面向国家生态文明建设与绿色可持续发展的重大需求，基于矿物、材料、环境、化学等多学科交叉，系统研究矿物材料与气－液－固污染物的表界面作用，重点突破废水高效处理、生态修复及土壤改良、CO2固定与转化、废气治理等环境领域的基础理论问题及技术难题，推进科技成果转化和工程应用示范。
1. 废水高效处理
针对缓解水体富营养化及工业核废水治理的国家重大环境需求，研发面向含磷及氨氮废水、核工业废水等污染控制的高效纳米环境矿物材料，揭示矿物材料微结构及表面特性对环境污染物吸附与转化的规律，解析环境矿物材料高效吸附的物理化学机制。
2. 生态修复与土壤改良
针对土壤重金属及有机污染、土壤退化等问题，充分利用纳米黏土优良的表界面及结构特性，研制高效黏土基生态修复与土壤改良功能材料，系统解析纳米黏土矿物对重金属离子及有机污染物锁定降解、土壤保肥保水的调控机制。
3. 废气治理及二氧化碳固定
挥发性有机物（VOCs）及CO2大量排放严重影响人类健康。基于天然矿物的孔结构以及富含钙、镁等金属离子可有效吸附固定CO2的思路，提出黏土矿物协同活性组分高效降解VOCs、二恶英的新策略，为碳中和、碳达峰目标实现提供高效低成本的可靠的技术方案。
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代表性论文：
[1] Xiongbo Dong, Zitong Chen, Aidong Tang, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Huaming Yang*. Mineral modulated single atom catalyst for effective water treatment, Advanced Functional Materials, 2022, 2111565, 1-10
[2] Menghan Yu, Yicheng Hua, Muhammad Tariq Sarwar, Huaming Yang*, Nanoscale interactions of humic acid and minerals reveal mechanisms of carbon protection in soil, Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57, 286-296
[3]Chang Lu, Shilin Zhang, Jie Wang, Xiaoguang Zhao, Lu Zhang, Aidong Tang*, Xiongbo Dong, Liangjie Fu, Huaming Yang*. Efficient activation of peroxymonosulfate by iron-containing mesoporous silica catalysts derived from iron tailings for degradation of organic pollutants, Chemical Engineeriing Journal, 2022, 446: 137044
[4] Zhaoli Yan, Liangjie Fu, Xiaochao Zuo, Huaming Yang*. Green assembly of stable and uniform silver nanoparticles on 2D silica nanosheets for catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018, 226, 23-30
[5] Kang Peng, Huaming Yang*, Carbon hybridized montmorillonite nanosheets: preparation, structural evolution and enhanced adsorption performance, Chemical Communications, 2017, 53, 6085-6088
[6] Mengya Niu, Huaming Yang*, Xiangchao Zhang, Yutang Wang, Aidong Tang*, Amine-impregnated mesoporous silica nanotube as an emerging nanocomposite for CO2 capture, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 17312-17320.
[7] Zhaoli Yan, Liangjie Fu, Huaming Yang*, Functionalized 2D clay derivative: Hybrid nanosheets with unique lead sorption behaviors and interface structure, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2018, 5, 1700934.
[8] Liangjie Fu, Zhaoli Yan, Qihang Zhao, Huaming Yang*, Novel 2D nanosheets with potential applications in heavy metal purification: A review, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2018, 5, 1801094.
[9] Zhaoli Yan, Huaming Yang*, Jing Ouyang, Aidong Tang, In situ loading of highly-dispersed CuO nanoparticles on hydroxyl-group-rich SiO2-AlOOH composite nanosheets for CO catalytic oxidation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 316, 1035-1046.
[10] Kang Peng, Liangjie Fu, Huaming Yang*, Jing Ouyang, Aidong Tang*, Hierarchical MoS2 intercalated clay hybrid nanosheets with enhanced catalytic activity, Nano Research, 2017, 10, 570-583.
