Research Results
Publications
2026
#01
Chen, C. H., Chen, W. X., Abeysinghe, A. K., Chien, P. Y., Chen, K. F., Chang, K. L., & Chen, C. L.* (2026). High-efficiency hydrogen production via photoelectrocatalytic hydrolysis of ammonia borane using cuprous oxide deposited titanate nanotube arrays.
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 187, 106744.
#02
Sivasubramanian, P. D., Peng, Y. P., Lin, P. H., Sakthinathan, S., Chiu, T. W., & Chen, C. L.* (2026). Biomass-inherent nitrogen doping in utilized chopsticks carbon for alkaline electrolysis.
Biomass and Bioenergy, 211, 109233.
#03
Vinothini, S., Sakthinathan, S., Chen, S. M., Chen, C. L.*, Chiu, T. W., & Tamizhdurai, P. (2026). Recent advancements in carbon nanotube/bismuth composite-based electrochemical sensors for pharmaceutical and environmental pollutants detection.
Microchemical Journal, 211, 112041.
#04
Mariappan, K., Li, Y. H., Lee, C. J., & Chen, C. L.* (2026). Bi–Cu–Co₃O₆ Nanosheets-Based MWCNT Electrode for Electrochemical Detection of 4-Nitrotoluene in Environmental Water Samples.
Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 48, e01976.
#05
Chen, C. L.*, Zhou, S. X., & Sivasubramanian, P. D. (2026). Recyclable deep eutectic solvents support NCA cathodes recycling: green solvent utilization and selective metal recovery.
Separation and Purification Technology, 137472.
#06
Wang, T. H., Chen, C. L., Kuan, W. F., Li, W. T., Ke, C. Y., Lin, T. H., Guan, C. Y., & Fuh, H. R. (2026). Prioritizing key determinants of hematite photocatalysis through structure–Property contour mapping and statistical correlation analysis.
Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 208, 108519.
#07
Mariappan, K., Teng, J. H., Chang, F. Y., Chen, S. M., Su, J. F., & Chen, C. L.* (2026). Development of a High-Sensitivity Dopamine Sensor Using Copper Tungstate Nanoparticle-Decorated Carbon nanofibers on a Glassy Carbon Electrode for Analysis in Various Samples.
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 121608.
#08
Jan, U. U., Mariappan, K., Sakthinathan, S., Chiu, T. W., Tsai, Y. H., Ahmad, M. S., & Chen, C. L.* (2026). MXene-based catalysts for electrochemical nitrate and nitrogen reduction: A review toward sustainable nitrogenous fuels.
Sustainable Materials and Technologies, e01892.
#09
Wang, T. H., Lu, Z. Y., Sung, Y. C., Tsao, C. A., Su, J. F., Chen, C. L., & Guan, C. Y. (2026). A proof-of-concept study on green mining of seawater calcium via biochar interfaces for fluoride removal and carbon dioxide capture.
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 121228.
#10
Sivasubramanian, P. D., Choi, S., Chang, J. H., Numan, A., Sakthinathan, S., & Chen, C. L.* (2026). Unlocking the potential of electrolytic hydrogen production: A holistic review of electrolyzer technologies, catalyst innovations, and pathways to sustainable efficiency.
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 197, 152269.
#11
Hsu, C. Y., Zeng, Y. T., Hsu, C. W., Chen, Y. W., Asri, A. K., Wong, P. Y., Tsai, Y. I., & Wu, C. D.* (2026). Using Advanced GeoAI-Based Ensemble Mixed Spatial Prediction Model to Estimate Ambient Ammonia.
Aerosol and Air Quality Research.
#12
Mirzaei, S., Hsu, C. Y., Shie, R. H., & Chauhan, A. (2026). A review of recent advances in solvent-based technologies for postcombustion CO2 capture.
Reviews in Chemical Engineering.
#13
Katoch, A., Chen, Y., Liu, K. T., Hsu, C. Y., Huang, C. H., Ting, Y. C., & Cheng, Y. H. (2026). Brown carbon light absorption and radiative forcing: Associations with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban northern Taiwan.
Urban Climate.
