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Zunyao Wang is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and specializes in environmental science, with a particular focus on water science and technology. Their research spans a range of environmental topics including pollution, health toxicology and mutagenesis, biomedical engineering, and renewable energy sustainability. Wang's publication record highlights a concentrated interest in advanced oxidation water treatment and pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, among other subjects.

The main topics associated with Wang's research include:

  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection

Wang has contributed extensively to scientific literature, with a strong publication presence in notable journals such as:

  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Water Research
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science & Technology

A selection of recent papers by Wang includes:

  • Degradation of sulfadimethoxine in phosphate buffer solution by UV alone, UV/PMS and UV/H2O2: Kinetics, degradation products, and reaction pathways (2020), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Mixed oxidation of aqueous nonylphenol and triclosan by thermally activated persulfate: Reaction kinetics and formation of co-oligomerization products (2020), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Self-assembled ultrathin CoO/Bi quantum dots/defective Bi2MoO6 hollow Z-scheme heterojunction for visible light-driven degradation of diazinon in water matrix: Intermediate toxicity and photocatalytic mechanism (2021), Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Degradation of pentachlorophenol in peroxymonosulfate/heat system: Kinetics, mechanism, and theoretical calculations (2022), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Fe-Activated Peroxymonosulfate Enhances the Degradation of Dibutyl Phthalate on Ground Quartz Sand (2020), Environmental Science & Technology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wang include:

  • Ruijuan Qu
  • Junyan Wei
  • Yumeng Qi
  • Nannan Wu
  • Ahmed A. Allam

Wang's work is grounded firmly within environmental science, with a total of 177 publications related to this main field. Their contributions to subfields such as water science and technology (60 publications) and pollution (43 publications) reflect a sustained focus on water quality and pollutant behavior. Biomedical engineering and renewable energy sustainability also represent significant areas within Wang's research portfolio.

Best Publications

  • Catalytic degradation of diethyl phthalate in aqueous solution by persulfate activated with nano-scaled magnetic CuFe2O4/MWCNTs

    Xiaoling Zhang;Mingbao Feng;Ruijuan Qu;Hui Liu

  • Nitrogen and sulfur co-doped CNT-COOH as an efficient metal-free catalyst for the degradation of UV filter BP-4 based on sulfate radicals

    Hui Liu;Ping Sun;Mingbao Feng;Hongxia Liu

  • Degradation of flumequine in aqueous solution by persulfate activated with common methods and polyhydroquinone-coated magnetite/multi-walled carbon nanotubes catalysts

    Mingbao Feng;Ruijuan Qu;Xiaoling Zhang;Ping Sun

  • Degradation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics by ferrate(VI): Effects of water constituents and oxidized products.

    Mingbao Feng;Xinghao Wang;Jing Chen;Ruijuan Qu

  • Degradation of aqueous 2,4,4'-Trihydroxybenzophenone by persulfate activated with nitrogen doped carbonaceous materials and the formation of dimer products.

    Xiaoxue Pan;Jing Chen;Nannan Wu;Yumeng Qi

  • Hydroxyl Radical Based Photocatalytic Degradation of Halogenated Organic Contaminants and Paraffin on Silica Gel

    Ruijuan Qu;Chenguang Li;Jiaoqin Liu;Ruiyang Xiao

  • Aryl organophosphate flame retardants induced cardiotoxicity during zebrafish embryogenesis: by disturbing expression of the transcriptional regulators.

    Zhongkun Du;Guowei Wang;Shixiang Gao;Zunyao Wang

  • Oxidative degradation of triclosan by potassium permanganate: Kinetics, degradation products, reaction mechanism, and toxicity evaluation.

    Jing Chen;Ruijuan Qu;Xiaoxue Pan;Zunyao Wang

  • Metal-mediated oxidation of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in water: A review on kinetics, transformation products, and toxicity assessment.

    Mingbao Feng;Zunyao Wang;Dionysios D. Dionysiou;Virender K. Sharma

  • Ozonation of indigo enhanced by carboxylated carbon nanotubes: performance optimization, degradation products, reaction mechanism and toxicity evaluation.

