1.  Nutrient recovery from wastewater 
2.  Landfill leachate pollution control 
3.  Municipal solid waste management

(1) 2005-2008 PhD in Environmental Engineering, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
(2) 2002-2005 MSc in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science Research Center, Xiamen University, China
(3) 1993-1997 BSc in Water Supply & Wastewater Treatment Engineering, Department of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University, China

(1) 2020.02-present, Professor, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

(2) 2016.11-2017.11, Visiting Scholar, Katholieke   Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven), Belgium

(3) 2012.01-2020.01, Associate Professor, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 

(4) 2008.10-2011.12, Assistant Professor, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 
(5) 1997.08-2002.08, Assistant Engineer, Xiamen Bureau of Water Conservancy and Electric Power, China

   

1. Ye ZL, Zhang J, Cai J, Chen S. Investigation of tetracyclines transport in the presence of dissolved organic matters during struvite recovery from swine wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 385, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.123950.

2. Chu D, Ye ZL, Chen S. Interactions among low-molecular-weight organics, heavy metals, and Fe(III) during coagulation of landfill leachate nanofiltration concentrate. Waste Management, 2020, 104: 51-59.

3. Ye ZL, Ghyselbrecht K, Monballiu A, Pinoy L, Meesschaert B. Fractionating various nutrient ions for resource recovery from swine wastewater using simultaneous anionic and cationic selective-electrodialysis. Water Research, 2019, 160: 424-434.

4. Lou Y, Ye ZL*, Chen S, Wei Q, Zhang J, Ye X. Influences of dissolved organic matters on tetracyclines transport in the process of struvite recovery from swine wastewater. Water Research, 2018, 134: 311-326.

5. Ye ZL, Ghyselbrecht K, Monballiu A, Rottiers T, Sansen B, Pinoy L, Meesschaert B. Fractionating magnesium ion from seawater for struvite recovery using electrodialysis with monovalent selective membranes. Chemosphere, 2018, 210, 867-876.

6. Ye ZL, Deng Y, Lou Y, Ye X, Chen S. Occurrence of veterinary antibiotics in struvite recovery from swine wastewater by using a fluidized bed. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 2018, 12(3): 1-7.

7. Ye X, Gao Y, Cheng J, Chu D, Ye ZL, Chen S. Numerical simulation of struvite crystallization in fluidized bed reactor. Chemical Engineering Science, 2018, 176: 242-253.

8. Chu D, Ye ZL, Chen S, Xiong X. Comparative study of heavy metal residues in struvite products recovered from swine wastewater using fluidised bed and stirred reactors. Water Science & Technology, 2018, 78(8), 1642-1651.

9. Wang J, Ye X, Zhang Z, Ye ZL, Chen S. Selection of cost-effective magnesium sources for fluidized struvite crystallization. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2018, 70: 144-153.

10. Ye ZL, Deng Y, Ye X, Lou Y, Chen S. Application of image processing on struvite recovery from swine wastewater by using the fluidized bed. Water Science and Technology, 2018, 77(1): 159-166.

11. Lou Y, Ye ZL*, Chen S, Ye X, Deng D, Zhang J. Sorption behavior of tetracyclines on suspended organic matters originating from swine wastewater. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2017, http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2017.03.019.

12. Ye ZL, Deng Y, Lou Y, Ye X, Chen S. Adsorption behaviour of tetracyclines by struvite particles in the process of phosphorus recovery from swine wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 313:1633-1638.

13. Ye X, Chu D, Lou Y, Ye ZL, Wan MK, Chen S. Numerical simulation of flow hydrodynamics of struvite pellets in a liquid–solid fluidized bed. Journal of Environmental Science, 2017, 57: 391-401.

14. Ye ZL, Hong Y, Pan S, Huang Z, Chen S, Wang W. Full-scale treatment of landfill leachate by using the mechanical vapor recompression combining with coagulation pretreatment. Waste Management, 2017, 66: 88-96.

15. Chen Q, An X, Zhu Y, Su J, Gilling M, Ye ZL,, Cui L, Application of struvite alters the antibiotic resistome in soil, rhizosphere, and phyllosphere. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51(14): 8149-8157.

16. Pan S, Ye ZL*, Cheng M, Xu Y. Evaporation characteristics of landfill leachate and its concentrate generated after MBR-NF-RO treatment process. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2017,11(8): 4506-4512.

17. Ye ZL, Lin X, Pan S, Wu J. Domestic waste disposal planning for the Xianghe Segment of the China’s Grand Canal. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 2016, 23(4): 351-357.

