ISSN print edition: 0366-6352
ISSN electronic edition: 1336-9075
Registr. No.: MK SR 9/7

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Volume 79, Number 6 / 2025, Pages 3421 – 4017

Current and emerging frontiers in biologically synthesized gold nanoparticles: an in-depth review	3421	–	3442
Amanullakhan Pathan, Tanvi Nayak, Saeed Alshahrani, Rina Tripathi, and Pankaj Tripathi
An insight into the strategies for the enhancement of the adsorptive performance of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)	3443	–	3462
Herbert Musarurwa
Recent progress of benzanthrone chemistry: a condensed review	3463	–	3473
Armands Maļeckis and Evita Romanovska-Dzalbe
Stimuli-responsive hydrogels derived from agricultural residues: an overview	3475	–	3491
Naglaa Salem El‑Sayed, Tamer Y. A. Fahmy, and Samir Kamel
Advances in cancer therapy: unveil the immunomodulatory protein involved in signaling pathways as molecular targets	3493	–	3511
Chandrabose Selvaraj, Rajendran Santhosh, Abdulaziz S. Alothaim, Rajendran Vijayakumar, Dipali Desai, Sher Zaman Safi, and Sanjeev Kumar Singh
Recent advances in sequestration of dyes using metal–organic frameworks	3513	–	3545
Charu Arora, Aazad Verma, Sanju Soni, Santosh Kumar, Aparna Kesharwani, Nidhi Rai, Jyoti Mittal, and Dakeshwar Kumar Verma
The therapeutic potential of hybrid molecules against drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii	3547	–	3561
Yafei Zhuang, Junna Liu, Yanjing Cheng, Fei Cai, and Zhi Xu
Advances in the extraction of polyphenols using natural deep eutectic solvents: a comprehensive review	3563	–	3585
Amit Kumar Tripathi and Krunal J. Suthar
Synthesis of biochar from tamarind seed: experimental optimization using response surface methodology design	3587	–	3600
Shamna Mubashir, Muneer M. Ba-Abbad, Dina Ewis, and Muftah H. El-Naas
Incorporation of Mn/Zr/Ce into CaO-based sorbents for efficiency CO₂ capture by sol–gel method	3601	–	3612
Chun-Yan Zhao, Xiu-Li Hu, and Wei Zhou
*Competitive adsorption studies for removal of phenolic pollutants using Cassia fistula-derived activated carbon*	3613	–	3632
Praveengouda Patil, Gautham Jeppu, Swathi Nayak, and Chikmagalur Raju Girish
The effect of the H₂:N₂ pre-treatment and reactant ratio upon the ammonia synthesis performance of the Ni₂Mo₃N catalyst	3633	–	3642
Mustafa Y. Aslan, Angela Daisley, and Justin S. J. Hargreaves
Adsorption of carbamazepine using natural bentonite modified with nano zero-valent iron and activated carbon: a comparative study	3643	–	3657
Saleh Sulaiman and Mohammed Al-Jabari
Layer-by-layer self-assembled dip coating: an eco-friendly approach toward multi-functional durable textile finishing	3659	–	3678
Sana Javaid, Shafi Ur Rehman, Ahmed B. M. Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Habib, and Fawad Ahmad
Entropy analysis of rhombohedral bilayer germanium phosphide for sustainable material development	3679	–	3694
Muhammad Akmal, Hifza Iqbal, Muhammad Akhtar Tarar, and Muhammad Farhan Hanif
Phase inversion synthesis of Fe/chitosan-bentonite beads for H₂S adsorptive removal	3695	–	3708
Nguyen Manh Hung, Nguyen Thi Truc Phuong, Nguyen Tan Phat, Nguyen Van Dung, Ngo Tran Hoang Duong, Tran Thuy Tuyet Mai, and Nguyen Quang Long
Value recovery from galvanizing industry effluent through size-enhanced ultrafiltration using biopolymer chitosan	3709	–	3723
Kavitha Edward, Gopika Ajith, and Mathur P. Rajesh
*Efficacy assessment of Fe-based Moringa oleifera* nanoparticles for dye-contaminated wastewater treatment: synthesis, characterization, and process optimization**	3725	–	3737
Jitesh B. Joshi and Nitin Kumar Singh
Photo-electrocatalytic degradation of azo dye and evaluation of the electricity generation by using a visible light active CNT-TiO₂-BiOBr-Bi₂S₃ electrode	3739	–	3752
Malihe Asadpoor, Maryam Fakharzadeh, Seyed Esmail Fazljoo, Mehdi Ardjmand, Mehrdad Farhadian, Mohammadreza Omidkhah, and Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh
Integrated in silico approach for discovering novel HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitors: virtual screening, docking, and dynamic simulation	3753	–	3772
