Admissions Major

Master's admissions major:

• Master of academic degree: 083000| Environmental science and engineering.

• Master of professional degree: 085700| Resources and environment.

Doctoral admissions major:

• Doctor of academic degree: 083000| Environmental science and engineering.

• Doctor of professional degree: 085700| Resources and environment.

Educational experience

• From 1997 to 2000: the South China University of Technology, Ph.D. of Engineering in Environmental Engineering

• From 1990 to 1993: the South China University of Technology, M.S. in Materials Engineering

• From 1986 to 1990: B.Sc. in Metal Physics, Central South University of Technology

Social, Society and Academic Affiliations

• Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, Editorial Board Member, Editor

• Frontiers in Microbiology, Guest Associate Editor

• Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Editorial Board Member, Editor

Field of research

Persistent organic pollutants biological nanoparticle treatment technology, wastewater environmental biological treatment technology and electrochemical treatment technology; paper wastewater, electroplating wastewater treatment technology

Recent research projects

1. National Science and Technology Major Project for Water Pollution Control and Management: Assessment and Demonstration of Water Pollution Prevention Technology in Dongjiang River Basin (Electronic and Semiconductor Components, Paint and Ink, Leather Processing and Other Light Industries), No. 2008ZX07529-002, Jan. 2009-Dec. 2012. Completed, project leader

2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) project: Bio-nanoparticle-mediated degradation mechanism of BDE-47 by Pseudomonas, No. 21677052, January 2017-December 2020. Completed, project leader

3. The major project of Guangdong Province for collaborative innovation between industry, academia and research: key technology and industrialization for treatment of electroplating wastewater based on resource utilization, NO. 2016B090918104, from June 2016 to December 2018. Completed, project leader

4. The major project of Guangzhou Industry-University-Research Collaborative Innovation: Key technology of heavy metal wastewater treatment based on resource utilization, No. 201605122301117, May 2017-April 2019. Completed, project leader

5. The Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project, Research and Development of a Highly Efficient Composite Bacterial Agent for Degrading New Persistent Organic Pollutants in Water, No. 2015B020215007, January 2016-December 2017. Completed, project leader

6. The project of National Natural Science Foundation of China: Cross-border fusion composite microbial agglomerates for efficient degradation of paper wastewater, No. 20977033, January 2010-December 2012. Completed, project leader

7. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) project: formation of apex community and electron energy transfer in anaerobic-aerobic coupled degradation of pentachlorophenol under limited oxygen supply, No. 20477046, Jan. 2007-Dec. 2009. Completed, project leader

8. The technical guide for pollution prevention and control in leather, fur processing and leather products industry, January 2010-December 2014. Completed, project leader

9. The transversal project, Zhanjiang Zhongyue Energy Co., Ltd: Process research and optimization of reclaimed water reuse depth treatment system, No. ZY-KJ-YX-2016X085F, September 2016-September 2017. Completed, project leader

10. The key support project of Guangdong Joint Foundation: Principles of Water Pollution Risk and Control in Dongjiang Drinking Water Source Area, No. U1401235, Jan. 2015-Dec. 2018. Completed, project member.

11. Guangzhou Provincial Special Funds Project for Applied Science and Technology R&D: Integration and Demonstration of Urban Wastewater Treatment Sludge Reduction, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery, Methane Production and Standard Improvement Technology, No. 2016B020240005, June 2016 - May 2019. completed, project member.

12. Guangzhou Province Applied Science and Technology R&D Special Funds Project: Urban River Chung (Black Stinky Water Body) Pollution Remediation Complete Technology Research, No. 2015B020235009, October 2015-September 2018. Completed, project member.

13. The major special project of Guangzhou Industry-University-Research Collaborative Innovation: Research and Engineering Demonstration of Full Factor Standard Improvement Technology for Wastewater in Electroplating Industrial Park, No. 201604010043, May 2017-May 2017. Completed, project member.

14. Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation: fixed granular sludge in limited oxygen supply while anaerobic-aerobic treatment of high chlorinated phenol wastewater, No. 31430, 2011. Completed, project leader

Academic achievements

1. Yuancai Lv, Zhuyu Niu, Yuancai Chen*, Yongyou Hu, Bacterial effects and interfacial inactivation mechanism of nZVI/Pd on Pseudomonas putida strain,Water Research, 2017, 115: 297-308.

2. Lianghao Li, Zhuangpeng Huang, Yuancai Chen*, Yongyou Hu, Preparation and Characterization of Pd modified Ti/SnO2-Sb anode and its electrochemical degradation of Ni-EDTA, Electrochimica Acta,2017, 231: 354-362.

