Overview
Availability
- Dr Zhetai Hu is:
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Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Upgrading waste activated sludge into valuable biosolids via an integrated biochemical approach
Lu, Xi, Wang, Zhiyao, Kong, Zheng, Duan, Haoran, Zuo, Zhiqiang, Hu, Zhetai, Zheng, Min and Hu, Shihu (2025). Upgrading waste activated sludge into valuable biosolids via an integrated biochemical approach. Water Research X, 28 100325, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2025.100325
2025
Journal Article
Characterization of acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosospira bacteria suggests wide implementation of the acidic nitritation process
Hu, Zhetai, Cen, Xiaotong, Wang, Zhiyao and Zheng, Min (2025). Characterization of acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosospira bacteria suggests wide implementation of the acidic nitritation process. Water Research X, 28 100317, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2025.100317
2024
Book Chapter
Novel anammox-based biological nitrogen removal process for high-strength industry wastewater treatment
Hu, Zhetai and Hu, Shihu (2024). Novel anammox-based biological nitrogen removal process for high-strength industry wastewater treatment. Trends in biological processes in industrial wastewater treatment. (pp. 14.1-14.17) edited by Maulin P. Shah. Bristol, United Kingdom: IOP Publishing. doi: 10.1088/978-0-7503-5678-7ch14
2023
Journal Article
Adaptation of anammox process for nitrogen removal from acidic nitritation effluent in a low pH moving bed biofilm reactor
Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Tao, Su, Zicheng, Zhao, Jing, Guo, Jianhua, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Adaptation of anammox process for nitrogen removal from acidic nitritation effluent in a low pH moving bed biofilm reactor. Water Research, 243 120370, 120370. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120370
2023
Journal Article
Impact of electrochemically generated iron on the performance of an anaerobic wastewater treatment process
Hu, Zhetai, Hu, Shihu, Hong, Pei-Ying, Zhang, Xueqin, Prodanovic, Veljko, Zhang, Kefeng, Ye, Liu, Deletic, Ana, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Impact of electrochemically generated iron on the performance of an anaerobic wastewater treatment process. Science of the Total Environment, 875 162628, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162628
2023
Journal Article
One-year stable pilot-scale operation demonstrates high flexibility of mainstream anammox application
Zheng, Min, Li, Huijuan, Duan, Haoran, Liu, Tao, Wang, Zhiyao, Zhao, Jing, Hu, Zhetai, Watts, Shane, Meng, Jia, Liu, Peng, Rattier, Maxime, Larsen, Eloise, Guo, Jianhua, Dwyer, Jason, Akker, Ben Van Den, Lloyd, James, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2023). One-year stable pilot-scale operation demonstrates high flexibility of mainstream anammox application. Water Research X, 19 100166, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100166
2023
Journal Article
Novel use of a ferric salt to enhance mainstream nitrogen removal from anaerobically pretreated wastewater
Hu, Zhetai, Hu, Shihu, Ye, Liu, Duan, Haoran, Wu, Ziping, Hong, Pei-Ying, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Novel use of a ferric salt to enhance mainstream nitrogen removal from anaerobically pretreated wastewater. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (16), 6712-6722. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08325
2023
Journal Article
Toward energy neutrality: novel wastewater treatment incorporating acidophilic ammonia oxidation
Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Tao, Wang, Zhiyao, Meng, Jia and Zheng, Min (2023). Toward energy neutrality: novel wastewater treatment incorporating acidophilic ammonia oxidation. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (11), 4522-4532. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06444
2023
Other Outputs
Versatile uses of iron in the urban wastewater system
Hu, Zhetai (2023). Versatile uses of iron in the urban wastewater system. PhD Thesis, Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/7fb515f
2023
Journal Article
An integrated approach to vivianite recovery from waste activated sludge
Hu, Zhetai, Li, Weiwei, Duan, Haoran, Huang, Xin, Meng, Jia, Yang, Liangzhen and Zheng, Min (2023). An integrated approach to vivianite recovery from waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology, 371 128608, 128608. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128608
2023
Journal Article
Ammonium concentration determines oxygen penetration depth to impact the suppression of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria inside partial nitritation and anammox biofilms
Zhao, Jing, Liu, Tao, Meng, Jia, Hu, Zhetai, Lu, Xuanyu, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Ammonium concentration determines oxygen penetration depth to impact the suppression of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria inside partial nitritation and anammox biofilms. Chemical Engineering Journal, 455 140738, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.140738