Afaf Zekri, Mebarka Ouassaf, Shafi Ullah Khan, Kannan R. R. Rengasamy, and Bader Y. Alhatlani
Extraction and characterization of microcrystalline cellulose from cotton fabric waste using different mineral acids	3773	–	3784
Shailey Singhal, Ajay Mittal, Neeta Rawat, Naveen Singhal, Jimmy Mangalam, and Shilpi Agarwal
New chemiluminometric method for the determination of azithromycin in a continuous flow injection analysis system	3785	–	3798
Sarah F. Hameed, Inass Hasan Al-Khafaji, and Nagham Shakir Turkey
A fluorescent aptasensor based on fluorescence resonance energy transfer for the detection of ofloxacin	3799	–	3810
Wei-Chuang Kong, Miao-Miao Wu, Chen-Chen Li, Jiang-Nan Wang, Ya-Li Meng, Xiao-Juan Jia, Zhen-Hui Xin, and Yan-Fei Kang
Fluorescent detection of albumin with Coomassie brilliant blue G in nonionic surfactant Triton X-305 solutions	3811	–	3820
Liudmyla Korzhan, Anastasiia Kruchek, Viktoriia Klovak, Sergey Kulichenko, and Serhii Lelyushok
Construction of a dual luminescent system for specific detection of Fe³⁺, Cu²⁺ and ofloxacin in solution using nitrogen-doped biomass carbon quantum dots	3821	–	3838
Mingjun Fu, Shujia Chen, Shichang Song, Wuqian Zhong, Ruotian Yu, Zeyu Li, Yuwei Lan, and Liya Zhou
Oxygen vacancies mediated electrons transfer for the degradation of organic pollutants in UV/layered double oxides/thiourea dioxide	3839	–	3855
Mengxia Dai, Chaoyang Wang, Yashan Wang, Ran Zhang, and Feifei Chen
Synthesis, optimization, and characterization of β-cyclodextrin-based biological metal–organic frameworks as drug carriers	3857	–	3870
Halil İbrahim Çetintaş, Sema Salgın, and Uğur Salgın
Improvement of desulfurization by azole-based ionic liquid supported on activated carbon	3871	–	3882
Yiling Xu, Xiaobao Tan, Zhi Gao, Tongkai Zhang, Zhaojun Chen, Jingjing Ma, Xia Chen, and Deshuai Sun
Waste tires based pyrolysis for synthetic fuel and studying its properties	3883	–	3893
Abdug’affor Mirzabdullaevich Khurmamatov and Kumush Shakhobiddin kizi Akhmedova
Photochemical fabrication of responsive block copolymer nanoparticles: a self-assembly approach for temperature-sensitive applications	3895	–	3907
Jie Zheng, Shengnan Lin, Jianlei Liu, Huanhuan Yu, Zhengbei Pan, Raojun Zheng, Hongmei Yi, and Yen Wei
Synthesis and application of high-performance oil painting pigments	3909	–	3919
Yake Wang
Hydrogen-based binuclear superalkalis H₂M₃ (M = Li and Na) and their catalytic applications: a theoretical study	3921	–	3934
Harshita Srivastava and Ambrish Kumar Srivastava
Influence of Gd-doping concentration on structural, electronic, magnetic and optical properties of multiferroic material (PFeO₃): a density functional theory-based investigation	3935	–	3949
Zeesham Abbas, Samah Al-Qaisi, Amna Parveen, and Khalid M. AlAiban
Biodiesel production from non-edible castor and sesame oils via homogeneous transesterification: comparative physico-chemical evaluation	3951	–	3961
Surya Pattnaik, Bhavya Mathur, Anusha Desai, Atul Patel, and Pradip Chowdhury
Green sonochemical synthesis of tin (IV) oxide modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced nitrogen dioxide sensing	3963	–	3975
S. Kiruthika, J. Uma, B. Balraj, and T. Jeeva
Exploring natural indicators: aronia berries and turmeric as eco-friendly and cost-effective alternatives for acid–base titrations	3977	–	3984
Ivona Sofronievska, Marinela Cvetanoska, and Jasmina Petreska Stanoeva
Enhancement of electrocatalytic performance in CeO₂–V₂O₅–rGO heterojunction nanocomposites as a bi-functional catalyst for OER and HER in the alkaline medium	3985	–	4000
Saeed Farhang Sahlevani, Murugesan Praveen Kumar, Natesan Kumaresan, Domingo Ruiz León, Héctor Valdés Morales, Sasikumar Moorthy, S. Sasikala, and Ramalinga Viswanathan Mangalaraja
Composite of activated carbon derived from coconut shell with sulfur as a high-performance cathode for β″-alumina-based sodium solid-state batteries	4001	–	4017
Denis Octareta Amelia Putri, Yuniawan Hidayat, Younki Lee, Anisa Raditya Nurohmah, Nazarudin, Volkan Degirmenci, and Fitria Rahmawati