Article
Environmental Sciences
Parul Sundha, Nirmalendu Basak, Arvind Kumar Rai, Rajender Kumar Yadav, Parbodh Chander Sharma
Summary: This study investigated the impact of irrigation water quality on phosphorus (P) dynamics and leaching from saline-sodic soil during reclamation using gypsum alone or in combination with organic materials. The results showed that adding organic materials with gypsum increased the concentration of water-extractable P and reduced P leaching. The properties of the leachate, such as CO32-, HCO3-, pH, and SO(4)(2-)content, were found to be closely related to P leaching.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Yutao Peng, Yuqing Sun, Bingqian Fan, Shuai Zhang, Nanthi S. Bolan, Qing Chen, Daniel C. W. Tsang
Summary: The study developed an Fe/Al (hydr)oxides modified biochar (FA-BC) to reduce P leaching in calcareous soils, demonstrating its higher efficiency in P adsorption compared to raw biochar. The application of FA-BC significantly decreased total P leaching, while maintaining adequate levels of bioavailable P in the soil. Chemical sequestration tests and analyses further showed the transformation of labile Ca-P fractions into stabilized Fe/Al-P complexes, highlighting the superior P retention ability of FA-BC amended soils.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mohamed Chtouki, Adnane Bargaz, Karim Lyamlouli, Abdallah Oukarroum, Youssef Zeroual
Summary: Under arid and semi-arid conditions, the biological treatment of low-grade phosphate rock (PR) through the co-application of PR with compost or phospho-compost has been found to significantly improve plant growth, root nodulation, and nutrient uptake. This approach proves to be more effective in enhancing the agronomic efficiency of PR compared to physical and chemical treatments.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Seema B. Sharma, G. A. Thivakaran, Mahesh G. Thakkar
Summary: The study compares the impacts of TEK and conventional chemical agricultural systems on the dynamics of crop nutrients, showing that TEK systems are efficient in soil organic carbon accumulation and ensure proper nutrient management in the soil.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Nan Xia, Enzai Du, Yuying Guo, Yang Tang, Yang Wang, Wim de Vries
Summary: This study finds that urbanization affects the spatial distribution of soil phosphorus concentrations and has a significant impact on tree leaf phosphorus concentrations. The legume tree species are the most affected, with their leaf phosphorus concentrations positively correlated with soil phosphorus concentrations.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Liangyuan Song, Jirui Gong, Zihe Zhang, Weiyuan Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Jiaojiao Dong, Xuede Dong, Yuxia Hu, Yingying Liu
Summary: Ongoing climate change and long-term overgrazing are the main causes of global grassland degradation. Phosphorus (P) is typically a limiting nutrient in degraded grassland soils and its dynamics are important for the responses of carbon (C) feedback to grazing. However, the effects of different grazing levels on multiple phosphorus processes and their impact on soil organic carbon (SOC) are still not well understood.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Luciano C. Gatiboni, Leo M. Condron
Summary: This study proposed a simplified soil phosphorus extraction technique to evaluate the content and characteristics of various forms of P in soil. The results showed that P inputs significantly increased the levels of all soil P fractions, leading to significant increases in P saturation and legacy P. The study demonstrated the potential value of the proposed methodology in providing comprehensive soil P data.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kamel Mohamed Eltohamy, Jianye Li, Mostafa Gouda, Daniel Menezes-Blackburne, Paul J. Milham, Sangar Khan, Fayong Li, Chunlong Liu, Jianming Xu, Xinqiang Liang
Summary: The mobile colloids of different sizes (NC, FC, and MC) significantly affect the P-lability and P-bioavailability in soil amended with organic fertilizers. The smaller colloids (NC and FC) mainly regulate the desorbable-P supply to the soil solution and play a critical role in determining P-bioavailability.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Vedran Vucic, Susann Mueller
Summary: Phosphorus is a non-renewable resource and its consumption peak is predicted to occur in the next 10 to 20 years. While significant progress has been made in chemical P recovery, most biological technologies are still in the developmental stage and have not reached industrial application.
ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Abu El-Eyuoon Abu Zied Amin
Summary: The study found that adding bone char and saline water to calcareous sandy soil can increase the available phosphorus content, suggesting it as an economical and environmentally friendly alternative for sustainable agriculture.
JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Partha Pratim Biswas, Biqing Liang, Gordon Turner-Walker, Jagat Rathod, Yao-Chang Lee, Chun-Chieh Wang, Chung-Kai Chang
Summary: The study evaluated the applicability of bone char as a long-term phosphorus nutrient source by investigating their mineral transformation, physicochemical properties, and dissolution behavior. Results showed that higher temperatures led to mineral transformation, increasing stability, and resistance to acidic dissolution. Bone char produced at low to intermediate temperatures can be a substantial source of phosphorus for soil fertility, while higher temperatures are suitable for liming and pH adjustment in soils.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Soil Science
Ziwan Wang, Lingling Chen, Chunlong Liu, Yingbing Jin, Fayong Li, Sangar Khan, Xinqiang Liang
Summary: The study found a close relationship between P-coll and AP in soil, with clay loam containing higher P-coll. Amendment with cattle manure biochar (CMB) significantly increased soil AP content and reduced P-coll loss, demonstrating its effectiveness in improving soil phosphorus availability.
Article
Soil Science
Fien Amery, Bart Vandecasteele, Tommy D'Hose, Sophie Nawara, Annemie Elsen, Wendy Odeurs, Hilde Vandendriessche, Donatienne Arlotti, Steve P. McGrath, Mathias Cougnon, Erik Smolders
Summary: This study revealed the significance of long-term dynamics of P-AL in understanding the dynamics of non-extractable P and vertical P movement.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Pinar Belibagli, Zelal Isik, Nadir Dizge, Mehmet Ali Mazmanci, Deepanraj Balakrishnan, Feroz Shaik, Nirmith Kumar Mishra
Summary: This study investigated the use of waste sludge and food waste for bio-acidification processes to achieve sustainable phosphate release and biogas production. Response surface methodology was used for optimization, achieving pH 5.30 and 371 mg/L P release for 10 days at 10% food waste and 45 degrees C. A cumulative biogas production of 196 mL was also achieved. This approach offers benefits such as reduced operating costs, elimination of external chemical additions for pH control, waste management, resource recovery, cost reduction, and environmental friendliness.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Jinxin Zhang, Liangmin Gao, Zhendong Pang, Linghan Liu, Xiaoqing Chen, Shuo Wang, H. U. Wang, Rongrong Tong, Chuang Shi, Xudong Chen
Summary: The study showed that malic acid and citric acid significantly activated inert phosphorus in the soil, increasing the utilization rate of available soil phosphorus. Factors such as phosphorus species, acid species, acid concentration, and treatment time had significant effects on phosphorus activation in the soils from both banks.
PLANT SOIL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yue Lian, Yujing Zheng, Zhifeng Wang, Yongfeng Hu, Jing Zhao, Huaihao Zhang
Summary: In this study, a composite material (ppy@TNO-x@NC) consisting of Ti2Nb10O29 with modified vacancy defects and an ultrathin polymer coating was developed for high-capacity and stable performance in lithium-ion batteries and hybrid capacitors.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Reza Deevsalar, Yuanming Pan, Ryuichi Shinjo, Luke Milan, Ke-han Song, Qunfeng Xiao, Mohsen Shakouri, Alisa Rae-Ling Paterson, Yongfeng Hu
Summary: Mafic-ultramafic cumulates in the Malayer Plutonic Complex (MPC), Western Iran, provide records of basaltic magma chambers' conditions and processes during the Middle Jurassic. The evidence suggests a rising redox state during the fractionation process, consistent with the differentiation of hydrous arc magmas. The shift in fO(2) from sulfide-saturated to sulfate-bearing is accompanied by changes in the differentiation path from transitional tholeiitic to calc-alkaline.
