Overview
Background
Prof. Xiwang Zhang is the Endowed Dow Chair in Sustainable Engineering Innovation at the University of Queensland, Director of UQ Dow Centre, and Director of ARC Centre of Excellence for Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GetCO2). He was the Founding Director of ARC Industry Transformation Research Hub for Energy-efficient Separation (EESep) and the Deputy Director of Monash Centre for Membrane Innovation (MCMI) at Monash University before he moved to UQ in 2022. Prof. Zhang has more than 15 years of R&D experience in both academia and industry with demonstrated achievements in technology development and translation. His research focuses on membrane and advanced oxidation technologies for energy-efficient separation, water and wastewater treatment, resource recovery, green chemical synthesis, and renewable energy generation. Prof. Zhang was the recipient of the prestigious ARC Australian Research Fellowship, Future Fellowship and Monash Larkins Fellowship.
Availability
- Professor Xiwang Zhang is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- PhD, Chinese Acad.Sc.
- Master of Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
- Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, ChinaU.M.T
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Fast photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide generation by singlet oxygen-engaged sequential excitation energy and electron-transfer process
Zeng, Xiangkang, Wang, Tianyi, Wang, Zhuyuan, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Liu, Yue, Liu, Zhuoyue, Wang, Gen, Wibowo, Ary Anggara, Pierens, Gregory, Gu, Qinfen and Zhang, Xiwang (2024). Fast photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide generation by singlet oxygen-engaged sequential excitation energy and electron-transfer process. ACS Catalysis, 14 (13), 9955-9968. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.4c01591
2024
Journal Article
Stable H2O2 electrosynthesis at industrially-relevant currents by a membrane-based electrode with high oxygen accessibility
Liu, Zimou, Li, Kuiling, Liu, Lie, Song, Hang, Zhang, Yong, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhang, Xiwang, Wang, Ke, Xu, Lili and Wang, Jun (2024). Stable H2O2 electrosynthesis at industrially-relevant currents by a membrane-based electrode with high oxygen accessibility. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 357 124311, 124311. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124311
2024
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Accurate prediction of solvent flux in sub-1-nm slit-pore nanosheet membranes
Chen, Xiaofang, Qin, Yao, Zhu, Yudan, Pan, Xueling, Wang, Yuqi, Ma, Hongyu, Wang, Ruoxin, Easton, Christopher D., Chen, Yu, Tang, Cheng, Du, Aijun, Huang, Aisheng, Xie, Zongli, Zhang, Xiwang, Simon, George P., Banaszak Holl, Mark M., Lu, Xiaohua, Novoselov, Kostya S. and Wang, Huanting (2024). Accurate prediction of solvent flux in sub-1-nm slit-pore nanosheet membranes. Science Advances, 10 (17) eadm7315, eadl1455. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adl1455
2024
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Reversible pH-Gated MXene membranes with ultrahigh mono-/divalent-ion selectivity
Xu, Rongming, Zhang, Jingyue, Kang, Yuan, Yu, Hang, Zhang, Weiming, Hua, Ming, Pan, Bingcai and Zhang, Xiwang (2024). Reversible pH-Gated MXene membranes with ultrahigh mono-/divalent-ion selectivity. Environmental Science and Technology, 58 (15), 6835-6842. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10497
2024
Journal Article
Engineering 2D photocatalysts for solar hydrogen peroxide production
Yang, Jindi, Zeng, Xiangkang, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Wang, Zhuyuan, Bie, Chuanbiao, Sun, Xin, Marriam, Ifra and Zhang, Xiwang (2024). Engineering 2D photocatalysts for solar hydrogen peroxide production. Advanced Energy Materials, 14 (23) 2400740. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202400740
2024
Journal Article
Electricity generation from carbon dioxide adsorption by spatially nanoconfined ion separation
Wang, Zhuyuan, Hu, Ting, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zeng, Xiangkang, Du, Fan, Kang, Yuan, Li, Xuefeng, Zhang, Hao, Wang, Huanting and Zhang, Xiwang (2024). Electricity generation from carbon dioxide adsorption by spatially nanoconfined ion separation. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 2672, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47040-x
2024
Journal Article
High-Efficient removal of mercury in water by the flexible NH2-MIL-53(Al): Exploiting the gate opening effect
