Publications by authors named "Zhongen Tang"
Article Synopsis
- Groundwater PFAS analysis is complicated by chemical interactions, leading this study to use advanced techniques like self-organizing maps and clustering to assess PFAS distribution in the Pearl River Basin.
- The research identified 16 unique PFAS characteristics organized into 6 clusters, highlighting significant contributions from industrial (33.2%) and domestic (31.5%) pollution sources.
- The study found minimal human health risks from PFAS, with the highest risk related to PFOA emissions from the fluoropolymer industry, suggesting SOM can help manage groundwater PFAS contamination.
Ferrate (VI) (Fe (VI)) is a promising, environmentally friendly multifunctional oxidant widely applied in organic compound degradation. Oxidative kinetics of the apparent second-order rate constants (k) of Fe (VI) with organic compounds are critical for modeling oxidation processes. Herein, a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) model was developed using particle swarm optimization and an extreme learning machine to better understand the laws of the k values of organic compounds, including 33 aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon derivatives, during degradation by Fe (VI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDF