Academic service
Associate Member, IWA YWP China
Youth editor, The Innovation
Youth editor, Journal of Environmental Sciences
Guest editor, Special Issue “Application of Biochar for Soil Remediation”, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IF=2.849).
Reviewer, Environment International, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Bioresource Technology, Environmental Pollution, Science of the Total Environment, Chemosphere, Journal of Environmental Management, Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk, etc.
Community member, the American Chemical Society (ACS).
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Member, International Society of Environmental Geotechnology (ISEG), and International Zeolite Association (IZA).
Journal Paper
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yunhui_Zhang3
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=q1sxp6MAAAAJ&hl=en
[1] Yunhui Zhang, Olusegun K. Abass, Junde Qin, Yaolin Yi. The role of freshwater sludge and its carbonaceous derivatives in the removal of lead, phosphorus and antibiotic enrofloxacin: Sorption characteristics and performance. Chemosphere, 2022, accepted. (IF=7.086)
[2] Yunhui Zhang, Fei Wang, Benyi Cao, Hailong Yin, Abir Al-Tabbaa. Simultaneous removal of Pb and MTBE by mixed zeolites in fixed-bed column tests. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2021, accepted. (IF=5.565)
[3] Yunhui Zhang, Yi Jie Ong, Yaolin Yi. Comparison between CaO- and MgO-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) for stabilization/solidification of Zn-contaminated clay slurry. Chemosphere, 2022, 286: 131860. (IF=7.086)
[4] Yunhui Zhang, Daniel S. Alessi*, Ning Chen, Mina Luo, Weiduo Hao, Md. Samrat Alam, Shannon L. Flynn, Janice P. L. Kenney, Kurt O. Konhauser, Yong Sik Ok, Abir Al-Tabbaa. Lead (Pb) sorption to hydrophobic and hydrophilic zeolites in the presence and absence of MTBE. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 126528. (IF=9.038)
[5] Fei Wang, Jian Xu, Hailong Yin, Yunhui Zhang*, Hao Pan, Lei Wang. Sustainable stabilization/solidification of the Pb, Zn, and Cd contaminated soil by red mud-derived binders. Environmental Pollution, 2021, 284: 117178. (*corresponding author) (IF=6.792)
[6] Fei Wang, Jian Xu, Yunhui Zhang*, Zhengtao Shen, Abir Al-Tabbaa. MgO-GGBS binder stabilized/solidified PAEs (Dimethyl Phthalates) contaminated soil: Strength and leachability in early stage. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2021, 147(8): 04021059 (IF=2.701)
[7] Yunhui Zhang, Junde Qin, Yaolin Yi. Biochar and hydrochar derived from freshwater sludge: Characterization and possible applications. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 763: 144550. (IF=6.551)
[8] Yunhui Zhang, Daniel S. Alessi, Ning Chen, Mina Luo, Weiduo Hao, Md. Samrat Alam, Kurt O. Konhauser, Yong Sik Ok, and Abir Al-Tabbaa. Spectroscopic and modeling investigation of sorption of Pb (II) to ZSM-5 zeolites. ACS ES&T Water, 2021, 1(1): 108-116.
[9] Yunhui Zhang, Huijing Huang, Guannan Xiong, Yonghong Duan, Chuanyang Cai, Xin Wang, Jingya Li, Shu Tao, Wenxin Liu. Structural equation modeling of PAHs in surrounding environmental media and field yellow carrot in vegetable bases from Northern China: In comparison with field cabbage. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 717: 137261. (IF=6.551)
[10] Yunhui Zhang, David O’Connor, Wendi Xu, Deyi Hou. Blood lead levels among Chinese children: The shifting influence of industry, traffic, and e-waste over three decades. Environment International, 2020, 135: 105379. (IF=7.577)
[11] Fei Wang, Zhengtao Shen, Rongqin Liu, Yunhui Zhang*, Jian Xu, Abir Al-Tabbaa. GMCs stabilized/solidified Pb/Zn contaminated soil under different curing temperature: Physical and microstructural properties. Chemosphere, 2020, 239: 124738 (IF=5.778)
[12] Yunhui Zhang, Deyi Hou, David O’Connor, Zhengtao Shen, Peili Shi, Yong Sik Ok, Daniel C.W. Tsang, Yang Wen, Mina Luo. Lead contamination in Chinese surface soils: source identification, spatial-temporal distribution and associated health risks. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2019, 49(15): 1386-1423 (IF=8.302, ESI highly cited paper)
