Yuan Gao

ORCID: 0000-0002-0890-8705
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Research Areas
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks
  • Concrete and Cement Materials Research

Yan'an University
2025

Harbin Institute of Technology
2013-2024

Guangdong University of Technology
2019-2024

Defense Logistics Agency
2024

National Energy Technology Laboratory
2024

Xiamen University
2023

Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)
2020-2022

Shandong University of Science and Technology
2021

Institute of High Energy Physics
2020

Beihang University
2018

The reactions between peroxymonosulfate (PMS) and quinones were investigated for the first time in this work, where benzoquinone (BQ) was selected as a model quinone. It demonstrated that BQ could efficiently activate PMS degradation of sulfamethoxazole (SMX; frequently detected antibiotic environments), rate increased with solution pH from 7 to 10. Interestingly, quenching studies suggested neither hydroxyl radical (•OH) nor sulfate (SO4•–) produced therein. Instead, generation singlet...

10.1021/acs.est.5b03595 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2015-10-09

It is well documented that the traditional Fenton reagent (i.e., combination of Fe(II) and H2O2) produces hydroxyl radical (•OH) under acidic conditions, while at near-neutral pH reactive intermediate converts to ferryl ion (Fe(IV)) can oxidize sulfoxides produce corresponding sulfones, markedly differing from their •OH-induced products. However, it remains unclear whether Fe(IV) generated in activated peroxydisulfate (PDS) process, where sulfate (SO4•-) long recognized as dominant...

10.1021/acs.est.8b02266 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2018-09-12

Recently, it has been reported that the combination of permanganate (Mn(VII)) and bisulfite can lead to a rapid degradation organic contaminants, where soluble Mn(III) is proposed be responsible. Interestingly, in this work, we demonstrated involvement high-valent Mn-oxo species (possibly Mn(V)) as well sulfate radical Mn(VII)/bisulfite system, by using methyl phenyl sulfoxide (PMSO) chemical probe. It was found Mn(VII) resulted appreciable PMSO under various conditions, while negligible...

10.1021/acs.est.8b05306 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2019-03-19

Humic acid (HA) ubiquitously existing in aquatic environments has been reported to significantly impact permanganate (KMnO4) decontamination processes. However, the underlying mechanism of KMnO4/HA system remained elusive. In this study, an enhancing effect HA on KMnO4 oxidation diclofenac (DCF) was observed over a wide solution pH range 5–9. Surprisingly, HA-induced enhancement varied with pH. Quenching and chemical probing experiments revealed that manganese intermediates (Mn(III)-HA MnO2)...

10.1021/acs.est.3c10703 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2024-02-17

The extensive use of bromophenols (BrPs) in industrial products leads to their occurrence freshwater environments. This study explored the oxidation kinetics several BrPs (i.e., 2-BrP, 3-BrP, 4-BrP, 2,4-diBrP, and 2,6-diBrP) potential formation brominated polymeric concern during water treatment with potassium permanganate [Mn(VII)]. These exhibited appreciable reactivity toward Mn(VII) maxima second-order rate constants (kMn(VII)) at pH near pKa values, producing bell-shaped pH-rate...

10.1021/es5008577 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2014-08-19

Recent studies have shown that manganese dioxide (MnO2) can significantly accelerate the oxidation kinetics of phenolic compounds such as triclosan and chlorophenols by potassium permanganate (Mn(VII)) in slightly acidic solutions. However, role MnO2 (i.e., an oxidant vs catalyst) is still unclear. In this work, it was demonstrated Mn(VII) oxidized trichloro-2-phenoxyphenol) its analogue 2-phenoxyphenol, mainly generating ether bond cleavage products 2,4-dichlorophenol phenol, respectively),...

10.1021/es504796h article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2014-12-01

In this work, the most widely used brominated flame retardant tetrabromobisphenol A (TBrBPA) was shown to exhibit appreciable reactivity toward potassium permanganate [Mn(VII)] in water over a wide pH range of 5–10 with maxima second-order rate constants (kMn(VII) = 15–700 M–1 s–1) at near its pKa values (7.5/8.5). novel precursor ion scan (PIS) approach using negative electrospray ionization-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (ESI-QqQMS) adopted and further optimized for fast selective...

10.1021/es4041094 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2013-12-02

It is of great interest and big challenge to control the collective behaviors nanomotors mimic aggregation/separation behavior biological systems. Here, a light-acoustic combined method proposed artificial nanomotors. shown that aggregate at pressure node in acoustic field afterward present "firework" separation induced by light irradiation. The found be applicable for metallic materials polymers even different wavelengths are used. Physical insights on firework resulting from change...

10.1002/advs.201800122 article EN cc-by Advanced Science 2018-05-02

In previous studies, we interestingly found that several ligands (e.g., pyrophosphate, nitrilotriacetate, and humic acid) could significantly accelerate the oxidation rates of triclosan (TCS; most widely used antimicrobial) by aqueous permanganate (Mn(VII)) especially at acid pH, which was ascribed to contribution ligand-stabilized Mn(III) (defined Mn(III)L) formed in situ as a potent oxidant. this work, it TCS Mn(III)L resulted formation dimers, well hydroxylated quinone-like products,...

10.1021/acs.est.8b00120 article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2018-03-27

In this work, the kinetics of transformation iodide (I–) and hypoiodous acid (HOI) by peroxymonosulfate (PMS) potential formation worrisome iodinated products in presence natural organic matter (NOM) were investigated. As pH increased from 5 to 10, apparent second-order rate constants reaction PMS with I– gradually decreased 1.01 × 103 3.86 102 M–1 s–1, while those for HOI dramatically 1.08 7.90 104 s–1. The obtained pH-dependent profiles explained well effects pH-affected speciation and/or...

10.1021/acs.estlett.6b00471 article EN Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2016-12-30
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