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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 3h

This review explores how activated carbon, hard carbon, CNTs and other biomass-derived carbons can advance potassium-ion batteries, while comparing key carbonization and activation strategies. 🔋 #PotassiumIonBatteries #Biomass #EnergyStorage #SustainableMaterials www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 3h

🔥♻️A new review finds that 10–15% sludge co-combustion can offer a strong balance of efficiency, combustion stability, and environmental control across lab, pilot, and industrial scales. #WasteToEnergy #Sludge #CircularEconomy #SustainableEnergy www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 19h

🌿 From biomass waste to advanced graphitic carbon. This review explores how biomass composition and low-temperature catalytic graphitization can enable greener carbon materials for batteries, supercapacitors, and environmental remediation. #Sustainability www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Carbon-based catalysts can redirect harmful coke into more ordered carbon structures while converting biomass tar into valuable syngas. A new review explores the link between conductivity, coke management, and catalyst durability. #SustainableEnergy www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Pathogen surveillance often depends on slow, lab-based testing. A new perspective explores how fiber-optic nanobody sensors, nucleic acid probes and microfluidics could enable real-time multipathogen surveillance and earlier warning. #WaterSafety #PublicHealth www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🌾 How straw is returned to soil matters. In saline-alkali soil, pelletized straw cut N₂O emissions by up to 45.7%, while reshaping ammonia-oxidizing bacteria linked to N₂O production. The study highlights a practical route toward smarter straw management. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Advanced wastewater treatment can remove pollutants, but it may also create new risks. A new study finds that UV and ozonation reduced several endocrine effects yet increased anti-androgenic activity beyond an effect-based trigger value. Learn more 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A new review examines how polystyrene nanoplastics may affect male and female reproduction, embryo development, and offspring health, while mapping key mechanisms from oxidative stress to endocrine disruption. 🧬🔬 #Nanoplastics #ReproductiveHealth www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧲 Tiny beads, powerful chemistry. Graphene and cobalt-doped magnetic carbon beads achieved 100% sulfamethoxazole removal in 20 min. Oxygen vacancies drive a superoxide-assisted pathway for faster PMS activation, while the millimeter-scale design supports easy recovery. doi.org/10.1007/s442...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tiny particles can make a big difference in water treatment. 💧 A new #Biochar study found that 84.5–90.2% of Pb in fine-sand filtrates was particle-bound, revealing an overlooked pathway for contaminant transport. #WaterTreatment #Pollution doi.org/10.1007/s427...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Turning defects into catalytic advantages. 🧪 Salicylic acid engineered MOF-74(Ni) creates oxygen vacancies and unsaturated Ni sites, enabling up to 68.7% lactic acid yield from glucose and conversion of raw biomass. #MOF #Catalysis #Biomass #SustainableChemistry www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

AI is helping us see what lies beneath the surface. A new VA-LSGAN framework captures 3D aquifer heterogeneity and supports PFOA inverse modeling, reducing the monitoring-well uncertainty envelope by 67.5%. #AI #Groundwater #PFOA #EnvironmentalAI www.the-newpress.com/aie/article/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🌿 A natural carbon shield on hydrochar. Hydrophobic alkyl-carbon coatings derived from plant cuticles improved chemical stability. Removing the coating increased carbon loss by 10.13–16.01%, highlighting its role in long-term carbon sequestration. #Hydrochar www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Across the Loess Plateau, core bacteria helped build microbial network complexity, while rare taxa played a key role in maintaining stability. Climate and soil also shaped these groups in different ways. #SoilMicrobiome #MicrobialEcology Read more 👉: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A surprising twist in contaminated soils: cadmium can strengthen biochar-based carbon sequestration. 🌱 Cd²⁺ promotes carbon stabilization through cation bridging and suppresses microbial decomposition on biochar surfaces. #Biochar #SoilCarbon #Cadmium 🔗： www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Tire wear may carry more than microplastics. 🛞🦠 A new perspective highlights how tire microplastics could amplify antibiotic resistance through biofilm hotspots, chemical leachates, and aging-induced oxidative stress. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🌱 More biochar is not always better. A 2-year field study found that 20 t/ha biochar delivered the strongest gains in vegetable yield, nitrogen use efficiency, soil quality, and microbial activity in intensive vegetable fields in Southern China. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🏔️ Rivers on the Tibetan Plateau are active players in the carbon cycle. A new Carbon Research study finds that the Yarlung Tsangpo is a net source of CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O, while microbial activity strongly shapes its dissolved organic matter. 🌊 Learn more 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

