Divergent Adsorption Regulation in Metal–Organic Frameworks for Highly Efficient CF4/C2F6 Separation by Guihong Xu, Tian Ke, Rongrong Fan, Kaiyuan Tan, Wenjun Zhang, Baogen Su, Zhiguo Zhang, Zongbi Bao, Qilong Ren, Qiwei Yang

“…Abstract The efficient removal of low‐concentration components from homologous mixtures is often hampered by the co‐directional effect of traditional thermodynamic regulation approaches, typically leading to a trade‐off between adsorption capacity and selectivity. …”
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Evolution of local heterogeneity towards flat free energy landscape: Optimization of piezoelectric response in PNN-PZ-PT at morphotropic phase boundary by Shubham Modgil, Varun Kamboj, Mukul Kumar, Arun Kumar Singh, Shobhna Dhiman, Gyaneshwar Sharma, OP Thakur, Sanjeev Kumar

“…A precisely specified compositional landscape of two distinct ferroelectric systems – morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) – possesses ultrahigh piezoelectricity, where generically a flat energy profile is favoured under thermodynamic consideration. A more exotic and technologically appealing phase is unlocked when ternary-based morphotropic phase boundary compositions are formulated via revisiting the thermal and compositional stability. …”
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Sustainable CO₂ Capture: N,S-Codoped Porous Carbons Derived from Petroleum Coke with High Selectivity and Stability by Jiawei Shao, Yingyi Wang, Mingyang Che, Ya Liu, Yongfu Jiang, Qiang Xiao, Muslum Demir, Linlin Wang, Xin Hu

“…Adsorption kinetics showed 90% of equilibrium uptake was achieved within 5 min, while cyclic studies revealed excellent stability with 97% capacity retention after five cycles. Thermodynamic analysis indicated moderate isosteric heat of adsorption (<i>Q_st</i>) values ranging from 18 to 47 kJ/mol, ensuring both strong adsorption and efficient desorption. …”
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Microstructural characterization of corrosion resistant Zn–15Al–6Mg–0.4Si galvanized coating by Yoonje Sung, Changmin Kang, Junho Lee, Seonghyun Park, Sang-Hwa Lee, Jae-Taek Im, Seok-Jae Lee, HeeJin Jang, Jae-Gil Jung

“…A complex microstructure of the Zn–15Al–6Mg–0.4Si coating layer with excellent hardness and corrosion resistance was investigated by performing thermodynamic calculations, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. …”
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The effect of electroslag remelting on the cleanliness of CrNiMoWMnV ultrahigh-strength steels by Ali M., Porter D., Kömi J., Heikkinen E.P., Eissa M., El Faramawy H., Mattar T.

“…Cast ingots were forged at temperatures between 1100 and 950°C, air cooled, and their non-metallic inclusions (NMIs) were characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy and laser scanning confocal microscopy. Thermodynamic calculations for the expected NMIs formed in the investigated steels with and without ESR were performed using FactSage 7.2 software while HSC Chemistry version 9.6.1 was used to calculate the standard Gibbs free energies (ΔG°). …”
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The added value and potential of long-term radio occultation data for climatological wind field monitoring by I. Nimac, J. Danzer, G. Kirchengast, G. Kirchengast

“…One promising option for progress is the use of radio occultation (RO) satellite data, which enable deriving dynamics based on thermodynamic data. In this study we focus on three main goals, explored through the fifth version of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) Reanalysis (ERA5) and RO datasets, using monthly-mean January and July data over 2007–2020. …”
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Ecotoxicity of lanthanides to Daphnia magna: insights from elemental behavior and speciation in a standardized test medium by Vignati, Davide A.L., Martin, Loïc A., Poirier, Laurence, Zalouk-Vergnoux, Aurore, Fouque, Chantal, Bojic, Clément, Hissler, Christophe, Cossu-Leguille, Carole

“…Experimental data show that exposure concentrations can decrease by up to 95 % over the test duration, with the percentage decrease being inversely related with LN atomic mass. Thermodynamic speciation calculations confirm the possible formation of insoluble species, mainly LN carbonates. …”
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ARMTRAJ: a set of multipurpose trajectory datasets augmenting the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility measurements by I. Silber, J. M. Comstock, M. R. Kieburtz, L. M. Russell

“…<p>Ground-based instruments offer unique capabilities such as detailed atmospheric, thermodynamic, cloud, and aerosol profiling at a high temporal sampling rate. …”
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First-principles investigation on the brittleness mechanism of TiAl alloys and the effect of doping by Zewen Zhang, Qinghua Song, Yapeng Li, Kunyu Li, Jing Qin, Zhanqiang Liu

“…A comparative analysis of the mechanical properties, electronic structure, and thermodynamic properties is conducted based on the computational results. …”
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A New Nanocomposite for Inducing Demineralized Dentin Remineralization by Ban G, Long J, Yan K, Li Q, Huang X, Wei X, Xie F

“…Furthermore, significant remineralization features of collagen fibers were observed in the peritubular dentin of the PAMAM-COOH/ACMP-MDP group as evidenced by TEM.Conclusion: The PAMAM-COOH/ACMP-MDP ethanol solution exhibits thermodynamic stability, uniform dispersion, and the capability to induce remineralization of demineralized dentin collagen fibers. …”
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Stability of compact stars in a uniform density background cloud by Ksh. Newton Singh, S. K. Maurya, A. Errehymy, O. Donmez, K. Myrzakulov, T. T. Smitha

