Publications

2023

Yang, N.; Yang, S.; Ma, Q.; Beltran, C.; Guan, Y.; Morsey, M.; Brown, E.; Fernando, S.; Holsen, T. M.; Zhang, W.; Yang, Y. Solvent-Free Nonthermal Destruction of PFAS Chemicals and PFAS in Sediment by Piezoelectric Ball Milling. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2023. 10, 2, 198–203. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.2c00902. (Featured as Journal Cover; reported by ACS and other media: https://www.acs.org/pressroom/presspacs/2023/january/farewell-to-forever-destroying-pfas-by-grinding-it-up-with-new-additive.html)

2022

Yang, S.; Twiss, M. R.; Fernando, S.; Grimberg, S. J.; Yang, Y. Mitigation of Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms (CHABs) and Cyanotoxins by Electrochemical Oxidation: From a Bench-Scale Study to Field Application. ACS EST Engg. 2022, 2, 7, 1160-1168 (Editor’s Choice; Featured as Journal Front Cover)
Zhang, Y.; Chen, X.; Liang, C.; Yin, L.; Yang, Y. Reconstructing the Coordination Environment of Single Atomic Fe-Catalysts for Boosting the Fenton-like Degradation Activities. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 2022, 315, 121536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121536.
Li, H.; Quispe-Cardenas, E.; Yang, S.; Yin, L.; Yang, Y. Electrosynthesis of >20 g/L H2O2 from Air. ACS EST Engg. 2022, 2 (2), 242–250. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.1c00366.(2021 Best Paper Award of ACS ES&T Engineering)

2021

Zhang, Y.#; Yang, Y.#; Yang, S.; Quispe-Cardenas, E.; Hoffmann, M. R. Application of Heterojunction Ni–Sb–SnO2 Anodes for Electrochemical Water Treatment. ACS EST Engg. 2021, 1 (8), 1236–1245. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.1c00122.
Wang, S.; Yang, S.; Quispe, E.; Yang, H.; Sanfiorenzo, C.; Rogers, S. W.; Wang, K.; Yang, Y.*; Hoffmann, M. R.* Removal of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria and Genes by UV-Assisted Electrochemical Oxidation on Degenerative TiO 2 Nanotube Arrays. ACS EST Engg. 2021, acsestengg.1c00011. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.1c00011.

2020

Y Yang. Recent advances in the electrochemical oxidation water treatment: Spotlight on byproduct control. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering 14 (5), 1-12.
Y Zhang, X Chen, S Zhang, L Yin, Y Yang. Defective Titanium Dioxide Nanobamboo Arrays Architecture for Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation up to 780 nm. Chemical Engineering Journal, 401, 126033
Siwen Wang, Yanzhe Zhu, Yang Yang, Jing Li, Michael R. Hoffmann. Electrochemical cell lysis of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria: DNA extraction from environmental water samples. Electrochimica Acta, 2020, 338, 135864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2020.135864
Qiongfang Zhuo, Jinbao Wang, Junfeng Niu, Bo Yang, Yang Yang. Electrochemical oxidation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) substitute by modified boron doped diamond (BDD) anodes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 379, 122280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.122280

2019

Yang, S.; Fernando, S.; Holsen, T. M.; Yang, Y. Inhibition of Perchlorate Formation during the Electrochemical Oxidation of Perfluoroalkyl Acid in Groundwater. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 2019, 6 (12), 775–780. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00653.
Jonhum Lim, Yang Yang, and Michael R Hoffmann. Activation of Peroxymonosulfate by Oxygen Vacancies-enrichedCobalt-doped Black TiO2 Nanotubes for Removal of Organic Pollutants. Environmental Science & Technology 2019,53, 12, 6972-6980. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.9b01449
Yang Yang, Lin Lin, Leda Katebian Tse, Heng Dong, Shaokun Yu, Michael R Hoffmann. Membrane-separated electrochemical latrine wastewater treatment. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 2019,5,51-59. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/ew/c8ew00698a
(Best paper award 2019)

