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This study aims to develop an effective strategy for converting biomass-derived aqueous streams into functional humic structures while retaining carbon.

July 8, 2026ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Biorefinery-Oriented Oxidative Polymerization Drives Hydrothermal Humification toward Functional Humic Structures via Phenol−Furan Radical Coupling

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WWW Y WangDalian University of Foreign Languages LZLei ZhangDalian University of Technology JLJianan LiuDalian University of Technology

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Randomized trial demonstrates enhanced humic substance production from biomass, suggesting an efficient carbon retention strategy.

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This study aims to develop an effective strategy for converting biomass-derived aqueous streams into functional humic structures while retaining carbon.
Implemented a radical-mediated humification strategy using thermally activated persulfate.
Conducted acid-alkaline pretreatments to enhance phenolic and furanic precursor release.
Used ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography and other analytical techniques to characterize product structures.
Achieved a HAL yield of 61.43%, a significant increase from 6.32-7.78% in single-condition pretreatments.
Retained 81.1% of biomass carbon, with 75.9% in HALs and only 18.9% released as CO2.
Projected HAL production of 6143 kg/h and favorable economic metrics, including an internal rate of return of 53.6%.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4de871d2ea289ef628325d https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6c05359

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