Dr Zhetai Hu
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Zhetai Hu

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  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

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141 works between 2008 and 2026
All (141) Journal Article (136) Other Outputs (1) Conference Publication (3) Book Chapter (1)

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2026

Journal Article

Short-chain PFAS in coastal sediments: PFBS-driven antimicrobial resistance and pathogen risks

Sun, Hongwei, Hu, Jing, Wang, Baoyan, Wang, Guorong, Liu, Yucan, Yang, Xiaoyong, Wang, Gang, Zhang, Yanxiang, Ding, Jing, Lv, Xintao, Qu, Zhiming and Zhang, Shujun (2026). Short-chain PFAS in coastal sediments: PFBS-driven antimicrobial resistance and pathogen risks. Water Research, 288 124579, 288. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.124579

Short-chain PFAS in coastal sediments: PFBS-driven antimicrobial resistance and pathogen risks

2025

Journal Article

Effect of Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid On Microbial Community and Functional Enzyme of Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Sediment

Liu, Yucan, Wang, Baoyan, Hu, Jing, Sun, Hongwei, Lv, Xintao, Qu, Zhiming, Yang, Xiaoyong, Wang, Gang, Zhang, Yanxiang and Zhang, Shujun (2025). Effect of Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid On Microbial Community and Functional Enzyme of Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Sediment. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 236 (12) 760. doi: 10.1007/s11270-025-08433-w

Effect of Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid On Microbial Community and Functional Enzyme of Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Sediment

2025

Journal Article

Activation of peroxymonosulfate by magnesium−modified biochar for the degradation of imidacloprid: Effectiveness and mechanisms

Ji, Xianguo, Lin, Hao, Zhang, Yan, Lu, Jianbo, Zhang, Yanxiang, Sun, Hongwei, Wang, Gang, Yang, Xiaoyong, Li, Wei, Duan, Jinming and Liu, Yucan (2025). Activation of peroxymonosulfate by magnesium−modified biochar for the degradation of imidacloprid: Effectiveness and mechanisms. Chemical Engineering Journal, 524 169498, 524. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.169498

Activation of peroxymonosulfate by magnesium−modified biochar for the degradation of imidacloprid: Effectiveness and mechanisms

2025

Journal Article

Enhancing mainstream anaerobic wastewater treatment through electrogenerated iron carbonate

Yuan, Ruoyao, Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Tao, Zheng, Min and Batstone, Damien J. (2025). Enhancing mainstream anaerobic wastewater treatment through electrogenerated iron carbonate. Environmental Science and Technology, 59 (46), 25056-25065. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5c08116

Enhancing mainstream anaerobic wastewater treatment through electrogenerated iron carbonate

2025

Journal Article

Environmental safety evaluation of organic fertilizer produced from spiramycin fermentation residue via thermally activated persulfate integrated with aerobic composting: Effects on antibiotic resistance genes, microbial communities, and soil quality

Shu, Quancheng, Sun, Jinzhi, Li, Hui, Gong, Picheng, Sun, Hongwei, Yang, Xiaoyong, Ding, Jing, Liu, Yucan, Zhang, Yanxiang, Lan, Lijuan, Dai, Xiaohu, Liu, Huiling and Wang, Gang (2025). Environmental safety evaluation of organic fertilizer produced from spiramycin fermentation residue via thermally activated persulfate integrated with aerobic composting: Effects on antibiotic resistance genes, microbial communities, and soil quality. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 40 104596. doi: 10.1016/j.eti.2025.104596

Environmental safety evaluation of organic fertilizer produced from spiramycin fermentation residue via thermally activated persulfate integrated with aerobic composting: Effects on antibiotic resistance genes, microbial communities, and soil quality

2025

Journal Article

Integrated approach for waste activated sludge stabilization under ultra-short solids retention time

Lu, Xi, Cen, Xiaotong, Zuo, Zhiqiang, Duan, Haoran, Wang, Zhiyao, Hu, Zhetai, Zan, Feixiang and Zheng, Min (2025). Integrated approach for waste activated sludge stabilization under ultra-short solids retention time. Bioresource Technology, 434 132828, 132828. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2025.132828

