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Multi-omics-based decoding of circulating biomarkers in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and risks in environmental toxins Open

Lei Xu, Bin Huang, Yixin Zhou, Xiaolin Liao, Ting Chen , et al. · 2025

Crustal faulting drives biological redox cycling in the deep subsurface Open

Xiao Wu, Hongmei Yang, Yiping Yang, Xiaoju Lin, Xiaoliang Liang , et al. · 2025

In the deep biosphere, where surface-derived substrates are depleted, microbial communities rely on redox pairs generated through water-rock reactions to sustain metabolism. A notable example of this is the production of hydrogen gas (H 2 …

Iron disproportionation in peridotite fragments from the mantle transition zone Open

Fabin Pan, Xiang Wu, Chao Wang, Yanfei Zhang, Yiping Yang , et al. · 2025

Previous high-temperature-pressure experiments predicted metallic iron’s potential presence in the deep mantle below 250 km, arising from ferrous disproportionation in silicates, which could profoundly impact the redox environment and phys…

Mineralogical characteristics and genesis significance of nano- and micro-scale Chang’e-5 lunar dust Open

Jieqi Xing, Shan Li, Hongmei Yang, Shengdong Chen, Jiaxin Xi , et al. · 2025

Differences in space weathering between the near and far side of the Moon: evidence from Chang'e-6 samples Open

Jiarui Lin, Haiyang Xian, Yiping Yang, Shan Li, Jiaxin Xi , et al. · 2025

The differences in terrain and chemical composition between the far side of the Moon (lunar farside) and the near side have been identified through remote sensing spectroscopy. The lunar farside samples returned by the Chang’e-6 mission sh…

Thermo-Chemical Detoxification of Waste Salt Containing Hazardous Organics: Molten Naoh-Koh Mediation Open

Hongping He, Xuren Zhou, Deli Wu, Bo Yang, Youcai Zhao , et al. · 2025

Correction: Quantification of ferric iron content in minerals <i>via</i> the STEM-EELS-mapping method Open

Shan Li, Ke Wen, Yiping Yang, Xiaoju Lin, Yonghua Cao , et al. · 2025

Correction for ‘Quantification of ferric iron content in minerals via the STEM-EELS-mapping method’ by Shan Li et al. , J. Anal. At. Spectrom. , 2025, https://doi.org/10.1039/D5JA00002E.

The influence of metal cations on the dissolution and transformation of biotite Open

Shoushu Wei, Qingze Chen, Lingya Ma, Xiangwei Zhang, Jingming Wei , et al. · 2024

Five typical metal cations (i.e. Na + , K + , Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ and Al 3+ ) were selected as representatives to study the influence of metal cations on the dissolution and transformation of biotite. This work focussed on the mineralogical feat…

Predicting the potential geographical distribution of Zingiber striolatum Diels (Zingiberaceae), a medicine food homology plant in China Open

Bin Huang, Daiwen Chen, Lei Xu, Heng Jiang, Xun Chen , et al. · 2024

Zingiber striolatum Diels is a unique medicine food homology plant native to China. In recent years, due to severe habitat destruction, studying the impact of climate change on the distribution of wild resources is of great significance fo…

Silvaticusins A–D: ent-kaurane diterpenoids and a cyclobutane-containing ent-kaurane dimer from Isodon silvaticus Open

Qi-Xiu Hai, Kun Hu, Suping Chen, Yang-Yang Fu, Xiao‐Nian Li , et al. · 2024

Atomic Insights into Rare-Earth Element Enrichment and Fractionation in Weathering Crusts Open

Jianxi Zhu, Lingyu Ran, Gaofeng Wang, Xiaoliang Liang, Bowen Ling , et al. · 2024

Regolith-hosted rare-earth element (REE) deposits are essential for supplying heavy-REEs (HREEs), meeting over 95% of global demand. In weathering crusts, REE enrichment and fractionation form these valuable deposits. While REEs are common…

Gypsum ridges as conduits for deep methane emission in an evaporite basin– Insights into the origin of atmospheric methane on Mars Open

Yiliang Li, Z. L. Li, Xiaorong Qin, Binlong Ye, Ziyu Niu , et al. · 2024

Industrial-scale application of electrokinetics heralding a new era of sustainable mining Open

Jianxi Zhu, Gaofeng Wang, Xiaoliang Liang, Bowen Ling, Jie Xu , et al. · 2024

A rapidly developing supply crisis for rare-earth elements (REEs) is unfolding as global demand continues to surge. We present successful implementations of an electrokinetic-mining (EKM) technique on an industrial-scale mining site with a…

Transport Model of Rare Earth Elements in Weathering Crusts during Electrokinetic Mining Open

Gaofeng Wang, Bowen Ling, Xiaoliang Liang, Jie Xu, Shichang Kang , et al. · 2024

Electrokinetic mining (EKM) is a novel method for rare earth element (REE) mining that can achieve green and efficient recovery of REEs. However, as yet, there is no accurate model for describing the electrokinetic transport of REEs in wea…

The use of electrokinetics promises a sustainable mining future Open

Gaofeng Wang, Xiaoliang Liang, Jianxi Zhu, Hongping He · 2024

Comments on “was hydrogen peroxide present before the arrival of oxygenic photosynthesis? The important role of iron(II) in the archean ocean” Open

Xiao Wu, Jianxi Zhu, Hongping He, Kurt O. Konhauser, Yiliang Li · 2024

Transformation, Transport, and Storage of Major Elements in Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Sites Open

