On 18 December, 20 academicians gathered at Tianjin University, attending the Third Conference of the Academic Committee, an Expert Consultation group, organized by the Tianjin Academy of China Engineering Technology Development Strategy (Tianjin Academy).Heads of related departments of the Tianjin Municipal People’s Government, as well as academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering a...
On December 28, 2019, a Forum on the promotion of Emerging Engineering Education (3E) was held at Tianjin University (TJU) to discuss the 2nd phased 3E research and project planning guidelines which aim to deepen 3E in terms of its content and coverage. The Excellence 9 also released the Declaration on the Quality of Emerging Engineering Education during the forum.How to further deepen 3E? W...
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...