Personal Information

Xu Peilun

Associate ProfessorMaster’s SupervisorDeputy Director, Department of Resource Science and Engineering

Email: peilun_xu@ncu.edu.cn

Room C522, Environmental Building, Qianhu Campus, Nanchang University

Educational Background

(1) Sep. 2015 – Sep. 2020Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and Technology, Zhejiang University

(2) Sep. 2011 – Jun. 2015B.S. in Applied Chemistry, Central South University

Work Experience

2020 – PresentLecturer / Faculty member, Nanchang University

Academic and Social Affiliations

· Science and Technology Commissioner of Jiangxi Province

· Reviewer for Algal Research and Bioresource Technology

Research Fields

· Biological treatment and resource utilization of industrial flue gas

· Microalgal carbon neutrality

Research Overview

Biotechnology is employed to treat industrial flue gas and convert harmful flue gas into high-value biomass products.Key research contents include: identifying the rate-limiting environmental factors for large-scale microalgal CO₂ fixation; revealing the regulatory mechanism of light quality on microalgal carbon fixation efficiency; and designing novel photobioreactors.A demonstration base for microalgae cultivation using real flue gas CO₂ from coal-fired power plants has been established, which comprehensively improves the efficiency of industrial carbon fixation.More than 10 papers have been published in leading international journals including Bioresource Technology, Journal of Hazardous Materials, and Chemosphere.

Courses Taught

· Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

· Solid Waste Treatment, Disposal and Resource Utilization

· Principles of Separation Engineering

· Principles of Environmental Engineering

· Environmental Microbiology

Awards and Honors

None

Representative Achievements

Publications

(1) Xu Peilun, Shao Shengxi, Qian Jun, Li Jingjing, Xu Rui, Liu Jin, Zhou Wenguang*. Scale-up of microalgal systems for decarbonization and bioproducts: Challenges and opportunities. Bioresource Technology, 2024, 398: 130528.

(2) Xu Peilun, Li Jun, Qian Jun, Wang Bang, Liu Jin, Xu Rui, Chen Paul, Zhou Wenguang*. Recent advances in CO₂ fixation by microalgae and its potential contribution to carbon neutrality. Chemosphere, 2023, 319.

(3) Xu Peilun, Wei Yang, Ma Cunhao, Li Sujing, Guo Tianjiao, Wang Xiangqian*, Li Wei**. Multi-Factorial Analysis of the Removal of Dichloromethane and Toluene in an Airlift Packing Bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Management, 2020, 261: 109665.

(4) Xu Peilun, Wei Tong, Yue Huanyu, Wen Yuce, Wei Yang, Guo Tianjiao, Li Sujing, Li Wei*, Wang Xiangqian**. Effect of Different Nitric Acid Concentrations on Manganese/Activated Carbon Catalyst Modification for Catalytic Ozonation of Toluene. Catalysis Science & Technology, 2020, 10: 6729–6737.

(5) Xu Peilun, Wei Yang, Cheng Nana, Li Sujing, Li Wei, Guo Tianjiao**, Wang Xiangqian*. Evaluation on the Removal Performance of Dichloromethane and Toluene from Waste Gases using an Airlift Packing Reactor. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019, 366: 105–113.

Ongoing Projects

1. Regional Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 32260922):Synergistic regulation mechanism of light condition–light-harvesting antenna size on microalgal carbon fixationRole: Principal Investigator