| Professional Ranks and Titles | Professor |
|---|---|
| Position | |
| Head of Teching | |
| Research Interests | Sustainable wastewater treatment (Mathematical modelling of bioconversion processes; Advanced technologies for nitrogen removal; Biological nutrients removal and recovery from wastewater; Greenhouse gases emissions and mitigation from wastewater management; Membrane-based biofilm technology) |
| Address | Room 310, Building 34 |
| xuem.chen@hotmail.com; xchen@fzu.edu.cn | |
| Telephone |
An enthusiastic early career researcher in the field of Environmental Engineering who cordially welcomes interested students and young scholars with relevant education/research background to join the team!
In the meanwhile, I serve as an associate editor for Frontiers in Microbiology, a guest editor for 1) Water Science and Technology and 2) Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination, an editorial board member for 1) Science of the Total Environment, 2) Journal of Environmental Management, 3) Environmental Technology & Innovation, 4) Water, 5) Environmental Advances and 6) Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, an associated YWP member of the International Water Association (IWA) Modelling & Integrated Assessment (MIA) Specialist Group Management Committee, a committee member of Water Treatment and Reuse of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences, and an invited reviewer for over 30 SCI Journals and Conference Programs (e.g., The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2018 and 2020).
2017, PhD in Environmental Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia
-Supervisors: Prof. Zhiguo Yuan AM (FTSE, IWA distinguished fellow) and Prof. Bing-Jie Ni (ARC Future Fellow)
2012, Bachelor in Water Supply and Drainage Engineering, Hohai University, China
2020.7-Now: Professor, College of Environment and Safety Engineering (formerly College of Environment and Resources), Fuzhou University
2017.8-2020.7: Marie Curie Fellow/Postdoc, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
As principal investigator
• Production mechanisms and control technologies for multiple greenhouse gases in biological wastewater treatment, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2022-12/2024
• TJU-FZU Independent Innovation Fund, 2022-2022, Fuzhou University
• Starting Grant for Minjiang Scholar Specially-Appointed Professorship of Fujian Province, 2020-2023, Fuzhou University
• Advanced modelling and control of nitrous oxide emissions from wastewater treatment plants, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, 2018-2020, European Commission
As major participant
• Demonstration of a new control method to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from sewage treatment plants, Danish Water and Wastewater Association (DANVA) through the Water Sector Development and Demonstration Program (VUDP), 2017-2018, Denmark
• Micro-managed biofilm - next generation environmental biotechnologies, Australian Research Council Discovery Project, 2013-2015, Australia
• Establishing a missing link between the global nitrogen and carbon cycles - anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to denitrification, Australian Research Council Discovery Project, 2012-2014, Australia
1. 2019, Recipient of Minjiang Scholar Specially-Appointed Professorship of Fujian, China
2. 2019, Recipient of 2017 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Higher Degree by Research Theses, The University of Queensland, Australia
3. 2018, Recipient of Otto Mønsteds Fund, Denmark
4. 2011, Recipient of Yankai Scholarship, China
5. 2010, Recipient of National Scholarship, Ministry of Education of China
6. 2009, Recipient of First Prize for National English Contest for College Students, China
1. Chen, X., Al, R., Behera, C., Sin, G. (2018) Process synthesis, design, and control of wastewater treatment plants. Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering. Elsevier.
2. Ni, B.-J., Pan, Y., Guo, J., Virdis, B., Hu, S., Chen, X., Yuan, Z. (2016) Chapter 16: Denitrification Processes for Wastewater Treatment. Metalloenzymes in Denitrification: Applications and Environmental Impacts (Eds. Isabel Moura and José J. G. Moura; Co-Eds. Luisa Maia and Sofia R. Pauleta). Royal Society of Chemistry Metallobiology Series. 368-418.
