Professor Fang, Chair of Environmental Engineering, received his PhD and MSc from University of Rochester, and BSc from National Taiwan University. After three years of post-doctoral research at the University of Illinois, Urbana, he joined the Eastern Research Center of Stauffer Chemical Company (now ICI-America), Dobbs Ferry, New York in 1975. He was a Technical Manager in charge of process development when he left in 1987 for HKU. Professor Fang is an expert in environmental biotechnologies, including anaerobic degradation, nutrient removal, membrane separation, biofilm, bioremediation, etc.. He has published over 180 journal articles, presented over 120 papers in international conferences, and held one US patent. He has established the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, and trained at The University of Hong Kong one Research Assistant Professor, 17 post-doctoral fellows, 12 PhD and 10 MPhil students. Professor Fang is the recipient of several research awards, including the China’s State Scientific and Technological Progress Award - 2nd Level (2008), Scientific Technology Award – 1st Class (Guangdong Province), Technology Advanced Award - 1st Class (Ministry of Education), Scientific Technology Award - 1st Class (Guangzhou City), Senior Research Fellowship of Croucher Foundation, and HKU's Outstanding Researcher Award and Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award. His present research interests include bioremediation of contaminated anthropogenic sediment, biofilm-related corrosion and microbial contaminants in water supply, hydrogen production from wastewater and waste, biodegradation of endocrine disruptors, etc. using DNA-based molecular techniques and advanced analytical technologies, such as atomic force microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectrometry.

He is the Editorial Board Member of Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology (Springer), and a former Editorial Board Member of Chemosphere (Elsevier), Biofilms (Cambridge), Advances in Environmental Research (Elsevier) and World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Kluwer). Professor Fang is also a visiting Professor of National Taiwan University, Tongji University, Nanjing University, Tianjin University, Zhongshan University, Hunan University, Harbin Institute of Technology, East China University of Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, China University of Geoscience (Wuhan), Shengyang Aeronautic University, Zhengzhou University, and a Distinguished Visiting Chair Professor of Feng Chia University.

FANG, H.H.P.

BS, MS, PhD, FASCE, MIWA, FHKIE 

Books

·        Fang, H. H. P. (2010) ed. Environmental Anaerobic Technology, ISBN: 978-1-84816-542-7, Imperial College Press, London.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Lee, J. H. W. (2007) ed. Sustainable and Safe Water Supplies, ISSN: 1606-9749., International Water Association, London.

·        Chen, G. H., Huang J. C., Shang, C., Fang, H. H. P., and Watanabe, Y. (2004) ed: Creative Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Densely Populated Urban Areas, ISSN: 1606-9749., International Water Association, London.

Journal Publications

·        Xia, Y, Cai, L., Zhang T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2012). Effects of substrate loading and co-substrates on thermophilic anaerobic conversion of microcrystalline cellulose and microbial communities revealed using high-throughput sequencing. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37(18), 13652-13659.

·        Yang, Y., Zhang, T., Zhang, X.X., Liang, D. W., Zhang, M., Gao, D. W., Zhu, H. G., Huang, Q. G., Fang, H. H. P. (2012) Quantification and characterization of β-lactam resistance genes in 15 sewage treatment plants from East Asia and North America, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 104, 51-58.

·        Lu, X. Y.,  Li, B., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2012) Enhanced anoxic bioremediation of PAHs-contaminated sediment, Bioresource Technology, 104, 51-58.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Li, R. Y. and Zhang, T. (2011). Effects of Mo(VI) on phototrophic hydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Environmental Technology, 32, 1279-1285.

·        Lu, XY, Zhang, T., Fang, H.H.P., Leung, K.M.Y. and Zhang, G. (2011). Biodegradation of naphthalene by enriched marine denitrifying bacteria, International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 65, 204-211.

·        Li, R.Y., Zhang, T. and Fang, H.H.P. (2011) Application of molecular techniques on heterotrophic hydrogen production research, Bioresource Technology, 102(18), 8445-8456.

·        Lu, X.Y., Zhang T. and Fang, H.H.P. (2011). Bacteria-mediated PAH degradation in soil and sediment. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 89(5), 1357-1371.   

·        Zhang, T. Chao, Y.Q., Shih, K. Li, X.Y. and Fang, H.H.P. (2011) Quantification of the lateral detachment force for bacteria cells using atomic force microscope and centrifugation. Ultramicroscopy, 111, 131-139.

·        Shao, M. F., Zhang, T. Fang H. H. P. Li, X. D. (2011). The effect of nitrate concentration on sulfide-driven autotrophic denitrification in marine sediment. Chemosphere, 83(1), 1-6.

·        Shao, M.F., Zhang, T, Fang, H.H.P. (2010). Sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrification: diversity, biochemistry and engineering applications. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 88, 1027-1042.

·        Li, R. Y. and Fang H. H. P. (2009). Heterotrophic photo fermentative hydrogen production. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 39(12), 1081-1108.

·        Zhang, T., Zhang, M., Zhang, X. X., and Fang H. H. P. (2009). Tetracycline resistance genes and tetracycline resistant lactose-fermenting Enterbacteriaceae in activated sludge of sewage treatment plants. Environmental Science and Technology, 43(10), 3455-3460.

·        Zhang, X. X., Wu, B., Zhang, Y., Zhang, T., Yang, L. Y., Fang, H. H. P., Ford, T. and Cheng, S. P. (2009). Class 1 integronase gene and tetracycline resistance genes tetA and tetC in different water environments of Jiangsu Province, China. Ecotoxicology¸18(6), 652-660.

·        Zhang, T., Jin, T., Yan, Q. M., Shao, M. F., Wells, G., Criddle, C., Fang, H. H. P. (2009). Occurrence of ammonia-oxidizing Archaea in activated sludges of a laboratory scale reactor and two wastewater treatment plants, J. Applied Microbiology. 107(3), 970-977.

·        Zhang, M., Zhang, T., Shao, M. F. and Fang, H. H, P. (2009). Autotrophic denitrification in nitrate-induced marine sediment remediation and Sulfurimonas denitrificans-like bacteria,  Chemosphere, 76(5), 677-682.

·        Shao, M. F., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2009). Autotrophic denitrification and its effect on metal speciation during marine sediment remediation, Water Research, 43(12), 2961-2968.

·        Zhang, X. X. Zhang, T., Zhang, M., Fang, H. H. P., and Cheng, S. P. (2009).  Characterization and quantification of class 1 integrons and associated gene cassettes in sewage treatment plants, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 82(6), 1169-1177.   

