Chemical separations play a vital role in refinery and reprocessing of critical materials, such
as platinum group metals, rare earths, and actinides. The choice of separation system─ …

The chemistry and physics of soft matter interfaces, especially aqueous–organic interfaces,
are centrally important to many areas of science and technology. Often, the thermodynamics …

High oxidation state metal cations in the form of oxides, oxoanions, or oxoperoxoanions
have diverse roles in carbon dioxide removal (direct air capture and point source). Features …

FucoPol, a fucose-rich polyanionic polysaccharide, was used for the first time for the
preparation of hydrogel membranes (HMs) using Fe3+ as a crosslinking agent. This study …

Phospholipid bilayers can be described as capacitors whose capacitance per unit area
(specific capacitance, C m) is determined by their thickness and dielectric constant─ …

Abstract Gallium (Ga) and indium (In) are essential elements in numerous industries, most
notably in the rapidly evolving field of optical electronics. Due to their scarcity in natural …

Hypothesis Adsorption of divalent heavy metal ions (DHMIs) at the mineral–water interfaces
changes interfacial chemical species and charges, interfacial water structure, Stern (SL) …

Recovery of rare earth metal is a global concern for resource-efficient application and high-
tech industry development. In this study, a new Y 3+ adsorbent, namely chitosan-based Y 3+ …

Graphene oxide is a promising, emerging separation material, as it is durable, dispersible in
water, and has naturally forming functional groups. Bulk studies using graphene oxide flakes …

Graphene oxide (GO) membranes are excellent candidates for a range of separation
applications, including rare earth segregation and radionuclide decontamination …