[Top 10% Journals by CiteScore – 461 in total]
[Corresponding Author* or First Author – 228 in total]
[Research Student/Associate's Contribution – 301 in total]
[Highly Cited Papers in Web of Science – 81 as at May 2021]

Waste Valorization into Bio-based Chemicals,

Bio-energy, and Eco-friendly Products  

  1. Wan, Z.; Xu, Z.; Sun, Y.; He, M.; Hou, D.; Cao, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Critical impact of nitrogen vacancies in nonradical carbocatalysis on nitrogen-doped graphitic biochar. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2021, 55, 7004-7014.

  2. Wang, L.; Chen, L.; Poon, C.S.; Wang, C.H.*; Ok, Y.S.; Mechtcherine, V.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Roles of biochar and CO2 curing in sustainable magnesia cement-based composites. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2021, in press.

  3. Wang, J.; Jiang, J.*; Ding, J.; Sun, Y.; Wang, X.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Ok, Y.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Promoting Diels-Alder reactions to produce bio-BTX: Co-aromatization of textile waste and plastic waste over USY zeolite. J. Clean. Prod., 2021, in press.

  4. Zhang, Q.; Wan, Z.; Yu, I.K.M.*; Tsang, D.C.W.* Sustainable production of high-value gluconic acid and glucaric acid through oxidation of biomass-derived glucose: A critical review. J. Clean. Prod., 2021, 312, 127745.

  5. Liu, Y.; Sun, Y.; Wan, Z.; Jing, F.; Li, Z.; Chen, J.*; Tsang, D.C.W.* Tailored design of food waste hydrochar for efficient adsorption and catalytic degradation of refractory organic contaminant. J. Clean. Prod., 2021, 310, 127482.

  6. Wang, J.; Jiang, J.*; Sun, Y.; Wang, X.; Li, M.; Pang, S.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Ok, Y.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Catalytic degradation of waste rubbers and plastics over zeolites to produce aromatic hydrocarbons. J. Clean. Prod., 2021, 309, 127469.

  7. Kumar, M.; Dutta, S.; You, S.; Luo, G.; Zhang, S.; Show, P.L.; Sawarkar, A.D.; Singh, L.; Tsang, D.C.W.* A critical review on biochar for enhancing biogas production from anaerobic digestion of food waste and sludge. J. Clean. Prod., 2021, 305, 127143.

  8. Bolan, N.S.; Hoang, S.A.; Beiyuan, J.; Gupta, S.; Hou, D.; Karakoti, A.; Joseph, S.; Jung, S.; Kim, K.H.; Kirkham, M.B.; Kua, H.W.; Kumar, M.; Kwon, E.E.; Ok, Y.S.; Perera, V.; Rinklebe, J.*; Shaheen, S.M.; Sarkar, B.; Sarmah, A.; Singh, B.P.; Singh, G.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Vikrant, K.; Vithanage, M.; Vinu, A.; Wang, H.; Wijesekara, H.; Yan, Y.; Younis, S.A.; Van Zwieten, L. Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage. Int. Mater. Rev., 2021, in press.

  9. Xiong, X.; Yu, I.K.M.*; Dutta, S.; Masek, O.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Valorization of humins from food waste biorefinery for synthesis of biochar-supported Lewis acid catalysts. Sci. Total Environ., 2021, 775, 145851.

  10. Khan, W.U.; Yu, I.K.M.; Sun, Y.; Polson, M.I.J.; Golovko, V.; Lam, F.L.Y.; Ogino, I.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Yip, A.C.K. Size-activity threshold of titanium dioxide-supported Cu cluster in CO oxidation. Environ. Pollut., 2021, 279, 116899.

  11. Wang, L.; Rehman, N.U.; Curosu, I.*; Zhu, Z.; Beigh, M.A.B.; Liebscher, M.; Chen, L.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Hempel, S.; Mechtcherine, V. On the use of limestone calcined clay cement (LC3) in high-strength strain-hardening cement-based composites (HS-SHCC). Cement Concrete Res., 2021, 144, 106421.

  12. Zhang, T.*; Wu, X.; Shaheen, S.M.; Rinklebe, J.; Bolan, N.S.; Ali, E.E.; Li, G.; Tsang, D.C.W. Effects of microorganism-mediated inoculants on humification processes and phosphorus dynamics during the aerobic composting of swine manure. J. Hazard. Mater., 2021, 416, 125738.

  13. Wang, J.; Jiang, J.*; Sun, Y.; Meng, X.; Wang, X.; Ruan, R.; Ragauskas, A.J.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Heterogeneous Diels–Alder tandem catalysis for converting cellulose and polyethylene into BTX. J. Hazard. Mater., 2021, 414, 125418.

  14. Jiang, Z.; Gao, M.; Ding, W.; Huang, C.; Hu, C.; Shi, B.*; Tsang, D.C.W. Selective degradation and oxidation of hemicellulose in corncob to oligosaccharides: From biomass into masking agent for sustainable leather tanning. J. Hazard. Mater., 2021, 413, 125425.

  15. Jiang, Z.; Ma, Y.; Guo, X.; Remon, J.*; Tsang, D.C.W.; Hu, C.; Shi, B. Sustainable production of lignin micro-/nano-particles (LMNPs) from biomass: Influence of the type of biomass on their self-assembly capability and physicochemical properties. J. Hazard. Mater., 2021, 403, 123701.

  16. Mak, T.M.W.; Yu, I.K.M.; Xiong, X.; Zaman, N.Q.; Yaacof, N.; Hsu, S.C.; Poon, C.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.* A cross-region analysis of commercial food waste recycling behaviour. Chemosphere, 2021, 274, 129750.

  17. Yeh, J.Y.; Chen, S.S.; Li, S.C.; Chen, C.H.; Shishido, T.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Yamauchi, Y.; Li, Y.P.; Wu, K.C.W.* Diels-Alder conversion of acrylic acid and 2,5-dimethylfuran to para-xylene over heterogeneous Bi-BTC metal-organic framework (MOF) catalysts under mild conditions. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 624-629. [Journal Cover]

  18. O’Connor, J.; Hoang, A.S.; Bradney, L.; Dutta, S.; Xiong, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Ramadass, K.; Vinu, A.; Kirkham, M.B.; Bolan, N.S.* Valorisation of food waste as a nutrient source and soil amendment. Environ. Pollut., 2021, 272, 115985.

  19. Kumar, M.; You, S.; Beiyuan, J.; Luo, G.; Gupta, J.; Kumar, S.; Singh, L.; Zhang, S.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Lignin valorization by bacterial genus Pseudomonas: State-of-the-art review and prospects. Bioresource Technol., 2021, 320, 124412.

