Papers

Energy and Environment Laboratory

Ranking of some published papers in journals

Journal Title	Subject categories	Rank / Total journals	Impact factor (JCR 2019)	Number of papers
Energy & Environmental Science	Environmental Sciences	1/265	30.289	1
Energy Storage Materials	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	15/314	16.28	2
Materials Horizons	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	20/314	12.319	2
Advanced Science	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	16/314	15.84	2
Advanced Functional Materials	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	13/314	16.836	1
Applied Catalysis B-Environmental	Engineering, Environmental	1/53	16.683	2
ACS Applied Energy Materials	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	85/314 (Q2)	4.473	3
Journal of Materials Chemistry A	Energy & Fuels	8/112	11.301	11
Small	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	23/314	11.459	2
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology	1/41	12.11	1
Green Chemistry	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology	2/41	9.48	1
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	33/314	8.758	2
Carbon	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	32/314	8.821	2
Water Research	Water Resources	1/94	9.13	1
Journal of Power Sources	Energy & Fuels	10/112	8.247	3
Chemical Engineering Journal	Engineering, Chemical	4/143	10.652	11
Environmental Science & Technology	Environmental Sciences	15/265	7.864	2
Journal of Hazardous Materials	Environmental Sciences	8/265	9.038	6
Energy Conversion and Management	Thermodynamics	2/61	8.208	2
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering	Engineering, Chemical	9/138	7.632	1
Acta Materialia	Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering	1/79	7.656	1
Electrochimica Acta	Electrochemistry	5/27	6.215	9
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry	Engineering, Chemical	21/143	5.278	1
Fuel	Engineering, Chemical	18/143	5.578	2
Materials & Design	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	59/314	6.289	3
Nanomaterials	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	89/314 (Q2)	4.324	1
Combustion and Flame	Thermodynamics	7/61	4.57	1
Journal of Physical Chemistry C	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	90/314 (Q2)	4.189	1
Science China-Chemistry	Chemistry, Multidisciplinary	32/177	6.356	1
Applied Surface Science	Materials Science, Coatings & Films	1/21	6.182	7
Solar Energy	Energy & Fuels	35/112 (Q2)	4.608	1
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	Energy & Fuels	30/112 (Q2)	4.939	4
Scientific Reports	Multidisciplinary Sciences	17/71	3.998	1
Dalton Transactions	Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear	5/45	4.174	2
Separation and Purification Technology	Engineering, Chemical	16/143	5.774	1
International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer	Thermodynamics	5/61	4.947	2
Journal of Alloys and Compounds	Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering	8/79	4.65	3
Applied Thermal Engineering	Thermodynamics	6/61	4.725	1
Atmospheric Environment	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	21/93	4.039	1
Proceedings of the Combustion Institute	Thermodynamics	4/61	5.627	1
Journal of The Electrochemical Society	Materials Science, Coatings & Films	5/21	3.721	2
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials	Chemistry, Applied	13/71	4.551	2
Materials Science and Engineering A-	Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering	7/79	4.652	1
CrystEngComm	Crystallography	7/26 (Q2)	3.117	1
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry	Chemistry, Analytical	17/86	3.807	1
Surface and Coatings Technology	Materials Science, Coatings & Films	3/21	3.784	1
Sensors and Actuators A- Physical	Instruments & Instrumentation	19/64 (Q2)	2.904	3
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology	Materials Science, Ceramics	9/28 (Q2)	2.008	1

UEA publications

Panel member in Infrastructure & Energy: Resilience, Risk and Decision Support, envEXPO 2017, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK, 28 Feb - 1 Mar 2017.

HYU News

Researcher of the month, April 2014, Hanyang University “Greener Nano-particles for the Future”

