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Weiming Zhang

Weiming Zhang

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
17571
World Ranking
6475
National Ranking
1151

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen
  • Catalysis

Weiming Zhang mainly focuses on Adsorption, Inorganic chemistry, Ion exchange, Sorption and Sorbent. Weiming Zhang has researched Adsorption in several fields, including Ion-exchange resin, Nanocomposite and Effluent. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Nanoparticle, Metallurgy and Waste disposal.

The various areas that Weiming Zhang examines in his Inorganic chemistry study include Selective adsorption, Ammonium, Nuclear chemistry and Freundlich equation, Aqueous solution. His work focuses on many connections between Ion exchange and other disciplines, such as Metal, that overlap with his field of interest in Oxide and Water treatment. His work carried out in the field of Sorption brings together such families of science as Zirconium phosphate, Sulfonate and Cadmium.

His most cited work include:

  • Heavy metal removal from water/wastewater by nanosized metal oxides: a review. (1311 citations)
  • Critical review in adsorption kinetic models (908 citations)
  • Polymer-supported nanocomposites for environmental application: A review (387 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary scientific interests are in Adsorption, Inorganic chemistry, Aqueous solution, Nanocomposite and Polymer. He has included themes like Polystyrene and Phenol in his Adsorption study. His Inorganic chemistry study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Ion exchange, Oxide, Langmuir adsorption model, Sorption and Metal.

In Oxide, Weiming Zhang works on issues like Ferric, which are connected to Chloride and Arsenic. As part of one scientific family, he deals mainly with the area of Aqueous solution, narrowing it down to issues related to the Ion-exchange resin, and often Hydrochloric acid and Catalysis. His Nanocomposite study also includes fields such as

  • Nanoparticle that connect with fields like Hydrous ferric oxides,
  • Phosphate which is related to area like Effluent.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Adsorption (56.67%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (43.89%)
  • Aqueous solution (16.11%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Adsorption (56.67%)
  • Catalysis (11.67%)
  • Inorganic chemistry (43.89%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Adsorption, Catalysis, Inorganic chemistry, Wastewater and Ultrafiltration. His study in Adsorption is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Oxide, Phosphate, Environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and Nuclear chemistry. The Catalysis study which covers Zirconium that intersects with Cerium, Thermal stability, Titanium and Radical.

His research integrates issues of Reaction rate constant, Water treatment, Chromium, Zerovalent iron and Monomer in his study of Inorganic chemistry. His Wastewater study which covers Effluent that intersects with Ion exchange. Weiming Zhang interconnects Casting, Nickel, Polyvinylidene fluoride and Aqueous solution in the investigation of issues within Ultrafiltration.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Enhanced Reactivity and Electron Selectivity of Sulfidated Zerovalent Iron toward Chromate under Aerobic Conditions. (75 citations)
  • Efficient removal of nickel(II) from high salinity wastewater by a novel PAA/ZIF-8/PVDF hybrid ultrafiltration membrane. (53 citations)
  • MIL-PVDF blend ultrafiltration membranes with ultrahigh MOF loading for simultaneous adsorption and catalytic oxidation of methylene blue. (37 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Organic chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Oxygen

His scientific interests lie mostly in Adsorption, Nuclear chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Ultrafiltration and Catalysis. His Adsorption research integrates issues from Wastewater, Magnetic separation, Oxide and Aqueous solution. His study explores the link between Aqueous solution and topics such as Ferric that cross with problems in Phosphate.

His Nuclear chemistry study incorporates themes from Zerovalent iron, Sulfur and Chloride. His research in Chloride intersects with topics in Nanocomposite, Peroxide, Catalytic oxidation and Sorption. His work deals with themes such as Chromium, Moiety and Oligomer, which intersect with Inorganic chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Heavy metal removal from water/wastewater by nanosized metal oxides: a review.

    Ming Hua;Shujuan Zhang;Bingcai Pan;Weiming Zhang

  • Critical review in adsorption kinetic models

    Hui Qiu;Lu Lv;Bing-cai Pan;Qing-jian Zhang

  • Polymer-supported nanocomposites for environmental application: A review

    Xin Zhao;Lu Lv;Bingcai Pan;Weiming Zhang

  • Development of polymeric and polymer-based hybrid adsorbents for pollutants removal from waters

    Bingjun Pan;Bingcai Pan;Weiming Zhang;Lu Lv

  • Development of polymer-based nanosized hydrated ferric oxides (HFOs) for enhanced phosphate removal from waste effluents.

