Investigating the Organic and Environmental Controls on Elemental Sulfur Formation

50在自然地质生物循环和人类工业中起着至关重要的作用。目前的生产方法仍有待改进，但微生物过程和有机矿化作用仍未完全了解。本研究旨在揭示环境参数和有机物如何在微生物过程和有机矿化过程中介导S0的形成，并利用这些知识来提高目标S0类型的效率。选择S0可以减少废水处理的时间和经济成本；并生产出更高容量的电池。持久稳定有机膜的形成机制为地球早期硫循环的地球化学研究提供了依据。随着碳膜中关键蛋白的确定，工业上可以大量生产导电、稳定的保护碳层作为新材料。因此，本研究在地球科学、生物化学、废水处理行业和能源行业具有巨大的研究价值。

S0 plays a crucial role in the natural geobiological cycle and human industry. The current production method remains to be advanced, yet the microbial process and organomineralization remain not fully understood. This study aims to reveal how environmental parameters and organics mediate S0 formation in both microbial processes and organomineralization, and use this knowledge to enhance the efficiency of targeted types of S0. Selected S0 can reduce time and economic costs for wastewater treatments; and produce batteries with higher power storage. The formation mechanism of lasting and stable organic membranes can facilitate geochemical studies of the sulfur cycle in early earth history. With the key proteins in the carbon membrane identified, the industry can produce conductive, stable protective carbon layers in large quantities as new material. Therefore, the proposed study has huge research value in earth sciences, biochemistry, wastewater treatment industry, and energy industry.