Overview
Availability
- Dr Zhetai Hu is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2023
Journal Article
Enhanced disintegration mechanism of surplus activated sludge to improve dewatering by thermally activated persulfate oxidation under mild temperature
Wang, Gang, Shu, Quancheng, Zhu, Yuliang, Liu, Yucan, Yang, Xiaoyong, Wu, Daishun and Sun, Hongwei (2023). Enhanced disintegration mechanism of surplus activated sludge to improve dewatering by thermally activated persulfate oxidation under mild temperature. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (48), 106687-106697. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29873-z
2023
Journal Article
Insight into response characteristics and inhibition mechanisms of anammox granular sludge to polyethylene terephthalate microplastics exposure
Hong, Xiantao, Niu, Binxin, Sun, Hongwei and Zhou, Xin (2023). Insight into response characteristics and inhibition mechanisms of anammox granular sludge to polyethylene terephthalate microplastics exposure. Bioresource Technology, 385 129355. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129355
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
Adsorption characteristics and removal mechanism of malathion in water by high and low temperature calcium–modified water hyacinth–based biochar
Liu, Yucan, Ji, Xianguo, Gao, Zhonglu, Wang, Ying, Zhu, Yuliang, Zhang, Yan, Zhang, Yanxiang, Sun, Hongwei, Li, Wei and Duan, Jinming (2023). Adsorption characteristics and removal mechanism of malathion in water by high and low temperature calcium–modified water hyacinth–based biochar. Journal of Cleaner Production, 411 137258. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137258
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
Efficient adsorption of tebuconazole in aqueous solution by calcium modified water hyacinth-based biochar: adsorption kinetics, mechanism, and feasibility
Liu, Yucan, Gao, Zhonglu, Ji, Xianguo, Wang, Ying, Zhang, Yan, Sun, Hongwei, Li, Wei, Wang, Lide and Duan, Jinming (2023). Efficient adsorption of tebuconazole in aqueous solution by calcium modified water hyacinth-based biochar: adsorption kinetics, mechanism, and feasibility. Molecules, 28 (8) 3478. doi: 10.3390/molecules28083478
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
Removal performance and mechanism of emerging pollutant chloroquine phosphate from water by iron and magnesium co-modified rape straw biochar
Sun, Hongwei, He, Jinjin, Liu, Yucan, Ji, Xianguo, Wang, Gang, Yang, Xiaoyong and Zhang, Yanxiang (2023). Removal performance and mechanism of emerging pollutant chloroquine phosphate from water by iron and magnesium co-modified rape straw biochar. Molecules, 28 (8) 3290. doi: 10.3390/molecules28083290
2023
Journal Article
A stable Fe-Zn modified sludge-derived biochar for diuron removal: kinetics, isotherms, mechanism, and practical research
Liu, Yucan, Ji, Xianguo, Wang, Ying, Zhang, Yan, Zhang, Yanxiang, Li, Wei, Yuan, Jiang, Ma, Dong, Sun, Hongwei and Duan, Jinming (2023). A stable Fe-Zn modified sludge-derived biochar for diuron removal: kinetics, isotherms, mechanism, and practical research. Molecules, 28 (6) 2868. doi: 10.3390/molecules28062868
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
Effect of free nitrous acid on nitritation process: microbial community, inhibitory kinetics, and functional biomarker
Liu, Yucan, Zhu, Yuliang, Wu, Daishun, Wang, Zhaoyang, Wang, Yajun, Wang, Gang, Zhou, Xin and Sun, Hongwei (2023). Effect of free nitrous acid on nitritation process: microbial community, inhibitory kinetics, and functional biomarker. Bioresource Technology, 371 128595. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128595
2023
Journal Article
Deciphering the microbial community structures and functions of wastewater treatment at high-altitude area
Zhu, Yuliang, Liu, Yucan, Chang, Huanhuan, Yang, Hao, Zhang, Wei, Zhang, Yanxiang and Sun, Hongwei (2023). Deciphering the microbial community structures and functions of wastewater treatment at high-altitude area. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 11 1107633. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1107633
2023
Journal Article
Decontamination and ecological restoration performance of a bioretention cell-microbial fuel cell under multiple-antibiotics stress
Yan, Yuan, Wang, Yajun, Chen, Tianjing, Sun, Hongwei and Cai, Lijuan (2023). Decontamination and ecological restoration performance of a bioretention cell-microbial fuel cell under multiple-antibiotics stress. Applied Sciences, 13 (4) 2320. doi: 10.3390/app13042320
2023
Journal Article
Deciphering the antibiotic resistome and microbial community in municipal wastewater treatment plants at different elevations in eastern and western China
Sun, Hongwei, Zhang, Hui, Wu, Daishun, Ding, Jing, Niu, Yongjian, Jiang, Tingting, Yang, Xinyi and Liu, Yucan (2023). Deciphering the antibiotic resistome and microbial community in municipal wastewater treatment plants at different elevations in eastern and western China. Water Research, 229 119461. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119461
2023
Journal Article
Comparison of direct UV photolysis and advanced oxidation technologies in the degradation efficiencies and kinetics of six typical organic pesticides
Wang, Yuxia, Liu, Yucan, Zhang, Yan, Sun, Hongwei, Zhang, Yanxiang and Li, Wei (2023). Comparison of direct UV photolysis and advanced oxidation technologies in the degradation efficiencies and kinetics of six typical organic pesticides. Desalination and Water Treatment, 282, 189-211. doi: 10.5004/dwt.2023.29161
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
Influence of thermally activated peroxodisulfate pretreatment on gaseous emission, dissolved organic matter and maturity evolution during spiramycin fermentation residue composting
Sun, Jinzhi, Wang, Gang, Liu, Huiling, Zhang, Yanxiang, Sun, Hongwei and Dai, Xiaohu (2022). Influence of thermally activated peroxodisulfate pretreatment on gaseous emission, dissolved organic matter and maturity evolution during spiramycin fermentation residue composting. Bioresource Technology, 363 127964. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127964
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Enhancing domestic wastewater management through iron-salts dosing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Shihu Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Revolutionizing wastewater treatment through the iron cycle
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Shihu Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Application of iron salts for urban water system management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Shihu Hu
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Doctor Philosophy
Recycling scrap iron for integrated urban wastewater management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Shihu Hu
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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
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding of Ventilation-Based Drying for Sewer Corrosion Control
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Integrated use of chemicals in urban wastewater systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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