2025
#01
Hanh, N. T. D., Hsu, C. Y., Liu, K. T., Katoch, A., Jian, M. Y., Chen, Y. W., & Cheng, Y. H. (2025). Seasonal and spatial variations of naphthalene in central western Taiwan: The interaction of meteorology and emission sources.
Environmental Pollution, 127289.
#02
Chauhan, A., Hsu, C. Y., & Lee, C. H. (2025). New methodology to quantify source contributions to nitrate, sulfate and ammonium using PMF-AI.
Environmental Pollution, 127018.
#03
Hanh, N. T. D., Shih, J. Y., Chen, K. H., Hsu, C. Y., Liu, K. T., Chang, Y. K., & Cheng, Y. H. (2025). Reprint of “Dynamic kinetic studies of CO2 capture using polyethyleneimine-modified cylindrical NaY zeolite in packed beds under ambient conditions”.
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers.
#04
Chen, J. H., Yu, C. L., Sakthinathan, S., Ke, K. J., Su, H. M., Vinothini, S., Chen, C. L., & Chiu, T. W. (2025). Solution combustion glycine nitrate synthesis of ZnCr2O4–CuCrO2 porous catalyst applied for hydrogen harvest via steam reforming of methyl alcohol process.
ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 2, 2459–2470.
#05
Vinothini, S., Yu, C. L., Ramasamy, R., Surya, R., Solomon, R. V., & Chen, C. L.* (2025). Self-combustion glycine nitrate process prepared CuAlO2 nanopowder catalyst applied into the carbendazim electrochemical assessment and computational prediction.
Langmuir, 41, 27360-27380.
#06
Lin, C. C., Cheng, Y. H., & Hsiao, C. C. (2025). The study on material/air equilibrium partition coefficients and internal diffusion coefficients of volatile organic compounds within recycling green building materials.
Construction and Building Materials.
#07
Pipal, A. S., Kaur, P., Srivastava, A., Taneja, A., Satsangi, P. G., Liu, K. T., & Cheng, Y. H. (2025). Significant contribution of primary brown carbon to the light absorption at Delhi, India: An implication for incomplete oxidation.
Atmospheric Pollution Research.
#08
Ting, Y. C., Ko, Y. R., Hung, Y. L., Huang, C. H., Cheng, C. H., Chang, S. C., & Cheng, Y. H. (2025). Molecular characterization and optical properties of methanol-soluble brown carbon chromophores in a metropolitan area of northeastern Asia.
The Science of The Total Environment.
#09
Selvam, S. P., Mariappan, K., Chen, S. M., & Chen, C. L.* (2025). Design of a novel copper Tin oxide anchored with phosphorus-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes on a glassy carbon electrode for highly selective monitoring of mercury ions.
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13, 119290.
#10
Poomporai Vadivel, R., Arumugam, B., Surya, R., Venkatesh, K., Chen, C. L., & Sakthinathan, S. (2025). Praseodymium Tungstate-integrated MXene nanocomposite: A cutting-edge platform for high-performance electrochemical sensing of furaltadone in food and environmental samples.
ACS Applied Engineering Materials, 3(9), 2919-2932.
#11
Sivasubramanian, P. D., Kumar, M., Chen, C. L.*, Senthilkumar, A. K., & Chang, J. H. (2025). Potential of NaOH-activated LDH/surfactant-modified biochar for nitrate adsorption: exploring mechanisms and CO2 adsorption for sustainability development.
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 106330.
#12
Malayalam Amarnath, T. S., Sampath, D., Sakthinathan, S., Chen, C. L.*, & Chiu, T. W. (2025). Hybrid electrospun carbon nanofiber/Bi2MoO6 nanocomposites for trace-level detection of phenolic aldehyde vanillin in food samples.
ACS Applied Nano Materials, 8, 15916–15929.
#13
Juang, S. H., Yu, C. L., Sakthinathan, S., Yonezawa, T., Chen, C. L., Chiu, T. W., & Chen, S. M. (2025). Preparation and studies of ZnFe2O4–CeO2 nanopowder via self combustion glycine nitrate process for methanol steam reforming hydrogen production.
ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 2, 1416–1424.