  20. Yu, I.K.M.; Chen, H.; Abeln, F.; Auta, H.; Fan, J.*; Budarin, V.L.; Clark, J.H.; Parsons, S.; Chuck, C.J.; Zhang, S.*; Luo, G.; Tsang, D.C.W. Chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass: A critical comparison between biochemical, microwave and thermochemical conversion methods. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2021, 51, 1479-1532.

  21. Fang, L.; Wang, Q.; Li, J.S.*; Poon, C.S.*; Cheeseman, C.R.; Donatello, S.; Tsang, D.C.W. Feasibility of wet-extraction of phosphorus from incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA) for phosphate fertilizer production: A critical review. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2021, 51, 939-971. 

  22. Khoshnevisan, B.; Duan, N.*; Tsapekos, P.; Awasthi, M.K.; Liu, Z.; Mohammadi, A.; Angelidaki, I.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Zhang, Z.; Pan, J.; Ma, L.; Aghbashlo, M.; Tabatabaei, M.; Liu, H.* A critical review on livestock manure biorefinery technologies: Sustainability, challenges, and future perspectives. Renew. Sust. Energ. Rev., 2021, 135, 110033.

  23. Zheng, S.; Wang, R.; Mak, T.M.W.; Hsu, S.C.*; Tsang, D.C.W.* How energy service companies moderate impact of industrialization and urbanization on carbon emissions in China?​ Sci. Total Environ., 2021, 751, 141610.

  24. Yu, I.K.M.; Fan, J.*; Budarin, V.L.*; Bouxin, F.P.; Clark, J.H.; Tsang, D.C.W.* NaCl-promoted phase transition and glycosidic bond cleavage under microwave for energy-efficient biorefinery of rice starch. Green Chem., 2020, 22, 7355-7365. [Journal Cover]

  25. Yu, I.K.M.; Fan, J.*; Budarin, V.L.*; Bouxin, F.P.; Clark, J.H.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Evidences of starch-microwave interactions under hydrolytic and pyrolytic conditions. Green Chem., 2020, 22, 7109-7118.

  26. Yeh, J.Y.; Matsagar, B.M.; Chen, S.S.; Sung, H.L.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Li, Y.P.*; Wu, K.C.W.* Synergistic effects of Pt-embedded, MIL-53-derived catalysts (Pt@Al2O3) and NaBH4 for water-mediated hydrogenolysis of biomass-derived furfural to 1,5-pentanediol at near-ambient temperature. J. Catal., 2020, 390, 46-56.

  27. Dutta, S.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Fan, A.; Clark, J.H.; Jiang, Z.; Su, Z.; Hu, C.; Poon, C.S. Efficient depolymerisation of cellulosic paper towel waste using organic carbonate solvents. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2020, 8, 13100-13110. [Journal Cover]

  28. Lui, J.; Chen, W.H.; Tsang, D.C.W.; You, S.* A critical review on the principles, applications, and challenges of Waste-to-Hydrogen technologies. Renew. Sust. Energ. Rev., 2020, 134, 110365.

  29. Deng, Y.; Zhang, T.*; Clark, J.H.; Aminabhavi, T.; Kruse, A.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Sharma, B.K.; Zhang, F.; Ren, H. Mechanisms and modelling of phosphorus solid-liquid transformation during the hydrothermal processing of swine manure. Green Chem., 2020, 22, 5628-5638. [Journal Cover]

  30. Wan, Z.; Sun, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Hou, D.; Cao, X.; Zhang, S.; Gao, B.; Ok, Y.S. Electroactive biochars for green and sustainable environmental remediation: Mechanisms and outlook. Green Chem., 2020, 22, 2688-2711.

  31. Chen, S.S.; Cao, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Tessonnier, J.P.; Shang, J.; Hou, D.; Shen, Z.; Zhang, S.; Ok, Y.S.; Wu, K.C.W.* Effective dispersion of MgO nanostructure on biochar support as a basic catalyst for glucose isomerization. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2020, 8, 6990-7001. [Journal Cover]

  32. Kumar, M.; Xiong, X.; Sun, Y.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Hou, D.; Gupta, J.; Bhaskar, T.; Pandey, A. Critical review on biochar-supported catalysts for pollutant degradation and sustainable biorefinery. Adv. Sustain. Sys., 2020, 4, 1900149. [Journal Cover]

  33. Ge, S.; Ma, N.L.; Jiang, S.; Ok, Y.S.; Lam, S.S.*; Li, C.; Shi, S.Q.; Nie, X.; Qiu, Y.; Li, D.; Wu, Q.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Peng, W.*; Sonne, C.* Processed bamboo as a novel formaldehyde-free high-performance furniture biocomposite. ACS Appl. Mater. Inter., 2020, 12, 30824-30832.

  34. Zhu, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Wang, L.; Su, Z.; Hou, D.; Li, L.; Shang, J.* Machine learning exploration of the critical factors for CO2 adsorption capacity on porous carbon materials at different pressures. J. Clean. Prod., 2020, 273, 122915.

  35. Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Hou, D. Biorefinery-assisted soil management for enhancing food security. J. Soils Sediments, 2020, 20, 4007-4010.

  36. Kumar, M.; Xiong, X.; Wan, Z.; Sun, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Gupta, J.; Gao, B.; Cao, X.; Tang, J.; Ok, Y.S. Ball milling as a mechanochemical technology for fabrication of novel biochar nanomaterials. Bioresource Technol., 2020, 312, 123613.

  37. Shen, F.; Xiong, X.; Fu, J.; Yang, J.; Qiu, M.; Qi, X.*; Tsang, D.C.W.* Recent advances in mechanochemical production of chemicals and carbon materials from sustainable biomass resources. Renew. Sust. Energ. Rev., 2020, 130, 109944.

  38. Cao, Y.; Zhang, C.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Fan, J.; Clark, J.H.; Zhang, S.* Hydrothermal liquefaction of lignin to aromatic chemicals: Impact of lignin structure. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2020, 59, 16957-16969.

  39. Ren, S.; Usman, M.; Tsang, D.C.W.; O-Thong, S.; Angelidaki, I.; Zhu, X.; Zhang, S.; Luo, G.* Hydrochar facilitated anaerobic digestion: Evidence for direct interspecies electron transfer mediated through surface oxygen-containing functional groups. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2020, 54, 5755-5766.

  40. Kuo, H.C.; Liu, S.H.*; Lin, Y.G.; Chiang, C.L.; Tsang, D.C.W. Synthesis of FeCo-N@N-doped carbon oxygen reduction catalysts via microwave-assisted ammoxidation. Catal. Sci. Technol., 2020, 10, 3949-3958.

  41. Xiong, X.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Chen, L.; Su, Z.; Hu, C.; Luo, G.; Zhang, S.; Ok, Y.S.; Clark, J.H. Study of glucose isomerisation to fructose over three heterogeneous carbon-based aluminium-impregnated catalysts. J. Clean. Prod., 2020, 268, 122378.

