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Wei-xian Zhang

Wei-xian Zhang

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Chemistry

D-Index
73
Citations
28635
World Ranking
4862
National Ranking
901

Overview

Wei-xian Zhang is a researcher affiliated with Tongji University in China, specializing in the field of engineering. Their work predominantly focuses on biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, organic chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, environment, and water science and technology.

Their research topics cover a range of subjects related to environmental and catalytic sciences. These include environmental remediation with nanomaterials, nanomaterials for catalytic reactions, ammonia synthesis and nitrogen reduction, advanced photocatalysis techniques, adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, arsenic contamination and mitigation, and ruminant nutrition and digestive physiology.

Wei-xian Zhang has contributed to several significant papers, including:

  • Electrocatalytic reduction of nitrate - a step towards a sustainable nitrogen cycle, 2022, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation Boosts Reduction of Nitrate to Ammonia over Single-Atom Cu with Cu(I)-N3C1 Sites, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Enhanced degradation of sulfamethoxazole by a novel Fenton-like system with significantly reduced consumption of H2O2 activated by g-C3N4/MgO composite, 2020, Water Research
  • Fe/Fe3C nanoparticle-decorated N-doped carbon nanofibers for improving the nitrogen selectivity of electrocatalytic nitrate reduction, 2020, Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Iron-Based Nanocatalysts for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction, 2022, Small Methods

The frequent publication venues in which Zhang has appeared include:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Water Research
  • Environmental Science Nano

Collaboration has been a notable aspect of Zhang's career. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Zilong Deng
  • Airong Liu
  • Wei Teng
  • Shaolin Li
  • Lan Ling

Best Publications

  • Nanoscale Iron Particles for Environmental Remediation: An Overview

    Wei-xian Zhang

  • Synthesizing Nanoscale Iron Particles for Rapid and Complete Dechlorination of TCE and PCBs

    Chuan-Bao Wang;Wei-xian Zhang

  • Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles for Abatement of Environmental Pollutants: Materials and Engineering Aspects

    Xiao-qin Li;Daniel W. Elliott;Wei-xian Zhang

  • Characterization of zero-valent iron nanoparticles.

    Yuan Pang Sun;Xiao qin Li;Jiasheng Cao;Wei xian Zhang

  • Field assessment of nanoscale bimetallic particles for groundwater treatment.

    Daniel W. Elliott;Wei-xian Zhang

  • Treatment of chlorinated organic contaminants with nanoscale bimetallic particles

    Wei-xian Zhang;Chuan-Bao Wang;Hsing-Lung Lien

  • Sequestration of Metal Cations with Zerovalent Iron NanoparticlesA Study with High Resolution X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HR-XPS)

    Xiao-Qin Li;Wei-Xian Zhang

  • Iron nanoparticles: the core-shell structure and unique properties for Ni(II) sequestration.

    Xiao-qin Li;Wei-xian Zhang

  • Nanoscale iron particles for complete reduction of chlorinated ethenes

    Hsing-Lung Lien;Wei-xian Zhang

  • A method for the preparation of stable dispersion of zero-valent iron nanoparticles

    Yuan Pang Sun;Xiao Qin Li;Wei Xian Zhang;H. Paul Wang

  • Iron nanoparticles for environmental clean-up: recent developments and future outlook.

    Weile Yan;Hsing Lung Lien;Bruce E. Koel;Wei Xian Zhang

  • Heavy metal removal using nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI): Theory and application.

    Shaolin Li;Wei Wang;Feipeng Liang;Wei-xian Zhang

  • Uniform yolk-shell iron sulfide–carbon nanospheres for superior sodium–iron sulfide batteries

    Yun-Xiao Wang;Jianping Yang;Jianping Yang;Jianping Yang;Shu-Lei Chou;Hua Kun Liu

  • Stoichiometry of Cr(VI) Immobilization Using Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron (nZVI): A Study with High-Resolution X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (HR-XPS)

    Xiao-Qin Li;Jiasheng Cao;Wei-Xian Zhang

  • Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI): aspects of the core-shell structure and reactions with inorganic species in water.

    Weile Yan;Andrew A. Herzing;Christopher J. Kiely;Wei-xian Zhang

  • Nanoscale Pd/Fe bimetallic particles: Catalytic effects of palladium on hydrodechlorination

    Hsing-Lung Lien;Wei-Xian Zhang

  • Evolution of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) in water: Microscopic and spectroscopic evidence on the formation of nano- and micro-structured iron oxides

    Airong Liu;Jing Liu;Jinhao Han;Wei-xian Zhang

  • Perchlorate Reduction by Nanoscale Iron Particles

    Jiasheng Cao;Daniel Elliott;Wei-xian Zhang

  • Simultaneous Oxidation and Reduction of Arsenic by Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles: Understanding the Significance of the Core−Shell Structure

    Mauricio A. V. Ramos;Weile Yan;Xiao-qin Li;Bruce E. Koel

  • Applications of iron nanoparticles for groundwater remediation

    Wei-xian Zhang;Daniel W. Elliott

  • Transformation of chlorinated methanes by nanoscale iron particles

    Hsing-Lung Lien;Wei-xian Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jianping Yang
Jianping Yang Donghua University
Dongyuan Zhao
Dongyuan Zhao Fudan University
Yonghui Deng
Yonghui Deng Fudan University
Wei Luo
Wei Luo Donghua University
Christopher J. Kiely
Christopher J. Kiely Lehigh University
Bruce E. Koel
Bruce E. Koel Princeton University
Andrew A. Herzing
Andrew A. Herzing National Institute of Standards and Technology
Shi Xue Dou
Shi Xue Dou University of Wollongong
Hua-Kun Liu
Hua-Kun Liu University of Wollongong
Wan Jiang
Wan Jiang Donghua University

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