Brief introduction

Zhenxing Shen Prof./Dr 
  Dr Zhenxing Shen is now working in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. He got his PhD degree in 2004 from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interesting include: Atmospheric Environment, Aerosol and air quality, wet deposition and acid rain, indoor air pollution, and clean biomass utilization. He had good international cooperation with the scientists in Environment Canada, New Mexico state University, CNRS of France, Keio University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and other Universities in the world.
  Dr Zhenxing Shen is now the secretary-generalof China Section of International Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA; 2009-present), and also the secretary-general of Chinese Association of Aerosol Science and Technology (2010-present).
  For his outstanding contribution in aerosol science, he got the award of the 8th Young Scientist of Chinese Society of Particuology in 2014, and the 5th Young Scientist of China Association of Aerosol Science & Technology in 2013.
      Dr Zhenxing Shen has published over 200 peer review SCI papers, and total citations are over 10000 times. The h-index is 55 from the web of science.  
 
Address: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, XianNing West Road 28#, Xi’an, 710049, China
Research fields:  Atmospheric Environment; air pollution control; brown carbon and black carbon aerosol; Wet Deposition; clean biomass utilization
 
Peer review papers:

 Dr. Zhenxing Shen has published more than 200 SCI papers, and the citations were above 12000 times. H-index=55

 

First and Corresponding author paper list

 

  1. He, K., Shen, Z.X*., Zhang, L.M., Wang, X., Zhang, B., Sun, J., Xu, H.M., Ho, S.S.H., Cao, J.J. Emission of Intermediate Volatile Organic Compounds from Animal Dung and Coal Combustion and Its Contribution to Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58 (25), 11118-11127. (*Corresponding author)
  2. Wang, D.W., Shen, Z.X*., Yang, X.T., Huang, S.S., Luo, Y., Bai, G.Z., Cao, J.J.  Insight into the Role of NH3/NH4+ and NOx/NO3- in the Formation of Nitrogen-Containing Brown Carbon in Chinese Megacities. Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58, 4281-4290. (*Corresponding author)
  3. Zhang, B., Shen, Z.X*., He, K., Sun, J., Huang, S., Xu, H., Li, J., Ho, S.S.H., Cao, J.J. Insight into the Primary and Secondary Particle-Bound Methoxyphenols and Nitroaromatic Compound Emissions from Solid Fuel Combustion and the Updated Source Tracers. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023,57, 1428014288. (*Corresponding author)
  4. Zhang, B., Shen, Z.X *., Yang, X.T., He, K., Huang, S.S., Wu, W.D., Sun, J., Xu. H.M., Yang, L., Cao. J.J. Primary and Secondary Emissions of Carboxylic Acids from Solid Fuel Combustion: Insight into the Source Markers and Secondary Formation Mechanism. Environmental Science & Technology Letter, 2024, 11, 580−585. (*Corresponding author)
  5. Zhang, B., Shen, Z.X *., He, K., Zhang, L.M., Huang, S.S., Sun, J., Xu. H.M., Li, J.J, Yang, L., Cao. J.J., (2023). Source profiles of particle-bound phenolic compounds and aromatic acids from fresh and aged solid fuel combustion: Implication for the aging mechanism and newly proposed source tracers. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,128, e2023JD039758.  https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039758 (*Corresponding author)
  6. He, K., Shen, Z.X., Yang, Y.M., Zhang, B., Sun. J., Xu, H.M., Ho, S.S.H., Qu. L.L., Cao, J.J. Insight into emission reduction effect of coal and biomass mixed briquette fuel. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024, 471, 143419. (*Corresponding author)
  7. Huang, S.S., Shen, Z.X*., Yang, X.T., Zhang, L.M., Zeng, Y.L., Sun, J., Xu, H.M., Ho, S.S.H., Zhang, Y., Cao, J.J., 2024. Nitroaromatic compounds in six major Chinese cities: Influence of different formation mechanisms on light absorption properties. Science of the Total Environment. 930, 172672.
  8. Yang X.T., Huang S.S., Li D., Xu H.M.*, Zeng Y.L., Yang L., Wang D.W., Zhang N.N., Cao J.J., Shen Z.X.*. Water-soluble organic matter with various polarities in PM2.5 over Xi'an, China: Abundance, functional groups, and light absorption. Particuology2024;84:281-289. (*Corresponding author)
  9. Yang, L., Yang, Y.M., Wei, J.Q., Wang, T., Li, L.Z., Shen, Z.X*. Insights into the potential pathogenic bacteria and their interactions with meteorology and atmospheric pollution conditions examined during summer and winter in Xi'an, China. Aerosol Science & Technology, 2024, 58(1): 26-38. (*Corresponding author)
  10. Yang, Y.M., Yang, L*., Hu, X.Y., Shen, Z.X*. Characteristics of bioaerosols under high-ozone periods, haze episodes, dust storms, and normal days in Xi’an, China. Particuology. 2024, 90: 140-148. (*Corresponding author)
  11. Luo, Y., Yang, X.T., Wang, D.W., Xu, H.M*., Huang, S.S., Wang, Q.Y., Zhang, N.N., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X*. Insights the dominant contribution of biomass burning to methanol-soluble PM2.5 bounded oxidation potential based on multilayer perceptron neural network analysis in Xi'an, China. Science of the Total Environment, 2023, 908, 168273. (*Corresponding author)
