Location:
Weixin Zou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Environment
Nanjing University
Tel：+86-18260086676
Email: [email protected]
ORCID: 0000-0001-5001-2841
Education
Ph D, Nanjing University (2011-2015)
BS, Suzhou University of Science and Technology (2007-2011)
Professional Experience
Associate Professor, Nanjing University (2021.3-)
Assistant Researcher, Nanjing University (2019.1-2021.2)
Visiting research fellow, University of Florida (2017.5-2017.10)
Postdoctor, Nanjing University (2016.1-2018.12)
Research Interests
Design and fabrication of rare earth-based functional nanomaterials and study on the related catalytic performance, including the controllable preparation of cerium-based nanomaterials, regulation of oxygen defects in catalysts, and the catalytic mechanisms of adsorption, conversion, and removal/resource reuse of atmospheric pollutants (NO, VOCs, greenhouse gas CO2) on catalysts.
Academic Service
Reviewing journals, e.g. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Hazardous Materials, etc.
Teaching
Environmental Physical Chemistry Experiment
Freshman Seminar Course—Chemistry and Environment
Selected Publications
1、Wanqin Li, Li Jin, Fei Gao, Haiqin Wan, Yu Pu, Xiaoqian Wei, Chong Chen, Weixin Zou*, Chengzhang Zhu, Lin Dong*, Advantageous roles of phosphate decorated octahedral CeO2 {111}/g-C3N4 in boosting photocatalytic CO2 reduction: Charge transfer bridge and Lewis basic site, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 294 (2021) 120257.
2、Chengzhang Zhu, Qiming Xian, Qiuying He, Chuanxiang Chen,* Weixin Zou,* Cheng Sun, Shaobin Wang, and Xiaoguang Duan*, Edge-Rich Bicrystalline 1T/2H-MoS2 Cocatalyst-Decorated {110} Terminated CeO2 Nanorods for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13 (2021) 35818.
3、Xiaoqian Wei, Xin Wang, Yu Pu, Annai Liu, Chong Chen, Weixin Zou*, Yulin Zheng, Jinsheng Huang, Yue Zhang, Yicheng Yang, Mu. Naushad, Bin Gao, Lin Dong*, Facile ball-milling synthesis of CeO2/g-C3N4 Z-scheme heterojunction for synergistic adsorption and photodegradation of methylene blue: Characteristics, kinetics, models, and mechanisms, Chem. Eng. J. 420 (2021) 127719.
4、Yu Pu, Wanqin Li, Yandi Cai, Xiaoqian Wei, Xin Wang, Chong Chen, Weixin Zou*, Lin Dong, Effects of different treatment atmospheres on CeO2/g-C3N4 photocatalytic CO2 reduction: good or bad? Catal. Sci. Technol. 11 (2021) 2827.
5、Chengzhang Zhu, Xiaoqian Wei, Wanqin Li, Yu Pu, Jingfang Sun, Kunlin Tang, Haiqin Wan, Chengyan Ge,* Weixin Zou,* Lin Dong, Crystal-Plane Effects of CeO2 {110} and CeO2 {100} on Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction: Synergistic Interactions of Oxygen Defects and Hydroxyl Groups, ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 8 (2020) 14397.
6、Chengzhang Zhu, Yuting Wang, Zhifeng Jiang, Fanchao Xu, Qiming Xian*, Cheng Sun, Qing Tong, Weixin Zou*, Xiaoguang Duan, Shaobin Wang, CeO2 nanocrystal-modified layered MoS2/g-C3N4 as 0D/2D ternary composite for visible-light photocatalytic hydrogenevolution: Interfacial consecutive multi-step electron transfer and enhanced H2O reactant adsorption, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 259 (2019) 118072.
7、Yidan Luo, Biao Deng, Yu Pu, Annai Liu, Jiaming Wang, Kaili Ma, Fei Gao, Bin Gao, Weixin Zou*, Lin Dong*, Interfacial coupling effects in g-C3N4/SrTiO3 nanocomposites with enhanced H2 evolution under visible light irradiation, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 247 (2019) 1. (ESI Highly cited)
8、Chengzhang Zhu, Yuting Wang, Zhifeng Jiang, Annai Liu, Yu Pu, Qiming Xian*, Weixin Zou*, Cheng Sun, Ultrafine Bi3TaO7 Nanodot-Decorated V, N Codoped TiO2 Nanoblocks for Visible-Light Photocatalytic Activity: Interfacial Effect and Mechanism Insight, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11 (2019) 13011.
9、Weixin Zou, Lixia Xu, Yu Pu, Haojie Cai, Xiaoqian Wei, Yidan Luo, Lulu Li, Bin Gao, Haiqin Wan*, Lin Dong, Advantageous Interfacial Effects of AgPd/g-C3N4 for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution: Electronic Structure and H2O Dissociation, Chem. Eur. J. 25 (2019) 1.
10、Weixin Zou, Bin Gao*, Yong Sik Ok, Lin Dong*, Integrated adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) using carbon-based nanocomposites: A critical review, Chemosphere 218 (2019) 845. (ESI Highly cited)
11、 Weixin Zou, Biao Deng, Xixi Hu, Yipeng Zhou, Yu Pu, Shuohan Yu, Kaili Ma, Jingfang Sun, Haiqin Wan*, Lin Dong, Crystal-plane-dependent metal oxide-support interaction in CeO2/g-C3N4 for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 238 (2018) 111.
12、Weixin Zou, Ye Shao, Yu Pu, Yidan Luo, Jingfang Sun, Kaili Ma, Changjin Tang*, Fei Gao, Lin Dong*, Enhanced visible light photocatalytic hydrogen evolution via cubic CeO2 hybridized g-C3N4 composite, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 218 (2017) 51.
13、Weixin Zou, Lei Zhang, Lichen Liu, Xiaobo Wang, Jingfang Sun, Shiguo Wu, Yu Deng, Changjin Tang, Fei Gao*, Lin Dong*, Engineering the Cu2O–reduced graphene oxide interface to enhance photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants under visible light, Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 181 (2016) 495. (ESI Highly cited)
Patents
1、Lin Dong, Wanqin Li, Weixin Zou, Yu Pu, Xiaoqian Wei, Chengzhang Zhu, a heterojunction of P-CeO2 {111}/g-C3N4 material and its preparation method and application, patent No. ZL202011000641.9
2、Lin Dong, Lulu Li, Lei Zhang, Weixin Zou, Changjin Tang, Fei Gao, a high-performance NH3-SCR catalyst and its preparation method and application, patent No. ZL ZL201410749429.0
Opportunities
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