Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
Honorary Professor

Zhiguo Yuan

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Background

Prof Yuan received his PhD degree in aeronautical engineering in 1992 from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. He changed research direction to wastewater management in 1994, when he took up a postdoctoral research fellow position at Ghent University, Belgium. He joined the Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC), renamed as the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology in July 2021, at The University of Queensland in 1998. He served as the AWMC Deputy Director 2001-2014, and then the AWMC/ACWEB Director in 2015 to July 2022. His research focuses on development of innovative solutions for urban water management and environmental biotechnology through effective integration of fundamental science and applied engineering. He won over $50M in government, industry and university research funding including many ARC Discovery, Linkage and Fellowship grants, mostly as the lead Chief Investigator. Prof Yuan was one of the founding members of the $117m Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities. He has published intensively both in specialised journals such as Water Research and Environmental Science and Technology, and multidisciplinary journals including Nature and Science. He is the founder of three biotechnology businesses namely SeweX, Cloevis and Lodomat, and his research has delivered documented savings of hundreds of millions of dollars to the Australian water industry. His research achievements and leadership have been recognized through major national and international awards including the 2015 ATSE Clunies Ross Award and the International Water Association (IWA) 2014 Global Project Innovation Award (Applied Research Category). Prof Yuan was named as one of Engineers Australia’s Top 100 Most Influential Engineers for 2015. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE), an IWA Distinguished Fellow, and was awarded the highly prestigious ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship in 2017. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in January 2019.

Availability

Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan is:
Not available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Environmental biotechnology Environmental engineering

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics

Research interests

  • Integrated Urban Water Management

    A whole-of-system approach to managing multiple water resources in an urban water cycle and multiple elements in an urban water system.

  • Digital water

    Descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive data analytics for proactive urban water management

  • Sustainable carbon bioeconomy

    Gas fermentation to convert organic wastes to carbon commodities

  • Corrosion and odour management in sewers systems

    Effective control of H2S production in sewer systems and minimise its effect on sewer corrosion and odour generation

  • Sludge management in wastewater treatment systems

    Innovative technologies for enhancing bioenergy recovery from wastewater and reducing sludge production

  • Greenhouse gas emissions from water and wastewater systems

    Fugitive greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater systems including CH4 emission in sewers, N2O emission from wastewater treatment processes and CH4 and N2O emissions from estuaries, dams and bays

  • Biological nutrient removal and recovery

    Innovative technologies and fundamental science for biological nitrogen and phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater

Research impacts

  • His research in sewer management has fundamentally changed practice of many Australian water utilities in corrosion and odour management in sewers. The documented savings to date for the water industry amounts to approximately $400 million, based on the testimonial letters provided by industry partners.
  • He has collaborated with almost all major water utilities in Australia through many ARC Industry Linkage projects as well as a large number of collaborative research projects.
  • He was a founding and Executive Committee member of the $117 million Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cites, with over 80 industry partners, and led the Future Technologies Program Leader.
  • Established SeweX, a consulting company under UniQuest Pty Ltd, in 2008. SeweX has undertaken over $3 million consulting work since 2009. Clients included both Australian water utilities and companies from overseas. SeweX has been recently licensed to Envirosuite, an ASX listed technology company.
  • Established Cloevis Pty Ltd, a spin-off company from my sewer research. The company has licenced its patented technology on biofilm removal from sewer pipes to USP Technologies (US).
  • His research on sludge treatment using free nitrous acid has led to the development of the patented Lodomat technology that substantially increases biogas production from wastewater sludge. The technology has recently attracted >$5M (+ >$4M in-kind) industry and government funding for pilot plant demonstrations.
  • His research has frequently attracted media attention, with many articles published in newspapers such as The Australian and The Courier Mail, the News Agency Websites (e.g. ABC, Xinhua Agency), and industry magazines, newsletters and websites. Five of his papers have Altmetric Attention Scores that are in the top 5% of the 6.4 million research outputs tracked.
  • He is an Editor of Water Research, a top journal in water science and technology.
  • He published over 500 papers in internationally leading journals (the full list and citation record: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1IPdGqkAAAAJ&hl=en)

Search Professor Zhiguo Yuan’s works on UQ eSpace

804 works between 1992 and 2025
All (804) Journal Article (621) Book Chapter (9) Conference Publication (169) Book (1) Other Outputs (4)

41 - 60 of 804 works

2023

Journal Article

Decoupling the simultaneous effects of NO2−, pH and free nitrous acid on N2O and NO production from enriched nitrifying activated sludge

Zhao, Yingfen, Duan, Haoran, Erler, Dirk, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2023). Decoupling the simultaneous effects of NO2−, pH and free nitrous acid on N2O and NO production from enriched nitrifying activated sludge. Water Research, 245 120609, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120609

Decoupling the simultaneous effects of NO2−, pH and free nitrous acid on N2O and NO production from enriched nitrifying activated sludge

2023

Journal Article

Insights on biological phosphorus removal with partial nitrification in single sludge system via sidestream free ammonia and free nitrous acid dosing

Lu, Xuanyu, Oehmen, Adrian, Zhao, Jing, Duan, Haoran, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2023). Insights on biological phosphorus removal with partial nitrification in single sludge system via sidestream free ammonia and free nitrous acid dosing. Science of the Total Environment, 895 165174, 165174. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165174

Insights on biological phosphorus removal with partial nitrification in single sludge system via sidestream free ammonia and free nitrous acid dosing

2023

Journal Article

Global resilience analysis of combined sewer systems under continuous hydrologic simulation

Rodriguez, Mayra, Fu, Guangtao, Butler, David, Yuan, Zhiguo and Cook, Lauren (2023). Global resilience analysis of combined sewer systems under continuous hydrologic simulation. Journal of Environmental Management, 344 118607, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118607

Global resilience analysis of combined sewer systems under continuous hydrologic simulation

2023

Journal Article

Integrated urban water management by coupling iron salt production and application with biogas upgrading

Hu, Zhetai, Li, Lanqing, Cen, Xiaotong, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu, Wang, Xiuheng, Song, Yarong, Xu, Kangning and Yuan, Zhiguo (2023). Integrated urban water management by coupling iron salt production and application with biogas upgrading. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 6405, 1-12. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-42158-w

Integrated urban water management by coupling iron salt production and application with biogas upgrading

2023

Journal Article

Exploring denitrification and anammox processes in the saturated zone of passively operated vegetated biofiltration systems

Zhang, Kefeng, Prodanovic, Veljko, Zhao, Hengke, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu, Hong, Pei-Ying, Yuan, Zhiguo and Deletic, Ana (2023). Exploring denitrification and anammox processes in the saturated zone of passively operated vegetated biofiltration systems. Environmental Science-Water Research and Technology, 9 (11), 3062-3075. doi: 10.1039/d3ew00347g

Exploring denitrification and anammox processes in the saturated zone of passively operated vegetated biofiltration systems

2023

Journal Article

Establishing boundary conditions in sewer pipe/soil heat transfer modelling using physics-informed learning

Li, Jiuling, Mohamad, Nur Nabilah Naina, Sharma, Keshab and Yuan, Zhiguo (2023). Establishing boundary conditions in sewer pipe/soil heat transfer modelling using physics-informed learning. Water Research, 244 120441, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120441

Establishing boundary conditions in sewer pipe/soil heat transfer modelling using physics-informed learning

2023

Journal Article

Multi-heme cytochrome-mediated extracellular electron transfer by the anaerobic methanotroph ‘Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens’

Zhang, Xueqin, Joyce, Georgina H., Leu, Andy O., Zhao, Jing, Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Virdis, Bernardino, Tyson, Gene W., Yuan, Zhiguo, McIlroy, Simon J. and Hu, Shihu (2023). Multi-heme cytochrome-mediated extracellular electron transfer by the anaerobic methanotroph ‘Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens’. Nature Communications, 14 (1) 6118, 1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41847-w

Multi-heme cytochrome-mediated extracellular electron transfer by the anaerobic methanotroph ‘Candidatus Methanoperedens nitroreducens’

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

Adaptation of anammox process for nitrogen removal from acidic nitritation effluent in a low pH moving bed biofilm reactor

2023

Journal Article

Salinity effect on an anaerobic methane- and ammonium-oxidising consortium: shifts in activity, morphology, osmoregulation and syntrophic relationship

Frank, Joshua, Zhang, Xueqin, Marcellin, Esteban, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2023). Salinity effect on an anaerobic methane- and ammonium-oxidising consortium: shifts in activity, morphology, osmoregulation and syntrophic relationship. Water Research, 242 120090, 120090. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120090

Salinity effect on an anaerobic methane- and ammonium-oxidising consortium: shifts in activity, morphology, osmoregulation and syntrophic relationship

2023

Journal Article

Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from low-strength wastewater using anaerobic granule-based sequencing batch reactor

Liu, Tao, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from low-strength wastewater using anaerobic granule-based sequencing batch reactor. Water Research, 242 120194, 120194. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120194

Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal from low-strength wastewater using anaerobic granule-based sequencing batch reactor

2023

Journal Article

Hydrophilic nanofibers with aligned topography modulate macrophage-mediated host responses via the NLRP3 inflammasome

Ren, Yiming, Chen, Yi, Chen, Wei, Deng, Haotian, Li, Peiqi, Liu, Yubo, Gao, Cangjian, Tian, Guangzhao, Ning, Chao, Yuan, Zhiguo, Sui, Xiang, Liu, Shuyun and Guo, Quanyi (2023). Hydrophilic nanofibers with aligned topography modulate macrophage-mediated host responses via the NLRP3 inflammasome. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 21 (1) 269. doi: 10.1186/s12951-023-02024-9

Hydrophilic nanofibers with aligned topography modulate macrophage-mediated host responses via the NLRP3 inflammasome

2023

Journal Article

Tuning flow-through cu-based hollow fiber gas-diffusion electrode for high-efficiency carbon monoxide (CO) electroreduction to C2+products

Rabiee, Hesamoddin, Heffernan, James K., Ge, Lei, Zhang, Xueqin, Yan, Penghui, Marcellin, Esteban, Hu, Shihu, Zhu, Zhonghua, Wang, Hao and Yuan, Zhiguo (2023). Tuning flow-through cu-based hollow fiber gas-diffusion electrode for high-efficiency carbon monoxide (CO) electroreduction to C2+products. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 330 122589, 122589. doi: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.122589

Tuning flow-through cu-based hollow fiber gas-diffusion electrode for high-efficiency carbon monoxide (CO) electroreduction to C2+products

2023

Journal Article

Hydrogen sulfide control in sewer systems: a critical review of recent progress

Zhang, Liang, Qiu, Yan-Ying, Sharma, Keshab R., Shi, Tao, Song, Yarong, Sun, Jianliang, Liang, Zhensheng, Yuan, Zhiguo and Jiang, Feng (2023). Hydrogen sulfide control in sewer systems: a critical review of recent progress. Water Research, 240 120046, 120046. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120046

Hydrogen sulfide control in sewer systems: a critical review of recent progress

2023

Journal Article

In-situ advanced oxidation of sediment iron for sulfide control in sewers

Liu, Yanchen, Zuo, Zhiqiang, Li, He, Xing, Yaxin, Cheng, Dong, Guo, Miao, Liu, Tao, Zheng, Min, Yuan, Zhiguo and Huang, Xia (2023). In-situ advanced oxidation of sediment iron for sulfide control in sewers. Water Research, 240 120077, 120077. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120077

In-situ advanced oxidation of sediment iron for sulfide control in sewers

2023

Journal Article

Fractionation of poplar through solid acid pretreatment assisted by mild alkali-1-butanol immersion to effectively produce xylose, glucose, and solid lignin

Chen, Yang, Qi, Wei, Shakeel, Usama, Liang, Cuiyi, Wang, Wen, Hu, Yunzi, Wang, Zhongming, Yuan, Zhenhong, Shen, Fei and Wang, Qiong (2023). Fractionation of poplar through solid acid pretreatment assisted by mild alkali-1-butanol immersion to effectively produce xylose, glucose, and solid lignin. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 14 (19), 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s13399-023-04378-4

Fractionation of poplar through solid acid pretreatment assisted by mild alkali-1-butanol immersion to effectively produce xylose, glucose, and solid lignin

2023

Journal Article

Greenhouse gas emissions, land use and employment in a future global bioplastics economy

Jin, Yutong, Lenzen, Manfred, Montoya, Alejandro, Laycock, Bronwyn, Yuan, Zhiguo, Lant, Paul, Li, Mengyu, Wood, Richard and Malik, Arunima (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions, land use and employment in a future global bioplastics economy. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 193 106950, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106950

Greenhouse gas emissions, land use and employment in a future global bioplastics economy

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

Impact of electrochemically generated iron on the performance of an anaerobic wastewater treatment process

2023

Journal Article

Microbial nitrate reduction in propane- or butane-based membrane biofilm reactors under oxygen-limiting conditions

Wu, Mengxiong, Lai, Chun-Yu, Wang, Yulu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Microbial nitrate reduction in propane- or butane-based membrane biofilm reactors under oxygen-limiting conditions. Water Research, 235 119887, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119887

Microbial nitrate reduction in propane- or butane-based membrane biofilm reactors under oxygen-limiting conditions

2023

Journal Article

Formate as an alternative electron donor for the anaerobic methanotrophic archaeon Candidatus ‘Methanoperedens nitroreducens’

