Overview
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- Dr Zhetai Hu is:
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Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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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
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
Effect of free ammonia on microbial community structure in biological nitrification process
Dong, Kun, Li, Yiran, Li, Xiaoqiang, Wang, Guangjie and Sun, Hongwei (2022). Effect of free ammonia on microbial community structure in biological nitrification process. Environmental Chemistry, 41 (8), 2742-2751. doi: 10.7524/j.issn.0254-6108.2021041102
2022
Journal Article
Simultaneous removal of Cr(VI) and Cu(II) from acid wastewater by electrocoagulation using sacrificial metal anodes
Lu, Jianbo, Fan, Ruiyan, Wu, Hanyang, Zhang, Wei, Li, Jie, Zhang, Xintong, Sun, Hongwei and Liu, Dongfang (2022). Simultaneous removal of Cr(VI) and Cu(II) from acid wastewater by electrocoagulation using sacrificial metal anodes. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 359 119276. doi: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119276
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
2022
Journal Article
Metabolic function analysis of nitrite oxidizing bacteria based on metagenomics 基于宏基因组学的亚硝酸盐氧化菌属的新陈代谢功能分析
Chang, Huanhuan, Yang, Xinyi, Yu, Xue, Li, Xiaoqiang, Wang, Guanjie and Sun, Hongwei (2022). Metabolic function analysis of nitrite oxidizing bacteria based on metagenomics 基于宏基因组学的亚硝酸盐氧化菌属的新陈代谢功能分析. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 16 (4), 1391-1399. doi: 10.12030/j.cjee.202104117
2022
Journal Article
Response of substrate kinetics and biological mechanisms to various pH constrains for cultured Nitrobacter and Nitrospira in nitrifying bioreactor
Sun, Hongwei, Zhang, Hui, Zhang, Feng, Yang, Hao, Lu, Jianbo, Ge, Shijian, Ding, Jing and Liu, Yucan (2022). Response of substrate kinetics and biological mechanisms to various pH constrains for cultured Nitrobacter and Nitrospira in nitrifying bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Management, 307 114499. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114499
2022
Journal Article
Effects of influent immigration and environmental factors on bacterial assembly of activated sludge microbial communities
Sun, Hongwei, Chang, Huanhuan, Tang, Wei, Zhang, Xingwei, Yang, Hao, Zhang, Feng and Zhang, Yanxiang (2022). Effects of influent immigration and environmental factors on bacterial assembly of activated sludge microbial communities. Environmental Research, 205 112426. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112426
2022
Journal Article
Investigation on the effect of temperature on the metabolism and function of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in the process of biological nitrification by 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing technology 利用16S rRNA高通量测序技术考察温度对生物脱氮硝化过程中亚硝酸盐氧化菌代谢功能的影响
Li, Yiran, Dong, Kun, Yu, Xue, Li, Xiaoqiang, Wang, Guanjie and Sun, Hongwei (2022). Investigation on the effect of temperature on the metabolism and function of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in the process of biological nitrification by 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing technology 利用16S rRNA高通量测序技术考察温度对生物脱氮硝化过程中亚硝酸盐氧化菌代谢功能的影响. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 16 (3), 980-988. doi: 10.12030/j.cjee.202104086
2022
Journal Article
Responses of nitrogen removal, extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs), and physicochemical properties of activated sludge to different free ammonia (FA) concentrations
Sun, Hongwei, Li, Yiran, Tang, Wei, Chang, Huanhuan, Chen, Cuizhong and Cai, Chenjian (2022). Responses of nitrogen removal, extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs), and physicochemical properties of activated sludge to different free ammonia (FA) concentrations. Water, 14 (4) 620. doi: 10.3390/w14040620
2021
Journal Article
The sorption of tebuconazole and linuron from an aqueous environment with a modified sludge-based biochar: effect, mechanisms, and its persistent free radicals study
Yang, Jingjie, Sun, Hongwei, Liu, Yucan, Wang, Xiaohan and Valizadeh, Kamran (2021). The sorption of tebuconazole and linuron from an aqueous environment with a modified sludge-based biochar: effect, mechanisms, and its persistent free radicals study. Journal of Chemistry, 2021 2912054, 1-15. doi: 10.1155/2021/2912054
2021
Conference Publication
Study on the characteristics of antibiotic resistance genes in different biological treatment systems
Zhang, Hui and Sun, Hongwei (2021). Study on the characteristics of antibiotic resistance genes in different biological treatment systems. 6th International Technical Conference on Frontiers of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering Technology, Sanya, China, 28-29 August 2021. Amsterdam, Netherlands: IOS Press. doi: 10.3233/ATDE210223
2021
Journal Article
Exposure to heavy metal and antibiotic enriches antibiotic resistant genes on the tire particles in soil
Ding, Jing, Zhu, Dong, Wang, Yang, Wang, Hongtao, Liang, Aiping, Sun, Hongwei, Chen, Qinglin, Lassen, Simon Bo, Lv, Min and Chen, Lingxin (2021). Exposure to heavy metal and antibiotic enriches antibiotic resistant genes on the tire particles in soil. Science of the Total Environment, 792 148417, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148417
2021
Journal Article
Tetrasphaera, rather than Candidatus Accumulibacter as performance indicator of free ammonia inhibition during the enhanced biological phosphorus removal processes
Sun, Hongwei, Zhang, Xin, Zhang, Feng, Yang, Hao, Lu, Jianbo, Ge, Shijian, Li, Xiaoqiang and Zhang, Wei (2021). Tetrasphaera, rather than Candidatus Accumulibacter as performance indicator of free ammonia inhibition during the enhanced biological phosphorus removal processes. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9 (5) 106219, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.106219
2021
Journal Article
Temperature affects the oxidation kinetics of co-cultured Nitrobacter winogradskyi and Nitrobacter hamburgensis in nitrite-oxidizing bioreactor
Sun, Hongwei, Zhang, Hui, Shi, Wenyan, Zhang, Peng, Yang, Hao, Liu, Yucan, Ge, Shijian and Zhang, Wei (2021). Temperature affects the oxidation kinetics of co-cultured Nitrobacter winogradskyi and Nitrobacter hamburgensis in nitrite-oxidizing bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 9 (5) 106262, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.106262
Supervision
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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
Effects of Surface Wetness on Sewer Crown Concrete Corrosion and Its Control Strategy
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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