Chunxiang Zhu

Chunxian Zhu Research ScholarChunxiang Zhu
Research Scholar
Ph.D., University of Connecticut (2020)

Department of Materials Science and Engineering
25 King Hill Road
Storrs, CT 06269

Email: chunxiang.zhu@uconn.edu

Research Interests

  • Heterogenous catalysis
  • CO2 capture and conversion
  • Solid-solid interface engineering
  • Multifunctional sensor 
  • Advanced filtration

 Awards & Honors

2023 DOE-SBIR Phase shift I award, $5k
2020 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Connecticut, $2k

 

Recent Publications

Weng, J., C. Zhu., Zhao, B. et al. Enhancing sorption kinetics by oriented and single crystalline array-structured ZSM-5 film on monoliths. Nat Commun 15, 5541 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49672-5

C. Zhu, S. Du, S. Wang, X. Lu, M. Zhang, B. Zhang, F. Liu, W. Xiao, Y. Guo, J. Ding, Z. Zhang, P.-X. Gao, PGM-free metal oxide nanoarray forests for water-promoted low-temperature soot oxidation, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 341 (2024) 123336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123336.

M. Hu, X. Lu, C. Zhu, T. Yang, H. Tan, L. Jin, P. Kerns, M. Meng, S.L. Suib, P. Gao, J. He, Ultrasmall Cu Nanoparticles Supported on Crystalline, Mesoporous ZnO for Selective CO2 Hydrogenation, ChemCatChem (2023) e202301077. https://doi.org/10.1002/cctc.202301077.

U. Salahuddin, J. Sun, C. Zhu, P. Gao, Filtration Methods for Microplastic Removal in Wastewater Streams — A Review, Int. J. High Speed Electronic Syst. 32 (2023) 2350019. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0129156423500192.

U. Salahuddin, R. Shortt, C. Zhu, D. Li, P.-X. Gao, Modeling and Simulation Based Parametric Analysis for Monolithic CO2 Hydrogenation Reactors Using Experimental Data, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 62 (2023) 14300–14310. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.3c01618.

M.R. Nielsen, S. March, R. Sainju, C. Zhu, P.-X. Gao, S.L. Suib, Y. Zhu, In-situ ETEM Observation of Competing Mechanisms for Filamentous Carbon Gasification, Microscopy and Microanalysis 29 (2023) 1296–1297. https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozad067.663.

Y. Yu, C. Zhu, B. Zhao, P.-X. Gao, J. Liu, Electron Microscopy of Hierarchically Structured Nano-array Catalysts, Microscopy and Microanalysis 29 (2023) 124–125. https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozad067.055.

U. Salahuddin, J. Sun, C. Zhu, M. Wu, B. Zhao, P.-X. Gao, Plastic Recycling: A Review on Life Cycle, Methods, Misconceptions, and Techno-Economic Analysis, Advanced Sustainable Systems 7 (2023) 2200471. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.202200471.

F. Liu, X. Lu, C. Zhu, Z. Bian, X. Song, J. Sun, B. Zhang, J. Weng, A. Subramanian, X. Tong, L. Zhang, A.M. Dongare, C.-Y. Nam, Y. Ding, G. Zheng, H. Tan, P.-X. Gao, Unraveling Anisotropic and Pulsating Etching of ZnO Nanorods in Hydrochloric Acid via Correlative Electron Microscopy, ACS Nano 17 (2023) 12603–12615. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c02940.

J. Sun, F. Liu, U. Salahuddin, M. Wu, C. Zhu, X. Lu, B. Zhang, B. Zhao, Z. Xie, Y. Ding, D. Li, C.-Y. Nam, F.-Y. Zhang, P.-X. Gao, Optimization and understanding of ZnO nanoarray supported Cu-ZnO-Al2O3 catalyst for enhanced CO2 -methanol conversion at low temperature and pressure, Chemical Engineering Journal 455 (2023) 140559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.140559.

X. Lu, F. Liu, Y. Dang, M. Li, M. Ruan, M. Wu, C. Zhu, T. Mani, S.L. Suib, P.-X. Gao, Transition-metal doped titanate nanowire photocatalysts boosted by selective ion-exchange induced defect engineering, Applied Surface Science 591 (2022) 153116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.153116.