3. Rongni Dou, Junya Zhang, Yuancai Chen*, Yongyou Hu, High-efficiency removal of triclosan by structure-directing agent modified mesoporous MIL-53(Al), 2017, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, in press

4. Lianghao Li, Jinghao Wang, Yuancai Chen*, Yongyou Hu, Optimized Determination of Several Chelating Agents from Electroplating Wastewater by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography,Acta Chromatographica, in press

5. Lvgang Liu, Chunde Wu, Yuancai Chen* and Haipan Wang, Preparation, characterization and coagulation behavior of poly ferric magnesium silicate (PFMSi) coagulant, Water Science & Technology,

6. Cao Yang, Xia You, Jianhua Cheng∗, Huade Zheng, Yuancai Chen, A novel visible-light-driven In-based MOF graphene oxide composite photocatalyst with enhanced photocatalytic activity toward the degradation of amoxicillin.Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 200 (2017): 673–680. 

7. Shinian Liu, Xiaokun Ye, Kuang He, Yuancai Chen*, Yongyou Hu, Simultaneous removal Ni (II) and fluoride from a real flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater using Fe/C/Al electrode electrocoagulation, Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, in press 

8. Xiaokun Ye, Junya Zhang, Yan Zhang, Yuancai Lv, Rongni Dou, Shulong Wen, Lianghao Li, Yuancai Chen*, YongYou Hu, Treatment of Ni-EDTA containing wastewater by electrocoagulation using iron scraps packed-bed anode, Chemosphere, 164 (2016): 304-313.

9. Zhen Zhang, Junya Zhang, Yuancai Chen*, Yongyou Hu, Pd/RGO modified carbon felt cathode for electro-Fenton removing of EDTA-Ni, Water Science & Technology,2016,74(3): 639-646.

10. Zhuangpeng Huang, Yuancai Chen*, Yongyou Hu, The role of nanoscale zerovalent iron particles in the biosorption and biodegradation of BDE-47 by pseudomonas stutter under aerobic conditions, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation,112 (2016) : 51-58.

11. Xiaokun Ye, Zhen Zhang, Yuancai Chen*, Yongyou Hu, Effect of physico-chemical pretreatment technologies of bioconversion efficiency of Paulownia tomentosa (Thunb.) steud, Industrial Crops & Products,2016, 87, 280–286.

12. Yuancai Lv,Zhuyu Niu, Yuancai Chen,* Yongyou Hu, Synthesis of SiO2 coated zero-valent ironpalladium bimetallic nanoparticles,RSC Adv.,2016, 6, 20357–20365.

13. Yuancai Lv, Zhen Zhang Yuancai Chen,* Youyou Sun, A Novel Three-stage Hybrid Nano Bimetallic Reduction/Oxidation/Biodegradation Treatment for Remediation of 2,2’4,4’-Tetrabromodiphenyl Ether,Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 289: 382–390.

14. Sun Shiying, ChenYuancai*, Evaluating the Relationship between Biosorption and Biodegradation of BDE-47 by Pseudomonas stutzier, International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2016,108: 16-23

15. Yuancai Lv,Lianghao Li, Yuancai Chen*,Zhenghua Tang, Yongyou Hu, Effects of Glucose and Biphenyl on Aerobic Cometabolism of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers byPseudomonas putida: Kinetics and Degradation Mechanism,International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2016, 108, 76-84.

16. Kuang He, Yuancai Chen*, Zhenghua Tang, Yongyou Hu, Removal of heavy metal ions from aqueous solution by zeolite synthesized from fly ash, Environmental Science and pollution Research, 2016, 23(3), 2778-2788.

17. Ping Tan, Yongyou Hu, Jian Sun, Zheng Fang, Yanzhe Qin, Qi Bi,Yuancai Chen, Jianhua Cheng, Adsorption of Cu2+, Cd2+ and Ni2+ from aqueous single metal solutions by graphene oxide membranes. Journal of hazardous materials, 2015,297:251-260.

18. Wenjin Wu, Yongyou Hu, Qian Guo, Jia Yan, Yuancai Chen, Jianhua Cheng, Sorption/desorption behavior of triclosan in sediment–water–rhamnolipid systems.Journal of Hazardous Materials 297 (2015): 59–65

19. Xiao-kun Ye and Yuancai Chen*. Kinetics study of enzymatic hydrolysis of paulownia by dilute acid, alkali, and ultrasonic-assisted alkali pretreatments,Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering: 2015, 20(2):242-248.

20. Yuancai Lv, Yuancai Chen*, Shiying Sun, Yongyou Hu. Interaction among multiple microorganisms and effects of nitrogen and carbon supplementations on lignin degradation. Bioresource Technology,2014, (155): 144-151.

21. Yuancai Lv, Yuancai Chen,* Youyou Sun, and Yongyou Hu, Influence of Carbon and Nitrogen Nutrient Supplementations on Biodegradation of Lignin by Interkingdom Fusants.Energy Fuels 2014, 28, 4699−4704

22. Yuancai Lv, Yuancai Chen,* Wenzhe Song, Yongyou Hu, Enhanced Selection of Micro-aerobic Pentachlorophenol Degrading Granular Sludge. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2014, 280, 134-142.

