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Xinhua Xu is affiliated with Zhejiang University in China, focusing primarily on Environmental Science and Engineering. Their research spans various subfields with particular attention to Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Organic Chemistry, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as Environmental remediation with nanomaterials, Advanced oxidation water treatment, Arsenic contamination and mitigation, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrochemical Analysis and Applications, Heavy metals in environment, and Membrane Separation Technologies.

Among the notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Xu are:

  • Unveiling the Role of Sulfur in Rapid Defluorination of Florfenicol by Sulfidized Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron in Water under Ambient Conditions (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • Correlating surface chemistry and hydrophobicity of sulfidized nanoscale zerovalent iron with its reactivity and selectivity for denitration and dechlorination (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Dechlorination and defluorination capability of sulfidized nanoscale zerovalent iron with suppressed water reactivity (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)
  • Construction of Pd nanoparticles/two-dimensional Co-MOF nanosheets heterojunction for enhanced electrocatalytic hydrodechlorination (2022, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental)
  • Efficient removal of Sb(V) in textile wastewater through novel amorphous Si-doped Fe oxide composites: Phase composition, stability and adsorption mechanism (2020, Chemical Engineering Journal)

Xu has published frequently in several journals, notably the Chemical Engineering Journal with 9 publications, SSRN Electronic Journal with 6 publications, Journal of Cleaner Production with 5 publications, University Chemistry with 5 publications, and Separation and Purification Technology with 4 publications.

Frequent collaborators include Zimo Lou, Kunlun Yang, Shams Ali Baig, Li-Hua Cheng, and Jiang Xu, reflecting a network of co-authorship in various research areas.

Best Publications

  • A review of functionalized carbon nanotubes and graphene for heavy metal adsorption from water: Preparation, application, and mechanism.

    Jiang Xu;Zhen Cao;Yilin Zhang;Zilin Yuan

  • Enhanced lipid production of Chlorella vulgaris by adjustment of cultivation conditions.

    Jian-Ming Lv;Li-Hua Cheng;Xin-Hua Xu;Lin Zhang

  • Electrochemical degradation of azo dye C.I. Reactive Red 195 by anodic oxidation on Ti/SnO2–Sb/PbO2 electrodes

    Shuang Song;Jiaqi Fan;Zhiqiao He;Liyong Zhan

  • Removal of chromium(VI) from wastewater by nanoscale zero-valent iron particles supported on multiwalled carbon nanotubes

    Xiaoshu Lv;Jiang Xu;Guangming Jiang;Xinhua Xu

  • Identification of Active Hydrogen Species on Palladium Nanoparticles for an Enhanced Electrocatalytic Hydrodechlorination of 2,4-Dichlorophenol in Water.

    Guangming Jiang;Mengna Lan;Zhiyong Zhang;Xiaoshu Lv

  • Removal of Antibiotic Florfenicol by Sulfide-Modified Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron

    Zhen Cao;Xue Liu;Jiang Xu;Jiang Xu;Jing Zhang

  • Highly active nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI)-Fe3O4 nanocomposites for the removal of chromium(VI) from aqueous solutions

    Xiaoshu Lv;Jiang Xu;Guangming Jiang;Jie Tang

  • Effects of co-existing ions and natural organic matter on removal of chromium (VI) from aqueous solution by nanoscale zero valent iron (nZVI)-Fe3O4 nanocomposites

    Xiaoshu Lv;Yunjun Hu;Jie Tang;Tiantian Sheng

  • Treatment of refectory oily wastewater by electro-coagulation process

    Xinhua Xu;Xiangfeng Zhu

  • Mechanism and influence factors of chromium(VI) removal by sulfide-modified nanoscale zerovalent iron.

    Dan Lv;Jiasheng Zhou;Zhen Cao;Jiang Xu

  • Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) strengthen the metabolic function of food waste biodegradation by gut microbiome.

    Cheng-Liang Jiang;Wei-Zheng Jin;Xin-Hua Tao;Qian Zhang

  • Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron (nZVI) assembled on magnetic Fe3O4/graphene for Chromium (VI) removal from aqueous solution

    Xiaoshu Lv;Xiaoqin Xue;Guangming Jiang;Donglei Wu

  • Reduction of hexavalent chromium by carboxymethyl cellulose-stabilized zero-valent iron nanoparticles

    Qian Wang;Huijing Qian;Yueping Yang;Zhen Zhang

  • Chromium (VI) reduction in aqueous solutions by Fe3O4-stabilized Fe0 nanoparticles.

    Yanjun Wu;Jinghui Zhang;Yifei Tong;Xinhua Xu

  • The chemodiversity of paddy soil dissolved organic matter correlates with microbial community at continental scales

    Hong-Yi Li;Hang Wang;Hai-Tiao Wang;Hai-Tiao Wang;Pei-Yong Xin

  • Effect of synthesis methods on magnetic Kans grass biochar for enhanced As(III, V) adsorption from aqueous solutions

    Shams Ali Baig;Jin Zhu;Niaz Muhammad;Tiantian Sheng

  • Catalytic hydrodechlorination of 2,4-dichlorophenol over nanoscale Pd/Fe: reaction pathway and some experimental parameters.

    Jianjun Wei;Xinhua Xu;Yong Liu;Dahui Wang

  • Multifunctional nanocomposites Fe3O4@SiO2-EDTA for Pb(II) and Cu(II) removal from aqueous solutions

    Yu Liu;Ruiqi Fu;Yue Sun;Xiaoxin Zhou

  • Sulfur Dose and Sulfidation Time Affect Reactivity and Selectivity of Post-Sulfidized Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron.

    Jiang Xu;Zhen Cao;He Zhou;Zimo Lou

  • A review of membrane technology for bioethanol production

    Ping Wei;Li-Hua Cheng;Lin Zhang;Xin-Hua Xu

  • Promotion effect of Fe2+ and Fe3O4 on nitrate reduction using zero-valent iron

    Jiang Xu;Zhiwei Hao;Chunsheng Xie;Xiaoshu Lv

  • Enhanced algae removal by drinking water treatment of chlorination coupled with coagulation

    Qiaohui Shen;Jianwen Zhu;Lihua Cheng;Jinghui Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Liping Lou
Liping Lou Zhejiang University
Baolan Hu
Baolan Hu Zhejiang University
Ping Zheng
Ping Zheng Zhejiang University
Huanlin Chen
Huanlin Chen Zhejiang University
Jianmeng Chen
Jianmeng Chen Zhejiang University of Technology
Zhiqiao He
Zhiqiao He Zhejiang University of Technology
Lin Zhang
Lin Zhang Zhejiang University
Jack A. Gilbert
Jack A. Gilbert University of California, San Diego
Yingxu Chen
Yingxu Chen Zhejiang University
Gregory V. Lowry
Gregory V. Lowry Carnegie Mellon University

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