Dr Xiangkang Zeng
Dr

Xiangkang Zeng

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Background

Dr Xiangkang Zeng is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the UQ Dow Centre, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Monash University in 2017. He subsequently undertook postdoctoral research at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Monash University before joining UQ as an ARC DECRA Research Fellow (2022-2025) and UQ Amplify Lecturer (2025-2026).

Dr Zeng’s research focuses on functional materials and redox catalysis for energy and environmental applications, particularly electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, peroxide synthesis, CO₂ conversion, and energy storage. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed papers in leading journals, including Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Angewandte Chemie, ACS Catalysis, Applied Catalysis B, Water Research, and Green Chemistry. He also has extensive teaching experience in bioprocess engineering, process principles, thermodynamics, and research thesis supervision.

Availability

Dr Xiangkang Zeng is:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Chemical engineering Composite and hybrid materials Engineering Environmental engineering Environmental nanotechnology and nanometrology Functional materials Materials engineering Organic semiconductors Reaction engineering (excl. nuclear reactions) Wastewater treatment processes Water treatment processes

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62 works between 2011 and 2026
All (62) Journal Article (62)

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2020

Journal Article

An: in situ assembled WO3-TiO2 vertical heterojunction for enhanced Z-scheme photocatalytic activity

Liu, Yue, Zeng, Xiangkang, Easton, Christopher D., Li, Qinye, Xia, Yun, Yin, Yichun, Hu, Xiaoyi, Hu, Jian, Xia, Dehua, McCarthy, David T., Deletic, Ana, Sun, Chenghua, Yu, Jiaguo and Zhang, Xiwang (2020). An: in situ assembled WO3-TiO2 vertical heterojunction for enhanced Z-scheme photocatalytic activity. Nanoscale, 12 (16), 8775-8784. doi: 10.1039/d0nr01611j

An: in situ assembled WO3-TiO2 vertical heterojunction for enhanced Z-scheme photocatalytic activity

2020

Journal Article

Simultaneously tuning charge separation and oxygen reduction pathway on graphitic carbon nitride by polyethylenimine for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production

Zeng, Xiangkang, Liu, Yue, Kang, Yuan, Li, Qinye, Xia, Yun, Zhu, Yinlong, Hou, Huilin, Uddin, Md Hemayet, Gengenbach, Thomas R., Xia, Dehua, Sun, Chenghua, Mccarthy, David T., Deletic, Ana, Yu, Jiaguo and Zhang, Xiwang (2020). Simultaneously tuning charge separation and oxygen reduction pathway on graphitic carbon nitride by polyethylenimine for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production. ACS Catalysis, 10 (6), 3697-3706. doi: 10.1021/acscatal.9b05247

Simultaneously tuning charge separation and oxygen reduction pathway on graphitic carbon nitride by polyethylenimine for boosted photocatalytic hydrogen peroxide production

2020

Journal Article

Carbon-based materials for photo- and electrocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

Hu, Xiaoyi, Zeng, Xiangkang, Liu, Yue, Lu, Jun and Zhang, Xiwang (2020). Carbon-based materials for photo- and electrocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide. Nanoscale, 12 (30), 16008-16027. doi: 10.1039/d0nr03178j

Carbon-based materials for photo- and electrocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide

2020

Journal Article

Accelerated alkaline activation of peroxydisulfate by reduced rubidium tungstate nanorods for enhanced degradation of bisphenol A

Hu, Jian, Zeng, Xiangkang, Yin, Yichun, Liu, Yue, Li, Yang, Hu, Xiaoyi, Zhang, Lian and Zhang, Xiwang (2020). Accelerated alkaline activation of peroxydisulfate by reduced rubidium tungstate nanorods for enhanced degradation of bisphenol A. Environmental Science: Nano, 7 (11), 3547-3556. doi: 10.1039/d0en00840k

Accelerated alkaline activation of peroxydisulfate by reduced rubidium tungstate nanorods for enhanced degradation of bisphenol A

