nanoclinoptilolite Zeolite with Hexadecyltrimethylammonium Surfactant as an Active Ingredient of Chromate-Selective Membrane Electrode by Alireza Nezamzadeh-Ejhieh, Gholamhosein Raja

“…The selectivity coefficients of the proposed electrode towards various interfering ions were determined by FIM and SSM methods. The sensor was successfully used as indicator electrode in the potentiometric titration of against Pb(II) and determination of chromium in an electroplating wastewater sample.…”
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Effect of duration and pressure of carbonation curing on the chloride profile in concrete by Roberto Luiz Dias, Neusa Aparecida Munhak Beltrame, Jordi Rius Gonzalez, Ronaldo Alves Medeiros-Junior

“…Abstract Carbonation curing alters the characteristics of the concrete's microstructure and can interfere with the penetration of aggressive ions. The objective of this article was to evaluate the influence of CO2 pressure and carbonation cure time on chloride profiles. …”
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Kinetics of atrazine degradation by photocatalytic process in aqueous solution by O. Zahraa, L. Sauvanaud, G. Hamard, M. Bouchy

“…The rate of degradation is found to be enhanced by the addition of persulphate ions. Competitive degradation between atrazine and other pollutants is satisfactorily interpreted as monitored by a competitive adsorption of the reactants. …”
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Fast and Versatile Pathway in Fabrication of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Nanofiltration Membrane with Tunable Properties by Ahmad M. Alghamdi

“…The suitability of the fabricated membranes for removal of divalent ions was investigated. It was found that the membrane consisting of (PEI/PSS)10–0.05 M NaCl showed MgCl2 rejection rate of 93.95% and permeation flux of 0.9 L/m2·h bar during tests performed using a crossflow permeation cell at a crossflow velocity of 0.65 m/s, MgCl2 feed concentration of 6530 ppm, pressure of 10 bar, temperature of 32.5°C, and pH of 6.5. …”
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Visualisation of the interaction between Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans and oil shale by atomic force microscopy by Milić Jelena S., Beškoski Vladimir P., Ranđelović Danijela V., Stojanović Jelica, Vrvić Miroslav M.

“…Combining AFM surface imaging and leaching analysis following bacterial colonisation of oil shale layers demonstrates that an initial attachment to the surface is necessary for the leaching and that later on, once a sufficient concentration of Fe2+ ions in the solution is achieved, cells detach to become free cells, and leaching occurs primarily by the Fe3+. …”
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The Plastic Glial-Synaptic Dynamics within the Neuropil: A Self-Organizing System Composed of Polyelectrolytes in Phase Transition by Vera Maura Fernandes de Lima, Alfredo Pereira

“…The use of nonlinear thermodynamics supports experiments at convenient biological spatiotemporal scales, while an understanding of the properties of ions and their interactions with water requires explanations based on quantum theories. …”
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Efficiency of Different Electrolytes on Electrochemical Chloride Extraction to Recover Concrete Structures under Chloride-Induced Corrosion by Thamara Tofeti Lima, Ki Yong Ann

“…Experimental results pointed to lithium borate as the most efficient electrolyte for extracting chlorides while calcium hydroxide was a better choice to repassivate the structure and even heal cracks, due to a possible electrodeposition of the electrolyte ions on the cement matrix. Thus, depending on the main goal of the treatment, different electrolytes achieve a better performance, which highlights the importance of pretreatment evaluation to see in which stage of corrosion damage is the structure.…”
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Biologically Derived Gold Nanoparticles and Their Applications by Arpita Roy, Chetan Pandit, Amel Gacem, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Muhammad Bilal, Saiful Islam, Md. Jamal Hossain, Mohammed Jameel

“…The metabolic activities of biological agents convert dissolved metal ions into nanometals. For biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles, various biological agents like plants, fungus, and bacteria are utilized. …”
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In Vitro Bioactivity of Binary Nepheline-Fluorapatite Glass/Polymethyl-Methacrylate Composite by Dalia Y. Zaki, Esmat M. A. Hamzawy

“…Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) and pH changes were used in the determination of the ions released and the alkalinity, respectively, after the immersion in Tris-buffered solution. …”
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Synthesis, Spectral, and Biological Properties of Copper(II) Complexes of Thiosemicarbazones of Schiff Bases Derived from 4-Aminoantipyrine and Aromatic Aldehydes by Ram K. Agarwal, Lakshman Singh, Deepak Kumar Sharma

“…These thiosemicarbazones are potential ligands toward transition metal ions. The reaction of copper(II) salts with 4[N-(benzalidene)amino]antipyrinethiosemicarbazone (BAAPTS), 4[N-(4′-methoxybenzalidene) amino] antipyrinethiosemicarbozone (MBAAPTS), 4[N-(4′-dimethylamino benzalidene) amino] antipyrinethiosemicarbazone (DABAAPTS), and 4[N-(cinnamalidene) amino] antipyrinethiosemicarbazone (CAAPTS) resulted in the formation of solid complexes with the general composition CuX2⋅(H2O)(L)(X = Cl, Br, NO3, NCS, or CH3COO; L = BAAPTS, MBAAPTS, DABAAPTS, or CAAPTS). …”
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PM2.5 Emission Elemental Composition from Diverse Combustion Sources in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City by V. Mugica, F. Mugica, M. Torres, J. Figueroa

“…Over 25 chemical species were quantified from the fine particles emitted by the different combustion sources investigated, including organic and elemental carbon, ions, and elements. The OC/TC ratio found in the different PM2.5 profiles was dissimilar as well as the sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, soil species, and trace element content. …”
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The New Approach of Intercalation Material for The Application of Rechargeable Lithium Batteries by Shi-Jie Wen, Xiao-Tian Yin, L. Nazar

“…In these solid electrodes, black carbon serves to delocalize (transport) electrons for balancing the charges while zeolite and clay offer the neutrally reversible sites for lithium ions. This approach can hopefully become a guide for the designing of new intercalation material and so will be very important in the application of the lithium rechargeable battery.…”
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