Miss Zhongshuai Zhu

ARC Grant-Funded Researcher A

School of Chemical Engineering

College of Engineering and Information Technology


Date Position Institution name
2025 - ongoing Grant-Funded Researcher Adelaide University

Date Institution name Country Title
2021 - 2025 University of Adelaide Australia PhD in Chemical Engineering

Year Citation
2026 Xia, P., He, T., Xu, T., Zhu, Z. S., Sun, Y., Duan, X., . . . Ye, Z. (2026). Unlocking flooded domains in air-breathing cathodes with edge-located asymmetric CoN2O2 sites for robust H2O2 electrosynthesis. Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 383, 126099.
DOI WoS1
2026 Zhu, L., Zhu, Z. -S., Tian, Z., Ren, W., Wang, S., & Duan, X. (2026). Upscaled catalyst wood-N-CoPc for PMS activation in antibiotics degradation. Chemical Communications, 62(11), 3637-3641.
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2026 Wang, Y., Zhu, Z. S., Liu, Y., Gao, Z., Liu, Y., Wang, L., . . . Ma, J. (2026). Regulation of interfacial electron transfer by oxygen functionalities on carbon quantum dots in the periodate/Mn(II) oxidation system. Chemical Engineering Journal, 531, 173802.
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2025 Ren, S., Xu, X., Ren, W., Zhong, S., Zhou, H., Hu, K., . . . Wang, S. (2025). Defective multi-element coordinated single atom catalysts (Cu-N₂SCl) for high-performance water decontamination. Water Research, 286, 124183-1-124183-9.
DOI Scopus7 WoS7 Europe PMC3
2025 Zhong, S., Zhou, H., Ren, S., Hu, K., Ren, W., Chen, J., . . . Wang, S. (2025). Pulse-driven electrocatalysis with engineered wooden electrode for high-efficiency, energy-saving and sustainable water treatment. Nature Water, 3(8), 890-901.
DOI Scopus21 WoS20
2025 Zhu, L., Ren, W., Liu, Y., Zhu, Z. -S., Zhong, S., Wang, S., & Duan, X. (2025). Upscaled wood@MoS₂/Fe₃O₄ bulk catalysts for sustainable catalytic water pollutant removal. Nanoscale Horizons, 10(10), 2447-2453.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2025 Zhu, Z. -S., Wang, P., Li, H., Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Hu, K., . . . Wang, S. (2025). A templating approach with phase change to tailored coordination of single- and multiple-atom catalysts. Nature Communications, 16(1), 7635-1-7635-9.
DOI Scopus8 WoS10
2025 Wang, H., Wang, J., Xu, J., Lin, J., Zhu, Z., Liu, Y., . . . Tian, W. (2025). Spirulina-derived atomically dispersed Fe–N4 sites on g-C3N4 for efficient CO2 photoreduction. Chemical Engineering Journal, 522, 167048.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2025 Ren, S., Xu, X., Hu, K., Zhong, S., Gao, Y., Johannessen, B., . . . Wang, S. (2025). Salt-templated transformation of waste plastics into single-atom catalysts for environmental and energy applications. Nature Communications, 16(1), 8194-1-8194-10.
DOI Scopus11 WoS11
2025 Liu, Y., Yang, J., Wang, Y., Zhu, W., Hu, K., Liu, Z., . . . Wang, S. (2025). Intrinsic nanoparticle-single-atom interplays steering radical versus nonradical pathways in catalytic ozonation. Nature Communications, 16(1), 8790-1-8790-16.
DOI Scopus4 WoS6
2025 Zhong, S., Hu, K., Wang, Y., Zhu, Z. S., Zhou, H., Chen, J., . . . Wang, S. (2025). Hierarchically ordered porous carbon crystals for nanoconfined and sustainable fenton oxidation of water pollutants. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 361, 124665-1-124665-10.
DOI Scopus7 WoS5
2025 Ren, S., Wang, Y., Shi, L., Xu, X., Zhong, S., Hu, K., . . . Wang, S. (2025). Transforming Plastics to Single Atom Catalysts for Peroxymonosulfate Activation: Axial Chloride Coordination Intensified Electron Transfer Pathway. Advanced Materials, 37(8), 2415339-1-2415339-12.
DOI Scopus57 WoS55 Europe PMC16
2025 Zhu, Z. -S., Wang, Y., Wang, P., Zhong, S., Hu, K., Ren, S., . . . Wang, S. (2025). Multidimensional engineering of single-atom cobalt catalysts for ultrafast Fenton-like reactions. Nature Water, 3(2), 211-221.
DOI Scopus92 WoS99
2024 Zhu, Z. -S., Wang, P., Liu, Y., Zhong, S., Duan, X., & Wang, S. (2024). Microenvironment modulation of carbon-based single-atom catalysts for advanced oxidation processes. Environmental Functional Materials, 3(2), 132-145.
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2024 Zhu, Z. -S., Zhong, S., Cheng, C., Zhou, H., Sun, H., Duan, X., & Wang, S. (2024). Microenvironment Engineering of Heterogeneous Catalysts for Liquid-Phase Environmental Catalysis. Chem Rev, 124(20), 11348-11434.
