Research Projects

1. Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 52100012, Fabrication of SnS2 composite membrane with spacing control and the mechanism for dissolved organic matter removal, Principal investigator, 2022/01-2024/12

2. Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai, No. 20ZR1460800, Degradation and removal of micro-plastics and associated composite pollutants by shear enhanced ultrafiltration process, Principal investigator, 2020/07-2023/06

3. Nanning Key Research and Development Project, Demonstration on biosafety and intelligence of secondary water supply, Principal investigator, 2024/01-2025/12

4. Excellent expert project, Ministry of Science and Technology, G2022133057L, Fabrication of SnS2/GO composite membrane and its application in micro-polluted water treatment, Principal investigator, 2022/01-2023/12

5. Foundation of Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, YRWEF202104, Pilot study of high quality water production with ozonation – activated carbon – nanofiltration processes, Principal investigator, 2021/01-2022/12

6. Funds for young female teachers in Tongji University, Nanofiltration membrane fouling and mechanism by organic matter and ionic strength, Principal investigator, 2021/03-2021/09

7. Funds from industry, UF membrane fouling in coagulation – UF – RO processes, Principal investigator, 2023/11-2025/10

8. Funds from industry, Study of nanofiltration membrane fouling, Principal investigator, 2022/12-2024/08

9. Funds from industry, Membrane fouling in the combined UV-LED/NaClO and RO in steel industry, Principal investigator, 2023/04-2023/12

10. Funds from industry, Analysis of ceramic Ultrafiltration membrane and dissolved air flotation in drinking water, municipal wastewater and industry wastewater treatment, Principal investigator, 2021/03-2024/03

11. Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, No. 22120180565, Fouling control of submerged membrane bioreactor by membrane rotation, Principal investigator, 2019/01-2020/12

12. Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment, No. 2017ZX07201-001, Technology integration and application demonstration for Suzhou drinking water safety, Participation, 2017/12-2020/12

13. Singapore Proof-Of-Cencept (POC) Project, No. NRF2015NRF-POC001-007, Integrated reverse osmosis module (iRO) with energy recovery for desalination, Participation, 2015/11-2017/05

14. Singapore Proof-Of-Cencept (POC) Project, No. NRF2013NRF-POC002-010, Vibratory-Stirring Membrane Module System for Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors (VS-AnMBRs), Participation, 2014/02-2015/02

15. Singapore Environment Water Industry (EWI) Project, No. MEWR C651/06/175, Novel Hydrodynamics for Low Pressure Membrane Processes, Participation, 2010/04-2014/01

16. Major Science and Technology Program for Water Pollution Control and Treatment, No. 2008ZX07421-006, Emergency technology and research demonstration for drinking water safety, Participation, 2008/07-2010/03

Publications

1. Lin Wang, Tian Li, Huaqiang Chu, Wanzhu Zhang, Weiwei Huang, Bingzhi Dong, Daoji Wu, Feiyang Chen, Natural organic matter separation by forward osmosis: Performance and mechanisms, Water Research 191 (2021) 116829.

2. Masoud Pourbozorg, Tian Li*, Adrian W.K. Law, Effect of turbulence on fouling control of submerged hollow fibre membrane filtration, Water Research 99 (2016) 101-111.

3. Huaqiang Chu, Xiaoqian Liu, Jiaying Ma, Tian Li, Haifeng Fan, Xuefei Zhou, Yalei Zhang, Enchao Li, Xiwang Zhang, Two-stage anoxic-oxic (A/O) system for the treatment of coking wastewater: Full-scale performance and microbial community analysis, Chemical Engineering Journal 417 (2021) 129204.

4. Yanbo Jiang, Jianyi Jiang, Qi Ran, Tian Li*, Huan He, Junxia Liu, Huaqiang Chu, Minghao Sui, Bingzhi Dong, Quantum dots modified bismuth-based hierarchical dual Z-scheme heterojunction for photocatalytic performance enhancement: Mineralization, degradation pathways and mechanism, Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 9 (2022) 100240.

5. Huan He, Tian Li*, Chang He, Jiapei Chen, Huaqiang Chu, Bingzhi Dong, Removal of NOM in full-scale long-time advanced water treatment plants: Assimilable organic carbon and its precursors, Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 8 (2021) 100183.

