Machine learning predicts heavy metal adsorption on iron (oxyhydr)oxides: A combined insight into the adsorption efficiency and binding configuration.

The adsorption of heavy metal on iron (oxyhydr)oxides is one of the most vital geochemical/chemical processes controlling the environmental fate of these contaminants in natural and engineered systems. Traditional experimental methods to investigate this process are often time-consuming and labor-intensive due to the complexity of influencing factors. Herein, a comprehensive database containing the adsorption data of 11 heavy metals on 7 iron (oxyhydr)oxides was constructed, and the machine learning models was successfully developed to predict the adsorption efficiency.

Predicting the binding configuration and release potential of heavy metals on iron (oxyhydr)oxides: A machine learning study on EXAFS.

Heavy metals raise a global concern and can be easily retained by ubiquitous iron (oxyhydr)oxides in natural and engineered systems. The complex interaction between iron (oxyhydr)oxides and heavy metals results in various mineral-metal binding configurations, such as outer-sphere complexes and edge-sharing inner-sphere complexes, which determine the accumulation and release of heavy metals in the environment. However, traditional experimental approaches are time-consuming and inadequate to elucidate the complex binding relationships and configurations between iron (oxyhydr)oxides and heavy metals.

F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 16 controls tamoxifen sensitivity via regulation of mitochondrial respiration in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells.

Tamoxifen is one of the most effective therapeutic tools for estrogen receptor-positive (ER +) breast cancer. However, the intrinsic insensitivity and resistance to tamoxifen remains a significant hurdle for achieving optimal responses and curative therapy. In this study, we report that F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 16 (FBXL16) is located in the mitochondria of ER + breast cancer cells.

Adsorption of lead and antimony in the presence and absence of EDTA by a new vermiculite product with potential recyclability.

A new two-step modification method has been proposed where 1.8% HCl and 3.1% HNO were applied to modify the interlayer of vermiculite (VMT).

A novel ball-milled aluminum-carbon composite for enhanced adsorption and degradation of hexabromocyclododecane.

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is one of the priority persistent organic pollutants (POPs), yet a cost-effective technology has been lacking for the removal and degradation of HBCD. Zero-valent aluminum (ZVAl) is an excellent electron donor. However, the inert and hydrophilic surface oxide layer impedes the release of the electrons from the core metallic Al, resulting in poor reactivity towards HBCD.

Degradation of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) by nanoscale zero-valent aluminum (nZVAl).

Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) has been listed in Annex A of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in 2013, but till now there is a lack of efficient methods for its degradation. In this study, nanoscale zero-valent aluminum (nZVAl), an excellent reductant with a very low redox potential of E(Al/Al) = -1.662 V and strong electron transfer ability, was used to reductively degrade HBCD.

Environmental application of MgMn-layered double oxide for simultaneous efficient removal of tetracycline and Cd pollution: Performance and mechanism.

The MgMn-layered double oxide (MgMn-LDO), which was fabricated by calcining MgMn-layered double hydroxide (MgMn-LDH), was used to remove tetracycline (TC) and cadmium (Cd) pollution. In MgMn-LDO activated peroxymonosulfate (PMS) system, 97.1% of TC was degraded within 20 min.

Synergistic deep removal of As(III) and Cd(II) by a calcined multifunctional MgZnFe-CO layered double hydroxide: Photooxidation, precipitation and adsorption.

A high removal rate (>99.7%) of combined arsenite (As(III)) and Cd (Cd(II)) in low concentration (1000 μg/L) from contaminated water was achieved by a calcined MgZnFe-CO layered double hydroxide (CMZF) adsorbent. Batch control studies and a series of spectroscopy detection technologies were employed to investigate the removal mechanism and interactions between As(III) and Cd(II) on the interface of water/CMZF.

[IgG antibody level in saliva from rabbits infected with Trichinella spiralis].

Twenty-eight Japanese big ear rabbits were randomly divided into control group and experimental group. Twenty rabbits in experimental group were each infected with 3000 larvae of Trichinella spiralis. Serum and saliva samples were collected at pre-infection and every week after infection, and were examined for IgG antibody by indirect ELISA using T.