Luo Liang

Personal information

surname and personal name ：Luo Liang

Job Title: Associate Research Fellow, Specially-Appointed Research Fellow, Master's Supervisor, Outstanding Discipline Talent of Nanchang University

Contact (email): liang.luo@ncu.edu.cn

Address: Environmental Building, Qianhu Campus, Nanchang University, No. 999 Xuefu Avenue, Honggutan District, Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province, China

Education and Work Experience

2025.08 – Present: Faculty, School of Resources and Environmental Science, Nanchang University
2023.07 – 2025.07: Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China (Supervisor: Academician Hanqing Yu)
2019.09 – 2023.06: Ph.D. in Engineering, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University (Supervisors: Dean Qiang He, Vice Dean Yi Chen)
2022.02 – 2023.02: Visiting Student, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology (Supervisor: Vice Dean Jinxing Ma)
2016.09 – 2019.06: M.Sc. in Engineering, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University (Supervisors: Dean Qiang He, Vice Dean Yi Chen)

Academic part-time position

Young Editorial Board Member, Chinese Chemical Letters (Q1/TOP Journal) (2025.01 – Present)
Young Editorial Board Member, Energy and Environment Nexus
Young Editorial Board Member, JOURNAL OF SALT LAKE RESEARCH
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)

field of investigation

Theory of Water Pollution Control and Development of Process Equipment
Theory of Electrochemical Water Pollution Control and Development of Process Equipment
Targeted Enrichment and Extraction of Valuable Elements from Wastewater and Effluents
Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Advanced Drinking Water Treatment Technologies

Research Overview

Focusing on resource recovery, water pollution control, and advanced water treatment based on physicochemical and electrochemical functional platforms. Principal Investigator of multiple vertical projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Special Postdoctoral Funding Program, National Funded Postdoctoral Researcher Program (Grade B), and provincial key laboratory projects. Participated in collaborative projects such as the National Key R&D Program, NSFC Joint Funds, and the Chongqing Returnee Entrepreneurship Program. Published over twenty SCI papers, with several first-authored works appearing in top-tier environmental journals like Environmental Science & Technology and Water Research. Serves as an independent reviewer for journals including Water Research, Desalination, Chemical Engineering Journal, and Chinese Chemical Letters.

The Water Reuse and Resource Recovery Research Group, led by Director Hongwei Yang (Institute of Water Quality Safety and Smart Water Systems), welcomes applications and inquiries from students passionate about scientific research in chemistry, materials, municipal engineering, environmental science, and related fields. Group members who meet the requirements are encouraged and supported to pursue further academic development.

Rewards and Honors

Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of Chongqing University
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation of Chongqing Municipality (Provincial/Ministerial Level)
2024 "Mozi Outstanding Youth Special Allowance," University of Science and Technology of China

Representative achievements

Representative paper

1. L. Luo, H. Yu*. Coexisting Ion Concentration Polarization in Ammonia Recovery via Flow-Electrode CDI: Impacts, Mechanisms and Optimizations. Environmental Science & Technology 59, (2025) 13054-13062 (Nature Index/ CAS Q1/ TOP Journal).

2. L. Luo, T. Liu, J. He, J. Ma*, H. Yu*. Interface gypsum deposition in flow-electrode CDI treating brackish water: Impacts and mechanisms. Water Research 272 (2025) 122920 (Nature Index/ CAS Q1/ TOP Journal).

3. L. Luo, T. Liu, J. He, J. Ma*, H. Yu*. Ion-selective metathesis design of flow-electrode capacitive deionization for energy-saving and anti-scaling softening of brackish water. Environmental Science & Technology 58, (2024), 13120-13130 (Nature Index/ CAS Q1/ TOP Journal).

4. J. He, J.Q. Zhou, L. Luo, Z. Wang*, J. Ma*. Pulsed electric field drives chemical-free membrane stripping for high ammonia recovery from urine. Water Research 251 (2024) 121129 (Nature Index/ CAS Q1/ TOP Journal).

5. L. Luo, Q. He, D. Yi, D. Zu, J. Ma*, Y. Chen*. Indirect charging of carbon by aqueous redox mediators contributes to the enhanced desalination performance in flow-electrode CDI. Water Research 220 (2022) 118688 (Nature Index/ CAS Q1/ TOP Journal).

6. L. Luo, Q. He, Z. Ma, D. Yi, Y. Chen*, J. Ma*. In situ potential measurement in a flow-electrode CDI for energy consumption estimation and system optimization. Water Research 203 (2021) 117522 (Nature Index/ CAS Q1/ TOP Journal).

Some of the main research projects

1. National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists: Electron Flow Directional Regulation for Electrochemical Adsorption and Reduction of Copper Ions in Electroplating Wastewater (Grant No.: 52400104), Principal Investigator.

2. The 5th Special Funding Project of the Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Pre-Station): Intervention and Regulation of Coexisting Ion Concentration Difference for Targeted Separation of Bio-source Elements in Wastewater via FCDI (Grant No.: 2023TQ0348), Principal Investigator.

3. Sub-project of National Key R&D Program of China: Technology and Demonstration for Collection, Storage, and Resource Utilization of Rural Household Toilet Fecal Waste (Grant No.: 2018YFC1903203), Key Researcher.

4. National Science and Technology Major Project: Industrialization and Integrated Application of Complete Sets of Equipment for Small Town Sewage Treatment (2015ZX073119-001), 2015.01-2018.06, Participant.

5. Upgrade and Renovation Project of Xiyong Wastewater Treatment Plant, Chongqing, On-site Supervisor.

6. Water Quality Monitoring for the Baiheliang Underwater Museum, Fuling District, Chongqing, On-site Supervisor.