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

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Volume 74, Number 10 / 2020, Pages 3195 – 3669

Fluorescent, colourimetric, and ratiometric probes based on diverse fluorophore motifs for mercuric(II) ion (Hg²⁺) sensing: highlights from 2011 to 2019	3195	–	3232
Stephen Opeyemi Aderinto
Dentate number and functionality of O, N-donor ligands for the growth and catalytic reaction of iridium nanoparticles	3233	–	3241
Zahra Amirsardari, Akram Dourani, Mohamad Ali Amirifar, Nooredin Ghadiri Massoom, Amirhossein Javadi, Rahim Ehsani, and Reza Ghanbarnejad
Regenerated silk fibroin-based dressing modified with carnosine-bentonite nanosheets accelerates healing of second-degree burn wound	3243	–	3257
Pegah Azimzadeh Asiabi, Ali Ramazani, Mehdi Khoobi, Mohsen Amin, Marzieh Shakoori, Navid Mirmohammad Sadegh, and Ramtin Farhadi
Synthesis of task-specific imidazolium ionic liquid as an efficient catalyst in acetylation of alcohols, phenols, and amines	3259	–	3268
Snehkrishn A. Chaubey and Roli Mishra
Forensic discrimination of black laser prints by a combination of chemometric methods and μ-ATR-FTIR spectroscopy	3269	–	3277
Lukáš Gál, Michal Oravec, Michaela Kiššová, Pavol Gemeiner, and Michal Čeppan
Investigation of system complexity and addition of vitamin C on calcium oxalate precipitation	3279	–	3291
Anamarija Stanković, Silvija Šafranko, Katarina Jurišić, Ivana Balić, Jelena Bijelić, Stela Jokić, and Martina Medvidović-Kosanović
Synthesis of thiol-glycol-functionalized carbon nanotubes and characterization with FTIR, TEM, TGA, and NMR technics	3293	–	3302
Ümit Çalışır and Baki Çiçek
Regio- and stereoselective intramolecular hydroalkoxylation of aromatic alkynols: an access to dihydroisobenzofurans under transition-metal-free conditions	3303	–	3310
Shu-Yan Yu, Li-Hong Gao, Jing-Xin Wu, Hong-Bing Lan, Yi Ma, and Zhi-Gang Yin
Optimization of distillation column in phenol production process for increasing the isopropyl benzene concentration using response surface methodology and radial basis function (RBF) coupled with leave-one-out validation method	3311	–	3324
Hani Vaziri, Amin Hedayati Moghaddam, and Seyed Amin Mirmohammadi
Use of standardized units for a correct interpretation of IC50 values obtained from the inhibition of the DPPH radical by natural antioxidants	3325	–	3334
Flavio Martinez-Morales, Angel J. Alonso-Castro, Juan R. Zapata-Morales, Candy Carranza-Álvarez, and Othoniel H. Aragon-Martinez
Facilitated recovery of copper from ammoniacal solution by supported liquid membrane following multiple cooperative effects	3335	–	3345
Hengpan Duan, Hongpan Liu, Chengbo Hu, Wei Cheng, and Xuequan Wang
Vanillin-derived epoxy monomer for synthesis of bio-based epoxy thermosets: effect of functionality on thermal, mechanical, chemical and structural properties	3347	–	3358
Mohsen Mogheiseh, Ramin Karimian, and Mostafa Khoshsefat
Direct synthesis of carbon nanotube aerogel using floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition: effect of gas flow rate	3359	–	3365
Hayder B. Abdullah, Ramli Irmawati, Ismayadi Ismail, and Nor Azah Yusof
Degradation of the Direct Red 80 dye by chitosan bead-supported Fe/Ni nanoparticles in a fluidized bed reactor	3367	–	3381
Gustavo Alves Puiatti, Felipe Santana de Oliveira Cruz, Mayra Aparecida Nascimento, André Fernando de Oliveira, and Renata Pereira Lopes
Mechanical, anti-bacterial, and easy-to-clean properties of hybrid polymer-based composites containing modified SiO₂ prepared by thermal polymerization	3383	–	3398
Ömer Kesmez, Ertuğrul Arpaç, Nadir Kiraz, Neslihan Tamsü Selli, and Ayşe Tunalı
Dispersive micro-solid-phase extraction using chitosan/polymethacrylate/clay bionanocomposite followed by UV–Vis spectrophotometry for determination of zinc	3399	–	3408
H. Deniz E. Uygun, Mine Antep, M. Nalan Demir, and Melek Merdivan
Antibacterial activity of MPA-capped CdTe and Ag-doped CdTe nanocrystals: Showing different activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria	3409	–	3421
Pijush Ch. Dey, Priyatosh Nath, Debasish Maiti, and Ratan Das
Cobalt(II) complex-catalyzed solventless coupling of CO₂ and epoxides	3423	–	3430
Harish Chandra Pradhan, Somanath Mantri, Tungabidya Maharana, and Alekha Kumar Sutar
Ocimum tenuiflorum leaf extract as a green mediator for the synthesis of ZnO nanocapsules inactivating bacterial pathogens	3431	–	3444
