Flash Joule Heating (FJH) is an innovative direct electric heating technology characterized by its wide temperature control range, ultra-fast processing, high energy efficiency, and low carbon emissions. The research team led by Deng Bing at Tsinghua University has pioneered a series of novel principles and methods based on FJH technology, achieving low-energy, rapid material synthesis, solid waste resource utilization, and environmental pollution remediation. Recently, Deng Bing's group from the School of Environment at Tsinghua University was invited to publish a paper in Nature Reviews Clean Technology. The paper systematically reviews the principles, equipment, and scaling advancements of FJH technology, as well as its wide-ranging applications in waste valorization, environmental pollution remediation, and solid-phase material synthesis. It also explores future development directions.

Prof. Bing Deng is the first author of the paper. Deng Bing and James M. Tour, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a professor at Rice University, are co-corresponding authors. This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Key Research and Development Program of China, and Tsinghua University's research initiation funding.

Paper link:

Deng, B., Eddy, L., Wyss, K.M. et al. Flash Joule heating for synthesis, upcycling and remediation.                    Nat. Rev. Clean Technol. 1, 32–54 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44359-024-00002-4