Xiaoguang Duan

Dr Xiaoguang Duan

Senior Lecturer

School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials

Faculty of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Dr Xiaoguang Duan is currently a Senior Lecturer (tenured) and ARC DECRA Fellow at School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, ECMS of UoA. His research areas focus on environmental science, green catalysis, functional materials, advanced water purification technologies, and computational science. Dr Duan has published over 200 peer-reviewed research papers including 37 ESI Highly Cited Papers (1%) on Chemical Society Review, Accounts of Chemical Research, Advanced Materials, Angew Chem Int Ed, Matter, ACS Catalysis, Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research etc. His publications received over 14,000 citations with h-index of 64.

He has successfully secured over 1M AUD grant from Australian Research Council (ARC) and two projects from Australia's National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) as a chief investigator. Based on research excellence, he was awarded the Australian Research Council Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), ACS Catalysis Early Career Researcher Award, and JMCA Emerging Investigator Award. He was recognised as the Global Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics/Thomson Reuters) in Cross-Field in 2020 and 2021. He has been selected by The Australian (largest national newspaper) as the Australian Research TOP 40 Rising Stars and the leader of the future in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 as well as the Best Five ECR performers in the discipline of Chemical and Materials Sciences based on research and citation performances. In 2021, he was awarded the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (TR35 Asian Pacific).

Dr Duan has been dedicated to seeking feasible applications of nanomaterials, nanocarbons and functional materials, in environmental remediation, sustainability, energy, and medical applications. He has significantly contributed to facilitating mechanistic insights into materials sciences and green catalysis with advanced protocols of in situ characterisation/analysis and computations.

His research areas include:

  • Heterogeneous and green catalysis
  • Water purification and advanced oxidation technologies
  • Functional nanomaterials and nanotechnology
  • Microplastic control, purification, and catalytic upgrading
  • Theoretical calculations
  • Green and safe disinfection and sterilization technologies 
  • Slow-release technology and Fenton-based tumor therapy 

Some publications in the fields

  1. Xiaoguang Duan; Hongqi Sun; Shaobin Wang. Metal-free carbocatalysis in advanced oxidation reactions. Accounts of Chemical Research 2018, 51 (3), 678-687 (IF = 22.384, ESI Highly Cited Paper). 
  2. Shishu Zhu; Xiaochen Huang; Fang Ma; Li Wang*; Xiaoguang Duan*; Shaobin Wang. Catalytic removal of aqueous contaminants on N-doped graphitic biochars: Inherent roles of adsorption and nonradical mechanism. Environmental Science & Technology 2018, 52 (15), 8649-8658 (IF = 9.028, ESI Highly Cited Paper, ESI Hot Paper) 
  3. Xiaoguang Duan; Hongqi Sun; Yuxian Wang; Jian Kang; Shaobin Wang. N-doping induced nonradical reaction on single-walled carbon nanotubes for catalytic phenol oxidation. ACS Catalysis, 2015, 5, 553-559. (IF = 13.084, ESI Highly Cited Paper, ACS Catalysis Most Cited Papers from Around the Globe) 
  4. Xiaoguang Duan; O'Donnell Kane; Hongqi Sun; Yuxian Wang; Shaobin Wang, Sulfur and nitrogen co-doped graphene for metal-free catalytic oxidation reactions. Small, 2015, 11, 3036-3044. (IF = 13.281, Cover Featuring, ESI Highly Cited Paper) 
  5. Wei Ren; Liangliang Xiong; Xuehong Yuan; Ziwei Yu; Hui Zhang*; Xiaoguang Duan*; Shaobin Wang. Activation of peroxydisulfate on carbon nanotubes: Electron transfer mechanism. Environmental Science & Technology 2019, 53 (24), 14595-14603 (IF = 9.028, ESI Highly Cited Paper) 
  6. Shishu Zhu; Xiaojie Li; Jian Kang; Xiaoguang Duan*; Shaobin Wang*. Persulfate activation on crystallographic manganese oxides: Mechanism of singlet oxygen evolution for nonradical selective degradation of aqueous contaminants. Environmental Science & Technology 2019, 53 (1), 307-315 (IF = 9.028, ESI Highly Cited Paper, HOT paper)
  7. Jian Kang; Li Zhou; Xiaoguang Duan*; Hongqi Sun; Shaobin Wang*. Degradation of cosmetic microplastics via functionalized carbon nanosprings. Matter 2019, 1 (3), 745-758 (IF=15.589)
  8. Wei Ren; Gang Nie; Peng Zhou; Hui Zhang*; Xiaoguang Duan*; Shaobin Wang. The intrinsic nature of persulfate activation and N-doping in carbocatalysis. Environmental Science & Technology. 2020, 54 (10), 6438–6447 (IF = 9.028, ESI Highly Cited Paper).
  9. Wei Ren; Liangliang Xiong; Gang Nie; Hui Zhang*; Xiaoguang Duan*; Shaobin Wang. insights into the electron-transfer regime of peroxydisulfate activation on carbon nanotubes: The role of oxygen functional groups. Environmental Science & Technology 2020, 54, 1267-1275. (IF = 9.028, ESI Highly Cited Paper; ES&T Best Paper Award for Best Environmental Technology Article in 2020). 
  10. Peng Zhou; Wei Ren; Gang Nie; Xiaojie Li; Xiaoguang Duan*; Yongli Zhang; Shaobin Wang*. Fast and long‐lasting Iron (Ⅲ) reduction by boron toward green and accelerated Fenton chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020, 59, 2-11 (IF = 15.336) 
  11.  Kunsheng Hu; Wenjie Tian; Yangyang Yang; Gang Nie; Peng Zhou; Yuxian Wang; Xiaoguang Duan*; Shaobin Wang*. Microplastics remediation in aqueous systems: Strategies and technologies. Water Research, 2021, 198, 117124. (IF = 11.236)
  12. Shih-Hsin Ho; Yidi Chen*; Ruixiang Li; Chaofan Zhang; Yiming Ge; Guoliang Cao; Ming Ma; Xiaoguang Duan*; Shaobin Wang; Nanqi Ren. N-doped graphitic biochars from C-phycocyanin extracted Spirulina residue for catalytic persulfate activation toward nonradical disinfection and organic oxidation. Water Research 2019, 159, 77-86. (IF = 11.236, ESI Highly Cited Paper) 
  13. Wei Ren; Peng Zhou; Gang Nie; Cheng Cheng; Xiaoguang Duan*; Hui Zhang*; Shaobin Wang. Hydroxyl radical dominated elimination of plasticizers by peroxymonosulfate on metal-free boron: Kinetics and mechanisms. Water Research 2020, 185, 116361. (IF = 11.236). 
  14. Wenjian Zheng; Yanbiao Liu*; Wen Liu; Haodong Ji; Fang Li; Chensi Shen; Xiaofeng Fang; Xiang Li; Xiaoguang Duan*. A novel electrocatalytic filtration system with carbon nanotube supported nanoscale zerovalent copper toward ultrafast oxidation of organic pollutants. Water Research 2021, 194, 116961. (IF = 11.236)
  15. Yanan Shang; Xing Xu; Baoyu Gao; Shaobin Wang; Xiaoguang Duan*. Single-Atom Catalysis in Advanced Oxidation Processes for Environmental Remediation. Chemical Society Reviews, 2021, 50, 5281-5322. (IF = 54.564) 
  16. Xiaoguang Duan; Hongqi Sun; Zongping Shao; Shaobin Wang. Nonradical reactions in environmental remediation processes: Uncertainty and challenges. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2018, 224, 973-982 (Critical Review, IF = 19.503, ESI Highly Cited Paper, ESI Hot Paper, Review Article).

