Associate Professor, University of South Australia
Nano-structured materials, desalination, novel membranes
PhD Monash University
MEng Asian Institute of Technology
BEng Beijing University of Technology
Associate Prof Linda Zou received her PhD in chemistry from Monash University (1998). Her main research contributions are in the fields of novel nano-materials synthesis, including ordered mesoporous carbons, visible light sensitive TiO2/prorous adsorbent nano-composites, and in their application to solve “real world” problems, in water purification and desalination. In desalination research, Dr Zou has focused on low energy alternative desalination methods. Her contributions in developing novel carbons electrode materials in capacitive deionisation process, has achieved greatly improved electrode efficiency and is received recognition internationally. Her recent research work focuses on developing novel membranes in forwarded osmosis process desalination. From 2000 until now, Associate Professor Linda Zou has an outstanding track record in successfully receiving ten national competitive ARC grants. She currently is the lead researchers of two Discovery grants, and three Linkage grants. Her research outcomes have been well published on peer reviewed international journals and she is a regular presenter at prestige International Water Association Leading Edge Technology Conferences. She is the main inventor of one international patent and two provisional patents, and has attracted substantial industry investment for commercialisation.
● Development of nano-structured
porous carbon electrode materials for low energy alternative desalination
processes
● Membrane surface modification for
low organic fouling and development of novel new membranes in desalination
● Synthesize nano-structured materials
for environmental applications, such as TiO2/porpous nano-composites
● Membrane filtration for fit for
purpose water reuse/recycle
● Desalination brine waste treatment
● Using combined advanced oxidation
processes to treat the industrial effluent for water reuse
W. Zhang, L. Zou and L. Wang 2009 “Photocatalytic TiO2/adsorbent nanocomposites prepared via wet chemical impregnation for wastewater treatment: as review” Applied Catalysis A: General Vol 371 pp1-9
L. Li, L. Zou, H Song and G Morris 2009 "Ordered mesoporous carbons synthesized by a modified sol-gel process for electrosorptive removal of sodium chloride" Carbon Vol 47 pp 775-781.
L. Zou, H. Song, L. Li and G. Morris 2008 “Using mesoporous carbon electrodes for water desalination” Water Research Vol 42, pp 2340-2348.
H. Li, L. Pan, Y. Zhang, L. Zou, C. Sun, Y. Zhan and Z. Sun, 2010 “Kinetics and thermodynamics study for electrosorption of NaCl onto carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers electrodes” Chemical Physics Letters. Vol 480, pp161-166.
B. Zhu, L. Zou, C. Doherty, A. J. Hill, Y. S. Lin, X. Hu, H. Wang and M. Duke 2010 “Investigation of the effects of ion and water interaction on structure and chemistry of silicalite MFI type zeolite for its potential use as a seawater desalination membrane” Journal of materials Chemistry. Vol 20, pp4675-4683.