Faculty and Staff
Benyi Xiao
Title:
Highest Education: Ph.D
Office: 18 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Phone: (010)62923543
Zip Code: 100085
Fax: (010)62849108
Email: byxiao@rcees.ac.cn
Education and Appointments:

l   1994-1998: B. Eng. in Food Science and Engineering, Nanchang University, China.

l   1999-2002: M. Eng. in Fermentation Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China.

l   2002-2005: Ph. D. in Environmental Engineering, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

l   2005-2007: Post doctor in Environmental Engineering, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

l   2007-2010: Assistant professor, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

2010-present: Associate Professor, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
Research Interest:

Research and application of biological treatment and recycling of wastewater/sludge and solid waste

Selected Publications:

1.        Benyi Xiao, Fang Yang, Junxin Liu*. Enhancing simultaneous electricity production and reduction of sewage sludge in two-chamber MFC by aerobic sludge digestion and sludge pretreatments. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2011, 189: 444-449.

2.        Benyi Xiao, Yunping Han, Junxin Liu. Evaluation of biohydrogen production from glucose and protein at neutral initial pH. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2010, 35: 6152-6160.

3.        Benyi Xiao, Junxin Liu. Biological hydrogen production from sterilized sludge by anaerobic self-fermentation. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2009, 168: 163-167.

4.        Benyi Xiao, Xuesong Guo, Junxin Liu. Simultaneous electricity production and sludge treatment using two chambers microbial fuel cells. Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 2009, 108: S84.

5.        Benyi Xiao, Junxin Liu. Effect of various pretreatments on biohydrogen production of sewage sludge. Chinese Science Bulletin. 2009.54: 2038-2044.

6.        Benyi Xiao, Junxin Liu. pH dependency of hydrogen fermentation from alkaline pretreated sludge. Chinese Science Bulletin. 2006, 51(4): 399-404.

7.        Benyi Xiao, Junxin Liu. Effects of thermally pretreated temperature on bio-hydrogen production from sewage. J. Environ. Sci. 2006, 18(1): 6-12. 

Supported Projects:

1. Study on synergistic effects of microbial cell damage with sludge reduction. NSFC Project, 2011-2013.

2. Study on enhanced mechanism of anaerobic sludge digestion by microbial electrolysis cell. Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, (11Y01ESPCR) 2011-2012.

3. Study on sludge reduction by chemical uncouper. Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry (10Y02ESPCR), 2010-2011.

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