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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2021
Journal Article
Cobalt electrochemical recovery from lithium cobalt oxides in deep eutectic choline chloride + urea solvents
Wang, Hongmin, Li, Mengran, Garg, Sahil, Wu, Yuming, Idros, Mohamed Nazmi, Hocking, Rosalie, Duan, Haoran, Gao, Shuai, Yago, Anya Josefa, Zhuang, Linzhou and Rufford, Thomas Edward (2021). Cobalt electrochemical recovery from lithium cobalt oxides in deep eutectic choline chloride + urea solvents. ChemSusChem, 14 (14) cssc.202100954, 2972-2983. doi: 10.1002/cssc.202100954
2021
Journal Article
Unravelling adaptation of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in mainstream PN/A process: mechanisms and counter-strategies
Wang, Zhiyao, Zheng, Min, Hu, Zhetai, Duan, Haoran, De Clippeleir, Haydée, Al-Omari, Ahmed, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Unravelling adaptation of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in mainstream PN/A process: mechanisms and counter-strategies. Water Research, 200 117239, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117239
2021
Journal Article
Effects of pH, temperature, suspended solids, and biological activity on transformation of illicit drug and pharmaceutical biomarkers in sewers
Li, Jiaying, Gao, Jianfa, Zheng, Qiuda, Thai, Phong K., Duan, Haoran, Mueller, Jochen F., Yuan, Zhiguo and Jiang, Guangming (2021). Effects of pH, temperature, suspended solids, and biological activity on transformation of illicit drug and pharmaceutical biomarkers in sewers. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (13), 8771-8782. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01516
2021
Journal Article
An integrated strategy to enhance performance of anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge
Calderon, Angelica Guerrero, Duan, Haoran, Meng, Jia, Zhao, Jing, Song, Yarong, Yu, Wenbo, Hu, Zhetai, Xu, Kangning, Cheng, Xiang, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2021). An integrated strategy to enhance performance of anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. Water Research, 195 116977, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.116977
2021
Journal Article
Acidic aerobic digestion of anaerobically-digested sludge enabled by a novel ammonia-oxidizing bacterium
Wang, Zhiyao, Zheng, Min, Duan, Haoran, Ni, Gaofeng, Yu, Wenbo, Liu, Yanchen, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2021). Acidic aerobic digestion of anaerobically-digested sludge enabled by a novel ammonia-oxidizing bacterium. Water Research, 194 116962, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.116962
2021
Journal Article
Recovery of nitrous oxide from wastewater treatment: current status and perspectives
Duan, Haoran, Zhao, Yingfen, Koch, Konrad, Wells, George F., Weißbach, Max, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2021). Recovery of nitrous oxide from wastewater treatment: current status and perspectives. ACS ES&T Water, 1 (2), 240-250. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.0c00140
2021
Conference Publication
Zero- energy sewage treatment: carbon efficient sewage treatment and enhanced biogas recovery
Duan, Haoran, Watt, Shane, Meng, Jia, Liu, Peng, Dwyer, Jason, McPhee, Paul, Rattier, Maxime, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Zero- energy sewage treatment: carbon efficient sewage treatment and enhanced biogas recovery. Reimagining our Water Future: Ozwater 2021, Adelaide, SA Australia, 4-6 May 2021.
2021
Journal Article
Salinity effect on freshwater Anammox bacteria: ionic stress and ion composition
Lin, Limin, Pratt, Steven, Crick, Oliver, Xia, Jun, Duan, Haoran and Ye, Liu (2021). Salinity effect on freshwater Anammox bacteria: ionic stress and ion composition. Water Research, 188 116432, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116432
2020
Journal Article
Temperature variations shape niche occupation of nitrotoga-like bacteria in activated sludge
Liu, Yanchen, Li, Siqi, Ni, Gaofeng, Duan, Haoran, Huang, Xia, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2020). Temperature variations shape niche occupation of nitrotoga-like bacteria in activated sludge. ACS ES&T Water, 1 (1) acsestwater.0c00060, 167-174. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.0c00060
2020
Conference Publication
Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from a full-scale wastewater treatment plant
Duan, Haoran, Van den Akker, Ben, Thwaite, Ben, Peng, Lai, Pan, Yuting, Ni, Bing-jie, Watt, Shane, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2020). Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from a full-scale wastewater treatment plant. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 1-3 September 2020.
