An article entitled Superhydrophobic Air-Breathing Cathode for Efficient Hydrogen Peroxide Generation through Two-Electron Pathway Oxygen Reduction Reaction was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. It is conducted by associate professor Nan Li from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering.In this research, PTFE0.57showed the highest H2O2 yield of 3005 ± 58 mg L−1h−1(at ...
In-depth understanding and rational manipulation of the electron transfer process and molecule diffusion process are critical to promote the overall photocatalytic efficiency. Recently, associate Prof. Jiafu Shi from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering collaborated with Prof. Zhongyi Jiang and Associate Prof. Dong Yang, developed a core@shell photocatalyst that embodies graphiti...
Recently, Dr. Nan Li from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering published a paper titled “A Novel Electro-coagulation-Fenton for Energy Efficient Cyanobacteria and Cyanotoxins Removal without Chemical Addition” in the top environmental engineering publication Journal of Hazardous Materials.Harmful cyanobacterial bloom is a serious threat to global aquatic ecology and drinking wa...
As a natural renewable resource, the catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass is considered to be an important strategy to alleviate the tremendous dependence on fossil resources. The synthesis of γ-valerolactone (GVL), which is hailed as a new-generation of biomass-based platform molecules, and its derived valeric biofuels is believed to be one of the pivotal steps in the transformatio...
A research group led by associate professor Nan Li from the School of Environmental Science and Engineering has developed a novel technology in heterotopic formaldehyde biodegradation, and published an article entitled “Heterotopic Formaldehyde Biodegradation through UV/H2O2 System with Biosynthetic H2O2” as the cover paper in Water Environment Research,an academic journal of the Water Env...
On December 15, 2019, a Special Exhibition of Chinese Wood-block New Year Pictures and Culture “Spring Festival with Paintings 2020” opened up in the Zheng Dong Library at Tianjin University’s Peiyangyuan Campus, which will continue until next spring. Being held by the Feng Jicai Research Institute of Literature and Art, this event employs various ways such as special exhibitions, keynote re...