Associate professor
Academic Areas: Waste Treatment
Research Interests: DFT Calculation, Radioactive Waste Treatment, Removal of heavy metals
Academic Degrees
PhD, 2012, Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China;
Professional Experience
Associate Professor (2016-present); School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology;
Postdoc (2012-2016); Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University.
Selected Publications
1. Yang Y J, Xu L J*, Wang J L. An enhancement of singlet oxygen generation from dissolved oxygen activated by three-dimensional graphene wrapped nZVI-doped amorphous Al species for chloramphenicol removal in the Fenton-like system. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 425: 131497.
2. Yang Y J, Xu L J*, Shen H Y, Wang J L. Construction of three-dimensional reduced graphene oxide wrapped nZVI doped with Al2O3 as the ternary Fenton-like catalyst: Optimization, characterization and catalytic mechanism. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 780: 146576.
3. Désesquelles P, Van-Oanh N T, Xu L J, Luo Y N, Mai T V T, Huynh L K, Domin D*. Multiple dehydrogenation of fluorene cation and neutral fluorene using the statistical molecular fragmentation model. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021, 23 : 9900-9910.
4. Shen H Y, Sun P J, Meng X, Wang J L, Liu H Y, Xu L J*. Nanoscale Fe0/Cu0 bimetallic catalysts for Fenton-like oxidation of the mixture of nuclear-grade cationic and anionic exchange resins. Chemosphere, 2021, 269: 128763.
5. Yang Y J, Tao Y J, Wen W, An Q R, Song S, Xu L J*. The key role of reduction process in enhancing the properties and catalytic performance of nanoscale copper particles anchored on three-dimensional macroporous graphene. Separation and Purification Technology, 2021, 257: 117886.
6. Yang Y J, Xu L J*, Li W Y, Fan W J, Song S, Yang J. Adsorption and degradation of sulfadiazine over nanoscale zero-valent iron encapsulated in three-dimensional graphene network through oxygen-driven heterogeneous Fenton-like reactions. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 259: 118057.
7. Xu L J, Meng X, Li M, Li W Y, Sui Z G, Wang J L, Yang J*. Dissolution and degradation of nuclear grade cationic exchange resin by Fenton oxidation combining experimental results and DFT calculations. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 361: 1511-1523.
8. Xu L J, Yang Y J, Li W Y, Tao Y J, Sui Z G, Song S, Yang J*. Three-dimensional macroporous graphene-wrapped zero-valent copper nanoparticles as efficient micro-electrolysis-promoted Fenton-like catalysts for metronidazole removal. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 658: 219-233.
9. Xu L J, Li W Y, Désesquelles P*, Van-Oanh N T, Thomas S, Yang J*. A statistical model and DFT study of the fragmentation mechanisms of metronidazole by advanced oxidation processes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2019, 123: 933-942.
10. Wang S Z, Xu L J, Wang J L*. Nitrogen-doped graphene as peroxymonosulfate activator and electron transfer mediator for the enhanced degradation of sulfamethoxazole. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 375: 122041.
Award
2018 Second Prize of Teaching Quality of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Courses Taught
Radiochemistry and Water Chemistry
Nuclear Radiation and Protection
Radioactive Waste and Disposal
Projects
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China：22176067, Construction of amino acid modified iron catalysts for Fenton-like degradation of spent organic solvents from spent nuclear fuel reprocessing, 2022/01—2025/12
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China：51708238, Preparation of three-dimensional porous graphene wrapped nanoscaled bimetals based on zero-valent iron for Fenton-like oxidation of antibiotics in water, 2018/01—2020/12
3. Tsinghua University: Detection of Organic Solvent Components and Quantum Chemistry Calculation Analysis, 2019/03—2020/09
