Dr. Kinjal J. Shah (王夏恩), Associate Professor, Municipal Engineering, College of Urban Construction
Contact Information-
Email- kjshah@njtech.edu.cn; kinjalshah8@gmail.com
Tiangong Building 508A, No30 Puzhu South Road, Nanjing, China 218816.
Associate Professor, Master Instructor;Department of Municipal Engineering,Nanjing TechUniversity, China;
Visiting Faculty, Marwadi University, India;
Visiting Researcher: Carbon Cycle Research Center (CCRC), National Taiwan University (NTU), Taiwan.
Research Direction: Pollution Control (Air, Water and Soil)
Human being recognizes that the orientation of science in the 21stcentury should be “science for human” since the whole world confrontsinevitable subjectsrelating tosafe, secure, and healthy human life. However, Pollutants have adverse effects on human health and the environment, and their generation must be prevented, detected and deduced. In order to remove pollutant gases including air pollutants (CO₂, NOx, and suspended particulate matter PM),we must develop the advanced filters, which selectively adsorb pollutant gases and utilized it like an artificial leaf. While, for removing organic pollutants from water, we have to establish cellulose membrane/hydrophobic and hydrophilic surface technology. And for soil pollutants, we have to work for bio-retention technology.
Recent research direction includes:
I am mainly focusing on wastewater treatment technologies, i.e. adsorption, advance oxidation, bio-retention, polymer membrane, etc. Additionally, I am working on project related to Water Energy Nexus (WEN). Moreover, I am writinga book chapter on WEN- case study Asia published by Berkeley Lecture in Energy (World Scientific).Apart from this WEN, we are focusing on micro plastic related research.
Published Papers in last five years:
1. Shah, K. J.?;Pan, S. -Y.; Shukla, A. D.; Shah, D. O.; Chiang, P. -C. Mechanism of organic pollutants sorptionfrom aqueous solution by cationic tunable organoclays. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2018, 529, 90-99.
2. Sun, Y.; Shah, K. J.; Sun, W.; Zheng, H. Performance evaluation of chitosan-based flocculants with good pHresistance and high heavy metals removal capacity.Sep. Purif. Technol. 2019, 215, 208-216.
3. Sun, W.; Sun, Y.; ; Shah, K. J.; Chiang, P. C.; Zheng, H.Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Tetracycline by BiSn-Sb/γ -Al2O3 Three-dimensional Particle Electrodel. J. Hazard. Mater. 2019, 370, 24-32.
4. Sun, Y.; Sun, W.; ;Shah, K. J.; Chiang, P. C.; Zheng, H.Characterization and flocculation evaluation of a novel carboxylated chitosan modified flocculant by UV initiated polymerization. Carbohydrate Polymer 2019, 208, 213-220.
5. Xie, Y.; Yi, X.;Shah, K. J.; Reinfelder, J. R.; Ye, H.; Chiang, P. C.; Shi, Z.; Dang, Z.; Lu, G. Elucidation of desferrioxamine B on the liberation of chromium from schwertmannite.Chemical Geology 2019, 513, 133-142.
6. Pan, S. -Y.; Gao, M.; Shah, K. J.; Zheng, J.; Pei, S. -L.; Chiang, P. -C. Establishment of enhanced geothermal energy utilization plans: Barriers and strategies. Renewable Energy 2019, 132, 19-32.
7. Chen, L.; Sun, Y.; Sun, W.; Shah, K. J.; Xu, Y.; Zheng, H. Efficient cationic flocculant MHCS-g-P(AM-DAC) synthesized by UV-induced polymerization for algae removal. Sep. Purif. Technol. 2019, 210, 10-19.
8. Sun, Y.; Chen, A.; Zhu, S.; Sun, W.;Shah, K. J.; Zheng, H. Degradation of chloramphenicol using TiSb/Attapulgite ceramsite particle electrodes.WaterEnv. Res. 2019, Accepted,.
9. Dai, Y. D.; Shah, K. J.; Huang, C. P.; Kim, H.; Chiang, P. C.Adsorption of Nonylphenol to Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Kinetics and Isotherm Study. Applied Science. 2018, 8 (11), 2295 (1-13).
10. Sable, S. S.; Shah, K. J.; Chiang, P. -C.; Lo, S. L. Catalytic Oxidative Degradation of Phenol Using Iron Oxide Promoted Sulfonated-ZrO2 by Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs). Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2018, 91, 434-440.
