Dr. Hongying Zhao

DBR Technology Center, Canada

Team Leader

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

2008 Ph.D., University of Alberta, Chemical Engineering

2002 M.Sc., Tsinghua University, Applied Chemistry

2000 B.Sc., Tsinghua University, Chemical Engineering

Publications

1. Kumar, T., Zhao, H., & Zhang, X. (2025). Combining the Transport of Pendular Water with Wind-Assisted Interfacial Evaporation for Dewatering of Concentrated Slurry Waste. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 64(51), 24743–24753.
2. Kumar, T., Zhao, H., & Zhang, X. (2025). Biomimetic dendritic root structures for enhancing wind-driven interfacial evaporation from complex particle-laden wastewater. Water Research, 287, Article 124293.
3. Leng, R., Zhao, H., Pirestani, P., et al. (2025). Tunable Microbubble Generation via Adjustable Dual-Phase Venturi Sparger: A Pilot-Scale Study with Advanced BSD Analysis. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 64(28), 14222–14240.
4. Johns, M. A., Zhao, H., Gattrell, M., et al. (2024). Identification of common textile microplastics via autofluorescence spectroscopy coupled with k-means cluster analysis. Analyst, 149(18), 4747–4756.
5. Mashayekhi, A., Vazquez, C., Zhao, H., et al. (2024). Shear-triggered coalescence. Physical Review Fluids, 9(2), Article 023602.
6. Qin, H., Liu, X., Liu, X., et al. (2023). Highly Selective Electrocatalytic CuEDTA Reduction by MoS2 Nanosheets for Efficient Pollutant Removal and Simultaneous Electric Power Output. Nano-Micro Letters, 15(1), Article 193.
7. Billet, R., Zeng, B., Lockhart, J., et al. (2023). Dissolution dynamics of a binary switchable hydrophilicity solvent-polymer drop into an acidic aqueous phase. Soft Matter, 19(2), 295–305.
8. Johns, M. A., Abu-Namous, J., Zhao, H., et al. (2022). Autofluorescence spectroscopy for quantitative analysis of cellulose nanocrystals. Nanoscale, 14(45), 16883–16892.
9. Dyett, B. P., Li, M., Zhao, H., et al. (2019). Plasmonic Nanobubbles in "Armored" Surface Nanodroplets. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 123(49), 29866–29874.
10. Jia, N., Zhao, H., Yang, T., et al. (2016). Experimental Measurements of Bitumen-Water Aquathermolysis during a Steam-Injection Process. Energy & Fuels, 30(7), 5291–5299.
11. Zhao, H., Memon, A., Gao, J., et al. (2016). Heavy Oil Viscosity Measurements: Best Practices and Guidelines. Energy & Fuels, 30(7), 5277–5290.
12. Zuo, J. Y., Elshahawi, H., Mullins, O. C., et al. (2012). Asphaltene gradients and tar mat formation in reservoirs under active gas charging. Fluid Phase Equilibria, 315, 91–98.
13. Jia, N., Memon, A., Gao, J., et al. (2011). Three-Phase Equilibrium Study for Heavy-Oil/Solvent/Steam System at High Temperatures. Journal of Canadian Petroleum Technology, 50(6), 68–79.
14. Ren, S., Zhao, H., Long, J., et al. (2009). Understanding Weathering of Oil Sands Ores by Atomic Force Microscopy. AIChE Journal, 55(12), 3277–3285.
15. Ren, S., Zhao, H., Dang-Vu, T., et al. (2009). Effect of weathering on oil sands processability. The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 87(6), 879–886.
16. Ren, S., Dang-Vu, T., Zhao, H., et al. (2009). Effect of Weathering on Surface Characteristics of Solids and Bitumen from Oil Sands. Energy & Fuels, 23(1-2), 334–341.
17. Zhao, H., Dang-Vu, T., Long, J., et al. (2009). Role of Bicarbonate Ions in Oil Sands Extraction Systems with a Poor Processing Ore. Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 30(6), 809–822.
18. Zhao, H., Bhattacharjee, S., Chow, R., et al. (2008). Probing Surface Charge Potentials of Clay Basal Planes and Edges by Direct Force Measurements. Langmuir, 24(22), 12899–12910.

Profile Details

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HOz16zAAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Hongying-Zhao-2004254290

WOS ResearcherID:GOV-3047-2022