Dr. Zhongshen Zhang is Associate Professor and Tenure-track Assistant Professor of University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is now working in Research Center for Environmental Material (2018) and Pollution Control Technology and National Engineering Laboratory for VOCs Pollution Control Material & Technology (2018), in University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Email: zszhang@ucas.ac.cn
Telephone: 010-69672985
Research Areas
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.
Education
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
Experience
Work Experience
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.
Teaching Experience
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.
Publications
Papers
Chemically crosslinked rGO laminate film as an ion selective barrier of composite membrane, Journal of Membrane Science, 2016, 515, 204-211.
Efficient defect engineering in Co-Mn binary oxides for low-temperature propane oxidation, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 2021, 282, 11951.
Interfacial Force-Assisted In-Situ Fabrication of Graphene Oxide Membrane for Desalination, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10(32), 27205-27214.
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.
Insights into the carbon catalyzed direct dehydrogenation of isobutane by employing modified OMCs, Catalysis Science & Technology，2016, 6(13), 4863-4871.
Gaseous adsorption of hexamethyldisiloxane on carbons: Isotherms, isosteric heats and kinetics. Chemosphere, 2020, 247, 125862.
Catalytic oxidation performances of typical oxygenated volatile organic compounds (acetone and acetaldehyde) over MAlO (M = Mn, Co, Ni, Fe) hydrotalcite-derived oxides, Catalysis Today, 2019, 327, 389-397.
Fluorine-enhanced Pt/ZSM-5 catalysts for low-temperature oxidation of ethylene, Catalysis Science & Technology, 2018, 8(7), 1988-1996.
Insight into structure defects and catalytic mechanism for NO oxidation over Ce0.6Mn0.4Ox solid solutions catalysts: Effect of Manganese precursors. Chemosphere, 2020, 243.
Reduction of aromatic nitro compounds over Ni nanoparticles confined in CNTs. Applied Catalysis A-General, 2020, 590.
Patents
A method for the removal of volatile organic pollutants containing chlorine by high temperature catalytic combustion, 202011477671.9
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
Conferences
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.
Collaboration
Ningxia University, Ningxia, China
Shandong University of Technology, Shandong, China
Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Honors & Distinctions
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