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Separation, Recovery and Conversion of Low-Quality Materials via Physicochemical Technology

edited by Fanhui Guo,

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9665 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste disposal; separation technology; thermochemical processing; physicochemical modification; adsorption; leaching; catalyst; CO2 capture and conversion; resource recovery; clean energy production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Bioactive Compounds from Plants with Pharmaceutical Interest II

edited by

Neda Mimica-Dukić

and

Maja Karaman

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9243 | Submission Open

Keywords: herbal drugs; flavonoids; alkaloids; volatile substances; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; anticancer activity; bioavailability; drug delivery system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Recent Insights into Biopolymer Processing, from Preparation to Fundamental Properties and Industrial Applications

edited by

Julia L. Shamshina

and

Paula Berton

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9105 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; biomaterials; renewables; properties; applications; sustainability; circular economy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Wastewater Treatment: Functional Materials and Advanced Technology, 2nd Edition

edited by

**gtao Bi

and

Guohui Dong

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 9036 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater treatment; emerging contaminants; functional materials; contaminant probing; adsorption; AOPs; catalysis; membrane separation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Modern Materials in Energy Storage and Conversion

edited by Yuanyuan Zhu and

Yanmin Jia

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8715 | Submission Open

Keywords: modern materials; batteries; supercapacitors; solar cells; catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Efficient Chemical Technologies and Adsorbents for Environmental Pollution Removal and Wastes Recycling II

edited by

Monika Wawrzkiewicz

and

Anna Wołowicz

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8671 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging pollutants; heavy metals; noble metals; dyes; adsorbents; removal; recovery; sorption; pyrometallurgical process; hydrometallurgical process; leaching methods; spent catalyst; electronic waste; wastewater treatment; advanced oxidation process; coagulation; flocculation; irradiation; membrane filtratio

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Chemistry of Materials for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

edited by

Qingguo Shao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 8658 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrocatalysis; photocatalysis; energy storage and conversion; electrode materials; oil/water separation; superhydrophobic materials; water splitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Organic Solar Cells: Design, Synthesis, and Applications

edited by

Lingpeng Yan

and

Zhongqiang Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8586 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic solar cells; functional nanomaterials; interface layer; device optimization; high efficiency; stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Molecular Simulations of Energy Materials

edited by

Viorel Chihaia

and

Godehard Sutmann

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8493 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy materials; molecular simulation; molecular dynamics; Monte Carlo simulations; quantum computation; electronic structure; intra- and intermolecular forces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Functional and Bioactive Compounds from Food

edited by

Cong Wang

Jie Xu

and

Chang-Wei Hsieh

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8183 | Submission Open

Keywords: food-originated functional and bioactive compounds; identification and characterization; novel processing and preparation methods; polysaccharides; polyphenols and flavonoids; gut microbiota; bioactivity; structure– functionality relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

New Strategies and Approaches in Polypharmacology

edited by

Sebastiano Intagliata

and

Agostino Marrazzo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8044 | Submission Open

Keywords: polypharmacology; hybrid compounds; multitarget ligands; conjugate derivatives; drug design; drug development; chemical synthesis; multifactorial diseases; cancer; pain; neurodegenerative disorders; psychiatric disorders; metabolic diseases; infectious diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

The Application of Microwave-Assisted Technology in Chemical Reaction

edited by

Yong Nie

and

Qinglong **e

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7883 | Submission Open

Keywords: microwave; process intensification; numerical simulation; thermal effect; non-thermal effect; reaction kinetics; heat transfer; microwave catalysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microwave Chemistry)

Design and Synthesis of Novel Anti-Inflammatory Agents

edited by

Eleni Pontiki

and Katerina Peperidou

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7629 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-inflammatory agents; natural products; drug development; structure– activity relationships; interleukins; cyclooxygenase; lipoxygenase; chronic diseases

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Phytochemical Profile and Biological Evaluation of Plant Extracts

edited by

Linards Klavins

Maris Klavins

and

Arturs Viksna

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7389 | Submission Open

Keywords: phytochemicals; biological activity; plant extracts; chemical characterization; biological relevance; natural products

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Synthesis, Characterization and Theoretical Study of Corrosion Inhibitors

edited by

Sourav Kr. Saha

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7342 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion inhibition; corrosion inhibitor; theoretical simulation; electrochemistry; thin film; surface characterization; coating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Enzymes Applied in Biomedicine, Cosmetic, and Food Chemistry

edited by

Hong Jiang

and

Zhipeng Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7159 | Submission Open

