Dr Weng Fu
Research Fellow
School of Chemical Engineering
+61 7 334 67709
Researcher biography
Biography:
Dr Weng Fu is a Research Fellow in School of Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland. He obtained a Bachelor and Master's degree in Metallurgical Engineering at Central South University in China and PhD degree in Chemical Engineering at The University of Queensland.
Research:
Weng's research focuses on the fundamental aspects of leaching, ion exchange and precipitation reactions as well as membrane separations. These projects are of interest to the base metals, rare earth, precious metals and alumina refining industries.
Teaching and Learning:
Lecturer in Hydrometallurgy and Electrometallurgy (MINE 4204)
Journal Articles
Yang, Bo, Li, Hongbo, Zhang, Zhirong, Xiao, Ke, Yang, Mengting, Zhang, Fengzhen, Wang, Miaomiao, Guo, Xu, Li, Qunxiang, Fu, Weng, Si, Rui, Wang, Lianzhou and Chen, Huihuang (2022). Nickel dual-atom catalysts for the selective electrocatalytic debromination of tribromoacetic acid as a green chemistry process. Chemical Engineering Journal, 427 131719, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.131719
Fu, Weng, Motuzas, Julius, Wang, David, Yacou, Christelle, Julbe, Anne, Vaughan, James and Diniz da Costa, João C. (2022). Salt storage and induced crystallisation in porous asymmetric inorganic membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 641 119872, 119872. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119872
Yang, Siyuan, Zhou, Ming, Chen, Xin, Hu, Liping, Xu, Yifeng, Fu, Weng and Li, Chao (2022). A comparative review of microplastics in lake systems from different countries and regions. Chemosphere, 286 (Pt 2) 131806, 131806. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131806
Fu, Weng, Hodge, Harrison and Vaughan, James (2021). Process Integration of Sulphuric Acid Leach and Particle Size Fractionation for Cleaner Copper Concentrate Production by Enhancing the Radionuclide Mobility. Separation and Purification Technology, 279 119716, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119716
Fu, Weng, Hodge, Harrison and Vaughan, James (2021). Integration of fine grinding and H2SO4 leach for the liberation, dissolution and redistribution of long-life radionuclides in copper flotation concentrate. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 155, 295-305. doi: 10.1016/j.psep.2021.09.020
Sun, Yong-Qi, Fu, Weng, Hu, Yu-Xiang, Vaughan, James and Wang, Lian-Zhou (2021). The role of tungsten-related elements for improving the electrochemical performances of cathode materials in lithium ion batteries. Tungsten, 3 (3), 245-259. doi: 10.1007/s42864-021-00083-9
Liu, Cheng, Zheng, Yunfei, Yang, Siyuan, Fu, Weng and Chen, Xin (2021). Exploration of a novel depressant polyepoxysuccinic acid for the flotation separation of pentlandite from lizardite slimes. Applied Clay Science, 202 105939, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clay.2020.105939
Vaughan, James , Tungpalan, Kate , Parbhakar-Fox, Anita , Fu, Weng, Gagen, Emma , Nti Nkrumah, Philip , Southam, Gordon, van der Ent, Antony, Erskine, Peter, Gow, Paul and Valenta, Rick (2020). Toward Closing a Loophole: Recovering Rare Earth Elements from Uranium Metallurgical Process Tailings. JOM, 73 (1), 39-53. doi: 10.1007/s11837-020-04451-7
Fu, Weng, Ji, Guozhao, Chen, Huihuang, Yang, Siyuan, Guo, Bao, Yang, Hong and Huang, Zhiqiang (2020). Molybdenum sulphide modified chelating resin for toxic metal adsorption from acid mine wastewater. Separation and Purification Technology, 251 117407, 117407. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117407
Ram, Rahul, Owen, Nicholas D., Kalnins, Chris, Cook, Nigel J., Ehrig, Kathy, Etschmann, Barbara, Rollog, Mark, Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James, Pring, Allan, Pownceby, Mark I., Spooner, Nigel, Shaw, Ruth, Howard, Daryl, Hooker, Anthony M., Ottaway, David, Questiaux, Danielle and Brugger, Joël (2020). Understanding the mobility and retention of uranium and its daughter products. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 410 124553, 124553. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124553
