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Environmental Sciences

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79
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Overview

Rongliang Qiu is affiliated with South China Agricultural University in China and focuses on environmental science research, particularly in pollution and related subfields. Their work covers a range of topics including heavy metals in the environment, geochemistry, advanced oxidation water treatment, and photocatalysis techniques.

Their research spans areas such as pollution, plant science, water science and technology, health toxicology and mutagenesis, and environmental chemistry. Qiu's main topics of investigation include:

  • Heavy metals in environment
  • Geochemistry and elemental analysis
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Advanced photocatalysis techniques
  • Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal

Qiu has contributed significantly to scientific literature, with numerous publications in respected journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Water Research

Among Qiu's recent papers are:

  • "3D hierarchical H2-reduced Mn-doped CeO2 microflowers assembled from nanotubes as a high-performance Fenton-like photocatalyst for tetracycline antibiotics degradation" (2020) published in Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • "Factors influencing heavy metal availability and risk assessment of soils at typical metal mines in Eastern China" (2020) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Facile synthesis of Z-scheme composite of TiO2 nanorod/g-C3N4 nanosheet efficient for photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin" (2020) published in Journal of Cleaner Production
  • "Chromium biogeochemical behaviour in soil-plant systems and remediation strategies: A critical review" (2021) published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • "Enhanced adsorption of tetracycline by an iron and manganese oxides loaded biochar: Kinetics, mechanism and column adsorption" (2020) published in Bioresource Technology

Qiu frequently collaborates with several coauthors who have contributed extensively to their research projects. Notable frequent coauthors include:

  • Yetao Tang
  • Shizhong Wang
  • Jean-Louis Morel
  • Zhuobiao Ni
  • Wen-Shen Liu

Qiu's scientific expertise centers on complex environmental issues involving pollutant behavior, contaminant remediation, and the development of novel treatment technologies, with extensive publication and collaboration experience in these domains.

Best Publications

  • Relative distribution of Pb2+ sorption mechanisms by sludge-derived biochar

    Huanliang Lu;Weihua Zhang;Yuxi Yang;Xiongfei Huang

  • 3D hierarchical H2-reduced Mn-doped CeO2 microflowers assembled from nanotubes as a high-performance Fenton-like photocatalyst for tetracycline antibiotics degradation

    Anqi Wang;Zhikeng Zheng;Hui Wang;Yuwen Chen

  • Characterization of sewage sludge-derived biochars from different feedstocks and pyrolysis temperatures

    Huanliang Lu;Weihua Zhang;Shizhong Wang;Luwen Zhuang

  • Mitigation effects of silicon rich amendments on heavy metal accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) planted on multi-metal contaminated acidic soil

    Hai-Hong Gu;Hao Qiu;Tian Tian;Shu-Shun Zhan

  • Factors influencing heavy metal availability and risk assessment of soils at typical metal mines in Eastern China

    Xi Zhong;Ziwu Chen;Yaying Li;Kengbo Ding

  • Simultaneous photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) and oxidation of phenol over monoclinic BiVO4 under visible light irradiation.

    Baoping Xie;Hanxia Zhang;Peixiang Cai;Rongliang Qiu

  • The study of operating variables in soil washing with EDTA

    Zeli Zou;Rongliang Qiu;Weihua Zhang;Hanying Dong

  • Lead, zinc, cadmium hyperaccumulation and growth stimulation in Arabis paniculata Franch

    Ye-Tao Tang;Rong-Liang Qiu;Xiao-Wen Zeng;Rong-Rong Ying

  • Photocatalytic activity of polymer-modified ZnO under visible light irradiation

    Rongliang Qiu;Dongdong Zhang;Yueqi Mo;Lin Song;Lin Song

  • Facile synthesis of Z-scheme composite of TiO2 nanorod/g-C3N4 nanosheet efficient for photocatalytic degradation of ciprofloxacin

    Kang Hu;Ruiqi Li;Chenlu Ye;Anqi Wang

  • Chromium biogeochemical behaviour in soil-plant systems and remediation strategies: A critical review.

    Ming Ao;Xiaoting Chen;Tenghaobo Deng;Shengsheng Sun

  • Hyperaccumulator Plants from China: A Synthesis of the Current State of Knowledge.

    Jin-Tian Li;Hanumanth Kumar Gurajala;Longhua Wu;Antony van der Ent;Antony van der Ent

  • Pb(II) and Cr(VI) sorption by biochars pyrolyzed from the municipal wastewater sludge under different heating conditions.

    Weihua Zhang;Weihua Zhang;Shengyao Mao;Hao Chen;Long Huang

  • Influence of EDTA washing on the species and mobility of heavy metals residual in soils.

    Weihua Zhang;Hao Huang;Fenfang Tan;Hong Wang

  • Wet torrefaction of biomass for high quality solid fuel production: A review

    Chao He;Chao He;Chunyan Tang;Chuanhao Li;Jihui Yuan

  • Mechanisms of Pb and/or Zn adsorption by different biochars: Biochar characteristics, stability, and binding energies.

    Man Zhao;Yuan Dai;Miaoyue Zhang;Can Feng

  • Enhanced adsorption of tetracycline by an iron and manganese oxides loaded biochar: Kinetics, mechanism and column adsorption.

    Xin Zhang;Xin Zhang;Yaru Li;Mengru Wu;Yao Pang

  • Structure, Variation, and Co-occurrence of Soil Microbial Communities in Abandoned Sites of a Rare Earth Elements Mine.

    Yuanqing Chao;Wenshen Liu;Yanmei Chen;Wenhui Chen

  • Adsorption-reduction removal of Cr(VI) by tobacco petiole pyrolytic biochar: Batch experiment, kinetic and mechanism studies.

    Xin Zhang;Weijing Fu;Yuanxue Yin;Zhihua Chen

  • Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to hydrocarbons using AgBr/TiO2 nanocomposites under visible light

    Mudar Abou Asi;Chun He;Minhua Su;Dehua Xia

  • Urinary Concentrations of Bisphenols and Their Association with Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in People Living Near E-Waste Recycling Facilities in China

    Tao Zhang;Jingchuan Xue;Chuan-zi Gao;Rong-liang Qiu

  • Water eutrophication in China and the combating strategies

    Wei Liu;Rongliang Qiu

Frequent Co-Authors

Ye-Tao Tang
Ye-Tao Tang Sun Yat-sen University
Jean-Louis Morel
Jean-Louis Morel University of Lorraine
Hao Qiu
Hao Qiu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Antony van der Ent
Antony van der Ent University of Queensland
Guillaume Echevarria
Guillaume Echevarria University of Lorraine
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Marie-Odile Simonnot
Marie-Odile Simonnot University of Lorraine
Alan J. M. Baker
Alan J. M. Baker University of Queensland
Thibault Sterckeman
Thibault Sterckeman INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Zhihong Ye
Zhihong Ye Sun Yat-sen University

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