Chemical PapersPub Date : 2025-07-28DOI: 10.1007/s11696-025-04194-2
A. Hashem, S. Farag
{"title":"Recent progress in silver (Ag) adsorption technologies: mechanisms, challenges, and opportunities: a review","authors":"A. Hashem, S. Farag","doi":"10.1007/s11696-025-04194-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11696-025-04194-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The adsorption of silver (Ag) from aqueous solutions is a critical research area due to its environmental, industrial, and economic significance. Silver, a valuable metal widely used in various industries, poses ecological and health risks when released into wastewater. Adsorption is an effective, cost-efficient method for silver removal, offering high efficiency and operational simplicity. Recent advancements have led to the development of advanced adsorbents with enhanced capacity and selectivity for silver ions. This review examines the mechanisms of silver adsorption, including electrostatic interactions, ion exchange, surface complexation, and redox reactions, and evaluates adsorbent performance through isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamics. Key factors influencing adsorption, such as pH and competing ions, are analyzed, alongside emerging trends like sustainable adsorbents and hybrid technologies. Challenges, including adsorbent regeneration and scalability, are discussed, as are opportunities for resource recovery and circular economy approaches. This review aims to guide the development of efficient, sustainable silver adsorption technologies for environmental remediation and industrial applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":513,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Papers","volume":"79 9","pages":"5661 - 5686"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918275","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}
Chemical PapersPub Date : 2025-07-24DOI: 10.1007/s11696-025-04135-z
Cholgu Kim, Jimyong Yang, Kumhyok Ri, Daesong Jong, Jinhyok Ri, Geyongsong Vak, Sangmo Jon
{"title":"Z-scheme photocatalyst plates using antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO) as a conductive mediator for solar water splitting","authors":"Cholgu Kim, Jimyong Yang, Kumhyok Ri, Daesong Jong, Jinhyok Ri, Geyongsong Vak, Sangmo Jon","doi":"10.1007/s11696-025-04135-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11696-025-04135-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Printable photocatalyst plates have the potential to use in water splitting system for practicality of solar hydrogen production. In this system, transparent conductive nanoparticles can be inserted as a conductive mediator between hydrogen evolution photocatalyst (HEP) and oxygen evolution photocatalyst (OEP) to promote water splitting reaction. In this paper, we propose a printable SrTiO<sub>3</sub>:La,Rh/ATO/BiVO<sub>4</sub>:Mo photocatalyst plates incorporating a cost-effective ATO nanoparticles as conductive mediator for Z-scheme water splitting. The photocatalyst plates achieve an apparent quantum efficiency of 6.8% at a wavelength of 420 nm, with a solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency (STH) of 0.26%. ATO nanoparticles with excellent visible transparency and electrochemically inert facilitate the charge transfer between HEP and OEP particles. These results show that the nanoparticulate ATO is suitable for promising conductive mediator in the low-cost photocatalyst plates for Z-scheme water splitting.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":513,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Papers","volume":"79 9","pages":"5707 - 5716"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918549","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}
Chemical PapersPub Date : 2025-07-17DOI: 10.1007/s11696-025-04150-0
Prammitha Rajaram, Ambrose Rejo Jeice, M. Srinivasan
{"title":"Green synthesis of wurtzite Vg-ZnO nanoparticles: enhanced photocatalytic efficiency and antimicrobial properties","authors":"Prammitha Rajaram, Ambrose Rejo Jeice, M. Srinivasan","doi":"10.1007/s11696-025-04150-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11696-025-04150-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Environmental contamination, driven by direct and indirect causes, is a critical global challenge. Modern physicochemical techniques to ecological restoration have grown in popularity in order to develop eco-friendly and long-term solutions. The goal of this research is to create a bio-nanomaterial capable of digesting organic pollutants and suppressing microbial infections while producing no undesirable by-products. <i>Veldt grape</i> (Vg) leaf extract was used to produce zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) utilizing a green technique. Multiple approaches were used to characterize the physicochemical properties of Vg-ZnO NPs. UV–vis spectroscopy confirmed a maximum absorption range of 360–368 nm, while XRD examination