Invited lecture/talk/exhibition

Invited by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) to give an oral presentation in a conference namely, "BK2l International Conference on Mechanical Engineering for Young Investigators", 27-30 Nov, 2007.
Ozone catalytic oxidation of VOCs over nano-porous materials for indoor air purification, Environmental Protection Engineering group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan, 24 Nov 2009.
Plasma-assisted Catalytic Oxidation (PACO) Technology for Indoor VOCs Removal: Potential and Challenges, Breathe for Health, Advanced Technologies for Indoor Air Quality Improvement, Nanotechnology & Advanced Materials Forum, Nano and Advanced Materials Institute Ltd , Hong Kong, 12 Mar 2010 (PDF).
Better Indoor Air Quality, Better life!, "Science in the Public Service" Lecture Series, Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong, 30 Oct 2010.(PDF)
Plasma-assisted Catalytic Oxidation (PACO) Technology for Indoor VOCs Removal, Partnering for Success, Mastering Innovation, Leveraging Opportunities, Engaging Community, Knowledge Transfer Conference, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, 9 Nov 2010. (PDF)
Plasma-assisted Catalytic Oxidation (PACO) Technology for Indoor Air Purification, the 12th China Hi-Tech Fair, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre, 16-21 November 2010.
Investigation of ozone-catalytic oxidation based technology for air purification applications, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea, 25 Nov 2010.
Plasma-assisted Catalytic Oxidation (PACO) Technology for VOCs Removal, CityU Technology Transfer Forum, Environmental Pollution and Technologies, CityU, Hong Kong, 16 Dec 2010. (PDF).
Energy efficient white LEDs for lighting, Centre for Functional Photonics, CityU, Hong Kong, 7 Mar 2011.
Development of high-brightness white LEDs, TDK China Co., Ltd., Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, 15 April 2011.
Design of an Automated Tabletop UV-LED PCO Based Air Cleaner for Improving Indoor Air Quality, Building the Discovery-enriched Curriculum Exhibition, CityU, Hong Kong, 19 April 2011.
Development of advanced air purification system, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea, 16 Sept 2011.
Better Indoor Air Quality, Better life!, InnoCarnival 2011, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong, 10 Nov 2011.
Plasma-assisted Catalytic Oxidation (PACO) Technology for Indoor Air Purification & A Novel Ozone Catalytic Oxidation-based Dyeing Wastewater Treatment Technology, the 13th China Hi-Tech Fair, Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre, 16-21 November 2011. (PDF)
Ozone Catalytic Oxidation-based Wastewater Treatment Technology, International ICT Expo, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 13-16 April 2012.
An automated table-top air cleaner utilises the photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) and the plasma-assisted catalytic oxidation (PACO) technologies for improving indoor air quality near the occupants, "Technology and Innovation Zone" @ HKTDC HK Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) 2012, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, 13-16 April 2012. (PDF)
Fabrication of Nanostructured Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications, Environmental Protection Engineering group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan, A5-122 lecture room, 7 May 2012.
Nanotechnology for water and energy research, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, 9 May 2012.
Ozone Catalytic Oxidation (OCO) Technology for Degradation of Dye in Water, CityU Technology Transfer Forum, Environmental Pollution and Technologies, CityU, Hong Kong, 15 June 2012. (PDF)
Plasma-assisted Catalytic Oxidation (PACO) Technology for Air Purification, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea, 27 Aug 2012.
Nanotechnology for water and energy research, BK21 Innovative graduate education program for advanced materials of transportation systems, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea, 27 Aug 2012.
Ongoing and future work in air purification, Department of Bio-science Engineering, Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium, 3 Oct 2012.
空氣污染監測及淨化技術, 香港城市大學新興技術, 香港城市大學產學研大樓, 18 Jan 2013. (PDF)
Graphene-based materials for energy research, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea, 29 Aug 2013.
Plasma-assisted Catalytic Oxidation (PACO) Technology for Indoor VOCs removal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, 25 Nov 2013.
3D Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage, Leaders in Industry-university Cooperation (LINC) seminar, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, Korea, 29 Oct 2014.
Nanostructured Materials for Energy Research, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Korea, 5 Oct 2015.
Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage, 2015 International Symposium on New Frontiers in Nano-Bio Convergence Technology, Seoul National University, Korea, 17-18 Dec 2015.
Christmas Scientific Dialogue with Prof. Konstantin Novoselov (2010 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics), the University of Macau, 26-27 Dec 2015.

Interviews and news coverage

Hong Kong Daily News 新報, Date: 15 March 2010, Page: P4
Sing Pao Daily News 成報, Date: 5 April 2010, Page: F3
Sing Tao Daily News 星島日報, Date: 14 April 2010, Page: E8
Hong Kong Commercial Daily 香港商報, Date: 25 April 2010, Page: A8
ESDlife 生活易, Date: May 2010
Hong Kong Daily News 新報, Date: 24 May 2010, Page: S4
Sing Pao Daily News 成報, Date: 31 May 2010, Page: F3
Hong Kong Economic Times 經濟日報, Date:14 June 2010, Page: C4
ATV's "生活加油站", Date: 4 August 2010, 2pm
明報財經網-中小企創富-每周專題-每周專題-小家電商8招抗逆境, Date: 8 August 2010
Sing Tao Daily News 星島日報, Date: 1 June 2011
城大新法製空氣淨化器臭氧去污申美國專利 [Sing Tao Daily] 2012-10-19 F04 大學版
城大臭氧催化術揮發空氣有機物 [The Sun] 2012-10-19 A18 港聞
城大研臭氧催化淨氣機 [Ta Kung Pao] 2012-10-19 A16 港聞
城大研空氣淨化技術 [Headline Daily] 2012-10-19 P26 港聞
室內揮發性有機化合物城大新技術淨化92% [am730] 2012-10-19 A12 新聞
城大新技術淨化室內空氣 [Hong Kong Commercial Daily] 2012-10-19 A15 香港新聞
納米科技過濾92％污染物城大研臭氧分解空氣淨化機 [Sky Post] 2012-10-19 P22,P23 新聞
城大研發淨化室內空氣將污染物變成水及CO2 [Apple Daily] 2012-10-19 A24 港聞
製高效空氣淨化器城大盼2年內應市 [Wen Wei Po] 2012-10-19 A25 新聞透視眼
城大成功研發新空氣淨化技術（東方日報）
You tube 城大研發臭氧淨化空氣機 (by Hong Kong Broadband Network Limited)
Online news clippings: 新華網,大紀元,自由時報,中央社, PC Home, HiNet
Clear the air, Young Post, South China Morning Post, 28 Nov 2012.
From grey to green, Young Post, South China Morning Post, 12 Dec 2012.
Shape up and tune up, Young Post, South China Morning Post, 27 Feb 2013.
Getting all charged up, piezoelectric technology takes steps to a sustainable future, Young Post, South China Morning Post, 24 April 2013.
TiO2 Nanosheet with Discrete Integrated Nanocrystalline Subunits for Lithium Batteries, NAMI Times, April 2013.
Batteries no longer running on empty, Young Post, South China Morning Post, 28 Jan 2014.
Headline Daily, Date: 19 March 2016, Page: 42

CityU news

Knowledge Transfer Office Newsletter – No.4 September 2010; Visit by Healthcare Device Industries Association
Knowledge Transfer Office Newsletter – No.5 April 2011; Forum on Environmental Protection Technologies
Knowledge Transfer Office Newsletter – No.9 October 2012; CityU Scientists Shed Light on Advances in Environmental Technology
CityU’s new technology turns air pollutants into harmless substances
CityU Today, Issue 40 / October 2012; The future of air cleaning
Graduate Studies & Research Newsletter, Volume 44, October 2012
You Tube: University achievements and developments, (4:22)