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From microkinetic model to process: understanding the role of the boron nitride surface and gas phase chemistry in the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9,795-802
DOI: 10.1039/D3RE00600J, Paper
Unni Kurumbail, William P. McDermott, Edgard A. Lebrón-Rodríguez, Ive Hermans
In the oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over boron nitride, propylene selectivity is lost due to unselective gas-phase chemistry.
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of plastics: a survey of the effect of reaction conditions on the reaction efficiency

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D2RE00510G, Review Article
Open Access
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Matthijs Justin Boel, Hongqi Wang, Ahmad AL Farra, Laura Megido, José Manuel González-LaFuente, N. Raveendran Shiju
Plastic waste is a major global issue and hydrothermal liquefaction is a promising technique for the chemical recycling of waste plastics. This review summarises the effect of reaction conditions on the liquefaction efficiency.
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Efficient removal of dibutyl phthalate from aqueous solutions: recent advances in adsorption and oxidation approaches

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4RE00055B, Review Article
Yaqi Wang, Jiawei Wu, Wenju Zhang, Linyun Zhong, Dan Zhang, Siqi Yan, Junyou Shi
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), a recognized endocrine-disrupting contaminant, poses substantial environmental challenges due to its persistence, resistance to degradation, and potential for bioaccumulation.
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Lupin aims to be part of ‘first wave of generics’ on GLP-1 products: Nilesh Gupta

GLP-1 products going off patent in some markets includes popular Type-2 diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic




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Post US President elections, China may look at reducing steel exports: Tata Steel MD

oOur projects are moving at the right pace, says TV Narendran




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Immunomodulatory effects of supercritical CO2 extracted oils from Portulaca oleracea and Perilla frutescens (PPCE) in healthy individuals: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03361B, Paper
Su-Jin Jung, Hyang-Im Baek, Eun-Ock Park, Ki-Chan Ha, Deuk-Seon Park, Soo-Wan Chae, Seung-Ok Lee
This study evaluated the immune-boosting effects of Portulaca oleracea L. and Perilla frutescens var. japonica Hara extract oils (PPCE) in healthy individuals. PPCE improved NK cell activity and cytokine levels (IL-12, IFN-γ) without adverse effects, supporting immune enhancement.
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Biological effects and mechanisms of dietary chalcones: latest research progress, future research strategies, and challenges

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10582-10599
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03618B, Review Article
Yun Liang Zhang, Shuang Jiao Sun, Li Zeng
Chalcones are widely distributed in food and have multiple biological activities; there are limitations and drawbacks in the application of dietary chalcones in food; future research strategies and key issues for dietary chalcones.
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Lacticaseibacillus paracasei 207-27 alters the microbiota–gut–brain axis to improve wearable device-measured sleep duration in healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10732-10745
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO01684J, Paper
Open Access
Jinxing Li, Jincheng Zhao, Xiaolei Ze, Liang Li, Yapeng Li, Zhimo Zhou, Simou Wu, Wen Jia, Meixun Liu, Yun Li, Xi Shen, Fang He, Ruyue Cheng
Probiotics have been reported to exert beneficial effects on sleep through the gut–brain axis.
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Regulation of redox enzymes by nutraceuticals: a review of the roles of antioxidant polyphenols and peptides

Food Funct., 2024, 15,10956-10980
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03549F, Review Article
Joy I. Obeme-Nmom, Raliat O. Abioye, Samanta S. Reyes Flores, Chibuike C. Udenigwe
Several nutraceutical compounds, such as polyphenols and peptides, modulate the enzymatic antioxidant defence system, providing an avenue for the development of multifunctional functional foods.
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Advances in plant-derived extracellular vesicles: isolation, composition, and biological functions

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO04321A, Review Article
Yao-Bo Zeng, Xun Deng, Li-Sha Shen, Yong Yang, Xing Zhou, Lianbao Ye, Sibao Chen, Da-Jian Yang, Guo-Qing Chen
Plant-derived extracellular vesicles (PDEVs) are nanoscale vesicles released from plant cells into the extracellular space.
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In vitro gastrointestinal digestion of marine oil emulsions and liposomal solutions: fate of LC-PUFAs upon lipolysis

