Yanan Pan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Mining Engineering (Joint Appointment Materials Engineering)

MNG 699 – Hydrometallurgy, Fall 2026

1. Pan, Y., Zhang, Y., Liu, G., Zhan, W., Zhang, W. Selective Lithium Recovery via Photothermal Evaporation and Hydration‐Controlled Adsorption. Advanced Science, 2026, e20066. (IF = 14.1)
2. Pan, Y., Zhang, Y., Thompson, C., Liu, G., Zhang, W. Electro-spun Lithium Porous Nano-sorbent Fibers for Enhanced Lithium Adsorption and Sustainable Applications. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024. (IF = 8.2)
3. Pan Y., Ji B., Zhang W. Charge transfer-driven enhanced lithium extraction using poly(acrylic) acid-modified layered double hydroxide. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 494: 152939. (IF = 13.2)
4. Pan, Y., Zhang, W. Enhanced continuous lithium extraction using self-designed porous Nano sorbent fibers in a fixed-bed system: Optimization and mechanistic insights. Desalination, 2024, 118223. (IF = 9.8)
5. Pan Y., Du J., Chen J., et al. Interlayer intercalation of Li/Al-LDHs responsible for high-efficiency boron extraction. Desalination, 2022, 539. (IF = 9.8)
6. Pan Y., Zhang Y., Su H. et al. Enhancing lithium extraction from low grade Salt Lake brines using high powder loading aluminum-based adsorbent granules. Desalination, 2024, 117696: 117696. (IF = 9.8)
7. Pan, Y., Zhan, W., Zhang, W. Advanced computational strategies for lithium chemical and electrochemical adsorption: A comprehensive state-of-the-art review. Desalination, 2025, 600, 118524. (IF = 9.8)
8. Pan Y., Tao H., Su H. et al. High mixing enhancement for continuous uniformity Li/Al-LDHs in lithium extraction from low grade salt lakes. Separation and Purification Technology, 2024, 129282: 129282. (IF = 9.0)
9. Pan, Y., Zhang, W. Impurity Shielding in Li/Al-LDH-Based Lithium Recovery from Produced Water via Activated Carbon Pretreatment. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2025. (IF = 7.3)
10. Pan Y., Ji B., Nojabaei B. et al. Investigating CO₂ mineralization of fine mafic minerals: Insights into reaction characteristics and physicochemical attributes. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13(3): 116827. (IF = 7.2)
11. Pan Y., J. Yu, S. Lin. A rational strategy for synchronous extraction of lithium and boron from Salt Lake brines, Chemical Engineering Science. 2023, 276. (IF = 4.3)
12. Pan, Y., Zhan, W., Zhang, W. Sustainable lithium extraction from produced water: Integrating membrane pretreatment and next-generation adsorbents. Journal of Environmental Management. 2025, 382, 125343. (IF = 8.4)
13. Pan Y., Yin S., Yu J., Lin S. Efficient Step-by-Step Desorption to Reduce Boron in Brine Lithium Extraction. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2023. (IF = 3.9)
14. Pan, Y., Ji, B., Zhang, W., Knott, K., Xia, Y., Li, Q., Rena, B. Topography and structural regulation-induced enhanced recovery of lithium from shale gas produced water via polyethylene glycol functionalized layered double hydroxide. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2024. (IF = 6.0)
15. Pan Y., Ji B., Zhang W. et al. Selective extraction of lithium from shale gas produced water using an aluminum-based adsorbent. Green and Smart Mining Engineering, 2024.
16. Lin S., Pan Y., Du J. et al. Double-edged role of interlayer water on Li⁺ extraction from ultrahigh Mg²⁺/Li⁺ ratio brines using Li/Al-LDHs. Journal of Colloid Interface Science, 2022, 627: 872-879. (IF = 9.7)
17. Zhan, W., Yuan, Y., Weng, Q., Pan, Y., Song, S., Arauz-Lara, J. L., Jia, F., Zhang, W. Enhanced trace gadolinium (III) extraction via tailored chemisorption on defect-engineered molybdenum disulfide electrodes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 162632. (IF = 13.2)
18. Chen X., Ma X., Pan Y., et al. Dissipation, transformation and accumulation of triclosan in soil-earthworm system and effects of biosolids applicatio. Science of Total Environment, 2020, 712: 136563. (IF = 8.0)
19. Chen X., Gu X., Zhao X, Wang Y, Pan Y., et al. Species-dependent effects of earthworms on the fates and bioavailability of tetrabromobisphenol A and cadmium coexisted in soils. Science of Total Environment, 2019, 658: 1416- 1422. (IF = 8.)
20. Chen X., Gu X., Zhao X., Ma X., Pan Y., et al. Species-dependent toxicity, accumulation, and subcellular partitioning of cadmium in combination with tetrabromobisphenol A in earthworm. Chemosphere, 2018, 210: 1042- 1050.
21. Zeng L., Deng S., Pan Y., Zhang W. Sustainable preparation of battery-grade FePO₄· 2H₂O from acid mine drainage through a precipitation-purification pathway. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2026, 225: 108643. (IF = 10.9)