Charge transfer emission between π- and 4f-orbitals in a trivalent europium complex by Yuichi Kitagawa, Toranosuke Tomikawa, Kota Aikawa, Shiori Miyazaki, Tomoko Akama, Masato Kobayashi, Mengfei Wang, Sunao Shoji, Koji Fushimi, Kiyoshi Miyata, Yuichi Hirai, Takayuki Nakanishi, Ken Onda, Tetsuya Taketsugu, Yasuchika Hasegawa

“…The Eu(III) complex exhibits an eight-coordination structure, comprising three anionic nitrates and two neutral electron-donating ligands containing a carbazole unit. …”
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Wetting behaviour of mixed surfactants on the mild steel surface by Yadav Chandradip Kumar, Subedi Vivek, Mukherjee Monami, Khadka Sita, Karn Anoop, Niraula Tulasi Prasad, Yadav Amar Prasad, Bhattarai Jagadeesh, Bhattarai Ajaya

“…In this study, the investigation sought to examine the surface-wetting characteristics of mild steel utilizing a blend of the cationic surfactant cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and the anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The wetting behaviour of mild steel surface is quantified in terms of contact angle corresponding to H2SO4, mixed surfactant acid solutions, and methanol for three hours. …”
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Phototransformations of non-toxic antioxidants, the derivatives of 1,2-dihydroquinolines, in homogeneous and micellar solutions by T. D. Nekipelova

“…The same product is formed over the whole range of pH. For the anionic surfactant (SDS) in acidic and alkaline solutions, the apparent rate constant in the micellar solutions is lower than that in the aqueous (negative micellar catalysis). …”
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Physicochemical Properties of Bottom Sediments in Maruba Dam Reservoir, Machakos, Kenya by Allois Luvai, John Obiero, Christian Omuto

“…The concentration of cations and anions in the bottom sediments was found to be quite high, with a mean value of 0.225 dS⋅m−1. …”
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Layered Double Hydroxides as Effective Adsorbents for U(VI) and Toxic Heavy Metals Removal from Aqueous Media by G. N. Pshinko

“…[Zn4Al2(OH)12]·EDTA·nH2O is recommended for practical application as one of the most efficient and inexpensive synthetic adsorbents designed for recovery of both cationic and particularly important anionic forms of U(VI) and other heavy metals from aqueous media. …”
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Co(II) Complex of Mefloquine Hydrochloride: Synthesis, Antimicrobial Potential, Antimalaria and Toxicological Activities by Adediji J. Femi, Obaleye J. Ayoola

“…It also revealed that the ligand anions were covalently bonded to the complex. In-vivo evaluation of antimicrobial studies of the metal complex showed greater activities when compared to the free mefloquine.The complex was screened against malarial parasites (Plasmodium yoelii nigeriensis): It was evident from the results obtained that Co(II) mefloquine has highest clearance of about 80% parasitaemia reduction compared to the free mefloquine. …”
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Photoetching of Immobilized TiO2-ENR50-PVC Composite for Improved Photocatalytic Activity by M. A. Nawi, Y. S. Ngoh, S. M. Zain

“…The presence of SO42−, NO3−, and Cl− anions was detected in the mineralized solution where the solution pH was reduced from 7 to 4.…”
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Recognizing Dew as an Indicator and an Improver of Near-Surface Air Quality by Yingying Xu, Xinyue Zhu

“…Analyses included measuring total dissolved solids, total suspended particulates, PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations, major cations (NH4+, Na+, K+, Ca2+, and Mg2+), major anions (F−, Cl−, SO42-, and NO3-), and organic and elemental carbon. …”
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Determination of Traces of Pd(II) in Spiked Samples by Using 3,4-Dihydroxybenzaldehydeisonicotinol-hydrazone as a Chelating Agent with UV Visible Spectrophotometer by S. Lakshmi Narayana, C. Ramachandraiah, A. Varada Reddy, Dongyeun Lee, Jaesool Shim

“…The correlation coefficient and regression coefficient of the Pd(II)-3,4-DHBINH complex were 1.08 and 0.04 respectively. Major cations and anions did not show any interference. Anti-microbial activity of the Pd(II)-3,4-DHBINH has been studied. …”
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Assembly of Genetically Engineered Ionizable Protein Nanocage-based Nanozymes for Intracellular Superoxide Scavenging by Qiqi Liu, Zhanxia Gao, Xiangyun Zhang, Qiannan Duan, Yue Zhang, Adam C. Midgley, Li Jiao, Ruming Liu, Mingsheng Zhu, Deling Kong, Jie Zhuang, Xinglu Huang