  12. Fan H., Yang Y.M., Yang X.T., He X.F., Sun J., Yang L., Li J., Shen Z.X.*. Modification effect of Pt on the active sites of sulfated CeO2 nanorods for selective catalytic reduction of NO. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2023;6:14931-14939. (*Corresponding author)
  13. Fan H., Peng Q., Shen Z.X.*, He X.F., Yang Y.M.. Insights into the effects of Mn and Ni on Pt-modified sulfated CeO2 catalysts for NO removal catalyst. New Journal of Chemistry, 2023;47:19974-19982. (*Corresponding author)
  14.  Wang D.W., Yang X.T., Lu H.W., Li D., Xu H.M.*, Luo Y., Sun J., Ho S.S.H., Shen, Z.X.*. Oxidative potential of atmospheric brown carbon in six Chinese megacities: Seasonal variation and source apportionment. Atmospheric Environment, 2023, 309, 119909. (*Corresponding author)
  15. Zhang, B., Shen, Z.X.*, Sun, J., Zhang, L.M., He, K., Zhang, Y., Xu, H.M., Lv, J., Cao, L., Li, J.J., Liu, S.X., Cao, J.J. County-level and monthly resolution multi-pollutant emission inventory for residential solid fuel burning in Fenwei Plain, China. Environmental Pollution, 2023, 330, 121815. (*Corresponding author)
  16. He, K., Fu, T., Zhang, B., Xu, H.M*., Sun, J., Zou, H.J., Zhang, Z., Hang Ho, S.S., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X.*. Examination of long-time aging process on volatile organic compounds emitted from solid fuel combustion in a rural area of China. Chemosphere, 2023, 333, 138957. (*Corresponding author)
  17. Huang, S., Yang, X.T., Xu, H.M*., Zeng, Y.L., Li, D., Sun, J., Ho, S.S.H., Zhang, Y., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X.*. Insights into the nitroaromatic compounds, formation, and light absorption contributing emissions from various geological maturity coals. Science of The Total Environment, 2023, 870, 162033. (*Corresponding author)
  18. Lei, Y.L., Li, D., Lu, D., Zhang, T., Sun, J., Wang, X., Xu, H.M., Shen, Z.X.*. Insights into the roles of aerosol soluble iron in secondary aerosol formation. Atmospheric Environment, 2023, 294, 119507. (*Corresponding author)
  19. Luo, Y., Zeng, Y.L., Xu, H.M*., Li, D., Zhang, T., Lei, Y.L., Huang, S.S., Shen, Z.X.*. Connecting oxidative potential with organic carbon molecule composition and source-specific apportionment in PM2.5 in Xi'an, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2023, 306, 119808. (*Corresponding author)
  20. Niu, X.Y., Liu, X.Y., Zhang, B., Zhang, Q., Xu, H., Zhang, H.A, Sun, J., Ho, K.F*., Chuang, H.C., Shen, Z.X.*, Cao, J.J. Health benefits from substituting raw biomass fuels for charcoal and briquette fuels: In vitro toxicity analysis. Science of The Total Environment, 2023, 866, 161332. (*Corresponding author)
  21. Sun, J., Niu, X.Y., Zhang, B., Zhang, L.M., Yu, J.J., He, K., Zhang, T., Wang, Q.Y., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X.*. Clarifying winter clean heating importance: Insight chemical compositions and cytotoxicity exposure to primary and aged pollution emissions in China rural areas. Journal of Environmental Management, 2022, 320, 115822. (*Corresponding author)
  22. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, T., Kong, S.F., Zhang, H.A., Zhang, Q., Niu, X.Y., Huang, S.S., Xu, H.M., Ho, K. F., Cao, J.J. A comprehensive evaluation of PM2.5-bound PAHs and their derivative in winter from six megacities in China: Insight the source-dependent health risk and secondary reactions. Environment International, 2022, 165, 107344. (*Corresponding author)
  23. Sun, J., Yu, J.J., Niu, X.Y., Zhang, X.Y., Zhou, L.L., Liu, X.Y., Zhang, B., He, K., Niu, X.F*., Ho, K. F., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X.*. Solid fuel derived PM2.5 induced oxidative stress and according cytotoxicity in A549 cells: The evidence and potential neutralization by green tea. Environment International, 2023, 171, 107674. (*Corresponding author)
  24. Huang, S., Luo, Y., Wang, X., Zhang, T., Lei, Y.L., Zeng, Y.L., Sun, J., Che, H.Z., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X.*. Optical properties, chemical functional group, and oxidative activity of different polarity levels of water-soluble organic matter in PM2.5 from biomass and coal combustion in rural areas in Northwest China. Atmospheric Environment, 2022, 283, 119179. (*Corresponding author)
  25. He, K., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, B., Sun, J., Zou, H.J., Zhou, M., Zhang, Z., Xu, H.M., Ho, S.S.H., Cao, J.J. Emission profiles of volatile organic compounds from various geological maturity coal and its clean coal briquetting in China. Atmospheric Research, 2022, 274, 106200. (*Corresponding author)
  26. Wang, D.W., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, Q., Lei, Y.L., Zhang, T., Huang, S.S., Sun, J., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J. Winter brown carbon over six of China's megacities: light absorption, molecular characterization, and improved source apportionment revealed by multilayer perceptron neural network. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 2022, 22, 14893-14904. (*Corresponding author)
