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Conference Presentations

Binglin Guo, Shengquan Zeng, Eunsung Kan*. “Visible-light-driven photocatalytic elimination of
perfluorooctanoic acid by cerium dioxide: Delineating the mechanisms of visible light response and size effects of the photocatalyst”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting 2024, New Orleans, LA. March 17-21, 2024, Oral Presentation
Binglin Guo, Shengquan Zeng, Eunsung Kan*. “Novel Iron-activated biochar catalyst for heterogeneous reduction and oxidation of perfluorooctanoic acid in water”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting
2023, Indianapolis, IN. Aug 13-17, 2023, Oral Presentation.
Binglin Guo. “Novel Engineered Biochar for Removal of Perfluorooctanoic Acid in Water: Adsorption, Regeneration, and Mechanisms”, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX. April 24, 2023, Seminar, Oral Presentation.
Binglin Guo, Shengquan Zeng, Eunsung Kan*. “Novel engineered biochar for removal of perfluorooctanoic acid in water: Adsorption, regeneration, and mechanisms”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting 2023, Indianapolis, IN. March 26-30, 2023, Oral Presentation.
Binglin Guo. “Enhanced Oxidation of Antibiotics by Ferrate Mediated with Natural Organic Matter: Role of Phenolic Moieties”, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Stephenville, TX. Jan 07, 2022, Seminar, Oral Presentation.
Binglin Guo, Virender K. Sharma, Xingmao Ma. “Attachment of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles with Different Surface Charges to Kaolinite: Macroscopic and Microscopic Variations in Kaolinite Surface Properties”, American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting 2021, Atlanta, Georgia. Aug 22-26, 2021, Poster Presentation.

Fun Fact

Bing likes cooking (because he likes eating)!

Binglin (Bing) Guo, Ph.D.

Hometown

Weifang City, Shandong Province, China

Education

Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M, 2025

M.S. Environmental Engineering, Kunming University of Science & Technology, 2017

B.S. Environmental Science, Shandong University of Science & Technology, 2014

Current Research

The fate of PFAS in engineered and natural environments.

Journal Publications

Althouse, Raven C., Harmita Golwala, Michael A. Saldana, Marisol Cira, Christell Sawaya, Shu Ying Wee, Binglin Guo, Sarah E. Philo, and Adam L. Smith. 2026. Perspectives on next-generation secondary wastewater treatment for potable reuse applications. Water Reuse. doi: 10.2166/wrd.2026.134.
Binglin Guo, Shengquan Zeng, Eunsung Kan*. “Enhanced adsorption of aqueous perfluorooctanoic acid on
iron-functionalized biochar: Elucidating the roles of inner-sphere complexation.” Science of the Total
Environment (2024): 176926.
Binglin Guo, Junyue Wang, Krishnamoorthy Sathiyan, Xingmao Ma, Eric Lichtfouse, Ching-Hua Huang, and Virender K. Sharma. "Enhanced Oxidation of Antibiotics by Ferrate Mediated with Natural Organic Matter: Role of Phenolic Moieties" Environmental Science & Technology 57(47) (2023): 19033-19042.
Binglin Guo, Theodore E. G. Alivio, Nathan A. Fleer, Ying Li, Sarbajit Banerjee* and Virender K. Sharma*. “Formation of Ag—Au Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles in Aquatic Environment under Sunlight: Elucidating the Role of Organic Matter.” Environmental Science & Technology 55.3 (2021): 1710-1720.
Binglin Guo, Jiechao Jiang, Wilson Serem, Virender K. Sharma, and Xingmao Ma*. "Attachment of cerium oxide nanoparticles of different surface charges to kaolinite: Molecular and atomic mechanisms." Environmental Research 177 (2019): 108645.
Zhilin Yang, Yinzhu Zhou, Hao Xue, Yushi Xie, Haidi Zhang, Boaiqi Zhang, Binglin Guo, Na Liu, Lingsong Zhang, Fansheng Meng*, Qi Yang, Yeyao Wang. Dual-pathway reactive species evolution over novel N-doped Bi9O13. 5Cl2/g-C3N4 scaffolding heterojunction: Investigation of dark and light-induced micropollutant decomposition. Environmental Research (2025) Jun 19:122164.
Shaochun Yuan, Min Wang*, Jie Liu, and Binglin Guo*. "Recent advances of SBA-15-based composites as the heterogeneous catalysts in water decontamination: A mini-review." Journal of Environmental Management 254 (2020): 109787.
Virender K. Sharma*, Xingmao Ma, Binglin Guo, and Kaiyi Zhang. "Environmental factors-mediated behavior of microplastics and nanoplastics in water: A review" Chemosphere (2021): 129597.
Sharifan, Hamidreza, Xiaoxuan Wang, Binglin Guo, and Xingmao Ma*. "Investigation on the modification of physicochemical properties of cerium oxide nanoparticles through adsorption of Cd and As(III)/As (V)." ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 6, no. 10 (2018): 13454-13461.
Sharma, K. Virender*, Christie M. Sayes, Binglin Guo, Suresh Pillai, Jason G. Parsons, Chuanyi Wang, Bing Yan, and Xingmao Ma. "Interactions between silver nanoparticles and other metal nanoparticles under environmentally relevant conditions: A review"; Science of The Total Environment 653 (2019): 1042-1051.
Mulenos Marina R., Jiaqi Liu, Henry Lujan, Binglin Guo, Eric Lichtfouse, Virender K. Sharma, and Christie M. Sayes*. "Copper, silver, and titania nanoparticles do not release ions under anoxic conditions and release only minute ion levels under oxic conditions in water: Evidence for the low toxicity of
nanoparticles." Environmental Chemistry Letters (2020): 1-10.
Liang, Ni, Di Zhang*, Chaoxian Wei, Hao Li, Saikat Ghosh, Yanbei Cao, and Binglin Guo. "Comparative adsorption of phenanthrene, bisphenol A, and sulfamethoxazole on humic acid-iron oxide nanoparticle complexes"; Environmental Engineering Science 32, no. 8 (2015): 703-712.
Yongqing Huang*, Haidi Cheng, Binglin Guo, Yi Wan, Huaiying Chen, Yankai Li, and Yue Zhao. "Four alkaline earth metal complexes with structural diversities induced by cation size."; Inorganica Chimica Acta 421 (2014): 318-325.