Porous materials constitute an attractive research field due to their high specific surfaces; high chemical stabilities; abundant pores; special electrical, optical, thermal, and mechanical properties; and their often higher reactivities. These materials are currently generating a great deal of enthusiasm, and they have been used in large and diverse applications, such as those relating to sensors and biosensors, catalysis and biocatalysis, separation and purification techniques, acoustic and electrical insulation, transport gas or charged species, drug delivery, and electrochemistry. Porous carbons are an important class of porous materials that have grown rapidly in recent years. They have the advantages of a tunable pore structure, good physical and chemical stability, a variable specific surface, and the possibility of easy functionalization. This gives them new properties and allows them to improve their performance for a given application. This review paper intends to understand how porous carbons involve the removal of pollutants from water, e.g., heavy metal ions, dyes, and organic or inorganic molecules. First, a general overview description of the different precursors and the manufacturing methods of porous carbons is illustrated. The second part is devoted to reporting some applications such using porous carbon materials as an adsorbent. It appears that the use of porous materials at different scales for these applications is very promising for wastewater treatment industries.

New trinuclear mixed-valent CoIII -Co II -Co III complexes with salen-type ligands have been synthesized and characterized both in the solid state and in solution. These complexes comprise a central CoCl 2 unit connecting two 4Ј,7,7Јtmsalen)] fragments with chlorides acting as bridging ligands between the metals, while the central Co II ion completes its octahedral coordination through the salen oxygen donors. Complex 1 (R = CH 2 Cl), which has cis Cl ligands at the central Co II ion, has approximate C 2 symmetry, whereas the centrosymmetric complex 2 (R = CF 3 CH 2 ) contains trans Cl ligands (C 2h symmetry). Complexes 1 and 2 are paramagnetic with magnetic moments of 4.7 and 4.4 µ B , respectively, which indicate the presence of a high-spin Co II center in the molecule. The 1 H NMR spectra, which spread

The impact of salinity on the physiological and biochemical parameters of tolerant (‘Bonica’) and susceptible (‘Black Beauty’) eggplant varieties (Solanum melongena L.) was determined. The results revealed that the increase in salinity contributes to a significant decline in net photosynthesis (An) in both varieties; however, at the highest salt concentration (160 mM NaCl), the decrease in photorespiration (Rl) was less pronounced in the tolerant cultivar ‘Bonica’. Stomatal conductance (gs) was significantly reduced in ‘Black Beauty’ following exposure to 40 mM NaCl. However, gs of ‘Bonica’ was only substantially reduced at the highest level of NaCl (160 mM). In addition, a significant decrease in Chla, Chlb, total Chl, Chla/b and carotenoids (p > 0.05) was found in ‘Black Beauty’, and soluble carbohydrates accumulation and electrolyte leakage (EL) were more pronounced in ‘Black Beauty’ than in ‘Bonica’. The total phenols increase in ‘Bonica’ was 65% higher than in ‘Black Beauty’. In ‘Bonica’, the roots displayed the highest enzyme scavenging activity compared to the leaves. Salt stress contributes to a significant augmentation of root catalase and guaiacol peroxidase activities. In ‘Bonica’, the Na concentration was higher in roots than in leaves, whereas in ‘Black Beauty‘, the leaves accumulated more Na. Salt stress significantly boosted the Na/K ratio in ‘Black Beauty’, while no significant change occurred in ‘Bonica’. ACC deaminase activity was significantly higher in ‘Bonica’ than in ‘Black Beauty’.

A new chalcone of the coumarin, C21H18O7, containing an annulated α-pyrone ring, was obtained by condensation of the borate complex of ac­yl(hydr­oxy)coumarin with trimethoxy­benzaldehyde. The structure exhibits intra­molecular hydrogen bonding between the hydroxyl oxygen and the ketonic oxygen in the coumarin group. The bicyclic coumarin fragment and the benzene ring form a dihedral angle of 17.1 (4)°. The crystal packing involves dimers inter­connected by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonding.