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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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149 works between 2008 and 2026

81 - 100 of 149 works

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

2021

Journal Article

Testosterone amendment alters metabolite profiles of the soil microbial community

Ding, Jing, Sun, Hongwei, Liang, Aiping, Liu, Jin, Song, Lehui, Lv, Min and Zhu, Dong (2021). Testosterone amendment alters metabolite profiles of the soil microbial community. Environmental Pollution, 272 115928, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115928

Testosterone amendment alters metabolite profiles of the soil microbial community

2021

Journal Article

Effect of free ammonia on nitrogen removal and extracellular polymeric substances in the suspended activated sludge system

Cai, Chenjian, Wu, Changfeng, Yang, Hao, Chen, Tongsheng and Sun, Hongwei (2021). Effect of free ammonia on nitrogen removal and extracellular polymeric substances in the suspended activated sludge system. Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 43 (1), 184-192. doi: 10.11835/j.issn.2096-6717.2020.087

Effect of free ammonia on nitrogen removal and extracellular polymeric substances in the suspended activated sludge system

2021

Journal Article

Free ammonia affects the nitrification performance and nitrifying community structure in the suspended activated system

Jiang, Tingting, Wang, Guangjie, Yang, Hao, Wu, Changfeng, Sun, Hongwei and Chen, Tongsheng (2021). Free ammonia affects the nitrification performance and nitrifying community structure in the suspended activated system. Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 43 (1), 193-202. doi: 10.11835/j.issn.2096-6717.2020.168

Free ammonia affects the nitrification performance and nitrifying community structure in the suspended activated system

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

Inactivation kinetics of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria by free nitrous acid

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

Robust nitritation sustained by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

2020

Journal Article

Electronic acceptor denitrifying polyphosphorous PAOs-GAOs competition and N2O emission characteristics in bioreactor

Gong, Youkui, Wang, Yibing and Sun, Hongwei (2020). Electronic acceptor denitrifying polyphosphorous PAOs-GAOs competition and N2O emission characteristics in bioreactor. Transactions of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering, 36 (23), 241-249. doi: 10.11975/j.issn.1002-6819.2020.23.028

Electronic acceptor denitrifying polyphosphorous PAOs-GAOs competition and N2O emission characteristics in bioreactor

2020

Journal Article

Responses of microbial structures, functions, metabolic pathways and community interactions to different C/N ratios in aerobic nitrification

Sun, Hongwei, Shi, Wenyan, Cai, Chenjian, Ge, Shijian, Ma, Bin, Li, Xiaoqiang and Ding, Jing (2020). Responses of microbial structures, functions, metabolic pathways and community interactions to different C/N ratios in aerobic nitrification. Bioresource Technology, 311 123422, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123422

Responses of microbial structures, functions, metabolic pathways and community interactions to different C/N ratios in aerobic nitrification

2020

Journal Article

Analysis of the effect of temperature on the microbial flora structure during the nitrite oxidation process using 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing

Hou, Xiao-Wei, Niu, Yong-Jian, Li, Wei-Wei, Wang, Guang-Jie and Sun, Hong-Wei (2020). Analysis of the effect of temperature on the microbial flora structure during the nitrite oxidation process using 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing. Environmental Science, 41 (8), 3773-3780. doi: 10.13227/j.hjkx.201910220

Analysis of the effect of temperature on the microbial flora structure during the nitrite oxidation process using 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing

2020

Journal Article

Effect of temperatures and alternating anoxic/oxic sequencing batch reactor (SBR) operating modes on extracellular polymeric substances in activated sludge

Sun, Hongwei, Chen, Jixue, Liu, Chunyu, Li, Xiaoqiang, Cai, Chenjian, Zhao, Huanan and Wang, Guangjie (2020). Effect of temperatures and alternating anoxic/oxic sequencing batch reactor (SBR) operating modes on extracellular polymeric substances in activated sludge. Water Science and Technology, 82 (1), 120-130. doi: 10.2166/wst.2020.336

Effect of temperatures and alternating anoxic/oxic sequencing batch reactor (SBR) operating modes on extracellular polymeric substances in activated sludge

2020

Journal Article

Dynamic effect of C/N on microbial structure in SBR's biological nitrification process

Ning, Gao-Yang, Niu, Yong-Jian, Li, Wei-Wei, Yang, Hao and Sun, Hong-Wei (2020). Dynamic effect of C/N on microbial structure in SBR's biological nitrification process. China Environmental Science, 40 (5), 2053-2061.

Dynamic effect of C/N on microbial structure in SBR's biological nitrification process

2020

Journal Article

Effects of pH on the kinetics of NOB and functional genes pH

Zhang, Xin, Wu, Chang-Feng, Yu, Xue, Lü, Hui, Chen, Tong-Sheng and Sun, Hong-Wei (2020). Effects of pH on the kinetics of NOB and functional genes pH. China Environmental Science, 40 (4), 1537-1544.

Effects of pH on the kinetics of NOB and functional genes pH

2019

Journal Article

Effect of temperature on the activity kinetics of nitrobacter

Yu, Xue, Sun, Hong-Wei, Li, Wei-Wei, Qi, Guo-Ping, Ma, Juan, Cheng, Yong-Zhi and Lü, Xin-Tao (2019). Effect of temperature on the activity kinetics of nitrobacter. Environmental Science, 40 (3), 1426-1430. doi: 10.13227/j.hjkx.201808261

Effect of temperature on the activity kinetics of nitrobacter

Funding

Current funding

  • 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

Past funding

  • 2025 - 2026
    Carbon capture and storage using urban wastes
    Research Donation Generic
    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: Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Recycling scrap iron for integrated urban wastewater management

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: 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

    Effects of Surface Wetness on Sewer Crown Concrete Corrosion and Its Control Strategy

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Shihu Hu

  • Master Philosophy

    Enhancing domestic wastewater management through iron-salts dosing

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Shihu Hu

Completed supervision

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