{"title":"Advances in RuO<sub>2</sub>-based heterostructures as high-performance electrocatalysts toward electrochemical water splitting.","authors":"Jinhua Huang, Junjun Zhang, Mengyuan Zhang, Jie Yuan, Yizhu Lei, Pengfei Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d6cc05645h","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc05645h","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The global pursuit of carbon neutrality has deepened people's understanding of green hydrogen, thereby accelerating the growing demand for this clean energy carrier. Among the existing production strategies, water electrolysis remains the only commercially viable way to produce zero-carbon-emission green hydrogen. Ru-based materials, especially ruthenium oxide (RuO<sub>2</sub>), exhibit great potential in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) of water electrolysis due to their high intrinsic activity and comparative cost advantages. However, RuO<sub>2</sub> is prone to oxidative dissolution during water electrolysis, leading to structural instability and activity decay. This stability issue has become a key bottleneck restricting its practical application. Constructing heterojunction catalysts provides a feasible path to surpass the performance limitations of single-component materials. By forming interfacial coupling between RuO<sub>2</sub> and functional materials, including metals, metal oxides, and nonmetallic compounds, the adsorption energy of reaction intermediates is optimized, thereby enhancing catalytic activity while inhibiting the dissolution of active components and improving structural stability. This review provides a systematic overview of recent advances in RuO<sub>2</sub>-based heterojunction electrocatalysts for water electrolysis across both acidic and alkaline environments. This review specifically elucidates the design and synthesis strategies and discusses the related mechanisms for performance improvement. Furthermore, this review analyzes the remaining challenges in the synergistic tuning of the activity and stability of RuO<sub>2</sub>-based heterojunction catalysts and outlines prospective research directions to address these gaps.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yi Yang, Jingfan Wan, Songzhi Gao, Jiqiang Wang, Zhenchuan Yu
{"title":"Dynamic optical stealth hydrogel for information encryption.","authors":"Yi Yang, Jingfan Wan, Songzhi Gao, Jiqiang Wang, Zhenchuan Yu","doi":"10.1039/d6cc04691f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cc04691f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Physical-layer optical encryption offers intuitive readout and resistance to unauthorized copying. Here, we report a dynamically reconfigurable platform based on a polyacrylamide hydrogel lenticular lens array, where effective line-density matching acts as a physical key. The array decodes otherwise invisible information from printed media and smartphone screens, enabling reversible information display and concealment for optical encryption and anti-counterfeiting.</p>","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accelerating electron transfer of NiFe-LDH <i>via</i> Cr-triggered electronic modulation toward a robust OER.","authors":"Duanduan Liu, Qinhua Pan, Zhongli Wu, Shuo Gao, Zhaojia He, Jiayi Wan, Changyun Chen, Zhiliang Jin, Shicheng Yan","doi":"10.1039/d6dt02110g","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6dt02110g","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a critical half-reaction in electrochemical energy conversion technology; however, its slow kinetic process limits energy conversion efficiency. Nickel iron layered double hydroxides (NiFe-LDHs) are promising OER electrocatalysts, which face challenges such as insufficient active centers and poor electron transfer ability. In this study, we report successful <i>in situ</i> doping of Cr ions on the surface of NiFe-LDH using a simple one-step hydrothermal method. The addition of Cr induced synergistic lattice and electronic effects, increased the active surface area and exposed more active sites, leading to excellent OER performance with a low overpotential of 219 mV at a current density of 100 mA cm<sup>-2</sup>, a Tafel slope of 58.16 mV dec<sup>-1</sup>, and long-term stability for 500 h in 1 M KOH. Cr<sup>3+</sup> doping could adjust the coordination of Ni, Fe and O, optimize the adsorption of intermediates, accelerate electron transfer and enhance OER kinetics. This work provides a new idea for the regulation of the activity of NiFe-LDHs by heterovalent ion doping and offers a reference for low-cost and high-efficiency OER catalysts.</p>","PeriodicalId":71,"journal":{"name":"Dalton Transactions","volume":" ","pages":"14563-14572"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149101043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ziqin Liao, Yu Bai, Yulin Chen, Jin Shang, Wei Gan, Yuzhu Wang, Xuan Wei