  42. Yang, X.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Budarin, V.L.; Clark, J.H.; Wu, K.C.W.; Yip, A.C.K.; Gao, B.; Lam, S.S.; Ok, Y.S.* Ball-milled, solvent-free Sn-functionalisation of wood waste biochar for sugar conversion in food waste valorisation. J. Clean. Prod., 2020, 268, 122300.

  43. Igalavithana, A.D.; Choi, S.W.; Shang, J.; Hanif, A.; Dissanayake, P.D.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Kwon, J.H.; Lee, K.B.*; Ok, Y.S.* Carbon dioxide capture in biochar produced from pine sawdust and paper mill sludge: Effect of porous structure and surface chemistry. Sci. Total Environ., 2020, 739, 139845.

  44. Zhang, T.*; He, X.; Deng, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Yuan, H.; Shen, J.; Zhang, S. Swine manure valorization for phosphorus and nitrogen recovery by catalysis-thermal hydrolysis and struvite crystallization. Sci. Total Environ., 2020, 729, 138999.

  45. Ding, W.; Pang, X.; Ding, Z.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Jiang, Z.*; Shi, B. Constructing a robust chrome-free leather tanned by biomass-derived polyaldehyde via crosslinking with chitosan derivatives. J. Hazard. Mater., 2020, 396, 122771.

  46. Cao, L.; Yu, I.K.M.; Xiong, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Zhang, S.; Clark, J.H.; Hu, C.; Ng, Y.H.; Shang, J.; Ok, Y.S. Biorenewable hydrogen production through biomass gasification: A review and future prospects. Environ. Res., 2020, 186, 109547.

  47. Kumar, M.; Rathour, R.; Singh, R.; Sun, Y.; Pandey, A.; Gnansounou, E.; Lin, K.Y.A.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Thakur, I.S.* Bacterial polyhydroxyalkanoates: Opportunities, challenges, and prospects. J. Clean. Prod., 2020, 263, 121500.

  48. Guan, C.Y.; Chen, S.S.; Lee, T.H.; Yu, C.P.*; Tsang, D.C.W.* Valorization of biomass from plant microbial fuel cells into levulinic acid by using liquid/solid acids and green solvents. J. Clean. Prod., 2020, 260, 121097. 

  49. Wang, Z.; Goyal, N.; Liu, L.*; Tsang, D.C.W.; Shang, J.; Liu, W.; Li, G.* N-doped porous carbon derived from polypyrrole for CO2 capture from humid flue gases. Chem. Eng. J., 2020, 396, 125376.

  50. Shang, S.; Tao, Z.; Yang, C.; Hanif, A.; Li, L.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Gu, W.*; Shang, J.* Facile synthesis of CuBTC and its graphene oxide composites as efficient adsorbents for CO2 capture. Chem. Eng. J., 2020, 393, 124666. 

  51. He, P.P.; Poon, C.S.*; Tsang, D.C.W. Water resistance of magnesium oxychloride cement wood board with the incorporation of supplementary cementitious materials. Constr. Build. Mater., 2020, 255, 119145. 

  52. Wang, L.; Sarkar, B.; Sonne, C.; Ok, Y.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Soil and geologic formations as antidotes for CO2 sequestration? Soil Use Manage., 2020, 36, 355-357.

  53. Chen, L.; Wang, L.*; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Mechtcherine, V.; Poon, C.S. Efficacy of green alternatives and carbon dioxide curing in reactive magnesia cement-bonded particleboards. J. Clean. Prod., 2020, 258, 120997. 

  54. Wang, L.; Chen, L.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Guo, B.; Yang, J.; Shen, Z.; Hou, D.; Ok, Y.S.; Poon, C.S. Biochar as green additives in cement-based composites with carbon dioxide curing. J. Clean. Prod., 2020, 258, 120678.

  55. Khan, W.U.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Hu, X.; Lam, F.L.Y.*; Yip, A.C.K.* Catalytically active interfaces in titania nanorod-supported copper catalysts for CO oxidation. Nano Res., 2020, 13, 533-542.

  56. Cao, Y.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Clark, J.H.; Budarin, V.L.; Wu, K.C.W.; Hu, C.; Zhang, S.* Microwave-assisted depolymerization of various types of waste lignin over two-dimensional CuO/BCN catalyst. Green Chem., 2020, 22, 725-736. 

  57. Dissanayake, P.D.; Choi, S.W.; Igalavithana, A.D.; Yang, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Wang, C.H.; Kua, H.W.; Lee, K.B.*; Ok, Y.S.* Sustainable gasification biochar as a high efficiency adsorbent for CO2 capture: A facile method to designer biochar fabrication. Renew. Sust. Energ. Rev., 2020, 124, 109785.

  58. Shao, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Shen, D.; Zhou, Y.; Jin, Z.; Zhou, D.; Lu, W.; Long, Y.* Acidic seawater improved 5-hydroxymethylfurfural yield from sugarcane bagasse under microwave hydrothermal liquefaction. Environ. Res., 2020, 184, 109340.

  59. Kumar, M.; Sun, Y.; Rathour, R.; Pandey, A.; Thakur, I.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges. Sci. Total Environ., 2020, 716, 137116. 

  60. Li, H.; Zhang, T.*; Tsang, D.C.W.; Li, G. Effects of external additives: Biochar, bentonite, phosphate, on co-composting for swine manure and corn straw. Chemosphere, 2020, 248, 125927. 

  61. He, P.P.; Poon, C.S.*; Richardson, I.G.; Tsang, D.C.W. The mechanism of supplementary cementitious materials enhancing the water resistance of magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC): A comparison between pulverized fuel ash and incinerated sewage sludge ash. Cement Concrete Comp., 2020, 109, 103562.

  62. Wang, L.; Chen, L.; Provis, J.L.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Poon, C.S. Accelerated carbonation of reactive MgO and Portland cement blends under flowing CO2 gas. Cement Concrete Comp., 2020, 106, 103489. 

  63. Dutta, S.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Su, Z.; Hu, C.; Wu, K.C.W.; Yip, A.C.K.; Ok, Y.S.; Poon, C.S. Influence of green solvent on levulinic acid production from lignocellulosic paper waste. Bioresource Technol., 2020, 298, 122544. 

  64. Mak, T.M.W.; Xiong, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Yu, I.K.M.; Poon, C.S. Sustainable food waste management towards circular bioeconomy: Policy review, limitations and opportunities. Bioresource Technol., 2020, 297, 122497.

  65. Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Tessonnier, J.P.* Comparative investigation of homogeneous and heterogeneous Brønsted base catalysts for the isomerization of glucose to fructose in aqueous media. Appl. Catal. B, 2020, 261, 118126.

