Research Interest :

· Principles, methods, materials, reactors, and applications for pollutant removal and synchronous resource (matter-energy) recovery in water environment, with a focus on photo-/electrochemical environmental purification theories and technologies centered on electron transfer mechanisms.

Research Achievements :

· Winning the second prize of Natural Science of Jilin Province, the first prize of Environmental Protection Science and Technology of Guangdong Province, and the first prize of "Tang Xiaoyan" Environmental Science Innovation Scholarship.

· Publishing more than 30 SCI papers, including 20 SCI papers as the first/corresponding author, including Nat. Water., Environ. Sci. Technol., Chem Catal., App. Catal. B Environ., Water Res. Etc., 3 authorized patents.

Course Offered: :

· Frontiers of Engineering (Graduate Course)

Featured Funded Projects :

· National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Youth Fund Project (No. 52300096)

· China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Project (No. 2023M731933)

· State Sponsored Postdoctoral Researchers Program B (No. GZB20230338)

· Beijing Normal University Young Talents Program (No. 312200502507)

Featured Publications :

· Jun Zhang*, Songying Qu*, Ruiquan Yu, Li Ling, Wutong Chen, Lin Lin*, Bing Li, Xiao-Yan Li*; Synergetic physical damage and chemical oxidation for highly efficient and residue-free water disinfection; Nature Water; 2 (2024) 1226–1237.

· Jun Zhang*, Songying Qu*, Lin Lin, Ruiquan Yu, Wutong Chen, Xiaoyan Li*; A solar cell with an ultra-reactive confined microinterface for high-flux water purification; Chem Catalysis; 4 (2024) 101084.

· Jun Zhang*, Songying Qu*; Synergetic multiple free radicals lower the organohalide conversion barrier and potentiate effective contaminant mineralization; Applied Catalysis B: Environmental; 343 (2024) 123554.

· Jun Zhang, Songying Qu, Bing Li, Xiaoyan Li, Lin Lin*; In-situ investigation into the dynamic evolution of electrode surface H* and H* mediated pH-independent and residue-free electro-Fenton process; Chemical Engineering Journal; 473 (2023) 145494.

· Jun Zhang, Gong Zhang, Huachun Lan*, Meng Sun, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu; Synergetic Oxidation of the Hydroxyl Radical and Superoxide Anion Lowers the Benzoquinone Intermediate Conversion Barrier and Potentiates Effective Aromatic Pollutant Mineralization; Environmental Science & Technology; 57 (2023) 12117–12126.

· Jun Zhang, Gong Zhang, Huachun Lan, Huijuan Liu*, Jiuhui Qu; Selective Oxygen Activation to Reactive Oxygen Species on a Carbon Layer-Encapsulated CuxO Electrocatalyst for Water Purification; Environmental Science & Technology; 57 (2023) 1134–1143.

· Jun Zhang, Gong Zhang, Huachun Lan, Jiuhui Qu, Huijuan Liu*; Synergetic Hydroxyl Radical Oxidation with Atomic Hydrogen Reduction Lowers the Organochlorine Conversion Barrier and Potentiates Effective Contaminant Mineralization; Environmental Science & Technology; 55 (2021) 3296–3304.

· Jun Zhang, Gong Zhang, Qinghua Ji, Huachun Lan, Jiuhui Qu, Huijuan Liu*; Carbon nanodot-modified FeOCl for photo-assisted Fenton reaction featuring synergistic in-situ H2O2 production and activation; Applied Catalysis B: Environmental; 266 (2020) 118665.

· Jun Zhang, Qinghua Ji, Huachun Lan, Gong Zhang*, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu; Synchronous Reduction-Oxidation Process for Efficient Removal of Trichloroacetic Acid: H* Initiates Dechlorination and •OH Is Responsible for Removal Efficiency; Environmental Science & Technology; 53 (2019) 14586–14594.

· Jun Zhang, Yue Ma, Yilin Du, Huizhong Jiang, Dandan Zhou, Shuangshi Dong*; Carbon nanodots/WO3 nanorods Z-scheme composites: Remarkably enhanced photocatalytic performance under broad spectrum; Applied Catalysis B: Environmental; 209 (2017) 253–264.