Article
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Wenshuai Li, Xiao-Ming Liu, Ryoichi Nakada, Yoshio Takahashi, Yongfeng Hu, Mohsen Shakouri, Zhaofeng Zhang, Takuma Okumura, Shinya Yamada
Summary: We measured the Ce concentration, oxidation state, and isotope composition of bauxites developed on the Columbia River Basalts to evaluate the impacts of redox and non-redox processes on the Ce isotopic variability on Earth's surface. The Ce anomalies and isotope shifts in the bauxites reflect the redox cycle of Ce and Mn in the regolith, indicating the potential of using Ce species isotopes and anomalies to record terrestrial redox status and fluctuation.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Julia Prueter, Timothy I. McLaren, Marlene Patzig, Yongfeng Hu, Peter Leinweber
Summary: Phosphorus is essential for all living organisms, but it can also contribute to eutrophication of aquatic ecosystems. Kettle holes, located in intensively used agricultural areas, pose a risk of nutrient transfer to larger water bodies. This study investigated the composition of phosphorus in arable soils and kettle hole sediments, revealing a dominance of stable forms of organic phosphorus. The results also showed a higher proportion of complex organic phosphorus in kettle hole sediments, suggesting their potential for conserving phosphorus and reducing its transfer to vulnerable aquatic ecosystems.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Yang Chen, Ting He, Qiming Liu, Yongfeng Hu, Hao Gu, Liu Deng, Hongtao Liu, Youcai Liu, You-Nian Liu, Yi Zhang, Shaowei Chen, Xiaoping Ouyang
Summary: Single-atom catalysts with adjacent Fe nanoclusters supported on nitrogen-doped carbon aerogels show enhanced oxygen reduction reaction activity and anti-oxidation stability, resulting from increased 3d electron density and decreased magnetic moment of Fe atomic centers. A flexible zinc-air battery using these catalysts achieves remarkable performance, even at -40 degrees C, with high open circuit voltage, power density, and excellent durability after 2300 continuous cycles. These results highlight the significance of electronic manipulation in enhancing the durability of single atom catalysts.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Jingjing Liu, Zengxi Wei, Zhichao Gong, Minmin Yan, Yongfeng Hu, Shuangliang Zhao, Gonglan Ye, Huilong Fei
Summary: Doping phosphorus into the carbon substrate of a Co-N-C catalyst enhances the catalytic performance for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and improves the selectivity for H2O2 electrosynthesis. The P-doped Co-N-C catalyst shows outstanding ORR activity with an early onset potential, high selectivity, and large turnover frequency in alkaline electrolyte, surpassing previously reported counterparts. In addition, as a gas diffusion layer in a flow cell, the catalyst achieves an unprecedented H2O2 production rate with long-term durability.
APPLIED CATALYSIS B-ENVIRONMENTAL
(2023)
Article
Geography, Physical
Wenshuai Li, Xiao-Ming Liu, Yongfeng Hu, Atsushi Suzuki, Toshihiro Yoshimura
Summary: The coral skeletal P/Ca ratio can be used as an indicator of temporal seawater dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP), allowing for assessments of oceanographic and climatic impacts on marine biogeochemical cycles. Factors influencing P incorporation in coral skeletons and the partitioning of elements between seawater and coral skeletons remain unclear. In temperature-controlled aquarium culture experiments, it was found that the growth rate of corals may be the direct controlling factor on coral P/Ca ratio.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Elinor F. Boos, Sander Bruun, Jakob Magid
Summary: This study reveals that the liquid scintillation counting method may lead to underestimation of 14C activity and overestimation of soil priming effect. It is found that 33-43% of the studies reviewed used scintillation counting parameters that could underestimate 14C activity. Thus, the accuracy of liquid scintillation counting in measuring soil priming effect should be taken into consideration.