·        Li, B., Zhang, T., Xu, Z. Y. and Fang, H. H. P. (2009). Rapid analysis of 21 antibiotics of multiple classes in municipal wastewater using ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, Analytica Chimca Acta,  645(1-2), 64-72.

·        Seneviratne, C. J., Zhang, T. Fang, H. H.P, Jin L.J. and Samaranayake L. P. (2009). Distribution Coefficients of Dietary Sugars in Artificial Candida Biofilms, Mycopathologia, 167(6), 325-331.

·        Zhang, X. X., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2009). Antibiotic resistance genes in water environment, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 82(3), 397-414.

·        Zhang, T. Shao, M. F. and Fang, H. H. P. (2009). A qRT-PCR-based method for the measurement of rrn operon copy number, Letters in Applied Microbiology, 49(1). 26-30.

·        Liang, D. W., Zhang T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2009). Microbial characterization and quantification of an anaerobic sludge degrading dimethyl phthalate, Journal of Applied Microbiology, 106(1), 296-305. 

·        Liang, D. W., Zhang T, Fang, H. H. P. and He, J. Z. (2008). Phthalates biodegradation in the environment, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 80(2), 183-198.

·        Liang, D.W., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2008). Real-time quantifications of dominant anaerobes in an upflow reactor by polymerase chain reaction using TaqMan gene probe. Water Science and Technology, 57(11), 1851-1855.

·        Ke, S., Zhang, M., Han, Q, Yan, L, Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2008), Phenol degradation and microbial characteristics in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors at ambient and mesophilic temperatures. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 32(1), 68-77.

·        Li, R. Y., Zhang T. and Fang H. H. P. (2008). Characteristics of a phototrophic sludge producing hydrogen from acetate and butyrate, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33(9), 2147-2155.

·        Li, R. Y. and Fang, H. H. P. (2008). Hydrogen production characteristics of photo-heterotrophic Rubrivivax gelatinosus L31, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33, 974-980.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Zhang M, Zhang T. and Chen, J. (2008). Predictions of nitrate diffusion in sediment using horizontal attenuated total reflection (HATR) by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry, Water Research, 42, 903-908.

·        Liang, D. W., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2007). Denitrifying degradation of dimethyl phthalate. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 74(1), 221-229.

·        Zhu, H.G., Fang, H. H. P., Zhang, T. and Beaudatte, L. A. (2007). Effects of ferrous ion on heterotrophic hydrogen production by Rhodobacter sphaeroides, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 32, 4112-4118.

·        Li, C.L., Zhang, T and Fang, H. H. P. (2007). Use of TaqMan gene probe for real-time monitoring of acidophilic hydrogen-producing bacteria, Biotechnology Letters, 29(11), 1753-1757.

·        Liang, D. W., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2007). Anaerobic degradation of dimethyl phthalate in wastewater in a UASB reactor, Water Research, 41, 2879-2884.

·        Zhang, T., Qin, X. L, and Fang, H. H. P. (2007). Use of P-17 and NOX specific primer sets for assimilable organic carbon (AOC) measurements, Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 7(2), 157-163.

·        Li, C. L. and Fang, H. H. P. (2007). Inhibition of heavy metals on fermentative hydrogen production, Chemosphere, 67, 668-673.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Liang, D. W. and Zhang, T. (2007). Aerobic degradation of diethylphthalate by a Sphingomonas­-resembling isolate, Bioresource Technology, 98, 717-720.

·        Li, C. L. and Fang, H. H. P. (2007). Fermentative hydrogen production from wastewater and solid wastes by mixed cultures, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 37, 1-39.

·        Xie, X., Li, Y., Zhang, T.. and Fang, H. H. P. (2006). Bacterial survival in evaporating deposited droplets on a teflon-coated surface, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 73(3), 703-712.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Zhu, H. G. and Zhang T. (2006). Phototrophic hydrogen production from glucose by pure- and co-cultures of Clostridium butyricum and Rhodobacter sphaeroides. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 31(5), 2223-2230.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Zhang, T. and Li, C. L. (2006). Characterization of Fe-hydrogenase genes diversity and hydrogen-producing population in an acidophilic sludge, J. Biotechnology, 126(3), 357-364.

·        Li, C. L., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2006). Fermentative hydrogen production in packed and packing-free reactors. Water Science and Technology, 54(9), 95-103.

·        Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2006). Applications of real-time polymerase chain reaction for quantification of microorganisms in environmental samples, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 70, 281-289.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Li, C. L. and Zhang, T. (2006). Acidophilic biohydrogen production from rice slurry, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 31, 683-692.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Shi, X. L. and Zhang, T. (2006). Effect of activated carbon on membrane filtration of activated sludge, Desalination, 189, 193-199.

·        Zhang, T., Fan, X. J., Hanada, S., Kamagata, Y. and Fang, H.H.P. (2006). Bacillus macaensis sp. nov., a novel filamentous isolate from drinking water, International Journal of Systematic Evolutionary Microbiology, 56(2), 349-353.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Liang, D. W., Zhang T. and Liu, Y. (2006). Anaerobic treatment of phenol in wastewater under thermophilic condition, Water Research, 40(3), 427-434.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Lau, I. W. T. and Peng, W. (2005). Anaerobic treatment of Hong Kong leachate followed by chemical oxidation, Water Science and Technology, 52(10-11), 41-49.

·        Jin Y, Zhang T, Samaranayake Y. H. , Fang, H. H. P., Yip HK, Samaranayake LP. (2005). The use of new probes and stains for improved assessment of cell viability and extracellular polymeric substances in Candida albicans biofilms. Mycopathologia. 159(3), 353-60.

·        Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2005) 16S rDNA Clone Library Screening of Environmental Sample Using Melting Curve Analysis, Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 28(7), 1153-1155.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Shi, X. L. (2005). Pore fouling of microfiltration membranes by activated sludge, J. Membrane Science, 264(1-2), 161-166.

·        Zhang, T., Liu, Y. and Fang, H. H. P. (2005). Effect of pH change on the performance and microbial community of enhanced biological phosphate removal process, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 92(2), 173-182.

·        Ke, S. Z., Shi, Z. and Fang H. H. P. (2005). Applications of two-phase anaerobic digestion for industrial wastewater treatment, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 23(1), 65-80.