Food Funct., 2024, 15,11291-11304
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO03161J, Paper
Open Access
Sawsan Amara, Maureen Gerlei, Carole Jeandel, Moulay Sahaka, Frédéric Carrière, Michel Linder
Marine liposomes are more resistant than triacylglycerol emulsion to lipolysis under gastric condition. They can protect LC-PUFA (EPA and DHA) and are a better gastric-stable delivery system for their intestinal absorption than TAG.
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Association between olive oil consumption and all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality in adult subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Food Funct., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4FO04161E, Paper
Andrea del Saz-Lara, Alicia Saz-Lara, Iván Cavero-Redondo, Carlos Pascual-Morena, Carmen Mazarío-Gárgoles, Francesco Visioli, María-Carmen López de las Hazas, Alberto Dávalos
Fourteen studies were systematically reviewed and seven were included in the meta-analysis. Consumption of OO is associated with a reduction of cardiovascular mortality (16%), all-cause mortality (15%) and cancer mortality (11%) in adult population.
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Understanding the election process: How is the US President elected?

While citizens cast their votes, the actual selection of the president is determined by the Electoral College




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Modern Masters: S S Rajamouli Review

Modern Masters aims to showcase Rajamouli's enigmatic career and paints a context of what makes him the singular voice that defined his generation of film-makers, for millions, observes Arjun Menon.




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Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power 2

All in all, season 2 seems a tad better than season 1 in most departments, observes Namrata Thakker.




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Will demolish all obstacles preventing people from all castes from becoming priests: CM




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Maharashtra Assembly polls: Uddhav’s bag checked by poll authorities for second day; he demands same treatment for PM Modi

In a video, the 64-year-old leader is seen speaking to the election staff at the helipad, asking for their names, postings, and appointment letters. He asked them, “How many people have you searched so far?” When they said that he was the first, Mr. Thackeray asked, “Why am I always the first customer?”




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MP byelections: Last-minute tensions ahead of voting after firing in Vijaypur

The byelections, first since the Lok Sabha elections, have somethings at stake for both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress




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Jharkhand first phase of polling LIVE updates: Voting begins for 43 seats

Former CM is contesting on a BJP ticket for the first time, while six State Cabinet Ministers are also among 683 candidates in the first phase




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T.N. rains: Schools, colleges closed in several districts amid heavy rain

Schools and colleges in Tamil Nadu districts declared holiday due to heavy rain, exams to continue as scheduled




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PS:2: So Who Killed Aditha Karikalan?

The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.




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National Awards: Bollywood Clout At Work

'No small artistic film can even hope to win, except, maybe, as random tokenism,' asserts Deepa Gahlot.




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Movie Memories: Double-Deckers Ride Into The Sunset

Thousands of movie buffs remember the double deckers of Mumbai, associating them with stars and blockbuster songs of yesteryear, recalls Debarghya Sanyal.




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Tejas: Don't Get IAF Wrong!

'For god's sake, portray the armed forces in the correct manner,' asserts IAF veteran Air Commodore Nitin Sathe after watching Tejas.




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Merry Christmas: I Felt Shortchanged

If you have never seen Sriram Raghavan fly, you would hardly realise that this time, he is happy in his cage, this time he isn't reaching for the skies, notes Sreehari Nair.




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Backstory Radio Presents: The American Indian Story

In October 2010, the hosts of Backstory visited Colonial Williamsburg's Kimball Theatre to perform a live show.




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Medicinal foods: A missing category on the regulator’s plate

When medicinal foods are regulated as foods, they are subjected to lower efficacy and safety standards than if they were medicines, putting consumers at risk




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India must create ‘leading’ space firms, not just service companies: ISRO chief

India has 450 companies making components to build and launch satellites, but ISRO’s vision requires new players, young talent, a thriving start-up ecosystem and large-scale investment from government and private sector




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Mpox clade Ia has evolved to jump from humans to humans: new study

Researchers have found a surge in the prevalence of mutations that can be attributed to a protein family in the human body called APOBEC




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United Flavours: An insightful journey of camera buffs




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United Flavours: Giving ad-men a dash of pepper



