Zexin Qian
PhD Researcher
Biography
My research focuses on the selective membrane separation of monovalent cations, especially between Na+ and K+, in electrodialysis process. Besides the fundamental and benchtop experimental investigation, we are also interested in the implementation of such a membrane system in treating greenhouse irrigation water.
Education
PhD in Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, 2016
MSc in Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnat, United States, 2014
Research interests
Electrodialysis, Desalination, Ion exchange membranes, Membrane selectivity
Selected list of publications
- Zheng Y.; P. Zhang, H. Yue, G. Xiang, Z. Qian, H. Li, W. Jiang, B. Liang, S.O. Pehkonen, S. Yuan, “Poly(methacrylic acid)-graft-Ni3Si2O5(OH)4 multiwalled nanotubes as a novel nanosorbent for effective removal of copper (II) ions”, Colloids Surf. A Physicochem. Eng. Asp. 502 (2016) 89-101
- Worrall, A.D.; Z. Qian, J.A. Bernstein, A.P. Angelopoulos, “Water-resistant polymeric acid membrane catalyst for acetone detection in exhaled breath of diabetics”, Anal. Chem. 90-3 (2018) 1819-1826
- Qian, Z.; H. Miedema, L.C.P.M. de Smet, E.J.R. Sudhȍlter, “Modelling the selective removal of sodium ions from greenhouse irrigation water using membrane technology”, Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 134 (2018) 154-161
- Singh, K.; Z. Qian, P.M. Biesheuvel, H. Zuilhof, S. Porada, L.C.P.M. de Smet, “Nickel hexacyanoferrate electrodes for high mono/divalent ion-selectivity in capacitive deionization”, Desalination 481 (2020) 114346
