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Ronghua Li is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a particular focus on subfields such as Pollution, Soil Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Plant Science, and Water Science and Technology.

Their research topics include:

  • Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Heavy metals in the environment
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Phosphorus and nutrient management
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

Ronghua Li has contributed extensively to several publication venues with multiple papers, including:

  • Bioresource Technology (22 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (21 publications)
  • Chemical Engineering Journal (12 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (11 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (11 publications)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ronghua Li are:

  • Zengqiang Zhang (93 collaborations)
  • Kuok Ho Daniel Tang (31 collaborations)
  • Sabry M. Shaheen (25 collaborations)
  • Jörg Rinklebe (20 collaborations)
  • Quan Wang (20 collaborations)

Recent notable papers from Ronghua Li include:

  • "Enhanced aqueous Cr(VI) removal using chitosan-modified magnetic biochars derived from bamboo residues," 2020, Chemosphere
  • "Zirconium hydroxide nanoparticle encapsulated magnetic biochar composite derived from rice residue: Application for As(III) and As(V) polluted water purification," 2021, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Leaching of chemicals from microplastics: A review of chemical types, leaching mechanisms and influencing factors," 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Hydroxyapatite tailored hierarchical porous biochar composite immobilized Cd(II) and Pb(II) and mitigated their hazardous effects in contaminated water and soil," 2022, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Apricot shell- and apple tree-derived biochar affect the fractionation and bioavailability of Zn and Cd as well as the microbial activity in smelter contaminated soil," 2020, Environmental Pollution

Best Publications

  • Challenges and opportunities in the phytoremediation of heavy metals contaminated soils: A review

    Amanullah Mahar;Ping Wang;Amjad Ali;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi

  • Enhancing phosphate adsorption by Mg/Al layered double hydroxide functionalized biochar with different Mg/Al ratios.

    Ronghua Li;Jim J. Wang;Baoyue Zhou;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi

  • Simultaneous capture removal of phosphate, ammonium and organic substances by MgO impregnated biochar and its potential use in swine wastewater treatment

    Ronghua Li;Ronghua Li;Jim J. Wang;Baoyue Zhou;Zengqiang Zhang

  • Soil heavy metal contamination and health risks associated with artisanal gold mining in Tongguan, Shaanxi, China

    Ran Xiao;Ran Xiao;Shuang Wang;Ronghua Li;Jim J. Wang

  • Recovery of phosphate from aqueous solution by magnesium oxide decorated magnetic biochar and its potential as phosphate-based fertilizer substitute

    Ronghua Li;Jim J. Wang;Baoyue Zhou;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi

  • Evaluation of medical stone amendment for the reduction of nitrogen loss and bioavailability of heavy metals during pig manure composting

    Quan Wang;Zhen Wang;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Yahui Jiang

  • Nutrient transformations during composting of pig manure with bentonite.

    Ronghua Li;Jim J Wang;Zengqiang Zhang;Feng Shen

  • Seasonal fluxes and source variation of organic carbon transported by two major Chinese Rivers: The Yellow River and Changjiang (Yangtze) River

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  • An overview of carbothermal synthesis of metal–biochar composites for the removal of oxyanion contaminants from aqueous solution

    Ronghua Li;Ronghua Li;Jim J. Wang;Lewis A. Gaston;Baoyue Zhou

  • Recent developments in biochar utilization as an additive in organic solid waste composting: A review.

    Ran Xiao;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Ronghua Li;Jonghwan Park

  • Immobilization of Lead and Cadmium in Contaminated Soil Using Amendments: A Review

    Amanullah Mahar;Amanullah Mahar;Ping Wang;Ronghua Li;Zengqiang Zhang

  • Heterogeneity of biochar amendment to improve the carbon and nitrogen sequestration through reduce the greenhouse gases emissions during sewage sludge composting.

    Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Meijing Wang;Hongyu Chen;Quan Wang

  • Spatial distribution and risk assessment of heavy metals in soil near a Pb/Zn smelter in Feng County, China.

    Feng Shen;Renmei Liao;Amjad Ali;Amanullah Mahar

  • Accumulation, ecological-health risks assessment, and source apportionment of heavy metals in paddy soils: A case study in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China.

    Ran Xiao;Di Guo;Amjad Ali;Shenshen Mi

  • Co-composting of gelatin industry sludge combined with organic fraction of municipal solid waste and poultry waste employing zeolite mixed with enriched nitrifying bacterial consortium

    Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Akhilesh Kumar Pandey;Pushpendra Singh Bundela;Jonathan W.C. Wong

  • Combining biochar, zeolite and wood vinegar for composting of pig manure: The effect on greenhouse gas emission and nitrogen conservation.

    Quan Wang;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Xiuna Ren;Junchao Zhao

  • Role of biochar amendment in mitigation of nitrogen loss and greenhouse gas emission during sewage sludge composting.

    Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Quan Wang;Xiuna Ren;Junchao Zhao

  • Recovery of phosphate and dissolved organic matter from aqueous solution using a novel CaO-MgO hybrid carbon composite and its feasibility in phosphorus recycling.

    Ronghua Li;Jim J. Wang;Zengqiang Zhang;Mukesh Kumar Awasthi

  • Influence of zeolite and lime as additives on greenhouse gas emissions and maturity evolution during sewage sludge composting

    Mukesh Kumar Awasthi;Quan Wang;Hui Huang;Xiuna Ren

  • Improvement of biochar and bacterial powder addition on gaseous emission and bacterial community in pig manure compost.

    Hui Mao;Zhiyuan Lv;Hongda Sun;Ronghua Li

  • Effect of pyrolysis temperature on chemical form, behavior and environmental risk of Zn, Pb and Cd in biochar produced from phytoremediation residue.

    Hui Huang;Wenlin Yao;Ronghua Li;Amjad Ali

Frequent Co-Authors

Zengqiang Zhang
Zengqiang Zhang Northwest A&F University
Jim J. Wang
Jim J. Wang Louisiana State University
Sabry M. Shaheen
Sabry M. Shaheen Kafrelsheikh University
Jörg Rinklebe
Jörg Rinklebe University of Wuppertal
Hailong Wang
Hailong Wang Foshan University
Ashok Pandey
Ashok Pandey Indian Institute of Toxicology Research
Hongbin Liu
Hongbin Liu Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Nanthi Bolan
Nanthi Bolan University of Western Australia
Nicholas T. Basta
Nicholas T. Basta The Ohio State University

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