@article {71,
	title = {Photocatalytic decomposition of cortisone acetate in aqueous solution.},
	journal = {Journal of Hazardous Materials},
	volume = {282},
	year = {2015},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2014:1019189(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	pages = {208 - 215},
	publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
	abstract = {The photocatalytic decompn. of cortisone 21-acetate (CA), a model compd. for the commonly used steroid, cortisone, was studied.  CA was photocatalytically decompd. in a slurry reactor with the initial rates 0.11-0.46 mg/L-min at 10 mg/L concn., using the following heterogeneous photocatalysts in decreasing order of their catalytic activity: ZnO > Evonik TiO2 P25 > Hombikat TiO2 > WO3.  Due to the lack of ZnO stability in aq. solns., TiO2 P25 was chosen for further expts.  The decompn. reaction was found to be pseudo-1st order and the rate const. decreased as a function of increasing initial CA concn.  Changing the initial pH of the CA soln. did not affect the reaction rate significantly.  The decompn. reaction in the presence of the oxidizing sacrificial agent Na persulfate showed an obsd. decompn. rate const. of 0.004/min, lower than that obtained for TiO2 P25 (0.040/min).  The highest photocatalytic degrdn. rate const. was obtained combining both TiO2 P25 and S2O82- (0.071/min) showing a synergistic effect.  No reactive intermediates were detected using LC-MS showing fast photocatalytic decompn. kinetics of CA. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {photocatalysis decompn cortisone acetate wastewater},
	isbn = {0304-3894},
	author = {Romao, Joana Sobral and Hamdy, Mohamed S. and Mul, Guido and Baltrusaitis, Jonas.}
}
@article {91,
	title = {Photocatalytic degradation of dye by Ag/ZnO prepared by reduction of Tollen{\textquoteright}s reagent and the ecotoxicity of degraded products.},
	journal = {Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering},
	volume = {31},
	year = {2014},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2014:166320(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	pages = {587 - 592},
	publisher = {Springer},
	abstract = {A heterostructure of Ag/ZnO powder was prepd. by a redn. of Ag(NH3)2+ ions in a basic soln. or Tollen{\textquoteright}s reagent.  From this method, the existence of a metallic Ag coating on the ZnO surface was confirmed by transmission electron microscope and XPS.  The photocatalytic activity of the Ag/ZnO powders was investigated by analyzing the degrdn. of an aq. methylene blue soln. under a blacklight irradn.  Furthermore, the parameters, including Ag content, catalyst loading, initial dye concn. and pH, were also studied.  After the methylene blue soln. was irradiated for 30min under a blacklight illumination, total mineralization was not obsd. as the presence of some carbon compd. species was indicated in a mass spectrum.  Furthermore, the toxicity of the treated methylene blue soln. produced by the Ag/ZnO powders was also investigated by a test for the inhibition of the growth of Chlorella vulgaris. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {silver zinc oxide redn reagent ecotoxicity product dye degrdn},
	isbn = {0256-1115},
	author = {Thongrom, Boonya and Amornpitoksuk, Pongsaton and Suwanboon, Sumetha and Baltrusaitis, Jonas.}
}
@article {93,
	title = {Polyamide-thallium selenide composite materials via temperature and pH controlled adsorption-diffusion method.},
	journal = {Applied Surface Science},
	volume = {317},
	year = {2014},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2014:1526236(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	pages = {818 - 827},
	publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
	abstract = {Composite materials based on III-VI elements are promising in designing efficient photoelectronic devices, such as thin film org.-inorg. solar cells.  In this work, TlSe composite materials were synthesized on a model polymer polyamide using temp. and pH controlled adsorption-diffusion method via selenization followed by the exposure to the group III metal (Tl) salt soln. and their surface morphol., chem. and cryst. phase information was detd. with particular focus on their corresponding structure-optical property relationship.  XRD anal. yielded a complex cryst. phase distribution which correlated well with the optical and surface morphol. properties measured. pH 11.3 and 80{\textdegree} yielded well defined, low structural disorder composite material surface.  After annealing in N2 at 100{\textdegree}, polycryst. PA-TlxSey composite materials yielded a single TlSe phase due to the enhanced diffusion and reaction of thallium ions into the polymer.  The method described here can be used to synthesize variety of binary III-VI compds. diffused into the polymer at relatively low temps. and low overall cost, thus providing for a flexible synthesis route for novel composite solar energy harvesting materials. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {org inorg solar cell polyamide thallium selenide composite, polyamide thallium selenide composite adsorption diffusion synthesis},
	isbn = {0169-4332},
	author = {Ivanauskas, Remigijus and Samardokas, Linas and Mikolajunas, Marius and Virzonis, Darius and Baltrusaitis, Jonas.}
}
@article {111,
	title = {Phenomenon of Quantum Entanglement in a System Composed of Two Minimal Protocells.},
	journal = {Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres},
	volume = {43},
	year = {2013},
	note = {CAPLUS AN 2013:302357(Journal; Online Computer File)},
	pages = {49 - 66},
	publisher = {Springer},
	abstract = {The quantum mech. self-assembly of two sep. photoactive supramol. systems with different photosynthetic centers was investigated by means of d. functional theory methods.  Quantum entangled energy transitions from one subsystem to the other and the assembly of logically controlled artificial minimal protocells were modeled.  The systems studied were based on different photoactive sensitizer mols. covalently bonded to a non-canonical oxo-guanine::cytosine supramol. with the precursor of a fatty acid (pFA) mol. attached via Van der Waals forces, all surrounded by water mols.  The electron correlation interactions responsible for the weak hydrogen and Van der Waals chem. bonds increased due to the addn. of polar water solvent mols.  The distances between the sepd. sensitizer, nucleotide, pFA, and water mols. are comparable to Van der Waals and hydrogen bonding radii.  As a result, the overall system becomes compressed, resulting in photo-excited electron tunneling from the sensitizer (bis(4-diphenylamine-2-phenyl)-squarine or 1,4-bis(N,N-dimethylamino)naphthalene) to the pFA mols.  Absorption spectra as well as electron transfer trajectories assocd. with the different excited states were calcd. using time dependent d. functional theory methods.  The results allow sepn. of the quantum entangled photosynthetic transitions within the same minimal protocell and with the neighboring minimal protocell.  The transferred electron is used to cleave a "waste" org. mol. resulting in the formation of the desired product.  A two variable, quantum entangled AND logic gate was proposed, consisting of two input photoactive sensitizer mols. and one output (pFA mol.).  It is proposed that a similar process might be applied for the destruction of tumor cancer cells or to yield building blocks in artificial cells. [on SciFinder(R)]},
	keywords = {protocell quantum self assembly entanglement},
	isbn = {0169-6149},
	author = {Tamulis, Arvydas and Grigalavicius, Mantas and Baltrusaitis, Jonas.}
}
