Maria Sadia, Saima Ajmal, Izaz Ahmad, Muhammad Zahoor
{"title":"Transforming Verbesina Encelioides Into an Efficient Biosorbent for Pb(II) Removal From Aqueous Systems","authors":"Maria Sadia, Saima Ajmal, Izaz Ahmad, Muhammad Zahoor","doi":"10.1002/kin.70109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.70109","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Lead (Pb) is a toxic environment pollutant that needs effective removal treatment. In this study, a chemically modified leaves of <i>Verbesina</i> encelioides (CMLVEB) was prepared and evaluated for the remove of Pb(II) from aqueous system. The biosorbent was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). Experiments on batch biosorption showed that the highest removal efficiency (89%) was obtained at pH 4. The biosorption process followed pseudo-second-order kinetics (<i>R</i><sup>2</sup> = 0.9915), indicating chemisorption, while equilibrium data were best described by the Langmuir isotherm with a maximum adsorption capacity of 119.63 mg g<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>. Moreover, the Dubinin–adushkevich (D–R) isotherm model suggested that Pb(II) biosorption mostly proceeded through an ion-exchange mechanism, with a mean adsorption energy of 9.15 kJ mol<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>. Thermodynamic parameters such as ΔH° = −16.29 kJ mol<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup>, and ΔG° = −15.65 to −17.15 kJ mol<sup>−</sup><sup>1</sup> indicated that the process is spontaneous and exothermic. The biosorbent demonstrated effective performance in real water samples and retained reusability over multiple cycles. These results emphasize that CMLVEB is an effective, low-cost, and environmentally friendly candidate to remove Pb(II) from polluted water systems.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13894,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Kinetics","volume":"58 11","pages":"930-942"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149084150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Qingmiao Ma, Weige Liang, Qizheng Zhou, Peiyi Zhou, Yang Zhao
{"title":"ReaxFF Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Hydrogen-Oxygen Combustion Under Different Initial Pressures","authors":"Qingmiao Ma, Weige Liang, Qizheng Zhou, Peiyi Zhou, Yang Zhao","doi":"10.1002/kin.70107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.70107","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study employs ReaxFF molecular dynamics simulation based on the CHO-S22 reactive force field to investigate the effects of pressure variation within the 0.01-200 atm range on the microscopic reaction mechanism of hydrogen-oxygen combustion, with particular focus on the pressure dependence of the HO<sub>2</sub>-H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-OH radical cycle network. By analyzing reactant consumption, radical evolution, product formation, and high-frequency elementary reactions under different pressures, this research reveals the microscopic mechanisms through which pressure influences hydrogen-oxygen combustion. The results indicate that: (1) Pressure significantly promotes reactant consumption, with apparent rate constants increasing with rising pressure; (2) Under high-pressure conditions, OH radical peak concentrations increase and fluctuations intensify; (3) The activity of the HO<sub>2</sub>-H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>-OH cycle network enhances with pressure, and the frequency of H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> decomposition reactions increases significantly; (4) High-frequency elementary reaction pathways remain unchanged, but relative rates undergo systematic variations. This study elucidates the microscopic mechanisms of pressure effects on reaction pathway selection in hydrogen-oxygen combustion at the molecular level, providing theoretical foundations for optimizing high-pressure hydrogen-oxygen combustion system design.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13894,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Kinetics","volume":"58 11","pages":"1026-1036"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149084194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haroon Rashid, Qiao Zhu, Maha Rauf, Namara Ghaffar
{"title":"Trade-Off Between Soot Suppression and NOX Formation in Ammonia–Toluene Diffusion Flames: A Counterflow and Coflow Study","authors":"Haroon Rashid, Qiao Zhu, Maha Rauf, Namara Ghaffar","doi":"10.1002/kin.70103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.70103","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ammonia has gained increasing attention as a carbon-free energy carrier, and its blending with aromatic hydrocarbons represents a potential pathway for reducing carbon-related emissions in combustion systems. Despite this interest, the combined influence of ammonia on soot formation and nitrogen oxide emissions in aromatic flames remains insufficiently characterized. In particular, a direct comparative analysis between counterflow and co-flow