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Atmospheric UV synthesis of aldehydes and oxidant from CO2, CO and H2O initiating the first ancestral metabolism

This study demonstrates that atmospheric UV irradiation of CO₂, CO, and H₂O on the early Earth or Mars can spontaneously generate a self-sustaining "Primitive Respiration Cycle" of aldehydes, organic acids, and amino acids, offering a plausible non-enzymatic pathway bridging geochemistry and the emergence of ancestral metabolism.

Yuichiro Ueno, Xiaofeng Zang, Yuta Asakura, Andy Fong, Waka Kawade, Kenta Isoda, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Norio Kitadai2026-08-27
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Mechanism of In-depth Correlation between Soil Nitrogen, Physico-chemical Properties and Cr Storage-Transformation Process

This study utilizes an optimized carbon quantum dot fluorescence method to demonstrate that soil nitrogen, pH, ferrous iron, and humic substances collectively promote the reduction and passivation of toxic hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) to trivalent chromium (Cr(III)), thereby reducing its mobility and bioactivity in agricultural soils.

Shuyu Liu, Yilei Chen, Ruiying Du, Lu Ni2026-08-26
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Dual-Function Metal–Organic Framework for Enhanced Fuel Efficiency in Composite Solid Propellants: Metal-Coordinated Catalytic Sites and Linker-Derived Polymeric Additive in Ammonium Perchlorate Decomposition 

This study demonstrates that dual-function metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), particularly those with single-linker structures and high nitrogen content like Co-MOF-I, significantly enhance ammonium perchlorate decomposition and fuel efficiency in composite solid propellants by lowering decomposition temperatures and increasing combustion pressure.

Muhammad Amjad Majeed, Farhan Ahmad, Jie Wang, Aifeng Jiang, Jianyong Xu, Wenchao Zhang, Yanchun Li2026-08-26
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AQbD-Based Development and Green Analytical Assessment of a Stability-Indicating HPTLC Method for Bilastine, Dextromethorphan HBr, and Phenylephrine HCl in Pharmaceutical Formulations

This study presents the development and validation of a robust, stability-indicating, and eco-friendly HPTLC method for the simultaneous quantification of Bilastine, Dextromethorphan HBr, and Phenylephrine HCl in pharmaceutical formulations, utilizing an AQbD approach and achieving a greenness score of 0.62 via AGREE software.

Pallavi Badhan, Bhavin Varia2026-08-26
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Evaluating the Impact of Tokenization Schemes on the Performance of Chemical Language Models

This study presents the first systematic evaluation of nine SMILES tokenization strategies across three model scales, revealing that while rule-based tokenizers excel in generative validity, corpus-based and hybrid approaches outperform in downstream property prediction, ultimately recommending a hybrid strategy for generalizable chemical language models.

Naafey Aamer, Arooj Zaib, Faiza Hassan, Tayyaba Asif, Sebastian Vollmer, Andreas Dengel, Muhammad Nabeel Asim2026-08-26
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Substituent-controlled phenoxy radical stabilization and HAT thermodynamics in small phenolic antioxidants: an ωB97X-D/CPCM molecular modeling study

This study employs ωB97X-D molecular modeling to demonstrate that hydrogen-atom transfer is the dominant antioxidant mechanism across various solvents for eleven phenolic compounds, with thermodynamic efficiency governed by substituent patterns that enhance phenoxy radical stabilization through reduced spin localization and effective π-delocalization.

Frans Augusthinus Asmuruf, Yohanis Irenius Mandik, Yuliana Ruth Yabansabra, Sriyanto Sriyanto, Diana Abulais, Eva Susant (…)2026-08-26
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Conceptual Design of Corrugated Helical Spherical Zeolite Pellets for Improving Hydraulic Conductivity and Phosphate Removal

This study demonstrates that corrugated helical zeolite pellets significantly outperform conventional smooth spherical pellets by increasing hydraulic conductivity by 55%, reducing pressure drop by 35%, and improving phosphate removal efficiency by 25% through geometric optimization alone.

Mary Ann Del Mundo, Agnes Filomena Wark, Albert Jubilo2026-08-26✓ Author reviewed
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Iron-modified calcinated coconut fiber biochar for simultaneous removal of copper and zinc: optimization, production cost assessment, and machine Learning modeling

This study demonstrates that iron-modified biochar derived from coconut fiber in Vietnam effectively removes copper and zinc from wastewater through enhanced surface area and mineralization, achieving high adsorption capacities that are successfully predicted and mechanistically explained by machine learning models.

Xuan Thanh Bui, Thuy Trang Khuat, Phacharapol Induvesa, Thuy Chung Nguyen2026-08-26
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A new strategy to prepare an activated adsorbent by water treatment plant sludge for Amoxicillin removal: optimization, characterization, isotherm, and kinetics studies

This study demonstrates that HCl-activated drinking water treatment sludge serves as an effective, reusable adsorbent for removing amoxicillin from water under optimized conditions, with adsorption behavior best described by the Langmuir isotherm and dominated by physical interactions.

Farzad Hashemzadeh, Maryam Ariannezhad, Seyed Hamed Derakhshandeh, Mohammad Ali Niroomand2026-08-26
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Hydrogen Bonding-Driven Structural and Mechanical Regulation of Poly(ε-caprolactone)-Based Polyurethane with Poly(glycolic acid)

This study demonstrates that covalently incorporating a small amount of poly(glycolic acid) into poly(ε-caprolactone)-based polyurethanes significantly enhances their mechanical strength and toughness while lowering the shape memory transition temperature to near body temperature, achieved through hydrogen bonding-driven structural regulation and strain-induced crystallization.

Han Wu, Wenjie Pan, Yuan Gao, Mingyang Wang, Zhenbo Ning, Jiang Ni2026-08-26