Zhenggang Gong, Guangxu Yang, Liang Chen, Li Shuai
{"title":"Self-adhesion lignin bonding for the production of particleboards from low-grade wood","authors":"Zhenggang Gong, Guangxu Yang, Liang Chen, Li Shuai","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01835-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-025-01835-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Classical production of construction particleboards with high-grade wood and formaldehyde-based binders induces forest depletion and pollution, calling for alternatives. Here, we designed in situ lignin bonding to transform low-grade woods into high-performance and formaldehyde-free particleboards. This method involves the deconstruction of fine wood particles to soften cell walls, eliminating undesirable water-soluble components while preserving lignin, followed by a thermo-compression molding procedure to facilitate the formation of a compact and cross-linked structure within softened wood particles. Results show that particleboard displays high mechanical strength with a rupture modulus of 66.7 MPa and excellent water resistance with a thickness swelling of 2.1%. The performance of particleboards is enhanced by low wood hardness, small particle size, removal of water-soluble fractions, and preservation of lignin. The self-adhesion technique is straightforward, practical, and scalable.</p>","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143618343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Huan Xiong, Zhipeng He, Jing Ding, Jing Liu, Yue Xue, Min Ji, Na Hu, Kai Wu, Xi Deng, Zhaoxiao Liu, Tao Luo, Xiaorong Deng
{"title":"Long‑term exposure of polyethylene nanoplastics promotes colorectal tumorigenesis","authors":"Huan Xiong, Zhipeng He, Jing Ding, Jing Liu, Yue Xue, Min Ji, Na Hu, Kai Wu, Xi Deng, Zhaoxiao Liu, Tao Luo, Xiaorong Deng","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01829-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-025-01829-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Nanoplastics are emerging contaminants which can induce intestinal inflammation and dysfunction, yet their possible influence on colorectal tumorigenesis remains unclear. Here, six‑week‑old male mice were exposed to 125 mg/L 80 nm polyethylene nanoplastics, polyethylene nanoplastic/azoxymethane, polyethylene nanoplastics/azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium, and controls for 66 days. We assessed intestinal symptoms, colorectal tumorigenesis, and pathological, ultrastructural and molecular changes. Results show more colon tumors, of 18.3 versus 13.5, and heavier tumor burdens, of 113.1 versus 67.7 mm<sup>2</sup> in the mice treated with nanoplastics/azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium. Similarly, there were more colon tumors, of 6.0 versus 2.2, and heavier tumor burdens, of 26.0 versus 7.0 mm<sup>2</sup> in mice treated with nanoplastics/azoxymethane. Mice treated with nanoplastics alone developed colorectal neoplasms, of 2.9, with tumor burdens of 10.6 mm<sup>2</sup> and a pathology of polyp. Exposure to nanoplastics promoted tumor‑associated macrophages infiltration; disrupted microvilli, intercellular junctions, and the mitochondrial structures of colonic epithelium; and activated inflammation‑associated signaling pathways. Overall, the exposure to polyethylene nanoplastics facilitates the initiation and promotion of colorectal tumorigenesis, possibly by affecting mitochondrial structure and aggravating chronic colitis.</p>","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":15.7,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143560605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaokang Wu, Susu Pan, Ming Li, Jiaxin Dong, Yining Wang, Chenni Huang, Tao Qiu, Yu Gu, Dapeng Liang
{"title":"Dose-dependent inflammatory and neurotoxic effects of polypropylene microplastics in Nile tilapia evidenced by internal extractive electrospray ionization high-resolution mass spectrometry metabolomics","authors":"Xiaokang Wu, Susu Pan, Ming Li, Jiaxin Dong, Yining Wang, Chenni Huang, Tao Qiu, Yu Gu, Dapeng Liang","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01832-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10311-025-01832-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Polypropylene is widely used in textiles, injection molding, and film production, yet the metabolic toxicity of polypropylene microplastics is poorly known due to the limitations of analytical techniques. Here, we used internal extractive electrospray ionization coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry and non-targeted metabolomics analysis to investigate the impact of polypropylene micro- and nanoplastics sizes and doses on metabolic dysregulation in <i>Nile tilapia</i> organs and tissues. Results show an upregulation of inflammatory mediators, including arachidonic acid and its derivatives, which affect critical metabolic pathways such as glycerophospholipid, arachidonic acid, and sphingolipid metabolisms. The inflammatory and neurotoxic effects exhibited a dose-dependent relationship.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"23 3","pages":"771 - 776"},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143546845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aswin Kottapurath Vijay, Gifty Sara Rolly, Vered Marks, Virender K. Sharma, Dan Meyerstein
