Location:
Hu Yang, Ph.D.
Professor
School of Environment
Nanjing University
Tel：+86-25-8968-1272
Email: yanghu@hgbetting.com
ORCID: 0000-0001-5779-1833
Education
September, 1997- June, 2001: Ph.D., School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, China
September, 1993- June, 1997: B.S. Degree, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, China
Professional Experience
December, 2012- present: Professor, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
October, 2012- December, 2012: Associate Professor, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, China
November, 2003- October, 2012: Associate Professor, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, China
November, 2004- October, 2006: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Japan
August, 2001- November, 2003: Lecturer, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, China
Research Interests
My research interests are mainly focused on the design and fabrication of environmental-friendly polymeric materials and their various applications, especially in water and wastewater treatment. Briefly, (1) design and fabrication of various natural polymer based water treatment agents (such as flocculants, adsorbents, and scale inhibitors), their applications, and the relevant mechanisms study from molecular levels by using modern polymer characterizations; (2) applications of two-dimensional nanomaterials in water and wastewater treatment and their mechanisms study; and (3) polymer characterization (in solution and condensed states).
Selected Publications (2016-present)
Dewaterability of sewage sludge conditioned with a graft cationic starch-based flocculant: role of structural characteristics of flocculant, Pan Hu, Shuhan Zhuang, Shaohang Shen, Yihan Yang, Hu Yang*, Water Research, 2021, 189, 116578(1-12).
Removal of ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin using actinia-shaped lignin-based adsorbents: role of the length and distribution of branched-chains, Boqiang Gao, Qianqian Chang, Jun Cai, Zhonghua Xi, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 403, 123603(1-11).
Construction of natural polymeric imprinted materials and their applications in water treatment: A review, Na Li, Hu Yang*, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021, 403, 123643(1-20).
Evaluation of structural effects on the antiscaling performance of various graft cellulose-based antiscalants in RO membrane scaling control, Wei Yu, Wei Chen, Hu Yang*, Journal of Membrane Science, 2021, 620, 118893(1-13).
Selective adsorption of ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin from a binary system using lignin-based adsorbents: quantitative analysis, adsorption mechanisms, and structure-activity relationship, Boqiang Gao, Qianqian Chang, Hu Yang*, Science of the total Environment, 2021, 765, 144427(1-12).
Enhanced reactivity of zero-valent aluminum/O2 by using Fe-bearing clays in 4-chlorophenol oxidation, Ran Yang, Jun Cai, Hu Yang*, Science of the total Environment, 2021, 773, 145661(1-13).
The influence of hydrophobicity on sludge dewatering associated with cationic starch-based flocculants, Pan Hu, Shaohang Shen, Donghua Zhao, Hua Wei, Jun Ge, Feiyue Jia, Xiangxiang Zhang, Hu Yang*, Journal of Environmental Management, 2021, 296, 113218(1-10).
Evaluation of hydrophobically associating cationic starch-based flocculants in sludge dewatering, Pan Hu, Shaohang Shen, Hu Yang*, Scientific Reports, 2021, 11, 11819(1-13).
Comparison of two starch-based flocculants with polyacrylamide for the simultaneous removal of phosphorus and turbidity from simulated and actual wastewater samples in combination with FeCl3, Pan Hu, Jie Ren, Xinyu Hu, Hu Yang*, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021, 167, 223-232.
Efficient removal of phosphorus from turbid water using chemical sedimentation by FeCl3 in conjunction with a starch-based flocculant, Jie Ren, Na Li, Hua Wei, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Water Research, 2020, 170, 115361(1-10).
Antiscalants in RO membrane scaling control, Wei Yu, Di Song, Wei Chen, Hu Yang*, Water Research, 2020, 183, 115985(1-23).
Evaluation of the structural factors for the flocculation performance of a co-graft cationic starch-based flocculant, Pan Hu, Zhonghua Xi, Yan Li, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Chemosphere, 2020, 240, 124866(1-11).