Saurabh Sharma, Kuldeep Kumar, Naveen Thakur, and M. S. Chauhan
Membrane distillation of pesticide solutions using hydrophobic track-etched membranes	3445	–	3453
Arman B. Yeszhanov, Ilya V. Korolkov, Yevgeniy G. Gorin, Saule S. Dosmagambetova, and Maxim V. Zdorovets
The effect of wall formulation on storage stability and physicochemical properties of cinnamon essential oil microencapsulated by spray drying	3455	–	3465
Mostafa Shahidi Noghabi and Mohammad Molaveisi
Nanomechanical characterization of electrospun biodegradable vascular scaffolds	3467	–	3474
Emel Berna Yilmaz, Sinan Eğri, Özlem Eğri, and Mustafa Oguzhan Caglayan
Effect of metals and Co₃O₄ on the thermal decomposition reaction of sodium chlorate in an area of refuge	3475	–	3480
Na Gao, Ya-qing Dai, Long-zhe Jin, Chun-guo Ma, Jian-guo Liu, Zhao Wang, and Kariman Kaeryaer
Efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose treated by mixed ionic liquids	3481	–	3490
Qiang Li, Gengsheng Ji, Yongle Chen, Yun Xu, Jingyu Shen, and Youting Wu
Chromatographic separation and determination of some heavy metals and the sum of the rare earth elements in some geological materials	3491	–	3501
Sherien Hussien Ahmed and Entesar Mohamed El Gammal
Highly selective and stable ZrO₂–Al₂O₃ for synthesis of dimethyl carbonate in reactive distillation	3503	–	3515
Ning Tao, Jidong Liu, Yajin Xu, Yuchen Feng, Yiyan Wang, Wenrui Liu, Hefang Wang, and Jianhua Lv
Studies of neutralization reaction induced by rotating magnetic field	3517	–	3526
Dawid Sołoducha, Tomasz Borowski, Marian Kordas, Maciej Konopacki, and Rafał Rakoczy
Optimization analysis of polyurethane based mixed matrix gas separation membranes by incorporation of gamma-cyclodextrin metal organic frame work	3527	–	3543
Ovaid Mehmood, Sarah Farrukh, Arshad Hussain, Ayesha Rehman, Yangxian Liu, Sajid Butt, and Erum Pervaiz
Fabrication of a novel antifouling TiO₂/CPTES/metformin-PES nanocomposite membrane for removal of various organic pollutants and heavy metal ions from wastewater	3545	–	3556
Vahid Barahimi, Ramezan Ali Taheri, Amirhossein Mazaheri, and Hamid Moghimi
Feasible oxidative degradates separation with instant quantification of two non-classical β-lactams by derivative UV spectrophotometry and TLC densitometry	3557	–	3567
A. M. El-Kosasy, O. Abdel-Aziz, Rania M. Youssif, and N. N. Salama
Comparative investigation of ^±σ–hole interactions of carbon-containing molecules with Lewis bases, acids and di-halogens	3569	–	3580
Mahmoud A. A. Ibrahim, Amna H. M. Mahmoud, and Nayra A. M. Moussa
Tailoring the band gap of α2-graphyne through functionalization with carbene groups: a density functional theory study	3581	–	3587
Roya Majidi and Timon Rabczuk
Determination of stoichiometry and stability constants of iron complexes of phenanthroline, Tris(2-pyridyl)-s-triazine, and salicylate using a digital camera	3589	–	3595
Ahmed A. Shalaby and Ashraf A. Mohamed
Kinetic studies on propionic and malic acid reactive extraction using trioctylamine in 1-decanol	3597	–	3604
Victoria Inyang and David Lokhat
*DBT desulfurization by Rhodococcus erythropolis* PTCC 1767 in aqueous and biphasic systems**	3605	–	3615
Azita Dejaloud, Alireza Habibi, and Farzaneh Vahabzadeh
Emulsification liquid–liquid micro-extraction based on natural deep eutectic solvent for (triarylmethane) dyes determination	3617	–	3626
Yanyan Li, Xiao Li, Suxian Tang, and Yaling Yang
Sulphuric acid-functionalized siliceous zirconia as an efficient and reusable catalyst for the synthesis of glycerol triacetate	3627	–	3639
Km Abida and Amjad Ali
Quantitative density operator analysis of correlation spectroscopy NMR experiments	3641	–	3649
Fengfang Chen, Shengrong Lai, Honghao Cai, Zhiliang Wei, Hanping Ke, Lin Chen, and Liangjie Lin
Sonochemical synthesis, crystal structure, and DFT calculation of an innovative nanosized Pb(II)-azido metal–organic coordination polymer as a precursor for preparation of PbO nanorod	3651	–	3660
Younes Hanifehpour, Babak Mirtamizdoust, Hossein Ahmadi, Ruiyao Wang, and Sang Woo Joo
(E)-N-(pyren-1-ylmethylene)benzenamine: efficient promoter for additive-free palladium catalyzed aerobic oxidative coupling of arylboronic acids and terminal alkynes	3661	–	3669
Jagadeesan Lakshmipraba, Rupesh Narayana Prabhu, and Victor Violet Dhayabaran