·        Zhang, T. Ke, S. Z., Liu, Y. and Fang, H. H. P. (2005). Microbial characteristics of a methanogenic phenol-degrading sludge, Water Science and Technology, 52(1-2), 73-78.

·        Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2005). Effective diffusion coefficients of glucose in artificial biofilms, Environmental Technology, 26, 155-160.

·        Fang, H. H. P. Liu, H. and Zhang, T. (2005). Phototrophic hydrogen production from acetate and butyrate in wastewater, International J. Hydrogen Energy, 30(7), 785-793.

·        Liu, Y., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2005). Microbial community analysis and performance of a phosphate-removing activated sludge, Bioresource Technology, 96, 1205-1214.

·        Koenig, A., Zhang, T., Liu, L. H. and Fang, H. H. P. (2005). Microbial community analysis of an autosulfurotrophic denitrifying biofilm. Chemosphere, 58(8), 1041-1047.

·        Yu, H. Q., Mu, Y. and Fang, H. H. P. (2004). Thermodynamic analysis of product formation in mesophilic acidogenesis of lactose, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 87(7), 813-822.

·        Ke, S. Z., Shi, Z. Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2004). Degradation of phenol in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor at ambient temperature, Journal of Environmental Science-China, 16(3), 525-528.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Zheng, H.H. (2004). Adsorption of phthalates by activated sludge and its biopolymers. Environmental Technology, 25, 757-761.

·        Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2004). Distribution of extracellular polysaccharides in anaerobic granules, Water Environmental Management Series (ISBN 1 84339 503 7), pp. 153-158, IWA Publishing,

·        Fang, H. H. P., Liu, Y., Ke, S. Z. and Zhang, T. (2004). Anaerobic degradation of phenol in wastewater at ambient temperature, Water Science Technology, 49(1), 95-102.

·        Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2004). Quantification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae viability using Baclight. Biotechnology Letters, 26(12), 989-992.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Liu, H. and Zhang, T. (2004). Bio-hydrogen production from wastewater, Water Science and Technology, 4(1), 77-86.

·        Tang, G., Yip H.K, Samaranayake, L.P., Chan, K-Y, Luo, G. and Fang, H.H.P. (2004). Direct detection of cell surface interactive forces of sessile fimbriated or non-fimbriated Actinomyces spp. using atomic force microscopy. Archives of Oral Biology, 49(9), 727-738.

·        Huang, G. T., Chan, K. Y. and Fang, H. H. P. (2004). Microbiologically induced corrosion of 70Cu-30Ni alloy in anaerobic seawater, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 151(7), B434-439.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Liu, H. and Zhang, T. (2003). Biohydrogen production from starch in wastewater under thermophilic condition, Journal of Environmental Management, 69, 149-156.

·        Zhang, T., Fang, H. H. P. and Ko, B.C. B. (2003). Methanogen populations in a marine biofilm corrosive to mild steel, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 63, 101-106.

·        Xu, Z., Zhang, Q. and Fang, H. H. P. (2003). Applications of porous resin sorbents in industrial wastewater treatment and resource recovery, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 33, 363-389.

·        Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2003). Microbial molecular analytical techniques: 16S RNA/DNA methods, Transaction of Microbiology (China), 30(2), 97-101.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Xu, L. C. and Zhang, T. (2003). Study of marine biocorrosion using AFM and molecular techniques, Electrochemistry (China), 9(2), 164-169.

·        Liu, H., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2003). Thermophilic hydrogen production from cellulose-containing wastewater, Biotechnology Letters, 25, 365-369.

·        Liu, Y. and Fang, H. H. P. (2003). Influences of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on flocculation, settling and dewatering of activated sludge, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 33(3), 237-273.

·        Yu, H. Q. and Fang, H. H. P. (2003). Acidogenesis of gelatin-rich wastewater in an upflow anaerobic reactor: influence of pH and temperature, Water Research, 37(1), 55-66.

·        Liu, H. and Fang, H. H. P. (2003). Hydrogen production from wastewater by acidogenic granular sludge, Water Science and Technology, 47(1), 153-158.

·        Yu, H. Q., Fang, H. H. P. and Gu, G. W. (2002). Comparative performance of mesophilic and thermophilic acidogenic upflow reactors, Process Biochemistry, 38(3), 447-454.

·        Zhang, T., Liu, H. and Fang, H. H. P. (2002). Microbial analysis of a phototrophic sludge producing hydrogen from acidified wastewater, Biotechnology Letters, 24(11), 1833-1837.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Xu, L. C. and Chan, K. Y. (2002). Effects of toxic metals and chemicals on biofilm and biocorrosion, Water Research, 36(19), 4709-4716.

·        Liu, H. and Fang, H. H. P. (2002). Characterization of electrostatic binding sites of extracellular polymers by linear programming analysis of titration data, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 80(7), 806-811.

·        Wang, P., Lau, I. W. C. and Fang, H. H. P. (2002). Ozonation of refractory chemicals in leachate with hydrogen peroxide, J. Environmental Sciences-China, 14(4), 495-500.

·        Lau, I. W. C., Wang, P., Chiu, S. S. T. and Fang, H. H. P. Photoassisted fenton ozonation of refractory chemicals in UASB-pretreated leachate, J. Environmental Sciences-China, 14(3), 388-392.

·        Xu, L. C., K. Y. Chan, and Fang, H. H. P. (2002). Application of atomic force microscopy for study of microbiologically induced corrosion, Materials Characterization, 48, 195-203.

·        Yu, H. Q. and Fang, H. H. P. (2002). Anaerobic acidification of a synthetic wastewater in batch reactors at 55oC, Water Science Technology, 46(11-12), 153-157.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Zhang, T. and Liu, Y. (2002). Characterization of an acetate-degrading sludge without intracellular accumulation of polyphosphate and glycogen, Water Research, 36(13), 3211-3218.

·        Liu, W. T., Chan, O. C. and Fang, H. H. P. (2002) Microbial community dynamics during start-up of acidogenic anaerobic reactors, Water Research, 36(13), 3203-3210.

·        Liu, H. and Fang, H. H. P. (2002). Extractions of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in sludges, J. Biotechnology, 95(3), 249-256.

·        Yu, H. Q. and Fang, H. H. P. (2002). Acidogenesis of dairy wastewater at various pH levels, Water Science Technology, 45(10), 201-206.

·        Liu, W. T., Chan, O. C. and Fang, H. H. P. (2002). Characterization of microbial community in granular sludge treating brewery wastewater, Water Research, 36(7), 1767-1775.

