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61
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13308
World Ranking
9239
National Ranking
1565

Overview

Wei Chen is affiliated with Nankai University in China and works primarily in the fields of environmental science and engineering. Their research outputs span over 320 publications, with a focus on specialized topics within environmental science, including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, biomedical engineering, pollution, water science and technology, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's frequent collaborators include Tong Zhang, with whom they have co-authored 42 papers, Pedro J. J. Alvarez (18 papers), Chuanjia Jiang (16 papers), Lin Duan (9 papers), and Zhanhua Zhang (8 papers).

Wei Chen publishes regularly in several scientific journals, particularly Environmental Science & Technology (21 publications), SSRN Electronic Journal (11 publications), Environmental Science Nano (9 publications), The Science of The Total Environment (8 publications), and Chemical Engineering Journal (6 publications).

The main topics of research Wei Chen addresses are:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Selected recent publications illustrate the scope and application of Wei Chen's research:

  • "Ultrasonic activation of inert poly(tetrafluoroethylene) enables piezocatalytic generation of reactive oxygen species," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Antiscalants in RO membrane scaling control," 2020, Water Research
  • "Accumulation of microplastics in greenhouse soil after long-term plastic film mulching in Beijing, China," 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Removal of tetracycline by a photocatalytic membrane reactor with MIL-53(Fe)/PVDF mixed-matrix membrane," 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Opportunities for nanotechnology to enhance electrochemical treatment of pollutants in potable water and industrial wastewater - a perspective," 2020, Environmental Science Nano

Best Publications

  • Adsorption of polar and nonpolar organic chemicals to carbon nanotubes.

    Wei Chen;Lin Duan;Dongqiang Zhu

  • Mechanisms for strong adsorption of tetracycline to carbon nanotubes: a comparative study using activated carbon and graphite as adsorbents.

    Liangliang Ji;Wei Chen;Lin Duan;Dongqiang Zhu

  • Adsorption of hydroxyl- and amino-substituted aromatics to carbon nanotubes.

    Wei Chen;Lin Duan;Lilin Wang;Dongqiang Zhu

  • Aging Significantly Affects Mobility and Contaminant-Mobilizing Ability of Nanoplastics in Saturated Loamy Sand.

    Jin Liu;Tong Zhang;Lili Tian;Xinlei Liu

  • Adsorption of Sulfonamide Antibiotics to Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes

    Liangliang Ji;Wei Chen;Shourong Zheng;Zhaoyi Xu

  • Improved In Vitro and In Vivo Biocompatibility of Graphene Oxide through Surface Modification: Poly(Acrylic Acid)-Functionalization is Superior to PEGylation

    Ming Xu;Jianqiang Zhu;Jianqiang Zhu;Fanfan Wang;Yunjing Xiong

  • Ultrasonic activation of inert poly(tetrafluoroethylene) enables piezocatalytic generation of reactive oxygen species.

    Yanfeng Wang;Yeming Xu;Shangshang Dong;Peng Wang

  • Irreversible Sorption of Neutral Hydrocarbons to Sediments: Experimental Observations and Model Predictions

    A. T. Kan;G. Fu;M. Hunter;W. Chen

  • Adsorption of nonionic aromatic compounds to single-walled carbon nanotubes: effects of aqueous solution chemistry.

    Junyi Chen;Wei Chen;Dongqiang Zhu

  • Immobilization of lead and cadmium from aqueous solution and contaminated sediment using nano-hydroxyapatite

    Zizhong Zhang;Mengyan Li;Mengyan Li;Wei Chen;Wei Chen;Shuzhen Zhu;Shuzhen Zhu

  • Adsorption of sulfonamides to demineralized pine wood biochars prepared under different thermochemical conditions

    Mengxing Xie;Wei Chen;Zhaoyi Xu;Shourong Zheng

  • Developmental toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos after exposure to manufactured nanomaterials: buckminsterfullerene aggregates (nC60) and fullerol.

    Xiaoshan Zhu;Lin Zhu;Yan Li;Zhenghua Duan

  • Bi2O3−Bi2WO6 Composite Microspheres: Hydrothermal Synthesis and Photocatalytic Performances

    Ming Ge;Yafei Li;Lu Liu;Zhen Zhou

  • Polystyrene Nanoplastics-Enhanced Contaminant Transport: Role of Irreversible Adsorption in Glassy Polymeric Domain.

    Jin Liu;Yini Ma;Dongqiang Zhu;Tianjiao Xia

  • Adsorption of tetracycline on single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes as affected by aqueous solution chemistry

    Liangliang Ji;Wei Chen;Jun Bi;Shourong Zheng

  • Facet-dependent catalytic activity of nanosheet-assembled bismuth oxyiodide microspheres in degradation of bisphenol A.

    Meilan Pan;Haijun Zhang;Guandao Gao;Lu Liu

  • Antiscalants in RO membrane scaling control.

    Wei Yu;Di Song;Wei Chen;Hu Yang

  • A candidate young massive planet in orbit around the classical T Tauri star CI Tau

    Christopher M. Johns-Krull;Jacob N. McLane;Jacob N. McLane;L. Prato;Christopher J. Crockett

  • Graphene nanosheets and graphite oxide as promising adsorbents for removal of organic contaminants from aqueous solution.

    Liangliang Ji;Liangliang Ji;Wei Chen;Zhaoyi Xu;Shourong Zheng

  • Regional Variation in Water-Related Impacts of Shale Gas Development and Implications for Emerging International Plays

    Meagan Mauter;Pedro J. J. Alvarez;Allen Burton;Diego Carlos Cafaro

  • Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Complex Systems Analyses: Emerging Opportunities to Enhance Urban Water Security

    Katherine R. Zodrow;Qilin Li;Regina M. Buono;Wei Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Dongqiang Zhu
Dongqiang Zhu Peking University
Pedro J. J. Alvarez
Pedro J. J. Alvarez Rice University
Mason B. Tomson
Mason B. Tomson Rice University
Chuanjia Jiang
Chuanjia Jiang Nankai University
Lingyan Zhu
Lingyan Zhu Nankai University
Rong Ji
Rong Ji Nanjing University
Zhen Zhou
Zhen Zhou Zhengzhou University
Michael S. Wong
Michael S. Wong Rice University
Paul Westerhoff
Paul Westerhoff Arizona State University

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