2019

Journal Article

Two-dimensional g-C3N4/TiO2 nanocomposites as vertical Z-scheme heterojunction for improved photocatalytic water disinfection

Liu, Yue, Zeng, Xiangkang, Hu, Xiaoyi, Hu, Jian, Wang, Zhouyou, Yin, Yichun, Sun, Chenghua and Zhang, Xiwang (2019). Two-dimensional g-C3N4/TiO2 nanocomposites as vertical Z-scheme heterojunction for improved photocatalytic water disinfection. Catalysis Today, 335, 243-251. doi: 10.1016/j.cattod.2018.11.053

Two-dimensional g-C3N4/TiO2 nanocomposites as vertical Z-scheme heterojunction for improved photocatalytic water disinfection

2019

Journal Article

Reusable magnetic Ag/Fe, N-TiO2/Fe3O4@SiO2 composite for simultaneous photocatalytic disinfection of E. coli and degradation of bisphenol A in sewage under visible light

He, Juhua, Zeng, Xiangkang, Lan, Shenyu and Lo, Irene M.C. (2019). Reusable magnetic Ag/Fe, N-TiO2/Fe3O4@SiO2 composite for simultaneous photocatalytic disinfection of E. coli and degradation of bisphenol A in sewage under visible light. Chemosphere, 217, 869-878. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.11.072

Reusable magnetic Ag/Fe, N-TiO2/Fe3O4@SiO2 composite for simultaneous photocatalytic disinfection of E. coli and degradation of bisphenol A in sewage under visible light

2019

Journal Article

Two-dimensional nanomaterials for photocatalytic water disinfection: recent progress and future challenges

Liu, Yue, Zeng, Xiangkang, Hu, Xiaoyi, Hu, Jian and Zhang, Xiwang (2019). Two-dimensional nanomaterials for photocatalytic water disinfection: recent progress and future challenges. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 94 (1), 22-37. doi: 10.1002/jctb.5779

Two-dimensional nanomaterials for photocatalytic water disinfection: recent progress and future challenges

2019

Journal Article

Rapid disinfection of E. coli by a ternary BiVO4/Ag/g-C3N4 composite under visible light: photocatalytic mechanism and performance investigation in authentic sewage

Zeng, Xiangkang, Lan, Shenyu and Lo, Irene M. C. (2019). Rapid disinfection of E. coli by a ternary BiVO4/Ag/g-C3N4 composite under visible light: photocatalytic mechanism and performance investigation in authentic sewage. Environmental Science: Nano, 6 (2), 610-623. doi: 10.1039/c8en01283k

Rapid disinfection of E. coli by a ternary BiVO4/Ag/g-C3N4 composite under visible light: photocatalytic mechanism and performance investigation in authentic sewage

2019

Journal Article

Enhanced trimethoxypyrimidine degradation by piezophotocatalysis of BaTiO3/Ag3PO4 using mechanical vibration and visible light simultaneously

Lan, Shenyu, Zeng, Xiangkang, Rather, Rayees Ahmad and Lo, Irene Man Chi (2019). Enhanced trimethoxypyrimidine degradation by piezophotocatalysis of BaTiO3/Ag3PO4 using mechanical vibration and visible light simultaneously. Environmental Science: Nano, 6 (2), 554-564. doi: 10.1039/c8en01192c

Enhanced trimethoxypyrimidine degradation by piezophotocatalysis of BaTiO3/Ag3PO4 using mechanical vibration and visible light simultaneously

2018

Journal Article

Development of g-C3N4/TiO2/Fe3O4@SiO2 heterojunction via sol-gel route: a magnetically recyclable direct contact Z-scheme nanophotocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic removal of ibuprofen from real sewage effluent under visible light

Kumar, Ashutosh, Khan, Musharib, Zeng, Xiangkang and Lo, Irene M.C. (2018). Development of g-C3N4/TiO2/Fe3O4@SiO2 heterojunction via sol-gel route: a magnetically recyclable direct contact Z-scheme nanophotocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic removal of ibuprofen from real sewage effluent under visible light. Chemical Engineering Journal, 353, 645-656. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2018.07.153