    Ruijuan Qu;Bingzhe Xu;Lingjun Meng;Liansheng Wang

  • Enhanced degradation performance of sulfisoxazole using peroxymonosulfate activated by copper-cobalt oxides in aqueous solution: Kinetic study and products identification

    Jiayi Yao;Xiaolan Zeng;Zunyao Wang

  • Degradation of the UV-filter benzophenone-3 in aqueous solution using persulfate activated by heat, metal ions and light

    Xiaoxue Pan;Liqing Yan;Ruijuan Qu;Zunyao Wang

  • TPhP exposure disturbs carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, and the DNA damage repair system in zebrafish liver

    Zhongkun Du;Yan Zhang;Guowei Wang;Jianbiao Peng

  • Metal accumulation and oxidative stress biomarkers in liver of freshwater fish Carassius auratus following in vivo exposure to waterborne zinc under different pH values

    Ruijuan Qu;Mingbao Feng;Xinghao Wang;Li Qin

  • Degradation of sulfadimethoxine in phosphate buffer solution by UV alone, UV/PMS and UV/H2O2: Kinetics, degradation products, and reaction pathways

    Asam Shad;Jing Chen;Ruijuan Qu;Afzal Ahmed Dar

  • Characterization of the thermolysis products of Nafion membrane: A potential source of perfluorinated compounds in the environment

    Mingbao Feng;Ruijuan Qu;Zhongbo Wei;Liansheng Wang

  • Mixed oxidation of aqueous nonylphenol and triclosan by thermally activated persulfate: Reaction kinetics and formation of co-oligomerization products

    Yumeng Qi;Junyan Wei;Ruijuan Qu;Gadah Al-Basher

  • Synergistic effect of aqueous removal of fluoroquinolones by a combined use of peroxymonosulfate and ferrate(VI).

    Mingbao Feng;Leslie Cizmas;Zunyao Wang;Virender K. Sharma

  • Degradation of UV-filter benzophenone-3 in aqueous solution using persulfate catalyzed by cobalt ferrite

    Xiaoxue Pan;Liqing Yan;Chenguang Li;Ruijuan Qu

  • Catalytic degradation of 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid by peroxymonosulfate activated with nitrogen and sulfur co-doped CNTs-COOH loaded CuFe2O4

    Xiaoling Zhang;Mingbao Feng;Liansheng Wang;Ruijuan Qu

  • Self-assembled ultrathin CoO/Bi quantum dots/defective Bi2MoO6 hollow Z-scheme heterojunction for visible light-driven degradation of diazinon in water matrix: Intermediate toxicity and photocatalytic mechanism

    Xiaoming Xu;Xiaoming Xu;Lingjun Meng;Jun Luo;Mian Zhang

  • Effective degradation of fenitrothion by zero-valent iron powder (Fe0) activated persulfate in aqueous solution: Kinetic study and product identification

    Hongxia Liu;Jiayi Yao;Lianhong Wang;Xinghao Wang

  • Metal accumulation and antioxidant defenses in the freshwater fish Carassius auratus in response to single and combined exposure to cadmium and hydroxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Ruijuan Qu;Xinghao Wang;Zunyao Wang;Zhongbo Wei

  • Sorption behavior of 17 phthalic acid esters on three soils: effects of pH and dissolved organic matter, sorption coefficient measurement and QSPR study.

    Fen Yang;Meng Wang;Zunyao Wang

  • Aquatic photodegradation of sunscreen agent p-aminobenzoic acid in the presence of dissolved organic matter

    Lei Zhou;Yuefei Ji;Yuefei Ji;Chao Zeng;Ya Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ruijuan Qu
Ruijuan Qu Nanjing University
Liansheng Wang
Liansheng Wang Nanjing University
Mingbao Feng
Mingbao Feng Xiamen University
Qingguo Huang
Qingguo Huang University of Georgia
Virender K. Sharma
Virender K. Sharma Texas A&M University
Cheng Sun
Cheng Sun Nanjing University
Dongmei Zhou
Dongmei Zhou Nanjing University
Jichun Wu
Jichun Wu Nanjing University
An Li
An Li University of Illinois at Chicago
John P. Giesy
John P. Giesy University of Saskatchewan

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