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Investigating the effect of oil spills
on the environment and public health.
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Yuzi Zhang

University of Rhode Island

Department of Chemical Engineering

205 Crawford Hall
Kingston , RI  02811  

yuzi_zhang@my.uri.edu

Project List:

Multifunctional Colloidal Particles as Dispersants for Maximizing Biodegradation of Crude Oil

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Research Scientist, Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Consortium for the Molecular Engineering of Dispersant Systems (C-MEDS)

Year 2-4 Consortia Grants (RFP-I)Role: Graduate Student - PhD Level, GoMRI Scholar

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 3

2016

Owoseni, O., Nyankson, E., Zhang, Y., Adams, D. J., He, J., Spinu, L., et al. (2016). Interfacial adsorption and surfactant release characteristics of magnetically functionalized halloysite nanotubes for responsive emulsions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 463, 288–298.

2015

Owoseni, O., Zhang, Y., Su, Y., He, J., McPherson, G. L., Bose, A., et al. (2015). Tuning the Wettability of Halloysite Clay Nanotubes by Surface Carbonization for Optimal Emulsion Stabilization. Langmuir, 31(51), 13700–13707.

2014

Owoseni, O., Nyankson, E., Zhang, Y., Adams, S. J., He, J., McPherson, G. L., et al. (2014). Release of Surfactant Cargo from Interfacially-Active Halloysite Clay Nanotubes for Oil Spill Remediation. Langmuir, 30(45), 13533–13541.