2020
Journal Article
Adaptation of nitrifying community in activated sludge to free ammonia inhibition and inactivation
Li, Siqi, Duan, Haoran, Zhang, Yizhen, Huang, Xia, Yuan, Zhiguo, Liu, Yanchen and Zheng, Min (2020). Adaptation of nitrifying community in activated sludge to free ammonia inhibition and inactivation. Science of The Total Environment, 728 138713, 138713. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138713
2020
Conference Publication
Achieving combined partial nitrification and biological phosphorus removal in a side-stream sludge treatment system
Lu, Xuanyu, Duan, Haoran, Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2020). Achieving combined partial nitrification and biological phosphorus removal in a side-stream sludge treatment system. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 8 - 12 June 2020. IWA.
2020
Journal Article
Free nitrous acid pre-treatment enhances anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge and rheological properties of digested sludge: a pilot-scale study
Meng, Jia, Duan, Haoran, Li, Huijuan, Watts, Shane, Liu, Peng, Shrestha, Sohan, Zheng, Min, Yu, Wenbo, Chen, Zhongwei, Song, Yarong, Dwyer, Jason, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2020). Free nitrous acid pre-treatment enhances anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge and rheological properties of digested sludge: a pilot-scale study. Water Research, 172 115515, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115515
2019
Journal Article
Effects of ultrasonic treatment on the ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) growth kinetics
Zheng, Min, Duan, Haoran, Dong, Qian, Ni, Bing-Jie, Hu, Shihu, Liu, Yanchen, Huang, Xia and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Effects of ultrasonic treatment on the ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) growth kinetics. Science of The Total Environment, 690, 629-635. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.435
2019
Conference Publication
Existence of NOB in raw wastewater and its effects on the stability of mainstream nitrite shunt
Duan, Haoran, Liu, Ye and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Existence of NOB in raw wastewater and its effects on the stability of mainstream nitrite shunt. 2019 Innovation Conference on Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Shanghai, China, 25-28 November 2019.
2019
Conference Publication
Achieving stable mainstream nitrite shunt: NOB adaptation solved
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Lu, Xuanyu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Achieving stable mainstream nitrite shunt: NOB adaptation solved. 16th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1-5 June 2019.
2019
Other Outputs
Controlling nitrite oxidizing bacteria using nitrogen released from sludge digestion
Duan, Haoran (2019). Controlling nitrite oxidizing bacteria using nitrogen released from sludge digestion. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.203
2019
Journal Article
Increasing capacity of an anaerobic sludge digester through FNA pre-treatment of thickened waste activated sludge
Zhang, Liguo, Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Liu, Lei, Batstone, Damien J. and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Increasing capacity of an anaerobic sludge digester through FNA pre-treatment of thickened waste activated sludge. Water Research, 149, 406-413. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.008
2018
Journal Article
Effects of free nitrous acid treatment conditions on the nitrite pathway performance in mainstream wastewater treatment
Duan, Haoran, Wang, Qilin, Erler, Dirk V., Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2018). Effects of free nitrous acid treatment conditions on the nitrite pathway performance in mainstream wastewater treatment. Science of the Total Environment, 644, 360-370. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.346
2018
Conference Publication
A novel operational strategy of aerobic sludge digester improving VS destruction and nitrogen removal
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Lu, Xuanyu, Batstone, Damien and Yuan, Zhiguo (2018). A novel operational strategy of aerobic sludge digester improving VS destruction and nitrogen removal. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 18-21 November 2018. IWA.
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Sustainable management of sewage sludge
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Paul Jensen, Associate 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
Quantification and reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from next generation wastewater treatment systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Liu Ye
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Doctor Philosophy
State of Knowledge and modeling of Scope 1 emissions from Sewage Treatment Plants
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shakil Ahmmed, Professor Liu Ye
Completed supervision
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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, Associate Professor Shihu Hu
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