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\title{Editorial January 2026 for \textit{Comptes Rendus Chimie}}

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\textit{Comptes Rendus Chimie} have been enjoying increasing
attractivity, in particular since January 1, 2020 when this journal
became
``\href{https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/page/diamond-open-access-for-cr\_en/}{Diamond Open Access}'', 
and thus free of charge for authors and readers worldwide (no access
fees, no downloading charges, no page charges). This decision triggered
a very positive feed-back from our authors,  referees, and readership.
Another important milestone was the
\href{https://www.science-ouverte.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite/le-cnrs-et-lacademie-des-sciences-sunissent-pour-le-libre-acces-diamant/}{signature on 3 December 2025 of an agreement between the}
\textit{\href{https://www.science-ouverte.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite/le-cnrs-et-lacademie-des-sciences-sunissent-pour-le-libre-acces-diamant/}{Acad\'{e}mie des sciences}} 
\href{https://www.science-ouverte.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite/le-cnrs-et-lacademie-des-sciences-sunissent-pour-le-libre-acces-diamant/}{and the} 
\textit{\href{https://www.science-ouverte.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite/le-cnrs-et-lacademie-des-sciences-sunissent-pour-le-libre-acces-diamant/}{Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique}} 
(CNRS) to mark their decision to strengthen their collaboration and
co-publish the \textit{Comptes Rendus of the Acad\'{e}mie des
sciences}. This initiative represents a very strong signal towards the
scientific community and is part of the international open science
movement, which encourages the unhindered dissemination of scientific
research results, methods and products
(\href{https://www.cnrs.fr/sites/default/files/press\_info/2025-12/CP\%20LAcad\%C3\%A9mie\%20des\%20sciences\%20et\%20le\%20CNRS\%20sunissent\_0.pdf}
{https://www.cnrs.fr/sites/default/files/press\_info/{\ubreak}2025-12/CP\%20LAcad\'{e}mie\%20des\%20sciences\%20{\ubreak}et\%20le\%20CNRS\%20sunissent\_0.pdf}).

The commitment of the CNRS, the largest French public scientific
research organisation, active in all fields of knowledge, which
according to the Scimago Institutions Rankings occupies the third place
worldwide as a research centre and the first place at the European
level, represents a major encouragement for us to continue doing our
best to meet the demands of the international scientific community. To
enhance the transparency of the editorial process and improve the
interactions between authors and referees, we will continue to publish
the anonymised exchanges between authors and referees, of course only
if both parties agree, an initiative taken by \textit{C.~R.~Chim.} in
2024
(\url{https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/chimie/articles/10.5802/crchim.288/}). 
Suggestions for improvements from our authors, referees, and readers
are always welcome. 

This journal covers all aspects of chemistry and its interfaces with
life sciences, physics, and material sciences, whether of fundamental
or applied nature. We publish original research articles and accounts
(short reviews focused on the authors' recent scientific
contributions), preliminary communications that typically describe
novel and important results, as well as historical chronicles. As
always, quality will remain the only criterion on which the referees
and the editors base their recommendations and decisions, respectively.
More details are provided in the
\href{https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/chimie/page/instructions-aux-auteurs\_fr/}{Instructions to authors}. 
In addition to spontaneous submissions, thematic issues coordinated by
one or many Guest Editor(s) (upon invitation or spontaneous
suggestions) are particularly welcome as they meet increasing needs
from our community. Providing a concise and efficient assessment of the
state of the art in rapidly expanding fields of research is most
welcome in view of the spectacular and often undesirable increase in
the number of scientific publications.

