Position

Hongshen   Young Scholars (B), Professor

Address

Rm   332 at Environmental Hall, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing   University

Email

yezhihong@cqu.edu.cn

RESEARCH   INTERESTS:

⟡    Wastewater   Treatment and Resource Recovery;

⟡    Electrochemical   Advanced Oxidation Processes;

⟡    Multifunctional   Nanomaterials Design;

⟡    Environmental   Electrochemistry;

⟡    Photocatalysis.

MEMBERSHIP   AND REFEREE ACTIVITIES:

n  Member of   International Society of Electrochemistry since 2017;

n  Member of Chinese   Chemical Society since 2021;

■    Guest Editor of Catalysts;

■    Referee of Chemical Engineering Journal, Chemosphere, Journal   of Hazardous Materials, Water Research, Journal of Cleaner Production,   Inorganica Chimica Acta, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, etc. SCI   journals.

ACADEMIC   CURRICULUM:

➢    2020.11-Present,   Hongshen   Young Scholars (B), Professor,   Chongqing University

➢    2020.01-2020.10,   Post-doctoral, The University of Hong Kong

➢    2019.01-2019.05,   Visiting PhD, Imperial College London

➢    2016.10-2019.12,   PhD in Electrochemistry. Science and Technology, University of Barcelona

➢    2015.02-2015.07,   Visiting Master, National Cheng Kung University

➢    2013.09-2016.06,   M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University

➢    2009.09-2013.06,   B.E. in Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University

PARTICIPATION   IN FUNDED PROJECTS:

[1] Chongqing   University ‘Hongshen Young Scholars’ start-up funds, 2020/11-, chief-in   charge

[2] N-rich iron single atom catalysts derived from MOFs:   Unraveling their role in the enhancement of heterogeneous electro-Fenton   process, National Natural Science Foundation Youth Science Foundation, (5210100359),   2021.01-2024.01, chief-in charge

[3] MOFs derived atomically dispersed Co-Nx sites to enhance   electro-Fenton treatment of PPCPs, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central   Universities, (02190052020062) 2020.01-2022.01, chief-in charge

[4] The development of refractory industrial wastewater   treatment technologies, Horizontal Research and Development Plan, 2021.03-2023.0,   Main Research

[5] Enhanced Separation and Sludge Refinery for Wastewater   Treatment – Solving the Nexus of Pollution Control and Resource Recovery in   Mega Cities, Theme-based Research Scheme of the Research Grants Council, Hong   Kong, (Project T21-711/16-R), 2016-2012, Participation

[6] Scale-up of electrochemical technology for the treatment of   industrial wastewater and integral study of reaction products by means of   advanced analytical techniques, MINECO-Economy and Competitiveness   Department, Spain, (Project CTQ2016-78616-R), Main Research

[7] Study of solar fered-Fenton treatment of refractory landfill   leachate，Human   Settlements and Environment Commission of Shenzhen Municipality, 2014-2015, Main   Research

MAJOR   PUBLICATIONS:

[15] Z.H. Ye, F. Miao, H. Zhang. Performance   investigation of electrochemical assisted HClO/Fe²⁺ process for   the treatment of landfill leachate. Environ. Sci. Pollut.   Res.   (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-19174-2, IF 4.223.

[14] Z.H. Ye, R. Oriol, C. Yang, I.   Sirés, X.Y. Li. A novel NH₂-MIL-88B(Fe)-modified   ceramic membrane for the integration of electro-Fenton and filtration   processes: A case study on naproxen degradation. Chem. Eng.   J. 433 (2022)   133547, IF 13.273.

[13] Z.H. Ye, G.E.M.   Schukraft, A. L´Hermitte, Y. Xiong, E. Brillas, I. Sirés. Mechanism and   stability of an Fe-based 2D MOF during the photoelectro-Fenton treatment of   organic micropollutants under UVA and visible light irradiation. Water Res. 184   (2020) 115986, IF 11.236.

[12] Z.H. Ye, J.A.   Padilla, E. Xuriguera, E. Brillas, I. Sirés. Magnetic MIL(Fe)-type   MOF-derived N-doped nano-ZVI@C rods as heterogeneous catalyst for the   electro-Fenton degradation of gemfibrozil in a complex aqueous matrix. Appl.   Catal. B: Environ. 266 (2020) 118604, IF 19.503.

[11] Z.H. Ye, J.A.   Padilla, E. Xuriguera, J.L. Beltran, F. Alcaide, E. Brillas, I. Sirés. A   highly stable MOF-engineered FeS₂/C nanocatalyst for heterogeneous   electro-Fenton treatment: Validation in wastewater at mild pH. Environ.   Sci. Technol. 54 (2020) 4664-4674, IF 9.028.

[10] Z.H. Ye, E.   Brillas, F. Centellas, P.L. Cabot, I. Sirés. Expanding the application of   photoelectro-Fenton treatment to urban wastewater using the Fe(III)-EDDS   complex. Water Res. 169 (2020) 115219, IF 11.236.

