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ArticleNature communications2026

Unlocking efficient electrocatalytic removal of trace emerging contaminants via synchronized pollutant enrichment and electron delivery.

Yao Pan, Junxi Guo, Yu Han, Xudong Yang, Sai Gong, Dan Shan, Lili Ding, Yingzheng Fan, Min Liu, Jinfeng Wang and 1 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Yao PanState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of Environment, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0726-6595
Junxi GuoState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of Environment, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China.
Yu HanState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of Environment, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China.
Xudong YangState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of Environment, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China.
Sai GongState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of Environment, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China.
Dan ShanSchool of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2965-8610
Lili DingState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of Environment, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China.
Yingzheng FanState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of Environment, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China.
Min LiuHunan Joint International Research Center for Carbon Dioxide Resource Utilization, School of Physics and School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9007-4817
Jinfeng WangState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of Environment, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China. jfwang@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9001-1413
Xinkun RenState Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of Environment, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, P. R. China. xinkunren@nju.edu.cn.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation) BK20232017Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation) BK20251208
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emerging contaminants (ECs) pose escalating global threats to water security and human health, driving urgent demands for advanced remediation; however, electrocatalytic elimination of trace ECs remains intrinsically constrained by dual limitations: diffusion of ultra-dilute pollutants and sluggish interfacial electron transfer. Here, we introduce an integrated strategy that synergistically regulates mass transport and electron transfer using a conductive molecularly imprinted polymer (c-MIP) electrode operated in a charging-discharging mode. The c-MIP selectively enriches trace ECs at the electrode surface, overcoming diffusion barriers. Critically, its capacitive properties enable temporal control of electron delivery, synchronizing the electron transfer rate with the intrinsic oxidation kinetics of ECs during the discharging phase. This synchronization achieves near-complete EC degradation with 90% lower energy consumption than conventional direct-current electrocatalysis, while maintaining 99% (95% Confidence Interval: 98.0% - 100.0%) efficiency over 1,000 cycles. Our work delivers an energy-efficient electrocatalytic platform with operational stability for advanced trace organic pollutant remediation.

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PMID41495052
PMCPMC12881603

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