Research Directions

1. Drinking water quality safety assurance theory and technology, including conventional process optimization, advanced oxidation, ultrafiltration as the core of the advanced treatment technology and combination process, water plant intelligent control system development.

2. Wastewater and sludge resource utilization technology from drinking water plant, including sludge discharge water, filter backwashing water, membrane filtration concentrated water and backwashing wastewater safe reuse, sludge harmless disposal and resource utilization.

3. Advanced treatment technology and principle of sewage (waste) water, development and application of new integrated water treatment equipment, modification, regeneration and recycling of powdered activated carbon and granular activated carbon.

4. Technology and principle of pollution removal and recycling of carbon-based materials, including the development and application of titanium dioxide, graphite phase carbon nitride and magnetic separation and recovery of spinel carbon-based composite functional materials.

Professional Background

Professor, PhD/master supervisor, Beijing University of Technology high-level talents. He focuses on water quality safety assurance technology and deep purification technology and principle in water treatment, research and development of carbon-based materials, pollution removal and recycling, intelligent drug administration and intelligent management and control of water plants. Presided over or participated in 20 national/provincial and ministerial projects, of which presided over 3 National Natural Science Foundation projects of China, 2 national key research and development plan sub-projects, has published more than 100 academic papers. As the first author or corresponding author, published more than 50 top SCI papers in the first region in Water Research, Journal of Membrane Science and other journals, applied for more than 20 national invention patents, participated in the compilation of 2 monographs, and participated in the compilation of 2 group standards. won the first prize of Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award, the First Prize of Huaxia Construction Science and Technology Award, the Science Progress Award of Hubei Province, and the National Outstanding postdoctoral Fellow awards. Serves as an expert member of the Water Supply Branch of China Water Industry Association, a member of the Rural Water Supply Branch of China Agricultural Water Saving and Rural Water Supply Technology Association, a member of the expert think tank of the Standardization Work Committee of China International Economic and Technical Cooperation Promotion Association, a member of the Water-saving Professional Committee of China Water Conservancy Society, a member of the Youth Committee of China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association, a member of the Industrial water treatment professional committee of China Chemical Society, and a member of the International Water Supply and Drainage Association. As a member of the Architectural Society of China, an expert in communication review of the National Natural Science Foundation, an expert in thesis communication review of the Degree Center of the Ministry of Education, and an expert in science and technology project review of Beijing, Chongqing, Shandong and Guizhou. As a reviewer for more than 30 international journals in the field of Environment, such as Nature Water, Environment Science & Technology, and Water Research.

Research Projects

[1] Research on the Risk and assessment method of rainwater backflooding and facility Failure in existing building underground Space,

[2]Membrane pollution mechanism and regulation principle of Photocatalytic oxidation/ultrafiltration coupling process of wastewater regeneration

[3] Synergic removal mechanism of typical antibiotics by adsorption/photocatalytic oxidation/in-situ regeneration of PAC/Bi2O3/TiO2 coupling materials

[4] Ultrasonic enhanced desorption mechanism of thermal regeneration of powder activated carbon.

[5] Research and development and engineering demonstration of refined intelligent Water-saving technology equipment for Public Building Water Supply System

[6] Pollution removal mechanism and membrane pollution control based on Bi2O3-TiO2/ graphene oxide coated ultrafiltration membrane,

[7] Hubei Natural Science Foundation Project, Research on "ultrasonic-heat" regeneration mechanism of powdered activated carbon and its advanced treatment of printing and dyeing wastewater, conclusion, presided over

[8] Basic research on the application of efficient environmental functional materials in water treatment

[9] Flocculation and pollutant co-removal mechanism of natural biopolymers produced in water treatment process

[10] Harmless treatment of sediment sludge for water purification by ultrasonic wave and the strengthening of coagulation characteristics of low-turbidity source water by sludge reflux, conclusion, main participants, ranked 3rd

[11] Research and Demonstration of integrated technology of ultrafiltration membrane treatment of water in Yellow Diversion Reservoir

[12] Experimental research of sludge reflux Enhanced coagulation treatment of low temperature and low turbidity water

[13] South-to-North Water Diversion Shandong drinking water safety technology research and comprehensive demonstration

[14] Key Technologies of Building Outdoor Water System Maintenance and Water Saving" Sub-project "Research and Development of High-efficiency and low-cost Landscape water body Maintenance and water quality Improvement Equipment

Honors and awards

[1] 2024, Low-maintenance and Short-process Membrane Water Treatment Technology and Application, Beijing Science and Technology Progress First Prize, Beijing Municipal People's Government, 6th

[2] 2024, Fine Control Technology and Application of Water Saving in Public Buildings, Huaxia Construction Science and Technology First Prize, Huaxia Construction Science and Technology Award Committee, 10th

[3] 2017, The research and development and engineering application of key technologies and equipment for advanced treatment of recycled powdered activated carbon, the third prize of science and Technology Progress of Hubei Province, Hubei Provincial People's Government, the fifth.

