State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse

Chemical and Biological Mobilization of Soil Phosphorus by ppk-Expressing Transgenic Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Phosphorus (P) availability in alkaline soils is constrained by the immobilization of legacy P, particularly through calcium phosphate precipitation. We used a confined soil–plant microcosm to examine how expression of the polyphosphate kinase gene (ppk) is associated with legacy...

Manganese-modified biochar enhances white-rot fungi-mediated lignocellulose humification: insights from molecular transformation and multi-omics analyses

Humic substance formation is essential for soil health, yet natural humification is slow, and synthetic production is often inefficient. White-rot fungi (WRF)-mediated lignocellulose humification shows potential but is limited by slow substrate degradation. Given the high biocata...

Characteristics of microbial communities in the rhizosphere soil of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under different Cd contents in high-Cd geochemical background areas

Microorganisms play an important role in soil contamination remediation, yet the characteristics of soil microbial communities under different soil Cd concentrations in areas with a high-Cd geological background remain poorly understood. Here, we determined Cd content in low Cd p...

Harnessing Endogenous Quinones to Orchestrate Water Dynamics and Electron Transfer at a Self‐Reinforcing Bio‐Abiotic Interface

ABSTRACT The bio‐abiotic interface is the central bottleneck in bioelectrochemical CO 2 conversion, where electron and mass transport are governed by an intricate interplay among the electrode, microbial mediators, and interfacial water. Here we show that endogenous quinone media...

Unlocking the Catalytic Potential of PFAS: Upcycling Forever Chemicals Into Effective Catalysts

ABSTRACT Per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging global pollutants that threaten aquatic environments and human health. Here, we propose a novel paradigm converting PFAS‐containing wastewater into efficient catalysts, unlocking the catalytic potential of these “fo...

Controlled Flexibility in Metal–Organic Frameworks for CO2 Capture: A Mini-Review from Selective Triggering to Process-Relevant Breakthrough Performance

Abstract Flexible metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can translate small differences in gas-framework interactions into large adsorption responses through gate opening, breathing, or local site reconstruction. This review refocuses CO2 capture and separation in flexible MOFs on a si...

Multispectroscopic Insights into the Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substances in PFOS Adsorption and Retention onto Sewage Sludge

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in sewage sludge have attracted increasing attention due to their persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and environmental risks. However, the molecular mechanisms by which extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) regulate PFAS adsorp...

Manure to insect farming for feed mitigates nitrogen and greenhouse gas emissions

Livestock manure is nutrient-rich and represents a promising feedstock for insect farming, with insect protein offering a high-quality alternative to conventional crop-based livestock feed. This pathway has substantial potential to mitigate nitrogen (N) and greenhouse gas (GHG) e...

Built-in electric field leverages synergistic thermodynamic–kinetic enhancement for superior fixed-bed oxyanion adsorption

Fixed-bed adsorption is a widely adopted method for the removal of diverse aqueous pollutants at the industrial scale, including oxyanions such as arsenite [As(III)], arsenate [As(V)], and phosphate [P(V)]. However, owing to the inherently unsteady operating conditions, effective...

Operando electrochemiluminescence imaging of intermediate evolution and kinetics in electrocatalytic nitrate reduction

Electrocatalytic nitrate reduction (NO3RR) provides a sustainable approach for removing nitrate pollutants and producing valuable nitrogen chemicals. However, understanding catalytic behavior under realistic dilute conditions remains challenging, as conventional electrochemical m...

Time-of-Use Pricing Enhances Vehicle-to-Grid Benefits for Power Systems and Vehicle Owners but May Undermine Decarbonization

Abstract Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) is an important flexibility management technology for lower-carbon transport and the electricity grid. However, its effectiveness relies on the temporal alignment between the price incentives and grid dynamics. To overcome the challenge of coordinat...

Low-gas-flow strategy boosts hierarchical porosity of ZIF-8 single-atom catalysts for efficient adsorption-driven degradation

Hierarchical porosity amplifies single-atom catalyst (SAC) performance by enhancing mass transport and site accessibility, yet conventional fabrication typically relies on sacrificial-templating or post-etching protocols. Here, we construct well-connected pore networks via minima...

Impact of Physico-Chemical Heterogeneity on the Reactive Transport Processes of Chromium (VI) in the Porous Medium

The reactive transport of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in anthropogenically disturbed sites (e.g., mine waste rock dumps, chromium salt industrial sites) is critically influenced by physico-chemical heterogeneity, yet the interplay between physical and chemical heterogeneities re...

100‐Fold Reductivity Enhancement of Nanoscale Zero‐Valent Iron After 1‐Year Aging in Water via Regulating Corrosion Reactions

ABSTRACT Nanoscale zero‐valent iron (nZVI) is the most promising reductant for in situ groundwater remediation, but its field application around the world is quite limited for decades, due to significant reductivity loss by water oxidation during long‐term (e.g., years) applicati...

Dichalcogenide Electronegativity Engineering Enables Low‐Redox‐Potential Organic Anodes for High‐Performance Calcium‐Ion Batteries

ABSTRACT Organic anodes for calcium‐ion batteries (CIBs) generally rely on extended conjugated structures to host high‐density redox couples for enhanced capacity. However, this design often lowers frontier molecular orbital energies, resulting in undesirably high redox potential...

100‐Fold Reductivity Enhancement of Nanoscale Zero‐Valent Iron After 1‐Year Aging in Water via Regulating Corrosion Reactions

ABSTRACT Nanoscale zero‐valent iron (nZVI) is the most promising reductant for in situ groundwater remediation, but its field application around the world is quite limited for decades, due to significant reductivity loss by water oxidation during long‐term (e.g., years) applicati...

Engineering N-site isomerism in donor-acceptor covalent organic frameworks for efficient Fenton-like water purification

Abstract Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) have emerged as promising candidates for singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) generation via peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation, yet their structure-property-activity relationships remain poorly understood. Herein, three constitutionally isomeric d...

Waste‐Derived Crayfish‐Shell Biochar for Norfloxacin Removal: Mineral‐Driven Adsorption Mechanisms

ABSTRACT Crayfish–shell waste (CSW) is an abundant aquaculture by–product rich in biogenic minerals; however, the contribution of these inherited mineral phases to antibiotic adsorption remains poorly understood. Herein, pyrolysis–derived crayfish–shell biochar (CSB) was prepared...