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University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

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34 h-index 352 pubs 5,920 cited

Research Areas

Biofuel production and bioconversion Nutrient recovery from wastewater Anaerobic Digestion Waste Management Methane production Struvite Precipitation Agricultural Waste Management

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Jun Zhu's research focuses on environmental engineering and sustainable energy production, with a significant emphasis on bioenergy and waste management. His work investigates methods for optimizing the production of biofuels, such as biodiesel, and enhancing methane production through processes like anaerobic digestion. Zhu has explored the use of agricultural wastes and byproducts, including poultry litter and wheat straw, in co-digestion processes to improve energy yields and analyze the associated microbial communities.

His research also extends to nutrient recovery from wastewater, specifically focusing on struvite precipitation from digested poultry wastewater. This work involves process modeling and cost analysis to develop efficient systems for resource recovery. Additionally, Zhu has examined methods for controlling gaseous emissions during composting and investigated the mechanisms behind ion release in electrolysis reactors for struvite precipitation. His expertise is further demonstrated by his extensive publication record, with 352 total publications and a high h-index of 34, indicating a substantial impact in his field. He also leads a research group at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 34
  • Publications: 352
  • Citations: 5,920

Selected Publications

  • Integrating electrolytic struvite precipitation with ammonia scrubbing toward complete recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from anaerobic digestate of poultry litter (2025) DOI
  • Investigating iron removal from wastewater and simultaneous iron oxide catalyst synthesis by dielectric barrier discharge (2024) DOI
  • Biochar enhanced anaerobic co-digestion of poultry litter and wheat straw: Performance, microbial analysis, and multiple factors’ interaction (2024) DOI
  • Photodegradation of Microplastics through Nanomaterials: Insights into Photocatalysts Modification and Detailed Mechanisms (2024) DOI
  • Effect of ferrite doped sludge-based catalysts on methane production in anaerobic digestion of organic solid waste (2024) DOI
  • Photodegradation of microplastics through nanomaterials: Insights into photocatalysts modification and detailed mechanisms (2024) DOI
  • 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) DOI
  • 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) DOI
  • Response surface methodology and artificial neural network-genetic algorithm for modeling and optimization of bioenergy production from biochar-improved anaerobic digestion (2023) DOI
  • 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) DOI
  • 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) DOI
  • Nutrient recovery through struvite precipitation from anaerobically digested poultry wastewater in an air-lift electrolytic reactor: Process modeling and cost analysis (2023) DOI
  • Employing micro-aeration in anaerobic digestion of poultry litter and wheat straw: Batch kinetics and continuous performance (2022) DOI
  • Research progress on influencing factors on compost maturity and cyanobacteria toxin degradation during aerobic cyanobacteria composting: a review (2022) DOI
  • Optimization of a dual-chamber electrolytic reactor with a magnesium anode and characterization of struvite produced from synthetic wastewater (2022) DOI

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