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The modification of starch using esterification, etherification, oxidation, and Schiff base formation has garnered significant interest owing to its wide-ranging applications in different sectors. This overview delves into the various techniques utilized for modifying starch molecules and examines their utilization in adsorption, adhesive formulations, pharmaceuticals, nanoparticle synthesis, and film manufacturing. The article delves into the synthesis pathways associated with esterification, etherification, oxidation, and Schiff base formation, underscoring their influence on the physicochemical characteristics of starch. Furthermore, it thoroughly examines the application of modified starch in pollutant adsorption processes, as adhesive agents in industries, as excipients in pharmaceutical formulations, and as crucial elements in the creation of starch-based nanoparticles and films.

The synthesis of bioactive molecules is of major importance in the pharmaceutical industry. In this context, the study was conducted to determine the antimicrobial and antifungal potential of four chalcone-based imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole derivatives already synthesized by our research group. The synthetized compounds obtained in good yield were evaluated for their antibacterial and antifungal activities against E. coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Fusarium, the results obtained are compared with the standard. Molecular docking studies were utilized to forecast the potential of these molecules as antimicrobial agents, the results obtained in vitro antibacterial were well confirmed by this method.

Ceramic membrane filters based on industrial by-products can be considered to be a valorization alternative of phosphate mine tailings, even more so if these ceramic membranes are used in the industrial wastewater treatment due to their good mechanical, chemical, and thermal resistance. The depollution of textile industry rejections with this method has not been studied in detail previously. In this work, ceramic membrane filters have been manufactured from natural clay and phosphate mine tailings (phosphate sludge). Blends of the abovementioned materials with a pore-forming agent (sawdust, up to 20 wt. %) were investigated in the range 900–1100 °C using thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and mercury porosimetry. Ceramic properties were measured as a function of firing temperature and sawdust addition. Filtration tests were carried out on samples with advantageous properties. The results showed that gehlenite together with diopside neoformed from lime decomposed carbonates and breakdown products of clay minerals, while calcium phosphate derived from partial decomposition of fluorapatite. Both quartz and fluorapatite resisted heating. The results of the experimental design showed that the variations of physical properties versus processing factors were well described by the polynomial model. Filtration results are quite interesting, allowing these membranes to be used in industrial effluent treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the title compound, C9H10N2O, the imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine moiety is approximately planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.024 Å). The methanol group is nearly perpendicular to its mean plane as indicated by the C-C-C-O and N-C-C-O torsion angles of 80.04 (16) and -96.30 (17)°, respectively. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with an R (2) 2(10) ring motif. The dimers are liked via C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, enclosing R (2) 2(10) ring motifs and forming ribbons along [201]. The ribbons are linked via a number of π-π inter-actions [centroid-centroid distances vary from 3.4819 (8) to 3.7212 (8) Å], forming a three-dimensional structure.