Mengxia Xu

2025

Manipulating adsorbed hydrogen on lanthanum-modified CuO_x: Industrial-current-density CO₂ electroreduction to C₂₊ products or CH₄

Guo, Z., Zhu, H., Yan, Z., Lei, L., Wang, D., Xi, Z., Lian, Y., Yu, J., Fow, K. L., Do, H., Hirst, J. D., Wu, T. & Xu, M., 5 May 2025, In: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 364, 124839.

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Simplified synthesis of Pt-MnO_x supported on three dimensional Co₃O₄ for catalytic removal of toluene

Wang, S., Li, Y., Xu, M., Li, T., Liu, R., Wang, F., Yuan, X., Wu, T. & Yin, H., 5 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010, 177512.

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2024

A systematic review of factors affecting the performance of the rice–aquaculture system and regional perspectives

Zhu, Z., Zhu, Y. G., Chan, F. K. S., Xu, M., Li, G. & Feng, M., Jun 2024, In: Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 24, p. 1757-1776 20 p.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Co-treatment of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash and alumina-/silica-containing waste: A critical review

Yang, D., Kow, K. W., Wang, W., Meredith, W., Zhang, G., Mao, Y. & Xu, M., 5 Nov 2024, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 479, 135677.

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Development of cold-bond artificial aggregate with excavated soil and alkali-activated slag

Liu, S., Zhang, W., Xu, M., Wang, F., Hu, Y. & Li, B., Dec 2024, In: Case Studies in Construction Materials. 21, e03451.

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Electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to C₂H₄: From lab to fab

Guo, Z., Yang, F., Li, X., Zhu, H., Do, H., Loon Fow, K., Hirst, J. D., Wu, T., Ye, Q., Peng, Y., Bin Wu, H., Wu, A. & Xu, M., Mar 2024, In: Journal of Energy Chemistry. 90, p. 540-564 25 p.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Green One-Pot Synthesis of Mesoporous g-C₃N₄ for Promoted Organic Dyes Photodegradation in Wastewater Treatment

Lan, D., Zhu, H., Zhang, J., Xie, C., Wang, F., Zheng, Y., Guo, Z., Xu, M. & Wu, T., 28 Feb 2024, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 63, 8, p. 3491-3503 13 p.

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Heterojunction of UiO-66 and porous g-C₃N₄ for boosted photocatalytic removal of organic dye

Lan, D., Zhu, H., Zhang, J., Xie, C., Wang, F., Zheng, Y., Guo, Z., Xu, M. & Wu, T., 15 May 2024, In: Applied Surface Science. 655, 159623.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Implementing urban agriculture as nature-based solutions in China: Challenges and global lessons

Zhu, Z., Chan, F. K. S., Li, G., Xu, M., Feng, M. & Zhu, Y. G., Feb 2024, In: Soil and Environmental Health. 2, 1, 100063.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

One step synthesis of a novel Co-doped UiO-66 adsorbent for superior adsorption of organic dyes from wastewater

Lan, D., Zhu, H., Zhang, J., Wang, F., Zheng, Y., Guo, Z., Yang, G., Xu, M. & Wu, T., Aug 2024, In: Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 188, p. 1058-1068 11 p.

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Synergistic recycling of MSWI fly ash and incinerated sewage sludge ash into low-carbon binders

Song, Z., Xia, Y., Zhang, Y., Xu, M., Wang, L. & Yan, J., 27 Sept 2024, In: Construction and Building Materials. 445, 137930.

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Synthesis of layered double hydroxides from municipal solid waste incineration fly ash for heavy metal adsorption

Wang, Q., Peng, Y., Chen, M., Xu, M., Ding, J., Yao, Q. & Lu, S., 20 Feb 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 912, 169482.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Use of municipal solid waste incineration fly ash as a supplementary cementitious material: CO₂ mineralization coupled with mechanochemical pretreatment

Li, H., Peng, Y., Xu, M., Wang, Y., Ding, J., Ma, B., Jin, L., Lu, S. & Yan, J., 1 Feb 2024, In: Environmental Research. 242, 117799.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Utilisation of electrolytic manganese residue as a sulphate activator in producing concrete blocks with high-volume fly ash

Luo, W., Li, B., Yang, G., Xu, M., Pang, C., Kow, K. W. & Wu, T., 1 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 434, 139813.

