Daoguang Teng is an Associate Professor at the Zhongyuan Critical Metals Laboratory (Zhengzhou University) and School of Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University. He received his bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering and Technology and Ph.D. in Chemical Technology from China University of Mining and Technology in 2016 and 2020, respectively. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Zhengzhou University from 2020 to 2022. His main research areas include super-enrichment extraction of critical metals; molecular design, directed synthesis, and application promotion of functional materials; fundamental research on photocatalytic technology; treatment of chemical wastewater (heavy metal ions and organic pollutants); and mild conversion of coal resources and high-value utilization of solid waste.