DOI Scopus92 WoS99 Europe PMC35
2024 Ren, S., Xu, X., Zhu, Z. S., Yang, Y., Tian, W., Hu, K., . . . Wang, S. (2024). Catalytic transformation of microplastics to functional carbon for catalytic peroxymonosulfate activation: Conversion mechanism and defect of scavenging. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 342, 123410-1-123410-11.
DOI Scopus54 WoS51
2024 Yao, Y., Zhang, J., Wang, Y., Hu, K., Yang, Y., Zhu, Z., . . . Duan, X. (2024). Nitrogen-rich carbon for catalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate towards green synthesis. Chinese Chemical Letters, 35(11), 109633-1-109633-6.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2024 Zhu, Z. -S., Wang, Y., Duan, X., Wang, P., Zhong, S., Ren, S., . . . Wang, S. (2024). Atomic-level Engineered Cobalt Catalysts for Fenton-Like Reactions: Synergy of Single Atom Metal Sites and Nonmetal-bonded Functionalities. Advanced Materials, 36(32), 2401454-1-2401454-10.
DOI Scopus115 WoS112 Europe PMC25
2024 Zhong, S., Zhou, H., Zhu, Z. -S., Ren, S., Vongsvivut, J., Zhou, P., . . . Wang, S. (2024). Overlooked Impacts of Alcohols in Electro-H₂O₂ and Fenton Chemistry. Environmental Science and Technology, 58(32), 14585-14593.
DOI Scopus20 WoS21 Europe PMC6
2024 Xia, P., He, T., Sun, Y., Duan, X., Chen, X., Zhu, Z. S., . . . Ye, Z. (2024). Defective-Engineered ZnO Encapsulated in N-Doped Carbon for Sustainable 2e<sup>-</sup> ORR: Interfacial Zn-N Bond Regulated Oxygen Reduction Pathways. ACS Catalysis, 14(17), 12917-12927.
DOI Scopus43 WoS43
2023 Yang, Y., Hu, K., Zhu, Z. -S., Yao, Y., Zhang, P., Zhou, P., . . . Wang, S. (2023). Catalytic Pollutant Upgrading to Dual-Asymmetric MnO₂@polymer Nanotubes as Self-Propelled and Controlled Micromotors for H₂O₂ Decomposition. Small Methods, 7(10), 1-10.
DOI Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC7
2023 Zhong, S., Zhu, Z. -S., Duan, X., & Wang, S. (2023). Electro-Fenton-Based Membrane System for Organic Micropollutant Removal: New Trend and Prospect. ACS ES&T Engineering, 3(12), 2147-2160.
DOI Scopus27 WoS28
2023 Zhong, S., Zhu, Z. -S., Zhou, H., Wang, S., & Duan, X. (2023). Perspectives of Wood-Inspired Electro-Fenton Catalysis for Energy-Efficient Wastewater Decontamination. Energy and Fuels, 37(23), 17932-17950.
DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2022 Zhong, S., Zhu, Z. -S., Zhou, P., Shi, L., Duan, X., Lai, B., & Wang, S. (2022). FeOCl Nanoparticles Loaded onto Oxygen-Enriched Carbon Nanotubes and Nickel-Foam-Based Cathodes for the Electro-Fenton Degradation of Pollutants. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 5(9), 12095-12106.
DOI Scopus40 WoS35
2020 Zhu, Z. -S., Yu, X. -J., Qu, J., Jing, Y. -Q., Abdelkrim, Y., & Yu, Z. -Z. (2020). Preforming abundant surface cobalt hydroxyl groups on low crystalline flowerlike Co3(Si2O5)2(OH)2 for enhancing catalytic degradation performances with a critical nonradical reaction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 261, 118238.
DOI Scopus126 WoS123
2020 Jia, K. -L., Zhu, Z. -S., Qu, J., Jing, Y. -Q., Yu, X. -J., Abdelkrim, Y., . . . Yu, Z. -Z. (2020). BiOBr/Ag6Si2O7 heterojunctions for enhancing visible light catalytic degradation performances with a sequential selectivity enabled by dual synergistic effects. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 561, 396-407.
DOI Scopus39 WoS39 Europe PMC6
2019 Yu, X. J., Qu, J., Yuan, Z., Min, P., Hao, S. M., Zhu, Z. S., . . . Yu, Z. Z. (2019). Anisotropic CoFe2O4@Graphene Hybrid Aerogels with High Flux and Excellent Stability as Building Blocks for Rapid Catalytic Degradation of Organic Contaminants in a Flow-Type Setup. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 11(37), 34222-34231.
DOI Scopus44 WoS41 Europe PMC12
2018 Zhu, Z. S., Qu, J., Hao, S. M., Han, S., Jia, K. L., & Yu, Z. Z. (2018). α-Fe2O3 Nanodisk/Bacterial Cellulose Hybrid Membranes as High-Performance Sulfate-Radical-Based Visible Light Photocatalysts under Stirring/Flowing States. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10(36), 30670-30679.
DOI Scopus66 WoS63 Europe PMC22
2016 Hao, S. M., Qu, J., Zhu, Z. S., Zhang, X. Y., Wang, Q. Q., & Yu, Z. Z. (2016). Hollow Manganese Silicate Nanotubes with Tunable Secondary Nanostructures as Excellent Fenton-Type Catalysts for Dye Decomposition at Ambient Temperature. Advanced Functional Materials, 26(40), 7334-7342.
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ANSTO grants:

