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Dr. Huazhang Zhao
Accosiate professor
E-mail: zhaohuazhang@pku.edu.cn
Tel: (86-10) 6275-4292-815; Fax: (86-10) 6275-6526;
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871
P. R. China
Education
July 2003
Ph. D. in Environmental Engineering, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
July 2000
M. S. in Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University.
July 1995
Graduated from the Department of Environmental Engineering, China University of Petroleum.
Work Experience
2007 – Present
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Engineering,Peking University.
2005 – 2007
Lecturer, Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University.
2003 – 2005
Postdoctor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University.
1995 – 1997
Head of Labouratory, Qingdao Huarun Petrochemical Co., Ltd., China.
Research Interests
- (1) Physicochemical technology (chemical coagulation, electrocoagulation, zero-valent iron, etc.) to remove Fluoride, Arsenic, Phosphorus, Dissolved Organic Matters from water and wastewater.
- (2) Materials for water, wastewater and sludge treatment: coagulant, flocculant, dewatering agent, demulsifier, cementation powder, etc. Developing covalently bound inorganic and organic hybrid coagulants to remove the dissolved organic matters (MW<500) from water.
- (3) Novel bioelectrode and microbial-fuel-cell based water treatment process for Fluoride, Arsenic, Phosphorus, Nitrogen and CO2 (reduction and transformation) removal.
- (4) Combined physicochemical and biological processes for high-strength refractory wastewater treatment.
A Brief Introduction to Teaching and Research
Dr. Huazhang Zhao has published more than 80 peer-reviewed paperssupported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China (2010) and the Program of Beijing Nova of Science and Technology (2007). He got the P&G Teaching Award (2008) and Award for Excellent Young Teacher of Peking University (2009). He is responsible for two compulsory courses for undergraduate students (Water Treatment Engineering, Environmental Engineering Experiments) and one basic course for graduate students (Process Chemistry for Water and Wastewater Treatment). (>40 cited by SCI, >40 cited by EI, and 5 published on ES&T) and gained 9 authorized patents of invention. He has been responsible for 10 research projects granted by Ministry of Science and Technology, National Natural Science Foundation (NSFC) of China, etc. As a key investigator, he has taken part in more than 10 research projects including National 863 Project, NSFC programs. He received numerous prestigious awards such as Science and Technology Development Award by Education Ministry (2007) and by Shandong Province (2002), and Award for Excellent Scientific Researcher of Colleges and Universities (2001) of China. He was
Research Projects
- 1. “Carbon fixation technology for concentrated effluents from membrane process for landfill leachate treatment”- a subproject from the National Key Technology R&D Program for the 12th Five-year Plan, 2011-2014
- 2. “Fabrication technique for carbon nanotube modified electrode and its application in microbial fuel cell” supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China, 2011-2013
- 3. “Polymer flocculant with an ion-exchange function to remove low-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter from water” supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2011-2013
- 4. “Nitrogen removal and the disposal of membrane concentrates in landfill leachate treatment process” supported by Science and Technology Commission of Chaoyang District, Beijing, 2011-2012
- 5. “Micropollutant removal behavior using dissolved air flotation and membrane process with dosing hybrid coagulant in water source of Korea and China” supported by the NSFC-KOSEF Scientific Cooperation Program, 2009-2011
