Justin Z. Lian

Justin Z. Lian

Environmental engineer developing prospective life cycle assessment and industrial ecology methods to guide sustainable technology design and deployment, with a focus on healthcare.

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

  1. Chen, Z.; Lian, J. Z.*; Huang, H.; Zhu, H.; Kanye, L. T.; Chen, M.; Zhang, Z.; Liu, B.; Zhang, J.; Ahmed, A.; Barbarossa, V.; Cucurachi, S.; Dong, B. Divergent Sustainability Profiles of Molnupiravir Synthesis Routes are Governed by Solvent Use and Process Design. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2025 JIF: 9.5), 2025, 122(38), e2502336122. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2502336122 Author role: Co-first and corresponding author
  2. Lian, J. Z.; Sai, N.; Campos, L. C.; Fisher, R. P.; Linden, K. G.; Cucurachi, S. Exploring the Implementation Feasibility of the Sol-Char Sanitation System Using Machine Learning and Life Cycle Assessment. Resources, Conservation & Recycling (2025 JIF: 10.4), 2024, 209, 107784. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107784 Author role: First author
  3. Lian, J. Z.; Balapa, V.; Goetheer, E.; Cucurachi, S. Production of Carbon Nanotubes from Captured Carbon: An Ex-Ante Life Cycle Assessment Case Study. Chemical Engineering Journal (2025 JIF: 12.5), 2024, 502, 158007. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2024.158007 Author role: First author
  4. Lian, J. Z.; Siebler, F.; Steubing, B. R. P.; Jesorka, A.; Barbarossa, V.; Wang, R.; Leo, K.; Sen, I.; Cucurachi, S. Quantifying the Present and Future Environmental Sustainability of Cleanrooms. Cell Reports Sustainability (2025 JIF: 7.5), 2024, 1(9), 100219. DOI: 10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100219 Author role: First author
  5. Chen, Z.; Lian, J. Z.*; Zhu, H.; Zhang, J.; Zhang, Y.; Xiang, X.; Huang, D.; Tjokro, K. J.; Barbarossa, V.; Cucurachi, S.; Dong, B. Application of Life Cycle Assessment in the Pharmaceutical Industry: A Critical Review. Journal of Cleaner Production (2025 JIF: 10.7), 2024, 459, 142550. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142550 Author role: Co-first and corresponding author
  6. Lian, J. Z.; Dimitrova, Y.; Fasano, M.; Sen, I.; Cucurachi, S. Valorization of Large-Scale Supply of Carbonated Water: A Review. Journal of CO2 Utilization (2025 JIF: 8.6), 2024, 85, 102884. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2024.102884 Author role: First author
  7. Lian, J. Z.; Borrion, A.; Fisher, R. P.; Yaman, R.; Linden, K. G.; Campos, L. C.; Cucurachi, S. A Comparative Life Cycle Analysis of Sol-Char and Anaerobic Digestion Sanitation Systems. Science of the Total Environment (2024 JIF: 8.0), 2025, 964, 178622. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178622 Author role: First author
  8. Tjokro, K. J.; Barbarossa, V.; Cucurachi, S.; Rwei, A.; Lian, J. Z.* Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Microfluidic Devices for Glucose Detection. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2025 JIF: 7.6), 2025, 13(25), 9500-9509. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c01511 Author role: Corresponding author
  9. Hu, J.; Nie, W.; Zhao, S.; Liu, Y.; Zhu, H.; Tu, S.; Zhang, J.; Yang, K. Y.; Xue, N.; Lian, J. Z.*; Dong, B.; Cucurachi, S.; Gao, Y. Eco-Friendly Production of AgNPs by Ultrasound-Intensified Continuous Method, and Process Evaluation via Life Cycle Assessment and Machine Learning. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry (2025 JIF: 10.2), 2025, 123, 107682. DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2025.107682 Author role: Corresponding author
  10. Lian, J. Z.; Liu, T.; Yang, J.; Zhu, H.; Chalermchotiwong, N.; Grain, Y.; Yue, L.; Luo, X.; Cucurachi, S.; Li, J.; Meng, F.; Dong, B. Sustainable Extraction of Bioactive Compounds: A Life Cycle Perspective on Technologies, Solvents, and Process Scale-Up. RSC Sustainability (2025 JIF: 6.6), 2026, 4(3), 1180-1202. DOI: 10.1039/D5SU00832H Author role: First author
  11. Liu, Y.; Li, X.; Wang, Y.; Sun, X.; Tong, S.; Zhao, S.; Kanye, L. T.; Zhang, Q.; Xue, N.; Shi, K.; Lian, J. Z.*; Meng, F.; Dong, B. Sustainable Inhalable Anti-Infective Microparticle Manufacturing Through Life Cycle and Cost Analysis with Machine Learning Optimization. ACS Sustainable Resource Management (JIF: N/A), 2026, 3(6), 1800-1813. DOI: 10.1021/acssusresmgt.5c00530 Author role: Corresponding author
  12. Engberg, N.; Blanco, C. F.; Barbarossa, V.; Bakker, C.; Balkenende, R.; Lian, J. Z.; Sprecher, B. Forecasting Future States of the Environment with Machine Learning: A Case Study on Water Scarcity. Journal of Industrial Ecology (2025 JIF: 5.7), 2026. DOI: 10.1007/s44498-026-00010-6
  13. Lian, J. Z.; Wei, C.; Gao, B.; Yang, X.; Chan, Y.; Wang, J.; Chen, G. Z.; Koh, K. S.; Shi, Y.; Yan, Y.; Ren, Y.; He, J.; Liu, F. Synergetic Treatment of Dye Contaminated Wastewater Using Microparticles Functionalized with Carbon Nanotubes/Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites. RSC Advances (2025 JIF: 6.1), 2020, 10, 9210-9225. DOI: 10.1039/C9RA10899H Author role: First author
  14. Lian, J. Z.; Chan, Y.; Luo, Y.; Yang, X.; Koh, K. S.; Wang, J.; Chen, G. Z.; Ren, Y.; He, J. Microfluidic Formation of Highly Monodispersed Multiple Cored Droplets Using Needle-Based System in Parallel Mode. Electrophoresis (2025 JIF: 2.6), 2020, 41(10-11), 891-901. DOI: 10.1002/elps.201900403 Author role: First author
  15. Lian, J. Z.; Ren, Y.; He, J.; Chen, G. Z.; Koh, K. S. Microfluidic Fabrication of Porous Polydimethylsiloxane Microparticles for the Treatment of Toluene-Contaminated Water. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics (2025 JIF: 2.9), 2018, 22, 145. DOI: 10.1007/s10404-018-2157-y Author role: First author
  16. Lian, J. Z.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, X.; Yusuf, A.; Famiyeh, L.; Murindababisha, D.; Jin, H.; Liu, Y.; He, J.; Wang, Y.; Yang, G.; Sun, Y. Hydrogen Production by Fluidized Bed Reactors: A Quantitative Perspective Using the Supervised Machine Learning Approach. J (JIF: N/A), 2021, 4(3), 266-287. DOI: 10.3390/j4030022 Author role: First author
  17. Stoica, C.; Banciu, A. R.; Idriss, H.; Lian, J. Z.; Patrascu, A.-M.; Cucurachi, S.; Richeter, S.; Clement, S.; Nita-Lazar, M. Green Design and Life Cycle Assessment of Novel Thiophene-Based Surfactants to Balance Their Synthesis Performance and Environmental Impact. Materials (2025 JIF: 3.7), 2025, 18(12), 2701. DOI: 10.3390/ma18122701
  18. Stoica, C.; Idriss, H.; Lian, J. Z.; Malaval, J.-L.; Patrascu, A.-M.; Banciu, A. R.; Cucurachi, S.; Richeter, S.; Clement, S.; Nita-Lazar, M. Sustainable Design and Environmental Effects of π-Conjugated Thiophene Surfactants for Optoelectronic Applications. Materials (2025 JIF: 3.7), 2025, 18(18), 4349. DOI: 10.3390/ma18184349
  19. Zhang, X.; Wang, J.; Wang, C.; Lian, J. Z.; Shi, Y.; Ren, Y.; Yan, Y. Thermophoretic Collection of Virus-Laden (SARS-CoV-2) Aerosols. Biomicrofluidics (2025 JIF: 2.7), 2021, 15(2), 024101. DOI: 10.1063/5.0039247
  20. Chan, Y.; Lee, S.-L.; Chen, W.; Lian, J. Z.; Shi, Y.; Ren, Y. Newtonian Flow Inside Carbon Nanotube with Permeable Boundary Taking into Account van der Waals Forces. Scientific Reports (2025 JIF: 4.9), 2019, 9, 12121. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48614-2
  21. Chan, Y.; Khan, S. B.; Mahmood, A.; Saleemi, A. S.; Lian, J. Z.; Ren, Y.; Zeng, X.; Lee, S.-L. Electrical-Pulse-Induced Mixture and Separation in Surface Supramolecular Hybrids: STM Experiments and Theoretical Approaches. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2025 JIF: 3.4), 2020, 124(1), 815-821. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10537