Integrated approach for waste activated sludge stabilization under ultra-short solids retention time

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

Characterization of acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing Nitrosospira bacteria suggests wide implementation of the acidic nitritation process

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

Upgrading waste activated sludge into valuable biosolids via an integrated biochemical approach

2025

Journal Article

Rapid enrichment of Ca. Nitrospira inopinata using anammox and kanamycin: a path toward sustainable nitrification

Sun, Hongwei, Li, Xiaoli, Lv, Xintao, Qu, Zhiming, Yang, Xiaoyong, Wang, Gang, Zhang, Yanxiang, Liu, Yucan and Zhang, Shujun (2025). Rapid enrichment of Ca. Nitrospira inopinata using anammox and kanamycin: a path toward sustainable nitrification. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 19 (7) 99, 7. doi: 10.1007/s11783-025-2019-2

Rapid enrichment of Ca. Nitrospira inopinata using anammox and kanamycin: a path toward sustainable nitrification

2025

Journal Article

Metagenomics analysis unraveled the dynamics of microbial community and antibiotic resistance genes during the composting of spiramycin fermentation residue following acidic hydrothermal treatment

Shu, Quancheng, Sun, Jinzhi, Yang, Xiaoyong, Liu, Yucan, Ding, Jing, Zhang, Yanxiang, Lan, Lijuan, Gong, Picheng, Sun, Hongwei and Wang, Gang (2025). Metagenomics analysis unraveled the dynamics of microbial community and antibiotic resistance genes during the composting of spiramycin fermentation residue following acidic hydrothermal treatment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 507 145561, 507. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145561

Metagenomics analysis unraveled the dynamics of microbial community and antibiotic resistance genes during the composting of spiramycin fermentation residue following acidic hydrothermal treatment

2025

Journal Article

Integrated application of nanoscale zero-valent iron for sulfide and methane control in sewers and improved wastewater treatment

Cen, Xiaotong, Hu, Zhetai, Yu, Zhigang, Huang, Xin, Zuo, Zhiqiang, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2025). Integrated application of nanoscale zero-valent iron for sulfide and methane control in sewers and improved wastewater treatment. Water Research, 276 123248, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123248

Integrated application of nanoscale zero-valent iron for sulfide and methane control in sewers and improved wastewater treatment

2025

Journal Article

Degradation efficiencies of selected organic pesticides in aqueous solution using various advanced oxidation techniques

Zhu, Yuliang, Liu, Yucan, Yu, Ke, Guo, Jinlin, Ji, Xianguo, Xu, Xinyi, Zhang, Yan, Wang, Yuxia, Duan, Jinming and Sun, Hongwei (2025). Degradation efficiencies of selected organic pesticides in aqueous solution using various advanced oxidation techniques. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 197 107048, 197. doi: 10.1016/j.psep.2025.107048

Degradation efficiencies of selected organic pesticides in aqueous solution using various advanced oxidation techniques

2025

Journal Article

Insights into the start-up of acidic nitritation using conventional activated sludge: Process dynamics, nitrifiers succession, and pilot-scale demonstration

Kong, Zheng, Wang, Zhiyao, Hu, Zhetai, Song, Yunqian, Xu, Dongdong, Li, Guanbin, Dwyer, Jason and Hu, Shihu (2025). Insights into the start-up of acidic nitritation using conventional activated sludge: Process dynamics, nitrifiers succession, and pilot-scale demonstration. Water Research, 275 123208, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123208

Insights into the start-up of acidic nitritation using conventional activated sludge: Process dynamics, nitrifiers succession, and pilot-scale demonstration

2025

Journal Article

Kanamycin promoted the enrichment of comammox Nitrospira from aerobic-activated sludge

Li, Xiaoli, Sun, Hongwei, Li, Zhitian, Yang, Xiaoyong, Wang, Gang, Zhang, Yanxiang and Liu, Yucan (2025). Kanamycin promoted the enrichment of comammox Nitrospira from aerobic-activated sludge. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 13 (2) 115900. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2025.115900

Kanamycin promoted the enrichment of comammox Nitrospira from aerobic-activated sludge

