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Chiqian Zhang's research investigates microbial communities and their interactions within engineered water systems and environmental contexts. Her work has explored the presence and characteristics of opportunistic pathogens like Legionella in municipal drinking water distribution systems, examining factors such as chloramination and disinfectant residual dosage to mitigate health risks. Zhang has also studied cyanotoxin-encoding genes as predictive indicators of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in inland freshwater lakes, contributing to early-warning systems for water quality management.
Further research by Zhang addresses the transformation and mobility of heavy metals (Cu, Zn, Cr) in sewage sludge during anaerobic digestion, particularly when combined with hydrothermal treatment. This line of inquiry extends to optimizing co-hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge and rice straw to enhance hydrochar quality. Additionally, her studies include bioaugmentation techniques for improving biological phosphorus removal from swine wastewater digestate and assessing the bacterial community diversity in various water sources, such as hot and cold tap water.
Zhang's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 21 and over 2,000 total citations across 59 publications, designating her as a highly cited researcher. She maintains an active laboratory website and has recently been active in research, with her most recent publication in 2025.
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- h-index: 21
- Publications: 59
- Citations: 2,011
Selected Publications
- Structure-reactivity insights in combusting rice straw hydrochar: Role of hydrothermal temperature (2025) DOI
- Nitrate-mediated anaerobic microorganism-sponge iron system promoting simultaneous nitrogen and phosphate removal from piggery tail water (2025) DOI
- Synergistic coupling of bipolar membrane electrodialysis and Fenton process for sustainable management of landfill leachate reverse osmosis concentrate (2025) DOI
- Mitigating VFAs accumulation and enhancing anaerobic stability in continuous-flow leachate from waste transfer stations using zero-valent iron (2025) DOI
- Microbial Communities in Coastal Salt Marshes Along the Southeast Coast of China and Their Effects on Carbon Storage (2025) DOI
- Acid-catalyzed co-hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge and mixed straws to produce high-quality solid fuel (2024) DOI
- Machine learning to assess and support safe drinking water supply: a systematic review (2024) DOI
- Flexible beads-on-string hierarchically porous carbon nanofiber/nanotube composites for enhanced capacitive deionization performance in water desalination (2024) DOI
- Co-hydrothermal carbonization of sewage sludge and rice straw to improve hydrochar quality: Effects of mixing ratio and hydrothermal temperature (2024) DOI
- Energy and economic assessment of hydrothermal-treatment-coupled anaerobic digestion (2024) DOI
- Mixotrophic Chlorella pyrenoidosa biofilm with enhanced biomass production, microalgal activity, and nutrient removal from nutrient-rich wastewater (2024) DOI
- Reconsider the burn: The transient effect of a chlorine burn on controlling opportunistic pathogens in a full-scale chloraminated engineered water system (2024) DOI
- Mixotrophic Chlorella Pyrenoidosa Biofilm with Enhanced Biomass Production, Microalgal Activity, and Nutrient Removal from Nutrient-Rich Wastewater (2024) DOI
- Machine Learning to Access and Ensure Safe Drinking Water Supply: A Systematic Review (2024) DOI
- Machine Learning to Access and Ensure Safe Drinking Water Supply: A Systematic Review (2024) DOI
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