[4] In 2016, Powder activated carbon regeneration equipment for wastewater advanced treatment, Bronze Award of China Association for Science and Technology, China Association for Science and Technology, 7th place

[5] 2023, Excellent Teacher of Beijing University of Technology

[6] 2023, Excellent Paper of China Urban Water Supply and Drainage Association

[7] 2024, 2023 and 2022 Excellent Master's Degree Thesis Advisor of Beijing University of Technology Beijing University of Technology

[8] 2024 Excellent Undergraduate Thesis Advisor Beijing University of Technology

The main thesis

（1）papers

[1] Impact of algal organic matter on the performance and microbial community of biologically-active filtration systems, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering/2025.4，first author

[2] Adsorption adaptive response exposed to algal organic matter: correlation to the characteristics of granular activated carbon, Environmental Technology/2025.1，corresponding author

[3] Ultrafiltration membrane fouling control caused by extracellular organic matter extracted from Microcystis aeruginosa: Role of visible light pre-photocatalysis and membrane characteristics, Journal of Membrane Science/2025.1，corresponding author

[4] Stability of a novel integrated photocatalysis-ultrafiltration reactor: Algal organic matter removal and membrane fouling alleviation mechanism,Journal of Membrane Science/2025.1，corresponding author

[5] Applications of solar-driven interfacial evaporation-coupled photocatalysis in water treatment: A mini review, Desalination/2024.12, first author

[6] Reliable assessment and prediction of moderate preoxidation of sodium hypochlorite for algae-laden water treatment, Water research/2024.9, first author

[7] Hydrodynamic solar-driven interfacial evaporation-Gone with the flow, Water research/2024.9, corresponding author

[8] The pre-coated photocatalytic ceramic membrane with Bi2O3-TiO2/powdered activated carbon nanoparticles to alleviate ultrafiltration fouling caused by intracellular organic matter of Microcystis aeruginosa, Journal of Membrane Science/2024.02, first author

[9] Revealing the membrane fouling behavior and interfacial interaction mechanism in a combined visible light photocatalysis-ultrafiltration system for advanced purification of NOM, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2024.01, corresponding author

[10] Moderate pre-photocatalysis-enhanced coagulation alleviates ultrafiltration membrane fouling of algae-laden water, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2023.12, first author

[11] Enhanced permeation performance of biofiltration-facilitated gravity-driven membrane (GDM) systems by in-situ application of UV and VUV: Comprehensive insights from thermodynamic and multi-omics,Water Research/2023.08,corresponding author

[12] Visible light photocatalysis alleviates ceramic membrane fouling caused by intracellular organic matter of Microcystis aeruginosa, Journal of Membrane Science/2023.08, corresponding author

[13] Regulation of bacterial behavior to mitigate membrane fouling in gravity-driven membrane system: The beneficial effects of gravity-driven up-flow slow biofilter, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2023.07,corresponding author

[14] Effect of urea-based chemical cleaning on TrOCs rejection by nanofiltration membranes, Separation and Purification Technology/2023/07,first author

[15] Ultrasound-assisted H2O2 directional-modification of powdered activated carbon for the enhanced adsorption of secondary effluent organic matter from printing and dyeing processes, Journal of Hazardous Materials/2023.05, first author

[16] Fate of sulfamerazine by synchronous adsorption and photocatalysis dependent on natural organic matter properties, Environmental Technology/2023.06, first author

[17] Reduction of fouling of gravity-driven membrane by combined treatment of persulphate/nanoscale zero-valent iron/ultraviolet and dynamic dual coagulant flocs layer, Environmental Technology, 2023.05, corresponding author

[18] Preparation of low-cost aluminum-loaded longan shell adsorbent for fluoride removal: Experimental and modeling studies, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering/2022.12, corresponding author

[19] Facile synthesis of ternary heterojunction Bi2O3/reduced graphene oxide/TiO2 composite with boosted visible-light photocatalytic activity,Separation and Purification Technology/2022.10, corresponding author

[20] Role of biological granular activated carbon in contaminant removal and ultrafiltration membrane performance in a full-scale system, Journal of Membrane Science/2022.02, corresponding author

