Name: YANG Xiao
Current Appointment: Associate Professor
Academic records:
Research Professor, Korea Biochar Research Center, O-Jeong Eco-Resilience Institute (OJERI) & Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Korea
Biography: Dr. Xiao Yang’s academic background covers materials chemistry and environmental science. His research interest focuses on iron-based minerals for their use in environmental remediation or new multifunctional biochar-based material development, especially in monitoring of emerging pollutants and health risk assessment, decontamination of potential toxic elements in both soil and water, and application of advanced algorithm for visualizing the spatiotemporal variation of contamination in underground environment. Dr. Xiao has published more than 90 peer-reviewed journal papers, most of which are in mainstream environmental engineering and chemistry journals including ACS Sustain Chem Eng J, Water Res, Environ Sci Technol, etc., and 7 of which have been recognized as Web of Science ESI top papers, namely Highly Cited Paper. He has been served as a member of editorial board in Biochar since 2020 and be horored with “2022 World Top2% Scientists”.
Areas of Specialization: Environmental chemistry and engineering
1．Chen, H.*, Wu, Y., Zou, Z.,Yang, X.**, Tsang, Y. F. (2024). Thermal hydrolysis alleviates polyethylene microplastic-induced stress in anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 134124.
2．Yang, X., You, M., Liu, S., Sarkar, B., Liu, Z., Yan, X. (2023). Microbial responses towards biochar application in potentially toxic element (PTE) contaminated soil: A critical review on effects and potential mechanisms. Biochar, 5, 57.
3．Li, J., Yang, X.*, Tong, X., Peng, Y., Deng, Y., Yan, X.**, Zhou, Y. (2023). Cleaner production of Chinese cabbage by intercropping from Cd contaminated soil: Effects of hyperaccumulator variety and planting strip width. Chemosphere, 341, 139975.
4．Yang, X., Liu, S., Liang, T., Yan, X., Zhang, Y., Zhou, Y., Sarkar, B., Ok, Y.S. (2022). Ball-milled magnetite for efficient arsenic decontamination: Insights into oxidation–adsorption mechanism. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 427, 128117.
5．Zou, H., Luo, Z., Yang, X.*, Xie, Q., Zhou, Y.** (2022). Toward emerging applications using core–shell nanostructured materials: A review. Journal of Materials Science, 57(24), 10912-10942.
6．Yang, X., Li, J., Liang, T., Yan, X., Zhong, L., Shao, J., El-Naggar, A., Guan, C.Y., Liu, J., Zhou, Y. (2021). A combined management scheme to simultaneously mitigate As and Cd concentrations in rice cultivated in contaminated paddy soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416, 125837.
7．Chen, H., Tang, M., Yang, X.*, Tsang, Y.F., Wu, Y., Wang, D., Zhou, Y. (2021). Polyamide 6 microplastics facilitate methane production during anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. Chemical Engineering Journal, 408, 127251.
8．Yang, X., Yu, I.K.M., Tsang, D.C.W., Budarin, V.L., Clark, J.H., Wu, K.C.W., Yip, A.C.K., Gao, B., Ok, Y.S. (2020). Ball milling-assisted, solvent-free preparation of Sn-functionalized wood biochar for glucose-to-fructose isomerization. Journal of Cleaner Production, 268, 122300.
9．Chen, H., Zeng, L., Wang, D., Zhou, Y., Yang, X.* (2020). Exploring the linkage between free nitrous acid accumulation and nitrous oxide emissions in a novel static/oxic/anoxic process. Bioresource Technology, 304, 123011.
10．Yang, X., Yu, I.K.M., Cho, D.W., Chen, S.S., Tsang, D.C.W., Shang, J., Yip, A.C.K., Wang, L., Ok, Y.S. (2019). Tin-functionalized wood biochar as a sustainable solid catalyst for glucose isomerization in biorefinery. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7, 4851-4860.