·        Chan, K. Y., Xu, L. C. and Fang, H. H. P. (2002). Anaerobic electrochemical corrosion of mild steel in the presence of extracellular polymeric substances produced by a culture enriched in sulfate-reducing bacteria, Environmental Science and Technology, 36 (8), 1720-1727.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Yu, H. Q. (2002). Mesophilic acidification of gelatinaceous wastewater, J. Biotechnology, 93, 99-108.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Zhang, T. and Liu, H. (2002). Microbial diversity of a mesophilic hydrogen-producing sludge, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 58, 112-118.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Liu, H. (2002). Effect of pH on hydrogen production from glucose by a mixed culture, Bioresource Technology. 82(1), 87-93.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Liu, H. and Zhang, T. (2002). Characterization of a hydrogen-producing granular sludge Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 78(1), 44-52.

·        Yu, H. Q., Fang, H. H. P. and Tay, J. H. (2001). Enhanced sludge granulation in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactors by aluminum chloride, Chemospere, 41(1), 31-36.

·        Yu, H. Q. and Fang, H. H. P. (2001). Inhibition on acidogenesis of dairy wastewater by zinc and copper, Environmental Technology, 22, 1459-1465.

·        Yu, H. Q. and Fang, H. H. P. (2001). Production of volatile fatty acids and alcohols from dairy wastewater under thermophilic conditions, Transactions of the ASAE (American Society of Agricultural Engineers), 44(5), 1357-1361.

·        Liu, W. T., Wu, J. H., Chan, O. C., Cheng, S. S., Tseng, I. C. and Fang, H. H. P. (2001). Comparison of microbial communities in anaerobic granulated sludge reactors treating benzoate, methyl benzoate and terephthalate, In: Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology, ed. by Matsuo, T., Hanaki, K., Takizawa, S. and Satoh, H, pp. 79-88, ISBN: 0-444-50563-6, Elsevier Science.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Liu, Y. (2001). Anaerobic wastewater treatment in (sub-)tropical regions, In: Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology, ed. by Matsuo, T., Hanaki, K., Takizawa, S. and Satoh, H., pp. 285-294, ISBN: 0-444-50563-6, Elsevier Science.

·        Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2001). Phylogenetic diversity of a SRB-rich marine biofilm. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 57, 437-440.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Yu, H. Q. (2001) Acidification of lactose in wastewater, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 127(9), 825-831.

·        Yu, H. Q. and Fang, H. H. P. (2001). Acidification of mid- and high-strength dairy wastewaters, Water Research, 35(15), 3697-3705.

·        Lau, I. W. C., Wang, P. and Fang, H. H. P. (2001). Organic removal of anaerobically treated leachate by Fenton coagulation, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 127(7), 666-669.

·        Yu, H. Q. and Fang, H. H. P. (2001). Inhibition of chromium and cadmium on anaerobic acidogenesis, Water Science Technology, 43(11), 267-274.

·        Wang, P., Lau, I. W. C. and Fang, H. H. P., (2001). Electrochemical oxidation of UASB-pretreated leachate, Environmental Technology, 22(4), 373-381.

·        Liu, Y., Lam, M. C. and Fang, H. H. P. (2001). Adsorption of heavy metals by EPS of activated sludge, Water Science Technology, 43(6), 59-67.

·        Yu, H. Q., Tay, J. H. and Fang, H. H. P. (2001). The roles of calcium in sludge granulation during UASB reactor start-up, Water Research, 35(4), 1052-1060.

·        Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2001). Quantification of extracellular polymeric substances in biofilm by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Biotechnology Letters, 23(5), 405-409.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Chan, O. C. and Liu W. T. (2001). Study of microbial community of brewery-treating granular sludge by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of 16S rRNA gene, Water Science Technology, 43(1), 77-82.

·        Wang, P., Lau, I. W. C. and Fang, H. H. P. (2000). Landfill leachate treatment with combined UASB and fenton coagulation, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 35(10):1981-1988.

·        Fang, H. H. P. Microstructure of UASB granules and its resulting effects, (2000). Water Science Technology, 42(12), 201-208.

·        Wang, P., Lau, I. W. C. and Fang, H. H. P. (2000). Electrochemical oxidation of ammonial nitrogen in landfill leachate, Chinese Environmental Chemistry, 20(4), 289-291. (in Chinese)

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Yu, H. Q. (2000). Effect of HRT on mesophilic acidogenesis of dairy wastewater, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 126(12), 1145-1148.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Zhou, G. M. (2000). Degradation of phenol and p-cresol in anaerobic reactors, Water Science Technology, 42(5-6), 237-244.

·        Yu, H. Q., Fang, H. H. P. and Tay, J. H. (2000) Effects of Fe+2 on sludge granulation in upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors, Water Science Technology, 41(12), 199-205.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Liu, Y. (2000). Intracellular polymers in aerobic sludge of sequencing batch reactors, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 126(8), 732-738.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Xu, L. C. and Chan, K. Y. (2000). Influence of Cr+3 on microbial cluster formation in biofilm and on steel corrosion, Biotechnology Letters, 22, 801-805.

·        Yu, H. Q. and Fang, H. H. P. (2000). Thermophilic acidification of a dairy wastewater, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 54(3), 439-444.

·        Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. (2000). Digitization of DGGE (denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis) profile and cluster analysis of microbial communities, Biotechnology Letters, 22, 399-405.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Chan, K. Y. and Xu, L. C. (2000). Quantification of bacterial adhesion force using atomic force microscopy (AFM), J. Microbiological Methods, 40, 89-97.

·        Xu, L. C., Fang, H. H. P. and Chan, K. Y. (1999). Atomic force microscopy study of microbiologically influenced corrosion of mild steel, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 146, 4455-4460.

·        Yu, H. Q., Tay, J. H. and Fang, H. H. P. (1999). Effects of added powdered and granular activated carbons on the startup performance of UASB reactors, Environmental Technologies, 20, 1095-1101.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Chung, D. W. C. (1999). Anaerobic treatment of proteinaceous wastewater under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions, Water Science Technology, 40(1), 77-84.

·        Jia, X. S. and Fang, H. H. P. (1999). Substrate degradation of propionate-utilizing sludge, Environmental Technology, 20, 1103-1108.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Jia, X. S. (1999). Formation of interim by-products in methanogenic degradation of butyrate Water Research, 33(8), 1791-1798.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Zhou, G. M. (1999). Interactions of methanogens and denitrifiers in degradation of phenols, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 125(1), 57-63.

