Education and Appointments:
1999-2003: B.S, Liaoning University, Liaoning, P. R. China
2003-2005: M.S, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, P. R. China
2006-2009: D.S, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, P. R. China
2009-2011: Post-doc, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, P. R. China
2012-Present: Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, CAS
Research Interest:
Organic wastewater treatment and reuse; Bioconversion of kitchen waste into renewable resources; Microbial interspecies interactions in multicellular communities
Supported Projects:
1. Application of redox mediators to accelerate the decolorization of azo dyes by photosynthetic bacteria. National Science Foundation of China (No.51008025), 2011-2013
2. Bioconversion of kitchen waste into renewable resources by photosynthetic bacteria. Key Programs of Fuling Science and Technology Commission (FLKJ2013ABA2043), 2013-2015
3. The effect of redox mediators on the decolorization of azo dyes by photosynthetic bacteria. China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.20090450301), 2009-2011
Selected Publications:
1. Wang XZ, Cheng X, Sun DZ*. Autocatalysis of Reactive Black 5 Biodecolorization by Rhodopseudomonas palustris W1. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2008, 80:907-915.
2. Wang XZ, Cheng X, Sun DZ*, Qi H. Biodecolorization and partial mineralization of Reactive Black 5 by a strain of Rhodopseudomonas palustris. Journal of Environmental Science, 2008, 20(10): 1218-1225.
3. Wang XZ, Cheng X, Sun DZ*. Interaction in anaerobic biodecolorization of mixed azo dyes of Acid Red 1 and Reactive Black 5 under batch and continuous conditions. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2011, 379(1-3): 127-135.
4. Wang XZ*, Cheng X, Sun DZ, Ren YW, Xu GH. Simultaneous nutrient and carbon removal from azo dye wastewater using a photorotating biological contactor reactor. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (2013), DOI 10.1002/jctb.4235.
5. Wang XZ*, Cheng X, Sun DZ, Ren YW, Xu GH. Fate and transformation of naphthylaminesulfonic azo dye Reactive Black 5 during wastewater treatment process. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. (2014), DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2502-y.
6. Wang XZ*, Wang Y, Cheng X, Ren YW, Xu GH. Formation characteristics of an anoxygenic photosynthetic bacterial biofilm in a photorotating biological contactor for azo dye wastewater treatment. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (2014), DOI 10.1002/jctb.4303.
7. Cheng X, Huang XR, Wang XZ, Sun DZ*. Phosphate adsorption from sewage sludge filtrate using zinc–aluminum layered double hydroxides. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2009, 169(1-3): 958-964.
8. Cheng X, Huang XR, Wang XZ, Sun DZ*. Influence of calcination on the adsorptive removal of phosphate by Zn-Al layered double hydroxides from excess sludge liquor. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2010, 177(1-3):516-523.
9. Xu LY, Ren NQ*, Wang XZ, Jia YF. Biohydrogen production by Ethanoligenens harbinense B49: Nutrient optimization. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2008, 33(23): 6962-6967.
10. Xu LY, Ren NQ*, Wang XZ, Zhang Y, Xu H, Chen GX, Jia YF. Hydrogen producting characteristics by a novel strain of bacteria-ethanoligenens sp. B49. Journal of Harbin Institute of Technology, 2008, 15(3): 321-325.
1. L Huo, A Ma, H Liu*, XZ Wang*. Diversity and ecological assembly process of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in a low irradiation area, Three Gorges Reservoir. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2023. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1001074223003637
2. LY Wan, H Liu, XZ Wang*. Anaerobic ammonium oxidation coupled to Fe (III) reduction: Discovery, mechanism and application prospects in wastewater treatment. Science of The Total Environment, 2022, 818: 151687.
3. A R Ma, H Liu, C Song, E L Tian, XZ Wang*. Home-field advantage in litter decomposition: A critical review from a microbial perspective. Journal of Basic Microbiology, 2023, 63: 709-721.
4. Dong H, Wang X, Lu S, et al. Microbial fuel cell-based biosensor for monitoring anaerobic biodegradation of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate). Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2023, 214: 110409.
5. X Qi, EL Tian, YW Ren, XZ Wang*. A weak infrared light strengthens anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria activated sludge for the anaerobic biodegradation of polylactic acid in microbial fuel cell systems. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2018, 157: 44-52.
6. X Qi, YW Ren, P Liang, XZ Wang*. New insights in photosynthetic microbial fuel cell using anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 258: 310-317.
7. X Qi, B Yi, YW Ren, XZ Wang*. The anaerobic biodegradation of poly(lactic) acid textiles in photosynthetic microbial fuel cells: Self-sustained bioelectricity generation. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2018, 148: 42-49.
8. X Qi, YW Ren, EL Tian, XZ Wang*. The exploration of monochromatic near-infrared LED improved anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria Rhodopseudomonas sp. for wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology, 2017, 241: 620-626.
9. X Qi, YW Ren, XZ Wang*. New advances in the biodegradation of Poly(lactic) acid. Int. Biodeter. Biodegr., 2017, 117: 215-223.