Jian, Meipeng, Yang, Xiaoqin, Huang, Congxin, Tang, Chaochun, Zhang, Xiwang, Liu, Ruiping and Li, Haiyan (2024). High-Efficient removal of mercury in water by the flexible NH2-MIL-53(Al): Exploiting the gate opening effect. Chemical Engineering Journal, 483 149022, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.149022
2024
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Adaptive gating enhances intelligent membranes for cellular functions and precise separations
Zhang, Mengchen, Xing, Chao, Huang, Jianan, Li, Peishan, Jiang, Long, Liu, Lingfeng, Jia, Jianbo, Zhang, Xiwang, Zhang, Shanqing and Liu, Changyu (2024). Adaptive gating enhances intelligent membranes for cellular functions and precise separations. Advanced Functional Materials, 34 (8) 2310647, 1-11. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202310647
2024
Journal Article
Understanding the electrochemical extraction of lithium from ultradilute solutions
Sun, Kaige, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zeng, Xiangkang, Wang, Zhuyuan, Duignan, Timothy T. and Zhang, Xiwang (2024). Understanding the electrochemical extraction of lithium from ultradilute solutions. Environmental Science & Technology, 58 (8), 3997-4007. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c09111
2024
Journal Article
Author Correction: A sunlight-responsive metal–organic framework system for sustainable water desalination
Ou, Ranwen, Zhang, Huacheng, Truong, Vinh X., Zhang, Lian, Hegab, Hanaa M., Han, Li, Hou, Jue, Zhang, Xiwang, Deletic, Ana, Jiang, Lei, Simon, George P. and Wang, Huanting (2024). Author Correction: A sunlight-responsive metal–organic framework system for sustainable water desalination. Nature Sustainability, 7 (3), 1-1. doi: 10.1038/s41893-024-01303-z
2024
Journal Article
Electrode, electrolyte, and membrane materials for electrochemical CO2 capture
Sun, Kaige, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Zhang, Hongxia, Zeng, Xiangkang, Wang, Zhuyuan, Xu, Zhen, Rufford, Thomas E. and Zhang, Xiwang (2024). Electrode, electrolyte, and membrane materials for electrochemical CO2 capture. Advanced Energy Materials, 14 (24) 2400625. doi: 10.1002/aenm.202400625
2024
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Functionalized 2D membranes for separations at the 1-nm scale
Kang, Yuan, Wang, Yuqi, Zhang, Hao, Wang, Zhouyou, Zhang, Xiwang and Wang, Huanting (2024). Functionalized 2D membranes for separations at the 1-nm scale. Chemical Society Reviews, 53 (15), 7939-7959. doi: 10.1039/d4cs00272e
2023
Journal Article
Two-dimensional MXene membranes with biomimetic sub-nanochannels for enhanced cation sieving
Xu, Rongming, Kang, Yuan, Zhang, Weiming, Pan, Bingcai and Zhang, Xiwang (2023). Two-dimensional MXene membranes with biomimetic sub-nanochannels for enhanced cation sieving. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 4907, 10-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-40742-8
2023
Journal Article
Nanoconfinement enabled non-covalently decorated MXene membranes for ion-sieving
Kang, Yuan, Hu, Ting, Wang, Yuqi, He, Kaiqiang, Wang, Zhuyuan, Hora, Yvonne, Zhao, Wang, Xu, Rongming, Chen, Yu, Xie, Zongli, Wang, Huanting, Gu, Qinfen and Zhang, Xiwang (2023). Nanoconfinement enabled non-covalently decorated MXene membranes for ion-sieving. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 4075, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39533-y
2023
Journal Article
Dehydration-enhanced ion-pore interactions dominate anion transport and selectivity in nanochannels
Lu, Chenghai, Hu, Chengzhi, Chen, Zhibin, Wang, Peiyao, Feng, Fan, He, Guangzhi, Wang, Fuyi, Zhang, Yanyan, Liu, Jefferson Zhe, Zhang, Xiwang and Qu, Jiuhui (2023). Dehydration-enhanced ion-pore interactions dominate anion transport and selectivity in nanochannels. Science Advances, 9 (27) adf8412, 1-13. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adf8412
2023
Journal Article
Sustainable catalytic oxidation of glycerol: a review
Hu, Xiaoyi, Lu, Jun, Liu, Yue, Chen, Liang, Zhang, Xiwang and Wang, Huanting (2023). Sustainable catalytic oxidation of glycerol: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 21 (5), 2825-2861. doi: 10.1007/s10311-023-01608-z
2023
Journal Article
JECE guidelines – 2023
Vilar, Vítor J.P., Fatta-Kassinos, Despo, Lim, Teik Thye, Lee, Yunho, Palmisano, Giovanni, Zhang, Xiwang, Shih, Kaimin, Fernández-Ibáñez, Pilar, Giannis, Apostolos, Marugán, Javier, Giannakis, Stefanos, Božić, Ana Lončarić, He, Chao, Koh, Dong-Yeun, Takahashi, Fumitake, Rizzo, Luigi, Xu, Pei, Liu, Xianwei, Yang, Xin, Liu, Yang and Men, Yujie (2023). JECE guidelines – 2023. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 11 (3) 109788, 109788. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.109788
