Published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Copper is an essential microelement that plays an important role in a wide variety of biological processes. Copper concentration has to be finely regulated, as any imbalance in its homeostasis can induce abnormalities. In particular, excess copper plays an important role in the etiopathogenesis of the genetic disease Wilson's syndrome, in neurologi...
Published in SN Applied Sciences
The modern world continuously demands more raw materials for manufacturing all kinds of products. Nowadays, the lifetime of a single product can be very short, as is the case with electronic appliances. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is one of the fastest growing waste categories, and one of the most promising recycling routes for...
Published in Chemosphere
Biochar has been recommended as a multi-beneficial amendment for the in situ remediation of heavy metals contaminated soils due to its high recalcitrance, stability, specific surface area and retention capacity, which leads to a long-lasting influence on the immobilization of soil contaminants. The influence of biochar on the availability of heavy ...
Published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
BackgroundHypertension is a major cardiovascular illness worldwide with many underlying causes. The role of trace elements selenium, copper, and zinc in hypertension is uncertain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of these trace elements in hypertension.MethodData from 6683 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES...
Published in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
The Skaergaard intrusion in East Greenland hosts mineralisation of platinum group elements and gold that is characterised by a remarkably low amount of sulphides (about 0.02 wt% sulphide) and a very high metal/sulphur ratio. Here we present the first quantitative analyses of sulphur (S), copper (Cu), lithium (Li) and other trace elements from melt ...
Published in BMC Plant Biology
BackgroundThe marine alga Ulva compressa is the dominant species in copper-polluted coastal areas in northern Chile. It has been shown that the alga tolerates micromolar concentrations of copper and accumulates copper at the intracellular level. Transcriptomic analyses were performed using total RNA of the alga cultivated with 10 μ M copper for 0, ...
Published in Applied Water Science
This study exclusively focused on the potential application of an inexpensive and sustainable waste macro-algal biomass as an adsorbent for biosorption of copper ions from aqueous medium. After extraction of agar from brown macro-marine algae Gelidiella acerosa, the residual biomass without any further treatment was used as an adsorbent for the exp...
2-mercaptobenzothiazole (2-MBT) is used for its corrosion inhibition properties. In this study, the adsorption of 2-MBT on metallic and pre-oxidized Cu(111) surfaces was investigated using Auger Electron Spectroscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Growth and structure of molecular films adsorbed at ultra low pressure and room temperature on cle...
Copper (Cu) is an inexpensive and conductive metal that upon inclusion into liquid solvents, forms a conductive ink. However, metallic Cu and solvents do not mix at room temperature. To integrate both components, Cu must be in a state that enables dissolution or dispersion in the liquid media. Here, we achieve that by manufacturing Cu nanoparticles...
Brucite Mg(OH)2 belongs to a family of two-dimensional compounds with a CdI2-type structure built up from layers of edge-sharing octahedra delineating 2D galleries. In the current study, nanometer-sized platelets of copper substituted Mg(OH)2 were prepared by co-precipitation at room temperature in mixed alkaline (NaOH/Na2CO3) medium. Very weak sub...
