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September HOT Articles

01 Oct 2020

Every month we update our RSC Advances HOT Article Collection. This rolling collection features all of the articles selected by our reviewers and handling editors as HOT in the last 6 months. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest HOT articles.

We hope you enjoy reading and as always, all of our articles are open access so you can easily share your favourites online and with your colleagues.

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Browse our September HOT articles below:

Pharmacoinformatics approaches to identify potential hits against tetraacyldisaccharide 4′-kinase (LpxK) of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Manoj G. Damale, Shahebaaz K. Pathan, Rajesh B. Patil and Jaiprakash N. Sangshetti
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 32856-32874
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA06675C

Molecular crowding induces primer extension by RNA polymerase through base stacking beyond Watson–Crick rules
Shuntaro Takahashi, Hiromichi Okura, Pallavi Chilka, Saptarshi Ghosha and Naoki Sugimoto
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 33052-33058
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA06502A

One-pot synthesis of indoles and quinolinones from ortho-tosylaminophenyl-substituted para-quinone methides
Junwei Wang, Xiang Pan, Quanjin Rong, Lei Zhao, Lin Zhao, Weichen Dai, Kun Zhao and Lihong Hu
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 33455-33460
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05497F

NaBH₄ induces a high ratio of Ni³⁺/Ni²⁺ boosting OER activity of the NiFe LDH electrocatalyst
Yaqiong Wang, Shi Tao, He Lin, Shaobo Han, Wenhua Zhong, Yangshan Xie, Jue Hu and Shihe Yang
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 33475-33482
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA06617F

Quinazoline-Schiff base conjugates: in silico study and ADMET predictions as multi-target inhibitors of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) proteins
Mostafa A. Mansour, Asmaa M. AboulMagd and Hamdy M. Abdel-Rahman
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 34033-34045
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA06424F

Mechanistic understanding of humin formation in the conversion of glucose and fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in [BMIM]Cl ionic liquid
Zhanwei Xu, Yiwen Yang, Peifang Yan, Zhi Xia, Xuebin Liu and Z. Conrad Zhang
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 34732-34737
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05641C

P-stereocontrolled synthesis of oligo(nucleoside N3′→O5′ phosphoramidothioate)s – opportunities and limitations
Ewa Radzikowska, Renata Kaczmarek, Dariusz Korczyński, Agnieszka Krakowiak, Barbara Mikołajczyk, Janina Baraniak, Piotr Guga, Kraig A. Wheeler, Tomasz Pawlak and Barbara Nawrot
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 35185-35197
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04987E

Several coumarin derivatives and their Pd(ii) complexes as potential inhibitors of the main protease of SARS-CoV-2, an in silico approach
Dejan A. Milenković, Dušan S. Dimić, Edina H. Avdović and Zoran S. Marković
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 35099-35108
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07062A

Synthesis and biological activities of novel trifluoromethylpyridine amide derivatives containing sulfur moieties
S. X. Guo, F. He, A. L. Dai, R. F. Zhang, S. H. Chen and J. Wu
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 35658-35670
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07301F

Design and optimization of a subunit vaccine targeting COVID-19 molecular shreds using an immunoinformatics framework
Neeraj Kumar, Damini Sood and Ramesh Chandra
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 35856-35872
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA06849G

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Welcome to our new Editorial Board member: Charlotta Turner

01 Oct 2020

By Karina Webster, Editorial Assistant.

We are delighted to welcome Professor Charlotta Turner to the RSC Advances team!

Charlotta Turner_ RSC Advances Editorial Board Member

Charlotta Turner is a Professor in Analytical Chemistry at Lund University in Sweden. Her research is interdisciplinary, including analytical chemistry, supercritical fluid technology, and sustainable development aspects. She has more than 20 years of experience on the fundamentals of supercritical fluids in separation processes. Her current research focus is on the development of fast, selective, and bias-free separation methods using carbon dioxide expanded green solvents. An important inspiration is the enhanced use of biomass and industrial byproducts as sources of high-value compounds for use in food, health and environmental applications.