  27. Wang, X., Shen, Z.X.*, Huang, S.S., Che, H.Z., Zhang, L.M., Lei, Y.L., Sun, J., Shen, G.F., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J. Water-soluble iron in PM2.5 in winter over six Chinese megacities: Distributions, sources, and environmental implications. Environmental Pollution, 2022, 314, 120329. (*Corresponding author)
  28. Yang, L., Shen, Z.X.*, Wei, J.Q., Wang, X.R., Xu, H.M., Sun, J., Wang, Q.Y., Cao, J.J. Size distribution, community composition, and influencing factors of bioaerosols on haze and non-haze days in a megacity in Northwest China. Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 838, 155969. (*Corresponding author)
  29. Zhang, B., Shen, Z.X.*, Sun, J., He, K., Zou, H.J., Zhang, Q., Li, J.J., Xu, H.M., Liu, S.X., Ho, K. F., Cao, J.J. County-level of particle and gases emission inventory for animal dung burning in the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022, 367, 133051. (*Corresponding author)
  30. Zhang, B., Wang, C., Sun, J*., He, K., Zou, H.J., Xu, H.M., Li, J.J., Ho, K.F., Shen, Z.X.*. Field measurements of PM2.5 emissions from typical solid fuel combustion in rural households in Fenhe Basin, China. Environmental Research, 2022, 212, 113361. (*Corresponding author)
  31. Zhang, T., Shen, Z.X.*, Huang, S.S., Lei, Y., Zeng, Y., Sun, J., Zhang, Q., Ho, S.S.H., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J. Optical properties, molecular characterizations, and oxidative potentials of different polarity levels of water-soluble organic matters in winter PM2.5 in six China's megacities. Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 853, 158600. (*Corresponding author)
  32. Fan, H., Shen, Z.X.*, Wang, X.R., Fan, J., Sun, J., Chang, T., Huang, Y., Wang, X., Sun, J. Kiwi twig biochar recycling promoting the reduction of NO by a MnO2 catalyst. Applied Surface Science, 2022, 596, 153644. (*Corresponding author)
  33. Fan, H., Shen, Z.X.*, Wang, X.R., Fan, J., Sun, J., Zhong, N., Sun, J.X. Active site exposure of sulfur-etched CeO2 nanorods for nitrogen oxide reduction. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2022, 13, 101582. (*Corresponding author)
  34. Fan, H., Shen, Z.X.*, Wang, X.R., Fan, J., Sun, J., Sun, J.X. NO Reduction Reaction by Kiwi Biochar-Modified MnO2 Denitrification Catalyst: Redox Cycle and Reaction Process. CATALYSTS, 2022, 12. (*Corresponding author)
  35. Zhang, Q., Li, Z.Y., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, T., Zhang, Y.J., Sun, J., Zeng, Y.L., Xu, H.M., Wang, Q.Y., Hang Ho, S.S, Cao, J.J. Source profiles of molecular structure and light absorption of PM2.5 brown carbon from residential coal combustion emission in Northwestern China. Environmental Pollution, 2022, 299, 118866. (*Corresponding author)
  36. Zhu, D.D., Chen, M.J., Huang, Y*., Li R., Huang, T.T., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X.*, Lee, S. C. FeCo alloy encased in nitrogen-doped carbon for efficient formaldehyde removal: Preparation, electronic structure, and d-band center tailoring. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 424(PC), 127593. (*Corresponding author)
  37. Zhu, D.D., Chen, M.J., Huang, Y*., Li, R., Huang, T.T., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X.*, Lee, S. C. Tuning the nitrogen contents in carbon matrix encapsulating Co nanoparticles for promoting formaldehyde removal through Mott-Schottky effect. Applied Surface Science, 2022, 583, 152552. (*Corresponding author)
  38. Zhang, B., Shen, Z.X*., Sun, J., Zou, H.J., He, K., Wang, X., Li, J.J., Cui, S., Zhang, N.N., Cao, J.J. Emission characteristics and formation mechanisms of PM2.5 and gases from different geological maturities coals combustion. Fuel, 2022, 315, 123240. (*Corresponding author)
  39. Zhang, T., Huang, S.S., Wang, D.W., Sun, J., Zhang, Q., Xu, H.M., Hang Ho, S.S., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X*. Seasonal and diurnal variation of PM2.5 HULIS over Xi'an in Northwest China: Optical properties, chemical functional group, and relationship with reactive oxygen species (ROS). Atmospheric Environment, 2022, 268, 118782. (*Corresponding author)
  40. Zhang, B., Sun, J., Jiang, N., Zeng ,Y.L., Zhang,Y., He, K., Xu, H.M., Liu, S.X.,   Hang Ho, S.S., Qu, L.L., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X.*. Emission factors, characteristics, and gas-particle partitioning of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5 emitted for the typical solid fuel combustions in rural Guanzhong Plain, China. Environmental Pollution, 2021, 286, 117573-117582. (*Corresponding author)
  41. Zhang, Y., Sun, J., Zou, H.J., Zhang, B., Yang, D.X., Wang, Q.Y., Li, J.J., Qu, L.L., Hang Ho, S.S, Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X*. Photochemical aging process on PM2.5 bound PAHs emission from solid fuel combustion in traditional and improved stoves. Atmospheric Research, 2021, 263, 105807. (*Corresponding author)
  42. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, B., Zhang, L.M., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Q., Wang, D.W., Huang, Y., Liu, S.X., Cao, J.J. Chemical source profiles of particulate matter and gases emitted from solid fuels for residential cooking and heating scenarios in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Environmental Pollution, 2021, 285, 117503-117512. (*Corresponding author)