Fu, Weng, Ji, Guozhao, Chen, Huihuang, Yang, Siyuan, Yang, Hong, Guo, Bao and Huang, Zhiqiang (2020). Engineering anion resin based amorphous molybdenum sulphide composite for treatment of authentic acid mine drainage. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 8 (5) 104072, 104072. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.104072
Xing, Yulin, Ku, Jiangang, Fu, Weng, Wang, Lianzhou and Chen, Huihuang (2020). Inductive effect between atomically dispersed iridium and transition-metal hydroxide nanosheets enables highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction. Chemical Engineering Journal, 395 125149, 125149. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.125149
Huang, Zhiqiang, Cheng, Chen, Li, Kun, Zhang, Shiyong, Zhou, Jianrong, Luo, Wuhui, Liu, Zuwen, Qin, Weiwei, Wang, Hongling, Hu, Yajing, He, Guichun, Yu, Xinyang, Qiu, Tingsheng and Fu, Weng (2020). Reverse flotation separation of quartz from phosphorite ore at low temperatures by using an emerging Gemini surfactant as the collector. Separation and Purification Technology, 246 116923. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116923
Liu, Cheng, Zhou, Ming, Xia, Ling, Fu, Weng, Zhou, Weiguang and Yang, Siyuan (2020). The utilization of citric acid as a depressant for the flotation separation of barite from fluorite. Minerals Engineering, 156 106491, 106491. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106491
Huang, Zhiqiang, Zhang, Shiyong, Zhang, Feng, Wang, Hongling, Zhou, Jianrong, Yu, Xinyang, Liu, Rukuan, Cheng, Chen, Liu, Zuwen, Guo, Zhiqun, He, Guichun, Ai, Guanghua and Fu, Weng (2020). Evaluation of a novel morpholine-typed Gemini surfactant as the collector for the reverse flotation separation of halite from carnallite ore. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 313 113506, 113506. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.113506
Yang, Jiwen, Ji, Guozhao, Gao, Yuan, Fu, Weng, Irfan, Muhammad, Mu, Lan, Zhang, Yulin and Li, Aimin (2020). High-yield and high-performance porous biochar produced from pyrolysis of peanut shell with low-dose ammonium polyphosphate for chloramphenicol adsorption. Journal of Cleaner Production, 264 121516, 121516. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121516
Ji, Guozhao, Raheem, Abdul, Wang, Xin, Fu, Weng, Qu, Boyu, Gao, Yuan, Li, Aimin, Zhao, Ming, Dong, Weiguo and Zhang, Zhien (2020). Kinetic analysis of algae gasification by distributed activation energy model. Processes, 8 (8) 927. doi: 10.3390/PR8080927
Fu, Weng, Ram, Rahul, Etschmann, Barbara, Brugger, Joël and Vaughan, James (2020). Selective impurity removal and Cu upgrading of copper flotation concentrate by a spontaneously oxidative H2SO4 leaching process. Hydrometallurgy, 195 105411, 105411. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2020.105411
Cheng, Chen, Huang, Zhiqiang, Zhang, Ruirui, Zhou, Jianrong, Liu, Zuwen, Zhong, Hong, Wang, Hongling, Kang, Zhongmin, He, Guichun, Yu, Xinyang, Ren, Zijie, Qiu, Tingsheng, Hu, Yajing and Fu, Weng (2020). Synthesis of an emerging morpholine-typed Gemini surfactant and its application in reverse flotation carnallite ore for production of potash fertilizer at low temperature. Journal of Cleaner Production, 261 121121, 121121. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121121
Fu, Weng, Deng, Yiquan, Ram, Rahul, Etschmann, Barbara, Owen, Nicholas D., Brugger, Joël and Vaughan, James (2020). Selective Removal of radioactive 210Pb(II) and nonradioactive Pb(II) isotopes from Cu(II)-rich acidic chloride solution by a new polyamine anion exchanger. Separation and Purification Technology, 251 117359, 117359. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117359
Ji, Guozhao, Yang, Hang, Memon, Muhammad Zaki, Gao, Yuan, Qu, Boyu, Fu, Weng, Olguin, Gianni, Zhao, Ming and Li, Aimin (2020). Recent advances on kinetics of carbon dioxide capture using solid sorbents at elevated temperatures. Applied Energy, 267 114874, 114874. doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.114874
Guo, Bao, Lin, Xiaohui, Fu, Weng and Ku, Jiangang (2020). Establishment of electrochemical methods to examine the adsorption of flotation surfactants onto a mineral surface. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 95 (5) jctb.6353, 1580-1589. doi: 10.1002/jctb.6353
