Professor Shaobin Wang
Professor
School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Prof. Wang obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Queensland, Australia. He is now a Professor at School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Australia. His research interests focus on nanomaterial synthesis and application for adsorption and catalysis, fuel and energy conversion and environmental remediation. He has published more than 500 refereed journal papers with citation over 41,000 and H-index of 115. He was awarded 2012 Thomson Reuters Citation & Innovation Awards in Australia. He is also the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher In Engineering for 2016-2020.
My Research Interests include
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Nanomaterials synthesis and applications
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Fuels and energy conversion
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methane conversion and olefin production
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Reaction engineering and design
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Environmental engineering and wastewater treatment
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Industrial wastes management and utilisation
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Carbon dioxide recycling and utilisation
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Air pollution and control technology
Detailed research areas of my research group are listed as below:
1. Environmental Remediation
Our group is working on edge-cutting technologies for environmental remediation. New advanced oxidative processes (AOPs) were developed utilizing novel metal nanocrystals, metal-free nanocarbons for activating versatile superoxides toward adsorption, aqueous oxidation of toxic contaminants and control of air pollution.
2. Energy Conversion and Utilization
Our research focuses on synthesis of nanostructured catalyst materials, such as shape-controlled metals or oxides, nanocarbons, hybrids, arrays and quantum dots for energy conversion and storage (ORR, OER, HER, supercapacitors), solar energy utilization (solar cells, photocatalysis, photoelectrochemical reactions, water splitting), and electrochemical catalysis.
3. CO2 recycling and utilisation
Nanocarbons and MOF materials with extra-large specific areas, porous structure, and tunable surface chemistry, are deveolped for CO2, CH4 adsorption, storage, and hydrocarbon conversions via photocatalysis and electrochemistry.
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ARC-DP, Catalytic Degardation of Emerging Microplastic Pollutants. $578K, 2020-2022
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ARC-DP, Greent remediation of water by smart micro-reactors. $410K, 2019-2021
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ARC-DP, Carbon dioxide conversion and utilization, $357K, 2017-2019
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ARC-DP, Engineered and functionalized nanocarbons for clean energy and water, $415K, 2015-2017
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CRC-CARE, Development of novel nanocarbon materials for extractive analysis and remediation, $529, 2013-2015
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CRC-CARE, Design and fabrication of a photocatalytic air purifier for demonstration, $64K, 2014
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ARC-DP, Green catalysis for energy and environment using metal free nanostructured carbons, $320K, 2013-2015
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CRC-CARE, Natural clay mineral-graphene composites for sustainable remediation, $315K, 2013-2015
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ARC-DP, Production, Processing and Combustion of an Innovative Slurry Fuel for High Efficiency Distributed Power Generation, $300K, 2011-2013
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CRC-CARE, Integrating advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) and nanotechnologies for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) removal from contaminated water and soil, $390, 2012-2014
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CRC-CARE Efficient capture and utilization of gas and leachate emissions in controlled landfill bioreactor processing of municipal solid waste, $200K, 2010-2012
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