CESE 2025 Conference Agenda
CESE 2025 Conference Agenda
Day 0: 21st September 2025 14:00 - 16:00 Registration & Placing Posters
18:30 - 20:30 Welcome & Cocktail Reception (Revolving Restaurent, 22nd Floor)
08:40 - 09:00 Welcome Message from the Conference Co-Chairs and Lanzhou University
09:00 - 09:10 Welcome Message from the Conference Series Chair Professor Veeriah Jegatheesan
Keynote Speeches
09:10 - 09.30 Professor Tao He, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China - Layer-by-
layer nanofiltration membranes for removal of micropollutants
09:30 - 09:50 Ms. Catherine Thrupp, Carbon Planet, Australia - Leveraging Market Mechanisms and Advanced
Technologies for Scalable Catchment Restoration
09:50 - 10:10 Professor Siyu Chen, Lanzhou University, China - Climate, Environmental, and Health Effects of Dust
Aerosols
10:10 - 10:30 Panel Session
10:30 - 11:10 Photo Session & Morning Tea
10:10 - 11:30 Professor Zhaoliang Cui, Nanjing Tech University, China - Advanced Membranes for Gas/Liquid
Separation and Dissolution
11:30 - 11:50
12:10 - 13:40 Lunch Break (All Day Dining Restaurent, 5th Floor)
09:30 - 09:40 1.3 2-017S Engineering hierarchical Cu foam electrodes via ZIF- 2.3 2-057S Removal of congo red and methylene blue from binary 3.3 2-006Y Homogeneous crystallization of nickel contaminated
8 reconstruction for enhanced nitrate reduction toward dye system using commingled food waste biochar from industrial wastewater using fluidized bed technologyThih-Hanh Ha
dinitrogen Thi Nhat-Tuyen Nguyen microwave-assisted pyrolysis Vekant Srinadh Rejeti
09:40 - 09:50 1.4 2-021S Study on Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of 2.4 2-071S Interactions Between Leachate and Pipe Materials in 3.4 5-002Y Surface-Engineered PAN/PVDF Composite Coating for
Dihexadecyl Dimethyl Ammonium Bromide-Intercalated Biofilm Formation: Microbial Community Dynamics in Municipal High-Performance Anode-Free Lithium-Metal BatteriesWei-Fan
Bentonite and its Adsorption Mechanism for PhenolYunfei and Co-disposal Landfills Mengheng Luo Kuan
Yi
09:50 - 10:00 1.5 2-031S Sustainable Sulfate Removal from Wastewater 2.5 2-072S Enhanced production of biochemical compounds by 3.5 6-003Y Integrated bioprocessing using brewer’s spent grain as a
Using Tannin-Iron Functionalized NF-270 Membrane Chlamydomonas reinhardtii-Sediminibacterium sp. SCP3 sustainable feedstock for upstream and downstream processing in
Bhavya Karumanchi consortia in photobioreactor cultivationYuge Bai lactic acid production Arul Manikandan
10:00 - 10:10 1.6 2-086S Enhanced Carbon Recovery in Wastewater 2.6 9-003S A Review of Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization 3.6 2-056Y Regulation of carbon metabolism by microbial co-
Treatment Using a Sequencing Batch Reactor Under HRAS Technologies Mi Tang occurrence patterns in constructed wetlands under single and
Conditions Varuni Gunasekera Liyanaralalage mixed strain introduction strategiesYuanda Du
10:10 - 10:30 Q&A Q&A Q&A
10:30 - 11:00 Morning Tea
Parallel Session 2 Breakout Room 1 Parallel Session 2 Breakout Room 2 Parallel Session 2 Breakout Room 3
Session Chairpersons Professor Azizah Endut Professor Dan Chen Assoc. Professor Ching-Lung Chen
Dr. Kiruthika Mariappan Dr. Thi-Hanh Ha Professor Ching Yuan
11:05 - 11:20 1.7 3-005 Optimizing Water Flow Rate in a Media-Based 2.7 3-011 The application of red mud in construction materials: A 3.7 3-028 A Study on the Selective Recovery of Nickel from Ternary
Aquaponic System: Impacts on Nutrient Removal Kinetics review Dan Chen Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Novel Deep Eutectic SolventsChing-
