Xin Lin

Scientific interests

Environmental chemistry, sustainable materials, and gold recovery from electronic waste.

Introduction

Xin began her master's studies at SusMatLab in April 2022. After completing her master's degree in March 2024, she worked in Japan for a year and returned to Nagoya University to enter the doctoral course in April 2025. Her research focuses on functional materials for environmental remediation and resource recovery, in particular adsorbents from fishery waste-derived chitin and chitosan and the selective recovery of gold from electronic waste.

Education

Apr. 2025 – present: Doctoral course in Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
Apr. 2022 – Mar. 2024: Master's course, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University (NUGELP)
Jun. 2021: B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, China

Scholarships

Apr. 2025 – present: Watanuki International Scholarship Foundation

Publications

N. Shibata, X. Lin, and A. Zinchenko. Efficiency and selectivity of gold extraction from e-waste leachates by ether, amine, nitro, and nitrile-containing organic solvents. Separation and Purification Technology 2026, 386, 136498.

X. Lin, K. Chan, K. Kingkhambang, H. Hayashi, and A. Zinchenko. Hydrothermal preparation of pharmaceuticals adsorbents from chitin and chitosan: optimization and mechanism. Bioresource Technology 2024, 414, 131583.