[13] Yunhui Zhang, Fei Jin, Zhengtao Shen, Fei Wang, Rod Lynch, Abir Al-Tabbaa. Adsorption of Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) onto ZSM-5 zeolite: Fixed-bed column tests, breakthrough curve modelling and regeneration. Chemosphere, 2019, 220: 422-431. (IF=5.778)
[14] Yunhui Zhang, Fei Jin, Zhengtao Shen, Rod Lynch, Abir Al-Tabbaa. Kinetic and equilibrium modelling of MTBE adsorption on ZSM-5: Batch and column studies. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018, 347: 461-469. (IF=9.038)
[15] Zhengtao Shen#, Yunhui Zhang#, Fei Jin, Daniel S. Alessi, Yiyun Zhang, Fei Wang, Oliver McMillan, Abir Al-Tabbaa. Comparison of nickle adsorption on biochars produced from mixed softwood and miscanthus straw. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018, 25: 14626. (#co-first author) (IF=3.056)
[16] Yunhui Zhang, Deyi Hou, Guannan Xiong, Yonghong Duan, Chuanyang Cai, Xin Wang, Jingya Li, Shu Tao, Wenxin Liu. Structural equation modeling of PAHs in ambient air, dust fall, soil, and cabbage in vegetable bases of Northern China. Environmental Pollution, 2018, 239: 13-20. (IF=6.792)
[17] Yunhui Zhang, Liuming Wu, Peipei Huang, Qi Shen, Zhongxi Sun. Determination and application of the solubility product of metal xanthate in mineral flotation and heavy metal removal in wastewater treatment. Minerals Engineering, 2018, 127: 67-73. (IF=3.795)
[18] Yunhui Zhang, Weijian Liu, Fangfang Cheng, Guannan Xiong, Xiaohan Yang, Xin Wang, Shu Tao, Baoshan Xing, Wenxin Liu. Variations and influencing factors of oral bioaccessibility of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in soils using an in-vitro gastrointestinal model (in Chinese). Environmental Science, 2015, 36(6) : 2292-2299. (EI, IF=2.161)
[19] Benyi Cao, Jian Xu, Fei Wang, Yunhui Zhang, David O’Connor. Vertical Barriers for Land Contamination Containment: A Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18(23), 12643. (IF=3.390)
[20] Mei Wang, Zuxin Xu, Bin Dong, Yifan Zeng, Sisi Chen, Yunhui Zhang, Yangrui Huang, Xiangjun Pei. An efficient manganese-oxidizing fungus Cladosporium halotolerans strain XM01: Mn(II) oxidization and Cd adsorption behaviour. Chemosphere, 2022, 287, 1, 132026. (IF=5.778)
[21] Ying Zhu, Huijing Huang, Yunhui Zhang, Guannan Xiong, Qinghua Zhang, Yujun Li, Shu Tao, Wenxin Liu. Evaluation of PAHs in edible parts of vegetables and their human health risks in Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province, China: A multimedia modeling approach. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 773, 145076. (IF=6.551)
[22] Qi Shen, Yunhui Zhang, Yingju Fan, Zhenghe Xu, Zhongxi Sun. Two-Dimensional correlation analysis of continuous online in situ ATR-FTIR on the adsorption of heptyl xanthate at the surface of ZnS and Pb(II) activated ZnS. Minerals Engineering, 2019, 144: 106019. (IF=3.795)
[23] Fei Wang, Yunhui Zhang, Zhengtao Shen, Hao Pan, Jian Xu, Abir Al-Tabbaa. GMCs stabilized/solidified Pb/Zn contaminated soil under different curing temperature: leachability and durability. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019, 26: 26963-26971. (IF=3.056)
[24] Boli Zhu, Changlin Qi, Yunhui Zhang, Teresa Bisson, Zhenghe Xu, Yingju Fan, Zhongxi Sun. Synthesis, characterization and acid-base properties of kaolinite and metal (Fe, Mn, Co) doped kaolinite. Applied Clay Science, 2019, 179: 105138. (IF=4.605)
[25] Jian Xu, Fei Wang, Cheng Sun, Xueliang Zhang, Yunhui Zhang. Gas thermal remediation of an organic contaminated site: field trial. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019, 26: 6038-6047. (IF=3.056)
[26] Chuanshan Dong, Qi Shen, Yunhui Zhang, Zhenghe Xu, Zhongxi Sun. The surface sulphidization and wetting of lead oxide fine particles. Minerals Engineering, 2019, 134: 241-249. (IF=3.795)
[27] Tianyue Peng, David O'Connor, Bin Zhao, Yuanliang Jin, Yunhui Zhang, Li Tian, Na Zheng, Xiaoping Li, Deyi Hou. Spatial distribution of lead contamination in soil and equipment dust at children's playgrounds in Beijing, China. Environmental Pollution, 2019, 245: 363-370. (IF=6.792)
[28] David O'Connor, Deyi Hou, Jing Ye, Yunhui Zhang, Yong Sik Ok, Yinan Song, Frederic Coulon, Tianyue Peng, Li Tian. Lead-based paint remains a major public health concern: A critical review of global production, trade, use, exposure, health risk, and implications. Environment International, 2018, 121: 85-101. (IF=7.577)
