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Surface and pore co-functionalized ceramic membrane with Zr doped Co3O4 for SMX degradation through coupling peroxymonosulfate activation

This study presents a Zr-doped Co₃O₄ immobilized on an Al₂O₃ ceramic membrane (CoZr@CM) that overcomes the limitations of powder catalysts by enabling highly efficient, stable, and rapid degradation of sulfamethoxazole and other organic pollutants via peroxymonosulfate activation through a dual surface-pore functionalization strategy.

Hang Zhang, Wenyao Ge, Yinqiu Zhen, Cong Geng, Weichun Gao, Yang Wu2026-10-22
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Schiff Base Polymer and Its Reduced Derivative: Synthesis and Comparative Adsorption toward Cu(II)

This study reports the facile synthesis of a Schiff base polymer and its reduced derivative, demonstrating that the reduced form exhibits superior Cu(II) adsorption capacity and stability in acidic media due to an enhanced mechanism involving both coordination/electrostatic attraction and the reduction of Cu(II) to Cu(I).

Jinhui Li, Yi Zhu, Yihao Zheng, Laixi Zou, Lili Cheng, Lili Ren2026-10-22
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Synthesis of Lubricant Additives from Polyisobutylene Reclaimed from Inner Tube Waste: Characterization and Application in Automotive Engines

This study demonstrates the successful synthesis and characterization of polyisobutylene succinimide lubricant additives from reclaimed waste inner tube rubber, showing that a 2% concentration significantly enhances the oxidation stability, dispersancy, and viscosity index of automotive engine oils.

Mahmood Ezzulddin Ahmed, Roua'a Kassim AL-Ojar, Yonis Ahmed Ismael, Fawzi Habeeb Jabrail2026-10-22
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Residue-Conditioned Molecular Design for Paralogue Selectivity: A Computational Framework with Scaffold Preservation and Traceable Chemical Modifications

This paper presents a residue-conditioned computational framework that iteratively designs selective molecular candidates for protein paralogues by targeting divergent active site residues while enforcing scaffold preservation, successfully demonstrating traceable chemical modifications and high structural continuity across 17 design campaigns.

Ahmed Amine Sadouk2026-10-22
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Sustainable synthesis of Na2FeSiO4 using rice husk-derived silica: effect of calcination temperature on phase formation and electrical properties

This study demonstrates that rice husk-derived silica can serve as a sustainable, cost-effective precursor for synthesizing Na₂FeSiO₄ cathode material via sol–gel method, where increasing calcination temperature from 500 to 800 °C promotes phase formation and lattice reorganization while increasing the optical band gap and decreasing electrical conductivity.

agus riyanto, Ayunis Rizqi Amalia, Ayu Astika2026-10-22
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Microwave-Plasma-Engineered Ti3C2TX -TiO2 -SnO2 Heterostructures for Room-Temperature Hydrogen Sensing

This study presents a microwave-plasma-engineered Ti3C2TX-TiO2-SnO2 heterostructure that achieves high-performance, room-temperature hydrogen sensing with an ultralow detection limit of 1 ppm by leveraging synergistic oxygen vacancies, MXene conductivity, and n-n heterojunctions to overcome the limitations of conventional sensors.

Guangyu Chen, Junhao Zhang, Ming Hou, Li Yang, Shenghui Guo, Dongyang Shi, Yi Xia, Qiuni Zhao2026-10-22