Personal Information

Name: Xiaoning Liu         Date of Birth: March 12^th, 1984 Gender: Male

Mobile: +86-157 1714 5273    E-mail: liuxn10b@mails.ucas.ac.cn

Address: Wuhan University, 8 Donghu South Road, Wuhan, 430072, China .

Education Experiences

l PhD, September 2010 – July 2013, Environmental Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, supervised by Professor Zhengyi Hu

l MSc, September 2007 – July 2010, Physiography, Arid and Cold Regions Environmental and Engineering Institute, Chinese Academy of Science Physical Geography, supervised by Professor Jianying Ma

l BSc, September 2003 – July 2007, Environmental Engineering, Huazhong  Agricultural University, supervised by Professor Duanwei Zhu

Working Experiences

l January 2020 –, associate research fellow in School of Water Resources and Hydropower Engineering, Wuhan University.

l May 2017 – December, 2019, Research assistant in Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences

l November 2014 – February, 2017, Postdoctor in Tsinghua University

l August 2013 – October 2014, Research assistant in University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researching Experiences

l Phosphorus recovery from wastewater by struvite formation and its safety evaluation for the application in agriculture

(1) The recovery and loss of phosphorus in human urine storage process was studied, and the struvite obtained was evidenced to be a potential and effective phosphorus fertilizer based on pot experiment. (2) The optimization of parameters on struvite crystallization in supernatant was carried out. (3) The adsorption and occurrence of antibiotic and heavy metals on struvite precipitated from digested supernatant are being processed.

l Mitigation of microplastic in environment and its toxic effect on organisms

(1) The distribution characteristics of microplastic in aquatic and soil environment were investigated, and the association of heavy metal and microplastic in soil were analyzed. (2) The mitigation and removal of microplastic in wastewater of WWTP was evaluated. The microplastic characteristics in washing machine wastewater and cosmetic products were studied, and the main source of microplastic in domestic wastewater was discussed. (3) The toxicity of nano / micro-plastic on fern and Daphinia Magana in aquatic environment was evaluated, and the adsorption of nano / micro-plastic and heavy metals and their synergetic toxicology on was discussed.

l Remediation of river sediment by adding granulated calcium nitrate

(1) Adding Ca(NO₃)₂ could effectively reduce the acid volatile sulphide, control the odor, and slightly reduce the P and TOC. (2) Application of granulated Ca(NO₃)₂ is feasible both at static and continuous condition. The release of heavy metal in sediment was not significant, and the variation of microbial community in sediment was analyzed to clarify the mechanism of granulated Ca(NO₃)₂.

l Growth response of microalgae and nutrients removal in the wastewater in response to carbon dioxide from flue gas

(1) The optimization of microalgal growth in wastewater accompanied with the injection of carbon dioxide was studied. (2) The growth of four microalgae species in effluent of WWTP and their nutrient utilization & lipid production was compared.

Skills

l Highly motivated in scientific research

l Strong knowledge and understanding in water pollution

l Excellent demonstration in team working

l Strong organization and communication skill

l Fluent in written English, good in oral English

Hobbies

l Sports (playing basketball, climbing, running), Travel (driving tour), and Reading (Novel )

Projects Leader

l Algal cultivation in an internally illuminated photobioreactor for the removal of nutrients from wastewater and fixation of CO₂ (Shenzhen Basic Research Program, 2016-2018)

l Phosphorus recovery from sludge anaerobic supernatant using seawater concentrate by nanofiltration technology (China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2015-2016)

l Remediation of river sediment with the addition of coated granulated calcium nitrate (PhD Start-up Fund of National Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, China, 2016-2019)

Awards

l Excellent Paper in Postdoctoral Academic Forum of Ecological Environmental Health and Water Safety in 2016, China , Guilin City.

l National Scholarship for graduate students in 2012, China

l Academic Top Ten of College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2012

Conferences & Reports

l Phosphorus recovery in digested supernatant and its prospect of safety application, in Seminar on River Ecological Environmental Protection and Restoration, Beijing, China, December 20－22, 2019.

l The study on the remediation of river sediment by adding granulated calcium nitrate, in Seminar on Ecological Restoration of Inland Water Bodies, Qiandao Lake, China , September 15－19, 2019.

l Seminar on the collaborative research and laboratories in SAJOREC between China and Kenyan scientific teams, Nairobi, Kenya, June 10－19, 2018.

