Ronghua Li

  Ronghua Li:

  Ph.D.

  Associate Professor

  College of Resources & Environment, Northwest A&F University,

  3 Taicheng Road, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, P. R. of China

  Date of Birth: Septmber 27, 1977

  E-mail: rh.lee@nwsuaf.edu.cn

  Telephone/Fax: +86-29-8708-0055

  EDUCATION

  Ph. D. of Environmental Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China, in July 2013

  M. S. of Soil Environmental Science, Northwestern Agriculture University, Yangling, Shaanxi, P. R. China, in July 2005

  B. A. of Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China, in July 1999

  PROFESONAL EXPERIENCE

  Associate Professor

  Department of Environmental Engineering & Science, College of Resources & Environment, Northwest A&F University, since 2014

  Lecturer

  Department of Environmental Engineering & Science, College of Resources & Environment, Northwest A&F University, since 2011

  Department of Environmental Chemistry, College of Science, Northwestern Agriculture University, from 2005 to 2011

  Assistant

  Department of Environmental Chemistry, College of Science, Northwestern Agriculture University, from 2003 to 2005

  Department of Chemistry , College of Life Science, Northwestern Agriculture University, from 1999 to 2003

  RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

  2001~2005 Relation between soil iron reduction and arsenic speciation transformation

  2005~2007 Relation between soil humic acids and heavy metal toxicity

  2007~2013 Effects of minerals additives on the process of pig manure composting

  2007~ present Novel biomass / nanoparticles adsorbents preparation

  2009~2010 One year research experience in College of Civil Engineering, Missouri University for the Fe(0) and FeS nanoparticles reduction on the Uranium oxidation in sediments

  2011~ present  Transport of engineering silicate nanoparticles in soil and the effect on cadmium immigration

  2013~ present  Heavy metal washing from contaminated soil by eluting agents

  2013~ present  Passivating heavy metals in animal manures and sludge by mineral additives during composting process and the environmental risk evaluation.

  2014~2014 Six months postdoctoral research experience in AgrCenter, Louisiana State University; A possible way to generate a novel biochar for the heavy metal, crude oil, dyes and phosphate removal.

  PUBLICATIONS

  1. Ronghua Li, Quan Wang, Zengqiang Zhang, Guangjie Zhang, Zhonghong Li,Li Wang, Jianzhong Zheng. Nutrient transformation during aerobic composting of pig manure with biochar prepared at different temperatures [J]. Environmental Technology, 2014, 1-12. DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2014.963692.

  2. Ronghua Li, Meng Zhang, Yati Yang, Zengqiang Zhang, Rui Qin, Li Wang, Jianzhong Zheng, Xining Sun. Adsorption of Pb(II) ions in aqueous solutions by common reed ash-derived SBA-15 modified by amino-silanes[J]. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2014, 1-13. DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2014.927798.

  3. Li Zhonghong, Cao Miao, Zhang Wengang, Liu Lizhi, Wang Jianlong, Ge Wupeng, YuanYahong, Yue Tianli, Li Ronghua, Yu William W. , Affinity adsorption of lysozyme with Reactive Red 120 modified magnetic chitosan microspheres, Food Chemistry, 2014,145:749-755

  4. Li Manlin, Xu Juan, Li Ronghua, Wang Dongen, Li Tianbao, YuanMaosen,  Wang Jinyi, Simple preparation of aminothiourea-modified chitosan as corrosion inhibitor and heavy metal ion adsorbent, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2014,417:131-136

  5. Shi Mei, Huang Dongyan, ZhaoGaowen, Li Ronghua, Zheng, Jianzhong, Bromide: A Pressing Issue to Address in China's Shale Gas Extraction, Environmental Science & Technology, 2014,48(17):9971-9972

  6. Zhonghong Li, Miao Cao, Wengang Zhang, Lizhi Liu, Jianlong Wang, Wupeng Ge, Yahong Yuan, Tianli Yue, Ronghua Li, William W. Yu. Affinity adsorption of Lysozyme with Reactive Red 120 modified magnetic chitosan microspheres, Food Chemistry, 2014,145:749-755.

  7. Li Ronghua, Zhang Guangjie, Wang Quan, Zhang Zengqiang, Mao Hui. Effect of Mineral-based Additives on Organic Matter Degradation during Pig Manure Aerobic Composting. Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery, 2014, 30(16): 230-238

  8. Ronghua Li, Qingling Yue, Feng Shen, Rui Qin, Guangjie Zhang, Zhonghong Li, Zengqiang Zhang. Adsorption of aqueous mercury (II) by thiol-modified corn stalk. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2013,  22(1a):178-185.

  9. Zhang Meng, Yang Yati, Qin Rui, Wang Li, Zhang Zengqiang, Li Zhonghong, Li Ronghua *, Meng Zhaofu. Adsoprtion of Cd2+ ions in aqueous by diamine-modified ordered mesorpus SBA-15 nanopartilces. Environmental Science, 2013, 34(7):181-189.

  10. Ronghua Li, Jim J. Wang, Zengqiang Zhang, Feng Shen, Guangjie Zhang, Rui Qin, Xiaolong Li., Ran Xiao. 2012. Nutrient transformations during composting of pig manure with bentonite. Bioresource technology, 121:362-368.

  11. Li Ronghua, ZhangGuangjie, QinRui, Zhang Zengqiang. Nutrient Transformation during Swine Manure Co-composting with Flyash under Aerobic Conditions. Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery, 2012,43(4): 100-105,142.

  12. Miao Cao, Zhonghong Li, Jianlong Wang, Wupeng Ge, Tianli Yue, Ronghua Li, Vicki L. Colvin, William W. Yu. Food related applications of magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles: enzyme immobilization, protein purification, and food analysis, Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2012, 27: 47-56.

  13. Wenzhi Tang, Zhichao Peng, Lixuan Li, Tianli Yue, Jianlong Wang, Zhonghong Li, Ronghua Li, Jinghong Chen, Vicki L. Colvin, William W. Yu. Porous Stainless steel supported magnetite crystalline membranes for hexavalent chromium removal from aqueous solutions, Journal of Membrane Science, 2012, 392/393:150-156.