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Zhongsen Yan

Zhongsen Yan

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
38
Citations
3823
World Ranking
8213
National Ranking
1453

Overview

Zhongsen Yan is a researcher affiliated with Fuzhou University in China, specializing in environmental science and engineering. Their scientific work primarily focuses on membrane technologies and water treatment processes.

The main fields of study that characterize Yan's research include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these broad fields, Yan's subfields of study involve:

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Pollution
  • Materials Chemistry

Yan's research topics concentrate heavily on membrane and water treatment technologies, specifically:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis

Their publication record includes papers appearing in notable environmental and engineering journals, indicating an active engagement with topics in these areas. Frequent publication venues for Yan include:

  • Water Research
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Desalination
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Yan has collaborated extensively, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Fangshu Qu
  • Haiqing Chang
  • Heng Liang
  • Gongduan Fan
  • Heliang Pang

Representative papers authored or co-authored by Yan demonstrate the scope of their scientific contributions. Among these are:

  • A Critical Review of Membrane Wettability in Membrane Distillation from the Perspective of Interfacial Interactions, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Fabrication of heterostructured Ag/AgCl@g-C3N4@UIO-66(NH2) nanocomposite for efficient photocatalytic inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Double photoelectron-transfer mechanism in Ag−AgCl/WO3/g-C3N4 photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for trimethoprim degradation, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Mussel-inspired polydopamine modification of polymeric membranes for the application of water and wastewater treatment: A review, 2020, Process Safety and Environmental Protection
  • New insight into enhanced production of short-chain fatty acids from waste activated sludge by cation exchange resin-induced hydrolysis, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • A Critical Review of Membrane Wettability in Membrane Distillation from the Perspective of Interfacial Interactions

    Haiqing Chang;Haiqing Chang;Baicang Liu;Zhewei Zhang;Ritesh Pawar

  • Fabrication of heterostructured Ag/AgCl@g-C3N4@UIO-66(NH2) nanocomposite for efficient photocatalytic inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light.

    Gongduan Fan;Jiajun Zhan;Jing Luo;Jiuyang Lin

  • Double photoelectron-transfer mechanism in Ag-AgCl/WO3/g-C3N4 photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for trimethoprim degradation.

    Gongduan Fan;Rongsheng Ning;Zhongsen Yan;Jing Luo

  • Recycle of Alum recovered from water treatment sludge in chemically enhanced primary treatment.

    G.R. Xu;Z.C. Yan;Y.C. Wang;N. Wang

  • Mussel-inspired polydopamine modification of polymeric membranes for the application of water and wastewater treatment: A review

    Zhongsen Yan;Yuehua Zhang;Haiyang Yang;Gongduan Fan

  • An innovative S-scheme AgCl/MIL-100(Fe) heterojunction for visible-light-driven degradation of sulfamethazine and mechanism insight.

    Unknown

  • Effect of biopolymers and humic substances on gypsum scaling and membrane wetting during membrane distillation

    Zhongsen Yan;Fangshu Qu;Heng Liang;Huraong Yu

  • Enhancing volatile fatty acids production from waste activated sludge by a novel cation-exchange resin assistant strategy

    Heliang Pang;Junguo He;Junguo He;Yingqun Ma;Xinlei Pan

  • Efficient integration of plasmonic Ag/AgCl with perovskite-type LaFeO3: Enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for removal of harmful algae.

    Gongduan Fan;Zhong Chen;Zhongsen Yan;Banghao Du

  • Reverse osmosis brine treatment using direct contact membrane distillation: Effects of feed temperature and velocity

    Zhongsen Yan;Haiyang Yang;Fangshu Qu;Huarong Yu

  • Aeration-induced CO2 stripping, instead of high dissolved oxygen, have a negative impact on algae–bacteria symbiosis (ABS) system stability and wastewater treatment efficiency

    Han Zhang;Weijia Gong;Langming Bai;Rui Chen

  • Application of membrane distillation to anaerobic digestion effluent treatment: Identifying culprits of membrane fouling and scaling.

    Zhongsen Yan;Haiyang Yang;Fangshu Qu;Han Zhang

  • Durable superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride membranes via facile spray-coating for effective membrane distillation

    Unknown

  • Porous self-floating 3D Ag2O/g-C3N4 hydrogel and photocatalytic inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light

    Gongduan Fan;Banghao Du;Jinjin Zhou;Zhongsen Yan

  • Integrated membrane electrochemical reactor-membrane distillation process for enhanced landfill leachate treatment

    Unknown

  • Review of ammonia recovery and removal from wastewater using hydrophobic membrane distillation and membrane contactor

    Unknown

  • Mineral scaling induced membrane wetting in membrane distillation for water treatment: Fundamental mechanism and mitigation strategies

    Unknown

  • Integrated loose nanofiltration-electrodialysis process for sustainable resource extraction from high-salinity textile wastewater.

    Jiuyang Lin;Qin Chen;Xuan Huang;Zhongsen Yan

  • Treatment of anaerobic digestion effluent using membrane distillation: Effects of feed acidification on pollutant removal, nutrient concentration and membrane fouling

    Zhongsen Yan;Ke Liu;Huarong Yu;Huarong Yu;Heng Liang

  • Control of ultrafiltration membrane fouling caused by algal extracellular organic matter (EOM) using enhanced Al coagulation with permanganate

    Zhongsen Yan;Bin Liu;Fangshu Qu;An Ding

  • Effect of residual commercial antiscalants on gypsum scaling and membrane wetting during direct contact membrane distillation

    Fangshu Qu;Zhongsen Yan;Huarong Yu;Gongduan Fan

  • Immobilized microalgae for anaerobic digestion effluent treatment in a photobioreactor-ultrafiltration system: Algal harvest and membrane fouling control

    Binghan Xie;Weijia Gong;Huarong Yu;Xiaobin Tang

  • Z-scheme Ag3PO4@polyaniline core-shell nanocomposite with high visible light photocatalytic performance for Microcystis aeruginosa inactivation

    Gongduan Fan;Xia Li;Xiaolei Chen;Yifan You

  • Enhanced anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge by NaCl assistant hydrolysis strategy: Improved bio-production of short-chain fatty acids and feasibility of NaCl reuse.

    Heliang Pang;Jie Xu;Junguo He;Junguo He;Xinlei Pan

  • Evaluation of applying membrane distillation for landfill leachate treatment

    Zhongsen Yan;Yuling Jiang;Xiaolei Chen;Zhenyu Lu

  • Recyclable self-floating A-GUN-coated foam as effective visible-light-driven photocatalyst for inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa.

    Gongduan Fan;Junkai Zhang;Jiajun Zhan;Jing Luo

Frequent Co-Authors

Heng Liang
Heng Liang Harbin Institute of Technology
Fangshu Qu
Fangshu Qu Guangzhou University
Guibai Li
Guibai Li Harbin Institute of Technology
Jiuyang Lin
Jiuyang Lin Fuzhou University
Nanqi Ren
Nanqi Ren Harbin Institute of Technology
Patricia Luis
Patricia Luis Université Catholique de Louvain
Shuaifei Zhao
Shuaifei Zhao Deakin University
Radisav D. Vidic
Radisav D. Vidic University of Pittsburgh
Tejraj M. Aminabhavi
Tejraj M. Aminabhavi KLE Technological University

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