Publications

(1)Na Tang, Xiaoning Liu*, Wei Xing*. Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants of Wuhan, Central China: Abundance, removal, and potential source in household wastewater. Science of the Total Environment, 2020, 745, 141026

(2)Xiaoning Liu, Guangyao Chen, Yi Tao, Jun Wang. Application of effluent from WWTP in cultivation of four microalgae for nutrients removal and lipid production under the supply of CO₂. Renewable Energy, 2020, 149, 708－715.

(3)Wenke Yuan, Yanfei Zhou, Xiaoning Liu*, Jun Wang*. New perspective on the nanoplastics disrupting the reproduction of an endangered fern in artificial freshwater. Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, 53(21), 12715-12724.

(4)Xiaoning Liu, Jun Wang. Impact of calcium on struvite crystallization in the wastewater and its competition with magnesium. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 378, 122121.

(5)Xiaoning Liu, Wenke Yuan, Mingxiao Di, Zhen Lia, Jun Wang. Transfer and fate of microplastics during the conventional activated sludge process in one wastewater treatment plant of China . Chemical Engineering Journal, 2019, 362, 176－182.

(6)Yanfei Zhou, Xiaoning Liu*, Jun Wang*. Characterization of microplastics and the association of heavy metals with microplastics in suburban soil of central China . Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 694, 1－10.

(7)Xiaoning Liu, Guoqi Wen, Zhengyi Hu, Jun Wang. Coupling effects of pH and Mg/P ratio on P recovery from anaerobic digester supernatant by struvite formation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018, 198, 633－641.

(8)Xiaoning Liu, Kezhen Ying, Guangyao Chen, Yi Tao, Zhonghua Cai, Jun Wang. Influence of light intensity on microalgal growth, nutrients removal and capture of carbon in the wastewater under intermittent supply of CO2. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 2018, 93: 3582－3589.

(9)Xiaoning Liu, Kezhen Ying, Guangyao Chen, Canwei Zhou, Xihui Zhang, Zhonghua Cai, Thomas Holmes, Yi Tao. Growth of Chlorella vulgaris and nutrient removal in the wastewater in response to intermittent carbon dioxide. Chemosphere, 2017, 186, 977－985.

(10)Xiaoning Liu, Yi Tao, Kuiyu Zhou, Qiqi Zhang, Guangyao Chen, Xihui Zhang. Effect of water quality improvement on the remediation of river sediment due to the addition of calcium nitrate. Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 575, 887－894.

(11)Xiaoning Liu, Yi Tao, Guoqi Wen, Fanxin Kong, Xihui Zhang, Zhengyi Hu. Influence of soil and irrigation water pH on the availability of phosphorus in struvite derived from urine through a greenhouse pot experiment. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2016, 64, 3324－3329.

(12)Xiaoning Liu, Guoqi Wen, Huihui Wang, Xiaoqi Zhu, Zhengyi Hu. Fate of phosphorus in diluted urine with tap water. Chemosphere, 2014, 113, 146－150.

(13)Xiaoning Liu, Zhengyi Hu, Jing Mu, Haixing Zang, Li Liu. Phosphorus recovery from urine with different magnesium resources in an air-agitated reactor. Environmental Technology, 2014, 35(22), 2781－2787.

(14)Xiaoning Liu, Zhengyi Hu, Chunyou Zhu, Guoqi Wen, Xianchao Meng, Jia Lu. Effect of contact to the atmosphere and dilution on phosphorus recovery from human urine through struvite formation. Environmental Technology, 2014, 35(3), 271－277.

(15)Xiaoning Liu, Zhengyi Hu, Jinzhi Wang, Guoqi Wen. Effect of hydraulic retention time and seed material on phosphorus recovery and crystal size from urine in an air-agitated reactor. Water Science and Technology, 2014, 69(7), 1462－1468.

(16)Xiaoning Liu, Zhengyi Hu, Chunyou Zhu, Guoqi Wen, Xianchao Meng, Jia Lu. Influence of process parameters on phosphorus recovery by struvite formation from urine. Water Science and Technology, 2013, 68(11), 2434－2440 .

(17)Xiaoning Liu, Zhengyi Hu, Chunyou Zhu, Guoqi Wen, Xianchao Meng. Removal of fluoride and total dissolved solids from coal bed methane produced water with a movable ultra-low pressure reverse osmosis system. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, 51(22－24), 4359－4367.