1. 2001.9-2005.7 Harbin Institute of Technology, Environmental Engineering, B.S.

2. 2005.9-2010.4 Harbin Institute of Technology, Environmental Engineering, Ph.D.

3. 2010.4-2011.7 Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS, Assistant Professor

4. 2011.7-2013.7 Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, CAS, Assistant Professor

5. 2013.7-2019.12 Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, CAS, Associate Professor

2020.1-present Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, CAS, Professor

Low-carbon theory and technologies for electrochemical water pollution control, Resource recovery from waste towards circular economy, Pollution treatment and remediation of water environment

1. Youth Editorial Board of Chinese Chemical Letters

Member of the Second Standing Committee of the Professional Committee on Water Treatment and Reuse, the Chinese Society of Environmental Science

1.2022, Outstanding Youth Scholars, National Science Foundation of China

2.2022, Distinguished Youth Scholars, National Science Foundation of Chongqing

[1] Yuan Liu*, Qi Zhang, Lin-Feng He, Yang Ran, Ying-Ying Deng, Hong Liu. Insights into the promotion of urine-diverting toilets based on the fertilizer efficiency of artificial phosphate ore recovered from source-separated urine. Resources, Conservation & Recycling. 2023, 190C, 106807.

[2] Yuan Liu*, Lin-Feng He, Ying-Ying Deng, Qi Zhang, Guang-Ming Jiang, Hong Liu. Recent progress on the recovery of valuable resources from source-separated urine on-site using electrochemical technologies: A review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2022, 442, 136200.

[3] Yuan Liu*, Ying-Ying Deng, Qi Zhang, Hong Liu. Overview of recent developments of resource recovery from wastewater via electrochemistry-based technologies. Science of The Total Environment. 2021, 757(25), 143901.

[4] Yangyang Gao, Sha Wang, Fengjun Yin, Pin Hu, Xingzu Wang, Yuan Liu*, Hong Liu. Enhancing sensitivity of microbial fuel cell sensors for low concentration biodegradable organic matter detection: Regulation of substrate concentration, anode area and external resistance. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 2021, 101, 227–235.

[5] Meiling Liao, Yuan Liu*, Enling Tian, Weiqi Ma, Hong Liu. Phosphorous removal and high-purity struvite recovery from hydrolyzed urine with spontaneous electricity production in Mg-air fuel cell. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2020, 391, 123517.

[6] Yuan Liu*, Yi-Song Fan, Zhi-Mei Liu. Pyrolysis of iron phthalocyanine on activated carbon as highly efficient non-noble metal oxygen reduction catalyst in microbial fuel cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2019, 361: 416–427.

[7] Xiaojun Jin, Fei Guo, Weiqi Ma, Yuan Liu*, Hong Liu*. Heterotrophic anodic denitrification improves carbon removal and electricity recovery efficiency in microbial fuel cells. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2019, 370: 527–535.

[8] Yuan Liu, Ai-Xue Tuo, Xiao-Jun Jin, Xiang-Zhong Li, Hong Liu*. Quantifying biodegradable organic matter in polluted water on the basis of coulombic yield. Talanta. 2018, 176, 485–491.

[9] Yuan Liu, Xiao-Jun Jin, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Hong Liu*, Yu-Ming Huang*. Homogeneous deposition-assisted synthesis of iron-nitrogen composites on graphene as highly efficient non-precious metal electrocatalysts for microbial fuel cell power generation. Journal of Power Sources. 2015, 278: 773-781.

[10]  Yuan Liu, Hong Liu*, Chuan Wang, Shuang-Xia Hou, Nuan Yang. Sustainable energy recovery in wastewater treatment by microbial fuel cells: Stable power generation with nitrogen-doped graphene cathode. Environmental Science & Technology. 2013, 47: 13889-13895.