Yanghua Duan

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Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, 2022

M.S., Environmental Engineering, University of California - Berkeley, 2018

B.E., Environmental Engineering, Tongji University, 2017

Email: 
yanghua.duan@yale.edu

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Yanghua joined the Elimelech research group as a postdoctoral associate in January 2024. His research interest lies in technology development to achieve sustainability and resilience in the water sector. Yanghua will focus on process evaluation for low-salt-rejection reverse osmosis. Additionally, He will work on developing separation strategies to achieve selective contaminants separation.  

Yanghua earned his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley under the mentorship of Prof. David Sedlak. Yanghua continued to work in the Sedlak group as a postdoctoral researcher before joining Yale. During his time at Berkeley, Yanghua studied decentralized water treatment processes using electrochemical approaches. 

Outside of work, Yanghua enjoys hiking, traveling, and playing Guqin (a Chinese musical instrument). 

 

           

Publications

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  1. Tsou, K., Duan, Y., Parks, A., Olivares, C., Dixit, F., Sedlak, D. L. & Alvarez-Cohen, L., PFAS Release from AFFF Impacted Solids Eluted with Stormwater and Saltwater. ACS ES&T Water.
  2. Jiang, W., Haider, M., Duan, Y., Han, J., Ding, Y., Mi, B., Wang, A. Metal-free Electrified Membranes for Contaminants Oxidation: Synergy Effect between Membrane Rejection and Nanoconfinement. Water Research 2024, 120862. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120862
  3. Tsou, K., Antell, E., Duan, Y., Olivares, C. I., Yi, S., Alvarez-Cohen, L., & Sedlak, D. L. Improved Total Oxidizable Precursor Assay for Quantifying Polyfluorinated Compounds Amenable to Oxidative Conversion to Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylic Acids. ACS EST Water 2023, 3, 9, 2996–3003. DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00224
  4. Wang, Y., Xu, S., Wang, J., Duan, Y., Qian, Y., Wang, H., … & Yang, X. (2023). Ferryl-Involved Oxidation Coupling Processes over K x FeOCl Enzyme-Mimetic Catalysis: Mechanistic Insights and Kinetic Modeling. ACS EST Water 2023, 3, 9, 2978–2988. DOI: 10.1021/acsestwater.3c00208
  5. Duan, Y.; Jiang, W.; Sedlak, D. L., Surface Processes Control the Fate of Reactive Oxidants Generated by Electrochemical Activation of Hydrogen Peroxide on Stainless-Steel Electrodes. Environmental Science & Technology 2023, 57, 47, 18680–18689. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08404
  6. Lammers, L. N.; Duan, Y.; Anaya, L.; Koishi, A.; Lopez, R.; Delima, R.; Jassby, D.; Sedlak, D. L., Electrolytic Sulfuric Acid Production with Carbon Mineralization for Permanent Carbon Dioxide Removal. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2023, 11, (12), 4800-4812. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c07441
  7. Wang, X.; Li, J.-P.; Duan, Y.; Li, J.; Wang, H.; Yang, X.; Gong, M., Electrochemical Urea Oxidation in Different Environment: From Mechanism to Devices. ChemCatChem 2022, 14, (13), e202101906. DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202101906
  8. Greenwald, H.; Kennedy, L. C.; Ehde, A.; Duan, Y.; Olivares, C. I.; Kantor, R.; Nelson, K. L., Is Flushing Necessary During Building Closures? A Study of Water Quality and Bacterial Communities During Extended Reductions in Building Occupancy. Frontiers in Water 2022, 4. DOI: 10.3389/frwa.2022.958523
  9. Duan, Y.; Sedlak, D. L., An Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation Process for the Treatment of Urban Stormwater. Water Research X 2021, 13, 100127. DOI: 10.1016/j.wroa.2021.100127
  10. Charbonnet, J. A.; Duan, Y.; van Genuchten, C. M.; Sedlak, D. L., Regenerated Manganese-Oxide Coated Sands: The Role of Mineral Phase in Organic Contaminant Reactivity. Environmental Science & Technology 2021, 55, (8), 5282-5290. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05745
  11. Charbonnet, J. A.; Duan, Y.; Sedlak, D. L., The Use of Manganese Oxide-coated Sand for the Removal of Trace Metal Ions from Stormwater. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 2020, 6, (3), 593-603. DOI: 10.1039/C9EW00781D
  12. Wang, Z.; Tu, Q.; Sim, A.; Yu, J.; Duan, Y.; Poon, S.; Liu, B.; Han, Q.; Urban, J. J.; Sedlak, D.; Mi, B., Superselective Removal of Lead from Water by Two-Dimensional MoS2 Nanosheets and Layer-Stacked Membranes. Environmental Science & Technology 2020, 54, (19), 12602-12611. DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c02651
  13. Yang, X.; Duan, Y.; Wang, J.; Wang, H.; Liu, H.; Sedlak, D. L., Impact of Peroxymonocarbonate on the Transformation of Organic Contaminants during Hydrogen Peroxide in Situ Chemical Oxidation. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2019, 6, (12), 781-786. DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00682
  14. Charbonnet, J. A.; Duan, Y.; van Genuchten, C. M.; Sedlak, D. L., Chemical Regeneration of Manganese Oxide-Coated Sand for Oxidation of Organic Stormwater Contaminants. Environmental Science & Technology 2018, 52, (18), 10728-10736. DOI: doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b03304