18. Wu J, Pan S, Lin X, Chen S, Ye ZL*. Water environment planning for the Xianghe Segment of China’s Grand Canal. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 2016, 23(4): 319-325.

19. Shen Y, Ye ZL*, Ye X, Wu J, Chen S. Phosphorus recovery from swine wastewater by struvite precipitation: composition and heavy metals in the precipitates. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2016, 57(22): 10361-10369.

20. Ye X, Ye ZL, Lou Y, Pan S, Wang X, Wang MK, Chen. A comprehensive understanding of saturation index and upflow velocity in a pilot-scale fluidized bed reactor for struvite recovery from swine wastewater. Powder Technology, 2016, 295(1): 16-26.

21. Huang CL, Yu CP, Lin T, Ye ZL. Water conservation significance of municipal solid waste management: a case of Xiamen in China. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, 129: 693-703,

22. Deng Y, Ye ZL*, Ye X, Lou Y, Song Z, Pan S, Chen S. Phosphorus recovery from swine wastewater by struvite granulation in the fluidized bed: the morphology and composition of the granules. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2016, 10(6):1059-1065.

23. Xu L, Lin T, Xu Y, Xiao L, Ye ZL, Chen S, Cui S. Path analysis of factors influencing household solid waste generation: a case study of Xiamen Island, China. Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2016, 18(2): 377-384.

24. Lou Y, Deng Y, Ye ZL*, Ye X, Chen S. Residues of veterinary antibiotics and heavy metals in the precipitated products during struvite recovery from swine wastewater. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2015, 9(11): 5341-5347.

25. Shen Y, Ye ZL*, Ye X, Wu J, Chen S. Phosphorus recovery from swine wastewater by struvite precipitation: the composition and heavy metals in the precipitates. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2015, 15: 1-9.

26. Fang H, Xu Y, Ye ZL, Zhang Z, Pan S, Deng L, Luo Z, Chen S. Impact of urbanization on nutrients and heavy metal pollution of Napahai Wetland, Shangri-La County, China. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 2015, 22 (2) : 117-126.

27. Ye ZL, Xie X, Dai L, Wang Z, Wu W, Zhao F, Xie X, Huang S, Liu M, Chen S. Full-scale blending treatment of fresh MSWI leachate with municipal wastewater in a wastewater treatment plant. Waste Management, 2014, 34(11): 2305-2311. 

28. Ye ZL, Shen Y, Ye X, Zhang Z, Chen S, Shi J. Phosphorus recovery from wastewater by struvite crystallization - Fractal evaluation of aggregates. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2014, 26(4): 991-1000. 

29. Cui X, Shi J, Ye ZL, Zhang Z, Xu B, Chen S, Layer-by-layer assembly and photocatalytic activity of titania nanosheets on coal fly ash microspheres. International Journal of Photoenergy, 2014, (7): 1-10.

30. Li T, Gibson V, Cui S, Yu C P, Chen S, Ye ZL, Zhu Y G. Managing urban nutrient biogeochemistry for sustainable urbanization. Environmental Pollution, 2014, 192: 244-250. 

31. Shen Y, Ye ZL*, Ye X, Chen S. Components and particle properties of products recovered from swine wastewater by struvite recovery. Chinese Journal of Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 2013, 33(1):92-97. 

32. Wang S, Zhang Z, Ye ZL, Wang X, Lin X, Chen S. Application of environmental internet of things on water quality management of urban scenic river. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 2013, 20(3):216-222. 

33. Feng C, Zhang Z, Wang S, Fang F, Ye ZL, Chen S. Characterization of microbial community structure in a hybrid biofilm-activated sludge reactor for simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Journal of Environmental Biology, 2013, 34: 489-499. 

34. Ye ZL, Cai WM, Lu M. Lactic acid extraction from kitchen wastes fermentation using aqueous two-phase systems. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2012,6(9):56-61.

35. Shi JW, Chen SH, Wang SM, Ye ZL. Sol-gel preparation and visible light photocatalytic activity of nitrogen doped titania. Procedia Engineering. 2012, 27: 564-569. 

36. Chen H, Yan SH, Ye ZL, Meng HJ, Zhu YG. Utilization of urban sewage sludge: Chinese perspectives. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2012, 19(5): 1454-1463. 

37. Shi JW, Cui H, Chen J, Fu M, Xu B, Luo H, Ye ZL*. TiO₂/ACFs photocatalyst: Effects of coating procedures on the microstructure, adhesion property and photocatalytic ability. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2012,388(1): 201-208. 