 

 

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  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2021 Senior Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2021 - 2021 Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2021 - 2024 ARC DECRA Fellow University of Adelaide
    2018 - 2020 Research Fellow University of Adelaide
    2016 - 2018 Postdoc Curtin University

  • Awards and Achievements
    Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount
    2021 Achievement 2021 Global Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field Clarivate Analytics Australia —
    2021 Award MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (TR35 Asian Pacific) MIT Technology Review United States —
    2021 Award 2021 The Australian Research: Top 40 Rising Stars The Australia Australia —
    2021 Fellowship Australian Research Council - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award The University of Adelaide Australia —
    2020 Achievement 2020 Global Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field Clarivate Analytics Australia —
    2020 Achievement 2020 The Australian Research Early Achievers: Top 40 Rising Stars The Australian news paper Australia —
    2019 Award Journal of Materials Chemistry A Emerging Investigators Royal Society of Chemistry United Kingdom —
    2019 Achievement 2019 The Australian Research Early Achievers: Top 40 Rising Stars The Australian Australia —
    2018 Award ACS Catalysis Early Career Researcher Award American Chemical Society United States —
    2018 Achievement 2018 The Australian Research Early Career Leaderboard: Top 8 Australia's Young Researchers The Australian Australia —
    2016 Recognition Materials Horizons Community Board The Royal Society of Chemistry United Kingdom —
    2016 Award Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad Chinese Scholarship Council China —
    2016 Award Chancellor‘’s Commendation for Outstanding Graduates Curtin University Australia —

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Chinese (Mandarin) Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2013 - 2016 Curtin University Australia PhD

