Ding Zhang

Academic qualification:

2020 – present: PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2018-2019: Master of Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2014 – 2018: Bachelor of Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Awards and achievements:

UNSW International Postgraduate Award Scholarship
Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering Hornour Class 1

Project title: Electrochemical synthesis of hydrogen peroxide using vertical graphene catalyst

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is one of the 100 most important chemicals in the world with a wide range of applications including wastewater treatment, pulp and bleaching, disinfectant, and energy storage. My project focuses on electrosynthesis of H2O2 using metal-free vertical graphene catalyst, aiming at achieving high activity and selectivity towards H2O2 and realizing large-scale production.

Supervisor:
Dr Zhaojun Han
Scientia Prof Rose Amal

Funding:
ARC Funded Project

Publication:
D. Zhang, C. Tsounis, Z. Ma, D. Djaidiguna, N. M. Bedford, L. Thomsen, X. Lu, D. Chu, R. Amal, Z. Han, Small 2022, 18, 2105082
D. Zhang, E. Mitchell, X. Lu, D. Chu, L. Shang, T. Zhang, R. Amal, Z. Han, Mater. Today 2023, 63, 339.
Z. Ma, T. Wan, D. Zhang, J. A. Yuwono, C. Tsounis, J. Jiang, Y.-H. Chou, X. Lu, P. V. Kumar, Y. H. Ng, D. Chu, C. Y. Toe, Z. Han, R. Amal, ACS Nano 2023, 17, 2387.
C. Tsounis, B. Subhash, P. V. Kumar, N. M. Bedford, Y. Zhao, J. Shenoy, Z. Ma, D. Zhang, C. Y. Toe, S. Cheong, R. D. Tilley, X. Lu, L. Dai, Z. Han, R. Amal, Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 32, 2203067.

ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-7129-1023