[9] Z.H. Ye, E.   Xuriguera, J.A. Padilla, E. Brillas, I. Sirés, NH₂-MIL-88B-derived   magnetic Fe@C-N nanocomposites as heterogeneous electro-Fenton catalysts for   the degradation of organic micropollutants in wastewater. Proceedings   Book ‘Recent Progress on Electrochemistry at the Iberian Peninsula’ -XL   Meeting of the Specialized Group of Electrochemistry of the Royal Spanish   Society of Chemistry and the XX Iberian Meeting of Electrochemistry (Huelva,   Spain, 9-12 July 2019), page 29-32, Publications of the Universidad de   Huelva. ISBN (printed): 978-84-18280-57-3; ElSBN (pdf): 978-84-18280-58-0;   Legal deposit: H 217-2020. Published in 2020.

[8] Z.H. Ye, E.   Brillas, F. Centellas, P.L. Cabot, I. Sirés. Electro-Fenton process at mild   pH using Fe(III)–EDDS as soluble catalyst and carbon felt as cathode. Appl.   Catal. B: Environ. 257 (2019) 117907, IF 19.503.

[7] Z.H. Ye, D.R.V.   Guelfi, G. Alvarez, F. Alcaide, E. Brillas, I. Sirés. Enhanced   electrocatalytic production of H₂O₂ at Co-based   air-diffusion cathodes for the photoelectro-Fenton treatment of bronopol. Appl.   Catal. B: Environ. 247 (2019) 191-199, IF 19.503.

[6] Z.H. Ye, J.R.   Steter, F. Centellas, P.L. Cabot, E. Brillas, I. Sirés. Photoelectro-Fenton   as post-treatment for electrocoagulated benzophenone-3-loaded synthetic and   urban wastewater. J. Clean. Prod. 208 (2019) 1393-1402, IF 9.297.

[5] Z.H. Ye, I.   Sirés, H. Zhang, Y.H. Huang. Mineralization of pentachlorophenol by   ferrioxalate-assisted solar photo-Fenton process at mild pH. Chemosphere   217 (2019) 475-482, IF 7.086.

[4] Z.H. Ye, E.   Brillas, F. Centellas, P.L. Cabot, I. Sirés. Electrochemical treatment of   butylated hydroxyanisole: Electrocoagulation versus advanced oxidation. Sep.   Purif. Technol. 208 (2019) 19-26, IF 7.312.

[3] Z.H. Ye, J. Geng,   M. Chen, Y. Qian, L. Wu, L. yang, H. Zhang. Effect of a solar   photoelectro-Fenton system using a recirculation reactor on biologically treated   landfill leachate. J. Hazard Mater. 319 (2016) 51-60, IF 10.588.

[2] Z.H. Ye, H.   Zhang, X. Zhang, D. Zhou. Treatment of landfill leachate using   electrochemically assisted UV/chlorine process: Effect of operating   conditions, molecular weight distribution and fluorescence EEM-PARAFAC   analysis. Chem. Eng. J. 286 (2016) 508-516, IF 13.273.

[1] Z.H. Ye, J. Wang, L. Sun, D. Zhang, H. Zhang. Removal of ammonium from   municipal landfill leachate using natural zeolites. Environ.   Technol. 36 (2015) 2919-2923, IF 3.247.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

l  2021.09，15^th Waterchem 2021. Harbin   (China), Oral presentation.

l  2019.07, 4th Workshop ‘Advanced   Materials’. Varna (Bulgaria), Oral presentation.

l  2019.07, XL Reunión del Grupo   Especializado de Electroquímica de la RSEQ (XX Iberian Meeting of   Electrochemistry)’. Huelva (Spain), Keynote.

l  2019.05, XXXVII Reunión Bienal de la   RSEQ (Symposium 10: Sustainable electrochemical engineering: Progress and   challenges). San Sebastian (Spain), Oral presentation.

l  2019.05, 25th Topical Meeting of the   International Society of Electrochemistry. Toledo (Spain), Oral presentation.

l  2018.10, 12th Environmental Conference   for Doctoral Students, Tsinghua University. Beijing (China), Oral   presentation.

l  2018.09, 69th Annual Meeting of the   International Society of Electrochemistry (69th ISE Meeting). Bologna (Italy),   Oral presentation.

l  2018.07, XXXIX Reunión del Grupo   Especializado de Electroquímica de la RSEQ (3rd E3 Mediterranean   Symposium: Electrochemistry for Environment and Energy). Madrid (Spain), Oral   presentation.

●    2017.10, 10th   World Congress of Chemical Engineering’(WCCE10). Barcelona   (Spain)

l  2017.07, XXXVIII Reunión del Grupo   Especializado de Electroquímica de la RSEQ (XIX Encontro Ibérico de Electroquímica).   Vitoria (Spain), Poster.

l  2015.08, 250th ACS National Meeting   & Exposition. Boston (USA), Oral presentation.

●    2014.09,   9th International Conference on Urban Watershed Management. Tianjin   (China), Oral presentation.

AWARDS:

l    Awarded with   the ‘PhD National Scholarship 2016-2019’ by China Scholarship Council.