%tab1
\begin{table*}
\caption{\label{tab1}Our most active referees in 2025}
\begin{tabular}{l}
\tbody
Janine Cossy (ESPCI, Paris, France) \\ 
Bernard Meunier (Acad\'{e}mie des sciences, Paris, France) \\ 
Anne Robert (LCC CNRS, Toulouse, France) \\ 
Sandrine Bouquillon (Universit\'{e} de Reims, Reims, France) \\ 
S\'{e}bastien Candel (Acad\'{e}mie des sciences, Paris, France) \\ 
Jean-No\"{e}l Chotard (Universit\'{e} de Picardie, Amiens, France) \\ 
Patrick Couvreur (Universit\'{e} Paris Saclay, Orsay, France) \\ 
Robbert Duchateau (University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands) \\ 
Odile Eisenstein (ICGM Universit\'{e} de Montpellier CNRS ENSCM) \\ 
Elkhadir Gharibi (Facult\'{e} des sciences, Universit\'{e} Mohamed I, Ouajda, Morocco) \\ 
Claude Grison (ChimEco Cap Delta, Montpellier, France) \\ 
Boujem\^{a}a Jaber (Centre National pour la Recherche Scientifique et Technique, Rabat, Morocco) \\ 
Salah Jellali (Center for Environmental Studies and Research, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman) \\ 
Saida Krimi (Facult\'{e} des sciences Ain Chok, Universit\'{e} Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco) \\ 
Bun Yeoul Lee (Ajou University, Suwon, South Korea) \\ 
Bouchaib Manoun (Universit\'{e} Hassan I, Settat, Morocco) \\ 
Eric Manoury (LCC CNRS, Toulouse, France) \\ 
Philippe Miele (Institut europ\'{e}en des membranes, Universit\'{e} de Montpellier, France) \\ 
\parbox[t]{35pc}{\raggedright Anh Quoc Khuong Nguyen (Institute of Applied Technology and Sustainable Development, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)} \\ 
Didier Roux (Acad\'{e}mie des sciences, Paris, France) \\ 
Chafia Touil-Boukoffa (Universit\'{e} des sciences et de la technologie Houari Boumediene, Algiers, Algeria) \\ 
Driss Zakaria (Universit\'{e} Choua\"{i}b Doukkali, Morocco)
\botline
\end{tabular}
\vspace*{6pt}
\end{table*}

The thematic issues published in 2025 covered very different topics, as
illustrated below:
\begin{itemize}
\item \textit{\href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.sp.4}{Innovative Solutions for Biomass Resources and Wastewater Management}},
coordinated with enthusiasm and dedication by Professors Salah Jellali
(Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman) and Mejdi Jeguirim
(Universit\'{e} de Haute-Alsace, Mulhouse, France).

\item \textit{\href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.sp.1}{Women Chemists in France in 2025}}, 
beautifully coordinated by Professor Janine Cossy (ESPCI Paris, PSL
University, France), one of our Associate Editors. Its publication was
very successfully coupled with a breakfast organised at the
\textit{Acad\'{e}mie des sciences} to honour distinguished colleagues
and encourage more women to consider a \mbox{scientific} \mbox{career.} Inspired by
the IUPAC annual \guillemotleft{}~Women Breakfast~\guillemotright, this
event was first held in 2024 and represented a
\guillemotleft~first~\guillemotright{} for the \textit{Acad\'{e}mie des
sciences}.

\item \textit{\href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.sp.2}{Fluorine Chemistry}}, 
coordinated by Professor Fr\'{e}d\'{e}ric Leroux (University of
Strasbourg, France), a well-known specialist in this field.

\item \textit{\href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.sp.8}{Biocatalysis and Synthesis}}, 
coordinated by Dr. Juliette Martin (SEQENS, N\^{i}mes, France) with
considerable industrial experience within SEQENS, a world leader in
pharmaceutical and specialty products.

\item \textit{\href{https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/chimie/item/CRCHIM\_2024\_\_27\_S5/}{French Network on Solvation}},
coordinated by Dr. Francesca Ingrosso (Universit\'{e} de Lorraine,
France), with seven articles published in 2024 and two more in
2025.
\end{itemize}
We are most grateful to our Guest Editors for their dedication and
commitment and to our authors for delivering excellent contributions
and meeting the deadlines. They are responsible for the success of this
journal.

We rely on high-level scientific referees and knowing that they are
increasingly solicited, we are particularly grateful to them for their
efforts and support of \textit{Comptes Rendus Chimie}. A special thank
you goes to our most active referees listed in\break Table~\ref{tab1}.

I am pleased to report the continuing international visibility of the
publications in \textit{Comptes Rendus Chimie}, in particular in the
top five countries USA, China, France, Germany and Japan (data supplied
by Centre Mersenne---source: Google Analytics via Elastic statistics
module---Kibana, consulted on 23/12/2025). 