23. Kuang He, YuanCai Lv, Yuan Cai Chen*, Optimized determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by sonication-assisted liquid-liquid extraction and highperformance liquid chromatography. Journal of Separation Science, 2014, 37, 2874–2881

24. Yao Jie Deng, Yuan Cai Lv, Jia Qi Cheng, YuanCai Chen. Effect of Alkaline Pretreatment on Cellulosic Structural Changes of Paulownia. 2013,Advanced Materials Research,781-784, 947-951.

25. Yao Jie Deng, Wen Zhe Song, Yuan Cai Chen. Application of 16S rDNA Ribosomal RNA Approach for the Analysis and Identification of Bacterium in Granular Sludge. 2013, Advanced Materials Research, 726-731, 255-259.

26. Chen Honglei, Zhan Huaiyu. Chen Yuancai. Fu Shiyu. Construction of engineering microorganism degrading chlorophenol efficiently by protoplast fusion technique, Environmental Progress & Sust Energy, 2013, 32(3):443-448.

27. Lincai Peng, Yuancai Chen*.Conversion of Paper Sludge To Ethanol By Separate Hydrolysis And Fermentation (SHF) UsingSaccharomyces Cerevisiae,Biomass and Bioenergy, 2011, 35: 1600-1606.

28. Chen Yuancai*,Lin Che-Jen, Gavin Jonesd, Fu Shiyu，Zhan Huaiyu. Application of statistical design for the optimization of microbial community of synthetic domestic wastewater,Biodegradation, 2011, 22(1) : 205–213.

29. Chen Yuancai*, Lin Che-Jen, Gavin Jonesd, Fu Shiyu，Zhan Huaiyu. Enhancing biodegradation of wastewater by microbial consortia with fractional factorial design,Journal of Hazardous Materials,171 (2009) 948–953.

30. Yuancai Chen*, Che-Jen Lin, Huixia Lan, Shiyu Fu, Huaiyu Zhan.Evaluation of Kinetic Parameters and Mass Transfer of Glucose-fed Granules under Hypoxic Conditions, Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, 15: 931-936 (2010).

31. Chen Yuancai*, Chen Dong, Lincai Peng, Fu Shiyu, Zhan Huaiyu. The microorganism community of pentachlorophenol (PCP)-degrading coupled granules,Water Science and Technology, 2009, 59: 987-994.

32. Chen Yuancai*, Lin Che-Jen, Fu Shiyu, Zhan Huaiyu. Cultivation of Biogranules in a Continuous Flow Reactor at Low Dissolved Oxygen,Water, air, soil: Focus 2009, 9: 213–221.

33. Chen Yuancai*, Lin Che-Jen, Fu Shiyu，Zhan Huaiyu. Effect of oxygen availability on the removal efficiency and sludge characteristics during pentachlorophenol (PCP) biodegradation in a coupled granular sludge system,Water Science and Technology, 2010, 61 (7): 1885-1893.

34. Honglei Chen, Yuancai Chen*, Zhan Huaiyu, Fu Shiyu. Enhancing biodegradation of pulping effluents by a statistical experimental design using microbial consortia,BioResources, 2010, 5 (3): 1581-1594. August 2010.

35. Chen Yuancai*, Lin Che-Jen, Fu Shiyu, Zhan Huaiyu. Changes in pentachlorophenol (PCP) metabolism and physicochemical characteristics by granules responsing to different oxygen availability,Environmental Progress & Sust Energy, 2010, 29 (3): 307-312.

36. Chen Honglei, Chen Yuancai*, Zhan Huaiyu, Fu Shiyu. Determination of chroma in pulping effluent by ratio spectrum-derivatives pectrophotometry,Environmental Progress & Sust Energy, 2010, 29 (3): 342-348.

37. Honglei Chen, Yuancai Chen*, Huaiyu Zhan, Shiyu Fu. Chemometrics-assisted spectrophotometry method for the determination of chemical oxygen demand in pulping effluent,Environ Monit Assess, (2011) 175: 321–329.

Curriculum Vitae

Chen Yuancai is now a senior researcher and doctoral supervisor of the South China University of Technology, mainly engaged in the research of theory and technology of industrial wastewater treatment such as paper wastewater and electroplating wastewater. In recent years, she has published more than one hundred papers domestically and internationally, among which more than sixty have been indexed by SCI. She has also been awarded with thirteen invention patents, the third prize of Guangdong Science and Technology Award (ranked second), two achievements appraisals, and two co-authored monographs. Her research projects include a national major project on water pollution control and management, three projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, two provincial major projects of industry-university-research and one collaborative innovation project in Guangzhou, many provincial science and technology projects and many enterprise projects. As a major participant, she has participated in major application projects in Guangdong Province, joint funds in Guangdong Province, many wastewater treatment projects, 973 projects, a tender project of Guangzhou enterprises for scientific and technological problems, many provincial and ministerial projects, etc. She is the lecturer of environmental engineering, wastewater deep treatment technology, coagulation technology, water pollution control engineering, water treatment progress and other courses.