·        Zhou, G. M. and Fang, H. H. P. (1998). Competition between methanogenesis and sulfidogenesis in anaerobic wastewater treatment, Water Science Technology, 38(8/9), 317-324.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Jia, X. S. (1998). Soluble microbial products (SMP) of acetotrophic methanogenesis, Bioresource Technology, 66, 235-239.

·        Liu, Y. and Fang, H. H. P. (1998). Precipitates in anaerobic granules treating sulphate-bearing wastewater, Water Research, 32(9), 2627-2632.

·        Zhou, G. M. and Fang, H. H. P. (1997). Anoxic treatment of low-strength wastewater by immobilized sludge, Water Science and Technology, 36(12), 135-141.

·        Fang, H. H. P., (1997). Inhibition of bioactivity of UASB biogranules by electroplating metals, Pure and Applied Chemistry, 69(11), 2425-2430.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Zhou, G. M. (1997). Anaerobic degradation of benzoate and cresol isomers in sulfate-rich wastewater, Water Science Technology, 36(6/7), 7-14.

·        Zhou, G. M. and Fang, H. H. P. (1997). Co-degradation of m-cresol and phenol in a UASB reactor, Bioresource Technology, 61(1), 47-52.

·        Lau, I. W. C. and Fang, H. H. P. (1997). Effect of temperature shock to thermophilic granules, Water Research, 31(10), 2626-2632.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Zhou, G. M. (1997). Denitrification of phenolic wastewater by immobilized sludge, Environmental Technology, 18, 827-834.

·        Liu, Y. and Fang, H. H. P. (1997). Effects of molybdate on sulfate reduction and benzoate degradation, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 123(9), 949-954.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Chan, O. C. (1997). Toxicity of phenol towards anaerobic biogranules, Water Research, 31(9), 2229-2242.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Lau, I. W. C. and Chung, D. W. C. (1997). Inhibition of methanogenic activity of starch-degrading granules by aromatic pollutants, Water Science Technology, 35(8), 247-253.

·        Fang, H. H. P.,  Liu, Y. and Chen, T. (1997). Effect of sulfate on anaerobic degradation of benzoate in  UASB reactors, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 123(4) 320-328.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Chan, O. C. (1997). Toxicity of electroplating metals on benzoate-degrading granules, Environmental Technology, 18, 93-99.

·        Kwong, T. S. and Fang, H. H. P. (1996). Anaerobic degradation of corn starch in wastewater in two upflow reactors, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 122(1), 9-17.

·        Li, Y. Y., Lam, S. and Fang, H. H. P. (1996). Interactions between methanogenic, sulfate‑reducing and syntrophic acetogenic bacteria in the anaerobic degradation of benzoate, Water Research, 30(7), 1555-1562.

·        Jia, X. S., Furumai, H. and Fang, H. H. P. (1996). Extracellular polymers of hydrogen-utilizing methanogenic and sulfate-reducing sludges, Water Research, 30(6), 1439-1444.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Chen, T., Li, Y. Y. and Chui, H. K. (1996). Degradation of phenol in wastewater in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor, Water Research, 30(6), 1353-1360.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Jia, X. S. (1996). Extraction of extracellular polymer from anaerobic sludges, Biotechnology Techniques, 10(11),  803-808.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Lau, I. W. C. (1996). Startup of thermophilic (55oC) UASB reactors using different mesophilic seed sludges, Water Science Technology, 34(5-6), 445-452.

·        Jia, X. S., Fang, H. H. P. and Furumai, H. (1996). Surface charge and extracellular polymer of sludge in anaerobic degradation, Water Science Technology, 34(5-6), 309-316.

·        Jia, X. S., Furumai, H. and Fang, H. H. P. (1996). Yields of biomass and extracellular polymers in four anaerobic sludges, Environmental Technology, 17, 283-291.

·        Li, Y. Y., Fang, H. H. P., Chui, H. K. and Chen, T. (1995). UASB treatment of wastewater with concentrated benzoate, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 121(10), 748-751.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Li, Y. Y. and Chui, H. K. (1995). UASB treatment of wastewater with concentrated mixed VFA, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 121(2), 153-160.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Li, Y. Y. and Chui, H. K. (1995). Performance and sludge characteristics of UASB process treating propionate-rich wastewater, Water Research, 29(3), 895-898.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Chui, H. K. and Li, Y. Y. (1995). Effect of degradation kinetics on the microstructure of biogranules Water Science and Technology, 32(8), 165-172.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Liu, Y. (1995). X-ray analysis of anaerobic granules, Biotechnology Techniques, 9(7), 513-518.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Ling, J. W. C. (1995). Removal of nitrogen and phosphorus in batch reactors with fibrous packing, Bioresource Technology, 53, 141-145.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Chen, T. and Chan, O. C. (1995). Toxic effects of phenolic pollutants on benzoate-degrading granules, Biotechnology Letters, 17(1), 117-120.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Kwong, T. S. (1995). Anaerobic degradation of starch particulates in an upflow sludge blanket filter reactor, Environmental Technology, 16, 13-23.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Chui, H. K. and Li, Y. Y. (1995). Micro‑structural analysis of UASB granules treating brewery wastewater, Water Science and Technology, 31(9), 129-135.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Li, Y. Y. and Chui, H. K. (1995). Anaerobic degradation of butyrate in a UASB reactor, Bioresource Technology, 51, 75-81.

·        1994

·        Chui, H. K., Fang, H. H. P. and Li, Y. Y. (1994). Removal of formate from wastewater by anaerobic process, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 120(5), 1308-1321.

·        Chui, H. K. and Fang, H. H. P. (1994). Histological analysis of microstructure of UASB granules, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 120(5), 1322-1326.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Chui, H. K. and Li, Y. Y. (1994). Microbial structure and activity of UASB granules treating different wastewaters, Water Science and Technology, 30(12), 87-96.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Chui, H. K., Li, Y. Y. and Chen, T. (1994). Performance and granule characteristics of UASB process treating wastewater with hydrolyzed proteins, Water Science and Technology, 30(8), 55-63.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Kwong, T. S. (1994). Degradation of starch particulates in a hybrid reactor, Water Science and Technology, 30(4), 97-104.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Hui, . H. H. (1994). Effect of heavy metals on the methanogenic activity of starch-degrading granules, Biotechnology Letters, 16(10), 1091-1096.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Chui, H. K. (1994). Comparison of startup performance of four anaerobic reactors for the treatment of high‑strength wastewater, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 11(1-4), 123-138.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Yeong, Y. L. (1993). Biological wastewater treatment in reactors with fibrous packing, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 119(5), 946‑957.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Chui, H. K. (1993). Maximum COD loading capacity in UASB reactors at 37oC, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society Civil Engineers, 119(1), 103‑119.

