Research Areas

• Environmental technologies
• Pollution control
• Smart Manufacturing

Research Interests

Dr. Liu’s research interests cover analysis of emerging environmental micropollutants, and development of sustainable technologies based on structural porous functional materials for environmental purification. Additionally, he also focuses on rational design and smart manufacturing of target-specific materials via a developed high precision 3D printing system, utilization of the novel materials as green catalysts to address environment and energy issues, as well as understanding the physical and chemical interactions in the processes.

Recent Publications

• J. Song, Z. Liu, J. P. Boñgol, Z. Zhang, King Lun Yeung*. An atmospheric water harvester with fast and energy-saving water removal and recovery. Biosurface and Biotribology, 2023,9:9–16
• W. Xu, J. Li, J. Liang, S.C. Pillai, F. Liang, M. Li, K. Xiao, J. Li, Y. Wang, X. Jiang, Z. Liu*, J. Beiyuan, H. Wang, Biochar encapsulated metal nanoflowers for high efficient degradation of metronidazole via peroxymonosulfate activation. Separation and Purification Technology 2023, 328, 125081 
• Z. Liu, J. Lopez-Navas, W. Han, M.R. Ibarra, J.K.C. Kwan, K.L. Yeung*, Gel transformation as a general strategy for fabrication of highly porous multiscale MOF architectures, Chemical Science, 2023, 14, 7114-7125
• J. Qin, Z. Liu*, W. Xu, X. Zhu, F. Liang, Y. Yu, Y. Zheng, L. Yao, H. Zhang, K. Lin, J. Fang, Z. Fang, Heterogeneous Photocatalysis Coupled with Fenton-Like Reaction for Fluoroquinolone Antibiotics Degradation by Poly (Triazine Imide): From Mechanism to Application in a Continuous Flow Catalytic System. Chemical Engineering Journal 2023, 476, 146856  
• M. Li, Y. Jin, J. Yan, Z. Liu, N. Feng, W. Han, L. Huang, Q. Li, K.L Yeung, S.Q. Zhou, C.H. Mo, Exploration of perfluorooctane sulfonate degradation properties and mechanism via electron-transfer dominated radical process, Water Research, 2022, 215, 118259
• Y. Yu, X. Hu, M. Li, J. Fang, C. Leng, X. Zhu, W. Xu, J. Qin, L. Yao, Z. Liu*, Z. Fang, Constructing mesoporous Zr-doped SiO2 onto efficient Z-scheme TiO2/g-C3N4 heterojunction for antibiotic degradation via adsorption-photocatalysis and mechanism insight. Environmental Research, 2022, 214: 114189. (IF=8.43)
• Y. Liang, W. Xu, J. Fang, Z. Liu*, D. Chen, T. Pan, Y. Yu, Z. Fang, Highly dispersed bismuth oxide quantum dots/graphite carbon nitride nanosheets heterojunctions for visible light photocatalytic redox degradation of environmental pollutants, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021, 295, 120279