  • Research Interests
    Catalytic Process Engineering Density Functional Theory Environmental Chemistry Environmental Nanotechnology Functional Materials Nanomaterials
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  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2022 Tian, W., Lin, J., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Wang, H., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2022). Kinetics and mechanism of synergistic adsorption and persulfate activation by N-doped porous carbon for antibiotics removals in single and binary solutions. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423(Pt A), 8 pages.
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    2022 Jin, L., You, S., Duan, X., Yao, Y., Yang, J., & Liu, Y. (2022). Peroxymonosulfate activation by Fe<inf>3</inf>O<inf>4</inf>-MnO<inf>2</inf>/CNT nanohybrid electroactive filter towards ultrafast micropollutants decontamination: Performance and mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 423(Pt A), 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    2022 Liu, Y., Yang, B., He, H., Yang, S., Duan, X., & Wang, S. (2022). Bismuth-based complex oxides for photocatalytic applications in environmental remediation and water splitting: A review. Science of the Total Environment, 804, 20 pages.
    DOI Scopus1 WoS1
    2022 Li, N., He, M., Lu, X., Yan, B., Duan, X., Chen, G., . . . Hou, L. (2022). Municipal solid waste derived biochars for wastewater treatment: Production, properties and applications. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 177, 16 pages.
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    2022 Liang, L., Chen, G., Li, N., Liu, H., Yan, B., Wang, Y., . . . Wang, S. (2022). Active sites decoration on sewage sludge-red mud complex biochar for persulfate activation to degrade sulfanilamide. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 608(Pt 2), 1983-1998.
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    2022 Zhu, C., He, Q., Yao, H., Le, S., Chen, W., Chen, C., . . . Duan, X. (2022). Amino-functionalized NH₂-MIL-125(Ti)-decorated hierarchical flowerlike Znln₂S₄ for boosted visible-light photocatalytic degradation. Environmental Research, 204(Part D), 112368-1-112368-9.
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    2022 Le, S., Zhu, C., Cao, Y., Wang, P., Liu, Q., Zhou, H., . . . Duan, X. (2022). V<inf>2</inf>O<inf>5</inf> nanodot-decorated laminar C<inf>3</inf>N<inf>4</inf> for sustainable photodegradation of amoxicillin under solar light. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 303, 10 pages.
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    2022 Zhou, C., Zhou, P., Sun, M., Liu, Y., Zhang, H., Xiong, Z., . . . Lai, B. (2022). Nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes enhanced Fenton chemistry: Role of near-free iron(III) for sustainable iron(III)/iron(II) cycles. Water Research, 210, 117984.
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    2022 Ren, W., Cheng, C., Shao, P., Luo, X., Zhang, H., Wang, S., & Duan, X. (2022). Origins of Electron-Transfer Regime in Persulfate-Based Nonradical Oxidation Processes.. Environmental science & technology, 56(1), 78-97.
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    2022 Zhang, H., Tian, W., Zhang, J., Duan, X., Liu, S., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2022). Carbon nitride-based Z-scheme photocatalysts for non-sacrificial overall water splitting. Materials Today Energy, 23, 100915.
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    2022 Jiang, G., You, X., An, B., Liu, F., Duan, X., Wang, Y., . . . Zhao, C. (2022). Visible-light-responsive Cl/S co-doped carbon nitride nanotubes for photocatalytic denitrification: A new reaction pathway dominated by photo-electrons. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 305, 121018.
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    2022 Zhu, C., Xian, Q., Yao, H., Chen, C., Zou, W., Duan, X., . . . Wong, P. K. (2022). All-solid-state Z-scheme heterostructures of 1T/2H-MoS2 nanosheets coupled V-doped hierarchical TiO2 spheres for enhanced photocatalytic activity. Materials Today Energy, 23, 100901.
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    2022 Yu, Y., Li, N., Lu, X., Yan, B., Chen, G., Wang, Y., . . . Wang, S. (2022). Co/N co-doped carbonized wood sponge with 3D porous framework for efficient peroxymonosulfate activation: Performance and internal mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 421, 17 pages.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS3
    2021 Sun, C., Chen, T., Huang, Q., Duan, X., Zhan, M., Ji, L., . . . Yan, J. (2021). Selective production of singlet oxygen from zinc-etching hierarchically porous biochar for sulfamethoxazole degradation.. Environ Pollut, 290, 1-12.
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    2021 Li, N., Li, R., Duan, X., Yan, B., Liu, W., Cheng, Z., . . . wang, S. (2021). Correlation of Active Sites to Generated Reactive Species and Degradation Routes of Organics in Peroxymonosulfate Activation by Co-Loaded Carbon. Environ Sci Technol, 55(23), 16163-16174.
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    2021 Li, B. C., Lin, J. Y., Lee, J., Kwon, E., Thanh, B. X., Duan, X., . . . Lin, K. Y. A. (2021). Size-controlled nanoscale octahedral HKUST-1 as an enhanced catalyst for oxidative conversion of vanillic alcohol: The mediating effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 631, 127639-1-127639-10.
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    2021 Shao, P., Jing, Y., Duan, X., Lin, H., Yang, L., Ren, W., . . . wang, S. (2021). Revisiting the graphitized nanodiamond-mediated activation of peroxymonosulfate: singlet oxygenation versus electron transfer. Environmental Science and Technology, 55(23), 16078-16087.
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    2021 Cao, G., Wang, R., Ju, Y., Jing, B., Duan, X., Ao, Z., . . . Ho, S. H. (2021). Synchronous removal of emulsions and soluble organic contaminants via a microalgae-based membrane system: performance and mechanisms. Water Research, 206, 117741-1-117741-9.
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    2021 Zhang, X., Zhang, P., Zeng, T., Yu, Z., Qu, X., Peng, X., . . . Liu, Y. (2021). Improving the Structure Stability of LiNi<inf>0.8</inf>Co<inf>0.15</inf>Al<inf>0.05</inf>O<inf>2</inf>by Double Modification of Tantalum Surface Coating and Doping. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 4(8), 8641-8652.
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    2021 Zhu, S., Li, C., Yang, X., Wang, S., Duan, X., & Jin, C. (2021). Oxidation of amines and their derivatives with persulfate without activation: Impact of mineral oxides and stoichiometric efficiency. Chemical Engineering Journal, 426, 1-9.