[29] Zhengtao Shen, Deyi Hou, Ping Zhang, Yinan Wang, Yunhui Zhang, Peili Shi, David O’Connor. Lead-based paint in children's toys sold on China's major online shopping platform. Environmental Pollution, 2018, 241: 311-318. (IF=6.792)
[30] Guannan Xiong, Yunhui Zhang, Yonghong Duan, Chuanyang Cai, Xin Wang, Jingya Li, Shu Tao, Wenxin Liu. Uptake of PAHs by cabbage root and leaf in vegetable plots near a large coking manufacturer and associations with PAHs in cabbage core. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017, 24: 18953-18965. (IF=3.056)
[31] Zhengtao Shen, Yunhui Zhang, Oliver McMillan, Fei Jin, Abir Al-Tabbaa. Characteristics and mechanisms of nickel adsorption on biochars produced from wheat straw pellets and rice husk. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017, 24(14): 12809-12819. (IF=3.056)
[32] Guannan Xiong, Yunhui Zhang, Yonghong Duan, Chuanyang Cai, Xin Wang, Jingya Li, Shu Tao, Wenxin Liu. Impacts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons emitted by coking industry on cabbages from neighboring vegetable plots in Jinzhong County, Shanxi Province (in Chinese). Asian Journal of Ecotoxicology, 2016, 11(2): 473-483. (IF=0.827)
[33] Jianxiu Li, Xiaojian Li, Yunhui Zhang, Rongxia Li, Dan Wu, Bin Du, Yong Zhang, Hongmin Ma, Qin Wei. Electrochemiluminescence sensor based on cationic polythiophene derivative and NH2-graphene for dopamine detection. RSC Advances, 2015, 5: 5432-5437. (IF=3.049)
[34] Sen Zhang, Yaoguang Wang, Yunhui Zhang, Tao Yan, Liangguo Yan, Qin Wei, Bin Du. An ultrasensitive electrochemical immunosensor for determination of estradiol using coralloid Cu2S nanostructure as labels. RSC Advances, 2015, 5: 6512-6517. (IF=3.049)
[35] Na Li, Yaoguang Wang, Wei Cao, Yunhui Zhang, Tao Yan, Bin Du, Qin Wei. An ultrasensitive electrochemical immunosensor for CEA using MWCNTs-NH2 supported PdPt nanocages as labels for signal amplification. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015, 3(9): 2006-2011. (IF=5.047)
[36] Xiang Ren, Dan Wu, Yuhuan Wang, Yunhui Zhang, Dawei Fan, Xuehui Pang, Yueyun Li, Bin Du, Qin Wei. An ultrasensitive squamous cell carcinoma antigen biosensing platform utilizing double-antibody single-channel amplification strategy. Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2015, 72: 156-159. (IF=9.518)
[37] Yongfang Zhang, Ling Ding, Wei Zhao, Yunhui Zhang, Fei Han, Qingbao Feng, Jialiang Song, Meihui Li, Bin Du, Qin Wei. Hydrophobic bifunctionalized hexagonal mesoporous silicas as efficient adsorbents for the removal of Orange IV. RSC Advances, 2014, 4: 49783-49788. (IF=3.049)
[38] Yilong Wang, Zhonghuan Xia, Dan Liu, Weixun Qiu, Xiaoli Duan, Rong Wang, Weijian Liu, Yunhui Zhang, Dan Wang, Shu Tao, Wenxin Liu. Multimedia fate and source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a coking industry city in Northern China. Environmental Pollution, 2013, 181: 115-121. (IF=6.792)
Conference Paper
1. Yunhui Zhang, Zhongwei Wang, Zhenguang Zhang, Liuming Wu, Yingju Fan, Zhongxi Sun, Synthesis, characterization and adsorption behaviors of Faujastite-type zeolites towards methylene blue. IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, 2019: 592, 012017. (EI)
2. Yunhui Zhang, Fei Jin, Zhengtao Shen, Rod Lynch, Abir Al-Tabbaa, Breakthrough curve modelling of ZSM-5 zeolite packed fixed-bed columns for the removal of MTBE. Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, 2018.
3. Yunhui Zhang, Fei Jin, Zhengtao Shen, Rod Lynch, Abir Al-Tabbaa. Kinetic and equilibrium modelling of MTBE adsorption on ZSM-5. Proceedings of the 1st World Conference on Soil and Water Conservation under Global Change. 2017: 610-613.
Book Chapter
1. Yunhui Zhang, Fei Wang, Quanzhi Tian, Zhengtao Shen. Book: Low carbon stabilization and solidification of hazardous wastes. Chapter: Natural or engineered clays for stabilization/solidification. 2021: 31-48.
2. Zhengtao Shen, Yunhui Zhang, Oliver McMillan, David Oconnor, Deyi Hou. Book: Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater. Chapter: The use of biochar for sustainable treatment of contaminated soils. 2019: 119-167.