- 6. “Preparation, characterization and property of covalently bound inorganic and organic hybrid coagulants” supported by the National Natural Science Foundation, 2007-2009
- 7. “Integrated technology for high-efficient treatment of yellow ginger processing waste water”- a subproject from the National Key Technology R&D Program for the 11th Five-year Plan, 2006-2009
- 8. “Novel technology for the treatment of groundwater containing high-concentration F or As in rural areas”- a subproject from the National Key Technology R&D Program for the 11th Five-year Plan, 2006-2010
- 9. “Preparation, characterization and property of covalently bound inorganic and organic hybrid coagulants” supported by the Program of Beijing Nova of Science and Technology, 2007-2010
- 10. “Preparation, characterization and flocculation performance of organic silicon modified polyaluminum” supported by the Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2004-2005
Honors and Awards
- 1. New Century Excellent Talent in University of Ministry of Education of China, 2010
- 2. P&G prize for excellent teacher, Peking University, 2008
- 3. Nova of Beijing Science and Technology, 2007
- 4. “High-concentration Ammonium Wastewater Treatment by Immobilized Microorganism”, the first-prize of Science and Technology Progress of Education, Ministry of Education, 2007
- 5. “High-efficient and Multi-functional Organic Polymer Flocculant”, Science and Technology Development Award, Science and Technology Development Award Committee of Shandong Province, 2002
- 6. “High-efficient and Multi-functional Organic Polymer Flocculant”, Award for Excellent Scientific Researcher of Colleges and Universities, Shandong Education Office, 2001
Selected Peer-Reviewed Papers
- 1. Zhao HZ, Peng JX, Lin SS, Zhang Y. Covalently bound organic silicate aluminum hybrid coagulants: preparation, characterization and coagulation behavior. Environmental Science & Technology, 2009, 43(6): 2041-2046
- 2. Zhao HZ, Zhao B, Yang W, Li TH. Effects of Ca2+ and Mg2+ on defluoridation in the electrocoagulation process. Environmental Science & Technology, 2010, 44(23): 9112-9116
- 3. Zhao HZ, Zhang Y, Zhao B, Chang YY, Li ZS. Electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide in an MFC-MEC system with a layer-by-layer self-assembly carbon nanotube/cobalt phthalocyanine modified electrode. Environmental Science & Technology, 2012, 46(9): 5198-5204
- 4. Zhao B, *Zhao HZ, Dockko S, Ni JR. Arsenate removal from simulated groundwater with a Donnan dialyzer. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2012, 215-216: 159-165
- 5. Zhao HZ, Zhang Y, Chang YY, Li ZS. Conversion of a substrate carbon source to formic acid for CO2 emission reduction utilizing series-stacked microbial fuel cells. Journal of Power Sources, 2012, 217: 59-64
- 6. Zhao HZ, Sun JJ, Song J, Yang QZ. Direct electron transfer and conformational change of glucose oxidase on carbon nanotube-based electrodes. Carbon, 2010, 48(5): 1508-1514
- 7. Zhao HZ, Du Q, Li ZS, Yang QZ. Mechanisms for the direct electron transfer of cytochrome c induced by multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Sensors, 2012, 12(8): 10450-10462
- 8. Zhao HZ, Zhang Y, He XJ, Wang HY. Stability and coagulation behavior of solid Al13 purified with an ethanol-acetone fractional precipitation method. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2012, 179: 203-208
- 9. Zhao HZ, Wang HY, Dockko S, Zhang Y. The formation mechanism of Al13 and its purification with an ethanol–acetone fractional precipitation method. Separation and Purification Technology, 2011, 81(3): 466-471
- 10. Sun JJ, *Zhao HZ, Yang QZ, Song J, Xue A. A novel layer-by-layer self-assembled carbon nanotube-based anode: Preparation, characterization, and application in microbial fuel cell. Electrochimica Acta, 2010, 55(9): 3041-3047
- 11. Zhao HZ, Sun Y, Xu LN, Ni JR. Removal of Acid Orange 7 in simulated wastewater using a three-dimensional electrode reactor: Removal mechanisms and dye degradation pathway. Chemosphere, 2010, 78(1): 46-51