11. You, Z.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, S.; Sun, Y.; Shah, K. J.. Treatment of oil-contaminated water by modified Polysilicate Aluminum Ferric Sulfate. Processes 2018, 6 (7), 95, 1-14.
12. Chen, L.; Zhu, H.; Sun, Y.; Chiang, P.-C.; Sun, W.; Xu, Y.; Zheng, H.; Shah, K. J. Characterization and sludge dewatering performance evaluation of the photo-initiated cationic flocculant PDD. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 2018, Accepted,.
13. Pan, S. -Y.; Gao, M.; Kim, H.; Shah, K. J.; Pei, S. -L.; Chiang, P. -C. Advances and Challenges in Sustainable Tourism Toward a Green Economy. Sci. Total Environ. 2018, 635, 452-469.
14. Shah, K. J.; Imae, T. Photoinduced Enzymatic Conversion of CO2 Gas to Solar Fuel on Functional Cellulose Nanofiber Films. J. Mater. Chem. A 2017, 5, 9691-9701.
15. Shah, K. J.; Imae, T.; Ujihara, M.; Huang, S. -J.; Wu, P. -H.; Liu, S. -B. Poly(amido amine) DendrimerIncorporated Organoclays as Efficient Adsorbents For Capture of NH3 and CO2. Chem. Eng. J., 2017 312, 118-125.
16. Zheng, J. -M.; Shah, K. J.; Zhou, J. -S.; Pan, S. -Y.; Chiang, P. -C. Impact of HCl and O2 on Removal of Elemental Mercury by Heat-Treated Activated Carbon: Integrated X-ray Analysis. Fuel Processing Technology 2017, 167, 11-17.
17. Pan, S. -Y.; Shah, K. J.; Chen, Y. -H.; Wang, M. -H; Chiang, P. -C. Deployment of Accelerated Carbonation Using Alkaline Solid Wastes for Carbon Mineralization and Utilization Toward a Circular Economy. ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2017, 5, 6429-6437.
18. Chen, G.; Shah, K. J.; Wang, M. -H.; Chen, Y. -H.; Chiang, P. -C. Removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II) Ions From Aqueous Solutions by Synthetic Mineral Adsorbent: Performance And Mechanisms. Applied Surface Science 2017, 409, 296-305.
19. Shah, K. J.; Shukla, A. D.; Shah, D. O.; Imae, T. Effect of Organic Modifiers on Dispersion of Organoclay in Polymer Nanocomposites to Improve Mechanical Properties. Polymer 2016, 97, 525-532,.
20. Shah, K. J.; Imae, T. Selective Gas Capture Ability of Gas-Adsorbent-Incorporated Cellulose Nanofiber Films. Bio Macromolecules 2016, 17(5), 1653-1661.
21. Shah, K. J.; Imae, T. Analytical Investigation of Specific Adsorption Kinetics of CO2 Gas on Dendrimer Loaded in Organoclays. Chem. Eng. J. 2016, 283, 1366-1373.
22. Shah, K. J.; Imae, T.; Shukla, A. Selective Capture of CO2 by Poly(amido amine) Dendrimer-Loaded Organoclays. RSC Adv. 2015, 5, 35985-35992.


Published Book Chapters in last five years:
1. Shah, K. J.?; Pan, S. -Y.; Gandhi, V.; Chiang, P. -C. Photo-Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 to Solar fuel:A Review. Materials Research Forum LLC, Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications 2018, 27, 211-234.
2. Shah, K. J.?; Chiang, P. -C. Shape-Control Synthesis and Photocatalytic Applications of CeO2 to RemediateOrganic Pollutant Containing Wastewater: A Review. Materials Research Forum LLC, Photocatalytic Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications 2018, 27, 316-342.
3. Shah, K. J.; Pan, S. -Y.; Chiang, P. -C. CO2 control. Air pollution control, Book Chapter (under review).
Awards & Honors:
? Invited and awarded by Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) as "An Invited Lecturer of InternationalLeading Young Scientist". 68th SPSJ Annual Meeting, Osaka, Japan (29-31 May-2019).
? Invited and awarded by Taipei City Mayor for Taipei International Water Environment Forum August-2018. 10 national and 30 International delegates were invited to discuss over technology transfer for watersustainability.
? National Energy Program - Taiwan National Energy Program - Phase II (Post Doctoral Fellowship 2016August - December 2018).
? Developed 9 commercial products for Indian Bentonite Industries (Jani Clays Ltd) for wastewater treatment and polymer nano-composite applications.