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Full-scale reverse osmosis (RO) units usually consist of a set of pressure vessels holding up to six (1 m long) membrane modules in series. Since process parameters and water composition change substantially along the filtration channel in full-scale RO units, relevant thermodynamic parameters such as the ion activities and the osmotic coefficient change as well. Understanding these changes will lead to more accurate fouling prediction and to improvement in process and equipment designs. In this article, a rigorous thermodynamic model for RO concentrates in a full-scale module is developed and presented, which is capable of accounting for such changes. The change in concentrate composition due to permeation of water and ions is predicted locally in the membrane filtration channel. selleck products The local ionic composition is used to calculate the local activity coefficient and osmotic coefficient along the membrane channel through the Pitzer model for each modeled anion and cation. The approach developed was validated agailant RO filtration channel was used to carry out a sensitivity analysis to show the capability of the developed model.DNA nanotechnology is undergoing rapid progress in the assembly of functional devices with biological relevance. In particular, currently, the research attention is more focused on the application of nanodevices at the interface of chemistry and biology, on the cell membrane where protein receptors communicate with the extracellular environment. This review explores the use of multivalent nucleic acid ligands termed aptamers in the design of DNA-based nanodevices to probe cellular interactions followed by a perspective on the untapped utility of XNA and UBP nanotechnology in designing functional nanomaterials with broader structural space.Dendritic materials possessing urethane linkage are surprisingly more stable than similar structures having functional groups such as ether, ester, amide, or carbosilane. This generates profound interest in dendritic polyurethanes. Construction of a well-defined polyurethane dendrimer is, however, challenging because of isocyanates' high reactivity. As a model of our ongoing dendrimer-research, herein, we report a protecting group-free one-pot multicomponent Curtius reaction to furnish a robust and versatile AB2-type dendron, which ensures late-stage modification of both the dendron and dendritic macromolecule yielding a surface functionalized polyurethane dendrimer. While 5-hydroxyisophthalic acid, 11-bromoundecanol, and 4-penten-1-ol were utilized in the construction of the dendron, thiol-ene click chemistry was employed for the late-stage modification. Novel dendrons and dendrimers synthesized were characterized by NMR (1D and 2D) and high-resolution MALDI-TOF analysis. This strategy allows an easy late-stage modification of dendritic macromolecules and is highly useful in the synthesis of both symmetrical and unsymmetrical dendrimers (Janus dendrimers).The molecular hybridization concept has recently emerged as a powerful approach in drug discovery. A series of novel indole derivatives linked to the pyrazole moiety were designed and developed via a molecular hybridization protocol as antitumor agents. The target compounds (5a-j and 7a-e) were prepared by the reaction of 5-aminopyrazoles (1a-e) with N-substituted isatin (4a,b) and 1H-indole-3-carbaldehyde (6), respectively. All products were characterized via several analytical and spectroscopic techniques. Compounds (5a-j and 7a-e) were screened for their cytotoxicity activities in vitro against four human cancer types [human colorectal carcinoma (HCT-116), human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7), human liver carcinoma (HepG2), and human lung carcinoma (A549)] using the MTT assay. The obtained results showed that the newly synthesized compounds displayed good-to-excellent antitumor activity. For example, 5-((1H-indol-3-yl)methyleneamino)-N-phenyl-3-(phenylamino)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (7a) and 5-((1H-indol-3-yl)methyleneamino)-3-(phenylamino)-N-(4-methylphenyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (7b) provided excellent anticancer inhibition performance against the HepG2 cancer cell line with IC50 values of 6.1 ± 1.9 and 7.9 ± 1.9 μM, respectively, compared to the standard reference drug, doxorubicin (IC50 = 24.7 ± 3.2 μM). The two powerful anticancer compounds (7a and 7b) were further subjected to cell cycle analysis and apoptosis investigation in HepG2 using flow cytometry. We have also studied the enzymatic assay of these two compounds against some enzymes, namely, caspase-3, Bcl-2, Bax, and CDK-2. Interestingly, the molecular docking study revealed that compounds 7a and 7b could well embed in the active pocket of the CDK-2 enzyme via different interactions. Overall, the prepared pyrazole-indole hybrids (7a and 7b) can be proposed as strong anticancer candidate drugs against various cancer cell lines.Bis(hydroxyethyl) terephthalate (BHET) obtained from waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) glycolysis often have undesirable colors, leading to an increased cost in the decoloration of the product and limiting the industrialization of chemical recycling. In this work, eight types of ion-exchange resins were used for BHET decoloration, and resin D201 showed an outstanding performance not only in the decoloration efficiency but also in the retention rate of the product. Under the optimal conditions, the removal rate of the colorant and the retention efficiency of BHET were over 99% and 95%, respectively. D201 showed outstanding reusability with five successive cycles, and the decolored BHET and its r-PET showed good chromaticity. Furthermore, the investigations of adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamics have been conducted, which indicated that the decoloration process was a natural endothermic reaction. Adsorption interactions between the colorant and resin were extensively examined by various characterizations, revealing that electrostatic force, π-π interactions, and hydrogen bonding were the dominant adsorption mechanisms.The utilization of O2 and NO in flue gas to activate the raw porous carbon with auxiliary plasma contributes to an effective mercury (Hg)-removal strategy. The lack of in-depth knowledge on the Hg adsorption mechanism over the O2-/NO-codoped porous carbon severely limits the development of a more effective Hg removal method and the potential application. Therefore, the generation processes of functional groups on the surface during plasma treatment were investigated and the detailed roles of different groups in Hg adsorption were clarified. The theoretical results suggest that the formation of functional groups is highly exothermic and they preferentially form on a carbon surface, and then affect Hg adsorption. The active groups affect Hg adsorption in a different manner, which depends on their nature. All of these active groups can improve Hg adsorption by enhancing the interaction of Hg with a surface carbon atom. Particularly, the preadsorbed NO2 and O3 groups can react directly with Hg by forming HgO. The experimental results confirm that the active groups cocontribute to the high Hg removal efficiency of O2-/NO-codoped porous carbon.
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