{"title":"An anthocyanin-curcumin colorimetric array with internal standard-guided feature switching for monitoring volatile alkaline nitrogen gases in meat freshness assessment.","authors":"Ziqin Liao, Yu Bai, Yulin Chen, Jin Shang, Wei Gan, Yuzhu Wang, Xuan Wei","doi":"10.1039/d6ay01887d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6ay01887d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Smartphone-based colorimetric sensor arrays using natural dyes are promising for on-site meat freshness assessment, but varying illumination and imaging angles compromise reliability. To address this, we developed an anthocyanin-curcumin array incorporating an α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> internal standard and an internal-standard-guided dynamic feature-space switching (IS-DFSS) strategy and validated its effectiveness under complex imaging conditions using ammonia as the representative analyte because it is the dominant component of total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N). Eight colorimetric films and the internal standard film were hydrophobically modified and assembled into a 3 × 3 array. The water contact angle increased from 63.3° to 112.9°, ensuring signal stability in high humidity. The sensing units responded strongly to TVB-N components ammonia, trimethylamine (TMA), and dimethylamine (DMA). For ammonia, Euclidean distance increased from 1.23 to 24.7 at 50 ppm and 13.7 to 65.7 at 500 ppm over 120 min, while non-alkaline volatiles (ethanol, hexanal) and non-volatile food matrix components (protein, glucose, fat) were negligible. In pork at 4 °C, array response correlated with TVB-N content (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.987). The RGB values from 174 ammonia-responsive and 126 environment-interference images were averaged over three replicates to construct datasets, deriving HSV and Lab features. IS-DFSS with CatBoost reduced the mean absolute error to 15.85 ppm (45.46% reduction) and the mean false-signal error to 27.49 ppm (33.97% reduction) <i>versus</i> single RGB features, achieving <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.972. This method provides a robust, portable platform for monitoring TVB-N components, laying the foundation for reliable meat freshness assessment under complex imaging conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":64,"journal":{"name":"Analytical Methods","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149222891","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Switching of magnetic and polarization characteristics in response to intramolecular ligand-metal electron transfer in dinuclear [FeCo] compounds.","authors":"Serghei Ostrovsky, Sophia Klokishner","doi":"10.1039/d6dt01478j","DOIUrl":"10.1039/d6dt01478j","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A theoretical model has been developed to describe the spin transformation in the [(Fe(<i>RR</i>-cth))(Co(<i>SS</i>-cth))(μ-dhbq)](AsF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>3</sub> compound, accompanied by a change in macroscopic polarization caused by electron density redistribution due to reversible intramolecular electron transfer between the μ-dhbq ligand and Fe ion. In this model, the states of a single complex arising from its three configurations are accounted: low-spin-Fe<sup>3+</sup>-dhbq<sup>3-</sup>-low-spin-Co<sup>3+</sup>, high-spin-Fe<sup>3+</sup>-dhbq<sup>3-</sup>-low-spin-Co<sup>3+</sup> and high-spin-Fe<sup>2+</sup>-dhbq<sup>2-</sup>-low-spin-Co<sup>3+</sup>. Due to the molecular structure of the compound demonstrating this transformation, the interaction between the molecular modes forming the spectrum of a single complex and the crystalline modes assuring cooperativity in the system is assumed to be responsible for the spin transformation. This model also includes the dipole-dipole interaction between complexes in the whole crystal responsible for electron density redistribution caused by electron transfer. The problem of interacting complexes is solved in the mean field approximation. On the basis of the developed model, a comprehensive explanation of the magnetic and polarization characteristics of the [(Fe(<i>RR</i>-cth))(Co(<i>SS</i>-cth))(μ-dhbq)](AsF<sub>6</sub>)<sub>3</sub> compound is given. The inclusion of the intermediate excited configuration high-spin Fe<sup>3+</sup>-dhbq<sup>3-</sup>-low-spin-Co<sup>3+</sup>, along with the ground and final configurations of the FeCo dimeric complex in the model, allows for the explanation of the unusual increase in the macroscopic polarization observed after the low-spin → high-spin transition in the iron ion is completed.</p>","PeriodicalId":71,"journal":{"name":"Dalton Transactions","volume":" ","pages":"14384-14393"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149101052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Soft MatterPub Date : 2026-10-20DOI: 10.1039/d6sm00740f
Chaemin Kim, Dongwon Kang, Dohui Kim, Dong Sung Kim, Anna Lee, Lihua Jin
{"title":"Magnetic-field-guided programming of symmetry-defined anisotropy in hydrogels.","authors":"Chaemin Kim, Dongwon Kang, Dohui Kim, Dong Sung Kim, Anna Lee, Lihua Jin","doi":"10.1039/d6sm00740f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6sm00740f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hydrogels with anisotropic architectures can direct mechanical responses, guide mass transport, and enable programmable shape morphing. However, scalable strategies for encoding symmetry-defined anisotropy with strong modulation of bulk properties remain limited. Here, we present a simple single-step approach for programming hydrogel anisotropy, based on aligning micron-scale disk-shaped platelets under low-strength magnetic fields during photopolymerization. Rather than relying on the intrinsic magnetic properties of the platelets, we coat superparamagnetic nanoparticles on the surfaces of the platelets to impart sufficient magnetic susceptibility, which enables large magnetic