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Yufeng Zhang is affiliated with Tianjin Polytechnic University in China and has a significant body of research primarily within the fields of engineering, materials science, and energy. Their research spans multiple subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, control and systems engineering, and electronic, optical and magnetic materials. The main focus is on electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, advanced battery technologies, gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors, magnetic bearings and levitation dynamics, electric motor design and analysis, as well as MXene and MAX phase materials.

The researcher has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Superfast hydrous-molten salt erosion to fabricate large-size self-supported electrodes for industrial-level current OER, 2024, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Metal Anodes with Ultrahigh Reversibility Enabled by the Closest Packing Crystallography for Sustainable Batteries, 2022, Advanced Materials
  • Self-powered wireless sensor system for water monitoring based on low-frequency electromagnetic-pendulum energy harvester, 2022, Energy
  • Enhanced water management via the optimization of cathode microporous layer using 3D graphene frameworks for direct methanol fuel cell, 2020, Journal of Power Sources
  • Effects of Phase Selection on Gas-Sensing Performance of MoS2 and WS2 Substrates, 2020, ACS Omega

Yufeng Zhang frequently collaborates with a group of recurring coauthors, including Jiamu Cao, Jing Zhou, Xueyi Zhang, Weiqi Wang, and Chenjun Hou. This collaboration network is reflected across multiple publications and research outputs.

The researcher's work is commonly published in venues that include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Energies
  • Micromachines
  • Energy
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

The scope of topics covered in Zhang's research includes:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Magnetic Bearings and Levitation Dynamics
  • Electric Motor Design and Analysis
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Overall, Yufeng Zhang's profile reflects an interdisciplinary approach focused on energy technologies and materials, with contributions to both theoretical and applied research across various scientific journals and collaborations within a global research network.

Best Publications

  • A Scalable Method toward Superhydrophilic and Underwater Superoleophobic PVDF Membranes for Effective Oil/Water Emulsion Separation.

    Tao Yuan;Jianqiang Meng;Tingyu Hao;Zihong Wang

  • Life cycle assessment of municipal solid waste management with regard to greenhouse gas emissions: case study of Tianjin, China.

    Wei Zhao;Ester van der Voet;Yufeng Zhang;Gjalt Huppes

  • Structural damage detection using finite element model updating with evolutionary algorithms: a survey

    Nizar Faisal Alkayem;Maosen Cao;Yufeng Zhang;Mahmoud Bayat

  • Surface coating on the polyamide TFC RO membrane for chlorine resistance and antifouling performance improvement

    Lei Ni;Jianqiang Meng;Xiaogang Li;Yufeng Zhang

  • Effect of micro-sized SiO2-particle on the performance of PVDF blend membranes via TIPS

    Aihua Cui;Zhen Liu;Changfa Xiao;Yufeng Zhang

  • Desalination of dye solution utilizing PVA/PVDF hollow fiber composite membrane modified with TiO2 nanoparticles

    Xipeng Li;Yingbo Chen;Xiaoyu Hu;Yufeng Zhang

  • Polyamide thin film composite nanofiltration membrane modified with acyl chlorided graphene oxide

    Peng Wen;Yingbo Chen;Xiaoyu Hu;Bowen Cheng

  • Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by reduction of carbon dioxide with metallic lithium

    Zhengsong Lou;Qianwang Chen;Wei Wang;Yufeng Zhang

  • Sustainable Low-Cost Green Electrodes with High Volumetric Capacitance for Aqueous Symmetric Supercapacitors with High Energy Density

    Qinxing Xie;Rongrong Bao;Anran Zheng;Yufeng Zhang

  • Composite membranes comprising of polyvinylamine-poly(vinyl alcohol) incorporated with carbon nanotubes for dehydration of ethylene glycol by pervaporation

    Steve Yijie Hu;Yufeng Zhang;Darren Lawless;Xianshe Feng

  • Vacuum membrane distillation for desalination of water using hollow fiber membranes