  43. Zeng, Y.L., Ning, Y.L., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, L.M., Zhang, T., Lei, Y.L., Zhang, Q., Li, G.H., Xu, H.M., Hang Ho, S.S., Cao, J.J. The Roles of N, S, and O in molecular absorption features of brown carbon in PM2.5 in a typical semi-arid megacity in northwestern China. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres,  2021, 126. (*Corresponding author)
  44. Sun, J., Yu, J.J., Shen, Z.X.*, Niu, X.Y., Wang, D.W., Wang, X., Xu, H.M., Chuang, H.C., Cao, J.J., Ho, K.F. Oxidative stress-inducing effects of various urban PM2.5 road dust on human lung epithelial cells among 10 Chinese megacities. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2021, 224, 112680-112680. (*Corresponding author)
  45. Yang, L., Shen, Z.X.*, Wang, D.W., Wei, J.Q., Wang, X., Sun, J., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J. Diurnal Variations of Size-Resolved Bioaerosols During Autumn and Winter Over a Semi-Arid Megacity in Northwest China. Geohealth, 2021, 5. (*Corresponding author)
  46. Wang, L.Q., Shen, Z.X.*, He, K., Zhang, T., Zhang, Q., Xu, H.M., Hang Ho, S.S., Wang, X. A long-term chemical characteristics and source apportionment of atmospheric rainfall in a northwest megacity of Xi'an, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021, 28, 31207-31217. (*Corresponding author)
  47. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, Y., Dai, W.T., He, K., Xu, H.M., Zhang, Z., Cui, L., Li, X.X., Huang, Y., Cao, J.J. Profiles and Source Apportionment of Nonmethane Volatile Organic Compounds in Winter and Summer in Xi'an, China, based on the Hybrid Environmental Receptor Model. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences,  2021, 38, 116-131. (*Corresponding author)
  48. Lei, Y.L., Shen, Z.X.*, He, K., Li, L.J., Qin, Y.M., Zeng, Y.L., Li, J.J., Xu, H.M., Ma, Y, J., Zhang, T., Yang, L., Zhang, N.N., Cao, J.J. The formation and evolution of parent and oxygenated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during a severe winter haze-fog event over Xi'an, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021, 28, 9165-9172. (*Corresponding author)
  49. He, K., Sun, J., Wang, X., Zhang, B., Zhang, Y., Zhang, R.J., Shen, Z.X*. Saccharides Emissions from Biomass and Coal Burning in Northwest China and Their Application in Source Contribution Estimation. Atmosphere, 2021, 12,  821-834. (*Corresponding author)
  50. Chang, T., Shen, Z.X.*, Ma, C.L., Lu, J.Q., Huang, Y., Veerapandian, S.K. P., Geyter, N.D., Morent, R. Process optimization of plasma-catalytic formaldehyde removal using MnOx-Fe2O3 catalysts by response surface methodology. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021, 9, 105773-105783. (*Corresponding author)
  51. Chang, T., Ma, C.L., Shen, Z.X.*, Veerapandian, S.K. P., Huang, Y., Geyter, N.D., Morent, R. Mn-Based Catalysts for Post Non-Thermal Plasma Catalytic Abatement of VOCs: A Review on Experiments, Simulations and Modeling. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 2021, 41, 1239-1278. (*Corresponding author)
  52. Chang, T., Chen, Q.C., Fan, H., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, B., Huang, Y., Veerapandian, S.K. P., Geyter, N.D., Morent, R. Removal mechanism and quantitative control of trichloroethylene in a post-plasma-catalytic system over Mn-Ce/HZSM-5 catalysts. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2021, 11, 3746-3761. (*Corresponding author)
  53. Zhang, Q., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, T., Kong, S.F., Lei, Y.l., Wang, Q, Y., Tao, J., Zhang, R.J., Wei, P., Wei, C., Cui, S., Cheng, T.T., Hang Ho, S.S., Li, Z.Y., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J. Spatial distribution and sources of winter black carbon and brown carbon in six Chinese megacities. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 762, 143075-143086. (*Corresponding author)
  54. Zhang, T., Shen, Z.X.*, Zeng, Y.L., Cheng, C.L., Wang, D.W., Zhang, Q., Lei, Y.L., Zhang, Y., Sun, J., Xu, H.M., Hang Ho, S.S., Cao, J.J. Light absorption properties and molecular profiles of HULIS in PM2.5 emitted from biomass burning in traditional "Heated Kang" in Northwest China. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 776, 146014-146022. (*Corresponding author)
  55. Zhang, Y., Shen, Z.X*., Sun, J., Zhang, L.M., Zhang, B., Zou, H.J., Zhang, T., Hang, Ho, S.S., Chang, X.J., Xu, H.M., Wang, T., Cao, J.J. Parent, alkylated, oxygenated and nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM2.5 emitted from residential biomass burning and coal combustion: A novel database of 14 heating scenarios. Environmental Pollution, 2021, 268, 115881-115892. (*Corresponding author)
  56. Zhu, D.D., Huang, Y., Li, R., Huang, T.T., Cao, J.J., Shen, Z.X.*, Lee, S.C. Formaldehyde Oxidation over Co@N-Doped Carbon at Room Temperature: Tunable Co Size and Intensified Surface Electron Density. Acs ES&T Engineering, 2021, 1, 917-927. (*Corresponding author)
