Microbial carbon fixation continues beneath the ice of Qinghai Lake. Dark carbon fixation contributed about 61% of total microbial carbon uptake, revealing an overlooked pathway that sustains winter carbon cycling in alpine saline lakes. ❄️🦠🌊 Learn more 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Water erosion does more than remove soil carbon. It also reshapes microbial communities and accelerates carbon decomposition. In eroded upper slopes, SOC decomposition was 41%–48% higher, mainly within the top 40 cm of soil. #SoilCarbon #Microbiome #CarbonResearch 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Local livestock-free policies may reduce emissions at home while shifting a much larger carbon burden elsewhere. In Guangdong, the spillover effect was 3.14 times the local reduction. #CarbonResearch #ClimatePolicy Learn more 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

NEW Community made its debut at #Goldschmidt2026 in Montréal, connecting researchers across geochemistry, environmental science, AI, carbon removal, and sustainability. We are building a more open, inclusive, and interdisciplinary scholarly community. #OpenScience

From waste stream to soil-carbon resource: field evidence shows that biogas slurry topdressing reshapes dissolved organic carbon across maize growth stages and soil depths, supporting microbial reprocessing, humification, and sustainable dryland farming. #CarbonResearch 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

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Join the Forum on Biochar Research on July 14, 2026, featuring Prof. Stephen Joseph and hosted by Prof. Jianying Shang. Explore 30 years of biochar research, from soil health and crop resilience to carbon storage and climate-smart agriculture. Zoom ID: 615 672 5359 Passcode: 123456

One porous platform, three strategic gases. A new review in Carbon Research explores how next-generation MOFs can capture CO₂, store CH₄, and support H₂ integration, while addressing stability, regeneration, cost, and scale-up challenges. 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Join the Forum on Biochar Research on July 14, 2026, featuring Prof. Stephen Joseph and hosted by Prof. Jianying Shang. Explore 30 years of biochar research, from soil health and crop resilience to carbon storage and climate-smart agriculture. Zoom ID: 615 672 5359 Passcode: 123456

Iron-modified biochar turns pig manure composting into a cleaner, more nitrogen-efficient process. Adding 5% FeBC reduced NH₃ emissions by 46.68%, N₂O emissions by 41.69%, and total nitrogen loss by 34.61%, combining chemical adsorption with microbial regulation. 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Turning biogas slurry from a by-product into a soil carbon ally. New research in Carbon Research shows that biogas slurry topdressing improved soil quality, reshaped bacterial networks, and enhanced microbial carbon fixation pathways in maize cropland. 🌱🦠 #SoilHealth 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

From eggshell waste to carbon capture membranes 🥚➡️🌍 A new Carbon Research study upcycles eggshell-derived CaO into PVDF mixed matrix membranes for CO₂/CH₄ separation, achieving high CO₂ permeability and selectivity for natural gas and biogas upgrading. 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Biochar meets hydrogel chemistry for cleaner water. A new review in Carbon Research explores how biochar-hydrogel composites can be engineered with surface functional groups to capture heavy metals, dyes, and pharmaceutical pollutants more effectively. 🔗: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Karst reservoirs may be doing more than storing water. A new study shows how the biological carbon pump drives sedimentary carbon burial by transforming dissolved inorganic carbon into autochthonous organic carbon and stabilizing it as recalcitrant organic carbon. ⬇️ doi.org/10.1007/s442...

China’s first Ecological and Environmental Code marks a major step toward green governance. A new editorial in Carbon Research highlights how the Code brings climate action, biodiversity protection, pollution control, and low-carbon development into one legal framework. 🔗： doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Tiny carbon dots, big impact on safer rice. A new field study in Carbon Research shows that foliar-applied carbon dots increased rice yield by 18% while cutting cadmium accumulation in grains by up to 46% under Cd-contaminated paddy conditions. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

A new Carbon Research study shows that size dependent biochar fractions drive ROS hotspots in the charosphere and may weaken biochar’s ability to reduce N₂O emissions. #Biochar #CarbonResearch #SoilScience #ClimateChange Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Beneath our crops lies one of Earth’s overlooked climate allies: deep soil carbon. A new Carbon Research review shows why looking beyond the top 30 cm of soil could reshape how we measure, protect, and manage carbon in agricultural systems. #ClimateAction Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Carbon Research reaches a new milestone in the latest Scopus CiteScore performance. 2025 CiteScore Tracker: 19.2 2024 CiteScore: 14.0 New subject rankings: Environmental Sciences: 7/307 Engineering: 8/300 Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2/184

A new Perspective in Carbon Research explores how heterocyclic-linked covalent organic frameworks can boost photocatalytic uranium extraction through stronger light absorption, faster charge separation, tunable electronic structures, and improved stability. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Food waste can become more than a disposal challenge. In this recorded forum, NUS Prof. Yen Wah Tong shares how biochar can supercharge decentralized anaerobic digestion, helping turn organic waste into renewable energy and more resilient waste treatment systems. youtu.be/sMGgKYWB4uc?...

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Prof. Armando T. Quitain from Kumamoto University shared insights on microwave-carbon synergy for biomass valorization, highlighting how carbon-based catalysts and microwave heating can reduce reaction time, lower energy use, and support greener biorefinery processes. youtu.be/cbEt6oj2xdk?...

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Corrosion costs the world about USD 2.5 trillion every year. How can carbon-based additives help protect mild steel while reducing reliance on toxic coating ingredients? Watch the recording: youtu.be/Z8glVCDT5XU?...

