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ZHENG Renji received his Ph.D degree in mineral engineering from Wuhan University of Technology in 2019 under the supervision of Prof. GAO Huimin. His research focuses on: (1) structure-activity relationship between mineral lattice defects and flotation behavior; (2) high-value utilization of mineral-based solid waste resources; (3) density functional theory studies of the activation/transformation of small molecules based on semiconducting minerals, etc. Dr. ZHENG has hosted/participated in more than 10 scientific research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund Project, Guangdong Youth Fund Project, Shenzhen Basic Research General Project, etc. He has published more than 40 SCI papers in journals such as Nat. Commun., Adv. Funct. Mater., Miner. Eng., Nano Lett., Chem. Eng. J., J. Hazard. Mater., J. Mater. Chem. A, ACS Appl. Mater. Inter., Appl. Surf. Sci., J. Alloy. Compd., etc. He is currently invited as a guest editor for the international journal Minerals, and a reviewer for journals such as Miner. Eng., Opt. Mater. and Physicochem. Probl. Mi.

A Special Issue of Minerals:

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/minerals/special_issues/ANMOS

Publications

^†Equal contribution; *Corresponding author.

[1] Xuezhen Feng^†, Renji Zheng^†, Caiyan Gao, Wenfei Wei, Jiangguli Peng, Ranhao Wang, Songhe Yang, Wensong Zou, Xiaoyong Wu*, Yongfei Ji, Hong Chen*. Unlocking bimetallic active sites via a desalination strategy for photocatalytic reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide. Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 2146. (Nature Index, JCR Q1, IF 14.92, TOP)

[2] Xuhuan Xiao, Xuegang Duan, Zirui Song, Xinglan Deng, Wentao Deng, Hongshuai Hou, Renji Zheng*, Guoqiang Zou*, Xiaobo Ji. High-throughput production of cheap mineral-based heterostructures for high power sodium ion capacitors. Advanced Functional Materials. 2022, 2110476. (Nature Index, JCR Q1, IF 18.81, TOP)

[3] Renji Zheng, Jing Li, Runliang Zhu, Ranhao Wang, Xuezhen Feng, Zhijie Chen, Wenfei Wei, Dazhong Yang, Hong Chen*. Enhanced Cr(VI) reduction on natural chalcopyrite mineral modulated by degradation intermediates of RhB. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 423, 127206. (JCR Q1, IF 10.59, TOP)

[4] Zhijie Chen^†, Renji Zheng^†, Shangying Li, Ranhao Wang, Wenfei Wei, Wei Wei, Bing-Jie Ni*, Hong Chen*. Dual-anion etching induced in situ interfacial engineering for high-efficiency oxygen evolution. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 431, 134304. (JCR Q1, IF 13.27)

[5] Yangzi Shangguan^†, Renji Zheng^†, Qiuyue Ge, Xuezhen Feng, Ranhao Wang, Yuanhao Zhou, Siyuan Luo, Lele Duan, Jia Lin, Hong Chen*. Interfacial engineering of CuFeS₂ quantum dots via platinum decoration with enhanced Cr(VI) reduction dynamics under UV-Vis-NIR radiation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 421,126701. (JCR Q1, IF 10.59, TOP)

[6] Zhijie Chen^†, Renji Zheng^†, Wenfei Wei, Wei Wei, Bing-Jie Ni*, Hong Chen*. Unlocking the electrocatalytic activity of natural chalcopyrite using mechanochemistry. Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2022, 68, 275. (JCR Q1, IF 9.68, TOP)

[7] Xuezhen Feng^†, Haiyuan Zou^†, Renji Zheng^†, Wenfei Wei, Raohao Wang, Wensong Zou, Gukhyun Lim, Jihyun Hong, Lele Duan Hong Chen*. Bi₂O₃/BiO₂ nanoheterojunction for highly efficient electrocatalytic CO₂ reduction to formate. Nano Letters, 2022, 22, 4, 1656. (JCR Q1, IF 11.19, TOP)

[8] Xiangyang Li, Tian Ma, Lixin Dong, Yu Na, Yumo Liu, Zhao Li*, Renji Zheng*, Shujuan Dai, Tonglin Zhao. Mechanochemical homodisperse of Bi₂MoO₆ on Zn-Al LDH matrix to form Z-scheme heterojunction with promoted visible-light photocatalytic performance. Advanced Powder Technology, 2022, 33, 103468. (JCR Q1, IF 4.83)