38. Ye ZL, Chen SH, Lu M, Shi JW, Lin LF, Wang SM. Recovering phosphorus as struvite from the digested swine wastewater with bittern as a magnesium source. Water Science & Technology, 2011, 64(2): 334-340. 

39. Bao X, Ye ZL*, Ma J, Chen S, Lin L, Yan Y. Effect of pH on precipitate composition during phosphorus recovery as struvite from swine wastewater, Chinese Journal of Environmental Science, 2011, 32(9): 98-103. 

40. Ye ZL, Chen SH, Wang SM, Lin LF, Yan YJ, Zhang ZJ, Chen JS. Phosphorus recovery from synthetic swine wastewater by chemical precipitation using response surface methodology. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2010, 176(1-3): 1083-1088. 

41. Shi JW, Chen SH, Ye ZL, Wang SM, Wu P. Favorable recycling photocatalyst TiO2/CFA: Effects of loading percent of TiO2 on the structural property and photocatalytic activity. Applied Surface Science, 2010, 257(3):1068-1074. 

42. Shi JW, Chen SH, Wang SM, Ye ZL. Investigation on the photocatalytic degradation of dyeing wastewater by using N-doped titania under various illuminants. Chinese Journal of Industrial Water Treatment, 2010, 30(9): 50-53. 

43. Shi JW, Chen SH, Wang SM, Ye ZL, Wu P, Xu B. Favorable recycling photocatalyst TiO2/CFA: Effects of calcination temperature on the structural property and photocatalytic activity. Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2010, 330(1-2): 41-48. 

44. Ye ZL, Lu M, Zheng Y, Li YH, Cai WM. Lactic acid production from dining-hall food waste by Lactobacillus plantarum using response surface methodology. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 2008, 83(11):1541-1550. 

45. Ye ZL, Lu M, Zheng Y, Li YH, Cai WM. Use of starter culture of Lactobacillus plantarum BP04 in the preservation of eatery food waste. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2008, 24(10):2249-2256. 

46. Zheng Y, Ye ZL, Fang XL, Li YH, Cai WM. Production and characteristics of a bioflocculant produced by Bacillus sp. F19. Bioresource Technology 2008, 99(16):7686-7691. 

47. Zheng Y, Fang Z, Ye ZL, Cai W. Biosorption of Cu(Ⅱ) on extracellular polymers from Bacillus sp. F19. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2008, 20:1288-1293. 
Before 2006 

48. Xiong X, Ye ZL. Study of nitrification behavior in aerated biofilter using oyster shell carrier. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. 2006, 9:15-19. 

49. Ye ZL, Xiong XJ, Lu M. Study on nitrification behavior of aerated biofilter with oyster shell carrier. China Water & Wastewater, 2006, 22(3):1-3. 

1. Ye ZL, Chen SH, Deng YJ, Ye X. Pretreatment process for phosphorus recovery from wastewater (Chinese patent). Application No. 201410257983.7.
2. Ye ZL, Deng YJ, Chen SH, Ye X, Lin XY, Zhang ZJ. Method of removing tetracyclines during phosphorus recovery from wastewater ((Chinese patent). Application No. 201410197760.6.
3. Ye ZL, Deng YJ, Chen SH, Ye X, Lin XY, Zhang ZJ. Method of removing heavy metals during phosphorus recovery from wastewater ((Chinese patent). Application No. 201410197757.4.
4. Ye ZL, Chen SH, Ye X, Shen Y, Lin XY. Method of enhancing struvite particle size during phosphorus recovery (Chinese patent). Application No. 201210571496.9.
5. Ye ZL, Chen SH, Shi JW, Wang SM, Lu M. Method of recovering ammonian and phosphorus from wastewater using bittern as a magnesium source (Chinese patent). Published No. CN 102092871 A.
6. Ye ZL, Chen SH, Shi JW, Wang SM, Lu M. Method of determining the compositions in the precipitates during struvite recovery from wastewater (Chinese patent). Published No. CN 102455285 A.
7. Ye Zl, Cai WM, Lu M. Method of extract lactic acid in the lactate fermention of food wastes (Chinese patent). Application No. 201110137771.1.
8. Xiong XJ, Ye ZL, Lu M, Ouyang T. Nitrification biofliter with oyster shell as carriers (Chinese patent). License No. CN 1792874 A.
9. Wang SM, Chen SH, Feng CJ, Ye ZL, Shi JW. A treatment apparatus for the decentralized wastewater (Chinese patent). License No. CN 201614333 U.
10. Wang SM, Chen SH, Feng CJ, Ye ZL. A treatment apparatus for restaurant waste water (Chinese patent). License No. CN 201850191 U.

