On the Optimization of Carob Seed Peel Extraction Using Aqueous-Based Acidic Systems by Bruno Medronho, Oumaima Boutoub, Hugo Duarte, Maria José Aliaño-González, Rui Guerra, António Brázio, Sandra Gonçalves, Anabela Romano

“…The treated seeds were analyzed using colorimetry assays and diffusive reflectance spectroscopy and benchmarked against both pristine and dehusked seeds from a local company. …”
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Synthesis of CuO/Co3O4 Coaxial Heterostructures for Efficient and Recycling Photodegradation by R. X. Chen, S. L. Zhu, J. Mao, Z. D. Cui, X. J. Yang, Y. Q. Liang, Z. Y. Li

“…The structure morphology and composition of the composite photocatalyst have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectra. The photocatalytic result shows that the CuO/Co3O4 coaxial heterostructure is easy to recycle and exhibit enhanced photodegradation activity for methylene blue compared to single CuO nanorod arrays under full spectrum solar light irradiation. …”
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Photosensitization of Carbon Nitride Photoelectrodes with CdS: A Novel Architecture with Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Activity by Xiaosong Zhou, Fei Yang, Bei Jin, Tang Xu, Yaqing Yang, Xiaohui Yao

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High-Efficiency Si Solar Cell Fabricated by Ion Implantation and Inline Backside Rounding Process by Chien-Ming Lee, Sheng-Po Chang, Shoou-Jinn Chang, Ching-In Wu

“…The ion implantation process substituted for thermal POCl3 diffusion performs better uniformity (<3%). The U-4100 spectrophotometer shows that wafers with backside rounding process perform higher reflectivity at long wavelengths. …”
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Efficiency of structural brain networks mediates age-associated differences in executive functioning in older adults by Geraldine Rodríguez-Nieto, Geraldine Rodríguez-Nieto, Caroline Seer, Caroline Seer, Hamed Zivari Adab, Hamed Zivari Adab, Antonio Jimenez-Marin, Sima Chalavi, Sima Chalavi, Amirhossein Rasooli, Amirhossein Rasooli, Jesús M. Cortés, Jesús M. Cortés, Jesús M. Cortés, Stefan Sunaert, Stephan P. Swinnen, Stephan P. Swinnen

“…White-matter tractograms were generated from diffusion neuroimaging using anatomically-constrained tractography (ACT) and spherical-deconvolution informed filtering of tractograms (SIFT2).ResultsFrom the resulting networks, global efficiency (reflecting integration) as well as local efficiency (reflecting segregation) were calculated. …”
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Enhancement of photocatalytic efficiency of copper oxide/zinc oxide-montmorillonite photocatalyst under visible light irradiation by Chomponoot Suppaso, Nipaporn Pongkan, Sonchai Intachai, Wachiraya Rattanawongsa, Areebhorn Baoulan, Yusuke Yamauchi, Yusuke Asakura, Nithima Khaorapapong

“…The resulting product was characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning and transmittance electron microscopies, as well as UV-visible and photoluminescence spectroscopies. The diffuse reflectance absorption spectra showed the absorption onsets due to copper oxide (885 nm) and zinc oxide (310 and 580 nm) in the product. …”
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Titania nanotubes with aminated reduced graphene oxide as efficient photocatalysts for antibacterial application under visible light by Kyoung-Suk Moon, Ji-Myung Bae, Eun-Joo Choi, Seunghan Oh

“…Tauc plots calculated from the spectra of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy showed that the band gaps of the nonfunctional and amine functional groups of rGO-coated TiO2 NTs were 2.40 and 2.21 eV, respectively. …”
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Highly Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen on CoS/TiO2 Photocatalysts from Aqueous Methanol Solution by Yu Niu, Fuying Li, Kai Yang, Qiyou Wu, Peijing Xu, Renzhang Wang

“…In this work, metal sulfide-loaded TiO2 photocatalysts for hydrogen and methanol production were synthesized by hydrothermal method (180°C/12 h) and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). …”
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Efficient photocatalytic activity of ZnO/GO/CuO nanocomposite with solar light for reduction of hexavalent chromium by Seyedeh Marzeyeh Hosseini, Saeid Asadpour, Mohsen Ghasemi, Mahboube Shirani