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Avenue Supermarts Q3 results: Standalone net profit rises 25% to ₹586 crore

Revenue from operations rose 22 per cent y-o-y to ₹9,065 crore in the reporting quarter against ₹7,433 crore in the year ago quarter




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Q4 results: PDS net profit dips to ₹39.80 crore

However, PDS’ net profit for FY23 rose to ₹86.42 crore




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Exploring anodic oxidation reactions in hybrid water electrolysis: special emphasis on substrate choice

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00907J, Review Article
Baghendra Singh, Neetu Verma
Anodic oxidation reactions have been assessed focusing on essential parameters for the substrate choice.
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Hydrogenation of sulfoxides to sulfides mediated by incomplete cubane-type Mo3S4 clusters: synthetic applications and mechanistic insights

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00987H, Paper
Juanjo Mateu-Campos, María Gutiérrez-Blanco, Eva Guillamón, Vicent S. Safont, Rosa Llusar
Air-stable diamino Mo3S4 clusters are efficient catalysts for the late-stage functionalization of drugs and other valuable products containing sulfide moieties.
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Exploring catalytic oxidation pathways of furfural and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural into carboxylic acids using Au, Pt, and Pd catalysts: a comprehensive review

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00821A, Review Article
Toyese Oyegoke, Franck Dumeignil, Baba E.-Yakubu Jibril, Carine Michel, Robert Wojcieszak
This review explores the mechanisms and factors influencing the selective oxidation of HMF and furfural into valuable products using gold, platinum, and palladium catalysts.
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Mechanistic differences between the Ru(II) and Zn(II)-catalyzed cross-coupling of cyclopropenes with diazo compounds: a DFT study

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00995A, Paper
Tiantian Liu, Kang Lv, Xiaoguang Bao
A detailed computational study was performed to shed light on the mechanistic differences between the Ru(II) and Zn(II)-catalyzed cross-coupling of cyclopropenes with diazo compounds.
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Vibrational frequencies utilized for the assessment of exchange–correlation functionals in the description of metal–adsorbate systems: C2H2 and C2H4 on transition-metal surfaces

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00685B, Paper
Ray Miyazaki, Somayeh Faraji, Sergey V. Levchenko, Lucas Foppa, Matthias Scheffler
Vibrational frequencies can be utilized as a reference to assess the reliability of the exchange–correlation functionals.
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Theoretical insights into Pt–Rh alloy nanoparticles: stability, elemental distribution, and catalytic mechanisms for NO + CO reactions

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6286-6297
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00755G, Paper
Yuzheng Li, Xianbao Duan, Zhang Liu, Caoran Li, Fangwen Ye, Zhihong Zhang, Liuqing Chen, Chun Du, Qingbo Wang, Bin Shan
Pt–Rh alloy nanoparticles featuring surfaces with both Pt and Rh atoms are poised to demonstrate bifunctional catalytic prowess in the NO + CO reaction.
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A metal-free route to substituted imidazolidines via ring-opening cyclization (ROC) of activated aziridines with N-benzylanilines: DA-COP catalyzed photo-oxidative C–H activation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6411-6419
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00808A, Paper
Manish Kumar, Bharat Singh, Sugandha Singh, Indresh Verma, Kamal K. Kar, Manas K. Ghorai
A metal-free, conjugated organic polymer (TPA-PQ)-catalyzed intramolecular C–H functionalization strategy for the synthesis of imidazolidines in the presence of light and O2 is reported.
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Multiscale modelling of CO2 hydrogenation of TiO2-supported Ni8 clusters: on the influence of anatase and rutile polymorphs

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6393-6410
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00586D, Paper
Open Access
  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Lulu Chen, Ying-Ying Ye, Rozemarijn D. E. Krösschell, Emiel J. M. Hensen, Ivo A. W. Filot
The selection of TiO2 phase, whether anatase or rutile, for supporting small Ni clusters significantly influences the activity and selectivity in CO2 hydrogenation to methane.
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Fundamental studies of ruthenium species supported on boron nitride nanotubes: metal loading and pretreatment effects on CO oxidation