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    2021 Zhang, P., Yang, Y., Duan, X., Liu, Y., & Wang, S. (2021). Density functional theory calculations for insight into the heterocatalyst reactivity and mechanism in persulfate-based advanced oxidation reactions. ACS Catalysis, 11(17), 11129-11159.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS3
    2021 Shang, Y., Duan, X., Wang, S., Yue, Q., Gao, B., & Xu, X. (2021). Carbon-based single atom catalyst: Synthesis, characterization, DFT calculations. Chinese Chemical Letters.
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    2021 Guo, X., Duan, X., Ji, J., Fan, X., Li, Y., Zhang, F., . . . Wang, S. (2021). Synthesis of nitrogen and sulfur doped graphene on graphite foam for electro-catalytic phenol degradation and water splitting. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 583, 139-148.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC1
    2021 Li, X., Zhao, S., Duan, X., Zhang, H., Yang, S. Z., Zhang, P., . . . Wang, S. (2021). Coupling hydrothermal and photothermal single-atom catalysis toward excellent water splitting to hydrogen. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 283, 119660-1-119660-9.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS19
    2021 Lin, J., Tian, W., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2021). Graphitic carbon nitride-based Z-scheme structure for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. Energy & Fuels, 35(1), 7-24.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS18
    2021 Wang, Y., Ren, N., Xi, J., Liu, Y., Kong, T., Chen, C., . . . wang, S. (2021). Mechanistic Investigations of the Pyridinic N–Co Structures in Co Embedded N-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Catalytic Ozonation. ACS ES&T Engineering, 1(1), 32-45.
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    2021 Wang, Y., Duan, X., Xie, Y., Sun, H., & wang, S. (2021). Nanocarbon-based catalytic ozonation for aqueous oxidation: engineering defects for active sites and tunable reaction pathways. ACS Catalysis, 10(22), 13383-13414.
    DOI Scopus21 WoS18
    2021 Zhu, M. P., Yang, J. C. E., Duan, X., Wang, S., Sun, D. D., Yuan, B., & Fu, M. L. (2021). Engineered Co<inf>2</inf>AlO<inf>4</inf>/CoAl<inf>2</inf>O<inf>4</inf>@Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf> monolithic catalysts for peroxymonosulfate activation: Co<sup>3+</sup>/Co<sup>2+</sup> and O<inf>Defect</inf>/O<inf>Lattice</inf> ratios dependence and mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal, 409, 15 pages.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS10
    2021 Chen, Y. D., Duan, X., Zhou, X., Wang, R., Wang, S., Ren, N. Q., & Ho, S. H. (2021). Advanced oxidation processes for water disinfection: Features, mechanisms and prospects. Chemical Engineering Journal, 409, 128207-1-128207-22.
    DOI Scopus23 WoS18
    2021 Chen, F., Wu, X. L., Shi, C., Lin, H., Chen, J., Shi, Y., . . . Duan, X. (2021). Molecular Engineering toward Pyrrolic N-Rich M-N4 (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Cu) Single-Atom Sites for Enhanced Heterogeneous Fenton-Like Reaction. Advanced Functional Materials, 31(13), 1-10.
    DOI Scopus17 WoS13
    2021 Yang, Y., Zhang, P., Hu, K., Duan, X., Ren, Y., Sun, H., & wang, S. (2021). Sustainable redox processes induced by peroxymonosulfate and metal doping on amorphous manganese dioxide for nonradical degradation of water contaminants. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 286, 1-11.
    DOI Scopus14 WoS11
    2021 Peng, L., Duan, X., Shang, Y., Gao, B., & Xu, X. (2021). Engineered carbon supported single iron atom sites and iron clusters from Fe-rich Enteromorpha for Fenton-like reactions via nonradical pathways. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 287, 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus62 WoS45
    2021 Liu, S., Jing, B., Nie, C., Ao, Z., Duan, X., Lai, B., . . . An, T. (2021). Piezoelectric activation of peroxymonosulfate by MoS2 nanoflowers for the enhanced degradation of aqueous organic pollutants. Environmental Science: Nano, 8(3), 784-794.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS7
    2021 Andrew Lin, K. -Y., Oh, W. -D., Zheng, M. -W., Kwon, E., Lee, J., Lin, J. -Y., . . . Ghanbari, F. (2021). Aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural into 2,5-diformylfuran using manganese dxioxide with different crystal structures: A comparative study. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 592, 416-429.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS3
    2021 Zheng, W., Liu, Y., Liu, W., Ji, H., Li, F., Shen, C., . . . Duan, X. (2021). A novel electrocatalytic filtration system with carbon nanotube supported nanoscale zerovalent copper toward ultrafast oxidation of organic pollutants. Water Research, 194, 116961-1-116961-10.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS8
    2021 Li, N., Lu, X., He, M., Duan, X., Yan, B., Chen, G., & wang, S. (2021). Catalytic membrane-based oxidation-filtration systems for organic wastewater purification: A review.. J Hazard Mater, 414, 1-18.
    DOI Scopus18 WoS16 Europe PMC1
    2021 Liu, X., Xu, B., Duan, X., Hao, Q., Wei, W., wang, S., & Ni, B. -J. (2021). Facile preparation of hydrophilic In2O3 nanospheres and rods with improved performances for photocatalytic degradation of PFOA. Environmental Science: Nano, 8(4), 1010-1018.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS3
    2021 Shang, Y., Xu, X., Gao, B., Wang, S., & Duan, X. (2021). Single-atom catalysis in advanced oxidation processes for environmental remediation. Chemical Society Reviews, 50(8), 5281-5322.
    DOI Scopus83 WoS70
    2021 Nie, G., Hu, K., Ren, W., Zhou, P., Duan, X., Xiao, L., & Wang, S. (2021). Mechanical agitation accelerated ultrasonication for wastewater treatment: sustainable production of hydroxyl radicals. Water Res, 198, 1-9.
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    2021 Hu, K., Tian, W., Yang, Y., Nie, G., Zhou, P., Wang, Y., . . . wang, S. (2021). Microplastics remediation in aqueous systems: strategies and technologies. Water Research, 198, 117144-1-117144-26.
    DOI Scopus7 WoS7
    2021 Li, X., Lin, J., Li, J., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., . . . wang, S. (2021). Temperature-induced variations in photocatalyst properties and photocatalytic hydrogen evolution: differences in UV, visible, and infrared radiation. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9(21), 7244-7285.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS4