Development of g-C3N4/TiO2/Fe3O4@SiO2 heterojunction via sol-gel route: a magnetically recyclable direct contact Z-scheme nanophotocatalyst for enhanced photocatalytic removal of ibuprofen from real sewage effluent under visible light

2018

Journal Article

A low-pressure GO nanofiltration membrane crosslinked via ethylenediamine

Meng, Na, Zhao, Wang, Shamsaei, Ezzatollah, Wang, Gen, Zeng, Xiangkang, Lin, Xiaocheng, Xu, Tongwen, Wang, Huanting and Zhang, Xiwang (2018). A low-pressure GO nanofiltration membrane crosslinked via ethylenediamine. Journal of Membrane Science, 548, 363-371. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.11.044

A low-pressure GO nanofiltration membrane crosslinked via ethylenediamine

2018

Journal Article

Vertically-heterostructured TiO2-Ag-rGO ternary nanocomposite constructed with {001} facetted TiO2 nanosheets for enhanced Pt-free hydrogen production

Wang, Zhouyou, Low, Ze-Xian, Zeng, Xiangkang, Su, Bin, Yin, Yichun, Sun, Chenghua, Williams, Tim, Wang, Huanting and Zhang, Xiwang (2018). Vertically-heterostructured TiO2-Ag-rGO ternary nanocomposite constructed with {001} facetted TiO2 nanosheets for enhanced Pt-free hydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43 (3), 1508-1515. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2017.11.053

Vertically-heterostructured TiO2-Ag-rGO ternary nanocomposite constructed with {001} facetted TiO2 nanosheets for enhanced Pt-free hydrogen production

2017

Journal Article

Highly dispersed TiO2 nanocrystals and carbon dots on reduced graphene oxide: ternary nanocomposites for accelerated photocatalytic water disinfection

Zeng, Xiangkang, Wang, Zhouyou, Meng, Na, McCarthy, David T., Deletic, Ana, Pan, Jia-hong and Zhang, Xiwang (2017). Highly dispersed TiO2 nanocrystals and carbon dots on reduced graphene oxide: ternary nanocomposites for accelerated photocatalytic water disinfection. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 202, 33-41. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2016.09.014

Highly dispersed TiO2 nanocrystals and carbon dots on reduced graphene oxide: ternary nanocomposites for accelerated photocatalytic water disinfection

2017

Journal Article

Graphene-based antimicrobial nanomaterials: rational design and applications for water disinfection and microbial control

Zeng, Xiangkang, Wang, Gen, Liu, Yue and Zhang, Xiwang (2017). Graphene-based antimicrobial nanomaterials: rational design and applications for water disinfection and microbial control. Environmental Science: Nano, 4 (12), 2248-2266. doi: 10.1039/c7en00583k

Graphene-based antimicrobial nanomaterials: rational design and applications for water disinfection and microbial control

2017

Journal Article

Highly dispersed TiO2 nanocrystals and WO3 nanorods on reduced graphene oxide: Z-scheme photocatalysis system for accelerated photocatalytic water disinfection

Zeng, Xiangkang, Wang, Zhouyou, Wang, Gen, Gengenbach, Thomas R., McCarthy, David T., Deletic, Ana, Yu, Jiaguo and Zhang, Xiwang (2017). Highly dispersed TiO2 nanocrystals and WO3 nanorods on reduced graphene oxide: Z-scheme photocatalysis system for accelerated photocatalytic water disinfection. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 218, 163-173. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.06.055

Highly dispersed TiO2 nanocrystals and WO3 nanorods on reduced graphene oxide: Z-scheme photocatalysis system for accelerated photocatalytic water disinfection

2016

Journal Article

Ultrathin titanium oxide nanosheets film with memory bactericidal activity

Wang, Gen, Xing, Zheng, Zeng, Xiangkang, Feng, Chuanping, McCarthy, David T., Deletic, Ana and Zhang, Xiwang (2016). Ultrathin titanium oxide nanosheets film with memory bactericidal activity. Nanoscale, 8 (42), 18050-18056. doi: 10.1039/c6nr06313f