·        Fang, H. H. P. and Chui, H. K. (1993). Microstructural analysis of anaerobic granules, Biotechnology Techniques, 7 (7), 479‑482.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Yeong, L. Y., Book, K. M. and Chiu, C. M. (1993). Removal of COD and nitrogen in wastewater using sequencing batch reactor with submerged fibrous packing, Water Science and Technology, 28 (7), 125-131.

·        Fang, H. H. P. (1991). Treatment of wastewater from whey processing plant using activated sludge and anaerobic processes, Journal of Dairy Science, 74(6), 2015‑2019.

·        Fang, H. H. P. (1991). Recovery of energy from wastewater and solid wastes by anaerobic treatment, Hong Kong Engineer, 19(2), 29‑33.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Wu, K. K. and Yeong, C. L. Y. (1990). Corrosion of construction metals under simulated acid rain/fog conditions with high salinity, Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 53, 315‑325.

·        Fang, H. H. P., Liu, G., Zhu, J., Cai, B. and Gu. G. (1990). Treatment of brewery effluent by UASB process, J. Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers, 116(3), 454‑460.

·        Fang, H. H. P. (1990). Aerobic treatment of dairy wastewater, Biotechnology Techniques, 4(1), 1‑4 .

·        Fang, H. H. P., Zhu, J. and Liu, G. (1989). Anaerobic treatment of brewery effluent, Biotechnology Letters, 11, 673‑678.

·        Fang, H. H. P. (1989). Anaerobic treatment of agricultural and industrial wastewater, Hong Kong Engineer, 17(2), 9‑12.

 

Conference Publications

2006

  • Fang, H. H. P., Li, C. L. and Zhang, T. Characterization of Fe-hydrogenase genes diversity and hydrogen-producing population in an acidophilic sludge, International Symposium on Biocatalysis and Bioenergy, December 6-8, 2006, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Fang, H. H. P. Chemical characteristics of an anthropogenic marine sediment and its biogas production potential. Annual AIChE National Meeting, November 12-17, 2006, San Francisco, USA.
  • Fang, H. H. P. Applications of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) for environmental microbial quantification, 3rd International Symposium of Environmental Biotechnology, October 11-14, 2006. National Cheng Kong University at Tainan, Taiwan.
  • Fang, H. H. P. qRT-PCR and its applications in microbial quantification. 2nd Pan-Pacific International Workshop on Water Management and Technology. March 19-22, 2006, Taipei, Taiwan.
  1. Fang, H. H. P. Chemical characteristics of an anthropogenic marine sediment and its biogas production potential. 16th Annual AEHS Meeting on Soils, Sediments, and Water, March 13-18, 2006, San Diogo, CA, USA.
  2. Fang, H. H. P. Biohydrogen production from rice slurry. International Biohydrogen Production Technology Forum, January 13-15, 2006, Harbin, China.
  3. Liang, D. W., T. Zhang and Fang, H. H. P. Diethylphthalate degradation characteristics of an aerobic isolate, Proceedings of 10h Cross-Strait Environmental Technology Conference (ISBN:986-412-306-8), 121-124,  October 23-29, 2005, Taichung, Taiwan.

2005 

  1. Zhang, T., Qin, X. L. and Fang, H. H. P. New techniques for NOX quantification in assimilable organic carbon measurements, Proceedings of 10h Cross-Strait Environmental Technology Conference, (ISBN:986-412-306-8), 55-58,  October 23-29, 2005, Taichung, Taiwan.
  2. Li, R. Y. Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P Phototrophic conversion of acetate and butyrate to hydrogen, Proceedings of 10h Cross-Strait Environmental Technology Conference (ISBN:986-412-306-8), 382-385, October 23-29, 2005, Taichung, Taiwan.
  3. Li, C. L. and Fang, H. H. P. Fermentative hydrogen production in two upflow reactors, Proceedings of 10h Cross-Strait Environmental Technology Conference, (ISBN:986-412-306-8), 359-362, October 23-29, 2005, Taichung, Taiwan.
  4. Fang, H. H. P., Zhu, H. G. and Zhang, T. Hydrogen production by glucose by two bacteria. 1st International Conference on Pollution Control and Resource Reuse. Tongji University, Shanghai, October 18-20, 2005.
  5. Li, C. L. Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P.  Biohydrogen production from a carbohydrate-rich food waste under acidophilic condition. 1st International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, (BioMicroWorld-2005). March 15-18 2005, 263-264. Badajoz, Spain.
  6. Fang, H. H. P., Zhu, H. G. and Zhang, T. Phototrophic bio-hydrogen production by a co-culture of fermentative and phototrophic bacteria, Proceedings of Pan-Pacific International Workshop on Water Management and Technology, p. 73-81, January, 4, 2005. Seoul, Korea.

2004 

  1. Zhu, H.G., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. Syntrophic bio-hydrogen production by co-culture of fermentative and phototrophic bacteria, Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Innovative Anaerobic Digestion Technology, December 2-3, 2004, p. 36-39, Sendai,  Japan.
  2. Zhang, T., Qin, X. L. and Fang, H. H. P. Identification of bacterial isolates in Hong Kong water distribution system using 16S rDNA based methods, Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, December 1-3, 2004, p.166-173, Hanoi, Vietnam.
  3. Fang, H. H. P., Lau, I. W. C. and Wang, P. Anaerobic treatment of Hong Kong leachate followed by chemical oxidation. 4th World Water Congress, 19-24 September, Marrakech, Morocco.
  4. Fang, H. H. P. Syntrophic Bio-hydrogen production by co-culture of fermentative and phototrophic bacteria, International Symposium of Environmental Biotechnologies on Bioenergy and Bioremediation, 15-16 September 2004, Taiwan, p. 6-7.
  5. Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. Microbial characteristics of a methanogenic phenol-degrading sludge, 10th World Congress Anaerobic Digestion, 30 August to 2 September, Montreal, Canada.  
  6. Fang, H. H. P., Xu, L. and Zhang, T. Biofilm corrosion of steel in polluted seawater. 9th Cross-Strait Environmental Technology Conference, 10-15 May 2004, 1827-1832, Xian.  Fang, H. H. P. and T. Zhang. Quantification of microbial diversity in biofilms using denaturing gradient electrophoresis profile, Proceedings of European Symposium on Environmental Biotechnology, 25-28 April 2004, Oostende, Belgium.
  7. Fang, H. H. P. and Liu, H. Biohydrogen production from wastewater by granular sludge. Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Green Energy Revolution, 20-21 January, 2004, p.31-36, Nagaoka, Japan.