Invited Report Contribution

  1. Blanco, C. F.; Cucurachi, S.; Lian, J. Z.; McDowall, S. C. Invited Technical Input on the Life Cycle Assessment of MDMA Production for the UNODC World Drug Report 2025. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Author role: Report contributor

Manuscripts Under Review

  1. Lian, J. Z.; Cucurachi, S.; et al. Life Cycle-Oriented Sustainability Assessment of Governmental Laboratories Through Material Flow Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment. Submitted to Journal of Environmental Management.
  2. Lian, J. Z.; Walker, C.; et al. Quantifying the Environmental Benefits of Reusable Systems in Cataract Surgery Using Life Cycle Assessment. Submitted to Resources, Conservation & Recycling.
  3. Lian, J. Z.; Meng, F.; et al. Energy Consumption, Environmental Impact, and Techno-Economic Modelling of Continuous mRNA Vaccine Production. Submitted to Cell Reports Sustainability.
  4. Lian, J. Z.; Wang, K.; et al. Sustainable Design of Water-Based Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Platycodon grandiflorum Saponins Using Machine Learning and Life Cycle Assessment. Submitted to Future Foods.
  5. Lian, J. Z.; Li, Y.; et al. Water-Based Extraction of Garlic Polyphenols: Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Machine Learning for Quality and Sustainability Optimization. Submitted to LWT.

Working Papers

  1. Lian, J. Z.; He, L.; et al. Policy-Oriented Life Cycle Assessment of PVC Production in Heavy Industry: Implications for Mongolia.