Luo, Liqun, Li, Keyao, Weng, Fu, Liu, Cheng and Yang, Siyuan (2020). Preparation, characteristics and mechanisms of the composite sintered bricks produced from shale, sewage sludge, coal gangue powder and iron ore tailings. Construction and Building Materials, 232 117250, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117250
Wang, Xiaoyu, Guo, Bao, Fu, Weng and Yang, Hong (2019). Triethylenetetramine promoted rGO-Fe3O4 nanocomposites for highly efficient Fenton-like reaction. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 31 100814, 100814. doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2019.100814
Fu, Weng, Chen, Huihuang, Yang, Siyuan, Huang, Wei and Huang, Zhiqiang (2019). Poly(diallyldimethylammonium-MoS4) based amorphous molybdenum sulphide composite for selectively mercury uptake from wastewater across a large pH region. Chemosphere, 232, 9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.182
Yang, Hong, Fan, Jiaxi, Tian, Huijuan, Wang, Xiaoyu, Fu, Weng and Alam, Easar (2019). Synthesis of imprinted amino-functionalized mesoporous silica and their selective adsorption performance of Pb2+, Cu2+, and Zn2+. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 90 (3), 465-477. doi: 10.1007/s10971-019-04985-6
Chen, Huihuang, Fu, Weng, Xing, Yulin, Zhang, Jinxuan and Ku, Jiangang (2019). Engineering SrCuxO composition to tailor the degradation activity toward organic pollutant under dark ambient conditions. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (16), 16449-16456. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05047-8
Huang, Zhiqiang, Cheng, Chen, Liu, Zuwen, Zeng, Huiqiang, Feng, Bo, Zhong, Hong, Luo, Wuhui, Hu, Yajing, Guo, Zhiqun, He, Guichun and Fu, Weng (2019). Utilization of a new Gemini surfactant as the collector for the reverse froth flotation of phosphate ore in sustainable production of phosphate fertilizer. Journal of Cleaner Production, 221, 108-112. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.251
Fu, Weng, Wang, Xiaoyu and Huang, Zhiqiang (2019). Remarkable reusability of magnetic Fe3O4-encapsulated C3N3S3 polymer/reduced graphene oxide composite: a highly effective adsorbent for Pb and Hg ions. Science of the Total Environment, 659, 895-904. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.303
Yang, Hong, Hu, Yanling, Wang, Xiaoyu, Fu, Weng, Tian, Huijuan and Alam, Easar (2019). Investigation on synthesis of ion-imprinted mesoporous adsorbents by using ultrasound- and microwave-assisted preparation and their dynamic adsorption properties on heavy metals. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (11), 10987-10999. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-04436-3
Huang, Zhiqiang, Cheng, Chen, Liu, Zuwen, Feng, Bo, Hu, Yajing, Luo, Wuhui, He, Guichun, Yu, Xinyang and Fu, Weng (2019). Highly efficient potassium fertilizer production by using a gemini surfactant. Green Chemistry, 21 (6), 1406-1411. doi: 10.1039/c8gc03487g
Huang, Zhiqiang, Cheng, Chen, Zhong, Hong, Li, Liqing, Guo, Zhizhong, Yu, Xinyang, He, Guichun, Han, Haijun, Deng, Lanqing and Fu, Weng (2019). Flotation of sylvite from potash ore by using the Gemini surfactant as a novel flotation collector. Minerals Engineering, 132, 22-26. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2018.11.055
Huang, Zhiqiang, Cheng, Chen, Liu, Zuwen, Luo, Wuhui, Zhong, Hong, He, Guichun, Liang, Changli, Li, Liqing, Deng, Lanqing and Fu, Weng (2019). Gemini surfactant: A novel flotation collector for harvesting of microalgae by froth flotation. Bioresource Technology, 275, 421-424. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.12.106
Fu, Weng, Yang, Siyuan, Yang, Hong, Guo, Bao and Huang, Zhiqiang (2019). 2D amorphous MoS3 nanosheets with porous network structures for scavenging toxic metal ions from synthetic acid mine drainage. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7 (32), 18799-18806. doi: 10.1039/c9ta05861c
Huang, Zhiqiang, Cheng, Chen, Li, Liqing, Guo, Zhizhong, He, Guichun, Yu, Xinyang, Liu, Rukuan, Han, Haijun, Deng, Lanqing and Fu, Weng (2018). Morpholine-Based Gemini Surfactant: Synthesis and Its Application for Reverse Froth Flotation of Carnallite Ore in Potassium Fertilizer Production. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 66 (50), 13126-13132. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b05560