6. Junxia Liu, Yaqian Fan, Yuhui Sun, Zhihong Wang, Dongsheng Zhao, Tian Li*, Bingzhi Dong*, Chuyang Y. Tang, Modelling the critical roles of zeta potential and contact angle on colloidal fouling with a coupled XDLVO - collision attachment approach, Journal of Membrane Science 623 (2021) 119048.

7. Masoud Pourbozorg, Tian Li*, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Fouling of submerged hollow fiber membrane filtration in turbulence: Statistical dependence and cost-benefit analysis, Journal of Membrane Science 521 (2017) 43–52.

8. Tian Li*, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Yishuai Jiang, Agnes Kurniawati Harijanto, Anthony G. Fane, Fouling control of submerged hollow fibre membrane bioreactor with transverse vibration, Journal of Membrane Science 505 (2016) 216–224.

9. Tian Li, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, A.G. Fane, Submerged hollow fibre membrane filtration with transverse and longitudinal vibrations, Journal of Membrane Science 455 (2014) 83–91.

10. Tian Li, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Merve Cetin, A.G. Fane, Fouling control of submerged hollow fibre membranes by vibrations, Journal of Membrane Science 427 (2013) 230–239.

11. Junxia Liu, Pei Cao, Xuri Yu, Tian Li*, Wen Sun, Yaxiang Zhao, Hongjian Yu, Zhihong Wang*, Jialuo Zeng, Bingzhi Dong, Haiyan Yang, Shuili Yu, A Coupled Molybdenum Disulfide - Copper Modification of NF Membrane for Enhanced Anti-bacterial Performance, Desalination 546 (2023) 116190.

12. Huase Ou, Naiyun Gao, Yang Deng, Junlian Qiao, Kejia Zhang, Tian Li, Lei Dong, Mechanistic studies of Microcystic aeruginosa inactivation and degradation by UV-C irradiation and chlorination with poly-synchronous analyses, Desalination 272 (2011) 107–119.

13. Yali Guo, Minghao Sui, Shuan Liu, Tian Li, Xinyuan Lv, Miao Yu, Yaojun Mo, Insight into cobalt substitution in LaFeO3-based catalyst for enhanced activation of peracetic acid: Reactive species and catalytic mechanism, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 461 (2024) 132662.

14. Wen Sun, Tian Li, Huaqiang Chu, Junaxia Liu, Kunyu Zhong, Li Feng, Modeling the ammonia absorption capacity of choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents with artificial neural networks, Journal of Cleaner Production 373 (2022) 133764.

15. Qingqing Zhao, Huan He*, Kuo Gao, Tian Li*, Bingzhi Dong, Fate, mobility, and pathogenicity of drinking water treatment plant resistomes deciphered by metagenomic assembly and network analyses, Science of the Total Environment 804 (2022) 150095.

16. Kuo Gao, Tian Li*, Qingqing Zhao, Wan Liu, Junxia Liu, Yali Song, Huaqiang Chu*, Bingzhi Dong, UF fouling behavior of allelopathy of extracellular organic matter produced by mixed algae co-cultures, Separation and Purification Technology 261 (2021) 118297.

17. Lingxue Guan, Tian Li, William B. Krantz, Tzyy Haur Chong, Bing Wu, Membrane Performance of Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Using Hydroxide-Based CO2-Capture Draw Solutions, Separation and Purification Technology 2024.

18. Miao Yu, Rui Gao, Xinyuan Lv, Minghao Sui, Tian Li, Inactivation of phage phiX174 by UV₂₅₄ and free chlorine: Structure impairment and function loss, Journal of Environmental Management 340 (2023) 117962.

19. Weiwei Huang, Xiaoxiang Cheng, Tian Li, Weiwei Lv, Quan Yuan, Xiaolin Sun, Lin Wang, Wenzong Zhou, Bingzhi Dong, Investigation of membrane fouling and mechanism induced by extracellular organic matter during long-term exposure to pharmaceuticals and personal care products, Environmental Research 214 (2022) 113773.

20. Huiping Li, Baiqin Zhou, Xiaoyan Xu, Ranran Huo, Ting Zhou, Xiaochen Dong, Cheng Ye, Tian Li, Li Xie, Weihai Pang, The insightful water quality analysis and predictive model establishment via machine learning in dual-source drinking water distribution system, Environmental Research 250 (2024) 118474.