  57. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Wang, R.N., Li, G.H., Zhang, Y., Zhang, B., He, K., Tang, Z.Y., Xu, H.M., Qu, L.L., Hang Ho, S.S., Liu, S.X., Cao, J.J. A comprehensive study on ozone pollution in a megacity in North China Plain during summertime: Observations, source attributions and ozone sensitivity. Environment International, 2021, 146, 106279. (*Corresponding author)
  58. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Niu, X.Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, B., Zhang, T., He, K., Xu, H.M., Liu, S.X., Hang Ho, S.S., Li, X.X., Cao, J.J. Cytotoxicity andPotential Pathway to Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Induced by PM2.5 Emitted from Raw Coal Chunks and Clean Coal Combustion. Environmental Science & Technology, 202054 (22), 14482-14493. (*Corresponding author)
  59. Zhang, Q., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, L.M., Zeng, Y.L., Ning, Z., Zhang, T., Yali Lei, Wang, Q.Y., Li, G.H., Sun, J. Investigation of Primary and Secondary Particulate Brown Carbon in Two Chinese Cities of Xi’an and Hong Kong in wintertime. Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54, 3803-3813. (*Corresponding author)
  60. Zeng, Y.L., Shen, Z.X.*, Takahama, S.Z., Zhang, L.M., Zhang, T., Lei, Y.L.,  Zhang, Q., Xu, H.M., Huang, Y., Cao, J.J. Molecular Absorption and Evolution Mechanisms of PM2.5 Brown Carbon Revealed by Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform–Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry during a Severe Winter Pollution Episode in Xi'an, China. Geophysical Research Letters, 2020, 47, e2020GL087977. (*Corresponding author)
  61. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Niu, X.Y., Yu, J.J., Zhang, Y., Liu, S.X., Niu, X.F., Zhang, Y., Xu, H.M., Li, X.X., Cao, J.J. PM2.5 source profiles from typical Chinese commercial cooking activities in northern China and its influences on bioreactivity of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Atmospheric Environment, 2020, 117750. (*Corresponding author)
  62. Lei, Y.L., Shen, Z.X.*, Tang, Z.Y., Zhang, Q., Sun, J., Ma, Y, J., Wu, X.Y., Qin, Y.M., Xu, H.M., Zhang, R.J. Aerosols chemical composition, light extinction, and source apportionment near a desert margin city, Yulin, China. PeerJ , 2020, 8,  e8447. (*Corresponding author)
  63. Wang, X., Shen, Z.X.*, Tang, Z.Y., Li, G.H., Lei, Y.L., Zhang, Q., Zeng, Y.L., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J., Zhang, R.J. Characteristics of Surface Ozone in Five Provincial Capital Cities of China during 2014–2015. Atmosphere, 2020, 11,  107. (*Corresponding author)
  64. Zhang, Y., Shen, Z.X.*, Sun, J., Zhang, L.M., Zhang, B., Zhang, T., Wang, J.H., Xu, H.M., Liu, P.P., Zhang, N.N., Cao, J.J. Parent, alkylated, oxygenated and nitro polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from raw coal chunks and clean coal combustion: Emission factors, source profiles, and health risks. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 721, 137696. (*Corresponding author)
  65. Zhang, Y., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, B., Sun, J., Zhang, L.M., Zhang, T., Xu, H.M., Bei, N.F., Tian, J., Wang, Q.Y., Cao, J.J. Emission reduction effect on PM2.5, SO2 and NOx by using red mud as additive in clean coal briquetting. Atmospheric Environment, 2020, 223, 117203. (*Corresponding author)
  66. Zhang, T., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, L.M., Tang, Z.Y., Zhang, Q., Chen, Q.C., Lei, Y.L., Zeng, Y.L., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J. PM2.5 Humic-like substances over Xi'an, China: Optical properties, chemical functional group, and source identifiation. Atmospheric Research, 2020, 234, 104784. (*Corresponding author)
  67. Zhang, Y., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, B., Sun, J., Zhang, T., Wang, X., Wang, T.S., Xu, H.M., Liu, P.P., Wang, T. Carbonaceous aerosols emission reduction by using red mud additive in coal briquette. Fuel Processing Technology, 2020, 199, 106290. (*Corresponding author)
  68. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, L.M., Zhang, Y., Zhang, T., Lei, Y.L., Niu, X.Y., Zhang, Q., Dang, W., Han, W.P., Cao, J.J., Xu, H.M., Liu, P.P., Li, X.X. Volatile organic compounds emissions from traditional and clean domestic heating appliances in Guanzhong Plain, China: Emission factors, source profiles, and effects on regional air quality. Environment International, 2019, 105252.
  69. Zhang, Q., Shen, Z.X.*, Lei, Y.L., Zhang, T., Zeng, Y.L., Ning, Z., Sun, J., Westerdahl, D., Xu, H.M., Wang, Q.Y., Cao, J.J., Zhang, R.J. Optical properties and source identification of black carbon and brown carbon: comparison of winter and summer haze episodes in Xi'an, Northwest China. Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2019. 21, 2058-2069. (*Corresponding author)
  70. Lei, Y.L., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, T., Lu, D., Zeng, Y.L., Zhang, Q., Xu, H.M., Bei, N.F., Wang, X., Cao, J.J. High time resolution observation of PM2.5 Brown carbon over Xi'an in northwestern China: Seasonal variation and source apportionment. Chemosphere, 2019, 237, 124530. (*Corresponding author)
