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Cloud kitchens make a mark in Thiruvananthapuram with pocket-friendly food and a wide range of cuisines

Still ordering in, though lockdowns are over? You are not alone. As cloud kitchens juggle cuisines and experiment with new dishes from a single space, takeaway in Thiruvananthapuram gets more interesting every day




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Take home a piece of heritage at this Visakhapatnam sweet store

Sarvani Sweets launches its series sweet boxes featuring some iconic heritage spots of Visakhapatnam




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Home bakers and chefs in Thiruvananthapuram have spread out a delectable platter for Christmas

Cakes, cookies, puddings and more are in the Christmas hampers sold by home cooks




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Vizhinjam in Thiruvananthapuram has become the city’s seafood hub

Restaurants on Vizhinjam Harbour Road are making waves for dishing up the best seafood in town




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On a Ramzan food trail in Visakhapatnam

From the creamy slow-cooked haleem to paya nihari and sheer kurma, restaurants and hotels in Visakhapatnam are offer an array of Ramzan delicacies




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Karupatti aappam in Madurai: Meet a streetside vendor who makes this sweet treat

MG Vedhavathi has been making soft karupatti aappams on Kamarajar Salai for over a decade




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Two approaches to win an argument as a software engineer

If you’ve spent any time developing software professionally and then you are probably used to the spirited debates that take place between software engineers as well as between software engineers and management, design, and product. Software engineers are not known for being shy about their opinions on any particular subject, and especially when it comes...




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Computational-assisted molecular design, synthesis and application of benzobisthiadiazole-based near-infrared dye in electrowetting displays

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,1144-1154
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00115J, Paper
Junheng Chen, Haoteng Lin, Xintong Wang, Dinggui He, Baoyi Luo, Yuanyuan Guo, Wangqiao Chen, Guofu Zhou
Computational-assisted molecular design of benzobisthiadiazole-based donor–acceptor–donor type near-infrared dyes, their synthesis and application as colored inks in electrowetting displays.
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Self-supervised graph neural networks for polymer property prediction

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, 9,1130-1143
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00088A, Paper
Open Access
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Qinghe Gao, Tammo Dukker, Artur M. Schweidtmann, Jana M. Weber
Self-supervised learning for polymer property prediction in scarce data domains.
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DORA-XGB: An improved enzymatic reaction feasibility classifier trained using a novel synthetic data approach

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00118D, Paper
Open Access
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Yash Chainani, Joseph Ni, Kevin Shebek, Keith Tyo, Linda J. Broadbelt
Retrobiosynthesis tools harness the inherent promiscuities of enzymes for the de novo design of novel biosynthetic pathways to key small molecules. Many existing pathway search algorithms rely on exhaustively enumerating...
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Development of xanthan gum-based solid desiccants for the extraction of water vapors from humid air

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4ME00134F, Paper
Hemant Mittal, Ali Al Alili, Saeed M. Alhassan, Naved I. Malek, Md. Didarul Islam
A xanthan gum-acrylamide desiccant with interconnected capillary channels was prepared and showed 1.38 g g−1 water adsorption at 90% RH and 25 °C, retaining 70% capacity over 20 cycles, proving its effectiveness as a salt-free desiccant.
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Je réussis à entrer en IFAS-IFAP : dossier et entretien oral

16,90 €

Marion Gauthier, Mandi Gueguen
3e édition
octobre 2024
256 pages
Tout pour réussir votre entrée en IFAS-IFAP et devenir aide-soignant ou auxiliaire de puériculture !
Ouvrage tout-en-un
Nouveau
978-2-311-21965-4
Pour intégrer une école d'aide-soignant et d'auxiliaire de puériculture - Sélection 2025
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L’art japonais du bonheur

18,90 €

Le Yen Mai
1re édition
octobre 2024
256 pages
Quelle est la méthode japonaise du bonheur ? Dans chaque précepte traditionnel du pays du Soleil-Levant se trouve une sagesse, une leçon à conserver précieusement, une occasion de joie et d'enrichissement.
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Functionalized Schiff-base containing phenothiazine and cholic acid as a paper-based fluorescence turn-off sensor for Sn(II) ion detection and its application

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00853G, Paper
Dipakkumar Bariya, Satyendra Mishra
The development of the cholyl hydrazide Schiff base of phenothiazine as a paper-based sensor for the detection of Sn(II) ions with chelation-enhanced fluorescence quenching sensing mechanism and its possible integration into a logic gate system.
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Ultrafine VN quantum dots modified with a nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide anode material for enhanced rate capability and lifespan of lithium-ion batteries