“…We found that for $$\alpha < 3 \times 10^{-5}$$ α < 3 × 10 - 5 , all the thermodynamic quantities are well-behaved, indicating a stable configuration. …”
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Discrimination of Selected Cold-Pressed and Refined Oils by Untargeted Profiling of Phase Transition Curves of Differential Scanning Calorimetry by Mahbuba Islam, Montowska Magdalena, Fornal Emilia, Tomaszewska-Gras Jolanta

“…In the case of refined oils, two endothermic peaks were detected for rapeseed oil, three for sunflower oil and four for soybean oil. Thermodynamic parameters, such as peak temperature, peak heat flow and enthalpy, differed for each type of oil. …”
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Development of the mathematical model for heat recovery system for mobile compressor stations based on refrigeration machine by G. I. Chernov, V. S. Evdokimov, A. M. Kalashnikov, V. I. Kabelskiy, А. О. Zhukov, V. A. Futin

“…The model includes known thermodynamic relations for the heat load on heat exchangers, power consumed by the compressor, and the coefficient of performance of the refrigeration machine. …”
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A DFT Analysis on Antioxidant and Antiradical Activities from Anthraquinones Isolated from the Cameroonian Flora by Judith Caroline Ngo Nyobe, Laurent Gael Eyia Andiga, Désiré Bikele Mama, Baruch Ateba Amana, Joseph Zobo Mfomo, Toze Flavien Aristide Alfred, Jean Claude Ndom

“…The stability of each anthraquinone derivative of the molecular library has been developed according to thermodynamic and kinetic concepts. The global reactivity descriptors (GRDs; electrophilicity index (ω), electronegativity (χ), global softness (S), and global hardness (η)) have been used to analyze the reactivity. …”
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Effects of Ni content on the microstructure and properties of laser powder bed fusion-processed Fe–18Cr–XNi alloys by Yongchao Lu, Xiaoqun Li, Yazhou He, Yaqing Hou, Fafa Li, Yao Lu, Hao Zhang, Lanting Zhang, Hong Wang, Hang Su

“…A phase transformation from BCC (2–4Ni) to BCC + FCC (6–10Ni), and finally to FCC (12Ni), was observed. Thermodynamic calculations indicate that the phases present correspond to those predicted for equilibrium conditions in the high-temperature range of 1250°C–1350 °C. …”
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Inhibition Mechanism of Pleurotus citrinipileatus Sing. Ergothioneine on Pancreatic Lipase Activity by Zhangchen XIA, Xiaohui MENG, Ru FANG, Yanqing MAO, Junwen CHENG, Yanbin WANG, Juan XU, Liang HE

“…Among them the Ka value was estimated to be 1.55×103 L/mol with approximately 1 binding site at 298 K. The thermodynamic parameters including enthalpy change and enthopy change calculated by Van't Hoff's law were to be −8.57 kJ/mol and 2.55 J/(mol·K), respectively. …”
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Microbial community succession characteristics in an anaerobic baffled reactor during phenol gradient acclimation by Yuan LI, Chunmei YU, Daqiang CANG

“…However, the ΔG' values for these reactions were consistently greater than −20 kJ·mol−1, indicating that propionate degradation did not occur under the experimental conditions. From a thermodynamic point of view, high hydrogen partial pressure levels in the reactor affected the propionate degradation process and also inhibited sludge bioactivity. …”
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Response surface methodology for the design of malachite green dye removal by γ-Fe2O3 dispersed on reduced graphene oxide sheets by Liu Zhu, Anam Sana, Muhammad Tariq Qamar, Ali Bahadur, Guocong Liu, Mohammad Aslam, Ammar Zidan, İsmail Seçkin Çardaklı, Shahid Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Saad, Khalid M. Alotaibi

“…The adsorption data exhibited the best co-relationship with Freundlich isotherm and pseudo-2nd order kinetic model. According to a thermodynamic analysis, the MG adsorption process on the rGO/γ-Fe2O3 surface is exothermic, spontaneous, and less random. …”
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Solid Self-Microemulsifying Drug Delivery System for Improved Oral Bioavailability of Relugolix: Preparation and Evaluation by Li ZL, Deng GX, Fang CZ, Zhao YQ, Yuan J, Chen L, Zhong HJ, Guo F

“…The optimized RLGL-S-SMEDDS were evaluated in terms of particle size, zeta potential, morphology analysis, thermodynamic stability, drug release, flow properties, transporter pathways in Caco-2 cells, the influence of excipients on the intestinal transporters, transport within Caco-2 cell monolayers and transport in lymphocyte. …”
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Advanced analysis via statistical physics model to study the efficiency of catechol removal from wastewater using Brazil nut shell activated carbon by Salah Knani, Ismahene Ben Khemis, Wassim Zahrouni, Besma Graba, Ridha Selmi, Safwat A. Mahmoud, Abdulaziz Alenazi, Abdulmajeed Alshammari, Guilherme Luiz Dotto

“…Macroscopically speaking, three thermodynamic potentials, including the adsorption entropy, internal energy of adsorption, and Gibbs free energy, suggested that the adsorption of catechol on Brazil nut shell activated carbon was a spontaneous and exothermic mechanism.…”
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