Research Interests
Energy and resource recovery from wastewater and sludge;
Solids-liquid separation, advanced oxidation processes (AOP) and membrane technology for water and wastewater treatment.
Education
Ph.D. (1996) Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
M.Eng. (1990) Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
B.S. (1986) Environmental Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Experience
03/2014-present, Professor, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School.
09/1996-present, Chair Professor/Prof./Assoc. Prof./Assist. Prof., University of Hong Kong.
08/1990-12/1991, Engineer, Beijing District Utility Company, Beijing, China.
07/1986-08/1988, Assist. Engineer, Beijing Yanshan Petrochemical Company, Beijing, China.
Achievements
SCI papers >220, total SCI citations ~11,000, H-index 52.
Top 1% ISI highly cited authors 2009, 2010, ….2018.
Keynote and invited speeches in international conferences >30.
Associate Editor (2013–), Process Biochemistry, Elsevier.
Major awards: 2nd Class Award 2019, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (1/9), 2nd Class Natural Science Award 2014 (2/3), State Council, 1st Class Award in Natural Science 2012 (2/3), Ministry of Education, China; Top Cited Author 2007-2011, Water Research.
Publications
Zhao YX, Li P, Li RH, Li XY (2020) Characterization and mitigation of the fouling of flat-sheet ceramic membranes for direct filtration of the coagulated domestic wastewater. J. Hazardous Materials 385, 121557.
Lin L, Tam L, Xia X, Li XY (2019) Electro-fermentation of iron-enhanced primary sedimentation sludge in a two-chamber bioreactor for product separation and resource recovery. Water Research 157, 145-154.
Li RH, Cui JL, Li XD, Li XY (2018) Phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater using Fe-dosing bioreactor and co-fermentation: Investigation by X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy. Environmental Science & Technology 52,14119–14128.
Wang F, Lu XW, Li XY (2016) Selective removals of heavy metals (Pb2+, Cu2+, and Cd2+) from wastewater by gelation with alginate for effective metal recovery. J. Hazardous Materials 308,75-83.
Li AJ, Li XY, Yu HQ (2013) Aerobic sludge granulation facilitated by activated carbon for partial nitrification treatment of ammonia-rich wastewater. Chemical Engineering J. 218, 253-259.
Cui YH, Li XY, Chen GH (2009) Electrochemical degradation of bisphenol A on different anodes. Water Research 43,1968-1976.
Li XY, Yang SF (2007) Influence of loosely bound extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on the flocculation, sedimentation and dewaterability of activated sludge. Water Research 41,1022-1030.