  66. Matsagar, B.M; Hsu, C.Y.; Chen, S.S.; Ahamad, T.; Alshehri, S.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Wu, K.C.W.* Selective hydrogenation of furfural to tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol over a Rh-loaded carbon catalyst in aqueous media under mild conditions. Sustain. Energ. Fuels, 2020, 4, 293-301.

  67. Dissanayake, P.D.; You, S.; Igalavithana, A.D.; Xia, Y.; Bhatnagar, A.; Gupta, S.; Kua, H.W.; Kim, S.; Kwon, J.H.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Ok, Y.S.* Biochar-based adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture: A critical review. Renew. Sust. Energ. Rev., 2020, 119, 109582. 

  68. Igalavithana, A.D.; Choi, S.W.; Dissanayake, P.D.; Shang, J.; Wang, C.H.; Yang, X.; Kim, S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Lee, K.B.*; Ok, Y.S.* Gasification biochar from biowaste (food waste and wood waste) for effective CO2 adsorption. J. Hazard. Mater., 2020, 391, 121147. 

  69. Xu, X.; Xu, Z.; Gao, B.*; Zhao, L.; Zheng, Y.; Huang, J.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Ok, Y.S.; Cao, X.* New insights into CO2 sorption on biochar/Fe oxyhydroxide composites: Kinetics, mechanisms, and in situ characterization. Chem. Eng. J., 2020, 384, 123289. 

  70. Yu, I.K.M.; Hanif, A.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Shang, J.*; Su, Z.; Song, H.; Ok, Y.S.; Poon, C.S. Tuneable functionalities in layered double hydroxide catalysts for thermochemical conversion of biomass-derived glucose to fructose. Chem. Eng. J., 2020, 383, 122914. 

  71. Yu, I.K.M.; Hanif, A.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Yip, A.C.K.; Lin, K.Y.A.; Gao, B.; Ok, Y.S.; Poon, C.S.; Shang, J.* Tailoring acidity and porosity of alumina catalysts via transition metal doping for glucose conversion in biorefinery. Sci. Total Environ., 2020, 704, 135414. 

  72. Tsai, Y.C.; Huy, N.N.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Lin, K.Y.A.* Metal organic framework-derived 3D nanostructured cobalt oxide as an effective catalyst for soot oxidation. J. Colloid Interf. Sci., 2020, 561, 83-92. 

  73. Tang, P.; Xuan, D.; Cheng, H.W.; Poon, C.S.*; Tsang, D.C.W. Use of CO2 curing to enhance the properties of cold bonded lightweight aggregates (CBLAs) produced with concrete slurry waste (CSW) and fine incineration bottom ash (IBA). J. Hazard. Mater., 2020, 381, 120951.

  74. Tang, P.; Xuan, D.*; Li, J.S.; Cheng, H.W.; Poon, C.S.*; Tsang, D.C.W. Investigation of cold bonded lightweight aggregates produced with incineration sewage sludge ash (ISSA) and cementitious waste. J. Clean. Prod., 2020, 251, 119709.

  75. Fang, L.; Li, J.S.; Donatello, S.; Cheeseman, C.R.; Poon, C.S.*; Tsang, D.C.W. Use of Mg/Ca modified biochar to take up phosphorus from acid-extract of incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA) for fertilizer application. J. Clean. Prod., 2020, 244, 118853.

  76. Zhang, T.*; Wu, X.; Li, H.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Li, G.; Ren, H. Struvite pyrolysate cycling technology assisted by thermal hydrolysis pretreatment to recover ammonium nitrogen from composting leachate. J. Clean. Prod., 2020, 242, 118442. 

  77. Zhang, T.*; He, X.; Deng, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Jiang, R.; Becker, G.C.; Kruse, A. Phosphorus recovered from digestate by hydrothermal processes with struvite crystallization and its potential as a fertilizer. Sci. Total Environ., 2020, 698, 134240. 

  78. Chen, S.S.; Carraher, J.M.; Tuci, G.; Rossin, A.; Raman, C.A.; Luconi, L.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Giambastiani, G.*; Tessonnier, J.P.* Engineered nitrogen-decorated carbon networks for the metal-free catalytic isomerization of glucose to fructose. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2019, 7, 16959-16963. 

  79. Wan, Z.; Sun, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Yu, I.K.M.; Fan, J.; Clark, J.H.; Zhou, Y.; Cao, X.; Gao, B.; Ok, Y.S. Sustainable biochar catalyst synergized with copper heteroatoms and CO2 for singlet oxygenation and electron transfer routes. Green Chem., 2019, 21, 4800-4814. 

  80. Usman, M.; Hao, S.; Chen, H.; Ren, S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; O-Thong, S.; Luo, G.*; Zhang, S.* Molecular and microbial insights towards understanding the anaerobic digestion of the wastewater from hydrothermal liquefaction of sewage sludge facilitated by granular activated carbon (GAC). Environ. Int., 2019, 133, 105257.

  81. Hanif, A.; Sun, M.; Tao, Z.; Liu, L.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Gu, Q.*; Shang, J.* Silica supported MgO as an adsorbent for precombustion CO2 capture. ACS Appl. Nano Mater., 2019, 2, 6565-6574.

  82. Song, H.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Kwon, G.; Kwon, E.E.; Cho, D.W.* Coupling carbon dioxide and magnetite for the enhanced thermolysis of polyvinyl chloride. Sci. Total Environ., 2019, 696, 133951. 

  83. Mak, T.M.W.; Chen, P.C.; Wang, L.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Hsu, S.C.*; Poon, C.S. System dynamics approach to determine construction waste disposal charge in Hong Kong. J. Clean. Prod., 2019, 241, 118309.

  84. Matsagar, B.M; Wang, Z.Y.; Sakdaronnarong, C.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Wu, K.C.W.* Effect of solvent, the role of formic acid and Rh/C catalysts for the efficient liquefaction of lignin. ChemCatChem, 2019, 11, 4604-4616. 

  85. Yu, I.K.M.; Xiong, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Ng, Y.H.; Clark, J.H.; Fan, J.; Zhang, S.; Hu, C.; Ok, Y.S. Aluminium-impregnated graphite oxide and graphene oxide catalysts for facile glucose isomerisation in an organic solvent-free medium. Green Chem., 2019, 21, 4341-4353. [Journal Cover]

  86. Wang, L.; Chen, L.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Kua, H.W.; Yang, J.; Ok, Y.S.; Ding, S.; Hou, D.; Poon, C.S. The roles of biochar as green admixture for sediment-based construction products. Cement Concrete Comp., 2019, 104, 103348.

  87. Xiong, X.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Bolan, N.S.; Ok, Y.S.*; Igalavithana, A.D.; Kirkham, M.B.; Kim, K.H.*; Vikrant, K. Value-added chemicals from food supply chain wastes: State-of-the-art review and future prospects. Chem. Eng. J., 2019, 375, 121983.

