Coupled iron cycling and organic matter transformation across redox interfaces

H Dong, Q Zeng, Y Sheng, C Chen, G Yu… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2023 - nature.com
Soils and sediments are major reservoirs of organic matter (OM), whose dynamic turnover
has a major impact on carbon cycling and global climate. OM in soils and sediments is …

Development of flow battery technologies using the principles of sustainable chemistry

Z Zhao, X Liu, M Zhang, L Zhang, C Zhang… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Realizing decarbonization and sustainable energy supply by the integration of variable
renewable energies has become an important direction for energy development. Flow …

Natural and artificial humic substances to manage minerals, ions, water, and soil microorganisms

F Yang, C Tang, M Antonietti - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The chemistry of humic substances (HSs) occurs hidden from our sight, but is of key
importance to agriculture and the environment, and nowadays even to medicine and …

A comprehensive review on biomass humification: Recent advances in pathways, challenges, new applications, and perspectives

S Wei, Z Li, Y Sun, J Zhang, Y Ge, Z Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humic acids (HAs) are natural organic polymers that are widely distributed in terrestrial soils,
natural water, and sediments. Due to their excellent physical and chemical properties, HAs …

Destruction of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with advanced reduction processes (ARPs): A critical review

J Cui, P Gao, Y Deng - Environmental Science & Technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Advanced reduction processes (ARPs) have emerged as a promising method for destruction
of persistent per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water due to the generation of …

Review on the interactions of arsenic, iron (oxy)(hydr) oxides, and dissolved organic matter in soils, sediments, and groundwater in a ternary system

A Aftabtalab, J Rinklebe, SM Shaheen, NK Niazi… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
High concentrations of arsenic (As) in groundwater threaten the environment and public
health. Geogenically, groundwater As contamination predominantly occurs via its …

Chemical design and synthesis of functionalized probes for imaging and treating tumor hypoxia

J Liu, W Bu, J Shi - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Hypoxia development in tumor is closely associated with its increased aggressiveness and
strong resistance to therapy, leading to the poor prognosis in several cancer types …

Molecular engineering of organic electroactive materials for redox flow batteries

Y Ding, C Zhang, L Zhang, Y Zhou, G Yu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
With high scalability and independent control over energy and power, redox flow batteries
(RFBs) stand out as an important large-scale energy storage system. However, the …

Rapid electron transfer by the carbon matrix in natural pyrogenic carbon

T Sun, BDA Levin, JJL Guzman, A Enders… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Surface functional groups constitute major electroactive components in pyrogenic carbon.
However, the electrochemical properties of pyrogenic carbon matrices and the kinetic …

Humic acids: Structural properties and multiple functionalities for novel technological developments

BAG de Melo, FL Motta, MHA Santana - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Humic acids (HAs) are macromolecules that comprise humic substances (HS), which are
organic matter distributed in terrestrial soil, natural water, and sediment. HAs differ from the …