2013-2018

Yang Yang, Michael R. Hoffmann, et al. Cobalt doped black TiO2 nanotube as a stable anode for oxygen evolution and electrochemical wastewater treatment. ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8, 4278−4287.
Justin T. Jasper, Yang Yang, Michael R. Hoffmann. Toxic byproduct formation during electrochemical treatment of latrine wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51 (12), 7111–7119.
Yang Yang and Michael R. Hoffmann. Synthesis and stabilization of blue-black TiO2 nanotube arrays for electrochemical oxidant generation and wastewater treatment. Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50 (21), 11888–11894.
Yang Yang, Jieun Shin, Justin T. Jasper, Michael R. Hoffmann. Multi-layer heterojunction anodes for saline wastewater treatment: design strategies and reactive species generation mechanisms. Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50 (16): 8780-8787.
Yuancheng Li*, Yang Yang*, Gang Yu, Jun Huang, Bin Wang, Shubo Deng, Yujue Wang. Emission of unintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants (UPOPs) from municipal waste incinerators in China. Chemosphere, 2016, 158: 17-23. (*Equal contribution)
Xing Xie, Janina Bahnemann, Siwen Wang, Yang Yang, Michael R. Hoffmann. Nanofiltration enabled by super-absorbent polymer beads for concentrating microorganisms in water samples. Scientific Report. 2016, 6: 20516.
Yang Yang, Shuzhen Zhang, Siwen Wang, Kunlun Zhang, Haizhu Wang, Jun Huang, Shubo Deng, Bin Wang, Yujue Wang, Gang Yu. Ball milling synthesized MnOx as highly active catalyst for gaseous POPs removal: significance of mechanochemically induced oxygen vacancies. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49 (7): 4473-4480.
Shuzhen Zhang, Jun Huang, Yang Yang, Yuancheng Li, Bin Wang, Yujue Wang, Shubo Deng, Gang Yu. Rapid mechanochemical synthesis of VOx/TiO2 as highly active catalyst for HCB removal. Chemosphere, 2015, 141: 197-204.
Yang Yang, Jun Huang, Siwen Wang, Shubo Deng, Bin Wang, Gang Yu. Regenerable magnetic octahedral layer catalyst for gaseous UPOPs removal. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2014, 280: 627-635.
Yang Yang, Jun Huang, Siwen Wang, Shubo Deng, Bin Wang, Gang Yu. Catalytic removal of gaseous HCBz on Cu-OMS: effect of Cu location on catalytic performance. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2014, 150-151: 167-178.
Yang Yang, Jun Huang, Siwen Wang, Shubo Deng, Bin Wang, Gang Yu. Catalytic removal of gaseous unintentional POPs on manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieves. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2014, 142–143: 568-578.
Zhiguo Cao, Yang Yang, Gang Yu, Tingting Zhang, Lirui Deng, Kunlun Zhang, Bin Wang, Shubo Deng, Jun Huang. Pay attention to the fate of an emerging hazardous waste: PBDE-contaminated indoor dust. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2013, 20 (3), 1895-1897.
Siwen Wang, Jun Huang, Yang Yang, Yamei Hui, Yuxi Ge, Thorjørn Larssen, Gang Yu, Shubo Deng, Bin Wang, Christopher Harman. First report of a Chinese PFOS alternative overlooked for 30 Years: its toxicity, persistence, and presence in the environment. Environmental Science & Technology, 2013, 47 (18): 10163-10170.
Siwen Wang, Jun Huang, Yang Yang, Gang Yu, Shubo Deng, Bin Wang. Photodegradation of Dechlorane Plus in n-nonane under the irradiation of xenon lamp. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2013, 260, 16-23.
Yang Yang, Gang Yu, Shubo Deng, Siwen Wang, Zhenzhen Xu, Jun Huang, Bin Wang. Catalytic oxidation of hexachlorobenzene in simulated gas on V2O5-WO3/TiO2 catalyst. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2012, 192: 284–291.
Zhenzhen Xu, Shubo Deng, Yang Yang, Tingting Zhang, Qiming Cao, Jun Huang, Gang Yu. Catalytic destruction of pentachlorobenzene in simulated flue gas by a V2O5–WO3/TiO2 catalyst. Chemosphere, 2012, 87 (9): 1032-1038.