revealed a wurtzite hexagonal phase with crystallite sizes ranging between 6.6 and 13.1 nm. FTIR spectra indicated the presence of flavonoids, phenols, and hydroxyl groups, while SEM pictures revealed a petal-like morphology, which EDAX validated for elemental composition. The photocatalytic activity of Vg-ZnO NPs was tested for MB dye degradation, and they achieved 90.6% disintegration during 120 min of UV light irradiation, with catalyst dose, dye concentration, pH, and reusability optimized. Antimicrobial effectiveness was evaluated against <i>Edwardsiella tarda, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans,</i> with <i>K. pneumoniae</i> having the largest inhibition zone of 25 mm. The improved photocatalytic and antibacterial properties of Vg-ZnO NPs highlight their potential for organic pollutant breakdown and environmental remediation.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":513,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Papers","volume":"79 9","pages":"5747 - 5763"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918260","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}
Chemical PapersPub Date : 2025-07-11DOI: 10.1007/s11696-025-04218-x
Chikmagalur Raju Girish
{"title":"Determination of thermodynamic parameters in adsorption studies: a review","authors":"Chikmagalur Raju Girish","doi":"10.1007/s11696-025-04218-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11696-025-04218-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Numerous contaminants are released into the environment by industrial effluent. The pollutants have harmful effect on the environment and are required to be treated. Adsorption using activated carbon is one of the promising methods for removing the pollutants. Thermodynamic studies in adsorption play a significant role as it determines energy requirement and feasibility of the process. The significance of thermodynamic parameters, such as activation energy, isosteric heat of adsorption, DR model constants, enthalpy, Gibbs free energy and entropy, is studied. Its significance in the adsorption, its role in deciding the type of mechanism and nature of the process are reviewed in this paper.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":513,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Papers","volume":"79 9","pages":"5687 - 5706"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11696-025-04218-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chemical PapersPub Date : 2025-07-09DOI: 10.1007/s11696-025-04077-6
Enzo Santaniello, Jelena Lazarević
{"title":"Decarboxylative bromination and chlorination of carboxylate salts: from discovery (Alexander Borodin, 1861) to development of a synthetic methodology (Cläre and Heinz Hunsdiecker, 1935–1942) and present perspectives of the reaction","authors":"Enzo Santaniello, Jelena Lazarević","doi":"10.1007/s11696-025-04077-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11696-025-04077-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The decarboxylation of carboxylic acid silver salts by bromine was discovered in 1861 by the Russian chemist and composer Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin. The discovery was neglected for nearly seventy years until Heinz and Cläre Hunsdiecker (1935–1942) reported many examples of application of the reaction, extending it to chlorine and other salts and giving a fundamental contribution to its development as a synthetic method for the preparation of alkyl bromides and chlorides. In addition to a historical introduction, in our review, we have discussed the many variations introduced over the years to the original chloro- and bromodecarboxylation procedure, with the aim to overcome the existing limitations of the method. New methodologies, developed up to the most recent years, have been reviewed; among these, a particular attention has been paid to attempts to introduce green procedures which could lead to a rebirth of this old, classical reaction.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":513,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Papers","volume":"79 8","pages":"4807 - 4838"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145163750","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}
Chemical PapersPub Date : 2025-07-08DOI: 10.1007/s11696-025-04196-0
Bader A. Salameh, Ahmad M. Al-malkawi, Iman A. Mansi, Kayed Abu-Safieh, Murad A. AlDamen, Bashaer Abu-Irmaileh
