Yaping Zhao


Dr. Yaping Zhao,  

Associate Professor  

Master's Supervisor  

Research Direction：Textile Chemistry and Dyeing &Finishing Engineering

Material Chemical Engineering

Applied Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Zhao, Yaping received a Master's degree in Physical Chemistry from Shanghai University and a PhD in Textile Chemistry and Dyeing & Finishing Engineering from Donghua University. She joined College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Donghua University in 2005. From 2016 to 2017, she worked at the Materials Engineering Department of the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Canada as a visiting scholar for academic exchange. Currently, she engages in the construction principles and methods, performance and application of functional textiles, biomass resource conversion and application, electrochemical processes & technologies for materials. She teaches undergraduate courses including “Physical Chemistry” and “Physical Chemistry Experiments”, in charge of First-class Undergraduate Courses in Shanghai Higher Education Institutions. She has won the honors of Advanced Individuals for her excellent performance in Student Work and Undergraduate Teaching Evaluation & Excellence Creation Work, and been awarded “Young Role Model in the Construction of Teachers’ Ethics” at Donghua University.

Research Interests:

  • Design and Development of Flexible Functional Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications

  • Efficient Extraction and High-value Utilization of Waste Biomass

  • Green Preparation and Application of High-Performance Conductive Textiles

  • Principles and Methods for Constructing Functional Surface/Interface of Fiber Materials

Selected publications：

  1. B. Zhu, L. Zhao, L. Lv, C. Li, M. Zhang, J. Wang, X. Su, Z. Cai, Y. Zhao*. Phytic acid-assisted low-temperature carbonization of jute fabric for high-performance flexible pressure sensors. npj Flexible Electronics, 2026, 10:39.

  2. L. Zhao, B. Zhu, L. Lv, Y. Zhu, G. Zhao, T. Du, M. Zhang, C. Li, Z. Cai, Y. Zhao*. Constructing electro-Fenton PVDF membrane with Fe/Cu doped CNTs using lignin as green dispersant for efficient dye removal efficiency and sustainable antifouling and self-cleaning performance. Separation and Purification Technology,2026, 388: 136782.

  3. Y. Zhu, G. Zhao, T. Du, M. Zhang, C. Li, X. Su, Y. Ji, Z. Cai, Y. Zhao*. Multifunctional bilayer electrocatalytic membrane with high permeability and antifouling property for efficient removal of dye from water. Journal of Water Process Engineering,2025, 70: 106886.

  4. K. Jin, J. Sun, C. Li, X. Su, A. Chen, Q. Han, Z. Zhang, Y. Fu, Y. Zhao*, Z. Cai. Designed inorganics doped gel electrolyte with enhancing ion transfer and diffusion effects for flexible interdigitated supercapacitors. Journal of Power Sources,2024, 616: 235139.

  5. S. Zhai, K. Li, C. Li, C. Zhai, Q. Han, Z. Zhang, Y. Fu, X. Li, K. Jin, Z. Cai, Y. Zhao*. Lignin-derived N,S-codoped hierarchical porous carbons with high mesoporous rate for sustainable supercapacitive energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 85: 111036.

  6. G. Zhao , Y. Zhu , T. Du , M. Zhang , C. Li , X. Su , Z. Cai , Y. Zhao*. Multi-protection durable unidirectional water-transport fabric with personalized moisture and thermal management. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 501: 157757.

  7. X.Su, S. Zhai, K. Jin, C. Li, A. Chen, Z. Cai, C. Xian*, Y. Zhao*. Rapid and controllable preparation of multifunctional lignin-Based eutectogels for the design of high-performance flexible sensors. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,2023, 15(38): 45526-45535.

  8. S. Zhai, Z. Jin, C. Li, J. Sun, H. Zhao, Z. Jin, Z. Cai, Y. Zhao*. Morphology-controllable bimetallic MOFs/textile composite electrodes with high areal capacitance for flexible electronic devices.Materials Chemisry Frontiers, 2023, 7, 1411-1422.

  9. H. Zhao, L. Tang, M. Zhou, K. Li, J. Hu, Y. Zhao*, Z. Cai. One-pot solvothermal synthesis of lotus-leaf like Ni7S6/CoNi2S4 hybrid on carbon fabric toward comprehensive high-performance flexible nonenzymatic glucose sensor and supercapacitor.Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2022,10, 2988-2997.

  10. M. Zhou, K. Li, J. Hu, L. Tang, M. Li, L. Su, H. Zhao, F. Ko, Z. Cai, Y. Zhao*. Sustainable production of oxygen-rich hierarchically porous carbon network from corn straw lignin and silk degumming wastewater for high-performance electrochemical energy storage. Renewable Energy, 2022,191:141-150.

  11. K. Jin. L. Su, Z. Jin, Y. Zhao*, Z. Cai. A promising Ni-Fe double hydroxide fiber electrode for application of flexible woven-supercapacitor and wastewater decolorization. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 908: 164616

  12. K. Jin, M. Zhang, J. Wang, Z. Jin, J. Sun, Y. Zhao*, K. Xie, Z. Cai. Robust highly conductive fabric with fluorine-free healable superhydrophobicity for the efficient deicing of outdoor’s equipment. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2022, 651: 129639.

  13. S. Zhai, M. Li, Z. Jin, J. Sun, H. Zhao, Z. Cai, Y. Zhao*. The fabrication of flexible wearable electrodes based on a carbon nanotubes/nickel/nickelous hydroxide ternary composite by facile single-side printing technology. Dalton Transactions, 2021, 50:12860-12869.

  14. M. Zhou, Z. Jin, L. Su, K. Li, H. Zhao, J. Hu, Z. Cai, Y. Zhao*. Hierarchical Ni(OH)2/Cu(OH)2 interwoven nanosheets in situ grown on Ni-Cu-P alloy plated cotton fabric for flexible high-performance energy storage. Nanoscale Advances, 2020, 2:3358-3366.

  15. M. Zhou, B. Yang, Y. Zhao*, Z. Jin, K. Li, L. Tang, Z. Cai. Facile preparation of N-doped carbon/FeOx-decorated carbon cloth for flexible symmetric solid-state supercapacitors. Cellulose, 2020, 27:1591-1601.

E-Mail: zhaoyping@dhu.edu.cn