Chemical & Materials Engineering
Publications
2024
TsingHai Wang*, ZiYing Lu, ChiaYu You, Wei-Fan Kuan, Ching-Lung Chen, Yee Cheng Lim, Chiu-Wen Chen, Cheng-Di Dong, “Surface engineering of the lightweight aggregates derived from the dredged harbor sediment for green fertilizer utilization,” Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2024, 188, 1268
Hsiang-Chih Chuang, Jen-Wei Teng, Wei-Fan Kuan*, “Supercritical CO2-enhanced surface modification on LiFePO4 cathodes through ex-situ carbon coating for lithium-ion batteries,” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, 684, 133110
Jenn Fang Su, Wei-Fan Kuan*, Muhammad Sheraz Ahmad, Ching-Lung Chen*, Tahir Rasheed*, “Simultaneous electrochemical nitrate reduction and cleaner nitrogenous fuel generation using wastewater treatment over Pd-Sn catalysts,” Chemosphere, 2024, 350, 141182
Yan-Sheng Xu, Wei-Fan Kuan*, “Asymmetrically Architectured PVDF Membranes with Enhanced Ion Conduction for Lithium-Metal Battery,” Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2024, 158, 104910
Min Lo, Kevin C.-W. Wu, Jia Min Chin, Liao-Ping Cheng, Wei-Fan Kuan*, “Glycerol-tailored Asymmetric Polyethersulfone Membranes with Uniform Ion Transport for Stable Lithium Metal Batteries,” Giant, 2024, 17, 100227.
2023
Wei-Fan Kuan, Muhammad Sheraz Ahmad, Chia-Hsun Hsieh, Prakash Bhuyar, Tsing-Hai Wang, Shu-Ching Ou*, Ching-Lung Chen*, “Surface functionalization of activated carbon cloth for wastewater perchlorate adsorption-Integrated molecular modelling and experimental energy analysis,” International Journal of Energy Research, 2023, 5529837
Wei-Fan Kuan, Ching-Lung Chen, Muhammad Sheraz Ahmad, Chia-Hsun Hsieh, Hao Ming Chen*, Jenn Fang Su*, “Bimetallic Pd-Sn catalytic electrodes from deep eutectic solvents for selective nitrate reduction toward nitrogen,” Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2023, 2300425
Wei-Fan Kuan, Ching-Hsiu Chung, Monica Mengdie Lin, Fang-Yi Tu, Yo-Hsiang Chen, Wen-Yueh Yu*, “Activation of Carbon Dioxide with Surface Oxygen Vacancy of Ceria Catalyst: An Insight from In-Situ X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure Analysis,” Materials Today Sustainability, 2023, 100425
Wei-Fan Kuan, Fang-Yu Chang, Jhih-Jing Chang, Hsuan-Chih Kuo, Chia-Hsun Hsieh, Jenn Fang Su*, Ching-Lung Chen*, “Building high-capacity mesoporous adsorbents for fluoride removal through increased surface oxygen anions using organogel-assisted synthesis," Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023, 401, 136784
2022
W.-F. Kuan, W.-Y. Yu, F.-Y. Tu, C.-H. Chung, Y.-C. Chang, L.-J. Chen*, “Facile Reflux Preparation of Defective Mesoporous Ceria Nanorod with Superior Catalytic Activity for Direct Carbon Dioxide Conversion into Dimethyl Carbonate,” Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 430, part 1, 132941
before Chang Gung University
C.-J. Wang, W.-F. Kuan, H.-P. Lin, Y. A. Shchipunov, L.-J. Chen*, “Facile Hydrophilic Modification of Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Sponges for Efficient Oil–Water Separation,” Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2021, 96(25), 144-155 (co-first author)
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J. F. Su, W.-F. Kuan, C.-L. Chen, C. P. Huang*, “Bimetallic Electrodes with Rectangular 2d Surface-Atomic Structures for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction,” Applied Catalysis A: General, 2020, 606(25), 117809
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J. F. Su, W.-F. Kuan, H. Liu, C. P. Huang*, “Mode of Electrochemical Deposition on The Structure and Morphology of Bimetallic Electrodes and its Effect on Nitrate Reduction Toward Nitrogen Selectivity,” Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 257(15), 117909
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W.-F. Kuan, N. A. Nguyen, E. H. Reed, M. E. Mackay, T. H. Epps, III*, "Using Tapered Interfaces to Manipulate Nanoscale Morphologies in Ion-Doped Block Polymers," MRS Communications, 2015, 5(2), 251
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W.-F. Kuan, R. Remy, M. E. Mackay, T. H. Epps, III, "Controlled Ionic Conductivity via Tapered Block Polymer Electrolytes," RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 12597
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W. Cho, J. Wu, B. S. Shima, W.-F. Kuan, S. E. Mastroianni, W.-S. Young, C.-C. Kuo, T. H. Epps, III, D. C. Martin*, "Synthesis and Characterization of Bicontinuous Cubic Poly(3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) Gyroid (PEDOT GYR) Gels," Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2015, 17, 5115
W.-S. Young, W.-F. Kuan, T. H. Epps, III*, "Block Copolymer Electrolytes for Rechargeable Lithium Batteries," Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, 2014, 52(1), 1 (co-first author) (Inside Cover Article)
W.-F. Kuan, R. Roy, L. Rong, B. S. Hsiao, T. H. Epps, III*, "Design and Synthesis of Network-Forming Triblock Copolymers Using Tapered Block Interfaces," ACS Macro Letters, 2012, 1(4), 519 (Distinguished with ACS Noteworthy Chemistry, archive April 23, 2012)
M. S., Tureau, W.-F. Kuan, L. Rong, B. S. Hsiao, T. H. Epps, III*, "Inducing Order from Disordered Copolymers: On Demand Generation of Triblock Morphologies Including Networks," Macromolecules, 2012, 45(11), 4599
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M. K., Mayeda, W.-F. Kuan, W.-S. Young, J. A. Lauterbach, T. H. Epps, III, "Controlling Particle Location with Mixed Surface Functionalities in Block Copolymer Thin Film," Chemistry of Materials, 2012, 24(14), 2627
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W.-F. Kuan, L.-J. Chen, "The Preparation of Superhydrophobic Surfaces of Hierarchical Silicon Nanowire Structures," Nanotechnology, 2008, 20, 035605