Biography

Dr. Zengwei Yuan is presently working as Professor at School of the Environment, Nanjing University. He has completed Ph.D. in Environmental Planning and Management from same University, and Postdoctoral fellowship in Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University. Dr. Zengwei started his career as Visiting Scholar at Yale University, Associate Professor and Research Scholar at Nanjing University, Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, California, and Visiting Professor, GIS Center at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He successfully completed 13 research projects as Principal Investigator. He has 45 publications in journals contributed as author/co-author. His main area of research interest focuses on Environment System Analysis, Life Cycle Phosphorous, Flow Management, Watershed Environmental Management, Cleaner Production, and Circular Economy.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences

100%

Environmental Systems Analysis

62%

Life Cycle Phosphorous Flow Management

90%

Watershed Environmental Management

75%

Circular Economy

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

Zhao, L., W. Zeng and Z. Yuan, 2015. Reduction of potential greenhouse gas emissions of room air-conditioner refrigerants: A life cycle carbon footprint analysis. J. Cleaner Prod., (In Press). 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.03.063.
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Zhang, Y., X. Liu, R. Xiao and Z. Yuan, 2015. Life cycle assessment of cotton T-shirts in China. Int. J. Life Cycle Assess., (In Press). 10.1007/s11367-015-0889-4.
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Xiao, R., Y. Zhang, X. Liu and Z. Yuan, 2015. A life-cycle assessment of household refrigerators in China. J. Cleaner Prod., 95: 301-310.
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Wu, W., J. Wang, J. Bi, Z. Yuan, H. Jiang and L. Liu, 2015. Understanding aqueous trace metal characteristics from industrial sources in China. Water Policy, (In Press). 10.2166/wp.2015.071.
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Wu, H., Z. Yuan, L. Gao, L. Zhang and Y. Zhang, 2015. Life-cycle phosphorus management of the crop production-consumption system in China, 1980-2012. Sci. Total Environ., 502: 706-721.
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Liu, X. and Z. Yuan, 2015. Life cycle environmental performance of by-product coke production in China. J. Cleaner Prod., (In Press). 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.12.102.
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Fu, Y., X. Liu and Z. Yuan, 2015. Life-cycle assessment of multi-crystalline photovoltaic (PV) systems in China. J. Cleaner Prod., 86: 180-190.
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Zhang, L., Z. Cai, J. Yang, Y. Chen and Z. Yuan, 2014. Quantification and spatial characterization of in-use copper stocks in Shanghai. Resour. Conserv. Recycl., 93: 134-143.
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Zhang, L., J. Yang, Z. Cai and Z. Yuan, 2014. Analysis of copper flows in China from 1975 to 2010. Sci. Total Environ., 478: 80-89.
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Yuan, Z., H. Wu, X. He and X. Liu, 2014. A bottom-up model for quantifying anthropogenic phosphorus cycles in watersheds. J. Cleaner Prod., 84: 502-508.
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Wu, H., Z. Yuan, Y. Zhang, L. Gao, S. Liu and Y. Geng, 2014. Data uncertainties in anthropogenic phosphorus flow analysis of lake watershed. J. Cleaner Prod., 69: 74-82.
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Wu, H., Z. Yuan, Y. Zhang, L. Gao and S. Liu, 2014. Life-cycle phosphorus use efficiency of the farming system in Anhui Province, Central China. Resour. Conserv. Recycl., 83: 1-14.
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Qinqin, C., Q. Jia, Z. Yuan and L. Huang, 2014. Environmental risk source management system for the petrochemical industry. Process Saf. Environ. Protect., 92: 251-260.
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Li, Z. Z. Ma, T.J. van der Kuijp, Z. Yuan and L. Huang, 2014. A review of soil heavy metal pollution from mines in China: Pollution and health risk assessment. Sci. Total Environ., 468-469: 843-853.
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Yuan, Z.W., Y.N. Zhu, J.K. Shi, X. Liu and L. Huang, 2013. Life-cycle assessment of continuous pad-dyeing technology for cotton fabrics. Int. J. Life Cycle Assess., 18: 659-672.
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Tong, L., X. Liu, X. Liu, Z. Yuan and Q. Zhang, 2013. Life cycle assessment of water reuse systems in an industrial park. J. Environ. Manage., 129: 471-478.
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Ma, Z., K. Chen, Z. Yuan, J. Bi and L. Huang, 2013. Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in surface sediments of six major Chinese freshwater lakes. J. Environ. Qual., 42: 341-350.
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Huang, L., J. Ban, K. Sun, Y. Han, Z. Yuan and J. Bi, 2013. The influence of public perception on risk acceptance of the chemical industry and the assistance for risk communication. Saf. Sci., 51: 232-240.
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Huang, L., J. Ban, B. Duan, J. Bi and Z. Yuan, 2013. Public demand for remediating a local ecosystem: Comparing WTP and WTA at Hongze Lake, China. Lake Reservoir Manage., 29: 23-32.
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Bi, J., Q. Chen, L. Zhang and Z. Yuan, 2013. Quantifying phosphorus flow pathways through socioeconomic systems at the county level in China. J. Ind. Ecol., 17: 452-460.