#14
Vinothini, S., Keyan, A. K., Joseph, J. S., Chen, C. L., Sakthinathan, S., & Chiu, T. W. (2025). Electrospun-prepared metal ferrite microfibers incorporated with reduced graphene oxide for supercapacitor with excellent specific capacitance.
Journal of Materials Science, 60, 12924–12942.
#15
Chang, H. T., Chern, Y. R., Asri, A. K., Liu, W. Y., Hsu, C. Y., Hsiao, T. C., Chi, K. H., & Wu, C. D.* (2025). Innovating Taiwan's greenhouse gas estimation: A case study of atmospheric methane using GeoAI-Based ensemble mixed spatial prediction model.
Journal of Environmental Management, 380, 125110.
#16
Lenin, R. A., Nagarani, S., Kumar, M., Rameshkumar, S., Chen, C. L., Khan, F. S., & Chang, J. H. (2025). Ecofriendly fabrication and theoretical insights of ascorbic acid assisted rGO electrodes for high performance solid state supercapacitors.
Scientific Reports, 15, 26318.
#17
Mariappan, K., Sivaji, S. P., Chen, S. M., Sakthinathan, S., Chen, C. L.*, Lin, P. H., & Tamizhdurai, P. (2025). An experimental method for the sensitive detection of carbendazim using a glassy carbon electrode modified with bismuth ferrite anchored on carbon blank composites.
Microchemical Journal, 216, 114500.
#18
Nguyen, T. N. T., Mariappan, K., Ahmad, M. S., Tian, F. Z., Tung, C. W., Su, J. F., Liu, C. L., & Chen, C. L.* (2025). Enhanced electrochemical nitrate reduction: Geometrically tailored Pd/Cu electrodes for superior nitrogen selectivity.
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13, 117833.
#19
Mariappan, K., Zhang, J., & Chen, C. L.* (2025). Innovative architecture of a multi-walled carbon nanotube-nickel tungstate-integrated screen-printed carbon electrode for ofloxacin detection in human samples.
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 1036, 181794.
#20
Abinaya Meenakshi, G., Akila, B., Yu, C. L., Chen, C. L., Subramanian, S., Sakthinathan, S., Chiu, T. W., & Chen, S. M. (2025). Microporous ZnFe₂O₄@ ZnO nanocomposite for highly sensitive electrochemical detection of furaltadone in water samples.
Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 172, 077501.
#21
Yu, C. L., Sakthinathan, S., Chen, C. L., Kameoka, S., Vittayakorn, N., Jia, H., Chiu, T. W., & Chen, S. M. (2025). Enhanced catalytic performance for H2 harvesting from steam reforming of methanol using glycine nitrate process synthesized novel CuFeO2–ZnFe2O4 porous nanocomposite catalyst.
Langmuir, 41, 14837-14852.
#22
Hsu, C. Y., Chauhan, A., Chen, Y. W., Jian, My., Liu, K. T., Ho, T. P. T., & Cheng, Y. H. (2025). Unveiling the source contributions of fine and coarse particulate matter using PM-bound metals and PMF-AI modeling.
Atmospheric Pollution Research, 16 (7), 102529.
#23
Mirzaei, S., Liao, T. L., & Hsu, C. Y. (2025). Modeling PM2.5 urbane pollution using hybrid models incorporating decomposition and multiple factors.
Urban Climate, 60, 102338.
#24
Pan, S. C., Chin, W. S., Huang, C. C., Chen, Y. C., Wu, C. D., Hsu, C. Y., Lin, P., Chen, P. C., & Leon Guo, Y. L. (2025). Proximity to petrochemical industry and risk of childhood asthma occurrence.
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 264, 114515.
#25
Nguyen, T. N. T., Mariappan, K., Chang, J. H., Wang, T. H., Sakthinathan, S., Liu, C. L., & Chen, C. L.* (2025). High-performance nitrogen selectivity through selective nitrate reduction on nickel-supported copper foam architectures.
Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 199, 107239.
#26
Qin, K., Wang, T. H., Li, W. T., Lu, Z. Y., Li, C. Y., Kuan, W. F., Su, J. F., & Chen, C. L.* (2025). A potential closed-loop reutilization of iron sludge for wastewater treatment through the solid state reaction with spent coffee grounds.
Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 198, 107200.
