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Overview

Zhihui Ai is affiliated with Central China Normal University in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields, notably Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular Biology.

Their work broadly covers the following topics:

  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Zhihui Ai has published in several recurring scientific venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Water Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Lizhi Zhang, Falong Jia, Meiqi Li, Hao Li, and Xiao Liu.

Representative recent publications by Zhihui Ai include:

  • "Accelerated Dinitrogen Electroreduction to Ammonia via Interfacial Polarization Triggered by Single-Atom Protrusions" (2020) in Chem
  • "Kirkendall Effect Boosts Phosphorylated nZVI for Efficient Heavy Metal Wastewater Treatment" (2021) in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Rare earth La single atoms supported MoO3-x for efficient photocatalytic nitrogen fixation" (2021) in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Hydrogen Spillover to Oxygen Vacancy of TiO2-xHy/Fe: Breaking the Scaling Relationship of Ammonia Synthesis" (2020) in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Surface Boronizing Can Weaken the Excitonic Effects of BiOBr Nanosheets for Efficient O2 Activation and Selective NO Oxidation under Visible Light Irradiation" (2022) in Environmental Science & Technology

Best Publications

  • Generalized One-Pot Synthesis, Characterization, and Photocatalytic Activity of Hierarchical BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I) Nanoplate Microspheres

    Xi Zhang;Zhihui Ai;Falong Jia;Lizhi Zhang

  • Efficient Visible Light Nitrogen Fixation with BiOBr Nanosheets of Oxygen Vacancies on the Exposed {001} Facets

    Hao Li;Jian Shang;Zhihui Ai;Lizhi Zhang

  • Low temperature preparation and visible light photocatalytic activity of mesoporous carbon-doped crystalline TiO2

    Wenjie Ren;Zhihui Ai;Falong Jia;Lizhi Zhang

  • Oxygen Vacancy-Mediated Photocatalysis of BiOCl: Reactivity, Selectivity, and Perspectives.

    Hao Li;Jie Li;Zhihui Ai;Falong Jia

  • Efficient Photocatalytic Removal of NO in Indoor Air with Hierarchical Bismuth Oxybromide Nanoplate Microspheres under Visible Light

    Zhihui Ai;Wingkei Ho;Shuncheng Lee;Lizhi Zhang

  • Oxygen Vacancy Associated Surface Fenton Chemistry: Surface Structure Dependent Hydroxyl Radicals Generation and Substrate Dependent Reactivity

    Hao Li;Jian Shang;Zhiping Yang;Wenjuan Shen

  • Hydroxylamine Promoted Goethite Surface Fenton Degradation of Organic Pollutants

    Xiaojing Hou;Xiaopeng Huang;Falong Jia;Zhihui Ai

  • Oxygen Vacancy Structure Associated Photocatalytic Water Oxidation of BiOCl

    Hao Li;Jian Shang;Huijun Zhu;Zhiping Yang

  • Selective synthesis and visible-light photocatalytic activities of BiVO4 with different crystalline phases

    Xi Zhang;Zhihui Ai;Falong Jia;Lizhi Zhang

  • Efficient Removal of Cr(VI) from Aqueous Solution with Fe@Fe2O3 Core−Shell Nanowires

    Zhihui Ai;Ying Cheng;Lizhi Zhang;Jianrong Qiu

  • Protocatechuic Acid Promoted Alachlor Degradation in Fe(III)/H2O2 Fenton System

    Yaxin Qin;Fahui Song;Zhihui Ai;Pingping Zhang

  • Iron oxide shell mediated environmental remediation properties of nano zero-valent iron

    Yi Mu;Falong Jia;Zhihui Ai;Lizhi Zhang

  • Core-shell structure dependent reactivity of Fe@Fe₂O₃ nanowires on aerobic degradation of 4-chlorophenol.

    Zhihui Ai;Zhiting Gao;Lizhi Zhang;Weiwei He

  • Accelerated Dinitrogen Electroreduction to Ammonia via Interfacial Polarization Triggered by Single-Atom Protrusions

    Jie Li;Shang Chen;Fengjiao Quan;Guangming Zhan

  • Fabrication of nanoporous gold film electrodes with ultrahigh surface area and electrochemical activity

    Falong Jia;Chuanfang Yu;Zhihui Ai;Lizhi Zhang

  • Oxygen Vacancies Promoted the Selective Photocatalytic Removal of NO with Blue TiO2 via Simultaneous Molecular Oxygen Activation and Photogenerated Hole Annihilation.

    Huan Shang;Meiqi Li;Hao Li;Shun Huang

  • Efficient visible light photocatalytic removal of NO with BiOBr-graphene nanocomposites

    Zhihui Ai;Zhihui Ai;Wingkei Ho;Shuncheng Lee

  • Interfacial Hydrothermal Synthesis of Cu@Cu2O Core−Shell Microspheres with Enhanced Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Activity

    Zhihui Ai;Lizhi Zhang;Shuncheng Lee;Wingkei Ho

  • Fe@Fe2O3 core-shell nanowires enhanced Fenton oxidation by accelerating the Fe(III)/Fe(II) cycles.

    Jingu Shi;Zhihui Ai;Lizhi Zhang

  • Photochemistry of Hydrochar: Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Sulfadimidine Degradation.

    Na Chen;Yahui Huang;Xiaojing Hou;Zhihui Ai

  • Hydrothermal Synthesis of FeS2 as a High-Efficiency Fenton Reagent to Degrade Alachlor via Superoxide-Mediated Fe(II)/Fe(III) Cycle

    Wei Liu;Yueyao Wang;Zhihui Ai;Lizhi Zhang

  • Nonaqueous Sol−Gel Synthesized Hierarchical CeO2 Nanocrystal Microspheres as Novel Adsorbents for Wastewater Treatment

    Haiyan Xiao;Zhihui Ai;Lizhi Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Lizhi Zhang
Lizhi Zhang Central China Normal University
Shuncheng Lee
Shuncheng Lee Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Wingkei Ho
Wingkei Ho Education University of Hong Kong
Jincai Zhao
Jincai Zhao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhigang Zou
Zhigang Zou Nanjing University
Jimmy C. Yu
Jimmy C. Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Xianluo Hu
Xianluo Hu Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Zhi Zheng
Zhi Zheng University of Sydney
Shenglian Luo
Shenglian Luo Hunan University
Zhaosheng Li
Zhaosheng Li Nanjing University

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