Professor Huai Yong Zhu
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Biography
Research theme: ChemistryResearch discipline: Chemistry
Research program: Novel materials and nanotechnology
Research areas:
- Direct photocatalysis of metal nanoparticles
- Novel sorbents for removal of heavy metals and radioactive ions from water
- Nanofibres and nanotubes of metal oxides and metallates.
- Efficient photocatalysts of one-dimensional TiO2.
- Ceramic membranes with nanomesh of metal oxides.
- Photocatalysis
- Sorption
- Ceramic filtration membranes
- Environment technology
- ARC DP210103357 Promoting transition metal complex catalysis with plasmonic antennae,
- ARC DP200102652 Optimising Catalyst Performance by Tuning Adsorption with Light
- ARC DP150102110 A new strategy to enhance the performance of metal catalysts with sunlight
- Direct photocatalysis of metal nanoparticles
- Plasmonic promoted synthesis
- Sorbents for removal of heavy metals and radioactive ions from water and abstracting lithium from brine
- Nanofibres and nanotubes of metal oxides and metallates
- Green catalysis for biomass valorization
- Ceramic filters with metal oxide nanomesh separation layer
- Catalysts and adsorbents from layered clays
Personal details
Positions
- Professor
Faculty of Science,
School of Chemistry & Physics
Keywords
adsorption and adsorbents, alumina nanofibres, ceramic membranes, characterisation of nanostructures, hydrothermal synthesis, inorganic nanostructures, nanomaterials, phase transition of nanostructure, photocatalysts, titanate and titania nanofibres
Research field
Physical Chemistry (incl. Structural), Chemical Engineering, Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Antwerp State Universtiy Centre)
Teaching
Teaching Discipline: Chemistry
Teaching Areas:
- Physical Chemistry
Publications
- Tong, S., Luo, C., Li, J., Mei, Z., Wu, M., O'Mullane, A. & Zhu, H. (2020). Utilizing a Photocatalysis Process to Achieve a Cathode with Low Charging Overpotential and High Cycling Durability for a Li-O2 Battery. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 59(47), 20909–20913. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/210218
- Prangige, E., Sarina, S., Waclawik, E., Ayoko, G., Han, P., Jia, J. & Zhu, H. (2019). Plasmonic switching of the reaction pathway: Visible-light irradiation varies the reactant concentration at the solid-solution interface of a gold-cobalt catalyst. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 58(35), 12032–12036. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/132939
- Han, P., Tana, T., Xiao, Q., Sarina, S., Waclawik, E., Gómez, D. & Zhu, H. (2019). Promoting Ni(II) catalysis with plasmonic antennas. Chem, 5(11), 2879–2899. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/198078
- Xu, S., Zhou, P., Zhang, Z., Yang, C., Bottle, S., Zhu, H., Zhang, B. & Deng, K. (2017). Selective oxidation of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid using O2 and a photocatalyst of co-thioporphyrazine bonded to g-C3N4. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 139(41), 14775–14782. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/114659
- Xiao, Q., Liu, S., Bo, A., Zavahir, F., Sarina, S., Bottle, S., Riches, J. & Zhu, H. (2015). Catalytic transformation of aliphatic alcohols to corresponding esters in O2 under neutral conditions using visible-light irradiation. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(5), 1956–1966. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/90648
- Sarina, S., Zhu, H., Xiao, Q., Jaatinen, E., Jia, J., Huang, Y., Zheng, Z. & Wu, H. (2014). Viable photocatalysts under solar-spectrum irradiation: Nonplasmonic metal nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 53(11), 2935–2940. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/88808
- Yang, D., Sarina, S., Zhu, H., Liu, H., Zheng, Z., Xie, M., Smith, S. & Komarneni, S. (2011). Capture of radioactive cesium and iodide ions from water by using titanate nanofibers and nanotubes. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 50(45), 10594–10598. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/52140
- Zhu, H., Ke, X., Yang, X., Sarina, S. & Liu, H. (2010). Reduction of nitroaromatic compounds on supported gold nanoparticles by visible and ultraviolet light. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 49(50), 9657–9661. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/40706
- Zhu, H., Chen, X., Zheng, Z., Ke, X., Jaatinen, E., Zhao, J., Guo, C., Xie, T. & Wang, D. (2009). Mechanism of supported gold nanoparticles as photocatalysts under ultraviolet and visible light irradiation. Chemical Communications, 2009(48), 7524–7526. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/42756
- Zhu, H., Lan, Y., Gao, X., Ringer, S., Zheng, Z., Song, D. & Zhao, J. (2005). Phase Transition Between Nanostructures Of Titanate And Titanium Dioxides Via Simple Wet-Chemical Reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(18), 6730–6736. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/11144
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Huai Yong, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Selected research projects
- Title
- Optimising Catalyst Performance by Tuning Adsorption with Light
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP200102652
- Start year
- 2020
- Keywords
- Title
- A new strategy to enhance the performance of metal catalysts with sunlight
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP150102110
- Start year
- 2015
- Keywords
- Metal catalysts; Localised surface plasmon resonance; Photocatalytic synthesis
- Title
- Driving Chemical Reactions by Visible and Ultraviolet Light on Supported Noble Metal Nanoparticles
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP110104990
- Start year
- 2011
- Keywords
- Photocatalysis Noble Metal Nanoparticles Surface Plasmon Resonance Light Absorption Synthesis of Fine Chemicals
- Title
- Efficient One-Dimensional Photocatalysts from Titanate Nanofibres and Nanotubes
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP0877108
- Start year
- 2008
- Keywords
- Photocatalysts; Nanofibres and Nanotubes; Colloid and Interface Chemistry; Titanate; Doping and Coating; Phase Transitions
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.