2003

  1. Fang, H. H. P., Zhu, H. G. and Zhang, T. Phototrophic hydrogen production from glucose by pure- and co-culture of Clostridium butyricum and Rhodobacter sphaeroides. Proceedings of the 1st NRL International Workshop on Innovative Anaerobic Technology¸ 3-10, 12 December, Daejeon, Korea.
  2. Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. Distribution of extracellular polysaccharides in anaerobic granules, Proceedings of IWA Conference on Environmental Biotechnology-2003, 9-10 December, 2003, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia.
  3. Fang, H. H. P. and Zhang, T. A new filamentous Bacillus isolated from a subtropical drinking water supply system, Proceedings of IWA Conference on Environmental Biotechnology-2003, 9-10 December, 2003, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia.
  4. Fang, H. H. P. Lau, I. W. C. and Wang, P. Ozonation with hydrogen peroxide for a leachate pre-treated with UASB and Fenton coagulation, Proceedings of Ninth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, 53-54, October 6-10, Sardinia, Italy, 2003.
  5. Zhu, H., Fang, H. H. P. and Zhang, T. The population dynamics of a co-coculture of Rb. sphaeroides and C. butyricum for hydrogen production from glucose. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Marine Biotechnology, September 21-27, Chiba, Japan, 2003.
  6. Fang, H. H. P. Biohydrogen production from a carbohydrate-rich wastewater by acidogenic granular sludge, Proceedings of 2003 Annual Meeting of the Society for Industrial Microbiology, August 10-14, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 2003.
  7. Tang G, Yip H-K, Samaranayake LP, Chan K-Y, Luo G and Fang HHP (2003). Quantitative analyses of adhesion and aggregation of Actinomyces species using atomic force microscopy. International Association of Dental Research, 82, B-221 (Abstract 1678), June 25-28, 2003, Göteborg, Sweden.
  8. Fang, H. H. P. and Xu, L. C. Biofilm and biocorrosion in polluted seawater, Proceedings of 1st AERAP Symposium, 223-230, January 6-7, 2003, Taipei, Taiwan.

2002

  1. Fang H. H. P. “Biofilm and biocorrosion”, Proceedings of the International Bioenergy Research Symposium, 46-52, December 13, Kaohsiumg, Taiwan, 2002.
  2. Ke, S. Z., Zhang, T. and Fang, H. H. P. "Anaerobic degradation of phenol in wastewater at ambient temperature", Proceedings of 5th IWA Chemical Industry Group Conference-Trends in Sustainable Production, 175-178, November 13-15, Nimes, France, 2002.
  3. Fang, H. H. P., Xu, Li. C. and Zhang, T. "Study of marine biocorrosion using AFM and molecular techniques", Proceedings of 3rd Conference of Mainland-Taiwan Material Corrosion and Protection, October 21-24, Tsingdao, China, 2002.
  4. Fang, H. H. P. and Liu, H. "Hydrogen production from wastewater", Proceedings of Creative Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies for Densely Populated Urban Area, 95-104, September 18-20, Hong Kong, 2002.
  5. Liu, Y., Ma, L. M., Fang, H. H. P., Wang, Y. C. and Jing, Z. G. "Reuse of an aerobically treated wastewater effluent for the removal of SO2 in the flue gas", Proceedings of IWA World Water Congress, Melbourne, Australia. April 7-12, 2002.
  6. Xu, L. C., Fang, H. H. P. and Chan, K. Y. "Characterization of extracellular polymeric substances in marine biofilm using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy", Proceedings of International Specialised Conference on Biofilm Monitoring, 30-33, March 18-20, Porto, Portugal, 2002.
  7. Koenig, A., Zhang, T., Liu, L. H. and Fang, H. H. P. "Monitoring of microbial community in a sulfuro-autotrophic dentrifying biofilm", Proceedings of International Specialised Conference on Biofilm Monitoring, 130-133, March 18-20, Porto, Portugal, 2002.
  8. Samaranayake, L. P., Luo, G., Chan, K. Y., Samaranayake, Y. H., and Fang, H. H. P. "Studying Candidal adhesin and biofilm formation using atomic force microscopy (AFM)", Proceedings of Medical Biofilm 2002, 58, March 17-19, Tokyo, Japan, 2002.

　

2001

  1. Liu, H. and Fang, H. H. P. "Hydrogen production from wastewater by acidogenic granular sludge", Proceedings of IWA Asia Environmental Technology 2001, 472-477, Singapore, October 30-November 1, 2001.
  2. Yu, H. Q. and Fang, H. H. P. "Anaerobic acidification of a synthetic wastewater in batch reactors at 55oC". Proceedings of IWA Asia Pacific Regional Conference, 851-856, Fukuoka, Japan, September 12-15, 2001.
  3. Fang, H. H. P. and Liu, H. "Granulation of a hydrogen-producing acidogenic sludge", Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, Vol. 2, 527-532, Antwerpen, Belgium, September 2-5, 2001.
  4. Yu, H. Q. and Fang, H. H. P. "Acidogenesis of dairy wastewater at various pH levels", Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Anaerobic Digestion, 519-524, Antwerpen, Belgium, September 2-5, 2001.
  5. Liu, Y., Ma, L. M., Jing, Z. G. and Fang, H. H. P. "Experiences of a petrochemical wastewater treatment plant in Shanghai", Proceedings of Water Environment Federation Conference, Session 2, 1-9, Charleston, SC, USA, August, 2001.
  6. Fang, H. H. P. and Liu, Y. "Anaerobic wastewater treatment in developing regions", Proceedings of the 7th Mainland-Taiwan Environmental Protection Academic Conference, Vol. 2, 504-516, Wuhan, China, April 21-25, 2001.
  7. Xu, L. C., Chan, K. Y. and Fang, H. H. P. " Influence of toxic chemicals on microbial cluster formation in biofilm and on steel corrosion", 124, Proceedings of 199th Electrochemical Society Meeting, Washington, D.C., March 25-30, 2001.