   

(1) Technology development and demonstration of deeply controlling the fecal pollutants and resource recovery in the rural public toilets (Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China, No. 2018YFC1903205)

(2) Migration mechanisms of tetracyclines driving by struvite crystallization during phosphorus recovery from livestock and poultry slurry (Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 51878639)

(3) Ammonia and phosphate recovery from livestock and poultry breeding wastewater combining with sludge granulation (Supported by the China Hi-Tech Research and Development Program (863) , No. 2011AA060902).

(4) Transportation mechanism of veterinary antibiotics in the process of struvite recovery from swine wastewater and control technology (Supported by the Xiamen Science and Technology Planning Project, No. 3502Z20162002).

(5) Application of Mechanical Vapor Re-compression (MVR) on the treatment of concentrated liquor discharged from landfill leachate membrane filtration (Supported by the Fujian Science and Technology Plan Project, No. 2014Y0076).

(6) Spoilage mechanisms of food wastes on the basis of the molecular ecology (Supported by the Fujian Natural Science Foundation, No. 2009J05132).

(7) Phosphorus recovery from wastewater by struvite granulation (Supported by the Xiamen Science and Technology Planning Project, No. 3502Z20132016).

(8) Development of blending treatment of fresh leachate, discharged from municipal solid waste plant, with domestic wastewater (Supported by the Xiamen Science and Technology Planning Project, No. 3502Z20100134).

(9) Demand analyses of environmental sanitation and household garbage facilities in Xiamen City (Supported by the Xiamen Municipal Appearance and Environmental Health Administration, No. XC2018-119)

(10) The construction planning (Year 2020) of resource recycling in Xiamen Eastern Solid Waste Treatment Base (Supported by the Xiamen Municipal Appearance and Environmental Health Administration)

(11) Process optimization for the reCulture renewable resource sorting system (Supported by the reCulture Renewable Energy Co. Ltd, China).

(12) Process optimization for the reCulture food waste digestion system (Supported by the reCulture Renewable Energy Co. Ltd, China).

(1) Technology research and demonstration of the blending treatment of landfill leachate with domestic wastewater (Supported by China National Technology Major Projects for Water Pollution Control and Management)
(2) Technology integration and demonstration of landfill leachate treatment using mechanical vapor compress evaporation (Supported by the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Project for Guangdong Province with the Chinese Academy of Sciences)
(3) Key technology integration and demonstration of livestock and poultry breeding wastewater treatment (Supported by the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences).
(4) Sustainable management system integration and demonstration for municipal solid wastes (Supported by the Xiamen Science and Technology Planning Project)
(5) Sustainable technology research and integration for wastewater treatment in large-scale pig farm (Supported by the Fujian Science and Technology Planning-Regional Major Project).
(6) Sustainable management and recycling technology for food waste treatment (Supported by the Fujian Science and Technology Planning Project).
(7) Survey of the physical property and fuel content of municipal domestic waste in Xiamen Island, China (Supported by the reCulture Renewable Energy Co. Ltd, China).
(8) Surver of physicochemical property of wastewater discharged from the reCulture process with Xiamen domestic wastes as the substrate (Supported by the reCulture Renewable Energy Co. Ltd, China).

(1) The 3rd International Conference on Recent Advances in Pollution Control and Resource Recovery for the Livestock Farming Industry (Livestock Waste 2018). Report of "Influences of dissolved organic matters (DOM) on tetracyclines transport in the process of struvite recovery from swine wastewater", 2018-07.

(2) The China-Singapore Urban Environmental Sustainability Seminar. Report of “Adsorption behavior of tetracyclines onto struvite crystals in the process of phosphate recovery”, 2018-11.

(3) 13th IWA Specialized Conference on Small Water and Wastewater Systems & 5th IWA Specialized Conference on Resources-Oriented Sanitation. Report of "A novel approach describing struvite crystal aggregation and granulation in the fluidized bed for phosphorus recovery from swine wastewater", 2016-09.

(4) ATSE/AAS/CAS Australia-China Workshop on Nutrient Use Efficiency and Recovery from Urban Waste Streams. Report of "Phosphorus recovery from wastewater by struvite crystallization: the property of aggregates", 2014-10. 

(5) the IMETE Summer School 2014: Resource Recovery from Wastewater. Report of "Phosphorus recovery from wastewater by struvite crystallization: the crystal aggregation and granulation". 2014-09. 

(6) IWA Specialist Conference“Global Challenges: Substainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery”. Report of "Phosphorus Recovery from Swine Wastewater by Struvite Crystallization", 2011-05.