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00502C, Paper
Dong Wang, Zihan Guo, Zhiwei Wang, Yanfang Gao
The excellent electrochemistry performance is attributed to vanadium nitride quantum dots (VNQDs) offering large capacity and nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide (NrGO) acting as a conductive network and buffer skeleton.
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A rapid and selective “on-off” fluorescence detection of lethal pulmonary agent phosgene with theoretical approach: a cost-effective sensing tool for household bleach and soil analysis

New J. Chem., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00774C, Paper
Malavika S. Kumar, Malay Dolai, Avijit Kumar Das
A fluorescent probe, 4-(di-phenylamino)-benzaldehyde oxime (DPBO), has been developed comprising of 4-(diphenylamino) benzaldehyde as the fluorophore and hydroxyl amine, where the resutant oxime group leads to the formation of a...
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Temperature-dependent structural and optical properties of Sb-doped SnO2 nanoparticles and their electrochemical analysis for supercapacitor application

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00918E, Paper
Towseef Ahmad, Mohd Zubair Ansari
Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) play an important role in advanced energy harvesting and storage systems, as well as cutting-edge display technology.
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Ligand-assisted solvothermal precipitation synthesis of quantum-sized SnO2 nanoparticles and their application in quantum dot light emitting diodes

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00811A, Paper
Jiaxin Gao, Mengxin Liu, Xinan Shi, Daocheng Pan
Quantum dot-light emitting diodes with an external quantum efficiency of 12.9% are fabricated based on quantum sized SnO2 nanoparticles as electron transportation layers.
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Mesoporous carbon hollow spheres loaded with Fe/Fe3C as efficient solar vapour generation materials

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7168-7175
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00424H, Paper
Jianfeng Gao, Hui Zhang, Zhaoshun Zhang, Changcheng Lin, Qun Yang, Shiwei Shi, Xueqin Zuo, Shaowei Jin, Guang Li
An evaporator has two major advantages: excellent interfacial evaporation efficiency and organic pollution treatment capacity.
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Efficient elimination of Hg(II) from water bodies with acid-modified magnetic biomass spent tea leaves: conditional optimization and application

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7413-7429
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00576G, Paper
Dingli Cheng, Yiwen Li, Xinyu Zheng, Yongfu Guo
To effectively enhance the resource utilization of biomass waste, a acid-modified magnetic biomass spent tea leaves (NiFe2O4/STLs) was prepared via the pyrolysis and co-precipitation methods and used to eliminate mercury (Hg(II)) from water bodies.
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Gram-scale synthesis of aggregation-caused quenching-resistant red-emissive carbon dots for potential applications

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7265-7276
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00321G, Paper
Ashok Kumar, Kanchan Negi, Sumanta Kumar Sahu
This work describes the gram-scale synthesis of N/S-doped carbon dots for red emissive properties. The developed carbon dots can be used in WLEDs, fingerprinting, bioimaging, fluorescent ink, and room-temperature phosphorescence.
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Novel composite of ZnMoO4/Ni(OH)2 as an electrode material for enhanced performance in energy-storage applications

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7362-7369
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00513A, Paper
Barani Kumar Duvaragan, Ganesan Shanmugam, Arif Mohamed Shahul Hameed, Vetrivel Ramalingam
The as-prepared composite of micro-flower structure of ZnMoO4 with Ni(OH)2 nano-flower were employed as electrode materials for supercapacitors.
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Magnesium(II) complexes supported by indole- and pyrrole-containing Schiff-base ligands: syntheses, structures, and applications as precatalysts in the hydroboration of nitriles and alkynes

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7125-7133
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00492B, Paper
Mengxiang Wu, Ling Chen, Xiaohan Yang, Yahong Li
Five magnesium compounds were synthesized. They are active precatalysts for the hydroboration of nitriles and alkynes. The catalytic reactions feature mild reaction conditions, excellent functional group tolerance, and high yields.
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Highly crystalline graphite nanofibers as an anode for high-performance potassium-ion batteries

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7497-7502
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00662C, Paper
Kaixuan Sun, Kun Chang, Jinshuo Tan, Chuan-Fu Sun, Qin Liu
Graphite nanofibres with high crystallinity and low defect levels for potassium-ion batteries with high initial Coulombic efficiency and long cycling stability are reported in this study.
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Design and synthesis of few-layer molybdenum oxide selenide encapsulated in a 3D interconnected nitrogen-doped carbon anode toward high-performance sodium storage

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7370-7378
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00389F, Paper
Yonghong Qin, Shahriman Zainal Abidin, Azhari Bin Md Hashim, Oskar Hasdinor Hassan, Xiaojun Zhao
Novel few-layered MoO3–MoSe2 encapsulated in a 3D NC skeleton is constructed to improve the electrochemical performances of SIBs.
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Carbon dots analysis of charge transfer intrinsic capacity based on the analytic calculation of chemical reactivity descriptors

