Bidirectional cross flow wetlands with different plant species were set to investigate seasonal variation in radial oxygen loss (ROL) and its effects on COD and NH-N removal. Findings demonstrated a strong seasonal effect on the rate of ROL, with Arundo donax var.versicolor showing the highest ROL of 2.99 μmol·h·g. Additionally, ROL showed strong positive correlations with plant total biomass (P < 0.01), aboveground biomass (P < 0.01), height, maximum root length (P < 0.01), root porosity (P < 0.01), and removal efficiency of COD and NH-N (P < 0.01). Furthermore, high-throughput sequencing analysis of substrate samples from three wetland units planted with Thalia dealbata, Canna indica and Arundo donax var. versicolor revealedProteobacteria as the predominant rhizospheric phylum. Relative abundance of Alpha- and Gamma-Proteobacteria were higher in the Arundo donax var.versicolor samples due to its higher oxygen transport capacity. These results demonstrate that root properties are important determinants for selecting appropriate plants for constructed wetland.
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Inorg Chem
January 2025
School of Materials Science and Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266580, PR China.
Mismatched electron and proton transport rates impede the manifestation of effective performance of the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction (OER), thereby limiting its industrial applications. Inspired by the natural protein cluster in PS-II, different organic-inorganic hybrid electrocatalysts were synthesized via a hydrothermal method. -Toluidine (PT), benzoic acid (BA), and -aminobenzoic acid (PABA) were successfully intercalated into NiFe-LDH.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry, J. C. Bose University of Science and Technology, YMCA, Faridabad 121006, India.
Binary ionic melts formed by a protic ionic liquid (PIL) 1,2,4-triazolium methanesulfonate ([TAZ][MS]) dissolved in methanesulfonic acid are studied as non-stoichiometric electrolytes. The composition-driven structure-property relationship of methanesulfonic acid is explored at varying molar fraction ratios from 0/100 to 10/90, 20/80, and 30/70 by the addition of 1,2,4-triazolium methanesulfonate [TAZ][MS] IL. To unveil molecular characteristics of these mixtures of [TAZ][MS] PIL and CHSOH, we performed classical molecular dynamics simulations at varying temperatures from 293 to 303, 363, and 423 K.
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January 2025
Toyota Central R&D Laboratories, Inc., Nagakute 480-1192, Aichi, Japan.
The modification of Pt surfaces with organic compounds like melamine enhances oxygen reduction reaction activity and catalyst durability. Through first-principles free energy calculations utilizing thermodynamic integration and finite-temperature molecular dynamics, enhanced by machine learning force fields for efficient sampling of nanosecond-scale interfacial water fluctuations and incorporating corrections to accurately reproduce first-principles free energies, we demonstrate that melamine destabilizes OH adsorbates, facilitating their removal and enhancing catalytic activity. Unlike alloys, where OH destabilization is driven by changes in electronic structure and surface strain, melamine disrupts hydrogen bonding between OH and interfacial water.
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December 2024
UPMC Presbyterian Perfusion, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Oxygenator high-pressure (HPE) is a phenomenon that can occur during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in which the oxygenator inlet pressure increases rapidly, thereby limiting flow. Most perfusionists globally do not use inlet oxygenator pressure monitoring and therefore HPE is not often recognized. HPE may occur for various reasons, and it is not fully understood.
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December 2024
Instituto de Química, Departamento de Productos Naturales. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, Ciudad de México, 04510.
Aims: This study aimed to assess the mode of action of fusaric and 9,10-dehydrofusaric acids on cell respiration by measuring the hyphal oxygen consumption rate, and the effects on cell membrane integrity by determining the electrical conductivity of the mycelium.
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