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Zhang, L., Z. Yuan, J. Bi and L. Huang, 2012. Estimating future generation of obsolete household appliances in China. Waste Manage. Res., 30: 1160-1168.
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Zhang, L., Z. Yuan and J. Bi, 2012. Estimation of copper in‐use stocks in Nanjing, China. J. Ind. Ecol., 16: 191-202.
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Yuan, Z., Y. Zhu, Y. Wang and L. Zhang, 2012. Conserving energy by optimizing the heat exchanger networks of glyphosate production with pinch technology. Clean Technol. Environ. Policy, 14: 749-757.
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Wu, H.J., Z.W. Yuan, L. Zhang and J. Bi, 2012. Life cycle energy consumption and CO₂ emission of an office building in China. Int. J. Life Cycle Assess., 17: 105-118.
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Wu, H., Z. Yuan, L. Zhang and J. Bi, 2012. Eutrophication mitigation strategies: Perspectives from the quantification of phosphorus flows in socioeconomic system of Feixi, Central China. J. Cleaner Prod., 23: 122-137.
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Huang, L., Z. Shao, W. Bao, B. Duan, J. Bi and Z. Yuan, 2012. The influencing factors of the WTP for the risk reduction of chemical industry accidents in China. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 6: 860-868.
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Zhang, L. Z. Yuan and J. Bi, 2011. Predicting future quantities of obsolete household appliances in Nanjing by a stock-based model. Resour. Conserv. Recycl., 55: 1087-1094.
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Yuan, Z., X. Liu, H. Wu, L. Zhang and J. Bi, 2011. Anthropogenic phosphorus flow analysis of Lujiang county, Anhui Province, central China. Ecol. Model., 222: 1534-1543.
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Yuan, Z., L. Sun, J. Bi, H. Wu and L. Zhang, 2011. Phosphorus flow analysis of the socioeconomic ecosystem of Shucheng County, China. Ecol. Applic., 21: 2822-2832.
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Yuan, Z., J. Shi, H. Wu, L. Zhang and J. Bi, 2011. Understanding the anthropogenic phosphorus pathway with substance flow analysis at the city level. J. Environ. Manage., 92: 2021-2028.
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Liu, B., Q. Yu, B. Zhang, J. Bi, J. Ge, Z. Yuan and Y. Yu, 2011. Does the GreenWatch program work? Evidence from a developed area in China. J. Cleaner Prod., 18: 454-461.
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Zhang, L., Z. Yuan, J. Bi, B. Zhang and B. Liu, 2010. Eco-industrial parks: National pilot practices in China. J. Cleaner Prod., 18: 504-509.
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Yuan, Z., W. Jiang and J. Bi, 2010. Cost-effectiveness of two operational models at industrial wastewater treatment plants in China: A case study in Shengze Town, Suzhou City. J. Environ. Manage., 91: 2038-2044.
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Yuan, Z., S. Sun and J. Bi, 2010. Approaching zero-discharge with cleaner production: Case study of a sulflde mine flotation plant in China. Int. J. Environ. Res., 4: 759-764.
Yuan, Z., L. Zhang and J. Bi, 2010. Which is more cost-effective? A comparison of two wastewater treatment models in China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, China. J. Cleaner Prod., 18: 1270-1275.
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Li, S., Z. Yuan, J. Bi and H. Wu, 2010. Anthropogenic phosphorus flow analysis of Hefei City, China. Sci. Total Environ., 408: 5715-5722.
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Jiang, W., Z. Yuan, J. Bi and L. Sun, 2010. Conserving water by optimizing production schedules in the dyeing industry. J. Cleaner Prod., 18: 1696-1702.
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Huang, L., B. Duan, J. Bi, Z. Yuan and J. Ban, 2010. Analysis of determining factors of the Public's risk acceptance level in China. Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess., 16: 365-379.
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Yuan, Z. and L. Shi, 2009. Improving enterprise competitive advantage with industrial symbiosis: Case study of a smeltery in China. J. Cleaner Prod., 17: 1295-1302.
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Zhang, B., J. Bi, Z. Yuan, J. Ge, B. Liu and M. Bu, 2008. Why do firms engage in environmental management? An empirical study in China. J. Cleaner Prod., 16: 1036-1045.
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Zhang, B., J. Bi, Z. Fan, Z. Yuan and J. Ge, 2008. Eco-efficiency analysis of industrial system in China: A data envelopment analysis approach. Ecol. Econ., 68: 306-316.
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Yuan, Z., W. Jiang, B. Liu and J. Bi, 2008. Where will China go? A viewpoint based on an analysis of the challenges of resource supply and pollution. Environ. Prog., 27: 503-514.
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Bu, Q., J. Bi, Z. Yuan and H. Lei, 2008. R/S method for evaluation of pollutant time series in environmental quality assessment. Water Sci. Eng., 1: 82-88.
Zhang, B., J. Bi, Z. Yuan and J. Ge, 2007. Who will be more active in sustainable consumption? Evidence from China. Int. J. Environ. Sustain. Dev., 6: 389-404.
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Yuan, Z., J. Bi and Y. Moriguichi, 2006. The circular economy: A new development strategy in China. J. Ind. Ecol., 10: 4-8.
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