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Dr Zhetai Hu
Dr

Zhetai Hu

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Dr Zhetai Hu is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

Works

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141 works between 2008 and 2026

61 - 80 of 141 works

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

Simultaneous removal of Cr(VI) and Cu(II) from acid wastewater by electrocoagulation using sacrificial metal anodes

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

Determining factors for nitrite accumulation in an acidic nitrifying system: influent ammonium concentration, operational pH, and ammonia-oxidizing community

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

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

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

Response of substrate kinetics and biological mechanisms to various pH constrains for cultured Nitrobacter and Nitrospira in nitrifying bioreactor

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, 205. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112426

Effects of influent immigration and environmental factors on bacterial assembly of activated sludge microbial communities

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

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

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 (Switzerland), 14 (4) 620. doi: 10.3390/w14040620

Responses of Nitrogen Removal, Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPSs), and Physicochemical Properties of Activated Sludge to Different Free Ammonia (FA) Concentrations

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

The sorption of tebuconazole and linuron from an aqueous environment with a modified sludge-based biochar: effect, mechanisms, and its persistent free radicals study

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

Study on the characteristics of antibiotic resistance genes in different biological treatment systems

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

Exposure to heavy metal and antibiotic enriches antibiotic resistant genes on the tire particles in soil

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

Tetrasphaera, rather than Candidatus Accumulibacter as performance indicator of free ammonia inhibition during the enhanced biological phosphorus removal processes

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

Temperature affects the oxidation kinetics of co-cultured Nitrobacter winogradskyi and Nitrobacter hamburgensis in nitrite-oxidizing bioreactor

2021

Journal Article

Understanding the effect of free ammonia on microbial nitrification mechanisms in suspended activated sludge bioreactors

Sun, Hongwei, Jiang, Tingting, Zhang, Feng, Zhang, Peng, Zhang, Hui, Yang, Hao, Lu, Jianbo, Ge, Shijian, Ma, Bin, Ding, Jing and Zhang, Wei (2021). Understanding the effect of free ammonia on microbial nitrification mechanisms in suspended activated sludge bioreactors. Environmental Research, 200 111737, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111737

Understanding the effect of free ammonia on microbial nitrification mechanisms in suspended activated sludge bioreactors

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

Centralized iron-dosing into returned sludge brings multifaceted benefits to wastewater management

2021

Journal Article

The characteristics of SNDPR and N2O emission in anaerobic-oxygen limited SBR treating low C/N domestic sewage

Gong, Youkui, Luo, Peiyun and Sun, Hongwei (2021). The characteristics of SNDPR and N2O emission in anaerobic-oxygen limited SBR treating low C/N domestic sewage. CIESC Journal, 72 (8), 4381-4390. doi: 10.11949/0438-1157.20201916

The characteristics of SNDPR and N2O emission in anaerobic-oxygen limited SBR treating low C/N domestic sewage

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

Unravelling adaptation of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in mainstream PN/A process: mechanisms and counter-strategies

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

Feasibility of methane bioconversion to methanol by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

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

An integrated strategy to enhance performance of anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

2021

Journal Article

The competitive relationship between PAOs-GAOs and N2O emission in An/A/O-SBR under different NO3- cultivation

Gong, Youkui, Li, Meiling and Sun, Hongwei (2021). The competitive relationship between PAOs-GAOs and N2O emission in An/A/O-SBR under different NO3- cultivation. CIESC Journal, 72 (3), 1675-1683. doi: 10.11949/0438-1157.20200829

The competitive relationship between PAOs-GAOs and N2O emission in An/A/O-SBR under different NO3- cultivation

2021

Journal Article

Using three-dimensional fluorescence excitation–emission matrix spectroscopy with regional integration analysis to determine properties of extracellular polymeric substances in nitrifying sludge at different C/N ratios

Chen, Cuizhong, Sun, Hongwei, Liu, Hongguang, Li, Junfeng, Liu, Shengbao, Du, Keqing, Wang, Qiugang, Ren, Yucheng and Wei, Zhen (2021). Using three-dimensional fluorescence excitation–emission matrix spectroscopy with regional integration analysis to determine properties of extracellular polymeric substances in nitrifying sludge at different C/N ratios. Desalination and Water Treatment, 216, 170-178. doi: 10.5004/dwt.2021.26864

Using three-dimensional fluorescence excitation–emission matrix spectroscopy with regional integration analysis to determine properties of extracellular polymeric substances in nitrifying sludge at different C/N ratios

Funding

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

Supervision

Availability

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

  • 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

    Recycling scrap iron for integrated urban wastewater management

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

Completed supervision

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