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Fangshu Qu is affiliated with Guangzhou University in China, specializing in environmental science and engineering. Their research portfolio includes over 150 publications primarily in Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Pollution.

The main topics addressed in their work are diverse within water and membrane-related technologies. These include:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Advanced Oxidation Water Treatment
  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

Fangshu Qu often collaborates with colleagues Zhongsen Yan, Huarong Yu, Haiqing Chang, Heng Liang, and Gongduan Fan, with collaboration counts ranging from 16 to 37 joint works.

Their research has been published extensively in leading journals specializing in water research and membrane technologies. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Water Research (22 publications)
  • Separation and Purification Technology (15 publications)
  • Desalination (12 publications)
  • Journal of Membrane Science (7 publications)
  • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology (6 publications)

Recent research papers authored by Fangshu Qu cover a range of topics related to membrane technology and water purification:

  • Hierarchically superhydrophilic poly(vinylidene fluoride) membrane with self-cleaning fabricated by surface mineralization for stable separation of oily wastewater, 2021, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Fabrication of heterostructured Ag/AgCl@g-C3N4@UIO-66(NH2) nanocomposite for efficient photocatalytic inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • Effect of biopolymers and humic substances on gypsum scaling and membrane wetting during membrane distillation, 2020, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Cation exchange resin-induced hydrolysis for improving biodegradability of waste activated sludge: Characterization of dissolved organic matters and microbial community, 2020, Bioresource Technology
  • Integrated membrane electrochemical reactor-membrane distillation process for enhanced landfill leachate treatment, 2022, Water Research

Best Publications

  • Characterization of dissolved extracellular organic matter (dEOM) and bound extracellular organic matter (bEOM) of Microcystis aeruginosa and their impacts on UF membrane fouling

    Fangshu Qu;Heng Liang;Junguo He;Jun Ma

  • Ultrafiltration membrane fouling by extracellular organic matters (EOM) of Microcystis aeruginosa in stationary phase: influences of interfacial characteristics of foulants and fouling mechanisms.

    Fangshu Qu;Heng Liang;Zhaozhi Wang;Hui Wang

  • Ultrafiltration membrane fouling caused by extracellular organic matter (EOM) from Microcystis aeruginosa: Effects of membrane pore size and surface hydrophobicity

    Fangshu Qu;Heng Liang;Jian Zhou;Jun Nan

  • Applying ultraviolet/persulfate (UV/PS) pre-oxidation for controlling ultrafiltration membrane fouling by natural organic matter (NOM) in surface water.

    Jiayu Tian;Cuiwei Wu;Huarong Yu;Shanshan Gao

  • Hydraulic backwashing for low-pressure membranes in drinking water treatment: A review

    Haiqing Chang;Heng Liang;Fangshu Qu;Baicang Liu

  • Effects of pre-ozonation on the ultrafiltration of different natural organic matter (NOM) fractions: Membrane fouling mitigation, prediction and mechanism

    Xiaoxiang Cheng;Heng Liang;An Ding;Fangshu Qu

  • Microcystis aeruginosa-laden water treatment using enhanced coagulation by persulfate/Fe(II), ozone and permanganate: Comparison of the simultaneous and successive oxidant dosing strategy.

    Bin Liu;Bin Liu;Fangshu Qu;Wei Chen;Heng Liang

  • Fabrication of heterostructured Ag/AgCl@g-C3N4@UIO-66(NH2) nanocomposite for efficient photocatalytic inactivation of Microcystis aeruginosa under visible light.

    Gongduan Fan;Jiajun Zhan;Jing Luo;Jiuyang Lin

  • Relationship between soluble microbial products (SMP) and effluent organic matter (EfOM): characterized by fluorescence excitation emission matrix coupled with parallel factor analysis

    Huarong Yu;Fangshu Qu;Lianpeng Sun;Heng Liang;Heng Liang

  • Control of natural organic matter fouling of ultrafiltration membrane by adsorption pretreatment: Comparison of mesoporous adsorbent resin and powdered activated carbon

    Kai Li;Heng Liang;Fangshu Qu;Senlin Shao

  • Dual-Bioinspired Design for Constructing Membranes with Superhydrophobicity for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation.

    Zhigao Zhu;Yuanren Liu;Haoqing Hou;Wenxin Shi

  • Surface modification of UF membranes with functionalized MWCNTs to control membrane fouling by NOM fractions

    Langming Bai;Heng Liang;John Crittenden;Fangshu Qu

  • Membrane Fouling and Rejection of Organics during Algae-Laden Water Treatment Using Ultrafiltration: A Comparison between in Situ Pretreatment with Fe(II)/Persulfate and Ozone

    Bin Liu;Bin Liu;Fangshu Qu;Huarong Yu;Jiayu Tian

  • Fluorescent natural organic matter fractions responsible for ultrafiltration membrane fouling: Identification by adsorption pretreatment coupled with parallel factor analysis of excitation–emission matrices

    Senlin Shao;Heng Liang;Fangshu Qu;Huarong Yu

  • Hydraulic irreversibility of ultrafiltration membrane fouling by humic acid: Effects of membrane properties and backwash water composition

    Haiqing Chang;Fangshu Qu;Baicang Liu;Huarong Yu

  • Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane fouling caused by cyanobateria: Fouling effects of cells and extracellular organics matter (EOM)

    Fangshu Qu;Heng Liang;Jiayu Tian;Huarong Yu

  • Removal of iron, manganese and ammonia from groundwater using a PAC-MBR system: The anti-pollution ability, microbial population and membrane fouling

    Xing Du;Guangyang Liu;Fangshu Qu;Kai Li

  • Impact of dataset diversity on accuracy and sensitivity of parallel factor analysis model of dissolved organic matter fluorescence excitation-emission matrix

    Huarong Yu;Heng Liang;Fangshu Qu;Zheng-shuang Han

  • Algae-laden water treatment using ultrafiltration: Individual and combined fouling effects of cells, debris, extracellular and intracellular organic matter

    Bin Liu;Fangshu Qu;Heng Liang;Zhendong Gan

  • Free-standing hierarchical α-MnO2@CuO membrane for catalytic filtration degradation of organic pollutants.

    Xinsheng Luo;Heng Liang;Fangshu Qu;An Ding

  • Comparison of Hydrophilicity and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposite Membranes with Cellulose Nanocrystals and Carbon Nanotubes.

    Langming Bai;Langming Bai;Nathan Bossa;Nathan Bossa;Fangshu Qu;Fangshu Qu;Judy Winglee;Judy Winglee

Frequent Co-Authors

Heng Liang
Heng Liang Harbin Institute of Technology
Guibai Li
Guibai Li Harbin Institute of Technology
Jun Ma
Jun Ma Harbin Institute of Technology
Jiayu Tian
Jiayu Tian Hebei University of Technology
Nanqi Ren
Nanqi Ren Harbin Institute of Technology
Mark R. Wiesner
Mark R. Wiesner Duke University
Huu Hao Ngo
Huu Hao Ngo University of Technology Sydney
Wenshan Guo
Wenshan Guo University of Technology Sydney
Fuyi Cui
Fuyi Cui Chongqing University

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