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Overview

Yuanhui Zhang is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of engineering and environmental science, with particular focus on biomedical engineering, building and construction, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies
  • Petroleum Processing and Analysis
  • Subcritical and Supercritical Water Processes

Yuanhui Zhang has contributed significantly to a range of scientific publications. Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Accelerating anaerobic digestion for methane production: Potential role of direct interspecies electron transfer," 2021, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Adsorption or direct interspecies electron transfer? A comprehensive investigation of the role of biochar in anaerobic digestion of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase," 2022, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Enhancing bioenergy production with carbon capture of microalgae by ultraviolet spectrum conversion via graphene oxide quantum dots," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Promoting dark fermentation for biohydrogen production: Potential roles of iron-based additives," 2021, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
  • "Development of a mobile, pilot scale hydrothermal liquefaction reactor: Food waste conversion product analysis and techno-economic assessment," 2021, Energy Conversion and Management X

Publication output is frequently found in several venues, including:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Fuel
  • Bioresource Technology
  • Journal of Cleaner Production

Yuanhui Zhang works collaboratively, often co-authoring with researchers such as Buchun Si, Sabrina Summers, Jamison Watson, Zhidan Liu, and Harshal D. Kawale.

Best Publications

  • Chemical properties of biocrude oil from the hydrothermal liquefaction of Spirulina algae, swine manure, and digested anaerobic sludge.

    Derek R. Vardon;B.K. Sharma;John Scott;Guo Yu

  • Super-resolution particle imaging velocimetry

    R D Keane;R J Adrian;Y Zhang

  • Hydrothermal liquefaction for algal biorefinery: A critical review

    Chunyan Tian;Baoming Li;Zhidan Liu;Yuanhui Zhang;Yuanhui Zhang

  • Hydrothermal liquefaction of mixed-culture algal biomass from wastewater treatment system into bio-crude oil.

    Wan Ting Chen;Yuanhui Zhang;Jixiang Zhang;Guo Yu

  • Distributions of carbon and nitrogen in the products from hydrothermal liquefaction of low-lipid microalgae

    Guo Yu;Yuanhui Zhang;Lance Charles Schideman;Ted Funk

  • Valorization of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous phase: pathways towards commercial viability

    Jamison Watson;Jamison Watson;Tengfei Wang;Buchun Si;Buchun Si;Wan Ting Chen

  • An investigation of reaction pathways of hydrothermal liquefaction using Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Spirulina platensis

    Chao Gai;Yuanhui Zhang;Wan Ting Chen;Peng Zhang

  • Gasification of biowaste: A critical review and outlooks

    Jamison Watson;Yuanhui Zhang;Buchun Si;Buchun Si;Wan Ting Chen

  • Nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiencies and losses in the food chain in China at regional scales in 1980 and 2005.

    L. Ma;G.L. Velthof;F.H. Wang;W. Qin

  • A review of remote sensing methods for biomass feedstock production.

    T. Ahamed;L. Tian;Y. Zhang;K.C. Ting

  • Conversion efficiency and oil quality of low-lipid high-protein and high-lipid low-protein microalgae via hydrothermal liquefaction.

    Hao Li;Zhidan Liu;Yuanhui Zhang;Yuanhui Zhang;Baoming Li

  • A synergistic combination of algal wastewater treatment and hydrothermal biofuel production maximized by nutrient and carbon recycling

    Yan Zhou;Lance Schideman;Guo Yu;Yuanhui Zhang

  • Indoor air quality engineering

    Yuanhui Zhang

  • Co-liquefaction of swine manure and mixed-culture algal biomass from a wastewater treatment system to produce bio-crude oil

    Wan Ting Chen;Yuanhui Zhang;Jixiang Zhang;Jixiang Zhang;Lance Schideman

  • Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Low Lipid Content Microalgae into Bio-Crude Oil

    G. Yu;Y. Zhang;L. Schideman;T. L. Funk

  • Thermogravimetric and kinetic analysis of thermal decomposition characteristics of low-lipid microalgae.

    Chao Gai;Yuanhui Zhang;Wan Ting Chen;Peng Zhang

  • Chemical characterization and anaerobic biodegradability of hydrothermal liquefaction aqueous products from mixed-culture wastewater algae.

    Giovana Tommaso;Giovana Tommaso;Wan Ting Chen;Peng Li;Lance Schideman

  • Hydrothermal liquefaction of Chlorella pyrenoidosa in sub- and supercritical ethanol with heterogeneous catalysts.

    Jixiang Zhang;Wan Ting Chen;Peng Zhang;Zhongyang Luo

  • Experimental and CFD study of unsteady airborne pollutant transport within an aircraft cabin mock-up

    Wei Yan;Yuanhui Zhang;Yigang Sun;Dongning Li

  • Accelerating anaerobic digestion for methane production: Potential role of direct interspecies electron transfer

    Zixin Wang;Tengfei Wang;Buchun Si;Jamison Watson

  • THERMOCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF SWINE MANURE: AN ALTERNATIVE PROCESS FOR WASTE TREATMENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION

    B. J. He;Y. Zhang;T. L. Funk;G. L. Riskowski

Frequent Co-Authors

Buchun Si
Buchun Si China Agricultural University
Albert J. Heber
Albert J. Heber Purdue University West Lafayette
Jacek A. Koziel
Jacek A. Koziel Iowa State University
Ji-Qin Ni
Ji-Qin Ni Purdue University West Lafayette
Eberhard Morgenroth
Eberhard Morgenroth Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Guangming Zhang
Guangming Zhang Renmin University of China
Angela D. Kent
Angela D. Kent University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael Jacob Plewa
Michael Jacob Plewa University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Qiang Liao
Qiang Liao Chongqing University
Michael Ellis
Michael Ellis University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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