Institute of Urban Environment

Prospects and complexities in sustainability impacts of global residue-based bioenergy deployment

Amid rising global demand for sustainable energy, agricultural and forestry residues (AFRs) emerge as a key yet underutilized resource in energy transition. Mechanisms of how optimizing multipath AFR utilization advances sustainability contributions in varied socioeconomic contex...

Beyond the Dominant Geological Metal(loid): Co-Occurring Metal(loid)s Are Linked to Microbial Assembly and Resistomes in Mercury-Enriched Soils

Abstract High geological background regions are naturally enriched with multiple, typically low bioavailability metal(loid)s. Superimposed mining, smelting, and agricultural inputs create complex yet poorly studied environments. Using metagenomics, we profiled bacterial community...

Machine Learning Guides Biomass-Plastic Waste to Aromatics over a Hierarchical Biomass-Derived Zeolite

Abstract Biomass-plastic catalytic co-pyrolysis offers a promising route to aromatics, yet high-value monocyclic aromatic (MAH) selectivity remains challenged by the complex interdependencies of reaction parameters. Herein, we present a machine learning-guided strategy to maximiz...

Biochar-Facilitated Extracellular Electron Synergism Between Anammox and Denitrifying Bacteria for Enhanced Nitrogen Removal

Low temperature is one of the critical limiting factors for anammox. To address this, our study investigated whether biochar could enhance the nitrogen metabolism of anammox consortia at 15 °C by serving as an exogenous electron shuttle. Compared with the control, biochar additio...

Synergistic Thermal Energy and Charge Carriers in an Fe‐MOF for Solar‐Driven Scalable and Selective Aniline Production

ABSTRACT Aniline is a critical chemical feedstock for dyes, pharmaceuticals, and polymers, but its synthesis via nitroarene hydrogenation demands harsh conditions, precious metal catalysts, and incurs a substantial environmental footprint. Solar‐driven catalysis offers a sustaina...

Spontaneous ChlorineGeneration via Interfacial Oxidationof Chloride by O2 on Acidic Microdroplets

Abstract Reactive chlorine species significantly influence atmospheric chemistry, yet their sources remain inadequately defined. We have discovered a spontaneous formation pathway for substantial molecular chlorine (Cl2) from the oxidation of chloride (Cl–) through interfacial ox...

The Zooplankton International Geospatial dataset: A global repository of spatiotemporal freshwater zooplankton community composition data from lakes and reservoirs to support ecological research

Abstract Zooplankton transfer substantial energy in aquatic food webs and are used as indicators of environmental change. Syntheses of zooplankton community dynamics globally require datasets that span a wide range of environmental gradients; however, these datasets are limited d...