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Xiaohong Guan

Xiaohong Guan

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Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
18693
World Ranking
4094
National Ranking
769

Overview

Xiaohong Guan is affiliated with Tongji University in China and has a research focus primarily in environmental science and engineering. Their scholarly output reflects substantial engagement with water science and technology, biomedical engineering, renewable energy, sustainability, materials chemistry, and health and toxicology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics that include advanced oxidation water treatment, environmental remediation with nanomaterials, advanced photocatalysis techniques, water treatment and disinfection, electrochemical analysis and applications, arsenic contamination and mitigation, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Yuankui Sun, Hongyu Dong, Shuchang Wang, Jinli Qiao, and Binbin Shao. These relationships have resulted in numerous co-authored publications contributing to the core areas of study mentioned.

Key publication venues for Xiaohong Guan include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Water Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Notable recent papers authored by Xiaohong Guan include:

  • Unraveling the Overlooked Involvement of High-Valent Cobalt-Oxo Species Generated from the Cobalt(II)-Activated Peroxymonosulfate Process (2020), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Single-Atom Fe Catalyst Outperforms Its Homogeneous Counterpart for Activating Peroxymonosulfate to Achieve Effective Degradation of Organic Contaminants (2021), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Both Fe(IV) and Radicals Are Active Oxidants in the Fe(II)/Peroxydisulfate Process (2020), Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Degradation of Organic Contaminants in the Fe(II)/Peroxymonosulfate Process under Acidic Conditions: The Overlooked Rapid Oxidation Stage (2021), Environmental Science & Technology
  • Overlooked Role of Fe(IV) and Fe(V) in Organic Contaminant Oxidation by Fe(VI) (2020), Environmental Science & Technology

Thematic analysis of these papers indicates a focus on catalytic and oxidative processes, particularly involving peroxymonosulfate, peroxydisulfate, and iron and cobalt species in water treatment scenarios.

Xiaohong Guan's research output includes over 150 publications in environmental science and 76 in engineering fields. Subfields of study feature 75 publications in water science and technology and 58 in biomedical engineering. Their work aligns with emerging sustainability and environmental remediation technologies where nanomaterials and advanced oxidation processes are critical.

Best Publications

  • The limitations of applying zero-valent iron technology in contaminants sequestration and the corresponding countermeasures: the development in zero-valent iron technology in the last two decades (1994-2014).

    Xiaohong Guan;Yuankui Sun;Hejie Qin;Jinxiang Li

  • Unraveling the Overlooked Involvement of High-Valent Cobalt-Oxo Species Generated from the Cobalt(II)-Activated Peroxymonosulfate Process

    Yang Zong;Xiaohong Guan;Jun Xu;Yong Feng

  • The influences of iron characteristics, operating conditions and solution chemistry on contaminants removal by zero-valent iron: A review.

    Yuankui Sun;Jinxiang Li;Tinglin Huang;Xiaohong Guan

  • Single-Atom Fe Catalyst Outperforms Its Homogeneous Counterpart for Activating Peroxymonosulfate to Achieve Effective Degradation of Organic Contaminants

    Kun Qian;Hong Chen;Wenlang Li;Zhimin Ao

  • Application of titanium dioxide in arsenic removal from water: A review

    Xiaohong Guan;Juanshan Du;Xiaoguang Meng;Yuankui Sun

  • Both Fe(IV) and Radicals Are Active Oxidants in the Fe(II)/Peroxydisulfate Process

    Hongyu Dong;Yang Li;Shuchang Wang;Weifan Liu

  • Highly Efficient and Selective Phosphate Removal from Wastewater by Magnetically Recoverable La(OH) 3 /Fe 3 O 4 Nanocomposites

    Baile Wu;Liping Fang;John D. Fortner;Xiaohong Guan

  • Role of Ferrate(IV) and Ferrate(V) in Activating Ferrate(VI) by Calcium Sulfite for Enhanced Oxidation of Organic Contaminants

    Binbin Shao;Hongyu Dong;Bo Sun;Xiaohong Guan

  • Advances in Sulfidation of Zerovalent Iron for Water Decontamination.

    Jinxiang Li;Xueying Zhang;Yuankui Sun;Liping Liang

  • Amino acid assisted templating synthesis of hierarchical zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 for efficient arsenate removal

    Yi-nan Wu;Meimei Zhou;Bingru Zhang;Baozhen Wu

  • Activation of Manganese Oxidants with Bisulfite for Enhanced Oxidation of Organic Contaminants: The Involvement of Mn(III)

    Bo Sun;Xiaohong Guan;Jingyun Fang;Paul G. Tratnyek

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

    Jinxiang Li;Xueying Zhang;Meichuan Liu;Bingcai Pan

  • Simple combination of oxidants with zero-valent-iron (ZVI) achieved very rapid and highly efficient removal of heavy metals from water

    Xuejun Guo;Zhe Yang;Haiyang Dong;Xiaohong Guan

  • Continuous Bulk FeCuC Aerogel with Ultradispersed Metal Nanoparticles: An Efficient 3D Heterogeneous Electro-Fenton Cathode over a Wide Range of pH 3-9

    Hongying Zhao;Lin Qian;Xiaohong Guan;Deli Wu

  • Fluoride adsorption onto granular ferric hydroxide: effects of ionic strength, pH, surface loading, and major co-existing anions.

    Yulin Tang;Yulin Tang;Xiaohong Guan;Jianmin Wang;Naiyun Gao

  • Weak magnetic field significantly enhances selenite removal kinetics by zero valent iron

    Liping Liang;Wu Sun;Xiaohong Guan;Xiaohong Guan;Yuying Huang

  • Removal of arsenic from water using granular ferric hydroxide: macroscopic and microscopic studies.

    Xiao-Hong Guan;Jianmin Wang;Charles C. Chusuei

  • Fluoride adsorption onto activated alumina: Modeling the effects of pH and some competing ions

    Yulin Tang;Yulin Tang;Xiaohong Guan;Tingzhi Su;Tingzhi Su;Naiyun Gao

  • Degradation of Organic Contaminants in the Fe(II)/Peroxymonosulfate Process under Acidic Conditions: The Overlooked Rapid Oxidation Stage.

    Hongyu Dong;Qinghua Xu;Lushi Lian;Yang Li

  • Overlooked Role of Fe(IV) and Fe(V) in Organic Contaminant Oxidation by Fe(VI).

    Jiahui Zhu;Fulu Yu;Jiaoran Meng;Binbin Shao

  • Magnetic Metal–Organic Frameworks: γ-Fe2O3@MOFs via Confined In Situ Pyrolysis Method for Drug Delivery

    Yi-nan Wu;Meimei Zhou;Shu Li;Zehua Li

  • ATR-FTIR and XPS study on the structure of complexes formed upon the adsorption of simple organic acids on aluminum hydroxide.

    Xiao-hong Guan;Guang-hao Chen;Chii Shang

Frequent Co-Authors

Guanghao Chen
Guanghao Chen Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Chii Shang
Chii Shang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Bingcai Pan
Bingcai Pan Nanjing University
Weiming Zhang
Weiming Zhang Nanjing University
Baoxue Zhou
Baoxue Zhou Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Jun Ma
Jun Ma Harbin Institute of Technology
Irene M.C. Lo
Irene M.C. Lo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Daqiang Yin
Daqiang Yin Tongji University
Naiyun Gao
Naiyun Gao Tongji University
Jing Bai
Jing Bai Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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