Overview
Background
Biography:
Dr. Haoran Duan is a Senior Research Fellow, and an ARC Industry Fellow at Australian Centre of Water and Environmental Biotechnology (ACWEB, formerly AWMC), and School of Chemical Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. in 2019 at Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC) and then worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Chemical Engineering (UQ) til June 2021. His research focuses on carbon and energy efficient wastewater treatment technologies, greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment processes, and excess sludge management. He has published >50 fully refereed journal papers with citations > 2,100, and received Environmental Science & Technology Best Papers award (2018). He is an editor (comm) of Water Research X. He serves in the editorial board of Frontiers of Environmental Science Engineering. He is a member of the International Water Association (IWA), Australia Water Association (AWA), and Engineers Australia (EA). He is a reviewer for more than 20 international journals. Dr. Haoran Duan can supervise Ph.D/M.phil student.
Teaching and Learning:
- Lecturer in Industrial Wastewater & Solid Waste Management (CHEE4012)
- Lecturer in Process & Control System Synthesis (CHEE4060)
- Supervisor in Thesis project (CHEE4007/4027)
Availability
- Dr Haoran Duan is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2022
Journal Article
An integrated first principal and deep learning approach for modeling nitrous oxide emissions from wastewater treatment plants
Li, Kaili, Duan, Haoran, Liu, Linfeng, Qiu, Ruihong, van den Akker, Ben, Ni, Bing-Jie, Chen, Tong, Yin, Hongzhi, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2022). An integrated first principal and deep learning approach for modeling nitrous oxide emissions from wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (4) acs.est.1c05020, 2816-2826. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05020
Featured
2021
Journal Article
Insights into nitrous oxide mitigation strategies in wastewater treatment and challenges for wider implementation
Duan, Haoran, Zhao, Yingfen, Koch, Konrad, Wells, George F., Zheng, Min, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2021). Insights into nitrous oxide mitigation strategies in wastewater treatment and challenges for wider implementation. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (11) acs.est.1c00840, 7208-7224. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00840
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2020
Journal Article
Mitigating nitrous oxide emissions at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant
Duan, Haoran, Akker, Ben van den, Thwaites, Benjamin J., Peng, Lai, Herman, Caroline, Pan, Yuting, Ni, Bing-Jie, Watt, Shane, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2020). Mitigating nitrous oxide emissions at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant. Water Research, 185 116196, 116196. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116196
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2020
Journal Article
Improving wastewater management using free nitrous acid (FNA)
Duan, Haoran, Gao, Shuhong, Li, Xuan, Ab Hamid, Nur Hafizah, Jiang, Guangming, Zheng, Min, Bai, Xue, Bond, Philip L., Lu, Xuanyu, Chislett, Mariella M., Hu, Shihu, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2020). Improving wastewater management using free nitrous acid (FNA). Water Research, 171 115382, 115382. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115382
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2019
Journal Article
Nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) contained in influent deteriorate mainstream NOB suppression by sidestream inactivation
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Wang, Qilin, Zheng, Min, Lu, Xuanyu, Wang, Zhiyao and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) contained in influent deteriorate mainstream NOB suppression by sidestream inactivation. Water Research, 162, 331-338. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.07.002
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2019
Journal Article
Overcoming nitrite oxidizing bacteria adaptation through alternating sludge treatment with free nitrous acid and free ammonia
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Lu, Xuanyu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Overcoming nitrite oxidizing bacteria adaptation through alternating sludge treatment with free nitrous acid and free ammonia. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (4) acs.est.8b06148, 1937-1946. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06148
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2019
Journal Article
Self-sustained nitrite accumulation at low pH greatly enhances volatile solids destruction and nitrogen removal in aerobic sludge digestion
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Lu, Xuanyu, Batstone, Damien J. and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Self-sustained nitrite accumulation at low pH greatly enhances volatile solids destruction and nitrogen removal in aerobic sludge digestion. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (3) acs.est.8b04498, 1225-1234. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04498
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2017
Journal Article
Quantifying nitrous oxide production pathways in wastewater treatment systems using isotope technology – a critical review
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Erler, Dirk, Ni, Bing-Jie and Yuan, Zhiguo (2017). Quantifying nitrous oxide production pathways in wastewater treatment systems using isotope technology – a critical review. Water Research, 122, 96-113. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.054
2026
Journal Article
Adaptation and Resistance of Nitrifiers to Harsh Engineered Conditions during Partial Nitritation
Hu, Zhetai, Shao, Bo, Cen, Xiaotong, Duan, Haoran, Su, Zicheng, He, Di, Hu, Shihu, Ye, Liu and Zheng, Min (2026). Adaptation and Resistance of Nitrifiers to Harsh Engineered Conditions during Partial Nitritation. Environmental Science & Technology. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c07144
2026
Book Chapter
Designs of monitoring locations and case studies
Aucote, Sarah, Clos, Ilda, de Heer, Floris, Domingo-Felez, Carlos, Duan, Haoran, Duong, John, Filali, Ahlem, Gruber, Wenzel, Guérin-Rechdaoui, Sabrina, Hume, David, Idriss, Clare, Kraemer, Jeremy, Krimou, Rania, Li, Pui Tan, Lucas, Rhodri, Maka, Sela, McConnell, Ruth, McGibbon, Kenneth, Mukherjee, Niloshree, Oberoi, Sanjeev, Owen, Liam, Pharand, Lizanne, Poinapen, Johann, Reeve, Petra, Russell, Ellie, Seshan, Siddharth, Stoyanova, Magi, van de Grootevheen, Frank, van Voorthuizen, Ellen ... Khan, Wakib (2026). Designs of monitoring locations and case studies. A Practical Protocol to Monitor and Quantify Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions. (pp. 57-126) IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781789065589_0057