The 15 most viewed and downloaded articles in 2025 are listed in 
Tables~\ref{tab2} and~\ref{tab3}, respectively.

%tab2
\begin{table*}
\caption{\label{tab2}The 15 articles (published since 1 January 2020)
most viewed in 2025 (data supplied by Centre Mersenne---source: Google
Analytics via Elastic statistics module---Kibana, consulted on
21/01/2026)}
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\thead
\multicolumn{1}{c}{Title} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Authors} \\ 
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\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.308}{Le limon\`{e}ne dans les huiles essentielles: \'{e}nantiom\`{e}res et activit\'{e}s biologiques}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Louisa Aribi-Zouioueche}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.130}{Huiles essentielles et chiralit\'{e} mol\'{e}culaire}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Louisa Aribi-Zouioueche;\Lbreak Fran\c{c}oise Couic-Marinier}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.21}{Les noms des \'{e}l\'{e}ments nous racontent leur histoire}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Pierre Avenas}\vspace*{4pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.204}{Louis Pasteur face \`{a} la maladie du ver \`{a} soie (1865--1870)~: du chimiste au biologiste}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Yves Carton}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.275}{Chimie des substances naturelles et pharmacie: \`{a}~la~crois\'{e}e des chemins}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Mehdi A. Beniddir;\Lbreak Erwan Poupon}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.84}{The influence of particle(s) size, shape and distribution on cake filtration mechanics---a short review}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Shilpa S. Haramkar;\Lbreak Govind N. Thombre;\Lbreak Sachin V. Jadhav;\Lbreak Bhaskar N. Thorat}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.342}{L-Tyrosine and L-DOPA: promising scaffolds for the synthesis of biologically active compounds}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Euphrem Ndayiragije;\Lbreak Prakashanand Caumul;\Lbreak Nausheen Joondan;\Lbreak Minu Gupta Bhowon;\Lbreak Sabina Jhaumeer Laulloo}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.279}{Adenine, a key player in biology and medicinal chemistry}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Alexandra Fillion;\Lbreak Sophie Vichier-Guerre;\Lbreak Paola Barbara Arimondo}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.263}{Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756--1832), agronome et chimiste}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Josette Fournier}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.40}{Th\'{e}orie cin\'{e}tique de l'\'{e}quilibre chimique}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Mathieu Lazerges;\Lbreak Sylvain Marque}\vspace*{4pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.298}{Nucleophilic addition to carbonyl groups from qualitative to quantitative computational studies. A~historical perspective}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Odile Eisenstein}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.25}{Relativistic effects on the electronic structure of the heaviest elements. Is the Periodic Table endless?}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Valeria Pershina}\vspace*{6pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.316}{Lithium recovery from secondary sources: a review in battery recycling with emphasis on chemical precipitation}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Lorena E. Ramirez Velazquez;\Lbreak Herv\'{e} Muhr}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.85}{A detailed UV--Vis spectral investigation of six azo dyes derived from benzoic- and cinnamic acids: experimental and theoretical insight}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Luka Matovi\'{c};\Lbreak Jelena La{\dj}arevi\'{c};\Lbreak \v{Z}eljko Vitnik;\Lbreak Vesna Vitnik;\Lbreak Du\v{s}an Mijin}\vspace*{4pt} \\
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\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.293}{Solvent extraction of uranium from an acidic medium for the front-end of nuclear fuel cycle: from mechanisms understanding to innovative process design}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Fabrice Giusti;\Lbreak Elise Guerinoni;\Lbreak David Lemire;\Lbreak Marine Thimot\'{e}e;\Lbreak Guilhem Arrachart;\Lbreak Sandrine Dourdain;\Lbreak St\'{e}phane Pellet-Rostaing}\vspace*{2pt}

%\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.85}{A detailed UV--Vis spectral investigation of six azo dyes derived from benzoic- and cinnamic acids: experimental and theoretical insight}} & 
%\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Luka Matovi\'{c};\Lbreak Jelena La{d}arevi\'{c};\Lbreak \v{Z}eljko Vitnik;\Lbreak Vesna Vitnik;\Lbreak Du\v{s}an Mijin} \\ % \vspace*{4pt}