An enhanced coagulation using a starch-based coagulant assisted by polysilicic acid in treating simulated and real surface water, Yunong Tang, Xinyu Hu, Jun Cai, Zhonghua Xi, Hu Yang*, Chemosphere, 2020, 259, 127464(1-10).
A simple strategy for selective photocatalysis degradation of organic dyes through selective adsorption enrichment by using a complex film of CdS and carboxylmethyl starch, Yuxiang Xue, Qianqian Chang, Xinyu Hu, Jun Cai, Hu Yang*, Journal of Environmental Management, 2020, 274, 111184(1-11).
Chain architectures of cellulose-based antiscalants on the inhibition of calcium carbonate scale, Wei Yu, Hu Yang*, Scientific Reports, 2020, 10, 21906(1-15).
Evaluation of the selective adsorption of silica-sand/anionized-starch composite for removal of dyes and Cupper(II) from their aqueous mixtures, Pei Li, Boqiang Gao, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020, 149, 1285-1293.
Investigation of multiple adsorption mechanisms for efficient removal of ofloxacin from water using lignin-based adsorbents, Boqiang Gao, Pei Li, Ran Yang, Aimin, Li, Hu Yang*, Scientific Reports, 2019, 9, 637(1-13).
Insights into the effects of acidification on sewage sludge dewaterability through pH repeated adjustment, Hua Wei, Yunong Tang, Aimin, Li, Hu Yang*, Chemosphere, 2019, 227, 269-276.
Evaluating the effects of the preoxidation of H2O2, NaClO, and KMnO4 and reflocculation on the dewaterability of sewage sludge, Hua Wei, Yunong Tang, Tamer Shoeib, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Chemosphere, 2019, 234, 942-952.
Evaluation of acidification and oxidation of sludge to improve the effect of a starch-based flocculant on the dewaterability of sewage sludge, Hua Wei, Pan Hu, Aimin, Li, Hu Yang*, Journal of Environmental Management, 2019, 231, 405-412.
Enhanced coagulation of low-turbidity micro-polluted surface water: Properties and optimization, Zhouzhou Liu, Hua Wei, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Journal of Environmental Management, 2019, 233, 739-747.
Control of gypsum-dominated scaling in reverse osmosis system using carboxymethyl cellulose, Wei Yu, Di Song, Aimin, Li, Hu Yang*, Journal of Membrane Science, 2019, 577, 20-30.
Application of a green coagulant with PACl in efficient purification of turbid water and its mechanism study, Yuxiang Xue, Zhouzhou Liu, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Journal of Environmental Sciences-China, 2019, 81, 168-180.
Coagulation/flocculation in dewatering of sludge: A review, Hua Wei, Boqiang Gao, Jie Ren, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Water Research, 2018, 143, 608-631.
Evaluation of the structural morphology on the scale-inhibition efficiency of starch-graft-poly(acrylic acid), Wei Yu, Yawen Wang, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Water Research, 2018, 141, 86-95.
Sludge dewaterability of a starch-based flocculant and its combined usage with ferric chloride, Hua Wei, Jie Ren, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018, 349, 737-747.
Scale-inhibition and flocculation dual-functionality of poly(acrylic acid) grafted starch, Qing Du, Yawen Wang, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Journal of Environmental Management, 2018, 210, 273-279.
Adsorption properties and mechanisms of attapulgite for removal of various ionic dyes from water, Ran Yang, Dawei Li, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Applied Clay Science, 2018, 151, 20-28.
Highly selective adsorption of dyes and arsenate from their aqueous mixtures using a silica-sand/cationized-starch composite, Pei Li, Boqiang Gao, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2018, 263, 210-219.
Evaluation of structural effects on the flocculation performance of a co-graft starch-based flocculant, Zhouzhou Liu, Hua Wei, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Water Research, 2017, 118, 160-166.
Flocculation and antimicrobial properties of a cationized starch, Zhouzhou Liu, Mu Huang, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Water Research, 2017, 119, 57-66.
