With this study, we aimed to isolate the most promising bacteria to enhance persistent environmental pollutants (Aroclor 1242) phytoremediation from Salix. matsudana f. pendula Schneid, which has wide distribution and adaptability characteristics. A total of 12 endophytic bacteria strains were i...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of persistent organic pollutants that have been shown to be related to the occurrence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Nevertheless, it is necessary to further explore the development of T2DM caused by PCBs and its underlying mechanisms. In the pre...

Novel bimetallic catalysts supported on activated carbon (AC) with high metal loadings were synthesized by carbonizing an ion-exchange resin. AC-supported Ni-Cu (Ni-Cu/C) and Ni-Zn (Ni-Zn/C) bimetallic catalysts with different Ni:Cu(Zn) ratios were used to decompose Aroclor 1254, which is a comm...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) cause serious impacts on the environment and organisms, due to their hypertoxicity, thermal stability and persistence. This study investigated the effects of temperature, reaction time and total flow rate on the low-temperature catalytic decomposition of Aroclor ...

The present study assesses the response of vasotocinergic system in the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) after administering two doses of the polychlorinated biphenyl Aroclor 1254 (15 or 50 μg g−1 fresh body mass). Seven days post-administration, eight fish of each experimental group were sam...

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are carbon-substituted pyrophosphate analogs that exhibit a high affinity to hydroxyapatite and specifically inhibit bone resorption. Alendronate sodium (sodium 4-amino-1-hydroxybutylidene-1,1-bisphosphonate trihydrate) is a typical BP compound in clinical use. BPs have ver...

The study of the adsorption of supramolecular complexes formed by a highly charged cationic homopolymer (poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride), PDADMAC), and a sulfate-free anionic surfactant, sodium methyl cocoyl taurate (SMCT), on liquid/solid interfaces was performed by dissipative quartz cr...

While for the reductive cleavage of a cyclopropane σ-bond usually two lithium atoms are necessary, with the same amount of lithium two σ-bonds of the “butterfly olefin” 4 are cleaved. On the way to 1,6-dilithio-3-hexyne (7) (1,3-dilithiopropylidene)cyclopropane (8) can be isolated provided t...

CO2 reacts with hexyne(−3) in a catalytic reaction under formation of tetraethyl-2-pyrone, when the catalytic system alkyl3P/acetonitrile/nickel(0) is used. The selectivity of this homogeneous-catalytic reaction can be increased to values of 96% when phosphanes of high basicity and small cone an...

Mineral sequestration stabilizes carbon dioxide in carbonate form, its thermodynamic ground state. In the case of waste concrete, it produces precipitated calcium carbonate, a commodity. We propose an indirect, aqueous process consisting of six steps: (i) recovery of waste cement (primarily calc...

Two organic acids were trialed for the extraction of calcium from steelmaking blast furnace slag for the purpose of precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) production: succinic and acetic acids. While the leaching performance of succinic acid was superior, carbonation of its leachate did not result...

We contend that silicic acid is a much under-valued molecule and specifically in the context of its role in establishing and maintaining life on Earth. Silicic acid can also be an ill-understood molecule with its chemistry all too often confused with that of either silicates or silica. Herein we...

The adsorption characteristics of C.I. Reactive Orange 16 (RO 16) from aqueous solution onto residual brewery yeast were investigated under various experimental conditions. At pH 3.0 and 308 K, the adsorption capacity of RO 16 onto residual brewery yeast was found to be 0.56 mol/kg. Experimental...

The non-macrolid polyene antibiotic oleficin, which has been shown to function as an ionophore of Mg2+ in isolated rat liver mitochondria, preferentially inhibited growth of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae on non-fermentable substrates. It uncoupled and inhibited respiration of intact cells a...

Chronic tubulointerstitial changes induced by germanium dioxide in comparison with carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide. Chronic nephrotoxicity was investigated in rats orally administered germanium dioxide (GeO2) and carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide (Ge-132) for 24 weeks. Increased BUN and serum ...

A method has been proposed for the determination of trace (ng) inorganic germanium in β-carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide (Ge-132) using hydride generation-graphite furnace AAS taking the advantage that Ge-132 was in the form that did not generate volatile hydride upon reduction. The analytical...

A novel method for the separation and determination of inorganic germanium and β-carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide (Ge-132) by using high-performance ion-exclusion chromatography was proposed. The separation was performed by an isocratic elution and the determination by conductivity detection i...

Carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide (Ge-132) is an organogermanium compound known to exert biological activities, such as antioxidant and anticancer effects. In this study, we investigated the effect of Ge-132 on the IVM of porcine oocytes via analysis of nuclear maturation, intracellular glutathi...

Due to their massive production, H2S and CO2 are two critical pollutants. H2S is toxic and CO2 is responsible for impacts on ecological and environmental system. The aim of this work is to propose and demonstrate the revamping industrial feasibility of an innovative and sustainable process that ...

The present work aim to develop pH responsive nanosystem comprising lumefantrine with calcium phosphate nanoparticles loaded lipidic cubosomes for the effective treatment of lung cancer. FTIR results showed that, compatibility nature of selected excipients for the synthesis of LF-CaP-Cs. The XRD...