Charlotta Turner has published over 100 scientific articles, review papers and book chapters. She has received the Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf’s award for environmental science (2005), the SSF Ingvar Carlsson Award for returning postdocs (2006), the AOCS Herbert J. Dutton Award for her work on lipid analysis (2015) and the Svante Arrhenius Award for her work on green and sustainable chemistry (2017). She is also awarded with Excellent Teacher Practitioner (ETP, 2017). Charlotta Turner is the chair of the Analytical Chemistry Division of the Swedish Chemical Society, the chair of Lund University Food Faculty, and also a member of the Royal Engineering Science Academy (IVA) and the Royal Physiographic Society of Lund.

Browse a selection of Charlotta’s RSC publications:

Extending the design space in solvent extraction – from supercritical fluids to pressurized liquids using carbon dioxide, ethanol, ethyl lactate, and water in a wide range of proportions
Veronika Pilařová, Said Al Hamimi, Larissa P. Cunico, Lucie Nováková and Charlotta Turner
Green Chem., 2019, 21, 5427-5436
DOI: 10.1039/C9GC02140J

Black pepper-based beverage induced appetite-suppressing effects without altering postprandial glycaemia, gut and thyroid hormones or gastrointestinal well-being: a randomized crossover study in healthy subjects
Yoghatama Cindya Zanzer, Merichel Plaza, Anestis Dougkas, Charlotta Turner and Elin Östman
Food Funct., 2018, 9, 2774-2786
DOI: 10.1039/C7FO01715D

Evaluation and analysis of environmentally sustainable methodologies for extraction of betulin from birch bark with a focus on industrial feasibility
Mikael E. Fridén, Firas Jumaah, Christer Gustavsson, Martin Enmark, Torgny Fornstedt, Charlotta Turner, Per J. R. Sjöberg and Jörgen Samuelsson
Green Chem., 2016, 18, 516-523
DOI: 10.1039/C5GC00519A

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RSC Advances HOT articles – a feature interview with Rajendra Joshi

23 Sep 2020

By Annika Friberg.

We are very pleased to introduce Rajendra Joshi and the team of authors of the paper ‘Remdesivir-bound and ligand-free simulations reveal the probable mechanism of inhibiting the RNA dependent RNA polymerase of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2‘. Their article has been very well received and handpicked by our reviewers and handling editors as one of our HOT articles. The team told us more about the work that went into this article and what they hope to achieve in the future. You can find out more about the authors and their article below and find more HOT articles in our online collection.

About Dr Rajendra Joshi

Dr. Rajendra Joshi received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India in 1994. He has been associated with the area of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics for the about 28 years. He is presently serving as a Senior Director and Head of the Department, High Performance Computing-Medical and Bioinformatics Applications Group, at C-DAC, Pune.

His major area of expertise, is in the use of high performance parallel computers for biological research. His unique strength is in the form of good knowledge of biology and parallel computing. His main research interests include, molecular dynamics simulations of nucleic acids & proteins, genome sequence analysis, metabolic pathways and development of Problem Solving Environments. He has around 66 publications in internationally peer reviewed journals.

Could you briefly explain the focus of your article to the non-specialist (in one or two sentences only) and why it is of current interest?
Remdesivir, the emergency drug approved for treating COVID-19 patients helps in blocking the multiplication of SARS-CoV-2 virus. The action of this drug on the viral protein RNA dependent RNA polymerase was mimicked using computational methods, namely, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations.

How big an impact could your results potentially have?
The predicted mechanism of action of the drug, remdesivir, on the viral protein of SARS-CoV-2 would help in designing inhibitor molecules against the viruses. The drug target protein is the one, which is observed to be the most conserved among the coronavirus family. Statistically significant results produced through computational drug repurposing methods, add to the prediction accuracy of the drug-target interactions that are of major interest to develop therapeutics.

Could you explain the motivation behind this study?
The need to find the best solution against the global pandemic was the biggest motivation behind this study. This work was performed in the month of May 2020 and during that time, remdesivir, was being considered as one of the best solutions to treat the COVID-19 patients until the designing of the vaccine. Understanding the mechanism adopted by remdesivir would add to the information on the drug-action mechanism. This would be of importance to the experimental and pharmaceutical labs in the process of drug development.