%\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.359}{Molecular aspects of cell-penetrating peptides: key amino acids, membrane partners, and non-covalent interactions}} &
%\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Astrid Walrant;\Lbreak Farah Tazi;\Lbreak Sonia Khemaissa;\Lbreak Sandrine Sagan}\vspace*{4pt} \\ 

%\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.102}{Randall's plaque as the origin of idiopathic calcium oxalate stone formation: an update}} & 
%\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Els Van de Perre;\Lbreak Dominique Bazin;\Lbreak Vincent Estrade;\Lbreak Elise Bouderlique;\Lbreak Karl Martin Wissing;\Lbreak Michel Daudon;\Lbreak Emmanuel Letavernier} \vspace*{4pt}
\botline
\end{tabular}
\end{table*}

%tab3
\begin{table*}
\caption{\label{tab3}The 15 articles (published since 1 January 2020)
most downloaded in 2025 (data supplied by Centre Mersenne---source:
Google Analytics via Elastic statistics module---Kibana, consulted on
21/01/2026)}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
\thead
\multicolumn{1}{c}{Title} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Authors} \\ 
\endthead
\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.25}{Relativistic effects on the electronic structure of the heaviest elements. Is the Periodic Table endless?}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Valeria Pershina}\vspace*{7pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.156}{Deciding which is the best \xsup{1}H NMR predictor for organic compounds using statistical tools}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Wern Huay Mah;\Lbreak Nadzran Hafiy Ahmad Nazuan;\Lbreak Wei Sheung Yeap;\Lbreak Farah Hasyeena Fakharudin;\Lbreak Ibrahima Faye;\Lbreak Cecilia Devi Wilfred} \vspace*{5pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.275}{Chimie des substances naturelles et pharmacie: \`{a} la crois\'{e}e des chemins}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Mehdi A. Beniddir;\Lbreak Erwan Poupon} \vspace*{5pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.308}{Le limon\`{e}ne dans les huiles essentielles: \'{e}nantiom\`{e}res et activit\'{e}s biologiques}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Louisa Aribi-Zouioueche} \vspace*{5pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.64}{TiO\xsub{2}, ZnO, and SnO\xsub{2}-based metal oxides for photocatalytic applications: principles and development}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Olga Ishchenko;\Lbreak Vincent Rog\'{e};\Lbreak Guillaume Lamblin;\Lbreak Damien Lenoble;\Lbreak Ioana Fechete} \vspace*{5pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.130}{Huiles essentielles et chiralit\'{e} mol\'{e}culaire}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Louisa Aribi-Zouioueche;\Lbreak Fran\c{c}oise Couic-Marinier} \vspace*{5pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.298}{Nucleophilic addition to carbonyl groups from qualitative to quantitative computational studies. A~historical perspective}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Odile Eisenstein} \vspace*{5pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.316}{Lithium recovery from secondary sources: A review in battery recycling with emphasis on chemical precipitation}} & 
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Lorena E. Ramirez Velazquez;\Lbreak Herv\'{e} Muhr} \vspace*{5pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.84}{The influence of particle(s) size, shape and distribution on cake filtration mechanics---a short review}} & 
\parbox[t]{12pc}{\raggedright Shilpa S. Haramkar;\Lbreak Govind N. Thombre;\Lbreak Sachin V. Jadhav;\Lbreak Bhaskar N. Thorat} \vspace*{7pt} \\ 
\tabularBreak{2}

