Education Background:
1998.09—2002.07 China University of Mining and Technology;Environmental Science;Bachelor;
2003.09—2008.07 Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences;Environmental Science;Ph. D.
Work Experiences:
2006.06—2006.12 Queensland University of Technology, Australia;Environmental mineral;visiting scholar;
2008.09—2010.06 Tsinghua University;Environmental Science and Engineering;Postdoctor;
2010.06—2013.12 Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, assistant researcher;
2013.12 to now Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, associate professor.
Research Interests:
Removal mechanism of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoate from aquatic environment by environmental nano-materials
Removal mechanism of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoate from aquatic environment by environmental nano-materials
1. Ololade Isaac Ayodele, Qin Zhou and Gang Pan*. Influence of oxic/anoxic condition on sorption behavior of PFOS in sediment. Chemosphere, 2015, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.08.068.
2. Tiliang Zhang, Gang Pan* and Qin Zhou. Temperature effect on photolysis decomposing of perfluorooctanoic acid. Journal of environmental sciences, 2015, DOI:10.1016/j.jes.2015.05.008.
3. Zhibao Zhu, Qin Zhou*, Meiyi Zhang, Guangzhi He, Gang Pan*, Yuan Zhao. Simultaneous multifunctional sorption of PFOS and Cr (VI) on activated carbon prepared by one-step microwave activation. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2015, 226: 259.
4. Guangzhi He, Meiyi Zhang, Qin Zhou, Gang Pan*. Molecular dynamics simulations of structural transformation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) at water/rutile interfaces. Chemosphere, 2015, 134: 272-278.
5. Gang Pan; Qin Zhou; Xuan Luan and Qiang S. Fu. Distribution of perfluorinated compounds in Lake Taihu (China): Impact to human health and water standards. Science of the Total Environment, 2014, 487: 778-784.
6. Qin Zhou; Gang Pan; Zong Xiong; Chengcheng Ding and Dongye Zhao. Manipulation of Particle Size and Sorption Capability of Nano-Scale Magnetite via Controlling Surface Coating. Science of Advanced Materials, 2014, 6(3): 1-7.
7. Qin Zhou; Gang Pan and Jun Zhang. Effective sorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide immobilized mesoporous SiO2 hollow sphere. Chemosphere, 2013, 90 (9): 2461-2466.
8. Qin Zhou; Gang Pan and Wei Shen. Enhanced sorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate and Cr(VI) on organo montmorillonite: influence of solution pH and uptake mechanism. Adsorption-Journal of the International Adsorption Society, 2013, 19(2-4): 709-715.
9. Mohammed Ashraf Gondal; Xiaofeng Chang; WEI. Sha; Zain Hassan Yamani and Qin Zhou. Enhanced photoactivity on Ag/Ag3PO4 composites by plasmonic effect. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2013, 392: 325-330.
10. Lirong Luo; Kai Shen; Qingyu Xu; Qin Zhou; Wei Wei and Mohammed Ashraf Gondal. Preparation of multiferroic Co substituted BiFeO3 with enhanced coercive force and its application in sorption removal of dye molecules from aqueous solution. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2013, 558: 73-76.
11. Mohammed Ashraf Gondal; Chunli Li; Xiaofeng Chang; Lek Sikong; Zain Hassan Yamani; Qin Zhou; Fan Yang and Qin Lin. Facile preparation of magnetic C/TiO2/Ni composites and their photocatalytic performance for removal of a dye from water under UV light irradiation. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-Toxic/Hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering, 2012, 47 (4): 570-576.
12. Xiaofeng Chang; Mohammed Ashraf Gondal; AA Al-Saadi; MA Ali; Hefei Shen; Qin Zhou; Jun Zhang; Mengping Du; Yousong Liu and Guangbin Ji. Photodegradation of Rhodamine B over unexcited semiconductor compounds of BiOCl and BiOBr. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2012, 377(1): 291-298.
13. Shuobo Deng; Qin Zhou; Gang Yu; Jun Huang and Qing Fan. Removal of perfluorooctanoate from surface water by polyaluminium chloride coagulation. Water Research, 2011, 45 (4): 1774-1780.
14. Shijian Yang; Nanqiang Yan; Yongfu Guo; Daqing Wu; Hongping He; Zan Qu; Jianfeng Li; Qin Zhou and Jinping Jia. Gaseous Elemental Mercury Capture from Flue Gas Using Magnetic Nanosized (Fe3-xMnx)(1-delta)O-4. Environmental Science & Technology, 2011, 45(4): 1540-1546.
