Assistant Professor (Water and Environmental Engineering)   Dr. Kaimin SHIH   BS, National Cheng Kung University MS, National Cheng Kung University MS, Stanford University PhD, Stanford University P.E., HKWMA, OCEESA, ACS, AEESP   Office:      HW 6-30 Phone:     +852 28591973 Fax:         +852 25595337 E-mail:     kshih@hku.hk  Homepage:  http://web.hku.hk/~kshih/

 

Teaching Activities

• ENGG1006 Engineering for Sustainable Development
• CIVL1012 Environmental Engineering and Fluid Mechanics
• CIVL3015 Solid Waste Management
• CIVL6023 Environmental Chemistry
• CIVL6040 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
• CIVL6081/CIVL8011 Advanced Topics in Water and Environmental Engineering
• ENVM7014 Environmental Quality Management

 

Research Interests

• Stabilization of hazardous metal sludge/ashes by ceramic materials
• Novel catalysts and membranes for water purification technology
• Nanomaterials for sustainable solid waste and energy strategies
• Soil contamination and remediation techniques
• Sorption behavior of pharmaceuticals and perfluorochemicals

 

Representative Research / Consultancy Projects

• Fabrication of Anti-Biofouling PVDF Water Membrane through Impregnation of Alumina Nanomaterials
• Pd-In catalyzed reduction of N-nitrosodimethylamine
• Novel photocatalytic materials and architectures
• Sorption of Perfluorochemicals on Sediments and Sludge of Hong Kong
• Spinel Formation in Recycling Sludge-Incineration Ash for Fabrication of Ceramic Materials
• Study on the Characteristics and Formation Mechanisms of Solid Deposition and Marine Growth within Saltwater Mains in Hong Kong and Recommendation of Minimization Methods

 

Representative Publications

1. Tang, Y.; Chui, S. S.-Y.; Shih, K.; Zhang, L. Copper Stabilization via Spinel Formation during the Sintering of Simulated Copper-Laden Sludge with Aluminum-Rich Ceramic Precursors. Environmental Science & Technology 2011, 45, 3598-3604.
2. Wang, F.; Shih, K. Adsorption of Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) on Alumina: Influence of Solution pH and Cations. Water Research 2011, 45, 2925-2930.
3. Wang, X.-M.; Li, X.-Y.; Shih, K. In-Situ Embedment and Growth of Anhydrous and Hydrated Aluminum Oxide Particles on Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 2011, 368, 134-143.
4. Tang, Y.; Shih, K.; Chan, K. Copper Aluminate Spinel in the Stabilization and Detoxification of Simulated Copper-Laden Sludge, Chemosphere 2010, 80, 275-380.
5. Hu, C. Y.; Lo, S. L.; Liou, Y. H.; Hsu, Y. W.; Shih, K.; Lin, C. J. Hexa-valent Chromium Removal From Near Natural Water by Copper-iron Bimetallic Particles, Water Research 2010, 44, 3101-3108.
6. Ma, R.; Shih, K. Perfluorochemicals in Wastewater Treatment Plants and Sediments in Hong Kong, Environmental Pollution 2010, 158, 1354-1362.
7. Davie, M. G.; Shih, K.; Pacheco, F. A.; Leckie, J. O.; Reinhard, M. Palladium-Indium Catalyzed Reduction of N-Nitrosodimethylamine: Indium as a Promoter Metal. Environmental Science & Technology 2008, 42, 3040-3046.
8. Lim, S.H.; Ferraris, C.; Schreyer, M; Shih, K.; Leckie, J. O.; White, T. J. Influence of Cobalt Doping on Photocatalytic Nano-titania: Crystal Chemical Analysis by XRD and XPS. Journal of Solid State Chemistry 2007, 180, 2905-2915.
9. Shih, K.; White, T. J.; Leckie, J. O. Spinel Formation for Stabilizing Simulated Ni-Laden Sludge with Aluminum-Rich Ceramic Precursors. Environmental Science & Technology 2006, 40(16), 5077-5083.
10. Shih, K.; White, T. J.; Leckie, J. O. Nickel Stabilization Efficiency of Aluminate and Ferrite Spinels and their Leaching Behavior. Environmental Science & Technology 2006, 40(17), 5520-5526.