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7244-7255
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ01100G, Paper
Jesús A. Lara-Cerón, Roberto Flores-Moreno, José A. Flores-Ramos, Gururaj K. Jayaprakash
Carbon dots analysis of charge transfer intrinsic capacity based on the analytic calculation of chemical reactivity descriptors.
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Citrus sap-stabilized regulated cobalt ferricyanide efficiently enhanced electrocatalytic activity and durability for oxygen evolution

New J. Chem., 2024, 48,7070-7080
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00704B, Paper
Muthukumaran Sangamithirai, Venkatachalam Ashok, Arunagiri Gayathri, Murugan Vijayarangan, Jayaraman Jayabharathi
Citrus sap-stabilized RCoFe nanoplatelets were synthesized by simple co-precipitation, and are highly efficient and stable electrocatalysts for solar cell water splitting (1.56 V).
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A robust dual-network hydrogel electrolyte coupled with a porous carbon material for flexible quasi-solid-state zinc ion hybrid supercapacitors

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ00310A, Paper
Chenchen Ji, Xinhong Lin, Yang Hong, Junfeng Liu, Aoteng Liu, Yijia Yao, Sicheng Liu, Hongyu Mi
A hydrogel electrolyte was designed by constructing a multi-crosslinked network. The quasi-solid-state ZHSC based on the hydrogel electrolyte and HSSPC delivers a high specific capacity, high energy/power densities, and good cycle stability.
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Synthesis and characterization of magnetite coated by maltodextrin for application in magnetic hyperthermia

New J. Chem., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4NJ01034E, Paper
Yasmin Milena Loth Bueno, Filipe Kalil da Silva Naves, Tamires Pereira Rosa, Odivaldo Cambraia Alves, Marcel Guimarães Martins, Marla Karolyne dos Santos Horta, Giane Gonçalves Lenzi, Celio Lucas Valente Rodrigues, Jéssica Dornelas da Silva, Rodrigo Brackmann
This study aimed to synthesize magnetite nanoparticles proposing a new core with maltodextrin using the coprecipitation method in an alkaline medium, with the potential application in magnetic hyperthermia for cancer treatment.
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2024/10/28 (Edmonton): Benjamin Hertwig launches Juiceboxers at Paper Birch Books

Join Benjamin Hertwig for a local launch of Juiceboxers, his debut novel, at his very own bookstore, Paper Birch Books! WHAT: Edmonton launch of JuiceboxersWHEN: […]

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Updates to the Google Photos APIs: Picker API launch and Library API changes

The new Picker API enables secure photo selection, while the Library API will focus on managing photos and videos uploaded by your application.




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Now in Developer Preview: Enhancing Chat with the Google Chat API

The Google Chat API has been launched, allowing developers to build Chat apps that enable real-time collaboration between Google Chat and other systems.




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Bringing AI Agents to production with Gemini API

AgentOps uses the Gemini API to provide cost-effective and powerful LLM-powered agent observability for enterprises.




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Gemini API and Google AI Studio now offer Grounding with Google Search

Grounding with Google Search for the Gemini API and Google AI Studio enhances the accuracy and freshness of Gemini's responses by leveraging Google Search data.




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Web AI Summit 2024 Recap: Client-Side AI for Developers

The first Web AI Summit, hosted by Google on October 18, 2024, brought together experts in machine learning models for web browsers.




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Vizag Reads: A silent book-reading community in Visakhapatnam

Vizag Reads, a quiet reading community, meets every Sunday at VMRDA Central Park. It is the Visakhapatnam chapter of Cubbon Reads in Bengaluru, an initiative that has turned into a worldwide silent reading movement with more than 30 chapters across India and around 15 internationally




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Drawing inspiration from cityscapes are Urban Sketchers in different Indian cities

With more than 15 chapters in India, Urban Sketchers are documenting many aspects of everyday life and architecture



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Tyres turn into colourful playgrounds in Anganwadis of Anakapalli district in Andhra Pradesh

Project Play, a brainchild of 29-year-old IAS officer Dhatri Reddy, creates 58 playgrounds in Anganwadi centres of Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh using discarded tyres and galvanized iron pipes




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International Tiger Day: A wildlife photography exhibition in Visakhapatnam on June 29 and 30

Visakhapatnam is set to host a two-day wildlife photography exhibition on July 29 and 30




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A group show of 17 artists in Visakhapatnam expresses the love for life and nature

Seventeen artists have displayed 40 art works at the group show at Dys Art Gallery in Visakhapatnam




