Environmental analytical chemistry
Degradation and transformation of emerging contaminants
Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants
Identification of the transformation or metabolite products

Removal of emerging contaminants

B.S., Marine Science, Xiamen University, 2005
Ph.D., Envrionmental Science, Xiamen University 2010

2008/02--2009/08, University of South Australia,  visiting scholar
2010/08-2012/12, Institute of Urban Environment, CAS, Assistant professor
2013/01-2019/12, Institute of Urban Environment, CAS, Associate professor

2020/01-current, Institute of Urban Environment, CAS, Professor

1.         Claude Kiki, Dan Qin, Lin Liu, Min Qiao, Bob Adyari, Binessi Edouard Ifon, Adenike BE Adeoye, Longji Zhu, Li Cui, Qian Sun*. Unreveling the role of microalgae in mitigating antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in photogranules treating antibiotic wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023, 57, 16940-16952.

2.         Claude Kiki, Adenike Bernice Eloise Adeoye, Xi Li, Xiaopeng Yan, Jinlu Feng, ChangPing Yu, Qian Sun*. Contrasting effects of phytoplankton aging on microplastic antibiotic adsorption depending on species tolerance, and biofouling level. Water Research, 2023, 237, 119992.

3.         Min Chen, Shanshan Guo, Claude Kiki, Dan Qin, Qian Sun*. Ultraefficient heterogeneous electro-Fenton process integrated a natural dual-interface air-diffusion cathode for water decontamination. ACS ES&T Engineering, 2023, 3, 762-772.

4.         Jinlu Feng, Xi Li*, Habasi Patrick Manzi, Claude Kiki, Lifeng Lin, Jiaxing Hong, Wenzhen Zheng, Chuchu Zhang, Shengda Wang, Qiaoting Zeng, Qian Sun*. Chlorination of microcystin-LR in natural water: Kinetics, transformation productsm and genotoxicity. Journal of Environmental Management, 2023, 338, 117774.

5.         Azhar Rashid, Juma Muhammad, Sardar Khan, Aatika Kanwal, Qian Sun*. Poultry manure gleaned antibiotic residues in soil environment: A perspective of spatial variability and influencing factors. Chemosphere, 2023, 317, 137907.

6.         Yiqing Zhang, Azhar Rashid, Shanshan Guo, Yuanchun Jing, Qiaoting Zeng, Yan Li, Bob Adyari, Jun Yang, Lina Tang, Chang-Ping Yu, Qian Sun*. Spatial autocorrelation and temporal variation of contaminants of emerging concern in a typical urbanizing river. Water Research, 2022, 212, 118120.

7.         Claude Kiki, Ying Qiu, Qi Wang, Binessi Edouard Ifon, Dan Qin, Kassim Chabi, Chang-Ping Yu, Yong-Guan Zhu, Qian Sun*. Induced aging, structural change, and adsorption behavior modifications of microplastics by microalgae. Environmental International, 2022, 166, 107382.

8.         Claude Kiki, Xin Ye, Xi Li, Bob Adyari, Anyi Hu, Dan Qin, Chang-Ping Yu, Qian Sun*. Continuous antibiotic attenuation in algal membrance photobioreactor: Performance and kinetics. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022, 434, 128910.

9.         Francois Nkinahamira, Shanshan Guo, Meixian Cao, Yiqing Zhang, Bahareh Asefi, Senlin Sun, Meiling Feng, Qian Sun*, Chang-Ping Yu. A closed-loop system to recycle rare earth elements from industrial sludge using green leaching agents and porous β-cyclodextrin polymer composite. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2022, 180, 106152.

10.     Shanshan Guo, Min Chen*, Qiaoting Zeng, Jia-Cheng E. Yang, Jiafang Xie, Yi-Xuan Wang, Qian Sun*. Energy-efficient H₂O₂ electro-production based on an integrated natural air-diffusion cathode and its application. ACS ES&T Water, 2022, 2, 1647-1658.

11.     Azhar Rashid, Muhammad Amin, Yan Li, Muhammad Ashfaq, Qiaoting Zeng, Anyi Hu, Shuang Li, Qian Sun*. Reconciliation of spatiotemporal influences on two-dimensional distribution and fate of emerging contaminants in a subtropical river. ACS ES&T Water, 2021, 1, 2305-2317.

12.     Yan Li, Han Zhang, Azhar Rashid, Anyi Hu, Kuikui Xin, Haoran Li, Bob Adyari, Yuwen Wang, Chang-Ping Yu, Qian Sun*. Bisphenol A attenuation in natural microcosm: Contribution of ecological components and identification of transformation pathways through stable isotope tracing. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020, 385, 121584.

13.     Francois Nkinahamira, Alaaddin Alsbaiee, Qiaoting Zeng, Yan Li, Yiqing Zhang, Meiling Feng, Chang-Ping Yu, Qian Sun*. Selective and fast recovery of rare earth elements from industrial wastewater by porous β-cyclodextrin and β-cyclodextrin polymers. Water Research, 2020, 181, 115857.

14.     Yan Li, Han Zhang, Azhar Rashid, Anyi Hu, Kuikui Xin, Haoran Li, Bob Adyari, Yuwen Wang, Chang-Ping Yu, Qian Sun*. Bisphenol A attenuation in natural microcosm: Contribution of ecological components and identification of transformation pathways through stable isotope tracing. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020, 385, 121584.

1.  China-The Netherlands Cooperation:“Water SMART: Drinking Water Solutions for organic Micropollutants using sustainAble and Robust Treatment”(2024-2028)

2.  CAS Youth Interdisciplinary Team on Emerging Contaminants (2022-2024).

3.Reclaimed water reuse and risk assessment (2023-2024).