Molecular insights and impacts of wildfire-induced soil chemical changes

AM Lopez, CCE Avila, JP VanderRoest… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2024 - nature.com
Wildfires act as important ecosystem controls and can benefit fire-adapted biomes by
promoting habitat heterogeneity, seed germination and disease control. However, the …

Intrinsic properties of biochar for electron transfer

Y Gao, Y Sun, W Song, Y Jia, A Li, S Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
The past decades witness a rapid development on biochar as adsorbent, catalyst, or
modifier for wastewater treatment and soil amendment. During these processes, the electron …

Direct and indirect electron transfer routes of chromium (VI) reduction with different crystalline ferric oxyhydroxides in the presence of pyrogenic carbon

Z Xu, Y Yu, X Xu, DCW Tsang, C Yao… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Electron transfer mediated by iron minerals is considered as a critical redox step for the
dynamics of pollutants in soil. Herein, we explored the reduction process of Cr (VI) with …

High molecular weight fractions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) determined the adsorption and electron transfer capacity of DOM on iron minerals

Y Li, X Gong, Y Sun, Y Shu, D Niu, H Ye - Chemical Geology, 2022 - Elsevier
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the natural environment has a significant effect on the
biogeochemical cycles of iron (Fe), such as adsorption and reduction reaction. However, the …

Redox-induced transformation of potentially toxic elements with organic carbon in soil

Z Xu, DCW Tsang - Carbon Research, 2022 - Springer
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a crucial component that significantly affects the soil fertility,
soil remediation, and carbon sequestration. Here, we review the redox-induced …

Boosted persulfate activation by hierarchically porous carbonaceous materials: pivotal role of pore structure and electron-accepting capacity

X Tang, S Ma, S Xu, C Pei, T Dong, Q Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Porous carbonaceous materials (CMs) have been praised as superior candidates in
activating persulfate for antibiotic wastewater decontamination. Whereas, as one of the …

Photo-reactivity of dissolved black carbon unveiled by combination of optical spectroscopy and FT-ICR MS analysis: effects of pyrolysis temperature

L Li, W Cheng, X **e, R Zhao, Y Wang, Z Wang - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Dissolved black carbon (DBC) has high photoactivity, which plays an important role in
contaminants photodegradation. However, it is unclear how pyrolysis temperatures would …

Dual role of soil-derived dissolved organic matter in the sulfamethoxazole oxidation by manganese dioxide

B Yang, P Du, G Chen, P Zhang, Q Zhang, Z Wang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Manganese dioxide (MnO 2) can mediate organic pollutant oxidation in aquatic
environments, which has been reported to be inhibited or promoted by dissolved organic …

Metal-free activation of sulfite by benzoquinone-derived carbon for efficient organic contaminant degradation: Identification and regulation of active sites

W Yang, H Pan, X Wang, M Sun… - ACS ES&T Engineering, 2023 - ACS Publications
Sulfite [S (IV)]-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) driven by carbon materials
provide an environmentally friendly, economical route for environmental remediation …

Influences of wildfire on the soil dissolved organic matter characteristics and its electron-donating capacity

S Zhu, P Yang, Y Yin, S Zhang, J Lv, S Tian, T Jiang… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Global increases in the intensity and frequency of wildfires are driving major changes in soil
organic matter (SOM) characteristics, including soil dissolved organic matter (DOM). As the …