  71. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z., Zhang, Q., Zhang, T., Niu, X.Y., Huang, Y., Cui, L., Hongmei Xu, Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J., Li, X.X. Urban VOC profiles, possible sources, and its role in ozone formation for a summer campaign over Xi'an, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019, 26, 27769-27782. (*Corresponding author)
  72. Zhu, D.D., Huang, Y., Cao, J.J., Lee, S.C., Chen, M.J., Shen, Z.X.*. Cobalt nanoparticles encapsulated in porous nitrogen-doped carbon: Oxygen activation and efficient catalytic removal of formaldehyde at room temperature. Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 2019, 258. (*Corresponding author)
  73. Wang, L.Q., Shen, Z.X.* , Lu, D., Xu, H.M., Zhang, N.N., Lei, Y.L., Zhang, Q., Wang, X., Wang, Q.Y., Cao, J.J. Water-soluble ions and oxygen isotope in precipitation over a site in northeastern Tibetan Plateau, China. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 2019, 76, 229-243. (*Corresponding author)
  74. Chang, T., Lu, J.Q., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, B., Huang, Y., Cao, J.J., Xu, H.M., Veerapandian, S.K. P., Geyter, N.D., Morent, R. Post Plasma Catalysis for the Removal of Acetaldehyde Using Mn-Co/HZSM-5 Catalysts. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2019, 58, 14719-14728. (*Corresponding author)
  75. Gong, X.S., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, Q., Zeng, Y.L., Sun, J., Hang Ho, S.S., Lei, Y.L., Zhang, T., Xu, H.M., Cui, S., Huang, Y., Cao, J.J. Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) source profiles in urban PM2.5 fugitive dust: A large-scale study for 20 Chinese cites. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 687, 188-197. (*Corresponding author)
  76. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, Y., Zhang, Q., Lei, Y.L., Huang, Y., Niu, X.Y., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J., Hang Ho, S.S., Li, X.X. Characterization of PM2.5 source profiles from typical biomass burning of maize straw, wheat straw, wood branch, and their processed products (briquette and charcoal) in China. Atmospheric Environment, 2019, 205, 36-45. (*Corresponding author)
  77. Chang, T., Wang, J.H.,  Lu, J.Q., Shen, Z.X.*, Huang, Y., Sun, J., Xu, H.M., Wang, X., Ren, D.X., Cao, J.J. Evaluation of Indoor Air Pollution during the Decorating Process and Inhalation Health Risks in Xi'an, China: A Case Study. Aerosol And Air Quality Research, 2019, 19, 854-864. (*Corresponding author)
  78. Sun, J., Wang, J.H., Shen, Z.X.*, Huang, Y., Zhang, B., Niu, X.Y., Cao, J.J., Zhang, Q., Xu, H.M., Zhang, N.N., Li, X.X. Volatile organic compounds from residential solid fuel burning in Guanzhong Plain, China: Source-related profiles and risks. Chemosphere, 2019, 221, 184-192. (*Corresponding author)
  79. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, Y., Zhang, Q., Wang, F.R., Wang, T., Chang, X.J., Lei, Y.L., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J., Zhang, N.N., Liu, S.X., Li, X.X. Effects of biomass briquetting and carbonization on PM2.5 emission from residential burning in Guanzhong Plain, China. Fuel, 2019, 244, 379-387. (*Corresponding author)
  80. Tian, J., Wang, Q.Y., Ni, H.Y., Wang, M., Zhou, Y.Q., Han, Y.M., Shen, Z.X.*, Pongpiachan, Siwatt, Zhang, N.N., Zhao, Z.Z., Zhang, Q., Zhang, Y., Long, X., Cao, J.J. Emission Characteristics of Primary Brown Carbon Absorption from Biomass and Coal Burning: Development of an Optical Emission Inventory for China. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 2019, 124, 1879-1893. (*Corresponding author)
  81. Wang, L.Q., Shen, Z.X.*, Lu, D., Zhang, Q., Zhang, T., Lei, Y.L., Xu, H.M. Water-soluble components in rainwater over Xi'an in northwest China: Source apportionment and pollution controls effectiveness evaluation. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2019, 10, 395-403. (*Corresponding author)
  82. Chang, T., Lu, J.Q., Shen, Z.X.*, Huang, Y., Lu, D., Wang, X., Cao, J.J., Morent, Rino. Simulation and optimization of the post plasma-catalytic system for toluene degradation by a hybrid ANN and NSGA-II method. Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 2019, 244, 107-119. (*Corresponding author)
  83. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, L.M., Lei, Y.L., Gong, X.S., Zhang, Q., Zhang, T., Xu, H.M., Cui, S., Wang, Q.Y., Cao, J.J., Tao, J., Zhang, N.N., Zhang, R.J. Chemical source profiles of urban fugitive dust PM2.5 samples from 21 cities across China. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 649, 1045–1053. (*Corresponding author)
  84. Zeng, Y.L., Shen, Z.X.*, Zhang, T., Lu, D., Li, G.H., Lei, Y.L., Feng, T., Wang, X., Huang, Y., Zhang, Q., Xu, H.M., Wang, Q.Y., Cao, J.J. Optical property variations from a precursor (isoprene) to its atmospheric oxidation products. Atmospheric Environment, 2018, 193, 198–204. (*Corresponding author)
  85. Wang, X., Shen, Z.X.*, Liu, F.B., Lu, D., Tao, J., Lei, Y.L., Zhang, Q., Zeng, Y.L., Xu, H.M., Wu, Y.F., Zhang, R., J., Cao, J.J. Saccharides in summer and winter PM2.5 over Xi'an, Northwestern China: Sources, and yearly variations of biomass burning contribution to PM2.5. Atmospheric Research, 2018, 214, 410-417. (*Corresponding author)