☀️ Cleaner water through smarter solar energy use. A Fe-modified TiO₂ nanotube electrode enabled a STEP system to achieve 92.1% nitrobenzene removal and 62.4% mineralization in 2 h, while promoting a more direct degradation pathway. Full article 📖: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Microplastics can affect offspring, but that does not always mean particles were passed from mother to young. A new review proposes an evidence hierarchy to separate true maternal particle transfer from broader cross-generational toxicity in aquatic organisms. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

⚡ Turning vibrations into chemistry. Piezocatalysis converts mechanical energy into chemical energy, opening a greener route for biomass valorization under mild conditions. This review explores materials, mechanisms, applications, and future challenges. 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🌍 AI meets environmental digital twins. A new Perspective explores how AI can connect real-time data, models, prediction, and feedback to advance environmental research from passive monitoring toward predictive and adaptive management. Learn more 🔗 www.the-newpress.com/aie/article/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Aquifer sediments have an “electron budget.” ⚡ A new review shows how electron exchange capacity (EEC) can help predict contaminant transformation, oxidant consumption, and bioremediation performance, opening a path toward greener groundwater remediation. 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌿 Nano-biochar turns Ag⁺ into silver nanoparticles through a pH-controlled pathway. At pH 9.5, nano400 works about 2.5× faster than nano700, with superoxide radicals playing a key role. A promising route for silver-contaminated water remediation. #Biochar #Nanomaterials 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Microplastics may do more than carry pollutants. They can adsorb antibiotics, host biofilms, and promote the spread of antibiotic resistance genes in livestock environments. A new review explores this microplastic–antibiotic–ARG nexus. Full article 📖: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌱 Small particles, big agricultural potential. Nanobiochar can boost surface area by 650%, improve N-use efficiency by 77%, enhance water retention by 39%, and increase crop yield by 18%. A review explores its promise for healthier soils and climate-smart farming www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Meta-analysis meets experimental validation 🌱 A new study shows how tailored biochar from Chinese medicine residues can reduce Cd availability in soil and cut plant Cd accumulation by up to 68.6%. A promising path for cleaner soils and waste valorization. #Biochar #Cadmium doi.org/10.1007/s442...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Biochar’s impact goes deeper than the topsoil. 🌱 After 5 years of amendment, biochar promoted N-retaining DNRA while suppressing denitrification and anammox in deep alkaline paddy soil. A depth-dependent pathway toward better soil N conservation. #SoilScience 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Not all drinking water sources face the same antibiotic resistance risk. A basin-scale study of 13 sources in Poyang Lake found higher risks in river-type sources than reservoirs, with summer showing greater ARG abundance. #AMR #WaterQuality #AntibioticResistance www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

From tracers to AI, watershed nitrogen source tracking is becoming smarter. A new review maps the shift from qualitative methods to quantitative models, high-resolution monitoring, remote sensing, UAVs, sensors, and AI-enabled decision support. 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Microplastics can act as mobile pollutant shuttles. This review explores how they carry chemicals, pathogens, and antibiotic resistance genes across environments, while highlighting Trojan horse effects, the plastisphere, and key ecological risk thresholds. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Biochar can act as a “rhizosphere interface engineer”, reshaping soil structure, chemistry, microbes, and nutrient cycling around roots. 🌱 A new review highlights up to 41.6% higher porosity, 20% more root-derived C retention, and 10.9% less N leaching. #Biochar #SoilHealth doi.org/10.1007/s427...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Microplastics can reshape heavy metal risks in soil, but not in the same way for every metal. A new review compares Pb, Cr, Cd, As, and Hg, revealing metal-specific responses to plastic aging, biofilms, and polymer type. #Microplastics #SoilPollution #HeavyMetals www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Coral reefs face more than warming. A new review examines how microplastics, antibiotics, UV filters, OPEs and PFAS reach coral reefs, accumulate in organisms, and may increase bleaching risks. It also highlights the combined threat of pollution and climate stress. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A new study detected 102 new ARG subtypes after microplastics moved into receiving river water and revealed how microbial communities adapt over time. #Microplastics #AntibioticResistance #WaterResearch #Microbiology Learn more 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