Keywords: enzyme cloning and expression; rational design; enzyme techniques; robust enzyme expression; food processing; food preservation; food control; food testing and analysis; pharmaceutical ingredient extraction; pharmaceutical production; cosmetics production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Polymers for Environmental Remediation and Catalysis

edited by

Loredana Maiuolo

and

Paola Costanzo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7130 | Submission Open

Keywords: wastewater; pollutants; composite materials; biomaterials; adsorption capacity; recovery; oxidation; reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Veterinary Drugs—2nd Edition

edited by

Mihai Cosmin Cenariu

Sanda Andrei

and

Adela Pintea

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7045 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary drugs; veterinary pharmacology and pharmacokinetics; veterinary drug toxicology; food safety; analytical chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Marine Natural Products in Food Chemistry

edited by

Sónia Barroso

and

Joaquina Pinheiro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6872 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine resources; natural products; bioactive compounds; food chemistry; functional foods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Nanocomposites Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications for Medical Purposes

edited by

Yanyan Jiang

and

**jian Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6824 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanocomposites; functionalization; medical purposes; nanofiber; nanoparticles; tumor therapy; nanocrystals; nanofiber

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Recent Progress in Organophosphorus Chemistry

edited by

Jean-Luc Montchamp

and

Karen R. Winters

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6350 | Submission Open

Keywords: phosphorus; catalysis; methodology; synthesis; materials; bioactivity; ligand; asymmetric; chirality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Advances in Plant-Sourced Natural Compounds as Anticancer Agents

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6247 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; natural compounds; phytochemicals; antioxidant activity; anticancer activity; phytotherapy; drug discovery; drug delivery; pharmaceutical formulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Natural Products and Analogues with Promising Biological Profiles

edited by

Kristina Starčević

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6204 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactive compounds; insect abstracts; marine derived product; medicinal plants; secondary metabolites; chemical ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Degradation of Drugs and Organic Pollutants in Wastewater

edited by

Antonietta Siciliano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6140 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging contaminants; one health; monitoring; transformation products; by-products; analytical methods; ecotoxicity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Biodegradable Functional Copolymers

edited by

Jean Coudane

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5630 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable (co)polymers; chemical functionalization; macromolecular synthesis; macromolecular bioconjugates; environmental and biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Chemical Analyses and Applications of Essential Oils

edited by

Anna Malm

and

Wirginia Kukula-Koch

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5452 | Submission Open

Keywords: essential oils; bioactive compounds; liquid phase; vapor phase; potential applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Organosulfur and Organoselenium Chemistry

edited by Ming Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5287 | Submission Open

Keywords: organosulfur; organoselenium; synthesis; transformation; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Single-Atom Catalysts for Environmental Remediation and Resource Recovery: From Preparation to Applications

edited by

Xuanhao Wu

Haiqiang Wang

and

Liang Zhu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5157 | Submission Open

Keywords: single atom catalyst; VOC treatment; NOx reduction; CO2 reduction; CO oxidation; advanced oxidation process; dehalogenation; nitrate reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Supramolecular and Coordination Metal-Based Molecules for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Irena Kostova

and

Ali Akbar Saboury

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5153 | Submission Open

Keywords: supramolecular chemistry; coordination chemistry; metal-based drugs; nanomaterials; drug discovery strategies; synthetic methodologies and characterization; pharmacological activity; structure– activity relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Recent Advances in the Synthesis and Biological Studies of Chemical Pesticides

edited by

Chengxia Tan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4956 | Submission Open

Keywords: pesticide; nitrogen- or oxygen-containing heterocyclic structure; biological activity; pesticide science; agrochemicals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Organic Chemistry)

Mass Spectrometry: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis in Pharmaceutical Research

edited by

Yan **

and

Lei Fu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4735 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Countercurrent Chromatography (CCC/CPC) as Versatile Separation ‘Tool-Box’ in the Field of Natural Product Recovery

edited by

Gerold Jerz

and

João Henrique G. Lago

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4665 | Submission Open

Keywords: CCC and CPC in natural product recovery (all biological sources); recovery protocols and strategies for high value natural products; bio-assay-guided isolation procedures; off-line or on-line hyphenation to mass spectrometry (MS) and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR); two-dimensional CCC or CPC (heart-cutting); or CCC/CPC x GC x LC-MS; polarity-modifying additives; chiral additives for enantiomer/ epimer separations; use of natural deep eutectic solvent systems (NADES); software based prediction of natural product separations; aqueous-two-phase-systems (ATPS); ion exchange and ion-pair chromatography (IP); green solvent systems for CCC/CPC; new CCC/CPC column and centrifuge designs for improved natural product recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Advances in Composite Photocatalysts

edited by

Md. Abu Hanif

and

M. Shaheer Akhtar

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4613 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite material; nanocomposite material; synthesis and characterization; photocatalysis; wastewater treatment; water splitting; organic pollutants; heterojunction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Photochemistry)

