Since Joining The University of Akron (8/2014 ‒ Present):

  1. Zichen Ling, Qixin Zhou*, “Synthesis and properties of linseed oil-based waterborne non-isocyanate polyurethane coating,” Green Chemistry (2023), accepted.
  2. Emadoddin M. Farahani, Yuhan Su, Xiao Chen, Hao Wang, Tyler R. Laughorn, Frank Onesto, Qixin Zhou*, Qindan Huang*, “AC corrosion of steel pipeline under cathodic protection: A state-of-the-art review,” Materials and Corrosion (2023) 1-25.
  3. Zichen Ling, Cheng Zhang, Qixin Zhou*, “Synthesis and characterization of 1 K waterborne non-isocyanate polyurethane epoxy hybrid coating,” Progress in Organic Coatings 169 (2022) 106915.
  4. Binbin Zhang*, Qixin Zhou, Lingwei Ma, Xiaoqiang Fan, Dake Xu, “Editorial: Advances in materials toward anti-corrosion and anti-biofoulings,” Frontiers in Materials 9 (2022), 968100.
  5. Ying Zhou, Haoran Wang, Cheng Zhang, Qixin Zhou*, Debora Rodrigues, “Graphene oxide-hybridized waterborne epoxy coating for simultaneous anticorrosive and antibiofilm functions,” Frontiers in Materials 9 (2022), 910152.
  6. Jibiao Zhang, Bo Zhu, Haoran Wang, Cheng Zhang, Weixiu Zeng, Qixin Zhou*, “Degradation behaviors of two epoxy coatings after dry/wet-accelerated fog exposure of different solutions,” Frontiers in Materials 8 (2021), 730627.
  7. Kuan-Chen Huang, Zichen Ling, Qixin Zhou*, “Urethane diols through non-isocyanate approach and their application in MF coating,” Journal of Composites Science 5 (2021), 194.
  8. Zhicheng Dai, Taotao Ai, Qixin Zhou, Haichang Zhang*, “Editorial: Design, synthesis, and application of novel -conjugated materials—Part II,” Frontiers in Chemistry 9 (2021), 771438.
  9. Zhicheng Dai, Taotao Ai, Qixin Zhou, Haichang Zhang*, “Editorial: Design, synthesis, and application of novel -conjugated materials,” Frontiers in Chemistry 8 (2021), 634698.
  10. Ying Zhou, Cuihuan Song, Zhixiang Chen, Qixin Zhou*, “Fabrication of h-MoO3 nanorods and the properties of the MoO3/WEP composite coatings research,” Journal of Composites Science 5 (2021), 207.
  11. Cheng Zhang, Kuan-Chen Huang, Haoran Wang, Qixin Zhou*, “Anti-corrosion non-isocyanate polyurethane polysiloxane organic/inorganic hybrid coatings,” Progress in Organic Coatings 148 (2020), 105855.
  12. Cheng Zhang, Haoran Wang, Qixin Zhou*, “Waterborne isocyanate-free polyurethane epoxy hybrid coatings synthesized from sustainable fatty acid diamine,” Green Chemistry 22 (2020), 1329-1337.
  13. Haoran Wang, Cheng Zhang, Ying Zhou, Qixin Zhou*, “Improvement of corrosion resistance and solid content of zinc phosphate pigmented alkyd coating by methacrylated cardanol,” Materials Today Communications 24 (2020), 101139-101146.
  14. Yang Zhou, Brenna Rossi, Qixin Zhou, Lloyd Hihara, Ali Dhinojwala, Mark D. Foster*, “Thin plasma-polymerized coatings as a primer with polyurethane topcoat for improved corrosion resistance,” Langmuir 36 (2020), 837-843.
  15. Haichang Zhang++, Weixiu Zeng++, Huiling Du, Yiting Ma, Zhuoting Ji, Zhifeng Deng, Qixin Zhou*, “Comparison for color change between benzodifuranone and benzodipyrrolidone based epoxy coating,” Dyes and Pigments 175 (2020), 108171.
  16. Haoran Wang, Cheng Zhang, Weixiu Zeng, Qixin Zhou*, “Making alkyd greener: Modified cardanol as bio-based reactive diluents for alkyd coating,” Progress in Organic Coatings 135 (2019), 281-290.
  17. Cheng Zhang, Haoran Wang, Weixiu Zeng, Qixin Zhou*, “High biobased carbon content polyurethane dispersions synthesized from fatty acid-based isocyanate,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 58 (2019), 5195-5201.
  18. Weixiu Zeng, Zhifeng Deng, Haoran Wang, Haichang Zhang, Qixin Zhou*, “Benzodifuranone based color-changing epoxy-polyamine coating,” Dyes and Pigments 164 (2019), 198-205.
  19. Cheng Zhang, Haoran Wang, Qixin Zhou*, “Preparation and characterization of microcapsules based self-healing coatings containing epoxy ester as healing agent,” Progress in Organic Coatings 125 (2018), 403-410.
  20. Haoran Wang, Qixin Zhou*, “Synthesis of cardanol-based polyols via thiol-ene/thiol-epoxy dual click-reactions and thermosetting polyurethanes therefrom,” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 6 (2018), 12088-12095.
  21. Yang Zhou, Brian Josey, Emmanuel Anim-Danso, Brian Maranville, Jenia Karapetrova, Zhang Jiang, Qixin Zhou, Ali Dhinojwala, Mark D. Foster*, “In situ nanoscale characterization of water penetration through plasma polymerized coatings,” Langmuir 34 (2018), 9634-9644.
  22. Haoran Wang, Qixin Zhou*, “Evaluation and failure analysis of linseed oil encapsulated self-healing anticorrosive coating,” Progress in Organic Coatings 118 (2018), 108-115.
  23. Weixiu Zeng, Qixin Zhou*, Haichang Zhang, Xiaoning Qi, “One-coat epoxy coating development for the improvement of UV stability by DPP pigments,” Dyes and Pigments 151 (2018), 157-164.
  24. Sinuo Lang, Qixin Zhou*, “Synthesis and characterization of poly(urea-formaldehyde) microcapsules containing linseed oil for self-healing coating development,” Progress in Organic Coatings 105 (2017), 99-110.