  86. Zeng, Y.L., Shen, Z.X.* , Lei, Y.L., Zhang, T., Zhang, Q., Xu, H.M., Wang, Q.Y., Cao, J.J., Liu, Y. PAHs in fine particles over Xi'an, a typical northwestern city in China: sources, distribution, and controlling factors. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts, 2018, 20, 1262–1272. (*Corresponding author)
  87. Zhang, Q., Shen, Z.X.* , Ning, Z., Wang, Q.Y., Cao, J.J., Lei, Y.L., Sun, J., Zeng, Y.L., Westerdahl, D., Wang, X., Wang, L.Q., Xu, H.M. Characteristics and source apportionment of winter black carbon aerosols in two Chinese megacities of Xi’an and Hong Kong. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018, 25:33783–33793. (*Corresponding author)
  88. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.* , Zeng, Y.L., Niu, X.Y., Wang, J.H., Cao, J.J., Gong, X.S., Xu, H.M., Wang, T.B., Liu, H.X., Yang, L. Characterization and cytotoxicity of PAHs in PM2.5 emitted from residential solid fuel burning in the Guanzhong Plain, China. Environmental Pollution, 2018, 241, 359-568. (*Corresponding author)
  89. Lei, Y.L., Shen, Z.X.* , Wang, Q.Y., Zhang, T., Cao, J.J., Sun, J., Zhang, Q., Wang, L.Q., Xu, H.M., Tian, J., Wu, J.M. Optical characteristics and source apportionment of brown carbon in winter PM2.5 over Yulin in Northern China. Atmospheric Research, 2018, 213, 27-33. (*Corresponding author)
  90. Zhang, Q., Shen, Z.X.* , Lei, Y.L., Wang, Y.S., Zeng, Y.L., Wang, Q.Y., Ning, Z., Cao, J.J., Wang, L.Q., Xu, H.M. Variations of Particle Size Distribution, Black Carbon, and Brown Carbon during a Severe Winter Pollution Event over Xi’an, China. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2018, 18, 1419-1430. (*Corresponding author)
  91. Lei, Y.L., Shen, Z.X.* , Zhang, T., Zhang, Q., Wang, Q.Y., Sun, J., Gong, X.S., Cao, J.J., Xu, H.M., Liu, S.X., Yang, L. Optical source profiles of brown carbon in size-resolved particulate matter from typical domestic biofuel burning over Guanzhong Plain, China. Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 622, 244-251. (*Corresponding author)
  92. Chang, T., Shen, Z.X.* , Huang, Y., Lu, J.Q., Ren, D.X., Sun, J., Cao, J.J., Liu, H.X., . Post-plasma-catalytic removal of toluene using MnO2-Co3O4 catalysts and their synergistic mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018, 348, 15-25. (*Corresponding author)
  93. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.* , Zhang, L.M., Zhang, Q., Lei, Y.L., Cao, J.J., Huang, Y., Liu, S.X., Zheng, C.L., Xu, H.M., Liu, H.X., Pan, H., Liu, P.P., Zhang, R.J. Impact of primary and secondary air supply intensity in stove on emissions of size-segregated particulate matter and carbonaceous aerosols from apple tree wood burning. Atmospheric Research, 2018, 202, 33-39. (*Corresponding author)
  94. Wang, X., Shen, Z.X.* , Zeng, Y.L., Liu, F.B., Zhang, Q., Lei, Y.L., Xu, H.M., Cao, J.J., Yang, Y., . Day-Night Differences, Seasonal Variations and Source Apportionment of PM10-bound PAHs over Xi’an, Northwest China. Atmosphere, 2018, 9, 62. (*Corresponding author)
  95. Shen, Z.X.* , Zhang, Q., Cao, J.J., Zhang, L.M., Lei, Y.L., Huang, Y., Huang, R.J., Gao, J.J., Zhao, Z.Z., Zhu, C.S., Yin, X.L., Zheng, C.L., Xu, H.M., Liu, S.X. Optical properties and possible sources of brown carbon in PM2.5 over Xi'an, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2017, 150, 322-330.
  96. Sun, J., Shen, Z.X.* , Cao, J.J., Zhang, L.M., Wu, T.T., Zhang, Q., Yin, X.L., Lei, Y.L., Huang, Y., Huang, R.J., Liu, S.X., Han, Y.M., Xu, H.M., Zheng, C.L., Liu, P.P. Particulate matters emitted from maize straw burning for winter heating in rural areas in Guanzhong Plain, China: Current emission and future reduction. Atmospheric Research, 2017, 184, 66-76. (*Corresponding author)
  97. Liu, P.P, Lei, Y.L., Ren, H.R., Gao, J.J., Xu, H.M., Shen, Z.X.* , Zhang, Q., Zheng, C.L., Liu, H.X., Zhang, R.J., Pan, H. Seasonal variation and health risk assessment of heavy metals in PM2.5 during winter and summer over Xi’an, China. Atmosphere, 2017, 8(6), 91. (*Corresponding author)
  98. Chang, T., Dongxiao Ren, D.X., Shen, Z.X.* , Huang, Y., Sun, J., Cao, J.J., Zhou, J.Y., Liu, H.X., Xu, H.M., Zheng, C.L., Pan, H., He, C. Indoor air pollution levels in decorated residences and public places over Xi’an, China. Aerosol & Air Quality Research, 2017, 17, 2197-2205. (*Corresponding author)
  99. Zhang, Q., Ning, Z., Shen, Z.X.* , Li, G.L., Zhang, J.K., Lei, Y.L., Xu, H.M., Sun, J., Zhang, L.M., Westerdahl, D., Gali, N.K., Gong, X.S. Variations of aerosol size distribution, chemical composition and optical properties from roadside to ambient environment: A case study in Hong Kong, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2017, 150, 322-330. (*Corresponding author)
  100. Shen, Z.X.* , Cao, J.J., Zhang, L.M., Zhang, Q., Huang, R.J., Liu, S.X., Zhao, Z.Z., Zhu, C.S., Lei, Y.L., Xu, H.M., Zheng, C.L. Retrieving historical ambient PM2.5 concentrations using existing visibility measurements in Xian, Northwest China. Atmospheric Environment, 2016, 126, 15-20.
  101. Shen, Z.X.* , Sun, J., Cao, J.J., Zhang, L.M., Zhang, Q., Lei, Y.L., Gao, J.J., Huang, R.J., Liu, S.X., Huang, Y., Zhu, C.S., Xu, H.M., Zheng, C.L., Liu, P.P., Xue, Z.G. Chemical profiles of urban fugitive dust PM2.5 samples in Northern Chinese cities. Science of the Total Environment, 2016, 569-570, 619-626.