{"title":"Neutral pH, multioxidants Fenton oxidation of dimethyl sulfoxide and acetamidophenol as water pollutant models","authors":"Aswin Kottapurath Vijay, Gifty Sara Rolly, Vered Marks, Virender K. Sharma, Dan Meyerstein","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01828-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10311-025-01828-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Organic water pollution is calling for advanced remediation methods such as the Fenton process, yet actual procedures involve transition metals at acidic pH, and generate only one oxidant, the hydroxyl radical. Here we used a solution of magnesium ions, bicarbonate ions, and hydrogen peroxide at pH 7.4 to generate reactive oxygen species for degrading dimethyl sulfoxide and acetamidophenol, as models of water pollutants. The performance and the identification of degradation products were assessed by nuclear magnetic resonance and high-performance liquid chromatography. Results show the generation of several oxidizing agents such as hydroxyl radical, carbonate anion radical, and superoxide. The novel aspect is that the Fenton-like process can be achieved with Mg<sup>2</sup>⁺ serving only as a template to facilitate redox reactions rather than participating directly. The mechanisms for generating oxidizing radicals suggests potential applications in both environmental cleanup and biological processes.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"23 3","pages":"777 - 781"},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10311-025-01828-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143526440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Environmentally-friendly tanning for leather production: a review","authors":"Wei Ding, Javier Remón, Zhicheng Jiang","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01827-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10311-025-01827-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Traditional industrial methods of the leather industry produce toxic chromium-containing wastewater and solid wastes, calling for alternative procedures. Here, we review greener technologies to produce leather with focus on principles to design materials, high-efficiency chrome tanning, chrome-free processes, e.g., organic tanning, combination tanning, nanomaterial-based tanning, and tanning agent-free technology, as well as high-performance post-tanning using multifunctional polymers, integrated tanning-dyeing systems, and socioeconomical aspects. High-efficiency chrome tanning is done by high-exhaustion chrome tanning or inverse chrome tanning, which reduce the usage of chrome. Organic tanning employs biomass-derived and polymeric tanning agents.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"23 3","pages":"839 - 864"},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143486234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Preparation of high-purity vanadium pentoxide: a review","authors":"Yun Guo, Jie Huang, Jun−Kai Feng","doi":"10.1007/s10311-024-01811-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10311-024-01811-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The rapid development of vanadium redox flow batteries has recently boosted research in methods to obtain high-purity vanadium pentoxide, the active material of battery electrolytes. Here, we review techniques for producing high-purity vanadium pentoxide with emphasis on methods published in Chinese that are not well-known by Western academia. We describe purification methods, chlorination, and eco-friendly processes. Purification can be done by precipitation, solvent extraction, and ion exchange. We propose three viable approaches for industrialized applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"23 3","pages":"879 - 912"},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143418293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Van-Hiep Hoang, Minh-Ky Nguyen, Tuan-Dung Hoang, Nelson Rangel-Buitrago, Chitsan Lin, Minh-Thuan Pham, Minh Cuong Ha, Tan Phong Nguyen, Muhammad Shaaban, S. Woong Chang, D. Duc Nguyen
{"title":"Microplastic characteristics, transport, risks, and remediation in groundwater: a review","authors":"Van-Hiep Hoang, Minh-Ky Nguyen, Tuan-Dung Hoang, Nelson Rangel-Buitrago, Chitsan Lin, Minh-Thuan Pham, Minh Cuong Ha, Tan Phong Nguyen, Muhammad Shaaban, S. Woong Chang, D. Duc Nguyen","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01825-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10311-025-01825-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Contamination of groundwater by microplastics is a major health concern because groundwater is a major source of drinking and agricultural water. Here, we review microplastics with focus on contamination sources, characteristics, migration, water quality, ecological and health risks, and preventive and removal strategies. Contamination sources include landfills, waste dump leachates, wastewater treatment plants, industrial waste streams, land use, agriculture, urban and residential activities, and atmospheric transport and runoff. Contamination levels reach up to 6,832 microplastics per liter of groundwater. Membrane technologies, such as microfiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis, achieve 93–99% removal of microplastics.