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Highly radiation-resistant Al-MOF selected based on the radiation stability rules of metal–organic frameworks with ultra-high thorium ion adsorption capacity

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00076E, Paper
Xiaofan Ding, Zhanjun Zhang, Xinyan Li, Ke Ma, Tiantian Jin, Zhaoning Feng, Tian Lan, Jing Zhao, Songtao Xiao
Al-MOF synthesized based on MOF irradiation stability rules exhibits high stability against β-irradiation and ultra-high thorium adsorption capacity, which proves its huge potential application value in the field of radionuclide adsorption.
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Construction of a nontoxic nano-pesticide and its co-application with natural predators for perfect cooperative pest management: an innovative strategy for pesticide reduction

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00060A, Paper
Shangyuan Wu, Qinhong Jiang, Chunyang Huang, Hailin Yang, Changhua Zhang, Meizhen Yin, Jie Shen, Shuo Yan, Hu Li
The current study develops a nano-pesticide that is nontoxic toward the predatory stinkbug but with enhanced bioactivity toward the common cutworm, which proposes to co-apply the nano-pesticide with predator as an innovative pest control technique.
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Alleviation of Cadmium-Induced Oxidative Damage through Application of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles and Strigolactones in Solanum lycopersicum L.

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00796K, Paper
Vaseem Raja, Karanpal Singh, Sami Ullah Qadir, Jagpreet Singh, Ki-Hyun Kim
In this research, zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are bio-synthesized using Mangifera indica leaf extract as a sustainable capping and stabilizing source. The spherical morphology, crystallinity, and average size (17.97...
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Rapid Synthesis of MXenes and Its Potential Risk to Bacterial Communities in Tomato Rhizosphere

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00827D, Communication
cheng chen, Yuchen Liu, Houpu Zhang, Jie Ren, Chao Zhang, Mao Xu, Dan Liu, Yuru Wang, Weiwei Lei, Xiaoli Zhao
As a thriving group of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials, MXenes offer tremendous application and development prospects because of their excellent physical and chemical properties. Rhizosphere bacteria colonize the narrow ecosystem region...
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Mechanistic approaches for crosstalk between nanomaterials and plants: plant immunomodulation, defense, stress resilience, toxicity, and perspectives

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D4EN00053F, Paper
Ragini Singh, Pinky Choudhary, Santosh Kumar, Hemant Kumar Daima
Plants are confronted with unexpected and diverse environmental pressures in the era of climate change. Plant development and metabolism are significantly hindered by both abiotic and biotic stress, which leads...
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Calcium L-aspartate nanoparticles modify root ultrastructure and improve plant yield in Brassica napus L.

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00989K, Paper
kesong lu, jiayu hou, Riaz Muhammad, Babar Saba, Abd-Elkader Ali M., El-Desouki Zeinab, Cun-cang Jiang
Calcium (Ca) is an indispensable nutrient in plant development. Nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in agricultural production, among which calcium L-aspartate nanoparticles (Ca(L-asp)-NPs), as a new type of Ca fertilizer,...
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Green Chemistry: Advancing Planetary Phosphorus Sustainability through the Synergy of Graphene Oxide Modified with Magnetic Nanoparticles (M@GO) for Extracting Tertiary Effluent Phosphorus in Sewage Treatment Plants.

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00859B, Paper
Open Access
Andrea Muñoz-Garcia, Pablo Montoro Leal, María Mar López Guerrero, Carlos Vereda-Alonso, Elisa Vereda Alonso
Securing the enduring sustainability of global phosphorus (P) utilization has become a key societal priority. The application of green chemistry and green engineering presents an opportunity to mitigate these challenges...
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Silver nanoparticle doped laser-induced graphene fabrication methodology affects silver nanoparticle size, distribution, biological and electrochemical properties

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1582-1596
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00371J, Paper
Chetan Prakash Sharma, Abhishek Gupta, Meghna Khadka, Hadar Ben-Yoav, Avner Ronen, Christopher J. Arnusch
Three fabrication methods for metal-doped laser-induced graphene (LIG) are compared resulting in stable nanoparticles embedded within LIG. Variable nanoparticle size, distribution, antibacterial and electrochemical properties were observed.
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Applications of bismuth-based nanoparticles for the removal of pollutants in wastewater: a review

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2024, 11,1332-1367
DOI: 10.1039/D3EN00983A, Critical Review
Shan Jiang, Yihang Zhang, Jianyu Gong
This review discusses the characteristics and synthesis methods of Bi-based NPs. It delves into the removal efficiency in wastewater, emphasizing traditional/emerging strategies to enhance the performance, mechanisms, toxicology, and challenges.
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