JBCS

The challenges and perspectives on the use of the saccharide fraction on lignocellulosic biomass as industrial feedstock are presented and discussed.

Facile synthesis of highly stable silver colloids is achieved by using reducing/stabilizer amino-functionalized polymers without the aid of any other external agent.

Encapsulating antigens in a peptide-based hydrogel matrix appears as an innovative opportunity to develop new biosensing devices for diagnosis.

The effect of controlled surface morphologies properties in AgAu nanotubes over catalytic and plasmonic photocatalytic performance was studied.

Large-field X-ray imaging performed in a scanning electron microscope enables the identification of more than 100,000 agglomerates present in nanocoatings formed by AgNPs produced from different sources and with different capping agents.

MWCNT-modified electrode coupled with batch injection analysis with amperometric detection to quantify the antioxidant pyrogallol in biodiesel.

The feasibility of wet digestion using microwave-assisted single reaction chamber for waste of electric and electronic equipment was demonstrated.

Resonance Raman, UV-Vis and DFT characterization of the charge transfer complexes formed by TCNE and aromatic amines.

The influence of temperature gradient was critically evaluated for understanding in situ HNO3 regeneration reactions for organic matter oxidation.

A protocol was proposed, aiming at treating sanitary landfill leachate, integrating physico-chemical processes (coagulation-flocculation-decantation, pH adjustment to 5 and membrane filtration) and modified solar/photo-Fenton reactions.

A dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) method for extraction and preconcentration of As and Cd in sugar for further determination by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was proposed.

Oxidized carbon fiber modified with NAD-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase for ethanol bioelectrocatalysis.

Confocal microscopy images of Cr³⁺ in pearls before and after oxidation to Cr⁶⁺.

Amino-surface functionalization of silica nanoparticles was used as a strategy to increase the water-insoluble drug load and enhance antimicrobial properties.

Complex behavior was found during ethanol electrooxidation onto gold and the results interpreted as a surface roughening/relaxation effect. Cations display an important and unexpected role in this process.

Ni/Cu alloys were studied in their supercapacitive properties. The bare copper substrates were modified by a simple and straightforward methodology.

The influence of the protonatable site of the ancillary ligand, L, in the photo-induced proton coupled electron transfer of fac-[Re(CO₃)(2,2'-bpy)(L)]⁺ with hydroquinone is investigated through theoretical and photophysical studies.

DNA/anatase TiO₂ nanoparticles sensitized with bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene composite for photoelectrochemical detection of adrenaline exploiting a commercial light emitting diode as illumination source.

A rice husk-derived catalyst containing imidazole was obtained, with high catalytic efficiency for degrading organophosphates, such as the pesticide Paraoxon.

NADH oxidation on a composite based on deoxyribonucleic acid from calf thymus (CT-DNA), nickel tetrasulfonated phthalocyanine (NiTsPc) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO).

The photochemical vapor generation with pre-concentration in Au column was applied to determine Hg in biological and ethanol fuel samples.

Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue using N-doped TiO₂ was significantly more pronounced than with pure TiO₂.

CO₂ electrochemical reduction on metal nanoparticle-catalyzed porous electrode interface on line coupled to a differential electrochemical mass spectrometer (DEMS) for instantaneous monitoring of the gaseous products.

NaYF₄:Ln³⁺ crystals from 25 nm to 6.4 µm average diameter was obtained by hydrothermal treatments.

Chemometrics workflow used on the prediction of total acid number in distillation cuts of crude oil.

ESIPT (excited state intramolecular proton transfer) based thiourea dyes were synthesized and presented optical sensing of fluoride by the naked-eye and UV-Vis spectroscopy.