[9] Renji Zheng, Xuezhen Feng, Wensong Zou, Ranhao Wang, Dazhong Yang, Wenfei Wei, Shangying Li, Hong Chen*. Converting loess into zeolite for heavy metal polluted soil remediation based on "soil for soil-remediation" strategy. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 412, 125199. (JCR Q1, IF 10.59, TOP)

[10] Zhijie Chen^†, Renji Zheng^†, Shimao Deng, Wenfei Wei, Wei Wei, Bing-Jie Ni*, Hong Chen*. Modular design of efficient heterostructural FeS₂/TiO₂ oxygen evolution electrocatalyst via sulfidation of natural ilmenites. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2021, 9, 25032. (JCR Q1, IF 12.73, TOP)

[11] Xian Zhang^†, Renji Zheng^†, Mengtian Jin, Run Shi, Zhong Ai, Abbas Amini, Qing Lian, Chun Cheng*, Shaoxian Song*. NiCoSx@Cobalt carbonate hydroxide obtained by surface sulfurization for efficient and stable hydrogen evolution at large current densities. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 35647. (JCR Q1, IF 9.23, TOP)

[12] Hao Yi, Xian Zhang*, Renji Zheng*, Shaoxian Song, Qing An. Rich Se nanoparticles modified cobalt carbonate hydroxide as an efficient electrocatalyst for boosted hydrogen evolution in alkaline conditions. Applied Surface Science, 2021, 565, 150505. (JCR Q1, IF 6.71, TOP)

[13] Zhao Li*, Renji Zheng*, Shujuan Dai, Tonglin Zhao, Min Chen, Qiwu Zhang. In-situ mechanochemical fabrication of p-n Bi₂MoO₆/CuBi₂O₄ heterojunctions with efficient visible light photocatalytic performance. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2021, 882, 160681. (JCR Q1, IF 5.32, TOP)

[14] Tian Ma, Chunqi Liu, Zhao Li*, Renji Zheng*, Min Chen, Shujuan Dai, Tonglin Zhao. Mechanochemically constructed Bi₂WO₆/Zn-Al layered double hydroxide heterojunction with prominent visible light-driven photocatalytic efficiency. Applied Clay Science, 2021, 215, 106328. (JCR Q1, IF 5.47, TOP)

[15] Renji Zheng, Zijie Ren*, Huimin Gao, Yubiao Li. Response to "Comment on: Effects of crystal chemistry on sodium oleate adsorption on fluorite surface investigated by molecular dynamics simulation" by Yann Foucaud, Michaël Badawi and Lev Filippov. Minerals Engineering, 2019, 135: 160−166. (JCR Q1, IF 4.77, TOP)

[16] Renji Zheng, Zijie Ren*, Huimin Gao, Anling Zhang, Zheng Bian. Effects of calcination on silica phase transition in diatomite. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2018, 757, 364−371. (JCR Q1, IF 5.32, TOP)

[17] Renji Zheng, Zijie Ren*, Huimin Gao, Zhijie Chen, Yupeng Qian, Yubiao Li. Effects of crystal chemistry on sodium oleate adsorption on fluorite surface investigated by molecular dynamics simulation. Minerals Engineering, 2018, 124, 77−85. (JCR Q1, IF 4.77, TOP)

[18] Renji Zheng, Zijie Ren*, Huimin Gao, Yupeng Qian. Evaluation of sulfonate-based collectors with different hydrophobic tails for flotation of fluorite. Minerals, 2018, 8(2), 57. (JCR Q2, IF 2.64)

[19] Renji Zheng, Zijie Ren*, Huimin Gao, Yupeng Qian. Flotation behavior of different colored fluorites using sodium oleate as a collector. Minerals, 2017, 7(9), 159. (JCR Q2, IF 2.64)

[20] Renji Zheng, Huimin Gao*, Zijie Ren, Duidui Cen, Zhijie Chen. Preparation of activated bentonite and its adsorption behavior on oil-soluble green pigment. Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing, 2017, 53, 829−845. (JCR Q4, IF 1.21)

Selected funded projects:

1. Youth Fund Project of Guangdong Province, Atomic-scale analysis of environmental chemical properties of natural chalcopyrite based on crystal plane anisotropy, 2020 – 2023.

2. Shenzhen Fundamental Research General Project, Effects of lattice defects on the gemological properties of fluorite minerals and the mechanism research, 2020 – 2023.

3. Open Fund Project of Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Mineral Physics and Materials Research and Development, Research on Crystal Plane Anisotropy and Environmental Chemical Properties of Semiconductor Minerals, 2020 – 2022.