2023
Journal Article
Exceptional photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production from sandwich‐structured graphene interlayered phenolic resins nanosheets with mesoporous channels
Tian, Qiang, Zeng, Xiang‐Kang, Zhao, Chen, Jing, Ling‐Yan, Zhang, Xi‐Wang and Liu, Jian (2023). Exceptional photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production from sandwich‐structured graphene interlayered phenolic resins nanosheets with mesoporous channels. Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (21) 2213173, 1-12. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202213173
2023
Journal Article
Smart utilisation of reverse solute diffusion in forward osmosis for water treatment: a mini review
Wu, Xing, Zhang, Xiwang, Wang, Huanting and Xie, Zongli (2023). Smart utilisation of reverse solute diffusion in forward osmosis for water treatment: a mini review. Science of the Total Environment, 873 162430, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162430
2023
Journal Article
Electrocapacitive Deionization: Mechanisms, Electrodes, and Cell Designs
Sun, Kaige, Tebyetekerwa, Mike, Wang, Chao, Wang, Xianfen, Zhang, Xiwang and Zhao, Xiu Song (2023). Electrocapacitive Deionization: Mechanisms, Electrodes, and Cell Designs. Advanced Functional Materials, 33 (18) 2213578, 1-33. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202213578
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Micropollutant removal by using advanced nanofiltration/reverse osmosis membranes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jingwei Hou
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Doctor Philosophy
Synthesis and applications of advanced membranes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jingwei Hou, Dr Zhe Yang
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Doctor Philosophy
Modifying perfluorinated sulfonic acid-based proton exchange membranes for advanced redox flow batteries
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zhuyuan Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Optimizing low emission technology for clean energy transition
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Darren Martin
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Doctor Philosophy
2D transition metal phosphide nanomaterials for H2 production
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mike Tebyetekerwa
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Doctor Philosophy
Utilising co-products of water electrolysis in wastewater treatment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Xiangkang Zeng, Dr Zhuyuan Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Development of photocatalytic-photothermal-membrane separation systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mike Tebyetekerwa
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Doctor Philosophy
Nanoengineered MXene-based electrode materials for capacitive deionization
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mike Tebyetekerwa
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Doctor Philosophy
COFs-based ion-exchange membranes for energy storage and green chemical synthesis
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zhuyuan Wang
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Doctor Philosophy
Rational design of semiconductors for light-driven hydrogen peroxide production
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mike Tebyetekerwa, Dr Xiangkang Zeng
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Doctor Philosophy
Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) photocatalytic glasses
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jingwei Hou
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Doctor Philosophy
Metal halide perovskite (MHP) metal-organic framework (MOF) composite: synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jingwei Hou
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Doctor Philosophy
Application of advanced membranes in precise separation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Zhe Yang
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Doctor Philosophy
Mixed matrix membranes for CO2 gas separation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Rijia Lin, Associate Professor Jingwei Hou
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Doctor Philosophy
High efficiency oil extraction from Nannochloropsis algae with nanofiltration and upstream design
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Graphene Oxide-Iron Oxide Nanocomposites for Dye Contaminated Wastewater Remediation
Associate Advisor
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