    Andy Chenggui Sun;Walter Kosar;Yufeng Zhang;Xianshe Feng

  • Synthesis of hydrophilic polysulfone membranes having antifouling and boron adsorption properties via blending with an amphiphilic graft glycopolymer

    Qiang Shi;Jian-Qiang Meng;Rui-Song Xu;Xi-Lan Du

  • Antibacterial cellulose membrane via one-step covalent immobilization of ammonium/amine groups

    Jianqiang Meng;Xin Zhang;Lei Ni;Zhuo Tang

  • A novel salt-responsive TFC RO membrane having superior antifouling and easy-cleaning properties

    Jianqiang Meng;Zhen Cao;Lei Ni;Yufeng Zhang

  • Surface modification of PVDF membrane via AGET ATRP directly from the membrane surface

    Jian-Qiang Meng;Chun-Lin Chen;Li-Ping Huang;Qi-Yun Du

  • Core-shell N-doped active carbon fiber@graphene composites for aqueous symmetric supercapacitors with high-energy and high-power density

    Qinxing Xie;Rongrong Bao;Chao Xie;Anran Zheng

  • Hemin-Block Copolymer Micelle as an Artificial Peroxidase and Its Applications in Chromogenic Detection and Biocatalysis

    Rui Qu;Liangliang Shen;Zhihua Chai;Chen Jing

  • Polysulfone membranes clicked with poly (ethylene glycol) of high density and uniformity for oil/water emulsion purification: Effects of tethered hydrogel microstructure

    Tao Yuan;Jianqiang Meng;Tingyu Hao;Yufeng Zhang

  • Poly(p-phenylene terephthamide) embedded in a polysulfone as the substrate for improving compaction resistance and adhesion of a thin film composite polyamide membrane

    Qiang Shi;Lei Ni;Yufeng Zhang;Yufeng Zhang;Xianshe Feng

  • Preserving viability of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG in vitro and in vivo by a new encapsulation system

    Ran Li;Yufeng Zhang;D. Brent Polk;Peggy M. Tomasula

  • A simple but efficient zwitterionization method towards cellulose membrane with superior antifouling property and biocompatibility

    Pan Wang;Jianqiang Meng;Mingli Xu;Tao Yuan

  • Removal of mercury (II) from wastewater by polyvinylamine-enhanced ultrafiltration

    Yifeng Huang;Jennifer R. Du;Yufeng Zhang;Darren Lawless

  • Surface glycosylation of polysulfone membrane towards a novel complexing membrane for boron removal

    Jianqiang Meng;Jing Yuan;Yinlin Kang;Yufeng Zhang

  • Improved performance of poly(piperazine amide) composite nanofiltration membranes by adding aluminum hydroxide nanospheres

    Hongbin Li;Wenying Shi;Yufeng Zhang;Qiyun Du

  • Towards large-scale graphene transfer

    Fangzhu Qing;Yufeng Zhang;Yuting Niu;Richard Stehle

  • Hypochlorite treatment on thin film composite RO membrane to improve boron removal performance

    Xiaofei Zhai;Jianqiang Meng;Ran Li;Lei Ni

  • Poly(vinylidene fluoride) hollow fiber membrane for high-efficiency separation of dyes-salts

    Huiqiang Liu;Yingbo Chen;Kai Zhang;Chuanfeng Wang

  • Porous Zr-Based Metal-Organic Frameworks (Zr-MOFs)-Incorporated Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membrane toward Enhanced Desalination Performance.

    Fan Xiao;Xiaoyu Hu;Yingbo Chen;Yufeng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xianshe Feng
Xianshe Feng University of Waterloo
Shihua Wu
Shihua Wu Nankai University
Bowen Cheng
Bowen Cheng Tianjin Polytechnic University
Sankar Nair
Sankar Nair Georgia Institute of Technology
Xianfeng Li
Xianfeng Li Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Yingli An
Yingli An Nankai University
Shihua Qi
Shihua Qi China University of Geosciences
Yongjun Zhang
Yongjun Zhang Nankai University
Hong Wu
Hong Wu Tianjin University
Linqi Shi
Linqi Shi Nankai University

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