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"23 3","pages":"817 - 837"},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143367286","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Geochemistry of vegetation fires using levoglucosan: a review","authors":"Chao You, Jing Wang, Xiao Dong, Chao Xu","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01826-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10311-025-01826-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events such as vegetation fires. Vegetation fires emissions contain numerous organic compounds that impact the Earth system and human health. Here, we review the sources, stability, transport, degradation and geochemical records of levoglucosan, a dehydration monosaccharide produced by the pyrolysis of cellulose and hemicellulose. Levoglucosan has been detected in aerosols, water, snow and ice, and lake or marine sediments. Analysis of levoglucosan in environmental and geological samples enable the identification of temporal rhythms and detailed features of changes in vegetation fire patterns, ranging from individual events to seasonal to annual scales, up to glacial-interglacial cycles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"23 3","pages":"865 - 877"},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143125433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bioenergy production from wastewater using cost-effective ceramic membranes: a review","authors":"Syed Taufiq Ahmad, Rizwan Ahmad, Hamna Shaukat, Prangya Ranjan Rout, Tahir Fazal, Alexander Dumfort","doi":"10.1007/s10311-025-01822-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10311-025-01822-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Water scarcity and wastewater pollution are major health issues, yet traditional wastewater treatment technologies are limited by high operational costs and energy demands, and membrane fouling. Here we review low-cost ceramic membranes for wastewater treatment and bioenergy production, with emphasis on bioreactors, and microbial fuel cells to generate electricity. Ceramic membranes display high filtration performance and resistance to harsh conditions, achieving water flux rates up to 250 L/m<sup>2</sup> per h, significantly outperforming polymeric membranes. Ceramic membranes are now affordable due to recent advances in as clay-based ceramics, extrusion and electrospinning. Ceramic membranes integrated into microbial fuel cells and anaerobic bioreactors could enhance power generation by 20% and biogas yield by 15–30%. Surface modifications and nanomaterial use have reduced fouling by up to 60%, yet issues of biofouling and high fabrication costs persist.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"23 2","pages":"463 - 490"},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143125446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ahmed E. Mansy, Samuel Daniel, Cedric Karel Fonzeu Monguen, Hao Wang, Ahmed I. Osman, Zhen-Yu Tian
{"title":"Catalytic production of aviation jet biofuels from biomass: a review","authors":"Ahmed E. Mansy, Samuel Daniel, Cedric Karel Fonzeu Monguen, Hao Wang, Ahmed I. Osman, Zhen-Yu Tian","doi":"10.1007/s10311-024-01806-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10311-024-01806-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The aviation sector is a major emitter of fossil fuel-derived carbon dioxide contributing to global warming. For instance, jet fuel consumed by the aviation industry is 1.5–1.7 billion barrels per year, resulting in 705 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions. Aircraft manufacturers have set ambitious goals, aiming for carbon-free growth post-2020 and a 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. This issue can be solved by replacing fossil fuels with biofuels produced from modern biomass, thus meeting the carbon neutral objective. Here, we review the technologies to convert biomass into jet biofuel with focus on reactants, catalysts, and the chemistry of combustion. Reactants include alcohols, oil, esters, fatty acids, gas and sugars. Catalysts include Fischer–Tropsch catalysts, palladium, platinum, ruthenium, nickel, and molybdenum. The utilization of jet biofuels could potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80%. We also discuss economic implications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":541,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry Letters","volume":"23 2","pages":"419 - 461"},"PeriodicalIF":15.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10311-024-01806-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143083306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}