Prior to Joining The University of Akron:

  1. Qixin Zhou, Yechun Wang, Gordon P. Bierwagen, “Flow accelerated degradation of organic clear coat: The effect of fluid shear,” Electrochimica Acta 142 (2014), 25-33.
  2. Tongfu Qin, Benxian Shen, Qixin Zhou, Jichang Liu, “Biodegradation performance of an inner-loop three-phase fluidized-bed bioreactor to treat petrochemical wastewater,” Petroleum Science and Technology 32 (2014), 848-855.
  3. Chuilin Lai, Zhengping Zhou, Lifeng Zhang, Xiaoxu Wang, Qixin Zhou, Yong Zhao, Yechun Wang, Xiangfa Wu, Zhengtao Zhu, Hao Fong, “Free-standing and mechanically flexible mats consisting of electrospun carbon nanofibers made from a natural product of alkali lignin as binder-free electrodes for high-performance supercapacitors,” Journal of Power Sources 247 (2014), 134-141.
  4. Qixin Zhou, Yechun Wang, “Comparisons of clear coating degradation in NaCl solution and pure water,” Progress in Organic Coatings 76 (2013), 1674-1682.
  5. Qixin Zhou, Yechun Wang, Dennis E. Tallman, Mark B. Jensen, “Simulation of SECM approach curves for heterogeneous metal surfaces,” Journal of The Electrochemical Society 159 (2012), H644-H649.
  6. Qixin Zhou, Yechun Wang, Gordon P. Bierwagen, “Influence of the composition of working fluids on flow-accelerated organic coating degradation: deionized water versus electrolyte solution,” Corrosion Science 55 (2012), 97-106.
  7. Tongfu Qin, Benxian Shen, Jichang Liu, Qixin Zhou, Yang Qu, “The biodegradation kinetics of refining wastewater by microorganism UBD,” Petroleum Science & Technology 30 (2012), 1823-1829.
  8. Qixin Zhou, Yechun Wang, Fardad Azarmi, “A topography characterization of organic coatings degradation under flowing deionized water,” Journal of Materials Science & Engineering A 1 (2011), 599-606.
  9. Ronghua Yu, Qixin Zhou, Yechun Wang, Chao You, “Impedance-based wireless sensor network for metal-protective coating evaluation,” International Journal of Measurement Technologies & Instrumentation Engineering 1 (2011), 25-39.
  10. Tongfu Qin, Benxian Shen, Jichang Liu, Qixin Zhou, “A kinetics study of biodegrading petrochemical wastewater by microorganism UBD,” Petroleum Processing & Petrochemicals 42 (2011), 57-60.
  11. Qixin Zhou, Benxian Shen, “Biodegradation potential and influencing factors of a special microorganism to treat petrochemical wastewater,” Petroleum Science & Technology 28 (2010), 135-145.
  12. Tongfu Qin, Benxian Shen, Qixin Zhou, Jichang Liu, “Study on the biodegradation of refining wastewater by microbial immobilized UBD cells,” Petroleum Processing & Petrochemicals 41 (2010), 68-70.
  13. Tongfu Qin, Benxian Shen, Yang Qu, Qixin Zhou, Jichang Liu, “Study on refinery wastewater biodegradation in airlift inner-loop three-phase fluidized bed bioreactor,” Petrochemical Technology & Application 28 (2010), 410-414.
  14. Qixin Zhou, Tongfu Qin, Benxian Shen, “Analysis on effective factors of biodegrading refinery waste water by bacteria SEPZ,” Petrochemical Technology & Application 27 (2009), 162-165.

*: corresponding author; ++: equal contribution;

Name: graduate student in Dr. Qixin Zhou’s research group