Prof. Zhang is the P.I. of Advanced Treatment & Resource Recovery Group. He worked at Water Desalination & Reuse Center (WDRC), King Abudullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST), as a Research Scientist II from 2010 to 2017. His research mainly focuses on the physical chemstry of water/solid interface and the degradation pathway of organic pollutants in water/wastewater treatment processes.
He got bachelor degree in water & wastewater engineering from Shandong Jianzhu University, master and PhD degree in municipal engineering (water & wastewater ) from Harbin Institute of Technology.

Oil-field produced water and sludge; industrial wastewater; AOPs; membrane filtration

1. Y Liu, Y Zhao, N Jiang, W Cheng, D Lu, T Zhang. Separate reclamation of oil and surfactant from O/W emulsion with a CO2-responsive material. Environ. Sci. Technol. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c08149).
2. W Cheng, H Xu, P Wang, L Wang, A Szymczyk, JP Croué, T Zhang. Modification Mechanism of Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membrane by Persulfate: Roles of Hydroxyl and Sulfate Radicals. Environ. Sci. Technol. (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c00952).
3. P Wang, W Cheng, X Zhang, Q Liu, J Li, J Ma, T Zhang. Membrane Scaling and Wetting in Membrane Distillation: Mitigation Roles Played by Humic Substances. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022. 56 (5), 3258-3266.
4. H Xu, L Wang, X Li, Z Chen, T Zhang. Thiourea dioxide coupled with trace Cu (II): An effective process for the reductive degradation of diatrizoate. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55 (17), 12009-12018.
5. Jiang, N.; Xu, H.; Wang, L.; Jiang, J.; Zhang, T. Nonradical oxidation of pollutants with single-atom-Fe(III)-activated persulfate: Fe(V) being the possible intermediate oxidant. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020. 54, 14057–14065
6. Wang, L.; Xu, H.; Jiang, N.; Wang, Z.; Jiang, N.; Zhang, T. Trace cupric species triggered decomposition of peroxymonosulfate and degradation of organic pollutants: Cu(III) being the primary and selective intermediate oxidant. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020. 54, 4686-4694.
7. Xu, H.; Jiang, N.; Wang, D.; Wang, L.; Song, Y.; Chen, Z.; Ma, J.; Zhang, T. Improving PMS oxidation of organic pollutants by single cobalt atom catalyst through hybrid radical and non-radical pathways. Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2020, 263, 118350
8. Zhang, T.; Chen, Y.; Leiknes, T. Oxidation of Refractory Benzothiazoles with PMS/CuFe2O4: Kinetics and Transformation Intermediates. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2016, 50 (11), 5864-5873. 
9. Lu, D.; Zhang, T.; Gutierrez, L.; Ma, J.; Croue, JP. Influence of surface properties of filtration-layer metal oxide on ceramic membrane fouling during ultrafiltration of oil/water emulsion. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2016, 50 (9), 4668-4674. 
10. Lu, D.; Zhang, T.; Ma, J. Ceramic Membrane Fouling during Ultrafiltration of Oil/Water Emulsions: Roles Played by Stabilization Surfactants of Oil Droplets. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2015, 49, 4235-4244. 
11. Wang, Y.; Le Roux, J.; Zhang, T.; Croue, J.P. Formation of brominated disinfection byproducts from natural organic matter isolates and model compounds in a sulfate radical-based oxidation process. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48, 14534-14542. 
12. Zhang, T.; Chen, Y.; Wang, Y.; Le Roux, J.; Croue, J.P. Efficient peroxydisulfate activation process not relying on sulfate radical generation for water pollutant degradation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2014, 48, 5868-5875. 
13. Zhang, T.; Croue, J.P. Catalytic ozonation not relying on hydroxyl radical oxidation: A selective and competitive reaction process related to metal-carboxylate complexes. Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2014,114, 831-839. 
14. Zhang, T.; Zhu, H.; Croue, J.P. Production of sulfate radical from peroxymonosulfate induced by a magnetically separable CuFe2O4 spinel in water: Efficiency, stability, and mechanism. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2013, 47, 2784-2791. 
15. Zhang, T.; Li, W.; Croue, J.P. A non-acid-assisted and non-hydroxyl-radical-related catalytic ozonation with ceria supported copper oxide in efficient oxalate degradation in water. Appl. Catal. B: Environ., 2012, 121-122, 88-94. 
16. Zhang, T.; Li, W.; Croue, J.P. Catalytic ozonation of oxalate with a cerium supported palladium oxide: An efficient degradation not relying on hydroxyl radical oxidation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2011, 45, 9339-9346.

 "Technical research and engineering demostration to reduce pollutant load of creek water which is discharged into Baiyangdian Lake" under the National Water Pollution Control and Treatment Science & Technology Major Project, 30,900,000 RMB, P.I.（2018-2020）

2010: Asia-Pacific Regional Prize, the 5th IWA International YWP Conference, Sydney

2009: Nomination of the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

2009: Excellent Service, Sate Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2008: Excellent PhD Dissertation, Harbin Institute of Technology

2005: Excellent Research Paper (First-tier), China Urban Water Association

2005: National Award for Technological Invention (Second-class), the State Council of the People's