Ultrathin titanium oxide nanosheets film with memory bactericidal activity

2016

Journal Article

Highly recoverable TiO2-GO nanocomposites for stormwater disinfection

Wang, Gen, Feng, Wenjun, Zeng, Xiangkang, Wang, Zhouyou, Feng, Chuanping, McCarthy, David T., Deletic, Ana and Zhang, Xiwang (2016). Highly recoverable TiO2-GO nanocomposites for stormwater disinfection. Water Research, 94, 363-370. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.02.067

Highly recoverable TiO2-GO nanocomposites for stormwater disinfection

2016

Journal Article

Constructing ultrathin film with "memory" photocatalytic activity from monolayered tungstate nanodots

Xing, Zheng, Zeng, Xiangkang, Deletic, Ana, McCarthy, David, Wang, Gen and Zhang, Xiwang (2016). Constructing ultrathin film with "memory" photocatalytic activity from monolayered tungstate nanodots. Chemical Communications, 52 (43), 6985-6988. doi: 10.1039/c6cc00102e

Constructing ultrathin film with "memory" photocatalytic activity from monolayered tungstate nanodots

2015

Journal Article

Silver/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hydrogel as Novel Bactericidal Filter for Point-of-Use Water Disinfection

Zeng, Xiangkang, McCarthy, David T., Deletic, Ana and Zhang, Xiwang (2015). Silver/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hydrogel as Novel Bactericidal Filter for Point-of-Use Water Disinfection. Advanced Functional Materials, 25 (27), 4344-4351. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201501454

Silver/Reduced Graphene Oxide Hydrogel as Novel Bactericidal Filter for Point-of-Use Water Disinfection

2012

Journal Article

Anthraquinone dye assisted the decolorization of azo dyes by a novel Trametes trogii laccase

Zeng, Xiangkang, Cai, Yujie, Liao, Xiangru, Zeng, Xianglong, Luo, Shoupeng and Zhang, Dabing (2012). Anthraquinone dye assisted the decolorization of azo dyes by a novel Trametes trogii laccase. Process Biochemistry, 47 (1), 160-163. doi: 10.1016/j.procbio.2011.10.019

Anthraquinone dye assisted the decolorization of azo dyes by a novel Trametes trogii laccase

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2029
    ARC Research Hub for Value-Added Processing of Underutilised Carbon Wastes (ARC ITRP administered by Monash University)
    Monash University
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2026
    In situ WAXS Study of Structural Evolution in LiFePO4 Waste-Derived Phosphate/FeNi Alloy OER Catalysts
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2026
    Probing Oxygen Reduction Reaction Mechanism on Ni-Porphyrin Covalent Organic Polymer Catalysts via In-situ Synchrotron-FTIR Microspectroscopy
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2026
    X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy Study of LiFePO4 Waste-Derived Phosphate/FeNi Alloy Catalysts for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Intelligent 3D Laser Nanoprinting Facility with In-situ Characterisation (ARC LIEF administered by RMIT University)
    Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University
    Open grant
  • 2025
    Unveiling the coordination environment of single-atom catalysts for hydrogen peroxide synthesis
    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2025
    Green Peroxide for Pollutants Removal
    Queensland-Chinese Academy of Sciences (Q-CAS) Collaborative Science Fund (DES)
    Open grant
  • 2023
    Single Atom Electrocatalyst of Iridium Oxide for Low-cost Green Hydrogen Production
    UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Bioinspired Photocatalysts for Solar-Driven Hydrogen Peroxide Production
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Xiangkang Zeng is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring Catalysts for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Generation

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Hong Peng, Professor Xiwang Zhang, Dr Chao Xing

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Structural and Electronic Regulation of Porphyrin-Based Catalysts for Selective Hydrogen Peroxide Production via Oxygen Reduction

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Tom Rufford

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Sustainable materials for electrochemical capture of CO2

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Mike Tebyetekerwa

Completed supervision

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