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Overview

K. Y. Simon Ng is affiliated with Wayne State University in the United States. Their primary research contributions fall within the field of Engineering, with a strong focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Mechanical Engineering, and Building and Construction.

The scientist's recent publication record demonstrates extensive work in battery materials and technologies. Notable papers include:

  • Novel PEO-based composite solid electrolytes for All-Solid-State Li-S battery (2023, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry)
  • Facile Synthesis of CoS Nanoparticles Anchored on the Surface of Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes as Cathode Materials for Advanced Li-S Batteries (2022, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research)
  • Transition Metal Carbides Filler-Reinforced Composite Polymer Electrolyte for Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries at Room Temperature: Breakthrough (2022, Energies)
  • Effects of Nitrogen-Doping or Alumina Films on Graphene as Anode Materials of Lithium-Ion Batteries Verified by In Situ XRD (2022, Journal of Nanomaterials)
  • Multi-functions of amino thiophenol additives for shielding lithium metal anode in advanced Li-S battery (2023, Materials Science and Engineering B)

K. Y. Simon Ng frequently publishes in several venues associated with battery and materials research. These venues include:

  • Energies
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry
  • Materials Science and Engineering B

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, contributing to a range of publications. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Zhao Wang
  • Basem Al Alwan
  • Wissam Fawaz
  • Yayun Wu
  • Zi You

The core topics covered in K. Y. Simon Ng's research relate primarily to advancements in battery materials and technologies. Specific thematic interests include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Wood Treatment and Properties
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction

This profile reflects a research career concentrated on energy storage materials, particularly lithium-sulfur and lithium-ion battery technologies, highlighting both materials development and characterization approaches within the engineering discipline.

Best Publications

  • Effect of nutrients on growth and lipid accumulation in the green algae Dunaliella tertiolecta.

    Meng Chen;Haiying Tang;Hongzhi Ma;Thomas C. Holland

  • Simultaneous transesterification and esterification of unrefined or waste oils over ZnO-La2O3 catalysts

    Shuli Yan;Steven O. Salley;K.Y. Simon Ng

  • Oil transesterification over calcium oxides modified with lanthanum

    Shuli Yan;Manhoe Kim;Steven O. Salley;K.Y. Simon Ng

  • Mechanical properties and stability measurement of cholesterol-containing liposome on mica by atomic force microscopy.

    Xuemei Liang;Guangzhao Mao;K.Y.Simon Ng

  • Effect of natural and synthetic antioxidants on the oxidative stability of biodiesel

    K.Y. Simon Ng;Haiying Tang;Steven O. Salley

  • Fuel properties and precipitate formation at low temperature in soy-, cottonseed-, and poultry fat-based biodiesel blends

    Haiying Tang;Steven O. Salley;K.Y. Simon Ng

  • Potential of microalgae oil from Dunaliella tertiolecta as a feedstock for biodiesel

    Haiying Tang;Nadia Abunasser;M.E.D. Garcia;Meng Chen

  • Advancements in Heterogeneous Catalysis for Biodiesel Synthesis

    Shuli Yan;Craig DiMaggio;Siddharth Mohan;Manhoe Kim

  • Electrocatalysis of lithium polysulfides: current collectors as electrodes in li/s battery configuration

    Arava Leela Mohana Reddy;Ganguli Babu;K.Y. Simon Ng;Khalid Ababtain

  • Characterization and electrochemical activities of nanostructured transition metal nitrides as cathode materials for lithium sulfur batteries

    Negar Mosavati;Steven O. Salley;K.Y. Simon Ng

  • Continuous microalgae cultivation in a photobioreactor.

    Haiying Tang;Meng Chen;K.Y. Simon Ng;Steven O. Salley

  • Synergistic Effects of Antioxidants on the Oxidative Stability of Soybean Oil- and Poultry Fat-Based Biodiesel

    Rhet de Guzman;Haiying Tang;Steven Salley;K. Y. Simon Ng

  • Influence of silicone surface roughness and hydrophobicity on adhesion and colonization of Staphylococcus epidermidis.

    Haiying Tang;Ting Cao;Xuemei Liang;Anfeng Wang

  • Culture of microalgae Chlorella minutissima for biodiesel feedstock production

    Haiying Tang;Meng Chen;M.E.D. Garcia;Nadia Abunasser

  • Probing small unilamellar EggPC vesicles on mica surface by atomic force microscopy.

    Xuemei Liang;Guangzhao Mao;K.Y Simon Ng

  • Adsorbed Species and Reaction Rates for NO–CO over Rh(111)

    H. Permana;K.Y. Simon Ng;Charles H.F. Peden;Steven J. Schmieg

  • Electro-synthesis of 3D porous hierarchical Ni–Fe phosphate film/Ni foam as a high-efficiency bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water splitting

    Junheng Xing;Hui Li;Mark Ming-Cheng Cheng;Scott M. Geyer

  • Investigation of Lubricity Characteristics of Biodiesel in Petroleum and Synthetic Fuel

    Kapila Wadumesthrige;Mahbuba Ara;Steven O. Salley;K. Y. Simon Ng

  • Support effects on hydrotreating of soybean oil over NiMo carbide catalyst

    Huali Wang;Shuli Yan;Steven O. Salley;K.Y. Simon Ng

  • In vitro stability study of organosilane self-assemble monolayers and multilayers

    Anfeng Wang;Haiying Tang;Ting Cao;Steven O. Salley

  • Self-assembly of octadecyltrichlorosilane monolayers on silicon-based substrates by chemical vapor deposition

    Jinping Dong;Anfeng Wang;K.Y. Simon Ng;Guangzhao Mao

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven O. Salley
Steven O. Salley Wayne State University
James P. McAllister
James P. McAllister Washington University in St. Louis
Charles H. F. Peden
Charles H. F. Peden Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kus Hidajat
Kus Hidajat National University of Singapore
Sibudjing Kawi
Sibudjing Kawi National University of Singapore
Golam Newaz
Golam Newaz Wayne State University
Arava Leela Mohana Reddy
Arava Leela Mohana Reddy Wayne State University
Hui Li
Hui Li Wake Forest University

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