  88. Dutta, S.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Ng, Y.H.; Ok, Y.S.*; Sherwood, J.; Clark, J.H. Green synthesis of gamma-valerolactone (GVL) through hydrogenation of biomass-derived levulinic acid using non-noble metal catalysts: A critical review. Chem. Eng. J., 2019, 372, 992-1006.

  89. Li, X.; Zhang, M.; Luo, J.; Zhang, S.; Yang, X.; Igalavithana, A.D.; Ok, Y.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Lin, C.S.K.*; Efficient succinic acid production using a biochar-treated textile waste hydrolysate in an in situ fibrous bed bioreactor. Biochem. Eng. J., 2019, 149, 107249.

  90. Cho, D.W.; Yoon, K.; Ahn, Y.; Sun, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Hou, D.; Ok, Y.S.; Song, H.* Fabrication and environmental applications of multifunctional mixed metal-biochar composites (MMBC) from red mud and lignin wastes. J. Hazard. Mater., 2019, 374, 412-419.

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  94. Hanif, A.; Sun, M.; Shang, S.; Tian, Y.; Yip, A.C.K.; Ok, Y.S.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Gu, Q.; Shang, J.* Exfoliated Ni-Al LDH 2D nanosheets for intermediate temperature CO2 capture. J. Hazard. Mater., 2019, 374, 365-371.

  95. Shang, S.; Hanif, A.; Sun, M.; Tian, Y.; Ok, Y.S.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Gu, Q.; Shang, J.* Novel M (Mg/Ni/Cu)-Al-CO3 layered double hydroxides synthesized by aqueous miscible organic solvent treatment (AMOST) method for CO2 capture. J. Hazard. Mater., 2019, 373, 285-293.

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  98. Yu, I.K.M.; Attard, T.M.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Hunt, A.J.*; Jerome, F.; Ok, Y.S.; Poon, C.S. Supercritical carbon dioxide-assisted extraction of value-added products and synthesis of platform chemicals from food waste. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2019, 7, 2821-2829.

  99. Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Yip, A.C.K.; Su, Z.*; De Oliveira Vigier, K.; Jerome, F.; Poon, C.S.; Ok, Y.S.* Organic acid-regulated Lewis acidity for selective catalytic hydroxymethylfurfural production from rice waste: An experimental-computational study. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng., 2019, 7, 1437-1446.

  100. Kwon, G.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Oh, J.I.; Kwon, E.E.*; Song, H.* Pyrolysis of aquatic carbohydrates using CO2 as reactive gas medium: A case study of chitin. Energy, 2019, 177, 136-143.

  101. Tang, P.; Xuan, D.; Poon, C.S.*; Tsang, D.C.W. Valorization of concrete slurry waste (CSW) and fine incineration bottom ash (IBA) into cold bonded lightweight aggregates (CBLAs): Feasibility and influence of binder types. J. Hazard. Mater., 2019, 368, 689-697.

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  105. Zhang, T.*; Wu, X.; Fan, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Li, G.; Shen, Y. Corn waste valorization to generate activated hydrochar to recover ammonium nitrogen from compost leachate by hydrothermal assisted pretreatment. J. Environ. Manage., 2019, 236, 108-117.

  106. Singh, J.; Kumar, S.; Alok, A.; Upadhyay, S.K.*; Rawat, M.*; Tsang, D.C.W.; Bolan, N.S.; Kim, K.H.* The potential of green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles as nutrient source for plant growth. J. Clean. Prod., 2019, 214, 1061-1070.

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  108. Supanchaiyamat, N.; Jetsrisuparb, K.; Knijnenburg, J.T.N.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Hunt, A.J.* Lignin materials for adsorption: Current trend, perspectives and opportunities. Bioresource Technol., 2019, 272, 570-581.

  109. Mak, T.M.W.; Yu, I.K.M.; Wang, L.; Hsu, S.C.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Li, C.N.; Yeung, T.L.Y.; Zhang, R.; Poon, C.S.* Extended theory of planned behaviour for promoting construction waste recycling in Hong Kong. Waste Manage., 2019, 83, 161-170.

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  119. Vellingiri, K.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Kim, K.H.*; Deep, A.*; Dutta, T.; Boukhvalov, D.W. The utilization of zinc recovered from alkaline battery waste as metal precursor in the synthesis of metal-organic framework. J. Clean. Prod., 2018, 199, 995-1006.

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  122. Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Yip, A.C.K.; Hunt, A.J.; Sherwood, J.; Shang, J.; Song, H.; Ok, Y.S.*; Poon, C.S. Propylene carbonate and γ-valerolactone as green solvents enhance Sn(IV)-catalysed hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) production from bread waste. Green Chem., 2018, 20, 2064-2074.

  123. Cao, L.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Zhang, S.; Ok, Y.S.; Kwon, E.E.; Song, H.; Poon, C.S. Phosphoric acid-activated wood biochar for catalytic conversion of starch-rich food waste into glucose and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural. Bioresource Technol., 2018, 267, 242-248.

  124. Kwon, G.; Cho, D.W.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Kwon, E.E.*; Song, H.* One step fabrication of carbon supported cobalt pentlandite (Co9S8) via the thermolysis of lignin and Co3O4. J. CO2 Util., 2018, 27, 196-203.

  125. Cho, D.W.; Kim, S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Bolan, N.S.; Kim, T.; Kwon, E.E.; Ok, Y.S.; Song, H.* Contribution of pyrolytic gas medium to the fabrication of Co-impregnated biochar. J. CO2 Util., 2018, 26, 476-486.

  126. Yu, I.K.M.; Ong, K.L.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Haque, M.A.; Kwan, T.H.; Chen, S.S.; Uisan, K.; Kulkami, S.; Lin, C.S.K.* Chemical transformation of food and beverage waste-derived fructose to hydroxymethylfurfural as a value-added product. Catal. Today, 2018, 314, 70-77.

  127. Xiong, X.; Yu, I.K.M.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Cao, L.; Song, H.; Kwon, E.E.; Ok, Y.S.; Zhang, S.; Poon, C.S. Sulfonated biochar as acid catalyst for sugar hydrolysis and dehydration. Catal. Today, 2018, 314, 52-61.

  128. Samaddar, P.; Ok, Y.S.; Kim, K.H.*; Kwon, E.E.*; Tsang, D.C.W.* Synthesis of nanomaterials from various wastes and their new age applications. J. Clean. Prod., 2018, 197, 1190-1209.

  129. Lam, C.M.; Yu, I.K.M.; Medel, F.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Hsu, S.C.*; Poon, C.S. Life-cycle cost-benefit analysis on sustainable food waste management: The case of Hong Kong International Airport. J. Clean. Prod., 2018, 187, 751-762.

