Abnormal XRD Patterns on 10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100412

Recently, the 5GH team found abnormalities on the XRD patterns of the article [1]. For most of the patterns on Figure 30 (a) and (b), they are identical to each other, while the parts below 23 degree, as well as the peaks from 24 to 28 degree, they are distinguished to each other.

Information for the article [1]:

Title: Oily wastewater treatment using low-cost and highly efficient natural and activated Iraqi bentonite

Authors: Mohammed A. Sarran, Adnan A. Abdulrazak, Mohammad F. Abid, Alaa D. Jawad

Journal: Desalination and Water Treatment

DOI: 10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100412








Author: WU Guangheng

Founder and Chair of the 5GH Foundation

E-Mail: wu@5gh.org.cn

Document ID: 5GH-WuGH-20240828.003

Publication Date: 2024.08.28

This article is licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License

Abnormal Standard deviation on 10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100610

Recently, the 5GH team found abnormal data on the Table 1 of the article. The standard deviations on that table seem to be too small.


Photoshopped Spectra on 10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100588

Recently, the 5GH team found abnormal parts in the XRD patterns on paper, as shown below. It is not clear that these abnormalities were resulted from manipulation or publication processing, such as compressing the images during the manuscript preparation.


Abnormal Infrared Spectra on 10.5004/dwt.2023.29177

Recently, the 5GH team found abnormal parts of the infrared spectra (Figure 6) on the article.


Post-Publication Peer Review on 10.1186/s12877-023-03729-0

The article provides the information about the hospitalization costs for elderly (over 65 years old) trauma patients in Baotou, between January 2017 and March 2022. These data is of great interest not only to the scientific community but also to the policy markers, who are leading the reform of the health system. However, the communities may be better informed if the authors could further address the following issues