In your opinion, what are the key design considerations for your study?
The key design considerations of our study was to mimic the RNA dependent RNA polymerase inhibition by remdesivir. Trying to understand the structure of RdRP and designing the best fit molecule which can inhibit the drug target with more potency. Being a part of, one of the High Performance Computing (HPC) groups in India, the entire computational study was designed around making the best use of the HPC technologies available to us.

Which part of the work towards this paper proved to be most challenging?
The research work involved many challenges since we had to design simulation systems with limited and evolving structural information of this virus. The major challenge being performing the computational drug repurposing studies in order to accelerate this research. In addition, the analytics involving statistical techniques for the identification of crucial residues and subdomains of the viral protein RNA dependent RNA polymerase also proved to be challenging.

What aspect of your work are you most excited about at the moment?
The mechanism of action and crucial interacting residues predicted through the computational methods in our present study were observed to match the experimental structures that are being elucidated for the RNA dependent RNA polymerase of the SARS-CoV-2.

What is the next step? What work is planned?
The work in this article dealt with remdesivir action in inhibiting the RNA dependent RNA polymerase of SARS-CoV-2. Besides remdesivir, other nucleotide analogues are also known to inhibit RdRP from the other coronaviruses. Hence, we have planned to study the inhibitory mechanism of other nucleotide/nucleoside analogues namely, favipiravir, galidesivir, lamivudine, ribavirin and sofosbuvir in their active metabolite form. This work is currently being targeted using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations. We have planned to understand the conformational changes that the RdRP undergoes on binding to natural nucleotides and their analogues. This information may help in designing of better nucleotide analogues.

One more aspect we plan to study is the role of phytochemicals from medicinal plants that are known to be used as a treatment for respiratory ailments. All the data obtained through simulations has been thoroughly sampled and analyzed using statistically significant methods, such as, principal component analysis and Markov state modeling analysis.

Remdesivir-bound and ligand-free simulations reveal the probable mechanism of inhibiting the RNA dependent RNA polymerase of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Shruti Koulgi, Vinod Jani, Mallikarjunachari V. N. Uppuladinne, Uddhavesh Sonavane and Rajendra Joshi
RSC Adv., 2020,10, 26792-26803
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04743K, Paper

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Call for Papers: Emerging Investigators series

21 Sep 2020

By Garima Sharma, Deputy Editor.

Profiling the very best research from scientists in the early stages of their independent careers

We are delighted to announce the start of an Emerging Investigators series in RSC Advances! This series will showcase some of the best research from scientists in the early stages of their independent careers. The series will be Guest Edited by Professor James Batteas (Texas A&M University), and articles in the series will be accepted and published throughout the year. In addition, an Editorial article featuring recent researchers in the issue will be published annually.

Scope

Papers should provide an insight that advances the chemistry field. Papers that contain little or no chemistry and are not considered to be of interest or relevance to the chemistry community are not within the scope of the journal. The criteria for publication are that the work must be high quality, well conducted and advance the development of the field. Articles submitted to the journal are evaluated by our international team of associate editors and reviewers for the overall quality and accuracy of the science presented.

To be eligible researchers should be roughly within 7 years of starting their first independent research position. Career breaks will be taken into consideration (for example, parental or medical leave).

How to submit

Both Papers and Review articles will be considered for this issue. All submissions will be subject to an initial assessment by Associate Editors and, if suitable for the journal, they will be subject to rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of RSC Advances.

Our APC is among the lowest in the industry; £750 for articles as well as reviews (corresponding to approximately $985 or €830 or CNY 6800) and there are no submission charges. Discounts and waivers are offered to authors from developing countries.

If you would like to submit to this issue please notify the Editorial Office at advances-rsc@rsc.org. The manuscript should be prepared according to our article guidelines and submitted via our online system anytime.

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RSC Advances HOT articles – a feature interview with Marisa G. Santibáñez-Morán and José Medina-Franco

16 Sep 2020

By Annika Friberg.

We are very pleased to introduce Marisa G. Santibáñez-Morán (first author), José Medina-Franco (corresponding author) and the team behind the paper ‘Consensus virtual screening of dark chemical matter and food chemicals uncover potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease‘. Their article has been very well received and handpicked by our reviewers and handling editors as one of our HOT articles. The team told us more about the work that went into this article and what they hope to achieve in the future. You can find out more about the authors and their research at DIFACQUIM, Computer-aided drug-design at UNAM, and find more HOT articles in our online collection.