21. Wen Sun, Yaoliang Hong, Tian Li, Huaqiang Chu, Junxia Liu, Li Feng, Mehidi Baghayeri, Biogenic synthesis of reduced graphene oxide decorated with silver nanoparticles (rGO/Ag NPs) using table olive (olea europaea) for efficient and rapid catalytic reduction of organic pollutants, Chemosphere 310 (2023) 136759.

22. Selina Hube, Stefanie, Veronelli, Tian Li, Michael Burkhardt, Sigurður Brynjólfsson, Bing Wu, Microplastic affect membrane biofouling and microbial communities during gravity-driven membrane filtration of primary wastewater, Chemosphere 2024.

23. Wen Sun, Yaoliang Hong, Tian Li, Huaqiang Chu, Junxia Liu, Li Feng, Application of sulfur-coated magnetic carbon nanotubes for extraction of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from water resources, Chemosphere 309 (2022) 136632.

24. Junxia Liu, Xuri Yu, Ennuo Yang, Tian Li*, Hongjian Yu, Zhihong Wang*, Bingzhi Dong, A. G. Fane, A Combined Tannic Acid-Copper-Iron Coating of Ultrafiltration Membrane for Enhanced Anti-bacterial and Algal-inhibition Performance, Journal of Water Process Engineering 50 (2022) 103250.

25. Weihai Pang, Huiping Li, Yingying He, Baiqin Zhou, Chi Ji, Tian Li, Xi Wang, Li Xie, Nitrate reduction pathways and microbial community to different COD/NO₃^--N ratios in mesophilic and thermophilic denitrification systems, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 53 (2023) 103797.

26. Wenjing Zheng, Yan Chen, Xiaohu Xu, Xing Peng, Yalin Niu, Pengcheng Xu, Tian Li, Research on the factors influencing nanofiltration membrane fouling and the prediction of membrane fouling, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 59 (2024) 104876.

27. Wen Sun, Tian Li, Yaoliang Hong, Huaqiang Chu, Junxia Liu, Li Feng, Dual-objective optimization of biofuel-based solid oxide fuel cell energy system for hydrogen fuel and desalinated water production, Fuel 334 (2023) 126598.

28. Wen Sun, Tian Li, Huaqiang Chu, Junxia Liu, Li Feng, Techno-economic optimization of a fuel cell with nanomaterial structure membrane for electricity and heating production, Fuel 329 (2022) 125410.

29. Kuo Gao, Tian Li*, Junxia Liu, Bingzhi Dong, Huaqiang Chu*, Ultrafiltration membrane fouling performance by mixtures with micromolecular and macromolecular organics, Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 5 (2019) 277-286.

30. Tian Li, Hongjian Yu, Jing Tian, Junxia Liu, Tonghao Yuan, Shaoze Xiao, Huaqiang Chu, Bingzhi, Dong, PAC-UF Process Improving Surface Water Treatment: PAC Effects and Membrane Fouling Mechanism, Membranes 12 (2022) 487.

31. Hongjian Yu, Weipeng Huang, Huachen Liu, Tian Li*, Nianping Chi, Huaqiang Chu, Bingzhi Dong, Application of coagulation – membrane rotation to improve ultrafiltration performance in drinking water treatment, Membranes, 11 (2021) 643.

32. Yan Chen, Huiping Li, Weihai Pang, Baiqing Zhou, Tian Li, Jian Zhang, Bingzhi Dong, Pilot study on the combination of different pre-treatments with nanofiltration for efficiently restraining membrane fouling while providing high-quality drinking water, Membranes 11 (2021) 380.

33. Robert Niestroj-Pahl, Lara Stelmaszyk, Ibrahim M. A. ElSherbiny, Hussein Abuelgasim, Michaela Krug, Christian Staaks, Greta Birkholz, Harald Horn, Tian Li, Bingzhi Dong, Lars Dähne, Andreas Tiehm, Stefan Panglisch, Performance of Layer-by-Layer-Modified Multibore® Ultrafiltration Capillary Membranes for Salt Retention and Removal of Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Membranes 10 (2020) 398.

34. Tian Li*, Yunlu Zhang, Bo Gui, Kuo Gao, Qingqing Zhao, Ruixin Qu, Tuodong Liu, Michael Hoffmann, Christian Staaks, Bingzhi Dong, Application of coagulation-ultrafiltration-nanofiltration in a pilot study for Tai Lake water treatment, Water Environment Research 92 (2020) 579-587.

