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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Hydrothermal Humification of Biomass for Circular Carbon Management in Sustainable Agro-Ecosystems.

Ziyun Liu, Zonglu Yao, Yuanhui Zhang, Huiyan Zhang, Lixin Zhao

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Ziyun LiuKey Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Zonglu YaoKey Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.
Yuanhui ZhangDepartment of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
Huiyan ZhangSchool of Energy and Environment, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4818-7156
Lixin ZhaoKey Laboratory of Low-carbon Green Agriculture in North China, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.

Funding

Innovation Program of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences CAAS-CSGLCA-202401National Key Research and Development Program of China 2025YFD1700603National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China 52425607
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydrothermal humification (HTH) is emerging as a low-carbon approach for valorizing biomass into hydrothermal humic acid (HHA), a multifunctional soil amendment with potential to enhance soil carbon sequestration and climate-resilient agriculture. However, broader deployment is constrained by limited carbon-conversion efficiency and heterogeneity in HHA composition. This Review synthesizes recent advances in HTH process engineering, elucidating how operating conditions, catalytic strategies, and integrated designs govern HHA yield, molecular structure, reactivity, and stability. Comparative analysis of hydrolysis-, condensation-, and oxidation-dominated pathways reveals distinct carbon-transformation mechanisms and structure-function relationships underlying soil and plant responses. Life-cycle and technoeconomic assessments highlight pathways toward environmentally and economically viable deployment. Advancing HHA stability and field-scale integration are key frontiers for HTH. Progress toward scalable negative-emissions deployment in sustainable agro-ecosystems will require close collaboration between scientists and engineers.

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artificial humic substancesbiomass waste valorizationhydrothermal humificationsoil carbon sequestrationsustainable agriculture

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PMID42333939
PMCPMC13336092

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