Evaluation of starch-based flocculants for the flocculation of dissolved organic matters from textile dyeing secondary wastewater, Hu Wu, Zhouzhou Liu, Hu Yang*, Aimin Li, Chemosphere, 2017, 174, 200-207.
Immobilization of metals in contaminated soils using natural polymer-based stabilizers, Xue Tao, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Environmental Pollution, 2017, 222, 348-355.
Evaluation of the starch-based flocculants on flocculation of hairwork wastewater, Qing Du, Hua Wei, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Science of the total environment, 2017, 601-602, 1628-1637.
Dual functionality of a graft starch flocculant: flocculation and antibacterial performance, Mu Huang, Zhouzhou Liu, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Journal of Environmental Management, 2017, 196, 63-71.
Effects of substitution degree and molecular weight of carboxymethyl starch on its scale inhibition, Yawen Wang, Aimin Li, Hu Yang*, Desalination, 2017, 408, 60-69.
Enhanced, rapid, and selective adsorption behaviors of a porous chitosan-based adsorbent, Kun Li, Shoujun Xiao, Hu Yang*, Aimin Li, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2017, 81(1), 284-293.
A review on chitosan-based flocculants and their applications in water treatment, Ran Yang, Haijiang Li, Mu Huang, Hu Yang*, Aimin Li, Water Research, 2016, 95, 59-89.
Evaluation of chain architectures and charge properties of various starch-based flocculants for flocculation of humic acid from water, Hu Wu, Zhouzhou Liu, Hu Yang*, Aimin Li, Water Research, 2016, 96, 126-135.
Preparation of dual-function starch-based flocculants for simultaneous removal of turbidity and inhibition of E. coli in water, Mu Huang, Yawen Wang, Jun Cai, Junfeng Bai, Hu Yang*, Aimin Li, Water Research, 2016, 98, 128-137.
Efficient adsorption of both methyl orange and chromium from their aqueous mixtures using a quaternary ammonium salt modified chitosan magnetic composite adsorbent, Kun Li, Pei Li, Jun Cai, Shoujun Xiao, Hu Yang*, Aimin Li, Chemosphere, 2016, 154, 310-318.
Simultaneous removal of acid green 25 and mercury ions from aqueous solutions using glutamine modified chitosan magnetic composite microspheres, Xue Tao, Kun Li, Han Yan, Hu Yang*, Aimin Li, Environmental Pollution, 2016, 209, 21-29.
pH-tunable surface charge of chitosan/graphene oxide composite adsorbent for efficient removal of multiple pollutants from water, Han Yan, Hu Yang*, Aimin Li, Rongshi Cheng, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 284, 1397-1405.
Efficient removal of chlorophenols from water with a magnetic reduced graphene oxide composite, Han Yan, Qing Du, Hu Yang*, Aimin Li, Rongshi Cheng, Science China-chemistry, 2016, 59(3), 350-359.
Patents
A green composite inorganic coagulant and its preparation method and application, Chinese Patent No. ZL202010326334.3;
A modified starch/quartz sand composite microsphere and its preparation method and application, Chinese Patent No. ZL201711281749.8;
Preparation and application of chitosan haze settling agent, Chinese Patent No. ZL201410185349.7;
A preparation method of amphoteric grafted modified cellulose flocculant, Chinese Patent No. ZL201410077292.9
A hydrolytic grafted enhanced anionic carboxymethyl cellulose flocculant and its preparation method, Chinese Patent No. ZL201310125012.2;
Composite flocculant and its preparation method, Chinese Patent No. ZL200910176551.2;
A preparation method of amphoteric chitosan flocculant, Chinese Patent No. ZL200810124282.0;
The preparation method of grafted amphoteric chitosan flocculant, Chinese Patent No. ZL201010223727.8;
The preparation method of a strong cationic grafted amphoteric chitosan flocculant with chemical bonds, Chinese Patent No. ZL201310351096.1;
A strong cationic straw modified adsorbent and its preparation method, Chinese Patent No. ZL201210089264.X
Opportunities
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