Graduate student：Mechanisms and Applications of Membrane Bioreactor Technology Undergraduate：Wastewater Control Engineering 【Research Interests】 
Membrane science and technology, with special interest in, (1) wastewater treatment and reuse (2) membrane bioreactor technology (3) forward osmosis-based technology for wastewater reclamation and energy recovery (4) membrane fouling and fouling control (5) membrane technology for waste activated sludge (WAS) treatment 【Publications】
I have published more than 60 papers. The h-index and citation are 17 and 891 based on the Google Scholar, respectively, and they are 14 and 511 according to the ISI Web of Science, respectively. The list of selected publications is as follows. 1. Xinhua Wang, Yao Chen, Bo Yuan, Xiufen Li*, Yueping Ren. Impacts of sludge retention time on sludge characteristics and membrane fouling in a submerged osmotic membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology, 2014, 161: 340-347. 2. Xinhua Wang, Bo Yuan, Yao Chen, Xiufen Li*, Yueping Ren. Integration of micro-filtration into osmotic membrane bioreactors to prevent salinity build-up. Bioresource Technology, 2014, 167: 116-123. 3. Bo Yuan, Xinhua Wang*, Chuyang Tang, Xiufen Li*, Guanghui Yu. In situ observation of the growth of biofouling layer in osmotic membrane bioreactors by multiple fluorescence labeling and confocal laser scanning microscopy. Water Research, 2015, 75: 188-200. 4. Xinhua Wang, Victor W.C. Chang, Chuyang Y. Tang*. Osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) technology for wastewater treatment and reclamation: Advances, challenges, and prospects for the future. Journal of Membrane Science, 2016, 504: 113-132. 5. Xinhua Wang, Yanxiao Zhao, Bo Yuan, Zhiwei Wang, Xiufen Li*, Yueping Ren. Comparison of biofouling mechanisms between cellulose triacetate (CTA) and thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide forward osmosis membranes in osmotic membrane bioreactors. Bioresource Technology, 2016, 202: 50-58. 6. Yanxiao Zhao, Xinhua Wang*, Zhiwei Wang, Xiufen Li*, Yueping Ren. Nanoparticle fouling and its combination with organic fouling during forward osmosis process for silver nanoparticles removal from simulated wastewater. Scientific Reports, 2016, 6: 25859. 7. Xinhua Wang*, Yanxiao Zhao, Xiufen Li*, Yueping Ren. Performance evaluation of a microfiltration-osmotic membrane bioreactor (MF-OMBR) during removing silver nanoparticles from simulated wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 313: 171-178. 8. Jinmeng Liu, Xinhua Wang*, Zhiwei Wang, Yuqin Lu, Xiufen Li*, Yueping Ren. Integrating microbial fuel cells with anaerobic acidification and forward osmosis membrane for enhancing bio-electricity and water recovery from low-strength wastewater. Water Research, 2017, 110: 74-82. 9. Xinhua Wang*, Chen Wang, Chuyang Y. Tang, Taozhan Hu, Xiufen Li*, Yueping Ren. Development of a novel anaerobic membrane bioreactor simultaneously integrating microfiltration and forward osmosis membranes for low-strength wastewater. Journal of Membrane Science, 2017, 527：1-7. 10.Xinhua Wang*, Taozhan Hu, Zhiwei Wang, Xiufen Li*, Rueping Ren. Permeability recovery of fouled forward osmosis membranes by chemical cleaning during a long-term operation of anaerobic osmotic membrane bioreactors treating low-strength wastewater. Water Research, 2017, 123: 505-512. 【Research Projects】
2016-2019 Impacts of salinity on forward osmosis membrane fouling and its controlling methods in anaerobic osmotic membrane bioreactors (AnOMBR), supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51578265) (PI) 2. 2016-2020 Key technology research and application of rural drinking water and wastewater treatment in Northwest China, supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2016YFC0400707) (PI of Sub Topics) 3. 2017-2019 Key technology and equipment of anaerobic osmotic membrane bioreactors for treating fermentation wastewater, supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. JUSRP51728A) (PI) 【Awards】
1. 2017 First place, Science & Technology Award by China General Chamber of Commerce (First participant) 2. 2015, 2017 Honor Young Scholar Award by Jiangnan University 3. 2010 Third place, Science & Technology Award by China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association (third participant) |