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.149}{Zeolite-based catalysis for isobutene conversion into chemicals and fuel additives. A review}} & 
\parbox[t]{12pc}{\raggedright Vasile Hulea} \vspace*{7pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.268}{Bioethanol production from water hyacinth with isolated thermophilic microbial consortium from Kenya}} & 
\parbox[t]{12pc}{\raggedright Selamawit Shiferaw Deffar;\Lbreak Anil Kumar;\Lbreak Anthony Muliwa;\Lbreak Njira Njira Pili;\Lbreak Timothy Omara} \vspace*{6pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.85}{A detailed UV--Vis spectral investigation of six azo dyes derived from benzoic- and cinnamic acids: experimental and theoretical insight}} & 
\parbox[t]{12pc}{\raggedright Luka Matovi\'{c};\Lbreak Jelena La{\dj}arevi\'{c};\Lbreak \v{Z}eljko Vitnik;\Lbreak Vesna Vitnik;\Lbreak Du\v{s}an Mijin} \vspace*{6pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.359}{Molecular aspects of cell-penetrating peptides: key amino acids, membrane partners, and non-covalent interactions}} & 
\parbox[t]{12pc}{\raggedright Astrid Walrant;\Lbreak Farah Tazi;\Lbreak Sonia Khemaissa;\Lbreak Sandrine Sagan} \vspace*{6pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.342}{L-Tyrosine and L-DOPA: promising scaffolds for the synthesis of biologically active compounds}} & 
\parbox[t]{12pc}{\raggedright Euphrem Ndayiragije;\Lbreak Prakashanand Caumul;\Lbreak Nausheen Joondan;\Lbreak Minu Gupta Bhowon;\Lbreak Sabina Jhaumeer Laulloo} \vspace*{6pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.386}{Biocatalysis in packed-bed reactors: immobilization as an enabling technology}} & 
\parbox[t]{12pc}{\raggedright Cristina L\'{i}a Fern\'{a}ndez Regueiro;\Lbreak David Roura Padrosa;\Lbreak Francesca Paradisi} 
\vspace*{3pt} 

%\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.391}{From fluorine's position in the periodic table to PFAS environmental issues}} & 
%\parbox[t]{12pc}{\raggedright Marie Pierre Krafft} \vspace*{2pt} 
\botline
\end{tabular}
\end{table*}

The articles (all years) that were the most cited in 2025 are listed in
Table~\ref{tab4}.

%tab4
\begin{table*}
\caption{\label{tab4}The 15 articles (all years) most cited in 2025
(source: Web of Science as consulted on 23 December 2025)\vspace*{-4pt}}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
\thead
\multicolumn{1}{c}{Title} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Authors} \\ 
\endthead
\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.84}{The influence of particle(s) size, shape and distribution on cake filtration mechanics---a short review}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Haramkar, Shilpa S.;\Lbreak Thombre, Govind N.;\Lbreak Jadhav, Sachin V.;\Lbreak Thorat, Bhaskar N.}  \vspace*{5pt}\\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.64}{TiO\xsub{2}, ZnO, and SnO\xsub{2}-based metal oxides for photocatalytic applications: principles and development}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Ishchenko, Olga;\Lbreak Rog\'{e}, Vincent;\Lbreak Lamblin, Guillaume;\Lbreak Lenoble, Damien;\Lbreak Fechete, Ioana} \vspace*{5pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.87}{Effect of Al- and Ga-doping on the adsorption of H\xsub{2}SiCl\xsub{2} onto the outer surface of boron nitride nanotube: a DFT study}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Mohammadi, Mohsen Doust;\Lbreak Abdullah, Hewa Y.;\Lbreak Biskos, George;\Lbreak Bhowmick, Somnath} \vspace*{4pt} \\
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\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.161}{Pharmaceutical pollutants adsorption onto activated carbon: isotherm, kinetic investigations and DFT modeling approaches}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Kebir, Mohammed;\Lbreak Bourzami, Riadh;\Lbreak Nasrallah, Noureddine;\Lbreak Lebouachera, Seif El Islam;\Lbreak Dergal, Fay\c{c}al;\Lbreak Ladji, Riad;\Lbreak Trari, Mohamed;\Lbreak Harharah, Hamed Ben;\Lbreak el Jery, Atef;\Lbreak Azzaz, Ahmed Amine;\Lbreak Khezami, Lotfi} \vspace*{5pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.198}{The photocatalytic degradation of a binary textile reactor using ZnO thin film-phytotoxicity control}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Cherif, Sonia;\Lbreak Bonnet, Pierre;\Lbreak Frezet, Lawrence;\Lbreak Kane, Abdoulaye;\Lbreak Assadi, Aymen Amine;\Lbreak Trari, Mohamed;\Lbreak Yazid, Hynda;\Lbreak Djelal, Hayet} \vspace*{5pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.157}{Influence of fuel nature on sol--gel microwave-ignited combustion synthesis of nanosized cobalt and nickel spinel ferrites}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Mahu, Elvira;\Lbreak Samoila, Petrisor;\Lbreak Ignat, Maria;\Lbreak Cojocaru, Corneliu;\Lbreak Harabagiu, Valeria} \vspace*{5pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.54}{Enhanced adsorptive removal of cationic and anionic dyes from aqueous solutions by olive stone activated carbon}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Mahmoudi, Khaled;\Lbreak Hamdi, Noureddine;\Lbreak Ben Ali, Mahassen;\Lbreak Jellali, Salah;\Lbreak Srasra, Ezzeddine} \vspace*{5pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.253}{Intermediate pyrolysis of} 
\textit{\href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.253}{Ficus nitida}} 
\href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.253}{wood in a fixed-bed reactor: effect of pyrolysis parameters on bio-oil and bio-char yields and properties}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Tabal, Amine;\Lbreak Belyazid, Oumayma;\Lbreak Dahman, Hicham;\Lbreak Berrich, Emna;\Lbreak Jeguirim, Mejdi;\Lbreak El Achaby, Mounir;\Lbreak El Harfi, Khalifa;\Lbreak Aboulkas, Adil} \vspace*{5pt} \\ 

