Net-negative carbon valorization in wastewater treatment via sequential thermochemical-electrochemical coupling.

Xiangyu Zheng, Menglan Xiao, Jianming Zhu, Xin Li, Jundong Wang, Pan Zhu, Meiping Tong, Zishuai Zhang

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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. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xiangyu Zheng *The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.

Menglan Xiao *Flavors and Fragrance Engineering & Technology Research Center of Henan Province, College of Tobacco Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, China.

Jianming ZhuThe Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.

Xin LiThe Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.

Jundong WangThe Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.

Pan ZhuThe Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.

Meiping TongThe Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China. tongmeiping@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3925-0173

Zishuai ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China. zszhang@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9268-4889

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Abstract

Wastewater treatment plants simultaneously emit greenhouse gases and rely on external carbon sources, presenting both a challenge and an opportunity for carbon circularity. We develop a comprehensive life-cycle assessment of 32 Waste-to-Chemical pathways that integrate thermochemical and electrochemical conversions in sequential or parallel architectures to convert CH

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PMID42744809

DOI10.1038/s41467-026-76941-2

PMCPMC13578233

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