RSC Advances  

This study employed geopolymerization technique to solidify MSWI fly ash, aiming to facilitate its reutilization. The FA based geopolymers exhibit strong durability and mechanical qualities, making them suitable for a variety of applications.

The strong green mechanoluminescence and long persistent luminescence properties of CaSrGa₄O₈:Tb³⁺ without pre-excitation were observed for the first time.

When a plant shows deficiency syndromes, sometimes it becomes too late for the farmer to apply fertilizer, as most rely on checking plant leaves to assess their nutrition level. Electrochemical sensors can bring revolution here. Other pollutants (NPK) can also be determined using these sensors.

This study describes the development and validation of a prototype time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay (TRFIA) for the quantification of lead in plasma. The assay is valuable for controlling the exposure of humans to potential lead toxicities.

In this review, works on the on-site detection of illegal drugs in recent years are summarised and discussed, most of which were published within the past five years.

Understanding archaeological leather degradation helps inform economies, crafts, and technologies of historic communities.

Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were surface functionalized using four distinct chemical moieties (amidoxime, hydrazone, ethylenediamine (EDA), and diethylenetriamine (DETA)), producing modified HNTs (H1–H4) capable of binding with Cr(VI) ions.

Coal and coal ash (slag and fly ash) have emerged as important potential sources for rare earth elements (REY).

Asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation hyphenated with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry is a highly sensitive tool to investigate UiO66 MOFs as drug delivery systems.

In this study, we successfully synthesized polymeric graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) nanosheets through thermal means and proposed their application in solid-phase extraction (SPE) for the enrichment of trace Hg(II).

A new analytical method based on GC-QToF-MS is proposed for the enhanced characterisation and identification of mastic (Pistacia sp.) resin in archaeological samples. New insights into the use of mastic in ancient Egypt are provided.

A new variant of the AmSel (Americium Selective Separation) system for the separation of Am(III) from a PUREX raffinate was tested in which the aliphatic diluent was replaced by the ionic liquid Aliquat-336 nitrate.

Schematic representation for the preparation, complexation and regeneration of the formed optical sensor.

Increased electrodeposition of ethynyl linkers on carbon fiber microelectrodes produced sensors that yielded increased reduction signal for Cu(II)).

The δ⁷Li measured with different sample sizes and different introduction system (“Wet plasma” and “Dry plasma”).