Yao Wang, Chuanbin Zhou, Houhu Zhang, Shijun Ma, Ziyang Lou , et al. · 2024

The predominant management approach for municipal solid waste (MSW) remains disposal, given significant increases in generation and disposal rates of MSW in recent decades. In addition to the well-documented carbon emissions from disposal …

Kinetics of Mg-Ni saponite crystallization from precursor mixtures Open

Chaoqun Zhang, Alain Decarreau, Philippe Blanc, Fabien Baron, Yuhuan Yuan , et al. · 2024

Smectite growth is of importance across various fields due to its abundance on the surface of both Earth and Mars. However, the impact of the crystallinity of initial materials on smectite growth processes remains poorly understood. In thi…

Chloride Corrosion Destabilizes Chelation of Fresh and Aged Mswi Fly Ash: Mechanism and Long-Term Behavior Open

Jinyuan Lin, Hongping He, Xunchang Fei, Lei Du, Deli Wu , et al. · 2024

Structurally Diverse Diterpenoids from the Leaves of Croton Mangelong and Their Anti-Diabetic Activity Open

Zhi‐Yong Jiang, Qi Niu, Haoxin Wang, Haonan Xu, Hong-Xi Xie , et al. · 2024

Rare earth element enrichment in sedimentary phosphorites formed during the Precambrian–Cambrian transition, Southwest China Open

Jieqi Xing, Yuhang Jiang, Haiyang Xian, Wu‐Bin Yang, Yiping Yang , et al. · 2023

Numerous sedimentary phosphorites in Southwest China were formed around the Precambrian–Cambrian transition (PC–C), including the upper Ediacaran Doushantuo Formation and lower Cambrian Gezhongwu Formation. The Gezhongwu phosphorites in Zh…

Surface-dependent generation of reactive oxygen species at pyrite–water interface Open

Haiyang Xian, Yiping Yang, Jianxi Zhu, Xiaoju Lin, Xiaoliang Liang , et al. · 2023

The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) at the pyrite–water interface is an important discovery for both early Earth’s and present environments in the past two decades. In these revealed reactions, pyrite can oxidize water to ROS a…

Up to 200% underestimation of cumulative methane emission from individual landfills uncovers tens of Tg of overlooked annual emission worldwide Open

Yao Wang, Ke Yin, Mingliang Fang, Yuliang Guo, Xiaoqing Pi , et al. · 2023

Landfill methane (CH₄) emissions account for ~ 10% of all anthropogenic CH₄ emissions globally, amounting to ~ 50 Tg/year. Contrasted by “top-down” atmospheric inversion results, the mainstream “bottom-up” emission in…

A new method to determine composition of sphalerite without secondary pollution based on CIELAB color space Open

Yong Liu, Ning Duan, Linhua Jiang, Hongping He, Han Cheng , et al. · 2023

Currently, most of the methods for mineral materials analysis generate secondary pollution, which is detrimental to human health. For instance, traditional methods for sphalerite analysis in the zinc (Zn) smelting industry including chemic…

Generation and management of municipal solid waste in top metropolitans of China: A comparison with Singapore Open

Hongping He, Xiaofeng Gao, Xunchang Fei · 2023

With the rapid urbanization in the last decades, especially after the year 2000, several metropolitans were formed. e.g., Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Tianjin, and Chongqing that locate at four world-class megalopolises across C…

Geodynamic oxidation of Archean terrestrial surfaces Open

Xiao Wu, Jianxi Zhu, Hongping He, Haiyang Xian, Yiping Yang , et al. · 2023

One of the paradoxes of the Archean rock record is how evidence for oxidative continental weathering is plausible when the atmosphere lacked oxygen prior to the Great Oxidation Event ca. 2.5 billion years ago. We detected reactive oxygen s…

X-ray Diffraction and Trace Element Analyses of K/Pg Boundary Samples Collected from Agost and Caravaca, Spain Open

Zhaohui Li, Hanlie Hong, Libing Liao, Hongping He · 2023

The boundary between Cretaceous and Paleogene (K/Pg) plays an important role in deciphering the Earth’s history and biological evolution from Mesozoic to Cenozoic. As such, the delineation and characterization of the boundary layer has att…

Uncarialines A-E, new alkaloids from Uncaria rhynchophylla and their anticoagulant activity Open

Kepu Huang, Lili Xu, Sheng Li, Yin-Ling Wei, Lian Yang , et al. · 2023

Uncarialines A-E ( 1–5 ), five undescribed monoterpene indole alkaloids, together with five known analogues were obtained from the stems of Uncaria rhynchophylla . Alkaloids 1 – 3 were unique 3,4-seco-tricyclic alkaloids with a 6/5/10 ring…

A mineral-based origin of Earth’s initial hydrogen peroxide and molecular oxygen Open

Hongping He, Xiao Wu, Jianxi Zhu, Mang Lin, Ying Lv , et al. · 2023

Terrestrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) may have played a central role in the formation of oxic environments and evolution of early life. The abiotic origin of ROS on the Archean Earth has been heavily studied, and ROS are conventionally…

Five new limonoids isolated from Walsura robusta Open

Li Hou, Cui-Xuan Mei, Chun‐Mao Yuan, Gui‐Hua Tang, Duo‐Zhi Chen , et al. · 2023

Five new toosendanin limonoids with highly oxidative furan ring walsurobustones A-D ( 1–4 ), and one new furan ring degraded limonoid walsurobustone E ( 5 ) together with one known compound toonapubesic acid B ( 6 ) were isolated from the …

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