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Engineering and Technology
China
2026

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Materials Science

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80
Citations
17887
World Ranking
2747
National Ranking
881

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
80
Citations
18124
World Ranking
552
National Ranking
96

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  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in China Leader Award

Overview

Yatao Zhang is affiliated with Zhengzhou University in China and has contributed extensively to research in membrane separation and related fields. Their academic work spans multiple disciplines including engineering, materials science, and environmental science.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Environmental Science

Zhang's research also involves several specialized subfields, such as:

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Key topics of their work focus predominantly on membrane-related technologies and materials, including:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Graphene research and applications

Their publication record demonstrates a focus on journals with specialized scopes related to membranes and separation technology. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Desalination
  • AIChE Journal

Among recent papers published by Zhang are:

  • "Recent advances of loose nanofiltration membranes for dye/salt separation" (2021), published in Separation and Purification Technology
  • "Microporous organic nanotube assisted design of high performance nanofiltration membranes" (2022), published in Nature Communications
  • "Self-cleaning loose nanofiltration membranes enabled by photocatalytic Cu-triazolate MOFs for dye/salt separation" (2021), published in Journal of Membrane Science
  • "Gradient Adhesive Hydrogel Decorated Superhydrophilic Membranes for Ultra-Stable Oil/Water Separation" (2022), published in Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Microporous organic polymer-based membranes for ultrafast molecular separations" (2020), published in Progress in Polymer Science

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Junyong Zhu
  • Jing Wang
  • Xiaoquan Feng
  • Dongyang Li
  • Guanying Dong

Best Publications

  • Preparation and characterization of HPEI-GO/PES ultrafiltration membrane with antifouling and antibacterial properties

    Liang Yu;Yatao Zhang;Bing Zhang;Jindun Liu

  • Elevated Performance of Thin Film Nanocomposite Membranes Enabled by Modified Hydrophilic MOFs for Nanofiltration.

    Junyong Zhu;Lijuan Qin;Adam Uliana;Jingwei Hou

  • Surface zwitterionic functionalized graphene oxide for a novel loose nanofiltration membrane

    Junyong Zhu;Miaomiao Tian;Jingwei Hou;Jing Wang

  • Recent advances of loose nanofiltration membranes for dye/salt separation

    Xiaoquan Feng;Donglai Peng;Donglai Peng;Junyong Zhu;Yong Wang

  • Surface Modification of Halloysite Nanotubes with Dopamine for Enzyme Immobilization

    Cong Chao;Jindun Liu;Jingtao Wang;Yanwu Zhang

  • Fabrication of a novel “loose” nanofiltration membrane by facile blending with Chitosan–Montmorillonite nanosheets for dyes purification

    Junyong Zhu;Miaomiao Tian;Yatao Zhang;Yatao Zhang;Haoqin Zhang

  • Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework/Graphene Oxide Hybrid Nanosheets Functionalized Thin Film Nanocomposite Membrane for Enhanced Antimicrobial Performance

    Jing Wang;Jing Wang;Yuanming Wang;Yatao Zhang;Adam Uliana;Adam Uliana

  • Covalent organic frameworks (COFs) functionalized mixed matrix membrane for effective CO2/N2 separation

    Ke Duan;Jing Wang;Yatao Zhang;Jindun Liu

  • Formation of Ultrathin, Continuous Metal-Organic Framework Membranes on Flexible Polymer Substrates.

    Jingwei Hou;Putu D. Sutrisna;Yatao Zhang;Yatao Zhang;Vicki Chen

  • Polymeric antimicrobial membranes enabled by nanomaterials for water treatment

    Junyong Zhu;Junyong Zhu;Jingwei Hou;Jingwei Hou;Yatao Zhang;Yatao Zhang;Miaomiao Tian

  • The rapid emergence of two-dimensional nanomaterials for high-performance separation membranes

    Junyong Zhu;Jingwei Hou;Jingwei Hou;Adam Uliana;Yatao Zhang

  • Improved operational stability of Pebax-based gas separation membranes with ZIF-8: A comparative study of flat sheet and composite hollow fibre membranes

    Putu Doddy Sutrisna;Jingwei Hou;Hongyu Li;Yatao Zhang;Yatao Zhang

  • Preparation and antibacterial property of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration hybrid membrane containing halloysite nanotubes loaded with copper ions

    Yifeng Chen;Yatao Zhang;Jindun Liu;Haoqin Zhang

  • Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets functionalized composite membrane with self-cleaning and antibacterial performance.

    Rui Li;Yuling Ren;Peixia Zhao;Jing Wang

  • High flux electroneutral loose nanofiltration membranes based on rapid deposition of polydopamine/polyethyleneimine

    Jing Wang;Jing Wang;Junyong Zhu;Misgina Tilahun Tsehaye;Jian Li

  • Enhanced CO2/N2 separation by porous reduced graphene oxide/Pebax mixed matrix membranes

    Guanying Dong;Jingwei Hou;Jing Wang;Jing Wang;Yatao Zhang

  • Preparation of capric acid/halloysite nanotube composite as form-stable phase change material for thermal energy storage

    Dandan Mei;Bing Zhang;Ruichao Liu;Yatao Zhang

  • Surface functionalized UiO-66/Pebax-based ultrathin composite hollow fiber gas separation membranes

    Putu Doddy Sutrisna;Jingwei Hou;Jingwei Hou;Muhammad Yazid Zulkifli;Hongyu Li

  • Graphene-based antimicrobial polymeric membranes: a review

    Junyong Zhu;Jing Wang;Jing Wang;Jingwei Hou;Yatao Zhang

  • Construction of TiO 2 @graphene oxide incorporated antifouling nanofiltration membrane with elevated filtration performance

    Jing Wang;Jing Wang;Yuanming Wang;Junyong Zhu;Yatao Zhang

  • Preparation and characterization of negatively charged PES nanofiltration membrane by blending with halloysite nanotubes grafted with poly (sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) via surface-initiated ATRP

    Junyong Zhu;Ningning Guo;Yatao Zhang;Liang Yu

  • Enhanced Performance of a Novel Polyvinyl Amine/Chitosan/Graphene Oxide Mixed Matrix Membrane for CO2 Capture

    Yijia Shen;Huixian Wang;Jindun Liu;Yatao Zhang;Yatao Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jindun Liu
Jindun Liu Zhengzhou University
Junyong Zhu
Junyong Zhu Zhengzhou University
Jingwei Hou
Jingwei Hou University of Queensland
Vicki Chen
Vicki Chen University of Queensland
Huanlin Chen
Huanlin Chen Zhejiang University
Lin Zhang
Lin Zhang Zhejiang University
Jian Jin
Jian Jin Soochow University
Jiuyang Lin
Jiuyang Lin Fuzhou University
Thomas D. Bennett
Thomas D. Bennett University of Cambridge

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