[21] Regulated-biofilms enhance the permeate flux and quality of gravity-driven membrane (GDM) by in situ coagulation combined with activated alumina filtration, Water Research/2022.02, corresponding author

[22] Photocatalysis-enhanced coagulation for removal of intracellular organic matter from Microcystis aeruginosa: Efficiency and mechanism, Separation and Purification Technology/2022.01, corresponding author

[23] Synergistically boosting sulfamerazine degradation via activation of peroxydisulfate by photocatalysis of Bi2O3-TiO2/PAC under visible light irradiation, Chemical Engineering Journal/2022.01, corresponding author

[24] Dual coagulation with floc breakage to alleviate ultrafiltration membrane fouling caused by algae organic matter, Desalination/2020.11, corresponding author

[25] Performance of hollow fiber ultrafiltration membrane in a full-scale drinking water treatment plant in China: A systematic evaluation during 7-year operation, Journal of Membrane Science/2020.11, corresponding author

[26] Photocatalytic degradation of sulfonamides by Bi2O3-TiO2/PAC  ternary composite: Mechanism, degradation pathway, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2020.08, corresponding author

[27] Adsorption characteristics of reactive blue 81 by powdered activated carbon: Role of the calcium content, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2020.07, corresponding author

[28] Photocatalysis-coagulation to control ultrafiltration membrane fouling caused by natural organic matter,Journal of Cleaner Production/2020.08,corresponding author

[29] Optimized photocatalytic regeneration of adsorption-photocatalysis bifunctional composite saturated with Methyl Orange, Journal of Environmental Sciences/2020.08, corresponding author

[30] Two-stage calcination composite of Bi2O3-TiO2 supported on powdered activated carbon for enhanced degradation of sulfamethazine under solar irradiation, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2020.06, corresponding author

[31] Degradation of sulfamethazine by persulfate activated with nanosized zero-valent copper in combination with ultrasonic irradiation, Separation and Purification Technology/2020.05, corresponding author

[32] Enhanced coagulation by two-stage alum addition: the role of solution pH, floc breakage and assistant of non-ionic polyacrylamide, Environmental Technology/2020.05,corresponding author

[33] Degradation of sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate by vacuum ultraviolet irradiation, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2020.04, corresponding author

[34] Regeneration of 4-chlorophenol from spent powdered activated carbon by ultrasound, Environmental Science and Pollution Research,/2020.04, corresponding author

[35] Synergistic degradation of chloramphenicol by ultrasound-enhanced nanoscale zero-valent iron/persulfate treatment, Separation and Purification Technology/2020.03, corresponding author

[36] Effect of rapid-mixing conditions on the evolution of micro-flocs to final aggregates during two-stage alum addition, Environmental Technology/2020.02,corresponding author

[37] Double-layer substrate of shale ceramsite and active alumina tidal flow constructed wetland enhanced nitrogen removal from decentralized domestic sewage,Science of the Total Environment/2020.01,corresponding author

[38] Enhanced adsorption of aqueous acetone by modified powdered activated carbon, Environmental Technology/2019.12, corresponding author

[39] Combined process of visible light irradiation photocatalysis-coagulation enhances natural organic matter removal: Optimization of influencing factors and mechanism, Chemical Engineering Journal/2019.10,corresponding author

[40] Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of sulfamethazine by Bi-doped TiO2 nano-composites supported by powdered activated carbon under visible light irradiation, Separation and Purification Technology/ 2019.03, corresponding author

[41] Optimized coagulation pretreatment alleviates ultrafiltration membrane fouling: The role of floc properties and slow-mixing speed on mechanisms of chitosan-assisted coagulation. Journal of Environmental Sciences/2019.08, corresponding author

[42] Adsorption characteristics of chloramphenicol onto powdered activated carbon and its desorption performance by ultrasound, Environmental Technology/2019.07, corresponding author

[43] Optimized removal of natural organic matter by ultrasound-assisted coagulation of recycling drinking water treatment sludge, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry/2018.7,first author

[44] Optimizing dewaterability of drinking water treatment sludge by ultrasound treatment: Correlations to sludge physicochemical properties, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry/2018.11,corresponding author

[45] The removal characteristics of natural organic matter in the recycling of drinking water treatment sludge: Role of solubilized organics. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry/2016,first author

[46] ] Effects of ultrasound pretreatment on the characteristic evolutions of drinking water treatment sludge and its impact on coagulation property of sludge recycling process, Ultrasonics Sonochemistry/2015,first author

[47] Characterization of drinking water treatment sludge after ultrasound treatment. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry/2015,first author