35. Pengcheng Xu, Huan He, Tian Li, Yan Chen, Bingzhi Dong, Combining Full‐Scale Ozonation and Biological Activated Carbon Filtration (O₃‐BAC) with Pilot‐Scale Nanofiltration (NF) to Control Disinfection By‐Product Formation for Treatment of Taihu Lake Water, Water, 2023, 15, 843.

36. Weiwei Huang, Weiwei Lv, Quan Yuan, Wenzong Zhou, Tian Li, Bingzhi Dong, Effects of Long-Term Exposure of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products on Algogenic Organic Matter Characteristics, Water 15 (2023) 2447.

37. T. Li*, B.Z. Dong, Z. Liu, W.H. Chu, Characteristic of algogenic organic matter and its effect on UF membrane fouling, Water Science & Technology 64 (2011) 1685-1691.

38. W. Zhang, T. Li*, B. Dong, Characterizing Dissolved Organic Matter in Taihu Lake with PARAFAC and SOM Method, Water Science & Technology 85 (2022) 706-718.

39. T. Li, A.W.K. Law, M. Cetin, A. G. Fane, F. Wicaksana, Fouling control of submerged hollow fibre membranes: The effect of vibrations and fibre looseness, Procedia Engineering 44 (2012) 24-26.

40. Tian Li, Di Tang, Jie Song, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Reverse osmosis desalination process with feed flow reversal operation: experimental studies, Desalination and Water Treatment 144 (2019) 339-344.

41. Jie Song, Tian Li, Lucía Wright-Contreras, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, A review of the current status of small-scale seawater reverse osmosis desalination, Water International 42 (2017) 618-631.

42. Siying Chen, Bingzhi Dong, Kuo Gao, Tian Li*, Pilot study on advanced treatment of geosmin and 2-MIB with O₃/GAC, Water Supply 19 (2019) 1253-1263.

Conference presentations

1. Tian Li, Yuhui Sun, Junxia Liu, Bingzhi Dong, NF membrane fouling induced by organic and inorganic colloids, International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology (ISPT2022), December 2022, online.

2. Tian Li, Jian Zhang, Huiping Li, Yan Chen, Bingzhi Dong, A pilot study of nanofiltration for high quality drinking water production, The 13^th Conference of the Aseanian Membrane Society (AMS13), July 2022, Singapore. (Keynote presentation)

3. Tian Li, Junxia Liu, Yaqian Fan, Yuhui Sun, Zhihong Wang, Dongsheng Zhao, Bingzhi Dong, Chuyang Y. Tang, Simulating the critical roles of zeta potential and contact angle on colloidal fouling of NF membrane, Membrane Desalination 2021 (MEMDES2021), November 2021, Shanghai China.

4. Qingqing Zhao, Tian Li, Kuo Gao, Wan Liu, Huaqiang Chu, Bingzhi Dong, Removal of antibiotic resistance genes in Taihu Lake water treatment with combined coagulation-UF-NF processes, 12^th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2020), December 2020, London UK.

5. Tian Li, Bo Gui, Bingzhi Dong, Christian Staaks, A pilot study of coagulation-UF-NF for Tai Lake water treatment, 9^th International Water Association (IWA) Membrane Technology Conference ＆ Exhibition for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (IWA-MTC 2019), June 2019, Toulouse France.

6. Kuo Gao, Tian Li, Junxia Liu, Bingzhi Dong, Qingqing Zhao, Allelopathic effects of extracellular organic matter by mixed algal co-cultures on UF membrane fouling behavior, 4th International Conference on Desalination using Membrane Technology, December 2019, Perth Australia.

7. Tian Li, Masoud Pourbozorg, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Statistical dependence and cost-benefit analysis of membrane fouling in turbulence, Engineering with Membranes 2017, April 2017, Singapore.

8. Tian Li, Jie Song, Di Tang, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Reverse osmosis desalination process with feed flow reversal operation: experimental studies, 2017 International Environmental Engineering Conference ＆ Annual Meeting of the Korean Society of Environmental Engineers, November 2017, Jeju Korea.

9. Tian Li, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Anthony G. Fane, Fouling control of submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors with sandwich vibratory-stirring (SVS) membrane modules, 9th International Membrane Science and Technology Conference, December 2016, Adelaide Australia.

