Zhikan Yao, Ph.D., Distinguished Researcher. In June 2009, he graduated from the Department of Polymer Chemistry and Engineering of Zhejiang University with a bachelor's degree in engineering. In March 2015, he received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Polymer Chemistry and Engineering, Zhejiang University. From July 2015 to January 2019, he was engaged in research assistant and postdoctoral research in the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Hong Kong. In March 2019, he joined the Institute of Bioengineering, School of Chemical Engineering and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University. His main research interests include the design, synthesis and preparation of functionalized separation membrane materials, the design and preparation of functionalized separation membranes, the design and preparation of high-performance nanofiltration/reverse osmosis/positive osmosis membranes, and the application of new membrane separation technologies in environmental treatment and new energy. At present, the work has been carried out in J. Membr. Sci.、Environ. Sci. Technol.、Environ. Sci. Technol. He has published more than 30 papers in journals such as Lett. and Desalination, and applied for or authorized more than 10 national invention patents.
1. Z. Yao, Z. Yang, H. Guo, X. Ma, Y. Dong, C.Y. Tang, Highly permeable and highly selective ultrathin film composite polyamide membranes reinforced by reactable polymer chains, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 552 (2019) 418-425.
2. Z. Yang, H. Guo, Z.K. Yao, Y. Mei, C.Y. Tang, Hydrophilic Silver Nanoparticles Induce Selective Nanochannels in Thin Film Nanocomposite Polyamide Membranes, Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (2019) 5301-5308.
3. X. Ma, Z. Yang, Z. Yao, H. Guo, Z. Xu, C.Y. Tang, Tuning roughness features of thin film composite polyamide membranes for simultaneously enhanced permeability, selectivity and anti-fouling performance, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 540 (2019) 382-388.
4. H. Guo, L.E. Peng, Z. Yao, Z. Yang, X. Ma, C.Y. Tang, Non-Polyamide Based Nanofiltration Membranes Using Green Metal-Organic Coordination Complexes: Implications for the Removal of Trace Organic Contaminants, Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (2019) 2688-2694.
5. J. Wang, H. Guo, X. Shi, Z. Yao, W. Qing, F. Liu, C.Y. Tang, Fast polydopamine coating on reverse osmosis membrane: Process investigation and membrane performance study, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 535 (2019) 239-244.
6. W. Qing, J. Wang, X. Ma, Z. Yao, Y. Feng, X. Shi, F. Liu, P. Wang, C.Y. Tang, One-step tailoring surface roughness and surface chemistry to prepare superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes for enhanced membrane distillation performances, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 553 (2019) 99-107.
7. X.-H. Ma, H. Guo, Z. Yang, Z.-K. Yao, W.-H. Qing, Y.-L. Chen, Z.-L. Xu, C.Y. Tang, Carbon nanotubes enhance permeability of ultrathin polyamide rejection layers, Journal of Membrane Science, 570-571 (2019) 139-145.
8. C.-E. Lin, L.-F. Fang, S.-Y. Du, Z.-K. Yao, B.-K. Zhu, A novel positively charged nanofiltration membrane formed via simultaneous cross-linking/quaternization of poly(m-phenylene isophthalamide)/polyethyleneimine blend membrane, Separation and Purification Technology, 212 (2019) 101-109.
9. B. He, Y. Ding, J. Wang, Z. Yao, W. Qing, Y. Zhang, F. Liu, C.Y. Tang, Sustaining fouling resistant membranes: Membrane fabrication, characterization and mechanism understanding of demulsification and fouling-resistance, Journal of Membrane Science, 581 (2019) 105-113.
10. Z. Yang, X. Huang, X.-h. Ma, Z.-w. Zhou, H. Guo, Z. Yao, S.-P. Feng, C.Y. Tang, Fabrication of a novel and green thin-film composite membrane containing nanovoids for water purification, Journal of Membrane Science, 570-571 (2019) 314-321.