Fu, Weng and Huang, Zhiqiang (2018). Magnetic dithiocarbamate functionalized reduced graphene oxide for the removal of Cu(II), Cd(II), Pb(II), and Hg(II) ions from aqueous solution: synthesis, adsorption, and regeneration. Chemosphere, 209, 449-456. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.06.087
Motuzas, Julius, Yacou, Christelle, Madsen, Rasmus S. K., Fu, Weng, Wang, David K., Julbe, Anne, Vaughan, James and da Costa, João C. (2018). Novel inorganic membrane for the percrystallization of mineral, food and pharmaceutical compounds. Journal of Membrane Science, 550, 407-415. doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.12.077
Fu, Weng and Huang, Zhiqiang (2018). One-pot synthesis of a two-dimensional porous Fe3O4/Poly(C3N3S3) network nanocomposite for the selective removal of Pb(II) and Hg(II) from synthetic wastewater. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6 (11) acssuschemeng.8b03320, 14785-14794. doi: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03320
Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James and Gillespie, Alistair (2016). In situ AFM investigation of gibbsite growth in high ionic strength, highly alkaline, aqueous media. Hydrometallurgy, 161, 71-76. doi: 10.1016/j.hydromet.2016.01.030
Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James, Gillespie, Alistair and Aroff, Nabilah Mohamed (2016). Mechanisms of polyacrylate modified sodium oxalate crystallization from highly alkaline solutions. Crystal Growth and Design, 16 (3), 1519-1530. doi: 10.1021/acs.cgd.5b01645
Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James and Gillespie, Alistair (2015). In situ AFM investigation of heterogeneous nucleation and growth of sodium oxalate on industrial gibbsite surfaces in concentrated alkaline solution. Chemical Engineering Science, 126, 399-405. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2014.12.057
Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James and Gillespie, Alistair (2015). Aspects of the mechanism of nucleation and intergrowth of gibbsite crystals on sodium oxalate surfaces in concentrated alkaline solutions. Crystal Growth and Design, 15 (1), 374-383. doi: 10.1021/cg501465v
Vaughan, James, Dieters, Caleb, Fu, Weng and Byrne, Kelly (2015). Properties of Lewatit® TP272, a commercial solvent impregnated cation exchange resin for cobalt recovery. Minerals Engineering, 88, 2-8. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2015.07.005
Fu, Weng, Vaughan, James and Gillespie, Alistair (2014). Effects of inorganic anions on the morphology of sodium oxalate crystallized from highly alkaline solutions. Crystal Growth and Design, 14 (4), 1972-1980. doi: 10.1021/cg5000952
Conference Papers
Fu, Weng, Lakemond, Stefan and Vaughan, James (2019). Selective dissolution of radionuclides from a copper flotation concentrate using two-stage leaching process. Copper 2019, Vancouver, Canada, 18-21 August 2019. Montreal, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Fu, Weng, Lao, Sabrina, Ding, Yepeng and Vaughan, James (2018). Separation of lead from chalcopyrite slurry using Resin-in-Pulp. First Global Conference on Extractive Metallurgy, Ottawa, Canada, 26-29 August 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_174
Vaughan, James, Fu, Weng, Peng, Hong, Hawker, Will, Hayes, Peter C. and Robinson, Dave (2018). Australian hydrometallurgy research and development. First Global Conference on Extractive Metallurgy, Ottawa, Canada, 26-29 August 2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-95022-8_142
Fu, Weng and Vaughan, James (2014). Sodium oxalate growth on industrial gibbsite with in-situ optical microscopy. Hydrometallurgy 2014: 7th International Symposium, Victoria, BC, Canada, 22-25 June, 2014. Westmount, QC, Canada: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
Fu, Weng and Vaughan, James (2013). Morphological investigation of sodium oxalate crystals grown in aqueous sodium hydroxide solution. Light Metals 2013 - TMS 2013 142nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition, San Antonio, United States, 3-7 March 2013. Hoboken, NJ, New York: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781118663189.ch34