Alex Duan

Re-Examination of the Polymer Encapsulation of Quantum Dots for Biological Applications

Fabio Lisi, Jun Sawayama, Shreedhar Gautam, Sergey Rubanov, Xiaofei Duan, Nicholas Kirkwood

Journal article  |  2023  |  ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS

The application of semiconductor core-shell quantum dots in biology requires the dispersion of these nanoparticles in water. A wid..

Performance prediction of disc and doughnut extraction columns using bayes optimization algorithm-based machine learning models

Zhenning Su, Yong Wang, Boren Tan, Quanzhong Cheng, Xiaofei Duan, Dongbing Xu, Liangliang Tian, Tao Qi

Journal article  |  2023  |  Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification

Catalytic co-pyrolysis of ironbark and waste cooking oil using X-strontium/Y-zeolite (X= Ni, Cu, Zn, Ag, and Fe)

Tewodros Kassa Dada, Md Anwarul Islam, Alex Xiaofei Duan, Elsa Antunes

Journal article  |  2022  |  JOURNAL OF THE ENERGY INSTITUTE

Probing the effect of Cu-SrO loading on catalyst supports (ZSM-5, Y-zeolite, activated carbon, Al2O3, and ZrO2) for aromatics production during catalytic co-pyrolysis of biomass and waste cooking oil

Tewodros Kassa Dada, Arun Vuppaladadiyam, Alex Xiaofei Duan, Ravinder Kumar, Elsa Antunes

Journal article  |  2022  |  BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

In this work, Cu-SrO bimetallic catalyst was synthesised and examined for catalytic co-pyrolysis of ironbark (IB) and waste cookin..

The role of fingernail selenium in the association between arsenic, lead and mercury and child development in rural Vietnam: a cross-sectional analysis

Jacob Egwunye, Barbara R Cardoso, Sabine Braat, Ha Tran, Sarah Hanieh, Dominic Hare, Alex Xiaofei Duan, Augustine Doronila, Tran Thach, Tuan Tran, Jane Fisher, Beverley-Ann Biggs

Journal article  |  2022  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

As, Pb and Hg are common environmental contaminants in low- and middle-income countries. We investigated the association between c..

A one-step preparation of superhydrophobic stainless steel mesh and application in raffinate cleaning technology as a coalescer for contaminated organic-water separation

Y Jiang, X Duan, B Tan, Y Zhang, L Xu, Y Wang

Journal article  |  2022  |  Hydrometallurgy

Improving raffinate oil-water separation efficiency and simplifying the production process of coalescing material are both in grea..

PVDF microfiltration membranes modified with AgNPs/tannic acid for efficient separation of oil and water emulsions

Yuxin Zhang, Xiaofei Duan, Boren Tan, Yuchen Jiang, Yong Wang, Tao Qi

Journal article  |  2022  |  COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Treatment of oil/water mixture, especially oil/water emulsions, is of great significance in the protection of both the environment..

Fluorinated Metal-Organic Coatings with Selective Wettability

Shuaijun Pan, Joseph J Richardson, Andrew J Christofferson, Quinn A Besford, Tian Zheng, Barry J Wood, Xiaofei Duan, Maximiliano Jesus Jara Fornerod, Christopher F McConville, Irene Yarovsky, Stefan Guldin, Lei Jiang, Frank Caruso

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Surface chemistry is a major factor that determines the wettability of materials, and devising broadly applicable coating strategi..

Increasing straw surface functionalities for enhanced adsorption property

Yusheng Fu, Xiangyu Li, Zhixin Yang, Xiaofei Duan, Zhiling Ma, Bing Han

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

A simple low-temperature partial-oxidation process was demonstrated as an effective technology for reed straw modification towards..

Synergistic effect of aeration-assisted photocatalysis: Two parallel mechanism pathways for TXP-10 surfactant removal

Zhiling Ma, Qunpeng Jia, Yanzhe Shi, Xiaofei Duan, Bing Han

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING

TXP-10 is a commercial member of alkylphenol polyethoxylate surfactant family that is widely adopted as emulsifier, detergent and ..