In situ treatment of contaminated soil using persulfate activated by sulfidated zero-valent iron.

Soil contamination with hazardous substances like phenol poses significant environmental and health risks. In situ soil mixing can be a promising technological solution to this challenge. A persulfate and sulfidated zero-valent iron (S-ZVI) system for remediating contaminated soil was developed and tested to be suited to in situ soil mixing.

Preparation and evaluation of celecoxib-loaded proliposomes with high lipid content.

A novel proliposomal formulation for improved oral delivery of celecoxib (CXB) was developed using a solid dispersion technique. CXB, soy phosphatidylcholine (SPC), sorbitol, and poloxamer 188 were dissolved in a water/ethanol binary solvent system. Subsequent solvent-evaporation and lyophilization steps produced CXB-loaded proliposomes (CXBPLs) with high lipid content (as SPC, ≈20% [w/w]).