Natural Polymers and Biopolymers IV

edited by

Sylvain Caillol

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4285 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; biobased polymers; biodegradation; carbohydrates; lipids; lignin; macromolecular engineering and applications; natural fibers; polymer synthesis and macromolecular characterization; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Macromolecular Chemistry)

Research on the Attainment and Biological Activity of Natural Products

edited by

Jelena Vladić

and

Nataša Nastić

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4227 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactivity; bioactive compounds; valorization of waste and by-products; green solvents; isolation of bioactive compounds; green chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Recent Advances in Functionalized Nanomaterials: Design, Synthesis, Characterization, and Application

edited by

Siyi Cheng

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4084 | Submission Open

Keywords: functionalized nanomaterials; functionalized strategies; compositions; nanostructures; energy storage; sensing; environmental remediation; catalytic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)

Recent Advances in Fluorescent Probes and Theranostics

edited by

**wu Yan

and

Weijie Chi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4007 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescent probes; theranostics; bioimaging; rational design; image-guided therapy; photodynamic therapy; photothermal therapy; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Advances in Thermochemical Conversion of Solid Wastes

edited by Leilei Dai,

Yuming Wen

, Ruming Pan and

Konstantinos S. Triantafyllidis

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3873 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermochemical conversion; organic solid waste; catalysis; life cycle assessment; machine learning; kinetic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Chemistry)

Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry, Two Inseparable Partners: Recent Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry

edited by

Graziella Tocco

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3762 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic chemistry methods; organic synthesis; medicinal chemistry; heterocycles; drug discovery; in silico drug design; biologically active compounds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Design and Application of Functional Electrocatalysts

edited by

Kai Wan

Zhipeng **ang

and Aidong Tan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3626 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; electrocatalysis; fuel cells; water electrolysis; metal-ion batteries; metal-air batteries; redox flow batteries; supercapacitors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Natural Products in the Antioxidant Drug Discovery Process

edited by

Milena Petkova Popova

and

Kalina Alipieva

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3604 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products ; chemical profiling ; isolation and structure elucidation ; antioxidants ; inflammation ; synthetic modifications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Synthesis and Biologically Relevant Heterocyclic Compounds

edited by

Gheorghita Zbancioc

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3601 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterocycles; azines; azoles; anti-cancer; anti-tuberculosis; anti-microbial; medicinal chemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medicinal Chemistry)

Raman Spectroscopy Analysis of Surfaces

edited by

Andrzej Kudelski

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3588 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; characterization of various interfaces; SERS spectroscopy; applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Analytical Chemistry)

Advanced Optoelectronic Materials with Outstanding Chemical and Physical Properties: Design, Characterization and Applications

edited by Golibjon Berdiyorov

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3524 | Submission Open

Keywords: photochromatic molecular switches; molecular self-assemblis; metal-organic frameworks; optoelectronic 2D materials; synthesis and characterization methods for optoelectronic materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Flavonoids and Other Polyphenols: Extraction, Analysis and Biological Properties

edited by

H. P. Vasantha Rupasinghe

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3403 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavonoids and polyphenols; extraction; isolation and identification; non-communicable diseases; disease prevention; mechanisms of action; postbiotics of polyphenols; bioavailability; functional foods and nutraceuticals; food technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Pharmaceutical Modelling in Physical Chemistry

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3304 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmaceutical modelling; virtual screening; machine learning; molecular dynamics; enhanced sampling; ab initio calculations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Chemistry)

Isolation and Structure Determination of Bioactive Natural Products (2nd Edition)

edited by

Magdalena Ligor

and

Aleksandra Szydłowska-Czerniak

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3245 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary and secondary plant metabolites; sample preparation methods; hyphenated analytical methods; natural product research; measuring biological activity; structure-activity relationships

(This special issue belongs to the Section Natural Products Chemistry)

Study on Physicochemical Properties of Food Protein, 2nd Edition

edited by

Shudong He

Wei Xu

and

Zengwang Guo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3241 | Submission Open

Keywords: food protein; physicochemical properties; structure-function relationship; modification; bioactivity; food processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Chemistry)

Feature Papers in Applied Chemistry: 3rd Edition

edited by

Shaojun Yuan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3192 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied chemistry; new molecules/materials; analytical methods and techniques; electrochemistry and catalysis; new materials and medicines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Chemistry)

Metal-Based Drugs: Past, Present and Future II

edited by

Roxana Liana Lucaciu

and

Adriana Corina Hangan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3191 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal-based drugs; synthesis; characterization; docking; biological activity; diagnosis; therapeutic tool

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Biology)

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