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Novelty、Excellence、World 🌱 Advancing interdisciplinary research in biochar, carbon science, emerging contaminants, sustainable materials, agriculture, energy, and the environment.

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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 12h
🌍 Smarter carbon capture, less energy! Iron-modified carbon nanofibers cut energy use by 14% and boost CO₂ desorption performance by 25% during solvent regeneration. #CarbonCapture #CarbonMaterials 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 12h
🧪 A simple solvent switch, a big leap in NO removal! Replacing water with ethanol boosted NO conversion from 82.9% to 96.3% at just 150 °C! Discover a smarter way to design carbon-based catalysts for cleaner air. 🌱 #Catalysis #CleanAir 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 19h
♻️ From waste plastic films to valuable chemicals! 🌡️ A walnut-shell biochar catalyst achieved 69% olefin selectivity at 350 °C. At 400 °C, tar became easier to remove. A temperature-driven trade-off in plastic upcycling! #Biochar #PlasticRecycling 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 20h
📢 Call for Papers | Special Issue in Sustainable Carbon Materials Led by Tsinghua University and an international guest editorial team! Explore carbon materials for nuclide separation, resource recovery & environmental remediation. Deadline: May 31, 2027 www.maxapress.com/scm/specials...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
🌍 One AI model, two goals: detect and capture toxic gases! Researchers combine DFT and deep learning to predict how materials sense and adsorb sulfur gases, paving the way for smarter pollution control. #AI #DeepLearning #AirPollution 🔗: www.the-newpress.com/aie/article/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
🌴 From carbon sink to carbon source, and back again! A new Carbon Research study reveals how Hainan Island's food system could become a net carbon sink by 2060 through smarter farming and structural changes. #CarbonNeutrality 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Microplastics are picky eaters! UV light and ozone aging change which natural organic molecules microplastics attract. 🔬 A new study reveals how plastic type, aging, and water chemistry shape these interactions. #Microplastics #Water 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Tiny plastics, hidden genetic impacts! Microplastics can reshape soil microbial genes, disrupt carbon and nitrogen cycling, and promote antibiotic resistance. 🌱 Explore the hidden risks beneath our feet! #Microplastics #SoilHealth 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🔬 Microplastics have a surprising role in chromium cycling! Under UV light, aged microplastics achieved 89.9% Cr(VI) reduction through free radicals and dissolved organic matter. 🌍 Discover their hidden chemistry! #Microplastics #EnvironmentalScience 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
One compost does not fit all! Different soils need different solutions. A new review calls for tailored compost standards to improve soil health, reduce pollution risks, and support sustainable farming. ♻️🌍 #Compost #SoilHealth 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🌱 Climate change is reshaping the future of green manure! Using AI and 572 field samples, researchers predict up to 14% biomass loss in some rice-growing regions of China by 2098. Smarter green manure management starts with climate insights. 🔗: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Same antibiotic family. Different removal speeds! 🌾Rice straw biochar adsorbs five tetracycline antibiotics at different rates, with doxycycline leading the pack. The secret lies in molecular structure and hydrogen bonding. #Biochar #Water www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🌿 From invasive plants to cleaner water! Researchers turned Rhus typhina into a MgO-enhanced carbon adsorbent with an impressive fluoride uptake of 469.64 mg/g. A new pathway for sustainable water treatment! 💧 #BiocharX #WaterTreatment www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Biochar and maize stover both build soil carbon, but through very different pathways. A 10-year field study shows that biochar favors stable carbon storage, while stover drives active microbial carbon cycling. 🌱🌍 #Biochar #SoilCarbon #CarbonResearch #Climate doi.org/10.1007/s442...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Tuning the N:B ratio can reshape how biochar activates PMS. A low N:B ratio boosted sulfamethoxazole degradation and shifted the process from adsorption to catalysis, driven by defects, graphitic N, electron transfer, and singlet oxygen. #Biochar #WaterTreatment doi.org/10.1007/s427...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🌊 A new Coastal Water Pathogen Database maps pathogens and antimicrobial resistance across coastal environments. CWPD integrates metagenomic data, interactive WebGIS, and online analysis tools to support One Health and biosafety research. Read more: www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🌊A global study of 23 ports across five continents reveals distinct microbial biogeographic patterns, 295 potential pathogenic bacteria, and strong links between port microbiomes and human activities. #Microbiome #MarineScience #Biosecurity #Ports www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Biochar can cut N₂O emissions in acidic upland soil, yet increase them in flooded paddy soil. 🌱 Microbial pathways, including fungal denitrification and nosZII-mediated N₂O reduction, help explain this striking contrast. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🧬 Isotopes are revealing the hidden pathways of the global nitrogen cycle. This review shows how δ¹⁵N, δ¹⁸O and Δ¹⁷O can trace N sources and transformations across the atmosphere, forests, soils and plants, improving N budgets and climate predictions. 🌍 www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Geometry is reshaping the future of solid oxide fuel cells. 🔋 From high-power flat-tubular designs to fast-starting micro-tubular cells for portable and UAV systems, this review maps how tubular SOFC geometry influences performance, fabrication, and applications. www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Can native plant litter help rebuild living soil after mining? A field study shows that Eucalyptus woodland litter can act as a low-input microbial inoculant, increasing microbial diversity and stimulating C and N cycling in waste rock-based soils. #SoilHealth www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
University cafeterias are more than dining spaces. Their air quality matters too A new study found elevated PM10, temperature, CO₂ and bacterial levels in two cafeterias with both rated as medium risk Better ventilation and monitoring can help protect campus health www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Aged microplastics are not just passive particles in wastewater. They can boost reactive species and accelerate carbamazepine degradation by 1.2–1.8× in UV-AOPs. The study also shows that faster degradation may form more toxic intermediates. #Microplastics www.maxapress.com/article/doi/...
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NEW Community @newcommunity.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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 · 01/10/2026
🔥♻️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 · 01/10/2026
🌿 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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