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Jun Zhu

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Professor

Also affiliated: Shanghai University (2023); Jiangsu University (2003); University of Minnesota (1999–2015); Biotechnology Institute (2015); China Meteorological Administration (2019); Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology (2006–2025); Tianjin Normal University (2024); University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (1999); Zhejiang University of Science and Technology (2023–2025); Iowa State University (1996–1998); Beijing Technology and Business University (2022); Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019–2023); Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (2019–2023); Peking University (2023); Huazhong Agricultural University (2023–2024); Sichuan University (2007); University of Arkansas System (2022); University of Minnesota, Waseca (1999–2015); University of Minnesota System (2003–2013); Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society (2016); China University of Geosciences (Beijing) (2022–2024); Hefei University (2022); Peking University Cancer Hospital (2023); China Light Industry Press (China) (2022); Twin Cities Orthopedics (2000–2009); Hanalei Watershed Hui (2003); Yan'an University (1991); Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics & Chemistry (2025); Soil and Fertilizer Institute of Hunan Province (2023); Jilin Meteorological Bureau (2020); Xinjiang Institute of Engineering (2025); Neijiang Normal University (2009); Institute of Vegetables and Flowers (2022); PowerChina (China) (2023); Zhejiang Lab (2022); Heilongjiang Bayi Agricultural University (2025); Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment (2023); Tropical Bioscience and Biotechnology Research Institute (2020–2021); Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences (2019); Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2012–2022); National Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology (2025); Oil Crops Research Institute (2012); Jiangsu University of Technology (2008); Infinitus (China) (2013); Guizhou Electric Power Design and Research Institute (2023); China National Institute of Standardization (2024); Zhenjiang City Fourth People's Hospital (2003); Suzhou Vocational Health College (2005); Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (2023); Institute of Atmospheric Physics (2019); Changzhou University (2018); National Institute for Radiological Protection (2022); First Hospital of Lanzhou University (2022); Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2019); Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology (2016); Anhui Normal University (2012–2014); Jiangxi University of Science and Technology (2013); Southwest Jiaotong University (2012); Zhejiang University of Technology (2016); Lanzhou University (2022); South China University of Technology (2025); University of Science and Technology Beijing (2012)

Faculty Researcher

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

36 h-index 345 pubs 6,100 cited

  • Animals
  • Manure
  • Bioreactors
  • Swine
  • Anaerobiosis
  • Biofuels
  • Nitrogen
  • Phosphorus
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Methane
  • Wastewater
  • Waste Disposal, Fluid
  • Fermentation
  • Poultry
  • Oxidation-Reduction

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jun Zhu's research focuses on the biological and agricultural engineering aspects of renewable energy production and waste management. His work investigates the optimization of anaerobic digestion processes for bioenergy generation, particularly from agricultural wastes such as poultry litter and wheat straw. This includes studies on enhancing methane production through methods like co-digestion and micro-aeration, and exploring the microbial communities involved in these processes.

Further research by Zhu extends to nutrient recovery from agricultural wastewater, specifically through struvite precipitation in electrolytic reactors, aiming to mitigate environmental impacts and recover valuable resources. He also examines the chemical mechanisms underlying these processes, such as magnesium ion release from anodes. His publications cover a range of related topics, including nutrient management, gaseous emission control during composting, and the application of advanced modeling techniques like response surface methodology and artificial neural networks for process optimization. Zhu's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 36, with over 343 publications and 6,038 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 36
  • Publications: 345
  • Citations: 6,100

Selected Publications

  • Enhancing anaerobic co-digestion of poultry litter and wheat straw via integrated microaeration, biochar, and nanoparticle strategies: Kinetic, microbial, and economic insights (2026)
  • Enhanced bioenergy production via operational optimization of anaerobic co-digestion of chicken litter and straw waste with magnetite nanoparticles (2026)
    Energy 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Integrating electrolytic struvite precipitation with ammonia scrubbing toward complete recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from anaerobic digestate of poultry litter (2025)
    Separation and Purification Technology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Conceptual unification of mechanism-guided catalyst design for CO2 conversion to C1 products in thermal and plasma catalysis (2025)
    Applied Physics Reviews 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Investigating iron removal from wastewater and simultaneous iron oxide catalyst synthesis by dielectric barrier discharge (2024)
    Journal of Water Process Engineering 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Biochar enhanced anaerobic co-digestion of poultry litter and wheat straw: Performance, microbial analysis, and multiple factors’ interaction (2024)
    Renewable Energy 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Photodegradation of Microplastics through Nanomaterials: Insights into Photocatalysts Modification and Detailed Mechanisms (2024)
    Materials 39 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effect of ferrite doped sludge-based catalysts on methane production in anaerobic digestion of organic solid waste (2024)
    Fuel 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Photodegradation of microplastics through nanomaterials: Insights into photocatalysts modification and detailed mechanisms (2024)
    Preprints.org 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Enhanced nutrient recovery from anaerobically digested poultry wastewater through struvite precipitation by organic acid pre-treatment and seeding in a bubble column electrolytic reactor (2024)
    Water Research 28 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Optimization of a Low-Cost Corona Dielectric-Barrier Discharge Plasma Wastewater Treatment System through Central Composite Design/Response Surface Methodology with Mechanistic and Efficiency Analysis (2024)
    Sustainability 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Response surface methodology and artificial neural network-genetic algorithm for modeling and optimization of bioenergy production from biochar-improved anaerobic digestion (2023)
    Applied Energy 79 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Modeling and optimization of bioenergy production from co-digestion of poultry litter with wheat straw in anaerobic sequencing batch reactor: Response surface methodology and artificial neural network (2023)
    Applied Energy 24 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Efficient methane production from anaerobic co-digestion of poultry litter with wheat straw in sequencing batch reactor: Effects of carbon-to-nitrogen ratio, total solids, and hydraulic retention time (2023)
    Bioresource Technology 23 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nutrient recovery through struvite precipitation from anaerobically digested poultry wastewater in an air-lift electrolytic reactor: Process modeling and cost analysis (2023)
    Chemical Engineering Journal 39 citations DOI OpenAlex

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