Xie, Mengying, Zheng, Yue, Zhang, Xueqin, Xia, Jun, Maulani, Nova, Yuan, Zhiguo, Cai, Chen and Hu, Shihu (2023). Formate as an alternative electron donor for the anaerobic methanotrophic archaeon Candidatus ‘Methanoperedens nitroreducens’. Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 10 (6), 506-512. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00220

Formate as an alternative electron donor for the anaerobic methanotrophic archaeon Candidatus ‘Methanoperedens nitroreducens’

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

One-year stable pilot-scale operation demonstrates high flexibility of mainstream anammox application

Past funding

  • 2022
    Model-based analysis of methane emissions data from a Sludge-Drying Lagoon at Melbourne Water's Eastern Treatment Plant
    Melbourne Water Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Sewer corrosion reduction through model-supported ventilation control
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2023
    Simultaneous dissolved methane and nitrogen removal
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Centre of Excellence for NEOM research at KAUST- UQ subaward
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    A novel method for controlling microbial concrete corrosion in sewers (continuation of collaboration with industry partners from ARC Linkage Project LP150101337)
    Gold Coast City Council
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Transforming Wastewater Treatment Ponds in Rural Australia
    Cooperative Research Centre Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    SeweX product commercialisation
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2025
    Methane bioconversion to liquid chemicals
    ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Maximizing Energy Recovery through Innovative Nitrogen remOval (MERINO) - DC Water Project
    District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    Transforming wastewater treatment plants from a large energy consumer to an energy exporter through maximizing renewable energy recovery
    Melbourne Water Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Zero-energy sewage treatment
    Queensland Government Advance Queensland Innovation Partnerships
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2022
    Network-wide sewer odour & corrosion management by model predictive control
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017
    Advanced Pulsed Power: an emerging technology for science and engineering systems
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Centre for Geoanalytical Mass Spectrometry (CGMS) - Achieving excellence in isotope geochemistry and geochronology
    UQ Research Facilities Infrastructure Grants
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2019
    Interactions between nanoparticles and bacteria
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    LG314/621/17/006 Sewer Odour and Corrosion Model Development for the Coombabah Catchment
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    A novel method for controlling microbial concrete corrosion in sewers
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Chemical dosing optimization plan
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Sewer Odour and Corrosion Model Development at Elanora Catchment
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Sewer Moddelling for Caloundra Sewage Transport System
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Next-generation multi-collector inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) with laser-ablation capability for in situ high-throughput and high resolution isotope dating and characterizat
    UQ Major Research Facility Fund
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Specialised odour component analysis to support development and optimisation of odour treatment technologies
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    SeweX Modelling - Unitywater - South Buderim Diversion
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    SeweX Modelling: Bulimba sewer modelling
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    An integrated approach to iron salt use in urban water systems
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    SeweX - Building a Sulphide Generation Model for the IRWD Sewer Network
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    SeweX - Singapore tunnel sewer modeling
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Fit-for-purpose water production (CRC for Water Sensitive Cities Project C1.3)
    CRC for Water Sensitive Cities
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Treatment of secondary sludge using free nitrous acid to enhance performance and economics of a wastewater treatment plant
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2014
    A Platform for Translational Water Research
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Managing interactions between decentralized and centralized water systems
    CRC for Water Sensitive Cities
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Sewex - Odour and corrosion management strategy for Mornington Peninsula System
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Sewex - Pascoe Vale SeweX Modelling
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Sewex - South Australia water sewage modelling
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Sulphide Modelling of Whyalla Sewer Network
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    In-situ electrochemical generation of caustic and oxygen from sewage for emission control in sewers
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Green chemicals for effective biofouling removal from and preservation of reverse osmosis membranes
    Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Cost-effective and sustainable wastewater management through novel treatment of wasted activated sludge using a renewable material from wastewater
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2021
    CRC for Water Sensitive Cities: Brisbane Research Hub
    CRC for Water Sensitive Cities
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2021
    CRC for Water Sensitive Cities: Program C Operational Budget
    CRC for Water Sensitive Cities
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2017
    Integrated multi-functional urban water systems
    CRC for Water Sensitive Cities
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Quantifying Natural Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks 2012-2013
    Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2013
    Quantifying Fugitive Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Bolivar WWTP
    South Australian Water Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2012
    SCORe-CT Laboratory Testing of Eco-Catalyst
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012
    Odour Control Study - Lowood to Fernvale Sewer
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012
    SCORe-CT Testing
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2015
    Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Sewers - Understanding, Modelling and Mitigation
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Biofilm Control in Wastewater Systems using Free Nitrous Acid - a Renewable Material from Wastewater
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Establishing a Missing Link between the Global Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles - Anaerobic Methane Oxidation Coupled to Denitrification
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    ResTeach Funding 2012 0.2 FTE School of Chemical Engineering
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Electrochemical and simultaneous generation of caustic and oxygen from sewage for odour and corrosion control in sewers
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Anaerobic workstations for experimental and pure culture research.
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Multichannel potentiostats to drive microbial and electrochemical production processes
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Effect of low flow in sewers on blockages, corrosion and downstream processes
    Sydney Water Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Model based methane prediction in full-scale wastewater collection systems
    Brown and Caldwell
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2013
    Nitrous oxide and methane emissions from South East Queensland waterways and influence of wastewater discharges
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2010
    Diversity and distribution of methanogenic and methanotrophic microorganisms in the suboxic transition zones of Little Nerang
    Queensland Bulk Water Supply Authority trading as Seqwater
    Open grant
  • 2010
    A facility to characterise disinfection by-products and dissolved organic matter in potable water and potable water sources
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Understanding and mitigating nitrous oxide emission from wastewater treatment plants
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Recovery of phosphate and iron from chemical recipitation sludge in water recycling processes
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Understanding and Control of Methane Formation and Emission from Wastewater Collection Systems
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Fugitive greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater collection, treatment and receiving systems
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    ResTeach 2009 0.2 FTE School of Chemical Engineering
    UQ ResTeach
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Understanding Fugitive Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Wastewater Systems for Reliable Accounting and Effective Mitigation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Water Quality and Environmental Analysis Facility
    UQ School/Centre Co-Funding
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2013
    Optimal management of corrosion and odour problems in sewer systems
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Advanced aerobic granulation - Project 4.22
    ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CRC
    Open grant
  • 2008
    Advanced environmental and process analysis facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Novel microbial technologies for improved treatment of industrial wastewater
    DEST International Science Linkages / Competitive Grants
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Optimal Biological Nutrient Removal from Abattoir Wastewater
    ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CRC
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    A Fundamental Understanding of Methane Driven Denitrification
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2010
    Novel Concept for Wastewater Treatment with Integrated Power Production based on Microbial Fuel Cells
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2010
    Postdoc research core staff salaries for EBCRC
    ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CRC
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Understanding the Biotransformation Processes in a Sewer System to Achieve Optimal Management
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2006
    Novel on-line process control and sludge population optimisation for reliable and efficient P&N removal from high strength wastewater
    ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CRC
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Model-based optimisation of sewer management at Gold Coast City Council
    Gold Coast City Council
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    Enhancing Biological Denitrification by Addition of External Carbon Sources: What, Where, and When
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2005
    Endogenous Processes in Biological Wastewater Treatment Systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Novel nitrogen removal process via nitrate in a biofilm system and analysis of microbial community dynamics
    ARC Linkage International
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Coding Error Isolation in Computerised Simulation Models with Application to Wastewater Treatment Systems
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Automated test support for error isolation in simulation models
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2004
    Nitrogen Removal in Wastewater Treatment Using the Nitrite Pathway
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Data quality assurance in digitalisation of urban water management