#27
Mariappan, K., Sivaji, S. P., Chen, S. M., Chen, C. L.*, Lin, P. H., Sakthinathan, S., & Tamizhdurai, P. (2025). Electrochemical determination of diuron in agricultural products using copper ferrite incorporated with multiwalled carbon nanotubes composite modified glassy carbon electrode.
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 719, 136997.
#28
Chung, Y. H., Sivasubramanian, P. D., & Chen, C. L.* (2025). Novel deep eutectic solvent systems for selective transition metal recovery and sustainable battery recycling.
Separation and Purification Technology, 368, 133098.
#29
Chauhan, A., Sai, G. P., & Hsu, C. Y. (2025). Advanced statistical analysis of air quality and its health impacts in India: Quantifying significance by detangling weather-driven effects.
Heliyon, 11 (2).
#30
Sakthinathan, S., Meenakshi, G. A., Vinothini, S., Yu, C. L., Chen, C. L., Chiu, T. W., & Chen, S. M. (2025). A review of thin-film growth, properties, applications, and future prospects.
Processes, 13(2), 587.
#31
Huang, Y. H., Ahmad, M. S., Lin, P. H., Chang, J. H., Chen, K. F., Wang, T. H., Choi, S., & Chen, C. L.* (2025). Surface modification of graphene oxide with HDTMA: Advancing energy‐efficient technologies for sustainable nitrate removal in water treatment.
International Journal of Energy Research, 2025 (1), 1250848.
#32
Katoch, A., Lin, C. C., Ting, Y. C., Hsu, C. Y., Huang, C. H., Chen, Y., & Cheng, Y. H. (2025). Unveiling secondary inorganic PM 2.5 pollution in northern Taiwan: The role of aerosol acidity and transformation processes.
The Science of The Total Environment.
#33
Sivasubramanian, P. D., Kumar, M., Chen, C. L.*, Kiran-kumar, V. S., Samuel, M. S., & Chang, J. H. (2025). A review of metal nanomaterials-based electrochemical biosensors for environmental wastewater monitoring and their remediation.
Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring & Management, 22, 101023.
2024
#01
Nagendran, S., Kumar, M., Prakash, N., Chen, C. L., Samuel, M. S., Selvarajan, E., & Chang, J. H. (2024). Sustainable production of graphene using biomass waste as a precursor: Environmental and economic implications.
Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 62, 103434.
#02
Chen, Y., Ho, T. P. T., Liu, K. T., Hsu, C. Y., Katoch, A., & Cheng, Y. H. (2024). Exploring the Characteristics and Source-attributed Health Risks Associated with Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Metal Elements in Atmospheric PM2.5 during Warm and Cold Periods in the Northern Metropolitan Area of Taiwan.
Environmental Pollution.
#03
Chen, Y., Liu, K. T., Ho, T. P. T., Hsu, C. Y., Katoch, A., & Cheng, Y. H. (2024). Insight into the diurnal variations and potential sources of ambient PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons during spring in Northern Taiwan.
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 476, 134977.
#04
Ting, Y. C., Huang, C. H., Cheng, Y. H., Hsiao, T. C., Lai, W. W. P., & Ciou, Z. J. (2024). Chemical characteristics and formation mechanism of secondary inorganic aerosols: The decisive role of aerosol acidity and meteorological conditions.
Environmental Pollution, 124472.
#05
Lenin, R. A., Kumar, M., Dong, C. D., Chen, C. L., & Chang, J. H. (2024). Recycle and reuse: fabrication of carbon microtube derived from waste cardboard for solid-state supercapacitor device.
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 162, 105561.
#06
Wang, T. H., Lu, Z. Y., You, C. Y., Kuan, W. F., Chen, C. L., Lim, Y. C., Chen, C. W., & Dong, C. D. (2024). Surface engineering of the lightweight aggregates derived from the dredged harbor sediment for green fertilizer utilization.
Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 188, 1268-1279.
#07
Katoch, A., Mattoo, M. A., Chen, Y. W., Hsu, C. Y., Chen, Y., & Cheng, Y. H. (2024). Applying the total carbon–black carbon approach method to investigate the characteristics of primary and secondary carbonaceous aerosols in ambient PM2.5 in northern Taiwan.