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2023

Accelerated curing of cement mortar: In-situ carbonation utilising CO₂-impregnated faujasite

Luo, W., Li, B., Xu, M., Pang, C., Lester, E. & Kow, K. W., 24 Jul 2023, In: Construction and Building Materials. 388, 131639.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

In-situ release and sequestration of CO₂ in cement composites using LTA zeolites

Luo, W., Li, B., Xu, M., Pang, C., Lester, E., Xu, L. & Kow, K. W., 10 May 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 872, 162133.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Interactions between Amorphous Silica and Sodium Alumino-Silicate Hydrate Gels: Insight from Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulation

Guan, X., Xu, M., Li, B. & Do, H., 13 Jul 2023, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127, 27, p. 13302-13316 15 p.

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Microwave-accelerated hydrolysis for hydrogen production over a cobalt-loaded multi-walled carbon nanotube-magnetite composite catalyst

Luo, C., Liu, S., Yang, G., Jiang, P., Luo, X., Chen, Y., Xu, M., Lester, E. & Wu, T., 1 Mar 2023, In: Applied Energy. 333, 120538.

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Microwave-intensified hydrolysis for high efficiency hydrogen generation over magnetically separable Co₃O₄-carbon nanotube composites

Luo, C., Liu, S., Yang, G., Xu, M., Lester, E. & Wu, T., Sept 2023, In: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 49, p. 1085-1100 16 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Synergistic engineering of heteronuclear Ni-Ag dual-atom catalysts for high-efficiency CO2 electroreduction with nearly 100% CO selectivity

Guo, Z., Zhu, H., Yang, G., Wu, A., Chen, Q., Yan, Z., Loon Fow, K., Do, H., Hirst, J. D., Wu, T. & Xu, M., 15 Nov 2023, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 476, 146556.

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Urban agriculture as nature-based solutions: Three key strategies to tackle emerging issues on food security in Chinese cities under climatic and non-climatic challenges

Zhu, Z., Wang, J., Chan, F. K. S., Xu, Y., Li, G., Xu, M., Chen, W. Q. & Zhu, Y. G., Jul 2023, In: Frontiers of Engineering Management. 10, 4, p. 736-741 6 p.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

2022

Adsorptive removal of organic dyes via porous materials for wastewater treatment in recent decades: a review on species, mechanisms and perspectives

Lan, D., Zhu, H., Zhang, J., Li, S., Chen, Q., Wang, C., Wu, T. & Xu, M., Apr 2022, In: Chemosphere. 293, 133464.

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Boosting electrocatalytic nitrate-to-ammonia conversion via plasma enhanced CuCo alloy-substrate interaction

Wu, A., Zhou, Y., Lv, J., Zhang, D., Peng, Y., Ye, Q., Fu, P., Wang, W., Lin, X., Liu, S., Xu, M., Qi, Z., Zhu, S., Zhu, W., Yan, J., Tu, X. & Li, X., 7 Nov 2022, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 10, 44, p. 14539-14548 10 p.

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28 Citations (Scopus)

Design and Controlled Synthesis of Cobalt-Loaded Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Magnetite Nanocomposite as Catalysts for Hydrogen Generation Via Hydrolysis of NABH4 Under Microwave Heating

luo, C., Shuai, L., Yang, G., Jiang, P., Luo, X., Chen, Y., Xu, M., Lester, E. & Wu, T., 12 May 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Applied Energy. p. 1-6 6 p., 39.

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Radicals and molecular products from the gas-phase pyrolysis of lignin model compounds: coniferyl alcohol, theory and experiment

Barekati-goudarzi, M., Khachatryan, L., Boldor, D., Xu, M., Ruckenstein, E. & Asatryan, R., Jan 2022, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 161, p. 1-13 13 p., 105413.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

2021

DFT simulation-based screening of single transition metals supported on g-C₃N₄ for the catalytic oxidation of Hg⁰

Liu, S., Xu, M., Chen, Y., Yu, J., Pang, C. & Wu, T., 1 Dec 2021, In: Fuel. 305, 121456.

