Research Areas

1. Membrane fabrication and processes for water purification;

2. Contaminant’s assessments and groundwater remediation;

3. Resource recovery form wastewater;

4. Solar distillation and salt harvesting.

Publications

1. Ren, J., Hao, D., Jiang, J., Phuntsho, S., Freguia, S., Ni, B.J., Dai, P., Guan, J. and Shon, H.K., 2021. Fertiliser Recovery from Source-Separated Urine via Membrane Bioreactor and Heat Localized Solar Evaporation. Water Research, p.117810. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117810

2. Ren, J., Woo, Y.C., Yao, M., Lim, S., Tijing, L.D. and Shon, H.K., 2019. Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) immobilization onto graphene oxide (GO)-incorporated electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofiber membrane for groundwater remediation via gravity-driven membrane filtration. Science of the total environment, 688, pp.787 -796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.393

3. Ren, J., Yao, M., Woo, Y.C., Tijing, L.D., Kim, J.H. and Shon, H.K., 2019. Recyclable nanoscale zerovalent iron (nZVI)-immobilized electrospun nanofiber composites with improved mechanical strength for groundwater remediation. Composites Part B: Engineering, 171, pp.339-346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.04.038

4. Ren, J., Tijing, L.D. and Shon, H.K., 2017. “Robbing behavior” and re-immobilization of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) onto electrospun polymeric nanofiber mats for trichloroethylene (TCE) remediation. Separation and Purification Technology, 189, pp.375-381. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2017.08.011

5. Ren, J., Woo, Y.C., Yao, M., Tijing, L.D. and Shon, H.K., 2017. Enhancement of nanoscale zero-valent iron immobilization onto electrospun polymeric nanofiber mats for groundwater remediation. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 112, pp.200-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2017.04.027

6. Ren, J., Li, X., Yang, Y., Liu, Y., Zhou, Z. and Ji, S., 2016. Effect of backwash temperature on hollow fiber ultrafiltration membranes fouled by sodium alginate. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57(8), pp.3350-3357.

7. Hao, D., Ren, J1., Wang, Y., Arandiyan, H., Garbrecht, M., Bai, X., Shon, H.K., Wei, W. and Ni, B.J., 2021. A Green Synthesis of Ru Modified g-C3N4 Nanosheets for Enhanced Photocatalytic Ammonia Synthesis. Energy Material Advances, 2021. https://doi.org/10.34133/2021/9761263

8. Li, H., Yang, Y., Li, X., Zhou, Z., Feng, J., Dai, Y., Li, X., andRen, J*，2021. Degradation of sulfamethazine by vacuum ultraviolet-activated sulfate radical-advanced oxidation: efficacy, mechanism and influences of water constituents. Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 282, Part A, Separation and Purification Technology, p.120058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120058

Personal Statement

Dr. Jiawei Ren is currently an associate professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Civil and Transportation Engineering (FACTE), Beijing University of Technology (BJUT). He completed his PhD degree at University of Technology Sydney (UTS), and then worked as postdoctoral research fellow in both UTS and University of Melbourne, Australia. In 2021, Dr. Jiawei Ren was awarded with the Global Youth Talent Program by Beijing Overseas Talents Center. Jiawei Ren has published more than 20 high quality journal papers, 2 book chapters and 2 national invention patents. His current research interests include membrane development for resource recovery, desalination, groundwater remediation, electrospinning of nanofibers for environmental application, solar evaporation, synthesis of nanoparticles including photothermal materials, and additive manufacturing technology.