- 12. Zhao HZ, Liu C, Xu Y, Ni JR. High-concentration polyaluminum chloride: Preparation and effects of the Al concentration on the distribution and transformation of Al species. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2009, 155(1-2): 528-533
- 13. Zhao HZ, Peng JX, Xue A, Ni JR. Distribution and transformation of Al species in organic silicate aluminum hybrid coagulants. Composites Science and Technology, 2009, 69(10): 1629-1634
- 14. Zhao HZ, Yang W, Zhu J, Ni JR. Defluoridation of drinking water by combined electrocoagulation: Effects of the molar ratio of alkalinity and fluoride to Al(III). Chemosphere, 2009, 74(10): 1391-1395
- 15. Zhao HZ, Cheng P, Zhao B, Ni JR. Yellow ginger processing wastewater treatment by a hybrid biological process. Process Biochemistry, 2008, 43(12): 1427-1431
- 16. Zhao HZ, Yang HW, Guan YT, Jiang ZP. The transformation of aluminium species in the processes of coagulation, sedimentation and filtration. Water Science and Technology, 2006, 53(7): 225-233
- 17. Zhao B, Zhao HZ, Ni JR. Modeling of the Donnan dialysis process for arsenate removal. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2010, 160(1): 170-175
- 18. Zhao B, Zhao HZ, Ni JR. Arsenate removal by Donnan dialysis: Effects of the accompanying components. Separation and Purification Technology, 2010, 72(3): 250-255
- 19. Zhang BG, Zhou SG, Zhao HZ, Shi CH, Kong LC, Sun JJ, Yang Y, Ni JR. Factors affecting the performance of microbial fuel cells for sulfide and vanadium (V) treatment. Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 2010, 33(2): 187-194
- 20. Zhang BG, Zhao HZ, Shi CH, Zhou SG, Ni JR. Simultaneous removal of sulfide and organics with vanadium(V) reduction in microbial fuel cells. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 2009, 84(12): 1780-1786
- 21. Zhang BG, Zhao HZ, Zhou SG, Shi CH, Wang C, Ni JR. A novel UASB–MFC–BAF integrated system for high strength molasses wastewater treatment and bioelectricity generation. Bioresource Technology, 2009, 100(23): 5687-5693
- 22. Cheng P, Zhao HZ, Zhao B, Ni JR. Pilot treatment of wastewater from Dioscorea zingiberensis C.H. Wright production by anaerobic digestion combined with a biological aerated filter. Bioresource Technology, 2009, 100(12): 2918-2925
- 23. Lai P, Zhao HZ, Zeng M, Ni JR. Study on treatment of coking wastewater by biofilm reactors combined with zero-valent iron process. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2009, 162(2-3): 1423–1429
- 24. Zhu XP, Tong MP, Shi SY, Zhao HZ, Ni JR. Essential explanation of the strong mineralization performance of boron-doped diamond electrodes. Environmental Science & Technology, 2008, 42(13): 4914-4920
- 25. Huang W, Zhao HZ, Ni JR, Zuo H, Qiu LL, Li H, Li H. The best utilization of D-zingiberensis C.H. Wright by an eco-friendly process. Bioresource Technology, 2008, 99(15): 7407-7411
- 26. Lai P, Zhao HZ, Ye ZF, Ni JR. Assessing the effectiveness of treating coking effluents using anaerobic and aerobic biofilms. Process Biochemistry, 2008, 43(3): 229-237
- 27. Xu LN, Zhao HZ, Shi SY, Zhang GZ, Ni JR. Electrolytic treatment of Acid Orange 7 from aqueous solution by a three-dimensional electrode reactor. Dyes and Pigments, 2008, 77(1): 158-164
- 28. Zhu XP, Shi SY, Wei JJ, Lv FX, Zhao HZ, Kong JT, He Q, Ni JR. Electrochemical oxidation characteristics of p-substituted phenols using a boron-doped diamond electrode. Environmental Science & Technology, 2007, 41(18): 6541-6546
- 29. Lai P, Zhao HZ, Wang C, Ni JR. Advanced treatment of coking wastewater by coagulation and zero-valent iron processes. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2007, 147(1-2): 232-239
- 30. Zhu J, Zhao HZ, Ni JR. Fluoride distribution in electrocoagulation defluoridation process. Separation and Purification Technology, 2007, 56(2),184-191
