Zhongshen Zhang's research interests include VOCs pollution control, functional nanomaterials, environmental catalysis, adsorption and separation. His research is funded by over 5 projects from the NSFC of China, UCAS and industrials. He has authored more than 30 research papers on international journals such as Appl. Catal. B-Environ., J. Membrane Sci., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, and Catal. Sci. Technol., and issued over 10 patents for nanomaterials and pollution control technologies.

Sept. 2013 –July 2016: Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Sept. 2010 –July 2013: M.S. in Physical Chemistry, Shandong University of Technology

Sept. 2006 – July 2010: B.S. in Chemistry, Shandong University of Technology

   

Nov. 2019 –Now: Associate researcher with Prof. Zhengping Hao, Research Center for Environmental Material and Pollution Control Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

May 2018 –Nov. 2019: Research assistant with Prof. Zhengping Hao, Research Center for Environmental Material and Pollution Control Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

July 2016 –May 2018: Research assistant with Prof. Zhengping Hao, Department of Environmental Nano-Materials, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Apr. 2015 –Apr. 2016: Research engineer with Prof. Linda Zou, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

2020－2021 Autumn Semester, Industrial Waste Gas Control Process and Technology, teaching assistant.

2020－2021 Autumn Semester, Environmental nanoscience and technology, teaching assistant.

2019－2020 Autumn Semester, Industrial Waste Gas Control Process and Technology, teaching assistant.

Papers

Mathematical Expression and Prediction of VOCs Adsorption Capacity and Isotherm, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2024, 146, 49, 33434–33442.

Tailoring the Electronic Metal-Support Interactions in Supported Silver Catalysts through Al modification for Efficient Ethylene Epoxidation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, e202400627.

Rationally Fabricated Ce-Mn@ZrO2-SO42- Catalyst Boosts the Efficient Destruction of Chlorobenzene with SO2 Impurity: Synergy of Surface SO42- and Acidic Sites, Environmental Science & Technology, 2025, 59, 10, 5394–5405.

Regulating the Electronic Metal−Support Interaction of Single-Atom Ruthenium Catalysts for Boosting Chlorobenzene Oxidation,Environmental Science & Technology, 2025, 59, 7408−7418.

Simultaneously Constructing Active Sites and Regulating Mn-O Strength of Ru-Substituted Perovskite for Efficient Oxidation and Hydrolysis Oxidation of Chlorobenzene, Advanced Science, 2023, 10(3), 2205054.

Tailoring the Electronic Metal-Support Interaction of Single-Atom Platinum Catalysts for Boosting Water-Gas Shift Reaction. Adv. Funct. Mater., 2024, 2415774.

Selective adsorption of aromatic VOCs by porous aromatic frameworks constructed with flexible monomers, Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 378, 1, 134517

Porous graphitized carbon-supported Pt for catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide and formaldehyde under ambient conditions, Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 361, 2, 131512.

Adsorption recovery of chlorinated volatile organic compounds on coffee ground-based activated carbon of tunable porosity. Separation and Purification Technology, 2025, 354, 129271.

Unveiling the roles and dynamic variation of active oxygen species in heterogeneous catalytic oxidation process, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 331, 122719.

Heterogeneous selective oxidation over supported metal catalysts: From nanoparticles to single atoms, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 325, 122384.

The positive effect of water on acetaldehyde oxidation depended on the reaction temperature and MnO2 structure, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 303, 120886.

Defect enhanced CoMnNiOx catalysts derived from spent ternary lithium-ion batteries for low-temperature propane oxidation, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2022, 309: 121231.

Efficient defect engineering in Co-Mn binary oxides for low-temperature propane oxidation, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 282, 119512.

Surface properties enhanced MnxAlO oxide catalysts derived from MnxAl layered double hydroxides for acetone catalytic oxidation at low temperature. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 251, 295-304.

Structural effect of ZnZr2Ox catalysts on dehydrogenation: Mechanism of cracking, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 504, 158724.

Bamboo-derived hydrophobic porous graphitized carbon for adsorption of volatile organic compounds,Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 461, 141979.

Micro-mesoporous graphitized carbon fiber as hydrophobic adsorbent that removes volatile organic compounds from air, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 452, 139184.

Unraveling the adsorption and diffusion properties of hexamethyldisiloxane on zeolites by static gravimetric analysis, Water Research, 2021, 197, 117097.

Unveiling the Balance between Catalytic Activity and Water Resistance over Co3O4 Catalysts for Propane Oxidation: The Role of Crystal Facet and Oxygen Vacancy, ACS Catalysis, 2023, 13, 1, 237–247.

Effect of Ti-promoting on propane dehydrogenation over porous Zn-based catalysts: A strategy to enhance activity and selectivity, Applied Surface Science, 2022, 578, 152067.

Low-Temperature Direct Dehydrogenation of Propane over Binary Oxide Catalysts: Insights into Geometric Effects and Active Sites, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021, 9 (38), 12755-12765.

Thermosetting Phenolic Resin-Derived Activated Carbon Fibers for Volatile Organic Compound Adsorption: Electrospinning Preoxidation and Carbonization, ACS ES&T Engineering, 2024, 4, 7, 1635–1643.

Recent advances in technologies for the removal of volatile methylsiloxanes: A case in biogas purification process, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2019, 49(24), 2257-2313. 

Interfacial Force-Assisted In-Situ Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Membrane for Desalination, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10(32), 27205-27214.

Fluorine-enhanced Pt/ZSM-5 catalysts for low-temperature oxidation of ethylene, Catalysis Science & Technology, 2018, 8(7), 1988-1996. 

Insights into the carbon catalyzed direct dehydrogenation of isobutane by employing modified OMCs, Catalysis Science & Technology，2016, 6(13), 4863-4871.

Chemically crosslinked rGO laminate film as an ion selective barrier of composite membrane, Journal of Membrane Science, 2016, 515, 204-211. 

A new type of ordered mesoporous carbon/polyaniline composites prepared by a two-step nanocasting method for high performance supercapacitor applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2 (39), 16715-16722.

Critical role of small micropores in high CO₂ uptake. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2013, 15 (7), 2523-2529.

Patents

A method for the removal of volatile organic pollutants containing chlorine by high temperature catalytic combustion, 202011477671.9

A fast method for in situ conversion of microfiltration or ultrafiltration membrane to nanofiltration membrane, 201611109819.7

Catalyst and method for treating volatile organic pollutants containing nitrogen, 201811184190.1

A method and catalyst for the treatment of volatile chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbon pollutants, 201811120312.0

A method for detecting low concentration ethylene using an oxidation type sensor, 201711224449.6

The utility model relates to an organic waste gas treatment device 201821654487.5

Low temperature and high efficiency catalytic dehydrogenation of propane to propylene, 202010211494.3

The 4th International Symposium for Persistent, Bioaccumulating and Toxic Substances (PBTs), 2019.

The 2019 International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials, 2019.

The 11th National Academic Conference on Environmental Catalysis and Environmental Materials, 2018.

The 11th Annual National Conference on Industrial Catalytic Technologies and Applications, 2014.

Ningxia University, Ningxia, China

Shandong University of Technology, Shandong, China

Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2021-01 --Now, Member of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences

2021-01 --Now, Member of Energy and Environment Committee, China Energy Society

2019-06-- Now, Member, Chinese Chemical Society