  102. Zhang, Q., Shen, Z.X.* , Cao, J.J., Zhang, R.J., Zhang, L.M., Huang, R.J., Zheng, C.J., Wang, L.Q., Liu, S.X., Xu, H.M., Zheng, C.L., Liu, P.P. Variations in PM2.5, TSP, BC, and trace gases (NO2, SO2, and O3) between haze and non-haze episodes in winter over Xi’an, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2015, 112, 64-71. (*Corresponding author)
  103. Zhang, Q., Shen, Z.X.* , Cao, J.J., Ho, K.F., Zhang, R.J., Bie, Z.J., Chang, H.R., Liu, S.X. Chemical profiles of urban fugitive dust over Xian in the south margin of the Loess Plateau, China. Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2014, 5, 421-430. (*Corresponding author)
  104. Shen, Z.X.* , Cao, J.J., Zhang, L.M., Zhao, Z.Z., Dong, J.G., Wang, L.Q., Wang, Q.Y., Li, G.H., Liu, S.X., Zhang, Q. Characteristics of surface O3 over Qinghai Lake area in Northeast Tibetan Plateau, China. Science of the Total Environment, 2014, 500, 295-301.
  105. Shen, Z.X.* , Cao, J.J., Zhang, L.M., Liu, L., Zhang, Q., Li, J.J., Han, Y.M., Zhu, C.S., Zhao, Z.Z., Liu, S.X. Day-night differences and seasonal variations of chemical species in PM10 over Xi’an, northwest China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014, 21, 3697-3705.
  106. Wang, X., Shen, Z.X.* , Cao, J.J., Zhang, L.M., Liu, L., Li, J.J., Liu, S.C., Sun, Y.F. Characteristics of surface ozone at an urban site of Xian in Northwest China. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2012, 14, 116-126. (*Corresponding author)
  107. Shen, Z.X.* , Zhang, L.M., Cao, J.J., Tian, J., Liu, L., Wang, G.H., Zhao, Z.Z., Wang, X., Zhang, R.J., Liu, S.X. Chemical composition, sources, and deposition fluxes of water-soluble inorganic ions obtained from precipitation chemistry measurements collected at an urban site in northwest China. Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2012, 14, 3000-3008.
  108. Tao, J., Shen, Z.X.* , Zhu, C.S., Yue, J.H., Cao, J.J., Liu, S.X., Zhu, L.H., Zhang,R.J. Seasonal variations and chemical characteristics of sub-micrometer particles (PM1) in Guangzhou, China. Atmospheric Research, 2012, 118:222-231. (*Corresponding author)
  109. Shen, Z.X.* , Wang, X., Zhang, R.J., Ho, K.F., Cao, J.J., Zhang, M.G. Chemical composition of water-soluble ions and carbonate estimation in spring aerosol at a semi-arid site of Tongyu, China. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2011, 10, 360-368.
  110. Shen, Z.X.* , Cao, J.J., Liu, S.X., Zhu, C.S., Wang, X., Zhang, T., Xu, H.M., Hu, T.F. Chemical composition of PM10 and PM2.5 collected at ground level and 100 meters during a strong winter-time pollution episode in Xi’an, China. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 2011, 61, 1150-1159.
  111. Shen, Z.X.*, Han, Y.M., Cao, J.J., Tian, J., Zhu, C.S., Liu, S.X., Liu, P.P., Wang, Y. Characteristics of traffic-related emissions: A case study in roadside ambient air over Xi’an, China. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2010, 10, 292-300.
  112. Shen, Z.X.*, Cao, J.J., Arimoto, R., Han, Y.M.Zhu, C.S., Tian, J., Liu.S.X. Chemical characteristics of fine particles (PM1) over Xi’an, China. Aerosol Science and Technology, 2010, 44, 461-472.
  113. Shen, Z.X.*, Cao, J.J., Tong, Z., Liu, S.X., Sankara, R.L.S., Han, Y.M., Zhang, T., Zhou, J. Chemical characteristics of submicron particles in winter in Xi’an. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2009, 9(1), 80-93.
  114. Shen, Z.X.*, Cao, J.J., Arimoto, R., Han, Z.W., Zhang, R.J., Han, Y.M., Liu, S.X., Okuda, T., Nakao, S., Tanaka, S. Ionic composition of TSP and PM2.5 during dust storms and air pollution episodes at Xi’an, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2009, 43, 2911-2918.
  115. Shen, Z.X.*, Caquineau, S., Cao, J.J., Zhang, X.Y., Han, Y.M., Gaudichet, A., Gomes, L. Mineralogical characteristics of soil dust from source regions in northern China. Particuology, 2009, 7, 507-512.
  116. Shen, Z.X.*, Arimoto, R., Cao, J.J., Zhang, R.J., Li, X.X., Du, N., Okuda, T., Nakao, S., Tanaka, S. Seasonal variations and evidence for the effectiveness of pollution controls on water-soluble inorganic species in total suspended particulates and fine particulate matter from Xi’an, China. Journal of Air & Waste Management Association, 2008, 58, 1560-1570.
  117. Shen, Z.X.*, Cao, J.J., Arimoto, R., Zhang, R.J., Jie, D.M., Liu, S.X., Zhu, C.S. Chemical composition and source characterization of spring aerosol over Horqin sand land in northeastern China. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, 2007, 112(D14315).
  118. Shen, Z.X.*, Cao, J.J., Li, X.X., Okuda, T., Wang, Y.Q., Zhang, X.Y. Mass concentration and mineralogical characteristics of aerosol particles collected at Dunhuang during ACE-Asia. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2006, 2, 291-298.
  119. Shen, Z.X.*, Cao, J.J., Li, X.X., Wang, Y.Q., Jie, D.M., Zhang, X.Y. Chemical characteristics of aerosol particles (PM2.5) at a site of Horqin Sand-land in Northeast China. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2006, 4, 701-707.
  120. Shen, Z.X.*, Cao, J.J., Zhang, X.Y., Arimoto, R., Ji, J.F., Balsam, W., Wang, Y.Q., Zhang, R.J., Li, X.X. Spectroscopy analysis of iron-oxide minerals in aerosol particles and its environmental significance in North China. Science of the Total Environment, 2006, 367, 899-907.