torques and robust alignment. By tailoring the magnetic field configuration to be absent, static, or rotating, we have fabricated isotropic, transversely isotropic, and <i>co</i>-planarly anisotropic hydrogels, respectively. We employ confocal laser scanning microscopy to directly visualize the three-dimensional, magnetic-field-dependent alignment, compression tests to confirm anisotropic reinforcement, and thermal actuation to drive reversible, patterned shape morphing. As a result, the co-planarly anisotropic hydrogels exhibit pronounced mechanical stiffening and accelerated deswelling perpendicular to the platelet normals, which may reflect reduced transport tortuosity associated with platelet alignment. This strategy provides a scalable route to symmetry-defined anisotropic hydrogels with tunable mechanical and deswelling responses, with potential applications in soft robotics, responsive biointerfaces, and programmable fluidics.</p>","PeriodicalId":103,"journal":{"name":"Soft Matter","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mostafa Norouzzadeh, Minoo HasanRashedi, Sima Afrashteh, Hadi Emamat
{"title":"Dietary strategies to combat arterial stiffness in cardiometabolic disease: a network <i>meta</i>-analysis.","authors":"Mostafa Norouzzadeh, Minoo HasanRashedi, Sima Afrashteh, Hadi Emamat","doi":"10.1039/d6fo02989b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6fo02989b","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and hypertension (HTN) are leading causes of global morbidity and mortality. Arterial stiffness, assessed <i>via</i> augmentation index (AIx) and pulse wave velocity (PWV), serves as an independent prognostic marker of vascular damage; however, the comparative efficacy of dietary interventions on these parameters remains poorly characterized. This network <i>meta</i>-analysis (NMA) aimed to compare and rank the efficacy of dietary interventions, including supplements, nutraceuticals, and dietary patterns, on AIx and PWV in individuals with CVD or HTN. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were systematically searched for eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published up to January 2025. Two independent reviewers screened and extracted data following PRISMA-NMA guidelines. A total of 48 RCTs comprising 2719 participants and 31 dietary interventions were included. Study quality and certainty of evidence (CoE) were assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool and GRADE approach, respectively. A random-effects NMA within a frequentist framework estimated mean differences (MDs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). For PWV, grape seed extract (MD: -1.70; 95%CI: -3.36 to -0.04; CoE: Moderate) and vitamin B9 (MD: -1.46; 95%CI: -2.61 to -0.31; CoE: Moderate) reduced arterial stiffness <i>versus</i> placebo. No intervention reached significance for AIx, though alpha-linolenic acid, dietary nitrate, and wine extract showed the greatest numerical improvements. Sensitivity analyses yielded results consistent with the primary analyses, with no publication bias detected. The grape seed extract and folic acid show potential to reduce arterial stiffness. Future population-specific, dose-optimized RCTs are warranted to establish definitive therapeutic recommendations.</p>","PeriodicalId":77,"journal":{"name":"Food & Function","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu Dai, Pei Song, Cuilin Cheng, Li Cheng, Cuihong Dai, Weihong Lu
{"title":"Schaftoside, a functional flavonoid from fenugreek (<i>Trigonella foenum-graecum</i> L.), alleviates depression and cognitive deficits <i>via</i> the microbiome-gut-brain axis in stressed mice.","authors":"Yu Dai, Pei Song, Cuilin Cheng, Li Cheng, Cuihong Dai, Weihong Lu","doi":"10.1039/d6fo04156f","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6fo04156f","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Depression involves dysregulation of central and peripheral networks, with gut microbiota alterations increasingly implicated in pathogenesis. <i>Trigonella foenum-graecum</i> L. (fenugreek), a functional food and medicinal herb, has been used traditionally for neurological disorders, yet its specific neuroprotective constituents remain poorly characterized. This study evaluated the antidepressant potential of schaftoside, the predominant flavonoid of fenugreek seed flavonoids, and explored its mechanisms involving the microbiome-gut-brain axis in a chronic restraint stress (CRS) mouse model. Male Kunming mice were subjected to CRS and orally administered schaftoside (20, 50, and 125 mg kg<sup>-1</sup>) or fluoxetine (10 mg kg<sup>-1</sup>) for 28 days. Behavioral assessments (tail suspension, forced swim, novel object recognition, and Y-maze) demonstrated that schaftoside dose-dependently ameliorated depressive-like behaviors and cognitive impairments. It attenuated hippocampal neuronal damage and neuroinflammation, restoring hippocampal 5-HT, NE, and ACh levels. Intestinal barrier integrity was improved, evidenced by enhanced tight junction proteins (ZO-1, occludin) and mucin (MUC2) expression, alongside reduced colonic pro-inflammatory cytokines and elevated IL-10. 