Zhongsen Yan

4.4k total citations
93 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Zhongsen Yan is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhongsen Yan has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Water Science and Technology, 37 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Zhongsen Yan's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (59 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (28 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (23 papers). Zhongsen Yan is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (59 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (28 papers) and Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (23 papers). Zhongsen Yan collaborates with scholars based in China, Singapore and Belgium. Zhongsen Yan's co-authors include Heng Liang, Gongduan Fan, Fangshu Qu, Heliang Pang, Haiqing Chang, Guibai Li, Banghao Du, Jing Luo, Huarong Yu and Junguo He and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Zhongsen Yan

90 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Peers

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Huaqiang Chu China

H. Brüning Netherlands

Zhiqiang Zhang China

Wenli Huang China

Changzhu Yang China

Yue Lu China

Qiaoying Wang China

Yuexi Zhou China

Olivier Lefebvre Singapore

Jialin Liang China

Huaqiang Chu China

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yan, Zhongsen, et al.. (2025). Membrane electrochemical reactor for mitigating fouling in landfill leachate treated by membrane distillation: Characteristics and mechanisms. Separation and Purification Technology. 361. 131416–131416. 3 indexed citations

Yan, Zhongsen, et al.. (2025). Preparation, performance and applications of self-cleaning membranes: Research progress and future prospects. Separation and Purification Technology. 382. 136130–136130. 1 indexed citations

Ning, Rongsheng, Shane A. Snyder, Jun Ma, et al.. (2025). Interface Effects of Micro/nanobubbles Enable Selective Photooxidation of Contaminants. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(45). 24596–24605.

Yan, Zhongsen, Binbin Li, Guohui Liu, et al.. (2025). Enhanced degradation of humic acid by Co3O4/NCDs/PVDF photo-Fenton catalytic system. Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 198. 107125–107125.

Meng, Yuchuan, Ran An, Qiao Zhong, et al.. (2024). Organic fouling in membrane distillation caused by biopolymers and humic substances: Role of cation types. Separation and Purification Technology. 355. 129476–129476. 8 indexed citations

Qu, Fangshu, Dan Qu, Zhongsen Yan, et al.. (2024). In-line granular filtration for mitigating gypsum scaling in membrane distillation. Journal of Membrane Science. 713. 123259–123259. 13 indexed citations

Yan, Zhongsen, Xiaolei Chen, Haiqing Chang, et al.. (2024). Feasibility of replacing proton exchange membranes with pressure-driven membranes in membrane electrochemical reactors for high salinity organic wastewater treatment. Water Research. 254. 121340–121340. 16 indexed citations

Wang, Jiaxuan, Zhongsen Yan, Bin Liu, et al.. (2024). Integrated oxidation and membrane processes for produced water treatment: An overview and challenges. Separation and Purification Technology. 351. 128124–128124. 9 indexed citations

Liu, Naiming, Zhongsen Yan, Xiaoxiang Cheng, et al.. (2024). Enhancing microfiltration membrane performance by sodium percarbonate-based oxidation for hydraulic fracturing wastewater treatment. Environmental Research. 262(Pt 2). 119888–119888. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhongsen, et al.. (2024). Enhancing membrane distillation performance by adsorption using modified zeolite for shale gas produced water treatment. Desalination. 596. 118335–118335. 1 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhongsen, Haiqing Chang, Wenxin Dai, et al.. (2024). Functional of thin-film composite Janus membrane with sacrificial layer for inorganic scaling control in membrane distillation. Journal of Membrane Science. 710. 123146–123146. 9 indexed citations

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Chang, Haiqing, Zhongsen Yan, Fangshu Qu, et al.. (2024). Water quality of shale gas produced water greatly influences the performance of membrane distillation. Separation and Purification Technology. 341. 126927–126927. 18 indexed citations

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Wang, Jiaxuan, Zhongsen Yan, Caihong Liu, et al.. (2024). Gravity-driven membrane integrated with membrane distillation for efficient shale gas produced water treatment. Water Research. 266. 122332–122332. 9 indexed citations

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Lu, Zhenyu, Zhongsen Yan, Haiqing Chang, et al.. (2024). New insights into antifouling property and interfacial mechanism in photo-Fenton membrane distillation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 492. 151981–151981. 6 indexed citations

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Chang, Haiqing, et al.. (2023). Mineral scaling induced membrane wetting in membrane distillation for water treatment: Fundamental mechanism and mitigation strategies. Water Research. 247. 120807–120807. 59 indexed citations

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Meng, Yuchuan, Qiao Zhong, Yujie Liu, et al.. (2023). Evaluating membrane cleaning for organic fouling in direct contact membrane distillation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 410. 137319–137319. 22 indexed citations

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Pang, Heliang, Lin Li, Junguo He, et al.. (2020). New insight into enhanced production of short-chain fatty acids from waste activated sludge by cation exchange resin-induced hydrolysis. Chemical Engineering Journal. 388. 124235–124235. 112 indexed citations

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Pang, Heliang, W. F. Mader, Junguo He, et al.. (2020). Hydrolase activity and microbial community dynamic shift related to the lack in multivalent cations during cation exchange resin-enhanced anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 398. 122930–122930. 54 indexed citations

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Yan, Zhongsen, Haiyang Yang, Huarong Yu, et al.. (2018). Reverse osmosis brine treatment using direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD): effect of membrane characteristics on desalination performance and the wetting phenomenon. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 4(3). 428–437. 28 indexed citations

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Qu, Fangshu, Zhongsen Yan, Hao Wang, et al.. (2017). A pilot study of hybrid biological activated carbon (BAC) filtration-ultrafiltration process for water supply in rural areas: role of BAC pretreatment in alleviating membrane fouling. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 4(2). 315–324. 21 indexed citations

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