“…Abstract This study investigates the application of ZnO/GO/CuO nanocomposite to reduce Cr(VI) under visible light in the presence of citric acid The photogenerated electrons could easily be transferred from GO to ZnO/CuO species via interfacial charge transfer in the presence of metal oxides and graphene oxide. UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy showed that charge carriers were formed in response to visible light absorption. …”
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Tailoring CuO-Fe₂O₃ nanocomposites via mechanochemical synthesis and calcination for efficient photocatalytic fluorescein removal by Maqsoom Zain, Khawaja Ansar Yasin, Sirajul Haq, Shafia Shujaat, Mohammad Khalid Al-Sadoon, Jamoliddin Razzokov, Ahsan Ejaz

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Mechanistic and kinetic effects of Ga on a Cu catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to methanol by Yerrayya Attada, Gontzal Lezcano, Vijay K. Velisoju, David Trueba, Shekhar R. Kulkarni, Ali Almofleh, Hassan Aljama, Pedro Castano

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Characterization and Evaluation of the Efficiency of TiO2/Zinc Phthalocyanine Nanocomposites as Photocatalysts for Wastewater Treatment Using Solar Irradiation by Antonio E. H. Machado, Marcela D. França, Valdemir Velani, Gabriel A. Magnino, Hosana M. M. Velani, Flávio S. Freitas, Paulo S. Müller, Christian Sattler, Martin Schmücker

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Visible Light Photo-Fenton with Hybrid Activated Carbon and Metal Ferrites for Efficient Treatment of Methyl Orange (Azo Dye) by Malak Hamieh, Nabil Tabaja, Khaled Chawraba, Zeinab Hamie, Mohammad Hammoud, Sami Tlais, Tayssir Hamieh, Joumana Toufaily

“…Characterization of the prepared samples was conducted using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface area analysis, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). …”
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Lattice-driven gating in a Cu-based zeolitic imidazolate framework for efficient high-temperature hydrogen isotope separation by Minji Jung, Jaewoo Park, Raeesh Muhammad, Taeung Park, Sung-Yeop Jung, Jungwon Yi, Cheolwon Jung, Jacques Ollivier, Anibal J. Ramirez-Cuesta, Jitae T. Park, Jaheon Kim, Margarita Russina, Hyunchul Oh

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An Increase in the Energy Efficiency of Vortex Micro HPP with a Flexible Outlet Siphon by Self-Adjustment of Flows in the Pressure Chamber by Omari Zivzivadze, Archil Geguchadze, Badri Zivzivadze, David Dzadzamia, Anzori Kuparadze, Nata Sulakvelidze

“…The article aims to increase the energy efficiency of the vortex micro-power plant, which would be achieved due to its compatibility with the terrain. …”
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A practical and efficient model for benthic habitat parameters retrieval in optically shallow waters from four-band multispectral imagery by Yunhan Ma, Tong Han, Enze Wang, Zhongping Lee, Surendra Prasad, Gandercillar Wainiqolo Vosaki, Wenting Cao, Dongling Li, Juan Wang, Xiulin Lou, Huaguo Zhang

“…Finally, using the monthly mean water column reflectance dataset MMCRwλ constructed from 23-year MODIS data, Rbλ, Chl and SDD can be efficiently derived. …”
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Eco-friendly fabrication of copper oxide nanoparticles using peel extract of Citrus aurantium for the efficient degradation of methylene blue dye by Alaa I. Khedr, Mohamed H. H. Ali

“…The synthesized CuO and CuO-OP were characterized using various techniques, including surface area measurement (SBET), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and high resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM). …”
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Novel Alumina–Copper Electrode Composites: Toward Efficient Glutamate and H₂O₂ Detection by Tatjana Novaković, Dejan Pjević, Nadica Abazović, Zorica Mojović

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La-supported SnO2–CaO composite catalysts for efficient malachite green degradation under UV–vis light by Nastaran Parsafard, Ghazaleh Aghajari

“…The catalysts were prepared via conventional incipient-wetness impregnation and thoroughly characterized using advanced analytical techniques, including X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, UV–vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, N2 adsorption–desorption analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Efficient Catalytic Reduction of Organic Pollutants Using Nanostructured CuO/TiO₂ Catalysts: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reusability by Mariyem Abouri, Abdellah Benzaouak, Fatima Zaaboul, Aicha Sifou, Mohammed Dahhou, Mohammed Alaoui El Belghiti, Khalil Azzaoui, Belkheir Hammouti, Larbi Rhazi, Rachid Sabbahi, Mohammed M. Alanazi, Adnane El Hamidi

“…The catalysts were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR–FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis-differential thermal analysis (TGA–DTA), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), and scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM–EDS). …”
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