    2021 Li, X., Wang, J., Duan, X., Li, Y., Fan, X., Zhang, G., . . . Peng, W. (2021). Fine-Tuning Radical/Nonradical Pathways on Graphene by Porous Engineering and Doping Strategies. ACS Catalysis, 11(8), 4848-4861.
    DOI Scopus12 WoS8
    2021 Liu, Y., Chen, C., Duan, X., wang, S., & Wang, Y. (2021). Carbocatalytic ozonation toward advanced water purification. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9(35), 18994-19024.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS2
    2021 Chen, G., Wu, G., Li, N., Lu, X., Zhao, J., He, M., . . . Wang, S. (2021). Landfill leachate treatment by persulphate related advanced oxidation technologies. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 418, 1-11.
    DOI Scopus4
    2021 Yang, J. C. E., Zhu, M. P., Duan, X., Wang, S., Yuan, B., & Fu, M. L. (2021). The mechanistic difference of 1T-2H MoS2 homojunctions in persulfates activation: Structure-dependent oxidation pathways. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 297, 1-17.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS5
    2021 Nie, G., Yao, Y., Duan, X., Xiao, L., & Wang, S. (2021). Advances of piezoelectric nanomaterials for applications in advanced oxidation technologies. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 33, 1-6.
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    2021 Gao, Y., Duan, X., Li, B., Jia, Q., Li, Y., Fan, X., . . . Peng, W. (2021). Fe containing template derived atomic Fe–N–C to boost Fenton-like reaction and charge migration analysis on highly active Fe–N4 sites. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9(26), 1-13.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS3
    2021 Liang, J., Duan, X., Xu, X., Chen, K., Zhang, Y., Zhao, L., . . . Cao, X. (2021). Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole by Magnetic Iron-Char Composites via Nonradical Pathways: Fe(IV) Versus Surface-Mediated Electron Transfer.. Environ Sci Technol, 55(14), 10077-10086.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS4
    2021 Liang, J., Duan, X., Xu, X., Chen, K., Wu, F., Qiu, H., . . . Cao, X. (2021). Biomass-derived pyrolytic carbons accelerated Fe(III)/Fe(II) redox cycle for persulfate activation: Pyrolysis temperature-depended performance and mechanisms. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 297, 1-10.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS2
    2021 Yang, Y., Hu, K., Zhang, P., Zhou, P., Duan, X., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2021). Manganese-based micro/nanomotors: synthesis, motion, and applications. Small, 17(50), 2100927-1-2100927-19.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS1
    2021 Li, L., Zuo, J., Duan, X., Wang, S., Hu, K., & Chang, R. (2021). Impacts and mitigation measures of plastic waste: A critical review. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 90, 1-13.
    DOI Scopus2 WoS1
    2021 Zhu, C., Xian, Q., He, Q., Chen, C., Zou, W., Sun, C., . . . Duan, X. (2021). Edge-Rich Bicrystalline 1T/2H-MoS₂ Cocatalyst-Decorated {110} Terminated CeO₂ Nanorods for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, 13(30), 35818-35827.
    DOI Scopus15 WoS8
    2021 Li, X., Zhang, P., Zhang, H., Tian, W., Yang, Y., Hu, K., . . . Wang, S. (2021). van der Waals type II carbon nitride homojunctions for visible light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Nano Research, 1-9.
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    2021 Qin, H., Wang, Y., Wang, B., Duan, X., Lei, H., Zhang, X., . . . Cao, R. (2021). Cobalt porphyrins supported on carbon nanotubes as model catalysts of metal-N4/C sites for oxygen electrocatalysis. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 53, 77-81.
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    2021 Dong, P., Wang, H., Liu, W., Wang, S., Wang, Y., Zhang, J., . . . Sun, H. (2021). Quasi-MOF derivative-based electrode for efficient electro-Fenton oxidation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 401, 11 pages.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS17 Europe PMC1
    2021 Sun, C., Chen, T., Huang, Q., Duan, X., Zhan, M., Ji, L., . . . Yan, J. (2021). Biochar cathode: reinforcing electro-Fenton pathway against four-electron reduction by controlled carbonization and surface chemistry. Science of the Total Environment, 754, 142136-1-142136-13.
    DOI Scopus6 WoS6
    2021 Tuan, D. D., Kwon, E., Lin, J. Y., Duan, X., Lin, Y. F., & Lin, K. Y. A. (2021). Prussian blue analogues as heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogen generation from hydrolysis of sodium borohydride: a comparative study. Chemical Papers, 75(2), 779-788.
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    2020 Ren, W., Zhou, P., Nie, G., Cheng, C., Duan, X., Zhang, H., & wang, S. (2020). Hydroxyl radical dominated elimination of plasticizers by peroxymonosulfate on metal-free boron: Kinetics and mechanisms.. Water Res, 186, 116361.
    DOI Scopus16 WoS13
    2020 Chen, Y. -D., Wang, R., Duan, X., Wang, S., Ren, N. -Q., & Ho, S. -H. (2020). Production, properties, and catalytic applications of sludge derived biochar for environmental remediation.. Water Res, 187, 116390.
    DOI Scopus46 WoS43
    2020 Chen, Z., Duan, X., Wei, W., Wang, S., & Ni, B. J. (2020). Electrocatalysts for acidic oxygen evolution reaction: achievements and perspectives. Nano Energy, 78, 1-30.
    DOI Scopus17 WoS23
    2020 Yin, Y., Li, W., Xu, C., Shi, L., Zhang, L. C., Ao, Z., . . . Sun, H. (2020). Ultrafine copper nanoclusters and single sites for Fenton-like reactions with high atom utilities. Environmental Science: Nano, 7(9), 2595-2606.
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    2020 Tuan, D. D., Huang, C. W., Duan, X., Lin, C. H., & Lin, K. Y. A. (2020). Cobalt-based coordination polymer-derived hexagonal porous cobalt oxide nanoplate as an enhanced catalyst for hydrogen generation from hydrolysis of borohydride. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 45(56), 31952-31962.
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    2020 Zhang, P., Yang, Y., Duan, X., Zhao, S., Lu, C., Shen, Y., . . . Wang, S. (2020). Mechanistic investigations of N-doped graphene/2H(1T)-MoS<inf>2</inf> for Li/K-ions batteries. Nano Energy, 78, 13 pages.
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    2018 Abid, H., Rada, Z., Duan, X., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2018). Enhanced CO₂ adsorption and selectivity of CO₂ /N₂ on amino-MIL-53(Al) synthesized by polar co-solvents. Energy and Fuels, 32(4), 4502-4510.