Could you briefly explain the focus of your article to the non-specialist (in one or two sentences only) and why it is of current interest?
Our article looks for molecules in food chemicals or dark chemical matter (molecules that had not shown activity in 100 or more high-throughput screening assays) that are prospective inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 Main protease.

How big an impact could your results potentially have?
It could point to SARS-CoV-2 inhibitors that might otherwise have been overlooked. We would be glad if other research groups will be interested in the computational hits we made publicly available and further analyzed them in experimental assays.

Could you explain the motivation behind this study?
COVID-19 is currently affecting all aspects of human life. Our research group works on computer-aided drug design, and we had previously worked on drug repurposing. We felt that we could and should contribute to the collaborative efforts of scientists from all around the world.

In your opinion, what are the key design considerations for your study?
One was the selection of the molecular libraries where we looked for potential inhibitors. These comprise compounds that recent studies on SARS-CoV-2 have analyzed on a limited basis. Additionally, a large number of these molecules are ready to be tested in experimental assays. Moreover, there are currently numerous papers that reported favorable molecular docking results. However, selecting compounds that would have satisfactory potency and biopharmaceutical results in experimental settings is not trivial. Therefore, we ranked the compounds considering positive results by two molecular docking programs, Machine learning predictions, commercial availability, and ADMETox properties.

Which part of the work towards this paper proved to be most challenging?
First, to select a target and molecular queries for the structural similarity analyses. The latter should include structurally diverse and promising compounds. Another challenge was to create a classification method that helps us select compounds with better possibilities for drug development.

What aspect of your work are you most excited about at the moment?
I am excited about the possibility of finding supporting information about the activity of food chemicals against SARS-CoV-2. I believe that this could result in the development of nutraceuticals with inhibitory activity against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

What is the next step? What work is planned?
We are waiting for the experimental results of 3 compounds that are being tested by our collaborators in North Carolina. We are also working on another manuscript that explores a broader region of the chemical space. And we hope that we could form new collaborations with RSC Advances readers.

Consensus virtual screening of dark chemical matter and food chemicals uncover potential inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease
Marisa G. Santibáñez-Morán, Edgar López-López, Fernando D. Prieto-Martínez, Norberto Sánchez-Cruz and José L. Medina-Franco
RSC Adv., 2020,10, 25089-25099
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04922K, Paper

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RSC Advances Science Communications: Catalytically active centers of transition metal phosphides and chalcogenides for water oxidation

08 Sep 2020

By Annika Friberg.

Author: Aneeya K. Samantara, Web Writer

The continuous depletion of limited reserved fossil fuels and corresponding environmental concerns due to their combustion strictly demands the exploration of alternative energy resources for sustainability. Although solar and wind energies are harvested, the seasonal intermittence restricts their broad application. In this regard, the scientific community has developed the fuel cell using gaseous fuels like oxygen (at the cathode half-cell) and hydrogen (at the anode half-cell) that can produce electricity with better specific energies without compromising efficiency. The scalable production of these gaseous fuels (i.e. H₂ and O₂) has become a great challenge for energy researchers. Among the many processes and technologies developed, a green process for the production of these molecular fuels is the electrochemical splitting of water in an electrolyzer. The smooth running of the electrolyzer depends on both the cathodic and anodic half reactions. Whereas the cathodic half reaction (hydrogen evolution reaction; HER) is very straight forward, the multiproton-coupled electron transfer steps cause OER to face sluggish reaction kinetics demanding additional potential (overpotential) to overcome the reaction barrier. Hence, the HER is greatly hampered and thereby the overall electrolysis process. Since the efficiency of the half-cell strictly adheres on the catalytic efficacy of the electrocatalyst, researchers are focusing on the design of new catalyst materials. Among them, the transition metal based dichalcogenides (TMDs) and phosphides (TMPs) are the recent topics of study. Although these electrocatalysts catalyze OER efficiently, phase and composition changes during the course of reaction raises questions about the catalytically active centers of the electrocatalysts.