2022
Journal Article
Characterizing and comparing microbial community and biofilm structure in three nitrifying moving bed biofilm reactors
Zhao, Jing, Ni, Gaofeng, Piculell, Maria, Li, Jie, Hu, Zhetai, Wang, Zhiyao, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo, Zheng, Min and Hu, Shihu (2022). Characterizing and comparing microbial community and biofilm structure in three nitrifying moving bed biofilm reactors. Journal of Environmental Management, 320 115883, 115883. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115883
2022
Journal Article
Electrochemical iron production to enhance anaerobic membrane treatment of wastewater
Hu, Zhetai, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu, Hong, Pei-Ying, Zhang, Xueqing, Prodanovic, Veljko, Zhang, Kefeng, Pikaar, Ilje, Ye, Liu, Deletic, Ana and Yuan, Zhiguo (2022). Electrochemical iron production to enhance anaerobic membrane treatment of wastewater. Water Research, 225 119202, 119202. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119202
2022
Journal Article
Determining factors for nitrite accumulation in an acidic nitrifying system: influent ammonium concentration, operational pH, and ammonia-oxidizing community
Meng, Jia, Hu, Zhetai, Wang, Zhiyao, Hu, Shihu, Liu, Yanchen, Guo, Hongguang, Li, Jianzheng, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2022). Determining factors for nitrite accumulation in an acidic nitrifying system: influent ammonium concentration, operational pH, and ammonia-oxidizing community. Environmental Science & Technology, 56 (16), 11578-11588. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07522
2021
Journal Article
Centralized iron-dosing into returned sludge brings multifaceted benefits to wastewater management
Hu, Zhetai, Duan, Haoran, Wang, Zhiyao, Zhao, Jing, Ye, Liu, Yuan, Zhiguo, Zheng, Min and Hu, Shihu (2021). Centralized iron-dosing into returned sludge brings multifaceted benefits to wastewater management. Water Research, 203 117536, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117536
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
Feasibility of methane bioconversion to methanol by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria
Zhang, Junji, Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Tao, Wang, Zhiyao, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2021). Feasibility of methane bioconversion to methanol by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Water Research, 197 117077, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117077
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
Inactivation kinetics of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria by free nitrous acid
Zheng, Min, Wang, Zhiyao, Meng, Jia, Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Yanchen, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2021). Inactivation kinetics of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria by free nitrous acid. Science of the Total Environment, 752 141876, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141876
2021
Journal Article
Robust nitritation sustained by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria
Wang, Zhiyao, Zheng, Min, Meng, Jia, Hu, Zhetai, Ni, Gaofeng, Guerrero Calderon, Angelica, Li, Huijuan, De Clippeleir, Haydee, Al-Omari, Ahmed, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Robust nitritation sustained by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (3) acs.est.0c05181, 2048-2056. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05181
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Fundamental understanding of a new microbial process of anaerobic ammonium oxidation coupled to Fe(III) reduction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Damien Batstone
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Master Philosophy
Upgrading biogas to biomethane electrochemically while producing iron salts for wastewater management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Quest for Polymer-electrolytes to Enable Interfacial Stability in Room-temperature Sodium-Sulfur Battery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Yusuke Yamauchi
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Doctor Philosophy
Quest for Polymer-electrolytes to Enable Interfacial Stability in Room-temperature Sodium-Sulfur Battery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Yusuke Yamauchi
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Doctor Philosophy
Integrated use of magnesium and iron chemicals in urban wastewater systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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Doctor Philosophy
Recycling scrap iron for integrated urban wastewater management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding of Ventilation-Based Drying for Sewer Corrosion Control
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jiuling Li, Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
Completed supervision
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