Post-doctoral Fellows

Dr. JIN Tao (12/2007 - date)

Dr. ZHANG Ming (9/2005-8/2006;11/2007 - date)

Dr. ZHANG Tong (10/2001 - 5/2004)
Dr. ZHENG Hehui (11/2002 - 8/2003)
Dr. ZHU Heguang (10/2002 - 10/2003)
Dr. HUANG Guangtuan (12/2001 - 12/2002)
Dr. XU Lichong (10/2001 - 12/2001)
Dr. XU Zhaoyi (3/2001 - 11/2001)
Dr. LIU Yan (2/1994 2/1997; 12/1998 - 9/2002)
Dr. YU Hanqing (12/1997 - 12/2000)
Dr. FENG Yujie (2/1998 - 2/1999)
Dr. WANG Peng (12/1997 - 3/1998; 12/1998 - 6/1999)
Dr. ZHOU Shaoqi (5/1996 - 2/1997)
Dr. ZHOU Gongming (11/1994 - 2/1997)
Dr. JIA Xiaoshan (8/1994 - 2/1998)
Dr. LI Yu-You (2/1991 - 8/1992)

PhD Students:

　

LU Xiaoying (awarded 01/011)

   Biodegradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine Sediment under Anoxic Conditions

SHAO Mingfei (awarded 12/2009)

   Autotrophic Denitrification in Nitrate-Induced Marine Sediment Remediation

QIN Xiaoli (awarded 01/2009)

   Biofilms in Drinking Water Distribution Systems

LI Ruying (awarded 11/2007)

   Biohydrogen Production by Photo Fermentation from Wastewater

LIANG Dawei (awarded 1/2007)

   Anaerobic Degradation of Toxic Refractory Aromatics

LI Chenlin (awarded 12/2006)

   Biohydrogen Production under Various Operational Conditions

LIU Hong (awarded 12/2002)

   Biohydrogen Production from Carbohydrate-Containing Wastewater

XU Lichong  (awarded 9/2001)

   Anaerobic Corrosion of Mild Steel in Seawater Induced by Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria (SRB)

ZHANG Tong (awarded 9/2001)

   Characteristics of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Biofilm and Other Microbial Communities in Wastewater Treatment

CHAN On-Chim (awarded 10/2000)

   Characterization of Microbial Consortia in Anaerobic Granular Sludge - A rRNA-based Molecular Approach

LAU Wai Cho, Ivan (awarded 4/2000)

   Removal of Refractory Chemicals in Landfill Leachate by UASB and Advanced Oxidation Processes

CHUI Ho-Kwong (awarded 4/1994)*

   Effect of Substrate on the Performance and Sludge Characteristics of UASB Reactors

*Recipient of the Li Ka Shing Award for the best HKU thesis in 1993-1994.

 

MPhil Students

YAN Qingmei (awarded 05/2009)

   Biological Nitrogen Removal of Saline Wastewater by Ammonium Oxidizers

LI Difu (awarded 11/2007)

   Fermentative Hydrogen Production from Wastewater using Immobilized Biomass

CHUNG W. C. D. (awarded 12/1998)
   Effect of Temperature on the Anaerobic Degradation of Proteinaceous Pollutants

CHAN On-Chim (awarded 6/1996)

   Effects of Toxicant on the Bioactivity of Anaerobic Granules

LAU Wai Cho, Ivan (awarded 6/1996)

   Performance of UASB Reactors under Thermophilic Conditions

WAN Ka Hong (awarded 12/1995)

   Computer Simulation of A Local Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant

LING, W. C. J. (awarded 12/1995)

   Biological Nutrient Removal in Sequencing Batch Reactors Using Fibrous Packing Medium

CHEN Tong (awarded 10/1995)

   Performance and Sludge Characteristics of UASB Reactors in the Removal of Aromatic Pollutants

KWONG T. S. Samuel (awarded 9/1995)

    Anaerobic Degradation of Particulate Starch in Different Reactors under Mesophilic Condition

YEONG Lung Yuen (awarded 6/1992)

   Removal of COD and Nitrogen in Wastewater Using Submerged Fibrous Packing

Present Research Interests

Biofilm

Biofilm is ubiquitous in nature. Studies have been conducted to investigate biofilm-induced corrosion and dental cavity formation, as well as microbial contamination in water supply due to biofilm in water distribution systems.

　

Figure 1.1　 Images of atomic force microscopy showing the formation of biofilm of sulfate-reducing bacteria on steel:

(a) 3-D image, (b) formation of biofilm within 6 hours, and (c) biocorrosion of steel in contaminated seawater in 10 days

Figure 1.2 　 Dental biofilm

Figure 1.3     Microbes in local water supply

Bioremediation of contaminated anthropogenic sediment

 An anthropogenic sediment was heavily contaminated with sewage and industrial discharges. Its methane producing potential increased with temperature and the COD level, but is in general below the alarming threshold level. Laboratory scale of bioremediation tests have been conducted to control the malodor produced by hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans, as well as to remove the toxic petro-hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.

Figure 2.1 　 Sediment samples for biogas production potential analysis

Figure 2.2  Methane production vs sediment COD

　
 

　

　

Figure 2.3　 Variation of biogas production rates at six sites

Figure 2.4　Biogas production rates at six sites over one year. 

 

Hydrogen production from wastewater

 

Converting organic pollutants in wastewater into hydrogen, an ideal fuel which may produce electricity directly by fuel cells, is a sustainable one-stone-two-birds technology. Hydrogen can be continuously produced by granular or immobilized biomass from carbohydrate-rich wastewaters, or by phototrophic biomass. Studies so far have demonstrated that pH is the most crucial factor affecting the microbial population and, hence, the hydrogen production. Extracellular polymeric substances play an important role in sludge granulation.

　

　

Figure 3.1  Upflow reactor.    

Figure 3.2   Photo reactors

　

Figure 3.3 HPB granules

Figure 3.4 EPS and bacteria in granule

　

Figure 3.5  Immobilized sludge

　

　

Biodegradation of endocrine disruptors

　

Biodegradations of endocrine disruptors, represented by phthalic esters, have been studied under aerobic, anoxic and anaerobic conditions in batch and continuous reactors.

　

Figure 4.1 Phylogenetic tree of nirK OTUs in the DMP-degrading sludge and their close relatives based on partial nirK gene sequences.

Figure 4.3 DGGE image showing shift of microbial population in a reactor

Figure 4.2  FISH images of DMP-degrading granule sludge