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Overview

Junyong Zhu is affiliated with the United States Department of Agriculture in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and environmental science, with significant contributions in water science and technology, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering. They have also made notable work in electrical and electronic engineering and materials chemistry.

The main scientific topics in Junyong Zhu's work include membrane separation technologies, membrane separation and gas transport, membrane-based ion separation techniques, fuel cells and related materials, covalent organic framework applications, metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, and nanopore and nanochannel transport studies.

Their recent publications cover advancements in nanofiltration membranes and membrane technologies, including:

  • Recent advances of loose nanofiltration membranes for dye/salt separation (2021, Separation and Purification Technology)
  • Erythritol-based polyester loose nanofiltration membrane with fast water transport for efficient dye/salt separation (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Regulating composition and structure of nanofillers in thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes for enhanced separation performance: A critical review (2021, Separation and Purification Technology)
  • Microporous organic nanotube assisted design of high performance nanofiltration membranes (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Hydrogel assisted interfacial polymerization for advanced nanofiltration membranes (2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A)

Junyong Zhu frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Yatao Zhang, Bart Van der Bruggen, Jing Wang, Miaomiao Tian, and Shushan Yuan. These partnerships reflect recurring teamwork contributing to their publication output.

Their work is published across multiple journals, with consistent contributions in the following venues:

  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Desalination
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Best Publications

  • Wood-Derived Materials for Green Electronics, Biological Devices, and Energy Applications.

    Hongli Zhu;Wei Luo;Peter N. Ciesielski;Zhiqiang Fang

  • Processing bulk natural wood into a high-performance structural material

    Jianwei Song;Chaoji Chen;Shuze Zhu;Mingwei Zhu

  • Covalent organic frameworks for membrane separation.

    Shushan Yuan;Shushan Yuan;Xin Li;Junyong Zhu;Gang Zhang

  • Cellulose Nanocrystals vs. Cellulose Nanofibrils: A Comparative Study on Their Microstructures and Effects as Polymer Reinforcing Agents

    Xuezhu Xu;Fei Liu;Long Jiang;J. Y. Zhu

  • Woody biomass pretreatment for cellulosic ethanol production : technology and energy consumption evaluation

    Junyong Zhu;X.J. Pan

  • Highly Flexible and Efficient Solar Steam Generation Device

    Chaoji Chen;Chaoji Chen;Yiju Li;Jianwei Song;Zhi Yang

  • Sulfite pretreatment (SPORL) for robust enzymatic saccharification of spruce and red pine.

    J.Y. Zhu;X.J. Pan;G.S. Wang;R. Gleisner

  • A Clear, Strong, and Thermally Insulated Transparent Wood for Energy Efficient Windows

    Ruiyu Mi;Tian Li;Daniel Dalgo;Chaoji Chen

  • Highly thermal-stable and functional cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils produced using fully recyclable organic acids

    Liheng Chen;Liheng Chen;Junyong Zhu;Carlos Baez;Peter Kitin

  • Elevated Performance of Thin Film Nanocomposite Membranes Enabled by Modified Hydrophilic MOFs for Nanofiltration.

    Junyong Zhu;Lijuan Qin;Adam Uliana;Jingwei Hou

  • Enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of spruce by alkaline pretreatment at low temperature.

    Yulin Zhao;Ying Wang;J.Y. Zhu;Art Ragauskas

  • Tailoring the yield and characteristics of wood cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) using concentrated acid hydrolysis

    Liheng Chen;Qianqian Wang;Qianqian Wang;Kolby Hirth;Carlos Baez

  • Pretreatment of woody biomass for biofuel production: energy efficiency, technologies, and recalcitrance

    J.Y. Zhu;Xuejun Pan;Ronald S. Jr. Zalesny

  • Surface zwitterionic functionalized graphene oxide for a novel loose nanofiltration membrane

    Junyong Zhu;Miaomiao Tian;Jingwei Hou;Jing Wang

  • Substrate-Related Factors Affecting Enzymatic Saccharification of Lignocelluloses: Our Recent Understanding

    Shao-Yuan Leu;J. Y. Zhu;J. Y. Zhu

  • Rapid and near-complete dissolution of wood lignin at ≤80°C by a recyclable acid hydrotrope

    Liheng Chen;Liheng Chen;Jinze Dou;Qianli Ma;Qianli Ma;Ning Li

  • A comparative study of cellulose nanofibrils disintegrated via multiple processing approaches

    Yan Qing;Ronald Sabo;J.Y. Zhu;Umesh Agarwal

  • Comparative study of SPORL and dilute-acid pretreatments of spruce for cellulosic ethanol production

    L. Shuai;Q. Yang;Junyong Zhu;Junyong Zhu;F.C. Lu;F.C. Lu

  • Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework/Graphene Oxide Hybrid Nanosheets Functionalized Thin Film Nanocomposite Membrane for Enhanced Antimicrobial Performance

    Jing Wang;Jing Wang;Yuanming Wang;Yatao Zhang;Adam Uliana;Adam Uliana

  • Morphological development of cellulose fibrils of a bleached eucalyptus pulp by mechanical fibrillation

    Q. Q. Wang;J. Y. Zhu;R. Gleisner;T. A. Kuster

Frequent Co-Authors

Xuejun Pan
Xuejun Pan University of Wisconsin–Madison
Yulin Deng
Yulin Deng Georgia Institute of Technology
Liangbing Hu
Liangbing Hu Yale University
Arthur J. Ragauskas
Arthur J. Ragauskas University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Chaoji Chen
Chaoji Chen Wuhan University
Xueqing Qiu
Xueqing Qiu Guangdong University of Technology
Yongcan Jin
Yongcan Jin Nanjing Forestry University
Orlando J. Rojas
Orlando J. Rojas University of British Columbia
Yudi Kuang
Yudi Kuang University of Maryland, College Park
Hongqi Dai
Hongqi Dai Nanjing Forestry University

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