15. Shijian Yang; Yongfu Guo; Nanqiang Yan; Daqing Wu; Hongping He; Zan Qu; Chen Yang; Qin Zhou and Jinping Jia. Nanosized Cation-Deficient Fe-Ti Spinel: A Novel Magnetic Sorbent for Elemental Mercury Capture from Flue Gas. Acs Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2011, 3(2): 209-217.
16. Mohammed Ashraf Gondal; Xiaofeng Chang; MA Ali; ZH Yamani; Qin Zhou and Guangbin Ji. Adsorption and degradation performance of Rhodamine B over BiOBr under monochromatic 532 nm pulsed laser exposure. Applied Catalysis A-General, 2011, 397(1-2): 192-200.
17. Qin Zhou; Shuobo Deng; Qiang Yu; Qiaoying Zhang; Gang Yu; Jun Huang and Hongping He. Sorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate on organo-montmorillonites. Chemosphere, 2010, 78(6): 688-694.
18. Qin Zhou; Shuobo Deng; Qiaoying Zhang; Qing Fan; Jun Huang and Gang Yu. Sorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoate on activated sludge. Chemosphere, 2010, 81(4): 453-458.
19. R. L. Frost, Qin Zhou, H. P. He and Y. F. Xi. An infrared study of adsorption of para-nitrophenol on mono-, di- and tri-alkyl surfactant intercalated organoclays. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2008, 69 (1): 239-244.
20. Qin Zhou, R. L. Frost, H. P. He and Y. F. Xi, Changes in the surfaces on DDOAB organoclays adsorbed with paranitrophenol -an XRD, TEM and TG study, Materials Research Bulletin, 2008, 43 (12): 3318-3326.
21. Qin Zhou, Y. F. Xi, H. P. He and R. L. Frost, Application of near infrared spectroscopy for the determination of adsorbed p-nitrophenol on HDTMA organoclay: implications for the removal of organic pollutants from water, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2008, 69 (3): 835-841.
22. Qin Zhou, H. P. He, J. X. Zhu, W. Shen, R. L. Frost and P. Yuan, Mechanism of p-nitrophenol adsorption from aqueous solution by HDTMA+-pillared montmorillonite – implications for water purification, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2008, 154 (1-3): 1025-1032.
23. Y. F. Xi, Qin Zhou, R. L. Frost, H. P. He. Thermal stability of octadecyltrimethylammonium bromide modified montmorillonites. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2007, 311 (2): 347-353.
24. H. P. He, Qin Zhou, R. L. Frost, B. J. Wood, L. V. Duong and J. T. Kloprogge. A X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of HDTMAB distribution within organoclays. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 2007, 66 (4-5): 1180-1188.
25. Qin Zhou, R. L. Frost, H. P. He and Y. F. Xi. Changes in the surfaces of adsorbed p-nitrophenol on methyltrioctadecylammonium bromide organoclay-An XRD, TG and infrared spectroscopy study, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2007, 314 (2): 405-414.
26. Qin Zhou, R. L. Frost, H. P. He, Y. F. Xi and M. Zbik. TEM, XRD and thermal stability of adsorbed paranitrophenol on DDOAB organoclay. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2007, 311 (1): 24-37.
27. Qin Zhou, R. L. Frost, H. P. He, Y. F. Xi and H. W. Liu. Adsorbed para-nitrophenol on HDTMA organoclay- A TEM and infrared spectroscopic study. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2007, 307 (2): 357-363.
28. Qin Zhou, R. L. Frost, H. P. He and Y. F. Xi. Changes in the surfaces of adsorbed para-nitrophenol on HDTMA organoclay- The XRD and TG study. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2007, 307 (1): 50-55.
29. Qin Zhou, H. P. He, R. L. Frost and Y. F. Xi. Adsorption of p-nitrophenol on mono-, di-, and trialkyl surfactant- intercalated organoclays: a comparative study. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2007, 111 (20): 7487-7493.
30. H. P. He, Qin Zhou, W. N. Martens, T. J. Kloprogge, P. Yuan, Y. F. Xi and R. L. Frost. Microstructure of HDTMA+ modified montmorillonite and its influence on the sorption characteristics. Clays and Clay Minerals, 2006, 54 (6): 691-698.
31. P. Yuan, H. P. He, F. Bergaya, D. Q. Wu, Qin Zhou and J.X.Zhu. Synthesis and characterization of delaminated iron-pillared clay with meso-microporous structure. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2006, 88: 8-15.
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [41573114; 41103076];
2. Special Foundation of President of the Chinese Academy of Science [312B11YBLWYZJ2011001];
3. Special fund from the State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry [10Y10ESPCR];
4. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [20090450386].