- 31. Wang WD, Yang HW, Zhao HZ, Jiang ZP. Transfer and Transport of Aluminum in Filtration Unit. Journal of Environmental Sciences-China, 2007, 19(8): 897-901
- 32. Zhao HZ, Ge XP, Luan ZK, Jiang ZP. Effects of Ca on the distribution, structure and morphology of aluminum species in polyaluminum chloride. Chinese Science Bulletin, 2004, 49(12): 1241-1244
- 33. Zhao HZ, Luan ZK, Jiang ZP. The influence of Ca on hydrolysisand polymerization of aluminum and physicochemical characteristics of polyaluminum chloride. Chinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2004, 20(9): 1045-1049
- 34. Zhao HZ, Luan ZK, Gao BY, Yue QY. Synthesis and flocculation properties of poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride-vinyl trimethoxysilane) and poly(diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride-acrylamide-vinyl trimethoxysilane). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2002, 84(2), 335-342
- 35. Zhao HZ, Luan ZK, Su YB, Wang SG. Purification and characterization of Al13 species, Chemical Journal of Chinese Universities-Chinese, 2002, 23: 751-755
Conference Papers
- 1. Zhao HZ, Sun JJ, Shi G. Vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays assembled on glassy carbon electrode, Nanotechnology 2010: Advanced Materials, CNTs, Particles, Films and Composites - 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2010, pp 270-273, 2010/6/21
- 2. Zhao HZ, Zhao B. Arsenate Removal from Simulated Groundwater by Donnan Dialysis. 5th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (ICEST2010), Houston, USA, July 12-16, 2010
- 3. Zhao HZ. High-Efficiency Al-based Coagulant and the Distribution and Transformation of Al Species. Water resources management and drinking water quality control, Program for the Sino-Swiss and technology cooperation workshop, Harbin Institute of Technology, China, January 22-24, 2008
- 4. Zhao HZ, Cheng P, Zhao B, Ni JR. Performance of a hybrid process based on two-phase anaerobic digestion and biological aerated filter for yellow ginger processing wastewater treatment. Proceedings of 4th IWA Specialist Conference on Efficient USE and Management of Urban Water Supply, Jeju, Korea, May 20-23, 2007
- 5. Zhao HZ, Yang HW, Guan YT, Jiang ZP. The transformation of aluminum species in the processes of coagulation, sedimentation, and filtration. Proceedings of IWA International Conference on Particle Separation 2005, Seoul, Korea, June 1-3, 2005
Authorized Patents of Invention
- 1. Huazhang Zhao, Jianxiong Peng, Juanjuan Sun, a method for preparation of covalently bound inorganic-organic flocculants, Patent Number: ZL 200810115990.8
- 2. Huazhang Zhao, Jianxiong Peng, Juanjuan Sun, the preparation process and application of organic silicate aluminum hybrid flocculants, Patent Number: ZL 200810115989.5
- 3. Huazhang Zhao, Wei Yang, Jinren Ni, Combined electrocoagulation process for defluoridation and its application, Patent Number: ZL 200810240043.1
- 4. Huazhang Zhao, Bin Zhao, Jinren Ni, The selective membrane for synchronous adsorption and desorption: apparatus, method, and application, Patent Number: ZL 200810240044.6
- 5. Huazhang Zhao, Zikai Xu, Peng Chen, Jinren Ni, a method for high-efficient treatment of yellow ginger processing waste water, Patent Number: ZL 200510132060.X
- 6. Huazhang Zhao, Zhanpeng Jiang, Hongwei Yang, Shaoqi Shi, a method for separation and determination of low concentration dissolved/colloid aluminum in water, Patent Number: ZL 200410042534.7
- 7. Zhaokun Luan, Huazhang Zhao, Shuguang Wang, Zhiping Jia. a method to reuse the wastewater from bearing production, Patent Number ZL: 00133653.3
- 8. Zhaokun Luan, Futai Chen, Huazhang Zhao, Shuguang Wang, countercurrent style dissolved air flotation (DAF) device and its application in water treatment, Patent Number: ZL 01115476.4
- 9. Lina Xu, Huazhang Zhao, Ming Zeng, Jinren Ni, a new integrated process for high salinity azo-dyes wastewater treatment, Patent Number: ZL 200610150054.1
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