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yujing Zheng, Yue Lian, Hongliang Bao, Haixian Guo, Yongfeng Hu, Jing Zhao, Huaihao Zhang
Summary: Biological self-assembly is utilized in this study to combine biomass membrane with carbon membrane, forming a Janus membrane (FAS-MC@M) with low energy consumption and high efficiency. The biomass-derived carbon membrane has superior photothermal conversion efficiency and enhanced salt resistance. The biomass layer ensures rapid water transfer to the Janus interface and inhibits salt crystals formation. Furthermore, it provides thermal insulation properties and protection against oil pollution, resulting in desirable evaporation desalination potential.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Fanhui Meng, Peng Zhang, Lixuan Ma, Guinan Yang, Riguang Zhang, Baojun Wang, Yongfeng Hu, Zhong Li
Summary: The use of Ga-Zr oxide doped SAPO-34 zeolite enables high selectivity and conversion rate for light olefins, making it a potential catalyst for direct conversion of syngas to olefins, aromatics, and liquid fuels.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Dashan Wang, Runping Ye, Chong Zhang, Chengkai Jin, Zhang-Hui Lu, Mohsen Shakouri, Bingying Han, Tao Wang, Yihuan Zhang, Rongbin Zhang, Yongfeng Hu, Jian Zhou, Gang Feng
Summary: The improvement of catalysts is crucial for the synthesis of ethylene via the semi-hydrogenation of acetylene. The Ni(7)Sn/ZSM-12 catalyst, with added Sn, exhibits enhanced activity and stability, achieving 92.51% ethylene selectivity and 100% acetylene conversion at 250°C.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Xing Xia, Jin Liu, Lin Jin, Jian Wang, Aminu Inuwa Darma, Chao He, Mohsen Shakouri, Yongfeng Hu, Jianjun Yang
Summary: This study investigated the impact of organic matter on the behavior of chromium during the iron(II)-catalyzed transformation of ferrihydrite. The results showed that organic matter inhibited the release and extraction of chromium during the transformation process, as well as the nanoscale conversion and re-immobilization of chromium. Therefore, organic matter plays an important role in the geochemical cycling of chromium in soils.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Soil Science
Faruk Djodjic, Lars Bergstrom, Frank Schmieder, Corine Sandstrom, Peter Agback, Yongfeng Hu
Summary: Eutrophication poses a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems globally, and it is crucial to accurately identify areas susceptible to phosphorus (P) losses from diffuse sources for effective mitigation measures. This study examined the relationship between agronomic and environmental soil P tests and molecular techniques, conducted rainfall simulation experiments, and compared long-term field measurements. The findings indicate that high P release is correlated with standard agronomic P tests and low P sorption capacity. Increasing levels of iron-bound P compounds suggest greater P availability and higher release of dissolved P. The study also highlights the impact of initial soil P status and fertilization rates on P losses over time.
NUTRIENT CYCLING IN AGROECOSYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Miriam Beyers, Rahul Ravi, Reindert Devlamynck, Erik Meers, Lars Stoumann Jensen, Sander Bruun
Summary: Life cycle assessment (LCA) was used to evaluate the effectiveness of duckweed ponds and constructed wetlands in treating pig manure liquid fraction. The study found that these systems are viable options for tertiary treatment and can help address nutrient imbalances in areas with intensive livestock farming. The use of duckweed and wetland plants can reduce over-fertilization and prevent nitrogen losses to aquatic environments. Additionally, duckweed can serve as a substitute for livestock feed and reduce the need for protein imports.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Siyu Wang, Xinran Ning, Xiaohui Liu, Mohsen Shakouri, Yongfeng Hu, Haiyang Yuan, Pengfei Liu, Xunyu Lu, Yong Guo, Yanqin Wang
Summary: This study reports a novel HER catalyst with oxygen-rich nitrogenated carbon synthesized from renewable lignin and low-cost melamine as the catalyst support. The catalyst exhibits low overpotential and excellent stability, demonstrating the crucial role of oxygen in nitrogenated carbon for HER and providing a strategy for developing high-efficient HER catalysts.