[48] Coagulation performance and flocs characteristics of recycling pre-sonicated condensate sludge for low-turbidity surface water treatment, Separation and Purification Technology/2014, first author

[49] An insight into dissolved organic matter removal characteristics of recycling filter backwash water: A comparative study. Separation Science and Technology/2014, first author

[50] Enhancing performance in gravity-driven membrane systems through pre-coating with aluminum-based flocs: Mechanism and energy saving analysis, Journal of Environmental Management/2024.12, co-author

[51] Biological nitrification-based nutrient recovery technologies for source-separated urine treatment: A critical review, Desalination/2024.12, co-author

[52] Dual-layer coated photocatalytic membranes for surface water treatment: Insight of membrane fouling restriction, Separation and Purification Technology/2024.11,co-author

[53] Intracellular and extracellular organic matter removal by BT/C heterogeneous interface under visible light photodriven, Chemical Engineering Journal/2024.10, co-author

[54] Z-scheme heterojunction and photothermal effect synergistic induced simultaneous removal and mechanism of Cr(VI) and RhB by GQDs/BiOBr/g-C3N4, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2024.09, co-author

[55] Water quality of shale gas produced water greatly influences the performance of membrane distillation, Separation and Purification Technology/2024.08, co-author

[56] New insights into biopolymers: In situ collection and reuse for coagulation aiding in drinking water treatment plants and microbial mechanism, Separation and Purification Technology/2024.06, co-author

[57] Construction of sandwich-structured photocatalytic membranes to regulate the conversion of natural organic matter: Enhancement of anti-fouling performance, Separation and Purification Technology/2024.06, co-author

[58] A two-step approach of ozonation pre-oxidation and re-flocculation to regulate drinking water treatment sludge: Sludge reflux and enhanced coagulation, Separation and Purification Technology/2024.05, co-author

[59] Efficient removal of size-fractionated antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in WWTPs secondary effluent by vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) activated potassium peroxymonosulfate (PMS), Chemical Engineering Journal/2024.05, co-author

[60] Modular solar interfacial evaporation and crystallization- Functional partitioning, Chemical Engineering Journal/2024.05, co-author

[61] Degradation of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS) and high efficiency treatment of real grey water by TiO2- loaded stainless steel mesh under VUV irradiation, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2024.07, co-author

[62] Emerging heat-localized solar distillation systems: Solar interfacial distillation VS photothermal membrane distillation, Desalination/2024.03, co-author

[63] Visible light driven S-scheme GQDs/BiOBr heterojunction with enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B and mechanism insight, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2024.01, co-author

[64] Novel calcium hypochlorite/ferrous iron as an ultrafiltration membrane pretreatment process for purifying algae-laden water, Environmental Research/2024.01, co-author

[65] Oxidants-assisted gravity-driven membrane GDM process for manganese removal from surface water: Rapid maturation and manganese oxide regulation, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2023.12, co-author

[66] Role of visible light photocatalysis in alleviation and mechanism transformation of ultrafiltration membrane fouling caused by natural organic matter, Separation and Purification Technology/2023.11, co-author

[67] Gravity-driven membrane system treating heavy metals-containing secondary effluent: Improved removal of heavy metals and mechanism, Chemosphere/2023.10, co-author

[68] Photocatalysis-Fenton mechanism of rGO-enhanced Fe-doped carbon nitride with boosted degradation performance towards rhodamine B, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2023.10, co-author

[69] Membrane fouling alleviation by combination of sodium percarbonate oxidation and coagulation during microfiltration of shale gas produced water, Chemical Engineering Journal/2023.10, co-author

[70] Improving ultrafiltration of algae-laden water with chitosan quaternary ammonium salt enhanced by sodium percarbonate, Science of The Total Environment/2023.08, co-author

[71] Attribution of photocatalysis of fluorescent natural organic matter fractions to the alleviation of ceramic membrane ultrafiltration fouling, Separation and Purification Technology/2023.02,co-author

[72] Consideration of potential technologies for ammonia removal and recovery from produced water, Environment Science &Technology/2022.02, co-author

[73] Long-term operation of ultrafiltration membrane in full-scale drinking water treatment plants in China: Characteristics of membrane performance, Desalination/2022.12,co-author

[74] Insight into biofouling mechanism in biofiltration-facilitated gravity-driven membrane GDM system: Beneficial effects of pre-deposited adsorbents, Journal of Membrane Science/2022.10, co-author

[75] Degradation of sulfamethazine by vacuum ultraviolet-activated sulfate radical-advanced oxidation: efficacy  mechanism and influences of water constituents, Separation and Purification Technology/2022.02, co-author