PFAS do not always biomagnify in aquatic food webs. A new review shows how chemicals, species, food webs, and local conditions shape their transfer. Some emerging alternatives may even surpass PFOS. Full article 📖: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Coastal waters are more than pollution endpoints. They are active reaction zones where microplastics, metals, antibiotics, and nutrients interact and move between land and sea. A new review reveals the hidden risks shaping coastal ecosystems. 🌊 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Five days of science, conversations, and new connections at #ACSFall2026 in Chicago. 🧪🌎 For the second year in a row, New Community joined researchers from around the world for face-to-face discussions on biochar, carbon science, environment, energy, and more. #ACSFall #ScienceCommunication

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Biochar fixes acidic soils, but AI predicts it better when we separate organic from inorganic alkalinity. Random Forest leads the way. Multi‑source data fusion (remote sensing, microbial, imaging) boosts accuracy. Moving from correlation to mechanism‑guided AI. 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Corn waste to clean fuel. Cellulose-derived carbon quantum dots boost CdS photocatalyst to produce 7,812 µmol/g hydrogen in 5 hours—double the normal rate. A green, sustainable path for solar-to-H₂ conversion. #Photocatalysis #Sustainability #CleanEnergy 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

70 years ago, Dartmouth launched AI as an idea. Today, AI co‑scientists generate hypotheses, discover antibiotics, and predict every known protein structure. AI is not a threat; it is a powerful partner for human discovery. #AI #Science Full article 📖: www.the-newpress.com/aie/article/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Food waste becomes a high-performance energy storage paper. Our engineered biochar–graphene hybrid membrane stores heat, manages moisture, and recovers ventilation energy. 90% enthalpy retention after 1000 cycles. 96% higher heat transfer than plain membranes. Learn more 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New research shows aged PVC microplastics can increase pesticide retention in soil by up to 33%. Aging fine PVC particles boosts sorption capacity 1.5–2 fold and cuts equilibrium time to just 4 hours. Calcium ions promote this effect while sodium suppresses it. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Biochar acts as an electron bridge to supercharge anammox wastewater treatment. Three pathways, EPS redox enrichment, DIET via conductive networks, and MIET via quinone groups, work together. Machine learning now guides biochar design for smarter nitrogen removal. 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s427...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Black carbon can do more than just store carbon. Its dissolved fraction can shuttle electrons. Higher pyrolysis temperatures greatly accelerate electron transfer, while tannin-like and condensed aromatic molecules help drive the process. #CarbonResearch #BlackCarbon 📖: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Going deeper may make maize safer. 🌽 A 3-year field study found that incorporating straw 20–40 cm into soil improved soil health, reshaped the microbiome, and reduced maize ear rot and mycotoxin risks. #SoilHealth #Maize #Microbiome #SustainableAgriculture 📖： www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

AI can help decode the hidden radicals in biochar. 🌱🤖 Interpretable machine learning reveals that H/C and O drive persistent free radical levels, while O and O/C shape radical types. A new path toward safer, better-designed biochar. Learn more 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Hospitals can carry high loads of antibiotic resistance genes, but their nearby rivers may tell a different story. A study across 11 Chinese cities found that geography, not hospital proximity, was the stronger driver of aquatic resistomes. 🧬💧 Learn more 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Warming does more than speed up nitrogen loss in rice paddies. A 3-year field study found that +2°C also shifted N into more protected soil pools, while nifH gene abundance increased. The result: faster N cycling, but also stronger stabilization pathways. 🌾🌡️ www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🌱 Green roofs may do more than manage stormwater. A 5-year field study found that biochar-amended green roofs consistently absorbed more methane, with peak CH₄ uptake nearly 5× higher than controls, without increasing CO₂ emissions. #Biochar #GreenRoofs #Climate 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

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