Liu Zhenzhong

Personal information

Name:Liu Zhenzhong 

Title/Position: Master’s Supervisor, Associate Professor, Nanchang University

Contact Email: liuzz79@ncu.edu.cn

Mailing Address: No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Honggutan New District, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, P. R. China

Educational Background

· Mar. 2006 – Jun. 2010, Ph.D. in Municipal Engineering, Tongji University

· Sep. 2001 – Mar. 2004, M.Eng. in Environmental Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology

· Sep. 1997 – Jul. 2001, B.Eng. in Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power

Professional Experience

· Sep. 2020 – Present, Associate Professor, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Nanchang University

· Dec. 2012 – Aug. 2020, Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Nanchang University

· Apr. 2007 – Nov. 2012, Lecturer, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Nanchang University

· Apr. 2004 – Mar. 2007, Teaching Assistant, School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Nanchang University

Academic and Social Appointments

· Review Expert, National University Students’ Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Competition

· Expert of Degree and Postgraduate Education, Degree & Graduate Education Development Center, Ministry of Education

· Review Expert of High-Tech Enterprises in Jiangxi Province

· Expert in the Expert Pool, Department of Science and Technology of Jiangxi Province

· Expert in the Expert Pool for Municipal Public Engineering Construction, Jiangxi Province

Research Interests

· Control Technologies for Emerging Contaminants in Water

· Water Treatment Theories and Technologies

Research Profile

Dr. Liu’s research mainly focuses on drinking water safety and guarantee technologies. In recent years, he has presided over more than 10 scientific research projects, including projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education, and other horizontal research projects.

To date, he has published more than 60 academic papers in domestic and international journals and been granted 6 authorized patents.

Courses Taught

· Water Quality Engineering I

· Course Design of Water Quality Engineering I

· Building Services

· Introduction to Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering

Awards and Honors

1. Excellent Teacher of Resources and Environment, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Nanchang University, 2023

2. Outstanding Supervisor for Excellent Graduation Design, Nanchang University, 2025

3. Outstanding Supervisor for Excellent Master’s Thesis, Nanchang University, 2025

4. Outstanding Supervisor for Excellent Master’s Thesis, Nanchang University, 2024

5. Outstanding Instructor, The 5th National University Students’ Innovation and Practice Ability Competition in Municipal and Environmental Engineering, 2024

6. Outstanding Instructor, Beijing Water Cup The 3rd National University Students’ Innovation and Practice Ability Competition in Municipal and Environmental Engineering, 2021

7. Supervisor for the First Prize in Undergraduate Scientific and Technological Innovation of Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering, National Universities, 2019

8. Supervisor for the Third Prize in Excellent Undergraduate Graduation Design of Water Supply and Drainage Science and Engineering, National Universities, 2019

Representative Achievements

Selected Representative Research Projects

1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52560003), 2026–2029, Ongoing, Principal Investigator

2. Key Research and Development Program of Jiangxi Province (No. S20251671), 2025–2028, Ongoing, Participant

3. Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation (No. 20242BAB25316), 2024–2026, Ongoing, Principal Investigator

4. Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education: Study on the Effect of Interaction between Nanoplastics and Transparent Exopolymer Particles on Reverse Osmosis Membrane Fouling in Seawater Desalination, Completed, Principal Investigator

5. Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization, Ministry of Education: Study on the Formation Law of Biofilms on Microplastics in Poyang Lake Water, Completed, Principal Investigator

Selected Representative Papers

1. Hongliang Ji, Zhenzhong Liu*, Lili Liao. Removal effects and retention mechanisms of micro-nano plastics by biological activated carbon columns, Journal of Water Process Engineering, 69 (2025): 106712.

2. Hongliang Ji, Siwen Wan, Zhenzhong Liu*, Xianchuan Xie, Xiaofang Xiang, Lili Liao, Weikang Zheng, Zhengguo Fu, Peng Liao, Ronglong Chen. Adsorption of antibiotics on microplastics (MPs) in aqueous environments: The impacts of aging and biofilms, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12(2) (2024): 111992.

3. Weikang Zheng, Zhenzhong Liu*, Boyan Wang, Meijun Tao, Hongliang Ji, Xiaofang Xiang, Zhengguo Fu, Lili Liao, Peng Liao, Ronglong Chen. Effective degradation of polystyrene microplastics by Ti/La/Co-Sb-SnO₂ anodes: Enhanced electrocatalytic stability and electrode lifespan, Science of the Total Environment, 922 (2024): 171002.

4. Xiaofang Xiang, Wen Jiang, Zhenzhong Liu*. Adsorption performance of nanoplastics in carbon filtration column, Environmental Technology, 45(23) (2024): 4715-4724.

5. Weikang Zheng, Boyan Wang, Zhenzhong Liu*, Hongwei Yang*, Zhanli Chen, Xiangrong Sun. La-doped Ti/Sb-SnO₂ electrode enhanced removal of microplastics by advanced electrocatalysis oxidation process (AEOP) strategy, Desalination and Water Treatment, 320 (2024): 100622.

6. Zhengguo Fu, Zhenkun Zhou, Zhenzhong Liu*, Hongwei Yang*, Zhanli Chen. Feasibility and challenges of low-cost ceramic membranes in water treatment applications, Desalination and Water Treatment, 320 (2024): 100739.

7. Zhenzhong Liu, Lili Liao, Hongwei Yan, Zhanli Chen, Hongliang Ji. Impact of micro-nano plastics on microorganisms and thus drinking water treatment effectiveness: A review, Desalination and Water Treatment, 320 (2024): 100673.

8. Xiaochen Sun, Liang Duan, Zhenzhong Liu*, Qiusheng Gao, Jianing Liu, Dahai Zhang. The mechanism of silica and transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) on reverse osmosis membranes fouling, Journal of Environmental Management, 349 (2024): 119634.

9. Xiaochen Sun, Liang Duan, Zhenzhong Liu*, Qiusheng Gao, Jianing Liu, Dahai Zhang. Mitigation of reverse osmosis membrane fouling by coagulation pretreatment to remove silica and transparent exopolymer particles, Environmental Research, 241 (2024): 117569.

10. Zhenzhong Liu*, Siwen Wan, Yang Wu, Boyan Wang, Hongliang Ji. Highly efficient degradation of sulfamethoxazole using activating peracetic acid with CoFe₂O₄/CuO, Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, (2023): 39.