16S rRNA profiling revealed that schaftoside reshaped gut microbiota composition, notably suppressing stress-enriched <i>Bacteroides</i> and promoting butyrate-producing <i>Butyricicoccus</i>. Untargeted metabolomics identified restoration of tryptophan and α-linolenic acid metabolism pathways. Spearman correlation analysis revealed significant associations between specific gut genera, fecal metabolites, and host inflammatory/neurochemical markers. Hippocampal transcriptomics indicated enrichment of cAMP signaling, dopaminergic, and serotonergic synapse pathways. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) from schaftoside-treated donors partially recapitulated the behavioral, anti-inflammatory, and intestinal barrier-protective effects in antibiotic-pretreated recipient mice, accompanied by restoration of the gut microbiota and metabolite profiles. These findings demonstrate that schaftoside, the major flavonoid of fenugreek seeds, exhibits promising antidepressant-like potential through modulation of the microbiome-gut-brain axis, supporting the functional food application of fenugreek-derived flavonoids for stress-related mood disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":77,"journal":{"name":"Food & Function","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hope Whisky, Mahdi Shahrestani, Ilma Amalina, Nisar Ullah, Gonzalo Vallejo Fernandez, Philip Drake
{"title":"The surfactant templated aqueous synthesis of cubic iron oxide nanoparticles with controllable properties for magnetic energy dissipation.","authors":"Hope Whisky, Mahdi Shahrestani, Ilma Amalina, Nisar Ullah, Gonzalo Vallejo Fernandez, Philip Drake","doi":"10.1039/d6cp03218d","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cp03218d","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cubic iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are commonly synthesized <i>via</i> thermal decomposition in organic solvents, yielding well-defined particles but requiring complex phase-transfer steps that hinder scalability. In contrast, aqueous co-precipitation offers a simple, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly alternative, although it typically produces spherical nanoparticles with limited control over size and morphology. In this study, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was introduced as an additive during the aqueous co-precipitation of iron chlorides, enabling the direct synthesis of cubic IONPs. Particle size was precisely tuned from 15 to 38 nm by varying the reaction pH between 11.6 and 13.2, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. Electron diffraction revealed that the nanoparticles consisted predominantly of magnetite with minor hematite impurities, while Raman spectroscopy showed enhanced magnetite formation at higher pH values through increased intensity of the characteristic 668 cm<sup>-1</sup> peak. Magnetic hyperthermia measurements performed at 93 kHz and 7.9 kA m<sup>-1</sup> produced specific absorption rate (<i>S</i><sub>AR</sub>) values of 2.0-3.4 W g<sup>-1</sup> [Fe], with <i>S</i><sub>AR</sub> increasing with particle size. Notably, 38 nm cubic IONPs exhibited a 3.8-fold higher <i>S</i><sub>AR</sub> than comparable particles synthesized <i>via</i> organic-solvent routes, demonstrating a scalable aqueous strategy for producing high-performance cubic IONPs for biomedical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":99,"journal":{"name":"Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Speciation and thermodynamic properties of the cobalt(II) methanesulfonate-water-methanesulfonic acid system.","authors":"Femke Derison, Rayco Lommelen, Stijn Raiguel, Koen Binnemans","doi":"10.1039/d6cp03102a","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d6cp03102a","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The growing interest in methanesulfonic acid (MSA) in hydrometallurgical research has motivated further study of methanesulfonate systems. Cobalt, like nickel, is an essential component of the cathode active materials used in lithium-ion batteries, yet its solution chemistry in MSA media remains insufficiently characterized. In this work, the Co(CH<sub>3</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>-MSA-H<sub>2</sub>O system was investigated with an emphasis on solid-liquid equilibria. The liquid phase was characterized <i>via</i> solubility, density, and water activity measurements over a broad range of compositions and temperatures up to 50 °C. Solid phases were investigated through thermogravimetric analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Three different hydrates were identified: Co(CH<sub>3</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·6H<sub>2</sub>O, Co(CH<sub>3</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·4H<sub>2</sub>O, and Co(CH<sub>3</sub>SO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>·2H<sub>2</sub>O. The solubility was determined using two independent experimental methods, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and the isothermal solubility method, with good agreement between both approaches. The solubility data reveal that cobalt(II) methanesulfonate solubility decreases with increasing MSA concentration but remains higher than that in sulfuric acid media, while temperature effects are limited within the studied range. The experimental dataset was used to develop a thermodynamic model with the Mixed-Solvent Electrolyte (OLI-MSE) framework of OLI Systems. Thermodynamic properties of the hydrates and interaction parameters for the aqueous phase were optimized to achieve an accurate calculation of the system.</p>","PeriodicalId":99,"journal":{"name":"Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}