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.31}{Optimization and characterization of bio-oil and biochar production from date stone pyrolysis using Box-Behnken experimental design}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Hammani, H.;\Lbreak El Achaby, M.;\Lbreak El Harfi, K.;\Lbreak El Mhammedi, M. A.;\Lbreak Aboulkas, A.} \vspace*{2pt} \\
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\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.291}{Printed circuit board recycling: a focus on a novel, efficient and sustainable process for spent critical metals recovery}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Charpentier, Nicolas M.;\Lbreak Xia, Dong;\Lbreak Gabriel, Jean-Christophe P.} \vspace*{7pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.244}{Experimental evidences of radicals production by hydrodynamic cavitation: a short review}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Noepel, Julius-Alexander;\Lbreak Ayela, Frederic} \vspace*{7pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.12}{DFT/TD-DFT computational study of the tetrathiafulvalene-1,3-benzothiazole molecule to highlight its structural, electronic, vibrational and non-linear optical properties}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Midoune, Assia;\Lbreak Messaoudi, Abdelatif} \vspace*{7pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.290}{Structural and in silico studies of 2-pyridyl-decorated 2-amino-1,3,5-triazine with a potency against SARS-CoV-2 proteins}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Safin, Damir A.} \vspace*{7pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.249}{Review on the contribution of ultrasounds in layered double hydroxides synthesis and in their performances}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Kalawoun, Hamed;\Lbreak Obeid, Michel;\Lbreak Ciotonea, Carmen;\Lbreak Chaghouri, Muriel;\Lbreak Poupin, Christophe;\Lbreak Aouad, Samer;\Lbreak Labaki, Madona;\Lbreak Gennequin, Cedric;\Lbreak Abi-Aad, Edmond;\Lbreak Delattre, Francois} \vspace*{7pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.279}{Adenine, a key player in biology and medicinal chemistry}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Fillion, Alexandra;\Lbreak Vichier-Guerre, Sophie;\Lbreak Arimondo, Paola Barbara} \vspace*{7pt} \\

\parbox[t]{18pc}{\raggedright \href{https://doi.org/10.5802/crchim.326}{Ion-specific effects in polyelectrolyte solutions: chain--chain interactions, chain rigidity and dynamics}} &
\parbox[t]{11pc}{\raggedright Hotton, Claire;\Lbreak Sakhawoth, Yasine;\Lbreak Rollet, Anne-Laure;\Lbreak Sirieix-Pl\'{e}net, Juliette;\Lbreak Tea, Lingsam;\Lbreak Combet, Sophie;\Lbreak Sharp, Melissa;\Lbreak Hoffmann, Ingo;\Lbreak Nallet, Fr\'{e}d\'{e}ric;\Lbreak Malikova, Natalie} \vspace*{2pt}
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\textit{Comptes Rendus Chimie} were highlighted during the Annual
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and Julien Desmarets (scientific secretary).

Finally, it is also time to wish you and your families, friends and
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Year. We look forward to receiving your manuscripts!

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