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Distribution and modes of occurrence of heavy metals in opposed multi-burner coal-water-slurry gasification plants

Jiang, P., Xie, C. R., Luo, C. L., Meng, W., Yang, G., Yu, G. S., Gong, Y., Xu, M. & Wu, T., 1 Nov 2021, In: Fuel. 303, 121163.

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Influence of co-processing of coal and oil shale on combustion characteristics, kinetics and ash fusion behaviour

Jiang, P., Meng, Y., Parvez, A. M., Dong, X. Y., Wu, X. Y., Xu, M. X., Pang, C. H., Sun, C. G. & Wu, T., 1 Feb 2021, In: Energy. 216, 119229.

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Insights into the effects of single Mo vacancy sites on the adsorption and dissociation of CO₂ and H₂O over the tertiary N-doped MoS₂ monolayers

Enujekwu, F. M., Zhang, Y., Ezeh, C. I., Zhao, H., Xu, M., Do, H. & Wu, T., 2021, In: Applied Surface Science. 577, 151908.

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N-doping enabled defect-engineering of MoS₂ for enhanced and selective adsorption of CO₂: A DFT approach

Enujekwu, F. M., Zhang, Y., Ezeh, C. I., ZHAO, H., Xu, M., Besley, E., George, M. W., Besley, N. A., Do, H. & Wu, T., 15 Mar 2021, In: Applied Surface Science. 542, 148556.

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Novel two-stage fluidized bed-plasma gasification integrated with SOFC and chemical looping combustion for the high efficiency power generation from MSW: A thermodynamic investigation

Jiang, P., Mahmud Parvez, A., Meng, Y., Dong, X., Xu, M., Luo, X., Shi, K. & Wu, T., 15 May 2021, In: Energy Conversion and Management. 236, 114066.

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Single-layer Pb²⁺ Potentiometric sensor with MoS₂ Nanoflakes as Ion-to-electron transducer

Ju, L., Wu, T., Xu, M. X. & Zhang, N., Jul 2021, In: International Journal of Electrochemical Science. 16, 7, p. 1-9 9 p., 210751.

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Theoretical insights of catalytic oxidation of Hg⁰ on g-C₃N₄-supported Fe/Co/Ni-based bi-metallic catalysts using O₂ in coal-fired flue gas as the oxidant

Liu, S., Xu, M., Pang, C., Lester, E. & Wu, T., 15 Dec 2021, In: Fuel. 306, 121593.

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一种贻贝壳材料的重金属吸附能力性能测试方法

Translated title of the contribution: A test method for the heavy metals adsorption capacity of a mussel shell modified materialWu, T. (Inventor), Zhao, H. (Inventor), Yang, G. (Inventor), MU, X. (Inventor), Jiang, P. (Inventor), Liu, S. (Inventor), Pang, C. H. (Inventor) & Xu, M. (Inventor), 8 Oct 2021, Patent No. 201810385795.0 , 26 Apr 2018

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2020

A simple coupled ANNs-RSM approach in modeling product distribution of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using a microchannel reactor with Ru-promoted Co/Al₂O₃ catalyst

Sun, Y., Yang, G., Xu, M., Xu, J. & Sun, Z., 1 Feb 2020, In: International Journal of Energy Research. 44, 2, p. 1046-1061 16 p.

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17 Citations (Scopus)

Comparative study of the gasification of coal and its macerals and prediction of the synergistic effects under typical entrained-bed pulverized coal gasification conditions

Jiang, P., Guo, D., Luo, X., Xu, M. & Wu, T., Mar 2020, In: Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME. 142, 3, 032203.

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DFT study of the oxidation of Hg⁰ by O₂ on an Mn-doped buckled g-C₃N₄ catalyst

Liu, S., Xu, M., Chen, Y., Mu, X., Yu, J., Yang, G., Luo, X., Jiang, P. & Wu, T., 21 Jul 2020, (Published Online) In: Current Applied Physics. 40, p. 83-89 7 p.

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2019

A comparative study of mechanisms of the adsorption of CO₂ confined within graphene-MoS₂ nanosheets: A DFT trend study

Enujekwu, F. M., Ezeh, C. I., George, M. W., Xu, M., Do, H., Zhang, Y., ZHAO, H. & Wu, T., 2019, In: Nanoscale Advances. 1, 4, p. 1442-1451 10 p.