    Bingjun Pan;Jun Wu;Bingcai Pan;Lu Lv

  • Advances in Sulfidation of Zerovalent Iron for Water Decontamination.

    Jinxiang Li;Xueying Zhang;Yuankui Sun;Liping Liang

  • Highly efficient removal of heavy metals by polymer-supported nanosized hydrated Fe(III) oxides: Behavior and XPS study

    Bingjun Pan;Hui Qiu;Bingcai Pan;Guangze Nie

  • Nitrate reduction using nanosized zero-valent iron supported by polystyrene resins: Role of surface functional groups

    Zhenmao Jiang;Lu Lv;Weiming Zhang;Qiong Du

  • Enhanced Reactivity and Electron Selectivity of Sulfidated Zerovalent Iron toward Chromate under Aerobic Conditions.

    Jinxiang Li;Xueying Zhang;Meichuan Liu;Bingcai Pan

  • Selective Removal of Cu(II) Ions by Using Cation-exchange Resin-Supported Polyethyleneimine (PEI) Nanoclusters

    Yiliang Chen;Bingcai Pan;Haiyan Li;Weiming Zhang

  • Effect of effluent organic matter on the adsorption of perfluorinated compounds onto activated carbon.

    Jing Yu;Lu Lv;Pei Lan;Pei Lan;Shujuan Zhang

  • Roles of oxygen-containing functional groups of O-doped g-C3N4 in catalytic ozonation: Quantitative relationship and first-principles investigation

    Jing Zhang;Bo Xin;Chao Shan;Weiming Zhang

  • Coupled Cu(II)-EDTA degradation and Cu(II) removal from acidic wastewater by ozonation: Performance, products and pathways

    Xianfeng Huang;You Xu;Chao Shan;Xuchun Li

  • Use of hydrous manganese dioxide as a potential sorbent for selective removal of lead, cadmium, and zinc ions from water.

    Qin Su;Bingcai Pan;Shunli Wan;Weiming Zhang

  • Preferable removal of phosphate from water using hydrous zirconium oxide-based nanocomposite of high stability.

    Liang Chen;Xin Zhao;Bingcai Pan;Weixian Zhang

  • Selective heavy metals removal from waters by amorphous zirconium phosphate: behavior and mechanism.

    Bingcai Pan;Qingrui Zhang;Wei Du;Weiming Zhang

  • Facile fabrication of magnetic chitosan beads of fast kinetics and high capacity for copper removal.

    Wei Jiang;Wenfeng Wang;Bingcai Pan;Quanxing Zhang

  • Improved Adsorption of 4-Nitrophenol onto a Novel Hyper-Cross-Linked Polymer

    Bingcai Pan;Wei Du;Weiming Zhang;Xiao Zhang

  • Efficient removal of nickel(II) from high salinity wastewater by a novel PAA/ZIF-8/PVDF hybrid ultrafiltration membrane.

    Ting Li;Weiming Zhang;Shu Zhai;Guandao Gao

  • MIL-PVDF blend ultrafiltration membranes with ultrahigh MOF loading for simultaneous adsorption and catalytic oxidation of methylene blue.

    Yi Ren;Ting Li;Weiming Zhang;Shu Wang

  • Chromium speciation in tannery effluent after alkaline precipitation: Isolation and characterization.

    Dandan Wang;Shiya He;Chao Shan;Yuxuan Ye

Frequent Co-Authors

Bingcai Pan
Bingcai Pan Nanjing University
Quanxing Zhang
Quanxing Zhang Nanjing University
Qingrui Zhang
Qingrui Zhang Yanshan University
Xiaohong Guan
Xiaohong Guan Tongji University
Dionysios D. Dionysiou
Dionysios D. Dionysiou University of Cincinnati
Xiu Song Zhao
Xiu Song Zhao Qingdao University
Aimin Li
Aimin Li Nanjing University
Wei-xian Zhang
Wei-xian Zhang Tongji University
Zhenda Lu
Zhenda Lu Nanjing University
Meichuan Liu
Meichuan Liu Tongji University

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