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Molecular dynamics simulation of natural gas drag reducing agents on iron surfaces under the dual-carbon background

This study employs molecular dynamics and numerical simulations to demonstrate that the siloxane-based drag-reducing agent G10 exhibits superior adsorption on iron surfaces and significantly enhances pipeline throughput while reducing turbulence, thereby offering a theoretical basis for energy-efficient natural gas transportation under the dual-carbon strategy.

ZiYang Zhao, Xizhe Li, Ruilan Luo, Longyi Wang, Yuchuan Chen, Sijie He, Wenxuan Yu, Yuhang Zhou, Zan Huang2026-10-15
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Carbon Support–Alkali Interplay Controls CO₂ Slip during Direct Air Capture and Methanation over Dual-Functional Materials

This study demonstrates that optimizing dual-functional materials for direct air capture and methanation requires matching the stability and reactivity of alkali-captured species with the catalytic window, as evidenced by Ru-Na systems on inert carbon supports achieving negligible CO₂ slip and stable cyclic performance, unlike their Ru-K counterparts.

Enrique Garcia-Bordejé, Victor Bordejé, María Morales, Antonio Guerrero-Ruíz, Inmaculada Rodríguez-Ramos, José María Con (…)2026-10-15
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Global optimization workflow with compact graph neural networks for comprehensive transition-state mapping

This paper presents an integrated workflow combining global optimization with a compact, physics-informed graph neural network to efficiently map transition states in data-scarce heterogeneous catalysis, demonstrating that matching model capacity to limited data offers a robust alternative to large-scale architectures.

Difan Zhang, Roger Rousseau, Vassiliki-Alexandra Glezakou2026-10-15
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Ultrasound-Intensified Solvent-Free Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2-Phenethyl Octanoate: Molecular Docking and ANN-Based Process Optimization

This study establishes a sustainable, ultrasound-intensified, solvent-free lipase-catalyzed process for synthesizing 2-phenethyl octanoate, which achieves high molar conversion through ANN-based optimization and molecular docking insights while demonstrating excellent enzyme reusability and green metrics.

Ming-Fang Tsai, Shuo-Wen Tsai, Chwen-Jen Shieh2026-10-15
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Mechanism and Inhibition of Preferential Corrosion of Cold-Sprayed Copper in Dilute Nitric Acid

This study elucidates that the preferential corrosion of cold-sprayed copper in dilute nitric acid is driven by nitrate reduction and catalyzed by dissolved copper ions along oxide-rich particle boundaries, leading to material loss via particle detachment in chloride-free environments.

Sebastian A. Skaanvik, Sherry Cao, Jessica E. M. Winslade, Xuejie Li, Diego A. Membreno, Mehran Behazin, Peter G. Keech (…)2026-10-15
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Chiral Cartograph3R: A Quick Filtering Framework for Stereochemical Enumeration Integrating Chemistry Rules, 3D-Aware SDF Atom Mapping, Chirality Validation, and Spectral Geometry Features

Chiral Cartograph3R is a rapid, correctness-first filtering framework that integrates chemical feasibility rules with 3D-aware atom mapping and chirality validation to eliminate chemically impossible or structurally corrupted stereoisomers, thereby optimizing downstream computational workflows in stereochemical enumeration.

Luke Potgieter2026-10-15