[76] Long-term fouling evolution of polyvinyl chloride ultrafiltration membranes in a hybrid short-length sedimentation/ ultrafiltration process for drinking water production, Journal of Membrane Science/2021.07,co-author

[77] Effect of Fe-based micro-flocculation combined with gravity-driven membrane ultrafiltration on removal of aluminum species during water treatment, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering/2021.12, co-author

[78] Photocatalysis-Fenton of Fe-doped g-C3N4 catalyst and its excellent degradation performance towards RhB, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2021.04, co-author

[79] Effect of filter depth of biological activated carbon on fouling control of ultrafiltration: performance and mechanism, Journal of Water Process Engineering/2020.10, co-author

[80] Fouling control of pre-ozonation on a submerged ultrafiltration system: Characteristics and mechanisms, Environmental Technology & Innovation/2020.11, co-author

[81] Study on the key evaluation indexes of defluorination in coagulation depth of fluorine-containing industrial wastewater, Industrial Water Treatment /2025.03, corresponding author

[82] Flocculation precipitation/ultrafiltration Treatment of production wastewater and reuse feasibility, China Water Supply and Drainage /2023.08, co-author

[83] Decontamination efficiency and membrane pollution characteristics of pretreatment processes in large-scale ultrafiltration water plants, China Water Supply and Drainage /2023.07, co-author

[84] Evaluation and optimization method of adsorption activity of Blue 81 by powdered activated Carbon, Water Treatment Technology /2021, co-author

[85] Research on ring formation Pattern and head loss reduction Effect of building water supply riser, Water Supply and Drainage /2021, co-author

[86] Differences and optimization of operation characteristics of PVC and PVDF membranes in large-scale ultrafiltration water plants, China Water Supply and Drainage /2021, co-author

[87] Iron-doped graphitic phase carbon Nitride Fenton/Photocatalytic oxidation mechanism, China Water Supply and Drainage /2020

[88] Photocatalytic/activated carbon/Nanofiltration combined process for treatment of secondary effluent and control of membrane pollution, Scientific Environment /2019, co-author

[89] Adsorption properties and mechanism of azo dyes by powdered activated carbon, Journal of Central South University (Natural Science Edition)/2019.12 communication

[90] Simulation and experimental analysis of ultrasonic cavitation and floc breaking processes. China Environmental Science, 2015, co-author

[91] Effect of ultrasonic action on the flocculation characteristics of precipitated sludge in water purification plant. Journal of Central South University. 2015, co-author

[92] Ultrasonic cavitation field measurement and visualization analysis based on Matlab. China Environmental Science. 2015, co-author

[93] Effects of electromagnetic fields on sludge reflux flocculation efficiency and floc characteristics.

（2）Standards and works

[1] Gravity Type Automatic dissolved oxygen Filter TCABEE 045-2023, China Building Energy Efficiency Association

[2] Healthy and Comfortable Drinking Water Quality, T/ZGM 024-2022, China Membrane Industry Association

[3] Research and Application of Building Water System Microcirculation Reconstruction Technology, China Building Industry Press, 29th position (by last name).

[4] "Fine Control Technology and Application of Water Saving in Public Buildings," China Building and Construction Press, 31st position (by surname).

（3）patent

[1] A method for comparing the degree of inhibition of different natural organic matter to the photocatalytic removal of antibiotics, the invention patent (authorized)

[2] A method for judging the adsorption affinity of granular activated carbon to organic pollution components, the invention patent (authorized)

[3] A method for efficiently evaluating the performance index of powder activated carbon to adsorb organic matter, Invention patent (authorized)

[4] A control method and system for precise allocation of sewage between municipal sewage plants, invention patent (authorized)

[5] An enhanced sludge reflux coagulation treatment system and method based on automatic control, Invention patent (authorized)

[6] Powder activated carbon composite regeneration method coupled with low temperature thermal regeneration and solvent regeneration - ultrasonic/persulfate regeneration, invention patent (authorized)

[7] A liquid in-situ regeneration method of powder activated carbon based on vacuum ultraviolet/chlorine/ultrasonic coupling. Invention patent (authorized)

[8] A low temperature thermal - liquid phase in-situ regeneration method of powdered activated carbon based on the coupling effect of continuous frequency ultrasonic/ozone solution, invention patent (authorized)

[9] A preparation method of iron-doped graphite phase carbon nitrode/graphene multifunctional nanocomposites, Invention patent (authorized)

[10] A multifunctional coupling PAC/Bi2O3-TiO2 composite material preparation method, invention patent (authorized)