The in-depth characterization of post catalytic sample as well as in situ sample analysis clearly demonstrates the surface transformation of the TMDs and TMPs. In a particular study by Dutta and Samantara et al. have demonstrated the OER performances of Co₂P nano needles in alkaline electrolytic conditions (1). As per the report, a significant broad peroxidation peak was observed in the linear sweep voltammetry signifying the surface oxidation of Co₂P to corresponding oxides (CoO_x). The interface of Co₂P-CoO_x facilitate carrier transportation from the core Co₂P to oxides on the surface, thereby improving the electrocatalytic performances. Likewise, the core-shell Au@Co₂P nanostructures derived via the wet chemical synthesis method were found to act as precursor catalysts for OER. However, the surface oxidized forms, i.e. Co-phosphates and Co-oxides/hydroxides, act as the real active centers of the electrocatalysts in alkaline conditions. The surface transformations were monitored by the X-ray photoelectron study of the post OER sample (2).

P 2p of Au@Co2P after OER tests in comparison with those before OER tests.

Similar surface transformations have been noticed also in case of TMDs. During the course of the OER, the surfaces of metal sulphides and selenides transform to their corresponding oxides and oxy-hydroxides and perform as active electrocatalysts to catalyze the water oxidation. Moreover, these surface transformed oxidized functionalities are more catalytically active than the parent TMDs, TMPs and the respective oxides alone. It is therefore imperative to characterize and define the real active centers of the catalysts used for water oxidation, particularly in alkaline electrolytic conditions.

References

Anirban Dutta, Aneeya K. Samantara, Sumit K. Dutta, Bikash Kumar Jena, and Narayan Pradhan, ACS Energy Lett., 2016, 1, 1, 169–174.
Xiaofang Zhang, Aixian Shan, Sibin Duan, Haofei Zhao, Rongming Wang and Woon-Ming Lau, RSC Adv., 2019,9, 40811-40818.

About the Web Writer:

Dr. Aneeya K. Samantara is Doctor in Chemical Sciences and currently has a Postdoctoral position (NPDF) in the School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Recently he joined as Community Board Member of the “Materials Horizon” of Royal Society of Chemistry, London. He pursued his PhD at the CSIR-Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology, Odisha, India. Before joining the PhD program, he completed his master of philosophy in chemistry at Utkal University and master in science in advanced organic chemistry at Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha, India. Dr. Samantara’s research interests include the synthesis of transition metal based electrocatalysts and graphene composites for energy storage and conversion applications. You can find him on Twitter at @cmrjitu.

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Introducing our new Associate Editors: Camilla Abbehausen & Megan O’Mara

07 Sep 2020

By Karina Webster, Editorial Assistant.

We are very pleased to welcome Professors Camilla Abbehausen and Megan O’Mara to the RSC Advances team as Associate Editors today!

Camilla Abbehausen

Camilla Abbehausen received her Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Campinas in 2003 and was honored by the Regional Chemistry Council Prize for Bachelors in the same year. Before diving into academics, she worked from 2002 – 2010 at Dow Corning Co. in the Application Development and Research department to develop health and personal care applications for silicone polymers. In 2007 she received an Application Services – Latin America award for the services developed. Camilla received a Master’s degree in Inorganic Chemistry from the University of Campinas in 2009 and a Ph.D. from the same University in 2014. In a collaboration with Virginia Commonwealth University, under the supervision of Prof. Pedro Paulo Corbi and Prof. Nicholas Farrell, she studied the interaction of metal complexes with zinc finger domains and the development of metal-based antitumor, antiviral and antibacterial agents. Camilla was selected as Assistant Professor at the University of Campinas in 2015 and started a group on bioinorganic and medicinal inorganic chemistry. Camilla acted as a visiting professor at the Technical University of Munich (2020).

Her interests are the development of metal-based compounds for medical applications, especially in the interaction of these compounds with biomolecules and the studies of their mechanism of action. She is also studying metalloenzyme mechanism and inhibition, and developing novel methodologies for the synthesis of transition metal coordination compounds.

Megan_O'Mara_photo Megan O’Mara grew up in regional Queensland, Australia and is currently an Associate Professor at the Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. She was awarded her PhD (Physical Sciences) in 2005 from the Australian National University before undertaking postdoctoral training at the University of Calgary (Canada, Canadian Institutes of Health Research postdoctoral fellow) and at the University of Queensland (University of Queensland Postdoctoral Fellowship).

