2009.08-2013.07Harbin Institute of TechnologyBachelor degree

2013.09-2015.07Harbin Institute of TechnologyMasters degree

2018.09-2019.09KU LeuvenVisting student

2015.09-2019.10Harbin Institute of TechnologyDoctoral degree

Municipal refuse disposal, Engineering drawing.

[1]Z. Yan,Z. Zhu, H. Chang, G. Fan^*, Q. Wang, X. Fu, Fangshu Qu^*, H. Liang, Integrated membrane electrochemical reactor-membrane distillation process for enhanced landfill leachate treatment, Water Research, 230 (2023) 119559.

[2] G. Fan, X. Li, X. Chen, Y. You, W. Dai, F. Qu, D. Tang,Z. Yan^*, Z-scheme Ag3PO4@polyaniline core-shell nanocomposite with high visible light photocatalytic performance for Microcystis aeruginosa inactivation, Chem. Eng. J., 427 (2022) 132005.

[3]Z. Yan, Z. Lu, X. Chen, Y. Jiang, Z. Huang, L. Liu, G. Fan, H. Chang, F. Qu, H. Liang, Membrane distillation treatment of landfill leachate: Characteristics and mechanism of membrane fouling, Sep. Purif. Technol., 289 (2022).

[4] R. Ning,Z. Yan*, Z. Lu, Q. Wang, Z. Wu, W. Dai, G. Fan,X. Fu, Photocatalytic membrane for in situ enhanced removal of semi-volatile organic compounds in membrane distillation under visible light, Sep. Purif. Technol., 292 (2022) 121068.

[5]Z. Yan, F. Qu^*, H. Liang, H. Yu, H. Pang, H. Rong, G. Fan^*, B. Van der Bruggen, Effect of biopolymers and humic substances on gypsum scaling and membrane wetting during membrane distillation, J. Membr. Sci., 617 (2021) 118638.

[6]Z. Yan, Z. Lu, X. Chen, G. Fan, F. Qu, H. Pang, H. Liang, Integration of seeding- and heating-induced crystallization with membrane distillation for membrane gypsum scaling and wetting control, DESALINATION, 511 (2021) 115115.

[7] G. Fan, J. Zhang, J. Zhan, J. Luo, J. Lin, F. Qu, B. Du, D. Tang, B. Xie,Z. Yan*, Recyclable self-floating A-GUN-coated foam as effective visible-light-driven photocatalyst for inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa, J. Hazard. Mater., 419 (2021) 126407.

[8] G. Fan, Z. Chen,Z. Yan*, B. Du, H. Pang, D. Tang, J. Luo, J. Lin, Efficient integration of plasmonic Ag/AgCl with perovskite-type LaFeO3: Enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for removal of harmful algae, J. Hazard. Mater., 409 (2021) 125018.

[9]Z. Yan, Y. Jiang, X. Chen, Z. Lu, Z. Wei, G. Fan, H. Liang, F. Qu, Evaluation of applying membrane distillation for landfill leachate treatment, DESALINATION, 520 (2021) 115358.

[10] G. Fan, R. Ning,Z. Yan*, J. Luo, B. Du, J. Zhan, L. Liu, J. Zhang, Double photoelectron-transfer mechanism in Ag AgCl/WO3/g-C3N4 photocatalyst with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity for trimethoprim degradation, J. Hazard. Mater., 403 (2021).

[11] H. Chang, B. Liu, Z. Zhang, R. Pawar,Z. Yan, J.C. Crittenden, R.D. Vidic, A Critical Review of Membrane Wettability in Membrane Distillation from the Perspective of Interfacial Interactions, Environ. Sci. Technol., 55 (2021) 1395-1418.

[12] F. Qu,Z. Yan*, H. Yu, G. Fan, H. Pang, H. Rong, J. He, Effect of residual commercial antiscalants on gypsum scaling and membrane wetting during direct contact membrane distillation, DESALINATION, 486 (2020) 114493.

[13] G. Fan, J. Zhan, J. Luo, J. Lin, F. Qu, B. Du, Y. You,Z. Yan*, Fabrication of heterostructured Ag/AgCl@ g-C3N4@ UIO-66 (NH2) nanocomposite for efficient photocatalytic inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light, J. Hazard. Mater., (2020) 124062.

[14]Z. Yan, H. Yang, F. Qu, H. Zhang, H. Rong, H. Yu, H. Liang, A. Ding, G. Li, B. Van der Bruggen, Application of membrane distillation to anaerobic digestion effluent treatment: Identifying culprits of membrane fouling and scaling, Sci. Total Environ., 688 (2019) 880-889.

[15]Z. Yan, K. Liu, H. Yu, H. Liang, B. Xie, G. Li, F. Qu, B. van der Bruggen, Treatment of anaerobic digestion effluent using membrane distillation: Effects of feed acidification on pollutant removal, nutrient concentration and membrane fouling, DESALINATION, 449 (2019) 6-15.

[16]Z. Yan, H. Yang, H. Yu, F. Qu, H. Liang, B. Van der Bruggen, G. Li, 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 (2018) 428-437.

[17]Z. Yan, B. Liu, F. Qu, A. Ding, H. Liang, Y. Zhao, G. Li, Control of ultrafiltration membrane fouling caused by algal extracellular organic matter (EOM) using enhanced Al coagulation with permanganate, Sep. Purif. Technol., 172 (2017) 51-58.

National Natural Science Foundation of China（NO: 52000034）

Natural Science Foundation Project of Fujian Province（NO: 2020J05125）