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    2018 Duan, X., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2018). Metal-free carbocatalysis in advanced oxidation reactions. Accounts of Chemical Research, 51(3), 678-687.
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    2018 Wang, Y., Cao, H., Chen, L., Chen, C., Duan, X., Xie, Y., . . . Wang, S. (2018). Tailored synthesis of active reduced graphene oxides from waste graphite: structural defects and pollutant-dependent reactive radicals in aqueous organics decontamination. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 229, 71-80.
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    2018 Liu, Y., Zhang, H., Ke, J., Zhang, J., Tian, W., Xu, X., . . . Wang, S. (2018). 0D (MoS₂)/2D (g-C₃N₄) heterojunctions in Z-scheme for enhancedphotocatalytic and electrochemical hydrogen evolution. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 228, 64-74.
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    2018 Miao, J., Sunarso, J., Duan, X., Zhou, W., Wang, S., & Shao, Z. (2018). Nanostructured Co-Mn containing perovskites for degradation of pollutants: insight into the activity and stability. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 349, 177-185.
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    2018 Shao, P., Tian, J., Yang, F., Duan, X., Gao, S., Shi, W., . . . Wang, S. (2018). Identification and regulation of active sites on nanodiamonds: establishing a highly efficient catalytic system for oxidation of organic contaminants. Advanced Functional Materials, 28(13), 1705295-1-1705295-8.
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    2018 Duan, X., Ao, Z., Zhang, H., Saunders, M., Sun, H., Shao, Z., & Wang, S. (2018). Nanodiamonds in sp2/sp3 configuration for radical to nonradical oxidation: core-shell layer dependence. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 222, 176-181.
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    2018 Ke, J., Zhou, H., Liu, J., Duan, X., Zhang, H., Liu, S., & Wang, S. (2018). Crystal transformation of 2D tungstic acid H₂WO₄ to WO₃ for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 514, 576-583.
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    2018 Duan, X., Sun, H., Shao, Z., & Wang, S. (2018). Nonradical reactions in environmental remediation processes: uncertainty and challenges. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 224, 973-982.
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    2018 Kang, J., Duan, X., Wang, C., Sun, H., Tan, X., Tade, M., & Wang, S. (2018). Nitrogen-doped bamboo-like carbon nanotubes with Ni encapsulation for persulfate activation to remove emerging contaminants with excellent catalytic stability. Chemical Engineering Journal, 332, 398-408.
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    2017 Duan, X., & Wang, S. (2017). Heterogeneous catalysis for environmental remediation. Catalysts, 7(8), 3 pages.
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    2017 Jia, Z., Duan, X., Qin, P., Zhang, W., Wang, W., Yang, C., . . . Zhang, L. (2017). Disordered atomic packing structure of metallic glass: toward ultrafast hydroxyl radicals production rate and strong electron transfer ability in catalytic performance. Advanced Functional Materials, 27(38), 1702258-1-1702258-9.
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    2017 Duan, X., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2017). Comment on "activation of Persulfate by Graphitized Nanodiamonds for Removal of Organic Compounds". Environmental Science and Technology, 51(9), 5351-5352.
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    2017 Liu, Y., Xu, J., Wang, L., Zhang, H., Xu, P., Duan, X., . . . Wang, S. (2017). Three-dimensional BiOI/BiOX (X = Cl or Br) nanohybrids for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity. Nanomaterials, 7(3), 64-1-64-19.
    DOI Scopus37 WoS31 Europe PMC5
    2017 Liang, P., Zhang, C., Duan, X., Sun, H., Liu, S., Tade, M., & Wang, S. (2017). N-doped graphene from metal-organic frameworks for catalytic oxidation of p-hydroxylbenzoic acid: N-functionality and mechanism. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 5(3), 2693-2701.
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    2017 Liang, P., Zhang, C., Duan, X., Sun, H., Liu, S., Tade, M., & Wang, S. (2017). An insight into metal organic framework derived N-doped graphene for the oxidative degradation of persistent contaminants: formation mechanism and generation of singlet oxygen from peroxymonosulfate. Environmental Science: Nano, 4(2), 315-324.
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    2017 Li, D., Duan, X., Sun, H., Kang, J., Zhang, H., Tade, M., & Wang, S. (2017). Facile synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene via low-temperature pyrolysis: The effects of precursors and annealing ambience on metal-free catalytic oxidation. Carbon, 115, 649-658.
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    2017 Shao, P., Duan, X., Xu, J., Tian, J., Shi, W., Gao, S., . . . Wang, S. (2017). Heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulfate by amorphous boron for degradation of bisphenol S. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 322(B), 532-539.
    DOI Scopus168 WoS161 Europe PMC5
    2017 Ke, J., Liu, J., Sun, H., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Liang, P., . . . Wang, S. (2017). Facile assembly of Bi₂O₃/Bi₂S₃/MoS₂ n-p heterojunction with layered n-Bi₂O₃ and p-MoS₂ for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation and pollutant degradation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 200, 47-55.
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    2017 Liu, Y., Ding, S., Xu, J., Zhang, H., Yang, S., Duan, X., . . . Wang, S. (2017). Preparation of a p-n heterojunction BiFeO₃@TiO₂ photocatalyst with a core-shell structure for visible-light photocatalytic degradation. Chinese Journal of Catalysis, 38(6), 1052-1062.
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    2017 Ke, J., Duan, X., Luo, S., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Liu, J., . . . Wang, S. (2017). UV-assisted construction of 3D hierarchical rGO/Bi₂MoO₆ composites for enhanced photocatalytic water oxidation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 313, 1447-1453.
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    2017 Saputra, E., Duan, X., Armedi Pinem, J., Bahri, S., & Wang, S. (2017). Shape-controlled Co3O4 catalysts for advanced oxidation of phenoliccontaminants in aqueous solutions. Separation and Purification Technology, 186, 213-217.