Megan’s research is highly interdisciplinary and uses computational chemistry to understand the chemical basis of biomolecular interactions, focusing on lipid organization and dynamics, small molecule small molecule and drug interactions with membrane proteins and lipid membranes, and self-assembly processes in bio-inspired systems.

Browse a selection of Camilla & Megan’s work published by the RSC:

Evaluation of cobalt complexes with tripod ligands for zinc finger targeting
Heiðar Mar Aðalsteinsson, Frederico A. Lima, Carolina Galuppo and Camilla Abbehausen
Dalton Trans., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: D0DT00067A, Paper

The influence of Zn^II coordination sphere and chemical structure over the reactivity of metallo-β-lactamase model compounds
Eduardo Guimarães Ratier de Arruda, Bruno Alves Rocha, Manoel Victor Frutuoso Barrionuevo, Heiðar Már Aðalsteinsson, Flávia Elisa Galdino, Watson Loh, Frederico Alves Lima and Camilla Abbehausen
Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 2900-2916
DOI: C8DT03905D, Paper

Aryl urea substituted fatty acids: a new class of protonophoric mitochondrial uncoupler that utilises a synthetic anion transporter
Tristan Rawling, Hugo MacDermott-Opeskin, Ariane Roseblade, Curtis Pazderka, Callum Clarke, Kirsi Bourget, Xin Wu, William Lewis, Benjamin Noble, Philip A. Gale, Megan L. O’Mara, Charles Cranfield and Michael Murray
Chem. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: D0SC02777D, Edge Article

Synthetically controlling dendrimer flexibility improves delivery of large plasmid DNA
Jessica A. Kretzmann, Diwei Ho, Cameron W. Evans, Janice H. C. Plani-Lam, Benjamin Garcia-Bloj, A. Elaaf Mohamed, Megan L. O’Mara, Ethan Ford, Dennis E. K. Tan, Ryan Lister, Pilar Blancafort, Marck Norret and K. Swaminathan Iyer
Chem. Sci., 2017, 8, 2923-2930
DOI: C7SC00097A, Edge Article
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Editors’ Collection: Environmental chemistry: Pollution control by Associate Editor Feng Zhao

03 Sep 2020

By Annika Friberg.

We are delighted to share with you our latest collection of recently published articles focusing on Environmental chemistry: Pollution control, handpicked by Associate Editor Feng Zhao.

The collection features articles on the theme ‘pollution control’, illustrating the notability, quality and variety of publications in RSC Advances. These articles are already among the most highly cited research articles in the journal, illustrating their impact. Subject areas include absorptive materials, photocatalytic materials, bio-magnetic membranes and method development.

As the world’s largest gold open access chemistry journal, all publications in RSC Advances are free to access. We hope you enjoy reading these articles.

We invite you to submit your research to this collection and give your work the global visibility it deserves.

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Featured articles:

Development and application of novel bio-magnetic membrane capsules for the removal of the cationic dye malachite green in wastewater treatment
Imran Ali, Changsheng Peng, Iffat Naz, Dichu Lin, Devendra P. Saroj and Mohsin Ali
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 3625-3646. DOI: 10.1039/C8RA09275C

Functionalized biochar-supported magnetic MnFe₂O₄ nanocomposite for the removal of Pb(ii) and Cd(ii)
Lianke Zhang, Jinyue Guo, Xuemin Huang, Weida Wang, Peng Sun, Yumei Li and Jianhong Han
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 365-376. DOI: 10.1039/C8RA09061K

Adsorptive environmental applications of MXene nanomaterials: a review
Yujuan Zhang, Lin Wang, Ningning Zhang and Zhangjian Zhou
RSC Adv., 2018,8, 19895-19905. DOI: 10.1039/C8RA03077D

Read the full collection here

Meet the Editor

Feng Zhao received his doctorate degree in chemistry at Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2004; then spent two years as a research assistant at the University of Greifswald in Germany working on the development of low-cost microbial fuel cells for wastewater treatment. In 2007, Dr. Zhao came to the University of Surrey in UK as a senior research officer, and there his research focused on the development of bio-electrochemical systems for wastewater treatment and renewable energy generation. In 2010, he moved to Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where his scientific interests are in the areas of bio-energy & environmental technology; wastewater/waste treatment using bio-electrochemical systems.