“…RNA-sequencing analysis highlight the crucial role of these nanozymes in modulating superoxide anions-, hydrogen peroxide- and mitochondrial functions-relevant genes in IR injured cardiac tissue. …”
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Study on Synthesis and Service Properties of Anticoagulant Ice Microcapsule Coating Material by Rong Chang, Jie Wang, Yongchun Qin, Jian Xu, Wei Zeng, Yange Zhang, Peng Wang

“…PVA (1.5%) mixed with 24% sodium acetate was used to prepare an encapsulated salt emulsion, which was mixed with anionic emulsified asphalt and sprayed on the road surface. …”
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Spindle-shaped efficient adsorbent NiCo2O4/MIL-53(Fe) for the removal of Congo red: Design, synthesis and performance studies by Bai Sun, Taoyou Zhou, Angang Hu, Yuxian Guo, Yun Wang, Lining Bao, Hao Huang, Mingjian Yi, Shuguang Zhu, Lingtao Kong

“…The influence of different amounts of adsorbent, different ratios of Co-Fe, pH, and the presence of other anions on the adsorption performance of CR was explored. …”
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On the Primary Ionization Mechanism(s) in Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization by Laura Molin, Roberta Seraglia, Zbigniew Czarnocki, Jan K. Maurin, Franciszek A. Pluciński, Pietro Traldi

“…Alternatively, by the absorption of one photon only, a heterodissociation of one of the O–H bonds can lead to a stable structure containing both cationic and anionic sites. This structure could be considered an intermediate that, through the absorption of a further photon, leads to the formation of matrix ions. …”
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Conformational Dynamics of Mitochondrial Inorganic Pyrophosphatase hPPA2 and Its Changes Caused by Pathogenic Mutations by Ekaterina Bezpalaya, Svetlana Kurilova, Nataliya Vorobyeva, Elena Rodina

“…Analysis of the observed conformational dynamics revealed the formation of a binding site for anionic ligands in the active site that could be relevant to enzyme catalysis. …”
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Batch Adsorption of Orange II Dye on a New Green Hydrogel—Study on Working Parameters and Process Enhancement by Andrei-Ionuț Simion, Cristina-Gabriela Grigoraș, Lidia Favier

“…The viability of the prepared hydrogel as adsorbent was tested towards Orange II (OII) anionic dye. The influence of the <i>p</i>H, adsorbent amount, contact time, and initial dye concentration was evaluated. …”
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Switchable Adhesion of Hydrogels to Plant and Animal Tissues by Leah K. Borden, Morine G. Nader, Faraz A. Burni, Samantha M. Grasso, Irene Orueta‐Ortega, Mahima Srivastava, Paula Montero‐Atienza, Metecan Erdi, Sarah L. Wright, Rajabrata Sarkar, Anthony D. Sandler, Srinivasa R. Raghavan

“…The higher the concentration of anionic polymers in a tissue, the stronger its adhesion to cationic gels. …”
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Rheological Properties of Hydrophobically Associative Copolymers Prepared in a Mixed Micellar Method Based on Methacryloxyethyl-dimethyl Cetyl Ammonium Chloride as Surfmer by Rui Liu, WanFen Pu, Hu Jia, XiaoPei Shang, Yue Pan, ZhaoPeng Yan

“…This method gives us an insight into the preparation of hydrophobically associative water-soluble copolymers by cationic surfmer-anionic surfactant mixed micellar polymerization with good performance.…”
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Efficient Removing of Pharmaceutical Contaminants of Commercial Carbamazepine by Natural Pyrite-Induced Fenton Reaction in a Wide pH Range by Tingting Shi, Jianjun Xi, Yidan Shao, Qiao Tong, Xi Zou, Hongping Zhou, Shourong Liu, Xiaoya Gao

“…While the changes of degradation efficiency of carbamazepine were inconspicuous in the presence of NO3− and SO42−, indicating strong anti-interference to environment common anions. Free-radical capturers suggested that hydroxyl radical (∙OH), superoxide radical (∙O2−), and singlet oxygen (1O2) participated in the degradation of carbamazepine. …”
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Bench Scale Treatability Studies of Contaminated Soil Using Soil Washing Technique by M. K. Gupta, R. K. Srivastava, A. K. Singh

“…For the remediation of contaminated soil matrices, a nonionic surfactant was used for the restoration of geotechnical properties of lubricant oil contaminated soil samples, whereas an anionic surfactant was employed to desorb cadmium from the contaminated soil matrix. …”
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Polycarbonate Microchip Containing CuBTC-Monopol Monolith for Solid-Phase Extraction of Dyes by Eman Alzahrani

“…The evaluation of the microchip’s performance was undertaken as sorbent through retrieval of six toxic dyes (anionic and cationic dyes). Various parameters (desorption and extraction step flow rates, volume of desorption solvent, volume of sample, and type of desorption solvent) were examined to optimize dye extraction using fabricated microchips. …”
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