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    2017 Liu, J., Ke, J., Li, D., Sun, H., Liang, P., Duan, X., . . . Wang, S. (2017). Oxygen vacancies in shape controlled Cu₂O/reduced graphene oxide/In₂O₃ hybrid for promoted photocatalytic water oxidation and degradation of environmental pollutants. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 9(13), 11678-11688.
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    2017 Su, C., Duan, X., Miao, J., Zhong, Y., Zhou, W., Wang, S., & Shao, Z. (2017). Mixed conducting perovskite materials as superior catalysts for fast aqueous-phase advanced oxidation: a mechanistic study. ACS Catalysis, 7(1), 388-397.
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    2017 Wang, Y., Xie, Y., Chen, C., Duan, X., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2017). Synthesis of magnetic carbon supported manganese catalysts for phenol oxidation by activation of peroxymonosulfate. Catalysts, 7(1), 17 pages.
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    2016 Wang, Y., Ao, Z., Sun, H., Duan, X., & Wang, S. (2016). Activation of peroxymonosulfate by carbonaceous oxygen groups: experimental and density functional theory calculations. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 198, 295-302.
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    2016 Duan, X., Ao, Z., Zhou, L., Sun, H., Wang, G., & Wang, S. (2016). Occurrence of radical and nonradical pathways from carbocatalysts for aqueous and nonaqueous catalytic oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 188, 98-105.
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    2016 Kang, J., Duan, X., Zhou, L., Sun, H., Tadé, M., & Wang, S. (2016). Carbocatalytic activation of persulfate for removal of antibiotics in water solutions. Chemical Engineering Journal, 288, 399-405.
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    2016 Jia, Z., Duan, X., Zhang, W., Wang, W., Sun, H., Wang, S., & Zhang, L. (2016). Ultra-sustainable Fe₇₈Si₉B₁₃ metallic glass as a catalyst for activation of persulfate on methylene blue degradation under UV-Vis light. Scientific Reports, 6(1), 38520-1-38520-10.
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    2016 Liu, Q., Duan, X., Sun, H., Wang, Y., Tade, M., & Wang, S. (2016). Size-tailored porous spheres of manganese oxides for catalytic oxidation via peroxymonosulfate activation. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120(30), 16871-16878.
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    2016 Duan, X., Sun, H., Ao, Z., Zhou, L., Wang, G., & Wang, S. (2016). Unveiling the active sites of graphene-catalyzed peroxymonosulfate activation. Carbon, 107, 371-378.
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    2016 Duan, X., Su, C., Zhou, L., Sun, H., Suvorova, A., Odedairo, T., . . . Wang, S. (2016). Surface controlled generation of reactive radicals from persulfate by carbocatalysis on nanodiamonds. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 194, 7-15.
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    2016 Tian, W., Zhang, H., Duan, X., Sun, H., Tade, M., Ang, H., & Wang, S. (2016). Nitrogen- and sulfur-codoped hierarchically porous carbon for adsorptive and oxidative removal of pharmaceutical contaminants. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8(11), 7184-7193.
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    2016 Duan, X., Ao, Z., Li, D., Sun, H., Zhou, L., Suvorova, A., . . . Wang, S. (2016). Surface-tailored nanodiamonds as excellent metal-free catalysts for organic oxidation. Carbon, 103, 404-411.
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    2015 Duan, X., Ao, Z., Sun, H., Zhou, L., Wang, G., & Wang, S. (2015). Insights into N-doping in single-walled carbon nanotubes for enhanced activation of superoxides: a mechanistic study. Chemical Communications, 51(83), 15249-15252.
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    2015 Duan, X., Indrawirawan, S., Sun, H., & Wang, S. (2015). Effects of nitrogen-, boron-, and phosphorus-doping or codoping on metal-free graphene catalysis. Catalysis Today, 249, 184-191.
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    2015 Wang, Y., Sun, H., Duan, X., Ang, H., Tadé, M., & Wang, S. (2015). A new magnetic nano zero-valent iron encapsulated in carbon spheres for oxidative degradation of phenol. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 172-173, 73-81.
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    2015 Duan, X., O'Donnell, K., Sun, H., Wang, Y., & Wang, S. (2015). Sulfur and nitrogen co-doped graphene for metal-free catalytic oxidation reactions. Small, 11(25), 3036-3044.
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    2015 Wang, Y., Zhou, L., Duan, X., Sun, H., Tin, E., Jin, W., & Wang, S. (2015). Photochemical degradation of phenol solutions on Co3O4 nanorods with sulfate radicals. Catalysis Today, 258, 576-584.
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    2015 Ai, B., Duan, X., Sun, H., Qiu, X., & Wang, S. (2015). Metal-free graphene-carbon nitride hybrids for photodegradation of organic pollutants in water. Catalysis Today, 258(2), 668-675.
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    2015 He, J., Sun, H., Indrawirawan, S., Duan, X., Tade, M., & Wang, S. (2015). Novel polyoxometalate@g-C₃N₄ hybrid photocatalysts for degradation of dyes and phenolics. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 456, 15-21.
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    2015 Indrawirawan, S., Sun, H., Duan, X., & Wang, S. (2015). Nanocarbons in different structural dimensions (0-3D) for phenol adsorption and metal-free catalytic oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 179, 352-362.
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    2015 Indrawirawan, S., Sun, H., Duan, X., & Wang, S. (2015). Low temperature combustion synthesis of nitrogen-doped graphene for metal-free catalytic oxidation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(7), 3432-3440.
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    2015 Duan, X., Sun, H., Wang, Y., Kang, J., & Wang, S. (2015). N-doping-induced nonradical reaction on single-walled carbon nanotubes for catalytic phenol oxidation. ACS Catalysis, 5(2), 553-559.
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  1. Australian Research Council - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (ARC DECRA) Fellowship: Functional carbon hybrids for green catalysis and clean water. 2021-2024 (DE210100253) 451,000 AUD
  2. ARC Discovery Project: Smart self-propelled nanoreactors for catalytic environmental remediation. 2019-2022 (DP190103548) 410,000 AUD
  3. Pawsey Supercomputing Centre: Interfacial engineering of carbon hybrids for evolution of sulfate radicals. Australia, 2020-2021, (pawsey0344) 250,000 Core/Hour .