ammonia–toluene diffusion flames, accounting for the coupled effects of strain rate and residence time, has not been systematically reported. In the present work, ammonia–toluene (NH<sub>3</sub>–C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub>) diffusion flames are numerically examined under both counterflow and co-flow configurations using CHEMKIN-Pro coupled with ANSYS Fluent. A detailed chemical kinetic mechanism, consisting of approximately 150 species and 950 elementary reactions, is developed by extending the toluene ratio flame/ammonia (TRF/NH<sub>3</sub>) framework with updated toluene sub-mechanisms and is validated against experimental data for flame temperature, major gas-phase species, and key soot precursors. Ammonia addition in the range of 0%–10% by volume leads to a measurable decrease in peak flame temperature (approximately 5%–10%) and a substantial reduction in major soot precursor species, including acetylene (C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub>), allene (C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>4</sub>), phenyl radical (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>), and benzene (C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>6</sub>). In counterflow flames, precursor concentrations are reduced by 30%–60%, while co-flow flames exhibit a more moderate reduction of 20%–40%. The stronger suppression observed in counterflow configurations is associated with elevated strain rates and reduced residence times, which hinder the progression of aromatic growth pathways. In contrast, ammonia enrichment markedly enhances nitrogen oxide (NO<sub>X</sub>) formation, with nitric oxide (NO) levels increasing by a factor of 2–3, primarily through fuel-bound nitrogen routes involving amino groups (NH<sub>2</sub>), (NH), and nitroxyl (HNO) intermediates. Sensitivity and rate-of-production analyses reveal that ammonia alters the radical pool, accelerating chain-branching reactions and carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation while simultaneously favoring nitrogen-driven NO formation pathways. Overall, the results indicate that ammonia blending can effectively suppress soot formation in aromatic diffusion flames, but at the expense of increased NO<sub>X</sub> emissions. This study demonstrates that ammonia addition introduces a strong trade-off between soot suppression and nitrogen oxide (NO<sub>X</sub>) formation. These findings provide new insight into the coupled role of strain rate and residence time in ammonia-aromatic fuel combustion, offering guidance for optimizing low-emission combustion systems.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13894,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Kinetics","volume":"58 11","pages":"913-929"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149084008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zijun Wang, Ziwen Tang, Xiulan Li, Rongfeng Yang, Yanjiao Zhou, Tianyu Lei, Wei Chen, Guangming Kou, Chi Zhang, Miao He
{"title":"Balancing SEI Composition and Side Reactions via Porous Carbon Current Collectors for Anode-Free Lithium Metal Batteries","authors":"Zijun Wang, Ziwen Tang, Xiulan Li, Rongfeng Yang, Yanjiao Zhou, Tianyu Lei, Wei Chen, Guangming Kou, Chi Zhang, Miao He","doi":"10.1002/kin.70104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.70104","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Anode-free lithium metal batteries (LMBs) have emerged as a promising next-generation secondary battery technology due to the ultrahigh energy density. However, the practical application is severely limited by irreversible Li plating/stripping behavior and an unstable solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) on the anode. Porous carbon coatings, which combine excellent electronic conductivity with tailorable pore structures, offer a viable approach to regulate Li deposition morphology and interfacial chemistry. Still, the systematic correlation between the structural parameters of carbon materials and cathode electrochemical behavior remains inadequately understood. In this study, porous conductive carbon coatings are constructed on Cu current collectors to systematically investigate the correlations among carbon structural parameters, SEI composition, and electrochemical performance. ECP600, EC300, and Super P with distinct specific surface areas and structural ordering were selected as model materials, and XRD, Raman, BET, and XPS were combined to elucidate how interlayer spacing, graphitization degree, and pore architecture regulate Li deposition modes and the inorganic/organic component ratio of the SEI. The results reveal that Super P, featuring a moderate specific surface area and a high graphitization degree, induces the formation of a thin SEI enriched in LiF/Li<sub>2</sub>O/Li<sub>2</sub>CO<sub>3</sub>, uniform in-pore confined deposition, and stable interfacial impedance, whereas the excessively high specific surface areas of ECP600 and EC300 lead to overly thick or compositionally unstable SEI layers, thereby amplifying polarization. This work proposes a carbon structure–centered interfacial engineering strategy, providing design guidelines for precise SEI regulation in anode-free LMBs.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13894,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Kinetics","volume":"58 11","pages":"1016-1025"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149084195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Waqar Younas, Sultan Alam, Hanif Subhan, Ali Umar, Hira Zaman, Muhammad Zahoor