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6198-6206
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00945B, Paper
Jinwon Choi, Amol Pophali, Byeongseok Kim, Kwangsuk Yoon, Thomas You-Seok Kim, Hocheol Song, Sang Eun Shim, Jaewoo Kim, Taejin Kim
RuOx/BNNT catalysts were prepared with varying metal loadings and under oxidation and reduction conditions. RuOx/BNNT showed superior catalytic activity than Ru/BNNT. The catalyst will be favorable to the ER mechanism over the LH mechanism.
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Effects of zeolite porosity and acidity on catalytic conversion of carbohydrates to bio-based chemicals: a review

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY01070A, Review Article
Deyu Chu, Jinjing Ma, Qishun Liu, Jie Fu, Heng Yin
Optimizing the production process of high value-added chemicals derived from renewable biomass holds immense promise for clean energy utilization and environmental sustainability.
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Unspecific peroxygenase immobilization in 3D-printed microfluidics: towards tailor-made screening platforms

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6496-6502
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00869C, Communication
Elena Gkantzou, Theofilia Koulopoulou, Hannah Brass, David Schönauer, Anton Glieder, Selin Kara
In the context of empowering biocatalysis, an easy-to-develop, reproducible, and easy-to-scale biocatalytic system is demonstrated as a microfluidic screening platform.
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Enhancing light-driven photocatalytic reactions through solid solutions of bismuth oxyhalide/bismuth rich photocatalysts: a systematic review

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, 14,6466-6495
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00820K, Review Article
Open Access
Robert O. Gembo, Rudzani Ratshiedana, Lawrence M. Madikizela, Ilunga Kamika, Cecil K. King'ondu, Alex T. Kuvarega, Titus A. M. Msagati
The pursuit of sustainable environmental remediation strategies has led to intensive research in photocatalysis.
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Bifunctional catalysts based on PdZn/ZnO and hierarchical zeolites in the direct synthesis of dimethyl ether from CO-rich syngas: influence of the support and the Zn/Pd molar ratio

Catal. Sci. Technol., 2024, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D4CY00860J, Paper
Open Access
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Bing Wang, Nicola Da Roit, Michael Zimmermann, Markus Boese, Thomas Zevaco, Silke Behrens
Pd/Zn-nanoparticles were used as precursors to study the influence of the molar Zn/Pd ratio and hierarchical HZSM-5 zeolites in the syngas-to-dimethyl ether process.
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Material design of biodegradable primary batteries: boosting operating voltage by substituting the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20027-20036
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03321C, Minireview
Shunsuke Yamada, Takashi Honda
This review highlights recent progress in increasing the operating voltage of biodegradable primary batteries by suppressing or substituting the hydrogen evolution reaction at the cathode with alternative redox reaction.
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BP/GaN and BP/GaP core/shell nanowires: theoretical insights into photovoltaic and gas-sensing abilities

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20235-20251
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02602K, Paper
Rishit S. Shukla, Vidit B. Zala, Sanjeev K. Gupta, P. N. Gajjar
BP/GaN and BP/GaP core/shell nanowires (CSNWs) show good sensitivity for some small oxide gases. Also, BP/GaP CSNWs show >33% photovoltaic conversion efficiency.
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Unlocking new possibilities: application of MXenes in 3D bioprinting for advanced therapy

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20037-20047
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR02906B, Minireview
Yusuf Olatunji Waidi, Nipun Jain
This article presents MXenes' potential in 3D bioprinting, discussing their benefits for bio-printed scaffolds, 3D bioprinting techniques, bio-ink criteria, applications of MXene-incorporated constructs, current challenges, and future directions.
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N-Heterocyclic carbene-stabilized gold–copper nanoclusters: synthesis, bonding and mechanochromism

Nanoscale, 2024, 16,20228-20234
DOI: 10.1039/D4NR03320E, Paper
Dongjie Zuo, Huifang Guo, Qinghua Xu, Ayisha He, Zilin Li, Simin Li, Hui Shen
The first gold–copper alloy cluster protected by both NHC and alkyne ligands was reported. The cluster displays interesting mechanochromic properties, highlighting the bright future of NHC-functionalized metal nanoclusters in materials science.
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