  • Medium Energy XAS–2 (AS261/MEX2/25141), Australian Synchrotron, 2026, $98,352 AUD
  • Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline (AS261/SXR/25078), Australian Synchrotron, $98,352 AUD
  • Medium Energy XAS–1 (AS253/MEX1/24653), Australian Synchrotron, 2025, $65,568 AUD
  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy (AS251/XAS/23219), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, $65,568 AUD
  • Infrared microscopy beamline (AS251/IRM/23173), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, 98, 352 AUD
  • Medium energy XAS-1 beamline (AS243/MEX1/22464), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, $65, 568 AUD
  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline (AS242/XAS/21922), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, $65, 568 AUD
  • Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline (AS241/SXR/21463), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, $131,136.00 AUD
  • Infrared microscopy beamline (AS241/IRM/21232), Australian Synchrotron, 2024, $131,136 AUD
  • X-ray absorption spectroscopy beamline (AS233/XAS/20537), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, $98, 352 AUD
  • Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline (AS232/SXR/20130), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, $98, 352 AUD
  • Infrared microscopy beamline (AS232/IRM/20169), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, $131,136 AUD
  • Soft X-ray spectroscopy beamline (AS231/SXR/19680), Australian Synchrotron, 2023, $98,352 AUD
  • 2023 - 2025 Tutor (practical), Fundamentals of Materials (MAT ENG 7110), the University of Adelaide
  • 2023 - 2024 Lecturer and tutor, Materials Engineering for Catalysis (CHEM ENG 7105), the University of Adelaide
  • 2023 Co-supervisor, Master of Engineering Research Project, the University of Adelaide
  • 2022 - 2023 Co-supervisor, Research Project (CHEM ENG 4054), the University of Adelaide

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