2025

Journal Article

Dynamics of soil resistome and bacterial composition following multi-year application of different antibiotic fermentation residues

Zhang, Yanxiang, Sun, Hongwei, Yang, Xiaoyong, Liu, Yucan, Liu, Huiling, Dai, Xiaohu, Zhang, Yu and Cao, Yi (2025). Dynamics of soil resistome and bacterial composition following multi-year application of different antibiotic fermentation residues. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 37 104010, 37. doi: 10.1016/j.eti.2024.104010

Dynamics of soil resistome and bacterial composition following multi-year application of different antibiotic fermentation residues

2025

Journal Article

Effect of silver nanoparticles on biological nitrogen removal in sequential batch wastewater treatment process: Microbial communities, functional genes, and interactions

Zhu, Yuliang, Zhang, Hui, Sun, Hongwei, Zhang, Yan, Yang, Lei, Liu, Chengbin, Yang, Xinyi and Liu, Yucan (2025). Effect of silver nanoparticles on biological nitrogen removal in sequential batch wastewater treatment process: Microbial communities, functional genes, and interactions. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 70 107114. doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107114

Effect of silver nanoparticles on biological nitrogen removal in sequential batch wastewater treatment process: Microbial communities, functional genes, and interactions

2025

Journal Article

Effectiveness of Different Organic Solvent Additions to Water Samples for Reducing the Adsorption Effects of Organic Pesticides Using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Liu, Yucan, Xu, Xinyi, Wang, Ying, Zhang, Yan, Lu, Jianbo, Liu, Chengbin, Duan, Jinming and Sun, Hongwei (2025). Effectiveness of Different Organic Solvent Additions to Water Samples for Reducing the Adsorption Effects of Organic Pesticides Using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Molecules, 30 (1) 200. doi: 10.3390/molecules30010200

Effectiveness of Different Organic Solvent Additions to Water Samples for Reducing the Adsorption Effects of Organic Pesticides Using Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry

2025

Journal Article

Integrated urban wastewater management through on-site generation and application of ferrous carbonate

Cen, Xiaotong, Hu, Zhetai, Huang, Xin, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2025). Integrated urban wastewater management through on-site generation and application of ferrous carbonate. Water Research, 268 (B) 122732, 122732. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.122732

Integrated urban wastewater management through on-site generation and application of ferrous carbonate

2024

Journal Article

An overlooked nanofluids effect from Fe3O4 nanoparticles enhances mass transfer in anammox granular sludge

Xu, Dongdong, Ding, Aqiang, Yu, Yang, Zheng, Ping, Zhang, Meng and Hu, Zhetai (2024). An overlooked nanofluids effect from Fe3O4 nanoparticles enhances mass transfer in anammox granular sludge. Water Research X, 25 100260, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2024.100260

An overlooked nanofluids effect from Fe3O4 nanoparticles enhances mass transfer in anammox granular sludge

2024

Journal Article

Characteristics of acidic hydrothermal treatment for disintegration of spiramycin fermentation residue and degradation of residual antibiotics

Wang, Gang, Shu, Quancheng, Sun, Jinzhi, Liu, Yucan, Yang, Xiaoyong, Lin, Hao, Ding, Jing, Zhang, Yanxiang, Lan, Lijuan and Sun, Hongwei (2024). Characteristics of acidic hydrothermal treatment for disintegration of spiramycin fermentation residue and degradation of residual antibiotics. Bioresource Technology, 409 131234. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131234

Characteristics of acidic hydrothermal treatment for disintegration of spiramycin fermentation residue and degradation of residual antibiotics

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Carbon capture and storage using urban wastes
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2025 - 2026
    Transforming the costly sludge into a safe product
    Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2023 - 2026
    Resilient and sustainable supply chain of water treatment chemicals
    Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Zhetai Hu is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Recycling scrap iron for integrated urban wastewater management

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Revolutionizing wastewater treatment through the iron cycle

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Master Philosophy

    Enhancing domestic wastewater management through iron-salts dosing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zhiyao Wang, Associate Professor Shihu Hu

Completed supervision

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