2026
Journal Article
Integrating comammox into anammox-dominated one-stage mainstream partial nitrification/anammox: nitrifier niche regulation and nitrite partitioning
Luo, Yanjin, Duan, Haoran, Zheng, Min, Wei, Wei, Chen, Xueming and Ni, Bing-Jie (2026). Integrating comammox into anammox-dominated one-stage mainstream partial nitrification/anammox: nitrifier niche regulation and nitrite partitioning. Water Research, 304 126374, 126374. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2026.126374
2026
Book Chapter
Introduction
Domingo-Felez, Carlos, Duan, Haoran, Gruber, Wenzel and Ye, Liu (2026). Introduction. A Practical Protocol to Monitor and Quantify Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions. (pp. 1-8) IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781789065589_0001
2026
Book Chapter
Dissolved N2O-based quantification methodology
Wang, Shuting, Andersen, Mikkel Holmen, Valverde-Pérez, Borja and Duan, Haoran (2026). Dissolved N2O-based quantification methodology. A Practical Protocol to Monitor and Quantify Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions. (pp. 41-56) IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781789065589_0041
2026
Book Chapter
Limitations and recommendations
Domingo-Felez, Carlos, Duan, Haoran, Gruber, Wenzel and Ye, Liu (2026). Limitations and recommendations. A Practical Protocol to Monitor and Quantify Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions. (pp. 219-226) IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781789065589_0219
2026
Book Chapter
Quantification for surface aerator systems
Bellandi, Giacomo, Wang, Shuting, Andersen, Mikkel Holmen, Duan, Haoran and Domingo-Felez, Carlos (2026). Quantification for surface aerator systems. A Practical Protocol to Monitor and Quantify Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions. (pp. 147-164) IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781789065589_0147
2026
Journal Article
Knowledge-based feature selection substantially enhances data-driven wastewater treatment modeling
Gu, Senyuan, Wang, Shuting, Qiu, Ruihong, Li, Kaili, Manjeet Singh, Jaswinder, Zhang, Jue, Ni, Bing-Jie, Waite, T. David, Ye, Liu and Duan, Haoran (2026). Knowledge-based feature selection substantially enhances data-driven wastewater treatment modeling. Environmental Science and Technology, 60 (28), 19882-19894. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6c04963
2026
Journal Article
WaterRAG: a multiagent retrieval-augmented generation framework to support water industry transitions to net-zero
Zhai, Mudi, Zeng, Qingyun, Qiu, Ruihong, Li, Jiaying, Zhu, Qixiang, Waite, T. David, Ni, Bing-Jie and Duan, Haoran (2026). WaterRAG: a multiagent retrieval-augmented generation framework to support water industry transitions to net-zero. Environmental Science and Technology, 60 (15), 11529-11541. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c15806
2026
Journal Article
Micro- and nanoplastics facilitate the propagation of antimicrobial resistance in mixed microbial consortia
Zhen, Jianyuan, Wei, Wei, Duan, Haoran, Hou, Yanan, Chen, Xueming, Liu, Yiwen, Ni, Shou-Qing and Ni, Bing-Jie (2026). Micro- and nanoplastics facilitate the propagation of antimicrobial resistance in mixed microbial consortia. Cell reports, 45 (2) 116946. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.116946
2026
Journal Article
The impact of turbulence induced by spur dikes on the spatial carbon metabolism patterns of epilithic biofilms
Lu, Zhuoyin, Niu, Shuhui, Zeng, Jiaxing, Wang, Longwei, Zhu, Dantong, Cheng, Xiangju, Huang, Dong, Zhang, Jin and Duan, Haoran (2026). The impact of turbulence induced by spur dikes on the spatial carbon metabolism patterns of epilithic biofilms. Journal of Cleaner Production, 541 147518, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.147518
2026
Journal Article
Rapid waste activated sludge reduction and stabilization via a biofilm-based acidic aerobic digestion process
Lu, Xi, Wang, Zhiyao, Kong, Zheng, Duan, Haoran, Zuo, Zhiqiang, Hu, Zhetai, Zheng, Min, Batstone, Damien J. and Hu, Shihu (2026). Rapid waste activated sludge reduction and stabilization via a biofilm-based acidic aerobic digestion process. Environmental Science and Technology, 60 (4), 3352-3363. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c08428
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Mesophilic waste activated sludge anaerobic digestion intensification associated with biofilm and pretreatment
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Paul Jensen, Professor Shihu Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Climate smart biological wastewater treatment processes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liu Ye
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding and Mitigating Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Pilot-scale Hybrid Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liu Ye
Completed supervision
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2026
Doctor Philosophy
Improving the Accuracy to Quantify Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Wastewater Treatment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liu Ye
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater system in the data era
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hongzhi Yin, Professor Liu Ye
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Molecular mechanisms of haloalkaliphilic bacteria in carbohydrate metabolism under extremely alkaline and saline conditions
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Longbin Huang, Dr Fang You
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding nitrous oxide generation from novel partial nitrification systems for sustainable wastewater treatment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan, Professor Liu Ye
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2022
Master Philosophy
Carbon Footprint Analysis of Urban Wastewater Treatment Processes and Nitrous Oxide Emission From Aerobic Digestion
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liu Ye
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Chemical pre-treatment for enhanced anaerobic digestion of wastewater sludge
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan, Professor Shihu Hu
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