{"title":"Synthesis and anti-cancer evaluation of aminoacetylene maleimide hybrids","authors":"Bader A. Salameh, Ahmad M. Al-malkawi, Iman A. Mansi, Kayed Abu-Safieh, Murad A. AlDamen, Bashaer Abu-Irmaileh","doi":"10.1007/s11696-025-04196-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11696-025-04196-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A panel of 27 new compounds was prepared, starting from N-propargyl-3,4-dichloromaleimide where one chlorine atom was first replaced with either morpholine or piperidine. Then, the acetylenic moiety was subjected to a copper-catalyzed Mannich-type reaction to afford aminoacetylenic derivatives of maleimide. The prepared compounds' structures were characterized using IR, NMR, MS, and X-ray analysis (for compound 4 h). The newly synthesized compounds were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against three cancer cell lines: MCF-7, MDA-MB-231, and K562. Ten compounds exhibited cytotoxic activity against one or two cell lines, among which <b>4c</b> and <b>5c</b> were active against all three cancer cell lines. Compounds <b>5e, 5 h,</b> and <b>5c</b> demonstrated excellent cytotoxicity against MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Compounds <b>5a, 5e, 5c,</b> and <b>5d</b> displayed moderate activity against leukemia (K562) cell lines, while compounds <b>4c</b> and <b>4a</b> showed good activity against metastatic breast cancer (MDA-MB-231) Additionally, compounds <b>5c</b> and <b>4h</b> exhibited moderate activity against MDA-MB-231.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":513,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Papers","volume":"79 9","pages":"6341 - 6353"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918490","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":"Harnessing DABCO ionic salts for synthesis of heterocycles via multi-component reactions","authors":"Archana Rajmane, Poonam Narande, Nita Patil, Arjun Kumbhar","doi":"10.1007/s11696-025-04189-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11696-025-04189-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The review article discusses the advancements in synthesis and applications of acidic, basic, and neutral 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (DABCO) ionic salts in multi-component reactions. Compared to imidazolium-based ionic salts, the number of DABCO-based ionic salts is significantly lower. Recently, there has been increasing focus on these salts due to their selective salt formation capabilities. A significant challenge lies in the limited availability of physical data regarding DABCO-based ionic salts; hence, most of them are not ionic liquids. While many of these salts could be reused several times with only a minimal reduction in their catalytic effectiveness, there is a significant limitation in the availability of DABCO-based salts.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":513,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Papers","volume":"79 9","pages":"5625 - 5660"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918491","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}
Chemical PapersPub Date : 2025-07-07DOI: 10.1007/s11696-025-04197-z
K. R. Hemantha Kumar, M. Revanasiddappa, S. Manjunatha, V. Srinivasa Murthy, Y. T. Ravikiran
{"title":"Impact of Pt/C on improving alternating current response in polyaniline-based ternary composites","authors":"K. R. Hemantha Kumar, M. Revanasiddappa, S. Manjunatha, V. Srinivasa Murthy, Y. T. Ravikiran","doi":"10.1007/s11696-025-04197-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11696-025-04197-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Platinum on carbon (Pt/C) catalysts with different wt% (2, 4, 6, 8, and 10) were incorporated into silver-decorated polyaniline (PANI) via a green chemistry approach during in situ polymerization to obtain ternary composites. FTIR and EDX studies confirmed the formation of the ternary composites, while XRD spectra exhibited the crystalline nature of the composites. SEM images exhibited the agglomerated flake-like structures with a porous morphology. The measurement of AC conductivity for Ag-PANI-Pt/C-2% across the frequency range of 50 Hz to 1 MHz revealed a significantly elevated conductivity of 1.3 × 10<sup>–2</sup> S/cm, representing a threefold enhancement compared to pure PANI and a twofold increase relative to the composite of Ag-PANI. The composite exhibits a high dielectric constant, approximately 10<sup>4</sup>, along with low loss characteristics, indicating its potential suitability for mid-frequency device applications. Humidity studies of the composite PANI-Pt/C-2% in the range (11%RH – 97%RH) evidenced a sensitivity of 5.8 × 10<sup>5</sup> Ω cm/%RH, a LOD of 2.32%RH, with an excellent linearity of 0.9995. The Activation energy of 0.1 eV obtained for the PANI-Pt/C-2% sample is favourable for a physisorption based mechanism in humidity sensing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":513,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Papers","volume":"79 9","pages":"6355 - 6364"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918487","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}
Chemical PapersPub Date : 2025-07-05DOI: 10.1007/s11696-025-04190-6
Zeeshan Ali Lashari, Muhammad Furqan Qureshi, Darya Khan Bhutto, Kousar Parveen, Shaine Mohammadali Lalji, Muhammad Arqam Khan, Meichun Li, Lala Gurbanova, Wedad A. Al-onozi
