Research Topic: Metal-Organic Frameworks for persistent pollutants remediation from water

A central cornerstone in addressing current water pollution is large-scale efficient purification of polluted (contaminated with agrochemicals and industrial effluents) water to drinking water. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their derivatives represent emerging adsorbents offering high potential for water purification by efficiently remediating contaminants. My doctoral research aims to develop new metal-organic adsorbent solids. Key structural properties of several MOF sorbents will be optimised to enable water purification by adsorptive removal of persistent water pollutants. The long-term goal is set at advancing this underexplored area of separation science.

Selected Publications

L. Liu, G. Zenga, J. Chen, L. Bi, L. Dai, Z. Wen. N-doped porous carbon nanosheets as pH-universal ORR electrocatalyst in various fuel cell devices. Nano Energy, 2018, 49, 393-402.

L. Liu, S. Ci, L. Bi, J. Jia, Z. Wen. Three-dimensional nanoarchitectures of Co nanoparticles inlayed on N-doped macroporous carbon as bifunctional electrocatalysts for glucose fuel cells. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5(28), 14763-14774.

B. Zhou,‡ L. Liu,‡ Z. Yang, X. Li, Z. Wen, L. Chen. Porous Organic Polymer Gel Derived Electrocatalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction. ChemElectroChem, 2019, 6(2), 485-492.(‡ = equal first author contribution).

B. Zhou, L. Liu, P. Cai, G. Zeng, X. Li, Z. Wen, L. Chen. Ferrocene-based porous organic polymer derived high-performance electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2017, 5(42), 22163-22169.