  130. Fang, L.; Li, J.S.*; Donatello, S.; Cheeseman, C.R.; Wang, Q.; Poon, C.S.*; Tsang, D.C.W. Recovery of phosphorus from incinerated sewage sludge ash by combined two-step extraction and selective precipitation. Chem. Eng. J., 2018, 348, 74-83.

  131. Hashemizadeh, I.; Golovko, V.B.; Choi, J.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Yip, A.C.K.* Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons using bio-templated porous TiO2 architectures under UV and visible light. Chem. Eng. J., 2018, 347, 64-73.

  132. Cao, L.; Yu, I.K.M.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Wang, L.; Xiong, X.; Zhang, S.; Ok, Y.S.; Kwon, E.E.; Song, H.; Poon, C.S. Production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural from starch-rich food waste catalyzed by sulfonated biochar. Bioresource Technol., 2018, 252, 76-82.

  133. Chen, S.S.; Wang, L.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Hunt, A.J.; Jerome, F.; Zhang S.; Ok, Y.S.; Poon, C.S. Valorization of lignocellulosic fibres of paper waste into levulinic acid using solid and aqueous Brønsted acid. Bioresource Technol., 2018, 247, 387-394.

  134. Lee, T.; Oh, J.I.; Kim, T.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Kim, K.H.; Lee, J.; Kwon, E.E.* Controlling generation of benzenes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in thermolysis of polyvinyl chloride in CO2. Energ. Convers. Manage., 2018, 164, 453-459.

  135. Kwon, E.E.; Lee, T.; Ok, Y.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Park, C.*; Lee, J.* Effects of calcium carbonate on pyrolysis of sewage sludge. Energy, 2018, 153, 726-731.

  136. Cao, L.; Chen, H.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Luo, G.; Hao, S.; Zhang, S.*; Chen, J. Optimizing xylose production from pinewood sawdust through dilute-phosphoric-acid hydrolysis by response surface methodology. J. Clean. Prod., 2018, 178, 572-579.

  137. Cao, L.; Luo, G.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Chen, H.; Zhang, S.*; Chen, J. A novel process for obtaining high quality cellulose acetate from green landscaping waste. J. Clean. Prod., 2018, 176, 338-347.

  138. Zhang, Y.; Leng, Z.*; Zou, F.; Wang, L.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W. Synthesis of zeolite A using sewage sludge ash for application in warm mix asphalt. J. Clean. Prod., 2018, 172, 686-695.

  139. Yang, X.; Kwon, E.E.; Dou, X.; Zhang, M.; Kim, K.H.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Ok, Y.S.* Fabrication of spherical biochar by a two-step thermal process from waste potato peel. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 626, 478-485.

  140. Poulose, A.M.*; Elnour, A.Y.; Anis, A.; Shaikh, H.; Al-Zahrani, S.M.; George, J.; Al-Wabel, M.I.; Usman, A.R.; Ok, Y.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Sarmah, A.K. Date palm biochar-polymer composites: An investigation of electrical, mechanical, thermal and rheological characteristics. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 619-620, 311-318.

  141. Lee, S.R..; Lee, J.; Lee, T.; Cho, S.H.; Oh, J.I.; Ok, Y.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Kwon, E.E.* Carbon dioxide assisted thermal decomposition of cattle excreta. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 615, 70-77.

  142. Lee, S.R..; Lee, J.; Cho, S.H.; Kim, J.; Oh, J.I.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Jeong, K.H.; Kwon, E.E.* Quantification of volatile fatty acids from cattle manure via non-catalytic esterification for odour indicator. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 610-611, 992-996.

  143. He, P.P.; Poon, C.S.*; Tsang, D.C.W. Comparison of glass powder and pulverized fuel ash for improving the water resistance of magnesium oxychloride cement. Cement Concrete Comp., 2018, 86, 98-109.

  144. Hossain, M.U.; Wang, L.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Poon, C.S.* Environmental and technical feasibility study of upcycling wood waste into cement-bonded particleboard. Constr. Build. Mater., 2018, 173, 474-480.

  145. Wang, L.; Zou, F.; Fang, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Poon, C.S.*; Leng, Z.; Baek, K. A novel type of controlled low strength material derived from alum sludge and green materials. Constr. Build. Mater., 2018, 165, 792-800.

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  147. Fang, L.; Li, J.S.; Guo, M.Z.; Cheeseman, C.R.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Donatello, S.; Poon, C.S.* Phosphorus recovery and leaching of trace elements from incinerated sewage sludge ash (ISSA). Chemosphere, 2018, 193, 278-287.

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  149. Igalavithana, A.D.; Mandal, S.; Niazi, N.K.; Vithanage, M.; Parikh, S.J.; Mukome, F.N.D.; Rizwan, M.; Oleszczuk, P.; Al-Wabel, M.; Bolan, N.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Kim, K.H.*; Ok, Y.S.* Advances and future directions of biochar characterization methods and applications. Crit. Rev. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2017, 23, 2275-2230.

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  155. Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Conversion of biomass to hydroxymethylfurfural: A review of catalytic systems and underlying mechanisms. Bioresource Technol., 2017, 238, 716-732.

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  94. Zhong, D.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, L.*; Chen, J.; Jiang, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Zhao, Z.; Ren, S.; Liu, Z.; Crittenden, J.C. Mechanistic insights into adsorption and reduction of hexavalent chromium from water using magnetic biochar composites: Key roles of Fe3O4 and persistent free radicals. Environ. Pollut., 2018, 243, 1302-1309.

  95. Shakoor, M.B.; Niazi, N.K.*; Bibi, I.; Shahid, M.; Sharif, F.; Bashir, S.; Shaheen, S.M.; Wang, H.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Ok, Y.S.; Rinklebe, J. Arsenic removal by natural and chemically modified water melon rind in aqueous solutions and groundwater. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 645, 1444-1455.

  96. MacDonald, M.J.; Cho, D.W.; Yu, I.K.M.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Yip, A.C.K. Photo-Fenton abatement of aqueous organics using metal-organic frameworks: An advancement from benchmark zeolite. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 644, 389-397.

  97. Yang, F.; Zhang, S.; Sun, Y.; Cheng, K.; Li, J.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Fabrication and characterization of hydrophilic corn stalk biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron composites for efficient metal removal. Bioresource Technol., 2018, 265, 490-497.

  98. Luo, J.; Li, X.; Ge, C.; Muller, K.; Yu, H.*; Huang, P.; Li, J.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Bolan, N.S.; Rinklebe, J.; Wang, H. Sorption of norfloxacin, sulfamerazine and oxytetracycline by KOH-modified biochar under single and ternary systems. Bioresource Technol., 2018, 263, 385-392.