10. Tian Li, Agnes Harijanto, Yishuai Jiang, Adrian Law, Anthony Fane, Submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor with vibratory-stirring membrane module: biosolids characteristics and membrane filtration performance, Euromembrane 2015, September 2015, Aachen Germany. (Best oral presentation award)

11. Masoud Pourbozorg, Tian Li, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Experimental measurements on the fouling reduction of submerged hollow fiber membranes due to turbulence, FLUCOME 2015, November 2015, Doha Qatar.

12. Tian Li, Agnes Harijanto, Yishuai Jiang, Adrian Law, A novel transverse vibration on fouling control of submerged membrane bioreactor, NAMS 2014, May 2014, Huston Texas USA.

13. Tian Li, Yishuai Jiang, Agnes Harijanto, Adrian Law, Submerged membrane bioreactor under low frequency transverse vibrations and different solids retention times (SRTs), NAMS 2014, May 2014, Huston Texas USA.

14. Yishuai Jiang, Adrian Law, Tian Li, Agnes K. Harijanto, Energy consumption for membrane fouling mitigation in membrane bioreactors (MBRs), IWA Regional Conference on Water Reuse and Energy 2014, October 2014, Daegu Korea.

15. Tian Li, Adrian W.K. Law, Yishuai Jiang, Agnes K. Harijanto, Anthony G. Fane, Novel Transverse Vibrations on Fouling Alleviation of Submerged Hollow Fibre Membranes, 2013 Qingdao International Conference on Desalination and Water Reuse, June 2013, Qingdao China.

16. Tian Li, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Merve Cetin, Anthony Gordon Fane, Filicia Wicaksana, Fouling control of submerged hollow fibre membranes: the effect of vibrations and fibre looseness, Euromembrane 2012, September 2012, London UK.

17. Adrian Wing Keung Law, Lijun Xia, Tian Li, Fahad Zamani, Anthony G. Fane, Dynamic shear enhancement for fouling control in hollow fiber membrane filtration, Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) 2012, July 2012, Singapore.

18. Tian Li, Bingzhi Dong, Zheng Liu, Characteristic of algogenic organic matter (AOM) and its effect on UF membrane fouling, 5th IWA Specialised Membrane Technology Conference for Water and Wastewater Treatment 2009 (IWA-MTC 2009), September 2009, Beijing China.

Patens

1. A Membrane Filtration Module, China Patent, ZL201480059698.2

2. Membrane Filtration Module, US Patent, US10220350B2

3. A Membrane Filtration Module, Korea Patent, KR102152092

4. Vibration-Stirring membrane module system for submerged membrane bioreactors, Singapore Patent, 10201601563R

5. A Membrane Filtration Module, Singapore Patent, SG10201803756A1

6. Negative pressure ozone - sludge based activated carbon catalytic oxidation sewage treatment device and its treatment process, China Patent, ZL202110608275.3

Books

Bingzhi Dong, Tian Li, Drinking Water Treatment - New Membrane Technology, De Gruyter and Tongji University Press, 2021.

Pingyun Zhang, Yong Wei, Tian Li, Fabrication and Anti-fouling Evaluation of PVDF Membranes via Surface Modification.

Tian Li, Junxia Liu, Bingzhi Dong, The influence of Pretreatment on Low-pressure Membrane Filtration Performance.

Tian Li, Junxia Liu, Nianping Chi, Nanofiltration in Water Treatment.

Standards

Standards for High-quality Drinking Water in Suzhou Region

Awards and reviewing experience

1. China Award for Science and Technology in Construction, 2^nd Prize, Ranking 3^rd

2. 2^nd Prize in journal of Water and Wastewater Engineering

3. Best oral presentation award in Euromembrane 2015 conference by Euromembrane Society

4. Praise from Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of the People’s Republic of China

5. Funds for Youth Talent Professionals in Tongji University

6. Funds for young female teachers in Tongji University

7. Prize in the Longjiang Environmental Protection Cup Teaching Competition

8. Centaline Environmental Protection - Environmental Education Award

9. Third prize in Shanghai Graduate Student Environment Forum

10. Early Career Editorial Board Member of Chemical Engineering Journal and Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, Member of IWA-YWP

11. Guest Editor of the Special Issue of Sustainable Water and Wastewater Treatment, and Co-Guest Editor of the Special Issue of New Advanced Oxidation Process and Catalyst for Water and Wastewater Treatment of the journal Water

12. Reviewing experience for Water Research, Journal of Membrane Science, etc.