{"title":"Full factorial analysis with ANOVA and physiochemical investigation of ZnO/Al2O3 with pure bore at low salinity to improve oil recovery","authors":"Zeeshan Ali Lashari, Muhammad Furqan Qureshi, Darya Khan Bhutto, Kousar Parveen, Shaine Mohammadali Lalji, Muhammad Arqam Khan, Meichun Li, Lala Gurbanova, Wedad A. Al-onozi","doi":"10.1007/s11696-025-04190-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11696-025-04190-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The nanotechnology possesses vast application for enhanced oil recovery and that has increased significantly on a global scale, and nanofluid has been broadly employed in reservoirs to boost the hydrocarbons recovery. An laboratorial examination was conducted with salinity (NaCl 2.5 wt%) to observe the adding together that zinc oxide (ZnO) and aluminum oxide (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) with nanofluid formed by pure bore may provide to enhance the oil recovery. To fully understand the nanofluid, a laboratory analysis was conducted utilizing FTIR, EDX and XRD of ZnO and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>. To gain insight into structure, the nanofluid microstructure was examined. Under laboratory settings, the effects of pure bore concentration (0.30–0.50 wt%) and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and ZnO concentrations (0.05–0.40 wt%) in brine solution (NaCl 2.5 wt%) were examined. SEM, EDX, FTIR and XRD were used to examine the value addition with Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and ZnO bring to the nanofluid. The analytical inquiry aided in the analysis of the nanofluid’s microstructure. Additionally, the effect of salt on viscosity was explored. The optimum/critical concentrations of pure bore 0.40 wt% and Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> 0.30 wt% were reached at salinity conditions (NaCl 2.5 wt%). Statistical analysis with ANOVA analysis and full factorial design were used to validate the results, and it was revealed that the nanofluid prepared employing pure bore (0.40 wt%) and ZnO (0.30 wt%) with salinity NaCl (2.5 wt%) is stable and useful for enhancing oil production as contrast to nanofluid that was prepared with Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> (0.30 wt%) under same polymer and saline concentration.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":513,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Papers","volume":"79 9","pages":"6279 - 6294"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918466","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":"Nanosilica from shakhotaka and bamboo leaf biomass waste: extraction, characterization, and as a stationary phase for application in chromatographic separation","authors":"Theeraporn Promanan, Wipanoot Baison, Siwat Thungprasert, Thanapat Autthawong, Sopittaporn Sillapapiromsuk, Samroeng Narakaew","doi":"10.1007/s11696-025-04175-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11696-025-04175-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Shakhotaka and bamboo leaves agricultural biomass from Lampang Province, Thailand, is considered a potential renewable source for silica due to its abundance status. The preparation and characterization of nanosilica from shakhotaka and bamboo leaf biomass waste were the main objectives of this investigation. Shakhotaka (X = K) and bamboo (X = B) leaf biomass waste were converted into nanosilica using three acid (1 M HCl) pretreatment techniques: refluxing for 1 h (X-Rf-800), stirring for 12 h (X-H12-800), and stirring for 24 h (X-H24-800) before thermal combustion at 800 °C for 5 h under an air atmosphere. The optimal nanosilica yield of K-Rf-800 and B-Rf-800 was based on leaf dry weight, which was found to be around 28 and 30%. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy showed the hydrophilic silanols on its surface and siloxane groups of the produced nanosilica, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns revealed the presence of an amorphous nanosilica combined with a small semicrystalline phase. According to the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) analysis and the transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of the K-Rf-800 and B-Rf-800 nanosilica, the mesoporous size was 13 nm, the surface areas were 69.06 and 56.84 m<sup>2</sup>/g, and non-spherical particle sizes ranged from 23 to 40 nm. With a reusability of at least five times, the resulting nanosilica could potentially be utilized as stationary phases in microcolumn chromatography to separate the green chlorophyll and yellow carotene pigments from <i>Anethum graveolens</i> leaves when compared to commercial SiO₂, according to the results of the separation factor value.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":513,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Papers","volume":"79 9","pages":"6079 - 6090"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144918426","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}