  99. Yang, F.*; Zhang, S.; Li, H.; Li, S.; Cheng, K.; Li, J.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Corn straw-derived biochar impregnated with α-FeOOH nanorods for highly effective copper removal. Chem. Eng. J., 2018, 348, 191-201.

  100. Lei, C.; Sun, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Lin, D.* Environmental transformations and ecological effects of iron-based nanoparticles. Environ. Pollut., 2018, 232, 10-30.

  101. Samaddar, P.; Son, Y.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Kim, K.H.*; Kumar, S.* Progress in graphene-based composites as superior media for sensing, sorption, and separation of gaseous pollutants. Coordin. Chem. Rev., 2018, 368, 93-114.

  102. Vikrant, K.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Raza, N.; Giri, B.S.; Kukkar, D.*; Kim, K.H.* Potential utility of metal-organic framework-based platform for sensing pesticides. ACS Appl. Mater. Inter., 2018, 10, 8797-8817.

  103. Mohanty, S.K.*; Valenca, R.; Berger, A.; Yu, I.K.M.; Xiong, X.; Saunders, T.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Plenty of room for carbon on the ground: Potential applications of biochar for stormwater treatment. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 625, 1644-1658.

  104. Rajapaksha, A.U.; Alam, M.S.; Chen, N.; Alessi, D.S.; Igalavithana, A.D.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Ok, Y.S.* Removal of hexavalent chromium in aqueous solutions using biochar: Chemical and spectroscopic investigations. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 625, 1567-1573.

  105. Ding, S.*; Chen, M.; Gong, M.; Fan, X.; Qin, B.; Xu, H.; Gao, S.; Jin, Z.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Zhang, C. Internal phosphorus loading from sediments causes seasonal nitrogen limitation for harmful algal blooms. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 625, 872-884.

  106. Feng, M.; Zhang, W.*; Wu, X.; Jia, Y.; Jiang, C.; Wei, H.; Qiu, R.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Continuous leaching modifies the surface properties and metal(loid) sorption behaviour of sludge derived biochar. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 625, 731-737.

  107. Lee, C.H.; Wang, C.C.; Lin, H.H.; Lee, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Jien, S.H.*; Ok, Y.S.* In-situ biochar application conserves nutrients while simultaneously mitigating runoff and erosion of an Fe-oxide-enriched tropical soil. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 619-620, 665-671.

  108. Vikrant, K.; Kim, K.H.*; Ok, Y.S.*; Tsang, D.C.W.; Tsang, Y.F.; Giri, B.S.; Singh, R.S. Engineered/designer biochar for the removal of phosphate in water and wastewater. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 616-617, 1242-1260.

  109. Chen, M.; Cui, J.; Lin, J.; Ding, S.*; Gong, M.; Ren, M.; Tsang, D.C.W. Successful control of internal phosphorus loading after sediment dredging for 6 years: A field assessment using high-resolution sampling techniques. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 616-617, 927-936.

  110. Sun, Y.; Lei, C.; Khan, E.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Ok, Y.S.; Lin, D.; Feng, Y.; Li, X.D. Aging effects on chemical transformation and metal(loid) removal by entrapped nanoscale zero-valent iron for hydraulic fracturing wastewater treatment. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 615, 498-507.

  111. Cho, D.W.; Jeong, K.H.; Kim, S.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Ok, Y.S.; Song, H.* Synthesis of cobalt-impregnated carbon composite derived from a renewable resource: Characterization and catalytic performance evaluation. Sci. Total Environ., 2018, 612, 103-110.

  112. Yoon, G.S.; Park, S.; Yang, H.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Alessi, D.S.; Baek, K.* Selection criteria for oxidation method in total organic carbon measurement. Chemosphere, 2018, 199, 453-458.

  113. Lei, C.; Sun, Y.; Khan, E.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Graham, N.J.D.; Ok, Y.S.; Yang, X.; Lin, D.*; Feng, Y.; Li, X.D. Removal of chlorinated organic solvents from hydraulic fracturing wastewater by bare and entrapped nanoscale zero-valent iron. Chemosphere, 2018, 196, 9-17.

  114. Kim, K.; Jeon, H.J.; Choi, S.D.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Oleszczuk, P.; Ok, Y.S.; Lee, H.S.; Lee, S.E.* Combined toxicity of endosulfan and phenanthrene mixtures and induced molecular changes in adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Chemosphere, 2018, 194, 30-41.

  115. Vikrant, K.; Kailasa, S.K.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Lee, S.S.; Kumar, R.; Giri, B.S.; Singh, R.S.; Kim, K.H.* Biofiltration of hydrogen sulfide: Trends and challenges. J. Clean. Prod., 2018, 187, 131-147.

  116. Sheu, Y.T.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Dong, C.D.; Chen, C.W.; Luo, S.G.; Kao, C.M.* Enhanced bioremediation of TCE-contaminated groundwater using gamma poly-glutamic acid as the primary substrate. J. Clean. Prod., 2018, 178, 108-118.

  117. Jeon, E.K.; Ryu, S.; Park, S.W.; Wang, L.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Baek, K.* Enhanced adsorption of arsenic onto alum sludge modified by calcination. J. Clean. Prod., 2018, 176, 54-62.

  118. Guo, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Zhang, X.*; Yang, X.* Cu(II)-catalyzed ampicillin degradation: Effect of pH and oxygen. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res., 2018, 25, 4279-7288.

  119. Chen, S.S.; Sun, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Graham, N.J.D.; Ok, Y.S.; Feng, Y.*; Li, X.D. Insights into the subsurface transport of As(V) and Se(VI) in flowback water from hydraulic fracturing. Environ. Pollut., 2017, 223, 449-456.

  120. Chen, S.S.; Sun, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Graham, N.J.D.; Ok, Y.S.; Feng, Y.*; Li, X.D. Potential impact of flowback water from hydraulic fracturing on agricultural soil quality: Metal/metalloid bioaccessibility, Microtox bioassay, and enzyme activities. Sci. Total. Environ., 2017, 579, 1419-1426.

  121. Yoon, K.; Cho, D.W.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Bolan, N.S.; Rinklebe, J.; Song, H.* Fabrication of engineered biochar from paper mill sludge and its application into removal of arsenic and cadmium in acidic water. Bioresource Technol., 2017, 246, 69-75.

  122. Sun, Y.; Lei, C.; Khan, E.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Ok, Y.S.; Lin, D.; Feng, Y.*; Li, X.D. Nanoscale zero-valent iron for metal/metalloid sequestration from hydraulic fracturing wastewater. Chemosphere, 2017, 176, 315-323.

  123. Lau, A.Y.T.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Graham, N.J.D.; Ok, Y.S.; Yang, X.; Li, X.D. Surface-modified biochars in a bioretention system for Escherichia coli removal from stormwater. Chemosphere, 2017, 169, 89-98.