  4. National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), Dual-element-doped graphene/2H(1T)-MoS2 composites as anode materials for K-ion battery, 2021-2022, 700,000 Core/Hour (pawsey0371).

  5. ECMS Faculty ECR/MCR SEED Grant (University of Adelaide), Nanocapsules and Nanoreactors for Advanced Water Purification and Disinfection, 2021-2022, 10,000 AYD.

 

 

  • CHEM ENG 3036: Unit Operations Laboratory (Tutor) 2019 Semester 2
  • CHEM ENG 7110: Fundamentals of Materials (Guest Lecturer) 2021 Semester 1
  • CHEM ENG 7105: Materials for Catalysis (Tutor/course coordinator) 2021 Semester 2
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  • Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
    Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
    2021 Co-Supervisor Single Atom Catalysis for Advanced Oxidation Reactions Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Zhongshuai Zhu
    2021 Co-Supervisor Catalytic Production of Hydrogen Peroxide and Fenton Oxidation for Water Purification Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Shuang Zhong
    2021 Co-Supervisor Catalytic microplastic degradation and transformation to value-added products Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Shiying Ren
    2021 Principal Supervisor Carbon-based Quantum Dots for Green Catalysis and Environmental Purification Master of Philosophy Master Full Time Mr Yu Yao
    2019 Co-Supervisor Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Microplastic Remediation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Kunsheng Hu
    2019 Co-Supervisor Smart Nanoreactors for Catalytic Environmental Remediation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Yangyang Yang
  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Phone: 83133867
  • Email: xiaoguang.duan@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Engineering Annex, floor 1
  • Room: A1 03
  • Org Unit: School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials
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