Overview
Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career
Section: Overview
Overview
Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Membrane separation in water and wastewater treatment
  • Water and wastewater treatment

Available to supervise research students

Not available for media queries

About Jianhua Zhang

Dr. Jianhua Zhang is the senior research fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities (ISILC), Victoria University, Australia. His major research direction is water treatment and membrane related technology. He is the one of the key designers of the first direct potable reuse plant in Antarctica, which is operating in Davis station, Australia.

In recent five years, Jianhua has published 36 papers, the total citations are 1506 and H-indexes are 19. He is also the inventor for six patents. The total funds he has achieved and been involved are $1,533,972.

Qualifications

  • PhD, Victoria University, Australia, 2011

Key publications

Year Citation
2025 Shi, L., Ding, L., Liu, S., Gao, H., She, J., Zhang, J., Lu, X., & Wu, C. (250601). Preparation of hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes with intensified charge density for Li+/Mg2+ separation from brines with high Mg2+/Li+ ratios. Journal of Membrane Science, 727

doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2025.124091
2025 Ranaweera, R., Wu, X., Ng, D., Reineck, P., Zhang, J., Williams, M., Fan, L., & Xie, Z. (250401). Comparative study of adsorption, thermally activated peroxymonosulfate and wet air oxidation for tetracycline removal and wastewater treatment. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 72

doi: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2025.107559
2025 Li, J., Song, Z., Guan, W., Gao, H., Yan, H., Du, Z., Zhang, J., & Wu, C. (250201). Regulatory mechanism of blending additives on interface interaction and phase separation of the heterogeneous braid-reinforced hollow fiber membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 716

doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123536
2025 Khalaji, F., Zhang, J., & Sharma, A. K. (250101). Social and Economic Impacts of Water Sensitive Urban Design: A Review. Water (Switzerland), 17(1),

doi: 10.3390/w17010016
2024 Cheng, Z., Zhang, X., Dai, X., Zhai, H., Song, X., Wang, X., Gao, L., Zhang, G., Lu, Y., & Li, L. (241201). Experimental study on the drag reduction performance of sodium alginate in saline solutions. Scientific Reports, 14(1),

doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-83910-6
2024 Zhang, J., Cran, M., Gao, L., Xie, Z., & Gray, S. (240801). Contribution of seaweed farming to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and microplastics pollution. Algal Research, 82

doi: 10.1016/j.algal.2024.103623
2024 Obayomi, K. S., Lau, S. Y., Xie, Z., Gray, S. R., & Zhang, J. (240701). In-Situ Hydrothermal Fabrication of ZnO-Loaded GAC Nanocomposite for Efficient Rhodamine B Dye Removal via Synergistic Photocatalytic and Adsorptive Performance. Nanomaterials, 14(14),

doi: 10.3390/nano14141234
2024 Obayomi, K. S., Lau, S. Y., Danquah, M. K., Zhang, J., Chiong, T., Obayomi, O. V., Meunier, L., & Rahman, M. M. (240401). A response surface methodology approach for the removal of methylene blue dye from wastewater using sustainable and cost-effective adsorbent. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 184 (129-150).

doi: 10.1016/j.psep.2024.01.106
2024 She, J., Gao, H., Song, Z., Shi, L., Li, J., Lyu, X., Zhang, J., & Wu, C. (240201). Green fabrication of PVC ultrafiltration membranes with high-flux and improved hydrophilicity by in-situ interpenetration of hydrophilic crosslinking networks. Journal of Membrane Science, 693

doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122383
2023 Gao, H., She, J., Liu, S., Shi, L., Lu, X., Zhang, J., & Wu, C. (231215). Green fabrication of PVC UF membranes with robust hydrophilicity and improved pore uniformity. Desalination, 568

doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2023.117022

Research funding for the past 5 years

Please note:

  • Funding is ordered by the year the project commenced and may continue over several years.
  • Funding amounts for contact research are not disclosed to maintain commercial confidentiality.
  • The order of investigators is not indicative of the role they played in the research project.

Pre-work for PhD projection for remediation of PFAS contaminated biosolids/soils - THE ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP LIMITED- Research Collaboration Contract
From: The Environmental Group Limited
For period: 2023-2024
 Not disclosed

Collaboration in development of seaweed originated biopolymer for greenhouse gas and microplastic reduction
From: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government (DFAT)
For period: 2022-2023
 $144,987
PFAS Decontamination from Recycling Water
From: The Environmental Group Limited
For period: 2022-2022
 Not disclosed
Review of thermal destruction of PFAS in solids and soils
From: South East Water
For period: 2022-2022
 Not disclosed

PFAS removal from leachate water
From: The Environmental Group Limited
For period: 2021-2021
 Not disclosed
Oxygen permeability of polymer membranes in solution
From: Captix Biomedical Pty Ltd
For period: 2021-2021
 Not disclosed
Collaboration with EGL for PFAS decontamination
From: The Environmental Group Limited
For period: 2021-2021
 Not disclosed

Collaboration with EGL for PFAS Decontamination
From: The Environmental Group Limited
For period: 2020-2020
 Not disclosed

Subcontract to VIC-JS Textile Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project
From: CSIRO
For period: 2019-2021
 Not disclosed
PFASs/CECs removal by oxidation and boosted adsorption-second stage: enhancement of adsorption, adsorbent separation and fluorine reuse
From: South East Water
Other investigators: Prof Stephen Gray
For period: 2019-2021
 Not disclosed

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

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Currently supervised research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
1 Master of Research Principal supervisor
2 PhD Associate supervisor
1 Master of Applied Research Principal supervisor

Currently supervised research students at VU

Students & level Role
Master of Research (1) Principal supervisor
PhD (2) Associate supervisor
Master of Applied Research (1) Principal supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

No. of students Study level Role
1 PhD Associate supervisor
2 Masters by Research Associate supervisor

Completed supervision of research students at VU

Students & level Role
PhD (1) Associate supervisor
Masters by Research (2) Associate supervisor

Careers

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