  124. Sun, Y.; Chen, S.S.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Graham, N.J.D.; Ok, Y.S.; Feng, Y.*; Li, X.D. Zero-valent iron for the abatement of arsenate and selenate from flowback water of hydraulic fracturing. Chemosphere, 2017, 167, 163-170.

  125. Zhang, W.; Huang, X.; Rees, F.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Qiu, R.; Wang, H.* Metal immobilization by sludge-derived biochar: Roles of mineral oxides and carbonized organic compartment. Environ. Geochem. Health, 2017, 39, 379-389.

  126. Beiyuan, J.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Yip, A.C.K.; Zhang, W.; Ok, Y.S.; Li, X.D. Risk mitigation by waste-based permeable reactive barriers for groundwater pollution control at e-waste recycling sites. Environ. Geochem. Health, 2017, 39, 75-88.

  127. Pan, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Wang, Y.; Li, Y.; Yang, X.* The photodegradation of PBDEs in various environmental matrices: Kinetics and mechanisms. Chem. Eng. J., 2016, 297, 74-96.

  128. Yang, Y.; Zhang, W.; Qiu, H.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Morel, J.L.; Qiu, R.* Important role of inorganic components and coexisting Al(III) ions for Pb(II) sorption onto biochars. Chemosphere, 2016, 161, 438-445.

  129. Rajapaksha, A.U.; Vithanage, M.; Lee, S.S.; Seo, D.C.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Ok, Y.S.* Steam activation of biochars facilitates kinetics and pH-resilience of sulfamethazine sorption. J. Soils Sediments, 2016, 16, 889-895.

  130. Li, Y.; Song, W.; Fu, W.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Yang, X.* The roles of halides in the acetaminophen degradation by UV/H2O2 treatment: Kinetics, mechanisms, and products analysis. Chem. Eng. J., 2015, 271, 214-222.

  131. Zhang, W.; Zheng, J.; Zheng, P.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Qiu, R. Sludge-derived biochar for As(III) immobilization: Effects of solution chemistry on sorption behavior. J. Environ. Qual., 2015, 44, 1119-1126.

  132. Zhang, W.; Zheng, J.; Zheng, P.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Qiu, R. The roles of humic substances in the interactions of phenanthrene and heavy metals on the bentonite surface. J. Soils Sediments, 2015, 15, 1463-1472.

  133. Zhu, X.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Chen, F.; Li, S.; Yang, X.* Ciprofloxacin adsorption on graphene and granular activated carbon: Kinetics, isotherms, and effects of solution chemistry. Environ. Technol., 2015, 36, 3094-3102.

  134. Zhu, S.N.; Wang, C.; Yip, A.C.K.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Highly effective degradation of sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate and synthetic greywater by Fenton-like reaction over zerovalent iron-based catalyst. Environ. Technol., 2015, 36, 1423-1432.

  135. MacDonald, M.J.; Wu, Z.; Ruzicka, J.Y.; Golovko, V.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Yip, A.C.K.* Catalytic consequences of charge-balancing cations in zeolite during photo-Fenton oxidation of formaldehyde in alkaline conditions. Sep. Purif. Technol., 2014, 125, 269-274.

  136. Dedual, G.; MacDonald, M.J.; Alshareef, A.; Wu, Z.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Yip, A.C.K.* Requirements for effective photocatalytic oxidative desulfurization of a thiophene-containing solution using TiO2. J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 2014, 2, 1947-1955.

  137. Wang, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.* Effects of solution chemistry on arsenic(V) removal by low-cost adsorbents. J. Environ. Sci., 2013, 25, 2291-2298.

  138. Olds, W.E.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Weber, P.A. Acid mine drainage treatment assisted by lignite-derived humic substances: Metal removal and speciation modelling. Water Soil Air Pollut., 2013, 224, 1521.

  139. Olds, W.E.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Weber, P.A. Lignite-derived humic substances for treatment of acid mine drainage in New Zealand. Environ. Eng. Sci., 2013, 30, 638-645.

  140. Wang, Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Olds, W.E.; Weber, P.A. Utilizing acid mine drainage sludge and coal fly ash for phosphate removal from dairy wastewater. Environ. Technol., 2013, 34, 3177-3182.

  141. Gu, Y.Y.; Yeung, A.T.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Fu, R.B. Applications of citric acid industrial wastewater and phosphonates for soil remediation: Effects on temporal change of cadmium distribution. Soil Sed. Contam., 2013, 22, 876-889.

  142. Olds, W.E.; Tsang, D.C.W.*; Weber, P.A. Weisener, C.G. Nickel and zinc removal from acid mine drainage: Roles of sludge surface area and neutralising agents. Journal of Mining, 2013, 698031.

  143. Tsang, D.C.W.*; Graham, N.J.D.; Lo, I.M.C. Humic acid aggregation in zero-valent iron systems and its effects on trichloroethylene removal. Chemosphere, 2009, 75, 1338-1343.

  144. Liu, T.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Lo, I.M.C.* Chromium(VI) reduction kinetics by zero-valent iron in moderately hard water with humic acid: Humic acid adsorption and iron dissolution. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2008, 42, 2092-2098.

  145. Liu, M.Y.; Tsang, D.C.W.; Hu, J.; Ng, K.T.W.; Liu, T.; Lo, I.M.C.* Adsorption of methylene blue and phenol by wood waste derived activated carbon. J. Environ. Eng., 2008, 134, 338-345.

  146. Tsang, D.C.W.; Lo, I.M.C.*; Chan, K.L. Modeling the transport of metals with rate-limited EDTA-promoted extraction and dissolution during EDTA-flushing of copper-contaminated soils. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2007, 41, 3660-3667.

  147. Tsang, D.C.W.*; Zhang, W.; Lo, I.M.C. Modeling cadmium transport in soils using sequential extraction, batch and miscible displacement experiments. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., 2007, 71, 674-681.

  148. Tsang, D.C.W.*; Hu, J.; Liu, M.Y.; Zhang, W.; Lai, K.C.K.; Lo, I.M.C. Activated carbon produced from waste wood pallets: Adsorption of three classes of dyes. Water Air Soil Pollut., 2007, 184, 141-155.

  149. Tsang, D.C.W.; Lo, I.M.C.* Disparity of cadmium transport behavior in soils at different temperatures. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 2007, 11, 97-105.

  150. Tsang, D.C.W.; Lo, I.M.C.* Influence of pore-water velocity on transport behavior of cadmium: Equilibrium versus nonequilibrium. Journal of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste, 2006, 10, 162-170.

  151. Tsang, D.C.W.; Lo, I.M.C.* Competitive Cu and Cd sorption and transport in soils: A combined batch kinetics, column and sequential extraction study. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2006, 40, 6655-6661.

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