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Development of Pd_n/g-C₃N₄ adsorbent for Hg⁰ removal – DFT study of influences of the support and Pd cluster size

Liu, S., Chen, L., Mu, X., Xu, M., Yu, J., Yang, G., Luo, X., Zhao, H. & Wu, T., 15 Oct 2019, In: Fuel. 254, 115537.

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36 Citations (Scopus)

Environmentally persistent free radicals in PM_2.5: a review

Xu, M., Wu, T., Tang, Y. T., Chen, T., Khachatryan, L., Iyer, P. R., Guo, D., Chen, A., Lyu, M., Li, J., Liu, J., Li, D., Zuo, Y., Zhang, S., Wang, Y., Meng, Y. & Qi, F., Nov 2019, In: Waste Disposal and Sustainable Energy. 1, 3, p. 177-197 21 p.

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Exergetic, economic and carbon emission studies of bio-olefin production via indirect steam gasification process

Jiang, P., Parvez, A. M., Meng, Y., Xu, M. X., Shui, T. C., Sun, C. G. & Wu, T., 15 Nov 2019, In: Energy. 187, 115933.

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2018

Fabrication of β-cyclodextrin modified mesostructured silica coated multi-walled carbon nanotubes composites and application for paraben removal

Ding, C., He, J., Xu, M. & Wang, C., 19 Oct 2018, In: Water Science and Technology. 78, 5, p. 1001-1009 9 p.

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2017

Lumped kinetic modeling of isothermal degradation of lignin under conventional pyrolytic and oxidative conditions

Xu, M. X., Khachatryan, L., Kibet, J. & Lomnicki, S., Sept 2017, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 127, p. 377-384 8 p.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Temporal and spatial variation in major ion chemistry and source identification of secondary inorganic aerosols in Northern Zhejiang Province, China

Xu, J. S., He, J., Xu, M. X., Snape, C., Ji, D. S., Wang, C. J., Yu, H., Xiao, H., Jiang, Y. J., Qi, B. & Du, R. G., 1 Jan 2017, In: Chemosphere. 179, p. 316-330 15 p.

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2016

Radicals and molecular products from the gas-phase pyrolysis of lignin model compounds. Cinnamyl alcohol

Khachatryan, L., Xu, M. X., Wu, A. J., Pechagin, M. & Asatryan, R., 1 Sept 2016, In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 121, p. 75-83 9 p.

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23 Citations (Scopus)

Radicals from the gas-phase pyrolysis of a lignin model compound:: P -coumaryl alcohol

Xu, M. X., Khachatryan, L., Baev, A. & Asatryan, R., 2016, In: RSC Advances. 6, 67, p. 62399-62405 7 p.

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2012

Comparison of trace element emissions from thermal treatments of heavy metal hyperaccumulators

Lu, S., Du, Y., Zhong, D., Zhao, B., Li, X., Xu, M., Li, Z., Luo, Y., Yan, J. & Wu, L., 1 May 2012, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 46, 9, p. 5025-5031 7 p.

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66 Citations (Scopus)

2009

Agricultural soil monitoring of PCDD/Fs in the vicinity of a municipal solid waste incinerator in Eastern China: Temporal variations and possible sources

Xu, M. X., Yan, J. H., Lu, S. Y., Li, X. D., Chen, T., Ni, M. J., Dai, H. F., Wang, F. & Cen, K. F., 30 Jul 2009, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 166, 2-3, p. 628-634 7 p.

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Concentrations, profiles, and sources of atmospheric PCDD/Fs near a municipal solid waste incinerator in Eastern China

Xu, M. X., Yan, J. H., Lu, S. Y., Li, X. D., Chen, T., Ni, M. J., Dai, H. F., Wang, F. & Cen, K. F., 15 Feb 2009, In: Environmental Science & Technology. 43, 4, p. 1023-1029 7 p.

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Gas/particle partitioning of atmospheric PCDD/Fs in a satellite town in Eastern China

Xu, M. X., Yan, J. H., Lu, S. Y., Li, X. D., Chen, T., Ni, M. J., Dai, H. F., Wang, F. & Cen, K. F., Sept 2009, In: Chemosphere. 76, 11, p. 1540-1549 10 p.

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