Anatoly Zinchenko

Scientific interests

Sustainable materials, recycling, environmental chemistry,  biopolymers, polyelectrolytes, nanomaterials.

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Degrees

March 2004: PhD in Engineering, Nagoya University
July 2000: MSc in Chemistry (Honor Diploma), Moscow State University

Career

2010.12 – present: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
2016.9 – 2017.3: Visiting Associate Professor, School of Biological Science, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2007.1 – 2010.12: Lecturer (tenured) at Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University
2006.4 – 2006.12: Research Fellow at Physics Department, Kyoto University
2004.4 – 2006.3: JSPS Research Fellow at Physics Department, Kyoto University

Lectures

Sustainable Material's Science (graduates)
Sustainability and Environmental Studies (graduates)
Fundamentals of Chemistry (undergraduates)

Selected Publications

K. Chan and A. Zinchenko. Functional upcycling of waste PET plastic to the hybrid magnetic microparticles adsorbent for cesium removal. Chemosphere  2024, 354,141725.

K. Chan and A. Zinchenko. Design and Synthesis of Functional Materials by Chemical Recycling of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET): Opportunities and Challenges. Journal of Cleaner Production 2023, 433, 139828.

K. Chan, M. Kawai, M. Yamake, and A. Zinchenko. Copper Ion Removal Using a Waste-Plastic-Derived Hydrogel Adsorbent Prepared via Microwave-Assisted PET Aminolysis. Gels 2023, 9, 874.

K. Chan and A. Zinchenko. Templating of catalytic gold and silver nanoparticles by waste plastic PET-derived hydrogel playing a dual role of a reductant and a matrix. Waste Management 2023, 164, 20-28.

K. Chan and A. Zinchenko. Conversion of waste bottle PET to magnetic microparticles adsorbent for dye-simulated wastewater treatment. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2022, 10 (3), 108055.

K. Chan and A. Zinchenko. Aminolysis-assisted hydrothermal conversion of waste PET plastic to N-doped carbon dots with markedly enhanced fluorescence. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2022, 10 (3), 107749.

K. Chan, K. Morikawa, N. Shibata and A. Zinchenko. Adsorptive Removal of Heavy Metal Ions, Organic Dyes, and Pharmaceuticals by DNA–Chitosan Hydrogels. Gels 2021, 7 (3), 112.

K. Chan and A Zinchenko. Conversion of waste bottles’ PET to a hydrogel adsorbent via PET aminolysis. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2021, 9 (5), 106129.