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Helen Huang, Dr Jiuling Li, Dr Ruihong Qiu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding of Ventilation-Based Drying for Sewer Corrosion Control

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jiuling Li

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Airflow and temperature modelling for sewers

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jiuling Li

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Use of iron salts to achieve multiple benifits in wastewater treatment

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jiuling Li

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Integrated use of magnesium and iron chemicals in urban wastewater systems

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Simultaneous removal of multiple oxidized contaminants using methane-based membrane biofilm systems

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Electricity-driven bioconversion of carbon dioxide into liquid chemicals

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Xueqin Zhang, Dr Bernardino Virdis

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enrichment and Understanding of New Microorganisms Enabling Microbial Oxidation of Short-chain Gaseous Alkanes

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo

  • Doctor Philosophy

    In-depth understanding of bioprocess and microbial community in a novel methane-based membrane biofilm reactor

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jianhua Guo

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Greenhouse gas emission quantification and methane emission mitigation of open wastewater sludge lagoons using laboratory-scale column incubations

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Shihu Hu

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Impact of Sewer-dosed Chemical on the Urban Wastewater Management

    Associate Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reducing sewer corrosion through humidity control

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Damien Batstone, Dr Jiuling Li

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • Corrosion - sewers
  • Odour - sewers
  • Sewers
  • Wastewater management
  • Wastewater treatment
  • Water treatment

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