Professor Huijun Zhao

Associate Professor HuiJun Zhao

PhD

Professor, Griffith School of Environment
Research Member, Australian Rivers Institute

Contact details for Professor HuiJun Zhao

Research Expertise

Synthesis and characterisation of nanoparticulate semiconductor photocatalysts; fundamental studies of kinetic and thermodynamic properties of photocatalysis processes; development of new generation photoanodes for solar energy conversion (dye-sensitised solar cell) and removal of organic pollutants (water treatment technologies); development of new analytical method and instrument for real-time, on-line, in situ water quality monitoring applications including chemical oxygen demand, biochemical demand, total organic carbon, nutrients (N&P), heavy metal ions and other water quality parameters; electrochemical sensors / biosensors; membrane separation technology; functional polymer materials; energy storage materials and secondary batteries.

Publications

  • Li W., Zhao H., Teasdale P.T. and John R., Analytical Chemistry, 75 (2003) 2578-2583, "Application of a Poly(4-styrenesulfonate) Liquid Binding Layer for Measurement of Cu2+ and Cd2+ with the Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films Technique"
  • Catterall K., Zhao H., Pasco N., John R., Analytical Chemistry, 75 (2003) 2584-2590, "Development of a rapid ferricyanide mediated assay for biochemical oxygen demand using a mixed microbial consortium"
  • Jiang D., Zhao H., Zhang S. and John R., Journal of Physical Chemistry B: 107 (2003) 12774-12780, "Characterisation of Photoelectrocatalytic Processes at Nanoporous TiO2 Film Electrodes – Photocatalytic Oxidation of Glucose"
  • Zhao H., Jiang D., Zhang S. and John R., Analytical Chemistry, 76 (2004) 155-160, "Development of A Direct Photoelectrochemical Method for Rapid Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand"
  • Jiang D., Zhao H., Zhang S. and John R., Journal of Catalysis, 223 (2004) 212-220, "Kinetic Study of Photocatalytic Oxidation of Adsorbed Organic Compounds at TiO2 Porous Films by Photoelectrolysis"
  • Morris, Zhao, H.; John, R., Australian Journal of Chemistry, Invited review, 58 (2005) 237-245, "Ferricyanide-Mediated Microbial Reactions for Environmental Monitoring"
  • Zhang S., Jiang D., and Zhao H., Environmental Science and Technology, 40 (2006) 2363-2368, "Development of chemical oxygen demand on-line monitoring system based on photoelectrochemical degradation principle"
  • Fogelman S., Zhao H., Blumenstein M., Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, 386 (2006) 1773-1779, "A rapid analytical method for predicting the oxygen demand of wastewater"
  • Jiang D., Zhang S., and Zhao H., Environmental Science and Technology, 41 (2007) 303-308, "Photocatalytic degradation characteristics of different organic compounds at TiO2 nanoporous film electrodes with mixed anatase/rutile phases"
  • Gan W. Y., Lam S., Chiang K., Amal R., Zhao H., Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17 (2007) 952-954, "Novel TiO2 thin film with non-UV activated superwetting and antifogging ; behaviours"

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