Note: only first-authored journal publications are listed below
1. Chen, X.*, Huo, P., Liu, J., Li, F., Yang, L., Li, X., Wei, W., Liu, Y., Ni, B.-J.* (2021) Model Predicted N2O Production from Membrane-Aerated Biofilm Reactor is Greatly Affected by Biofilm Property Settings. Chemosphere. 281, 130861. * joint corresponding authors
2. Zuo, L., Yao, H.*, Li, H., Jia, F., Wei, W., Liu, Y, Ni., B.-J., Chen, X.* (2021) Modeling of Completely Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal Process with Salt and Glycine Betaine Addition. Chemosphere. 264, 128474. * joint corresponding authors
3. Chen, X.*, Yang, L., Sun, J., Wei, W., Liu, Y., Ni, B.-J.* (2020) Influences of Longitudinal Heterogeneity on Nitrous Oxide Production from Membrane-Aerated Biofilm Reactor: A Modeling Perspective. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(17), 10964-10973. * joint corresponding authors
4. Chen, X.*, Rodríguez, Y., López, J., Muñoz, R., Ni, B.-J., Sin, G. (2020) Modeling of Polyhydroxyalkanoate Synthesis from Biogas by Methylocystis hirsuta. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 8(9), 3906-3912. * corresponding author
5. Chen, X.*, Mielczarek, A.T., Habicht, K., Andersen, M.H., Thornberg, D., Sin, G*. (2019) Assessment of Full-Scale N2O Emission Characteristics and Testing of Control Concepts in an Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plant with Alternating Aerobic and Anoxic Phases. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(21), 12485-12494. * joint corresponding authors
6. Chen, X., Yang, L., Sun, J., Dai, X., Ni, B.-J. (2019) Modelling of Simultaneous Nitrogen and Thiocyanate Removal through Coupling Thiocyanate-Based Denitrification with Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation. Environmental Pollution. 253, 974-980.
7. Chen, X., Sin, G., Ni, B.-J. (2019) Impact of Granule Size Distribution on Nitrous Oxide Production in Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal Granular Reactor. Science of the Total Environment. 689, 700-708.
8. Chen, X.*, Ni, B.-J*. Sin, G. (2019) Nitrous Oxide Production in Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal Granular Sludge: A Modeling Study. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 116(6), 1280-1291. * joint corresponding authors (Editor’s Choice Article)
9. Chen, X., Lai, C.-Y., Fang, F., Zhao, H.-P., Dai, X., Ni, B.-J. (2019) Model-Based Evaluation of Selenate and Nitrate Reduction in Hydrogen-Based Membrane Biofilm Reactor. Chemical Engineering Science. 195, 262-270.
10. Chen, X., Yuan, Z., Ni, B.-J. (2018) Nitrite Accumulation inside Sludge Flocs Significantly Influencing Nitrous Oxide Production by Ammonium-Oxidizing Bacteria. Water Research. 143, 99-108.
11. Chen, X., Liu, Y., Peng, L., Ni, B.-J. (2017) Perchlorate, Nitrate, and Sulfate Reduction in Hydrogen-Based Membrane Biofilm Reactor: Model-Based Evaluation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 316, 82-90.
12. Chen, X., Ni, B.-J. (2016) Anaerobic conversion of hydrogen and carbon dioxide to fatty acids production in a membrane biofilm reactor: A modeling approach. Chemical Engineering Journal. 306, 1092-1098.
13. Chen, X., Ni, B.-J. (2016) Model-based evaluation on simultaneous nitrate and arsenite removal in a membrane biofilm reactor. Chemical Engineering Science. 152, 488-496.
14. Chen, X., Guo, J., Xie, G.-J., Yuan, Z., Ni, B.-J. (2016) Achieving complete nitrogen removal by coupling nitritation-anammox and methane-dependent denitrification: A model-based study. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 113(5), 1035-1045.
15. Chen, X., Liu, Y., Peng, L., Yuan, Z., Ni, B.-J. (2016) Model-based feasibility assessment of membrane biofilm reactor to achieve simultaneous ammonium, dissolved methane, and sulfide removal from anaerobic digestion liquor. Scientific Reports. 6, 25114.
16. Chen, X., Guo, J., Xie, G.-J., Liu, Y., Yuan, Z., Ni, B.-J. (2015) A New Approach to Simultaneous Ammonium and Dissolved Methane Removal from Anaerobic Digestion Liquor: A Model-Based Investigation of Feasibility. Water Research. 85, 295-303.
17. Peng, L.*, Chen, X.*, Xu, Y., Liu, Y., Gao, S.-H., Ni, B.-J. (2015) Biodegradation of Pharmaceuticals in Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor for Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal: A Model-Based Evaluation. Journal of Membrane Science. 494, 39-47. * joint first authors
18. Chen, X., Guo, J., Shi, Y., Hu, S., Yuan, Z., Ni, B.-J. (2014) Modeling of Simultaneous Anaerobic Methane and Ammonium Oxidation in a Membrane Biofilm Reactor. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(16), 9540-9547.
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