Wang, Hongya
Wang, Shiyu
Zhou, Fengyin https://orcid.org/0009-0003-8153-1427
Cai, Muya
Zhao, Jingjing
Wang, Danfeng
Shi, Zhan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8956-9142
Chen, Xiang
Wang, Dihua https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2364-8718
Yin, Huayi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1765-496X
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (52374308)
Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
the Postdoctoral Fellowship Program of CPSF
Article History
Received: 20 August 2025
Accepted: 10 April 2026
First Online: 24 April 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare the following competing interests: H.Y., H.W., F.Z., M.C., Yongxin Wu (Y.W.), and Di.W. are inventors on a patent application (application number: CN202311810361.8, status: pending) filed by Wuhan University. This patent application covers the two-step thermochemical method for producing sodium carbonate and sulfur using sodium sulfate and carbon, which constitutes the core methodology evaluated in this manuscript. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.