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Iron minerals may quietly decide which soil carbon microbes can “eat.” A new Carbon Research study shows that goethite reshapes dissolved organic matter, enriching more biodegradable compounds and changing microbial succession. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

🌍 Forests are carbon banks. But in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts, that bank is shrinking. A new Carbon Research study uses satellite data + AI modeling to show deep forest loss and a projected drop in carbon storage by 2043. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Corrosion costs the world about USD 2.5 trillion each year. In this Forum, Dr. Ren Chong LIM explores how carbon-based additives such as nanocellulose can improve mild steel corrosion protection while supporting more sustainable coating technologies. Zoom Meeting ID:615 672 5359 Passcode: 123456

Watch the recording of the International Forum, featuring Prof. Wan Azlina Wan Abdul Karim Ghani, on biochar-based materials for CO₂ capture, pollutant removal, and sustainable industrial applications. Now available on YouTube: youtu.be/TBMer2HX_tQ

A new review in Carbon Research explores how engineered biochar, especially nitrogen-doped biochar, can be designed to capture CO2 more efficiently by tuning its pores, surface chemistry, and adsorption sites. #Biochar #CarbonCapture #CCUS #ClimateTech Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Recent advances in the development of engineered biochar for CO2 adsorption: Research on heteroatom-doped biochar - Carbon Research

With rising atmospheric CO2 levels driving global warming, carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies are critical. Biochar, an eco-friendly and cost-effective carbon material, has gained attention for low-temperature CO2 capture due to its sustainable adsorption properties. However, raw biochar’s limited pore structure and surface chemistry hinder its efficiency. Among modification strategies, heteroatom doping is particularly effective. By enriching functional groups and tuning the carbon framework, this approach significantly improves CO2 capture performance. This review explores recent advancements in the development of engineered biochar for CO2 adsorption, with a focus on heteroatom doping techniques. Additionally, key quantitative performance metrics were compiled and compared, including adsorption capacities and isosteric heats of adsorption (Qst) (and, where available, selectivity/working capacity), to quantify how different doping strategies alter gas uptake and binding strength and to establish structure-performance relationships. Among various dopants (such as nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, and boron), nitrogen doping has attracted much attention due to its significant enhancement in the ability to capture CO2. This is mainly because nitrogen atoms can more effectively regulate the electronic structure and pore structure of the material in a coordinated manner, thereby enhancing the dual effects of physical and chemical adsorption on CO2. A critical comparison is made between pre-modification doping (incorporating heteroatoms during biomass carbonization) and post-modification doping (treating already-formed biochar), revealing that pre-modification generally offers superior doping efficiency and structural stability. Moreover, the review examines co-doping strategies, where synergistic effects between multiple elements, as exemplified by nitrogen-phosphorus co-doping or nitrogen-sulfur co-doping of biochar, further optimize the adsorption capacity. Finally, critical barriers to industrialization, including techno-economic feasibility and regeneration energy costs, are discussed. Future perspectives emphasize the integration of machine learning for rational design, standardized characterization protocols, and life-cycle assessments (LCA) to accelerate the deployment of biochar in practical CCUS applications. The review highlights the mechanisms of CO2 capture, emphasizing the balance between physical adsorption and chemisorption. The challenges for development of engineered biochar for CO2 capture are prospected. Further research on improving chemical adsorption performance while preserving physical adsorption properties is still required to improve biochar’s application in sustainable CO2 capture technologies. Graphical Abstract

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5 years of nitrogen addition in a subtropical forest: bacterial assembly starts stochastic, turns deterministic over time. New study shows DOM quality drives network stability. Stochastic processes dominate, but time flips the script. #MicrobialEcology Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

We often say biochar, compost, and manure help store carbon. But what if they also become a source of emissions? This talk reveals the science behind that paradox and what it means for sustainable agriculture. 🎥 Full recording available now: youtu.be/O74-UoQnRvY?...

What happens when aquatic plants die? Not just decay. Not just pollution. They may actually HELP lock carbon in lakes. New research reveals that plant decline triggers microbial processes that transform fresh organic matter into long-lasting carbon storage. Read more: doi.org/10.1007/s442...

Mechanisms of carbon sequestration via interactions between dissolved organic matter (DOM) and bacteria during floating-leaf macrophyte decline - Carbon Research

Given the global decline in aquatic vegetation, the fate and ecological effects of persistent plant-derived dissolved organic matter (DOM) in shallow lakes remain poorly understood. Through mesocosm experiments combined with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR-MS) and ecological network analysis, we show that bacterial communities mediate DOM migration and transformation while the floating-leaved macrophyte Trapa bispinosa shifts from health to decay stages, thereby modulating lake carbon storage and eutrophication risk. As T. bispinosa declined, substantial amounts of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) were released back into the aquatic ecosystem. This transition from plant health to decay, characterized by higher chromophoric DOM content (a355) and greater DOM aromaticity (SUVA254), coincided with the accumulation of recalcitrant DOM. Concurrently, bacterial diversity and niche breadth declined, whereas anaerobic biomarkers such as Campylobacterota and Desulfobacterota became enriched. Ongoing DOM release was consistent with MCP-like processing, whereby microbes such as Polynucleobacter and Rhodobacterales transformed low-molecular-weight, labile compounds (e.g., proteins and lipids) into recalcitrant forms (e.g., lignin-like and tannins). Our findings elucidated the fate and transformation of plant-derived DOM during macrophyte decline and its interactions with bacterial communities, providing a scientific basis for the management and restoration of floating-leaved plants in shallow lakes. Graphical Abstract

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