The Science of The Total Environment, 936, 173476.
#08
Prasad, K. V., Kumar, M., Chen, C. L., Ho, M. S., Muzammil, K., Zahrani, Y., & Chang, J. H. (2024). A novel carbon microtubes derived from the used surgical face mask for the Ni-F/FMs symmetric supercapacitor device.
Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 28 (3), 101865.
#09
Kuan, W. F., Chen, C. L., Ahmad, M. S., Hsieh, C. H., Chen, H. M., & Su, J. F. (2024). Bimetallic Pd‐Sn catalytic electrodes from deep eutectic solvents for selective nitrate reduction toward nitrogen.
Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2300425.
#10
Su, J. F., Ahmad, M. S., Kuan, W. F., Chen, C. L., & Rasheed, T. (2024). Electrochemical nitrate reduction over bimetallic Pd–Sn nanocatalysts with tunable selectivity toward benign nitrogen.
Chemosphere, 350, 141182.
#11
Cheng, Y. H., Jian, M. Y., Liu, K. T., Chen, Y. W., Chuang, C. H., & Hsu, C. Y. (2024). Spatial distributions of PM10-bound metal elements in the central part of western Taiwan and their potential emission sources and the carcinogenic health risks.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research.
#12
Senthilkumar, A. K., Kumar, M., Chen, C. L., Murugan, S., Ho, M. S., & Chang, J. H. (2024). A novel chemical-free porous carbon micro-rods derived from used wooden chopsticks (CS) for solid-state symmetric supercapacitor device.
Diamond and Related Materials, 141, 110732.
#13
Lin, G. Y., Cheng, Y. H., & Dejchanchaiwong, R. (2024). Insight into Secondary Inorganic Aerosol (SIA) production enhanced by domestic ozone using a machine learning technique.
Atmospheric Environment, 316, 120194.
#14
Ahmad, M. S., Chen, C. L., & Shih, Y. J. (2024). Electrochemical Sensors.
Handbook of Nanosensors, 1-33.
#15
Wu, C. D., Zhu, J. J., Hsu, C. Y., & Shie, R. H. (2024). Quantifying source contributions to ambient NH3 using Geo-AI with time lag and parcel tracking functions.
Environment International, 185, 108520.
#16
Lin, P. H., Fan, J. S., Chen, C. L., Tran, Q. T. P., & Lin, C. Y. (2024). Manganese oxide-coated oyster shell for heavy metal immobilization in contaminated soils.
Sustainable Environment Research.
#17
Hsu, C. Y., Lee, R. Q., Wong, P. Y., Lung, S. C. C., Chen, Y. C., Chen, P. C., & Wu, C. D. (2024). Estimating morning and evening commute period O3 concentration in Taiwan using a fine spatial-temporal resolution ensemble mixed spatial model with Geo-AI technology.
Journal of Environmental Management, 351, 119725.
#18
Asri, A. K., Lee, H. Y., Chen, Y. L., Wong, P. Y., Hsu, C. Y., PC Chen, P. C., Lung, S. C. C., & Wu, C. D.* (2024). A machine learning-based ensemble model for estimating diurnal variations of nitrogen oxide concentrations in Taiwan.
Science of The Total Environment, 916, 170209.
#19
Hsu, C. Y., Hsu, W. T., Mou, C. Y., Wong, P. Y., Wu, C. D., & Chen, Y. C. (2024). Exposure estimates of PM2.5 using the land-use regression with machine learning and microenvironmental exposure models for elders: Validation and comparison.
Atmospheric Environment, 318, 120209.
#20
Hanh, N. T. D., Shih, J. Y., Chen, K. H., Srinophakun, P., Chiu, C. Y., Liu, B. L., ... & Chang, Y. K. (2024). Dynamic kinetic studies of CO2 capture using polyethyleneimine-modified cylindrical NaY zeolite in packed beds under ambient conditions.
Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 156, 105366.
#21
Chen, Y. W., Hsu, C. Y., Wang, Z. B., & Cheng, Y. H. (2024). Evaluating emission sources of ambient PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their potential health risks for residents at an urban location in Northern Taiwan.
Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 17(1), 203-214.