About RSC Advances

As the world’s largest gold open access journal dedicated to the chemical sciences, we are here for everyone who wants to publish quality chemistry research and share it with the world. Published by the Royal Society of Chemistry and led by active researchers, we publish work in all areas of chemistry and our low article processing charges, discounts and waivers make publishing open access achievable and sustainable. Learn more.

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August 2020 Reviews

01 Sep 2020

By Karina Webster, Editorial Assistant.

Every month we update our Recent Reviews collection. This rolling collection showcases all of the review articles published in RSC Advances in the last 6 months. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest reviews.

We hope you enjoy reading and as always, all of our articles are open access so you can easily share your favourites online and with your colleagues.

Check out the full collection!

Browse a selection of our August reviews below:

Heteroatom-doped graphene as sensing materials: a mini review
Sandeep Kaushal, Manpreet Kaur, Navdeep Kaur, Vanita Kumari and Prit Pal Singh
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 28608-28629
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04432F, Review

Recent advancements in g-C₃N₄-based photocatalysts for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction: a mini review
Runlu Liu, Zhixin Chen, Yao Yao, Yao Li, Waqas A. Cheema, Dawei Wang and Shenmin Zhu
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 29408-29418
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05779G, Review

Rational design of yolk–shell nanostructures for drug delivery
Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani, Parisa Mofatehnia, Fatemeh Mohajer and Alireza Badiei
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 30094-30109
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03611K, Review

Recent developments in electrochemical sensors for detecting hydrazine with different modified electrodes
Somayeh Tajik, Hadi Beitollahi, Sayed Zia Mohammadi, Mostafa Azimzadeh, Kaiqiang Zhang, Quyet Van Le, Yusuke Yamauchi, Ho Won Jang and Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 30481-30498
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03288C, Review

A review of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) based photodetectors: from ultra-broadband, self-powered to flexible devices
Hari Singh Nalwa
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 30529-30602
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03183F, Review

Challenges and opportunities of hydrothermal carbonisation in the UK; case study in Chirnside
Eloise Bevan, Jile Fu and Ying Zheng
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 31586-31610
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04607H, Review

Spinel ferrite (AFe₂O₄)-based heterostructured designs for lithium-ion battery, environmental monitoring, and biomedical applications
Tuyet Nhung Pham, Tran Quang Huy and Anh-Tuan Le
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 31622-31661
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05133K, Review
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01 Sep 2020

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Recovery of yttrium and europium from spent fluorescent lamps using pure levulinic acid and the deep eutectic solvent levulinic acid–choline chloride
Ioanna M. Pateli, Andrew P. Abbott, Koen Binnemans and Nerea Rodriguez Rodriguez
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 28879-28890
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05508E, Paper

Preparation of cationic proteoliposomes using cell-free membrane protein synthesis: the chaperoning effect of cationic liposomes
Mitsuru Ando, Yoshihiro Sasaki and Kazunari Akiyoshi
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 28741-28745
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05825D, Paper

Copper-catalyzed synthesis of α-ketoamides using water and dioxygen as the oxygen source
Yuanyuan Xiao, Zijuan Yi, Xianyong Yu and Fang Xiao
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 29114-29118
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05921H, Paper

Direct access to multi-functionalized benzenes via [4 + 2] annulation of α-cyano-β-methylenones and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes
Qianfa Jia, Yunfei Lan, Xin Ye, Yinhe Lin and Qiao Ren
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 29171-29174
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05251E, Paper

Modular design and self-assembly of multidomain peptides towards cytocompatible supramolecular cell penetrating nanofibers
Su Yang and He Dong
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 29469-29474
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04748A, Paper

An in silico perception for newly isolated flavonoids from peach fruit as privileged avenue for a countermeasure outbreak of COVID-19
Ahmed E. Allam, Hamdy K. Assaf, Heba Ali Hassan, Kuniyoshi Shimizu and Yaseen A. M. M. Elshaier
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 29983-29998
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05265E, Paper

Molecular targets and anticancer activity of quinoline–chalcone hybrids: literature review
Mamdouh F. A. Mohamed and Gamal El-Din A. Abuo-Rahma
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 31139-31155
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05594H, Review

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