{"title":"Optimizing Lowacryl Blue-3 Adsorption Onto Agar-Agar Grafted Polyacrylamide@Sn-Ni-ZrO2 Hybrid Hydrogel: Comprehensive Kinetic, Isothermal and Thermodynamic Investigations","authors":"Waqar Younas, Sultan Alam, Hanif Subhan, Ali Umar, Hira Zaman, Muhammad Zahoor","doi":"10.1002/kin.70111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.70111","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Continuous industrial operation generates numerous contaminants, including synthetic dyes, which may ultimately culminate in water contamination for humans and aquatic life. The burning issue was tackled via facile synthesis of agar grafted polyacrylamide (Agr-g-pAAm@Sn-Ni-ZrO<sub>2</sub> hydrogel sorbent for efficient sorption of lowacryl blue-3 (LAB-3). The current studies involved comprehensive investigations regarding optimization of various parameters like contact time, pH, sorbent dosage, initial concentration and temperature for efficient LAB-3 sorption. The Agr-g-pAAm@Sn-Ni-ZrO<sub>2</sub> superabsorbent demonstrated Fickian diffusion for water absorption and swelled up to a maximum limit 1330% at pH 12 in 23 h. Notably, the current sorption followed pseudo second order kinetics which further implied chemisorption as the rate limiting step in LAB-3 uptake by Agr-g-pAAm@Sn-Ni-ZrO<sub>2</sub> sorbent. The sorption was most appropriately described by the Langmuir model which characterized the attachment of LAB-3 to the sorbent in monolayer fashion on identical binding sites of a homogenous surface presented by Agr-g-pAAm@/Sn-Ni-ZrO<sub>2</sub> sorbent. Thus, the promising swelling (1330%) and sorption (909.09 mg/g) capacities along with retained > 90% of its adsorption efficiency after the third adsorption–desorption cycles, which may recommend the Agr-g-pAAm@Sn-Ni-ZrO<sub>2</sub> material for industrial wastewater treatment on commercial scale.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":13894,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Kinetics","volume":"58 11","pages":"970-985"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149084164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a Reduced Chemical Kinetic Mechanism for the Combustion of Polyoxymethylene Dimethyl Ethers (\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 PODE\u0000 n\u0000 \u0000 ${rm PODE}_n$\u0000 , n = 0–3)","authors":"Fekadu Mosisa Wako, W. K. Bushe","doi":"10.1002/kin.70106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/kin.70106","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (<span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>PODE</mi>\u0000 <mi>n</mi>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 <annotation>${rm PODE}_n$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>) have emerged as a promising candidate for reducing fossil fuel derived carbon emissions in diesel engines due to their high cetane numbers, oxygen-rich molecular structures, and minimal soot formation. An accurate kinetic description of their oxidation chemistry is essential for evaluating their performance as clean fuels and as intermediates in the combustion of higher <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mi>PODE</mi>\u0000 <mi>s</mi>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 <annotation>${rm PODE}_s$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>. In this study, a reduced kinetic mechanism for dimethyl ether (DME) and PODE<sub>1–3</sub> is developed based on a newly constructed detailed mechanism. The reduced mechanism comprises 37 species and 280 reactions, achieving a balance between compactness and predictive accuracy. Comprehensive validation is performed against experimental data from the literature, including laminar burning velocities, species profiles, and ignition delay times, complemented by sensitivity analyses. The model shows good agreement with experimental observations over a wide range of conditions, demonstrating its suitability as a computationally efficient predictive framework for DME/PODE<sub>1–3</sub> combustion applications. In addition, pathway and sensitivity analyses confirm that the reduced mechanism retains the dominant oxidation pathways and key controlling reactions of the detailed base mechanism, thereby providing mechanistic insights into the oxidation chemistry of DME and PODE<sub>1–3</sub>.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":13894,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Chemical Kinetics","volume":"58 11","pages":"895-912"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149084184","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}