The spotlight was recently shone on the work culture of Chinese universities earlier this year following the death of a professor of materials science, aged 47, at Zhejiang University. The family blamed an ‘insane’ workload for the death of
Category: 6. Chemistry
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Accelerating chemical discovery through high-throughput experimentation: in conversation with Matthew Gaunt | Research
‘High-throughput experimentation enables you to conduct far more reactions than you would be able to do manually,’ explains Professor Gaunt. ‘You can ask significantly more questions and generate much more data from a single HTE…
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A green one pot approach for extracting free fatty acids from microalgae
Pretreatment and selection of resin
To obtain the optimized resins for the adsorption of free fatty acids (FFAs), three commercially available macroporous strong base anion resins were subjected to different pretreatments, and the adsorption…
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Microwave assisted synthesis of fly ash based zeolites for degradation of reactive blue 19 dye from wastewater
Characterization of CSFA and MAHZ
Physicochemical characterizations
Corn stalk fly ash (CSFA) predominantly consists of substantial volumes of silica (SiO₂, 40–60%) and alumina (Al₂O₃, 20–30%), along with lesser levels of other oxides…
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Optimization of polyphenols extraction by deep eutectic solvent from broccoli stem and characterization of their composition and antioxidative effects
Optimization of the extraction of broccoli stem polyphenols
Effects of extraction solvents on polyphenol yield
Extraction solvents are a crucial factor influencing the yield of final natural products. Considering that the extraction solvents’…
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Efficient hydrogen evolution via neutral water electrolysis using nanocrystalline TiO2 electrocatalyst
Structural, optical, surface and morphological properties of TiO2
To elucidate the process of synthesizing TiO2 nanoparticles via the co-precipitation methodology, has been presented. Initially, 10 mL of concentrated…
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Preparation of MOF-5 imprinted chromium ferrite and its application in decontaminating metronidazole and penicillin G contaminated water system
Derakhshan, Z. et al. Removal methods of antibiotic compounds from aqueous environments–a review. J. Environ. Health Sustain. Dev. 1, 43–62 (2016).
Walsh, C. & Wencewicz, T. Antibiotics:…
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Organic and inorganic geochemical cyclicity of a Maastrichtian oceanic open-shelf carbonate source rock
The bulk organic geochemical distribution for the studied well is presented in Fig. 4, with detailed RockEval data provided in Supplementary Table 2. The TOC and associated bulk geochemical properties vary significantly throughout the core….
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Transforming waste into value: Single-step in situ synthesis of magnetic porous carbon composite adsorbents from sugarcane bagasse and iron scrap
Materials characterization
In industrial surroundings, moisture and oxygen cause iron scrap to rust more readily, leading to a phase transformation from metallic iron to iron oxide, which leads to the formation of structural defects, increasing…
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Specialized face mask can detect kidney disease with just your breath
Surgical face masks help prevent the spread of airborne pathogens and therefore were ubiquitous during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, a modified mask could also protect a wearer by detecting health conditions, including chronic kidney disease….
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