and Yield of Okra and Catfish Azizah Endut Lung Chen
11:20 - 11:30 1.8 1-002S A single-component sensor array constructed from 2.8 3-015S Sustainable route for selective leaching of rare earth 3.8 2-023Y Ultra-fast Joule heating synthesis of homogeneous
dual-emission carbon quantum dots for the discrimination of elements from waste NdFeB magnet using salt aqua regia bimetallic catalysts for electrochemical nitrate reduction to
tetracycline homologs Xiaopei Li Jaishree Yadav ammonium in wastewater treatment Jenn Fang Su
11:30 - 11:40 1.9 1-003S Cobalt (II) - doped carbon quantum dots with 2.9 3-022S Effective separation of aluminum oxide and silica from 3.9 2-055Y Synergistic Enhancement of Pollutant Removal and Sludge
enhanced fluorescence for visual monitoring of tetracyclines pond ash Mahbubur Rahman Performance in Algal-Bacterial Granular Sludge-SBR System by
Jie Ma Alternanthera philoxeroides-Derived Biochar: Focus on Antibiotics
and Microbial Dynamics Yuanda Du
11:40 - 11:50 1.10 1-020S Peroxymonosulfate activation by a novel CoFe2O4 2.10 3-023S Biodegradation of Poly-D-Lactic Acids and their Microbial 3.10 3-013Y Sustainable Battery Recycling via Direct Regeneration of
carbonization of polyaniline electroactive membrane towards Community Analysis Yichen Yan Lithium Iron Phosphate Cathodes Wei-Fan Kuan
ultrafast and cost-effective decontaminationWeice Zhang
11:50 - 12:00 1.11 1-029S Managing Concentrate from Inland Groundwater 2.11 3-029S Advances and Perspectives on Value-Added Utilization of 3.11 3-002Y Promoting sheep wool and spent yeast hydrolysate as an
RO: Current Practices and Challenges Shalani Rajapaksha Sewage Sludge in Agriculture and Antimicrobial Peptide alternative protein source to produce optically pure l-lactic acid
Development Hongxin Zhou Arul Manikandan
12:00 - 12:10 1.12 1-036S Characterization, Application Progress, and 2.12 2-058S Bimetal-doped hemphurd biochar through microwave co- 3.12 3-026Y Biorefining and bioprocessing of synthetic food waste for
Adsorption Mechanism of Biomass-Enhanced Coal Gangue- pyrolysis for persulfate activation of congo red degradation from homo-fermentative optically pure L-lactic acid productionArul
Derived Molecular Sieves Mi Tang aqueous system Vekant Srinadh Rejeti Manikandan
12:10 - 12:30 Q&A Q&A Q&A
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
Parallel Session 3 Breakout Room 1 Parallel Session 3 Breakout Room 2 Parallel Session 3 Breakout Room 3
Session Chairpersons Professor Dan Chen Assoc. Professor Wei-Fan Kuan Assoc. Professor Perlie Velasco
Assoc. Professor Jenn Fang Su [Link] Yuanda Du Assoc. Professor Yun-Ru Ju
13:35 - 13:50 1.13 3-012 Application of Recirculation Prehydrolysis Technology 2.13 3.13 2-050 New challenges on combined toxic effects of various organic
in Food Waste Pretreatment and Environmental Impact UV filters on freshwater invertebrates under a perspective of
Analysis: a Case in ShanghaiDan Chen climate change scenarios Yun-Ru Ju
13:50- 14:00 1.14 2-005S Microplastic Detection and Extraction in Fresh Water 2.14 5-013S Comparative Evaluation of Constructed Wetlands in 3.14 2-007Y Fluidized-Bed Reactor-Synthesized Ni–Cu Granules for
and Sediments: A Case Study, Wadi Dayqah Dam, OMAN Urban Areas for Insecticide Removal and Multivariate Interaction Advanced Persulfate Activation in Reactive Black 5 Degradation
Fathiya Al Yahyai Analysis with Co-occurring Pollutants Using Principal Component Thih-Hanh Ha
Analysis Harini Harish
14:00 - 14:10 1.15 2-045S Exploring Advanced Oxidation Processes for 2.15 7-003S Trend Analysis of Heatwave Frequency and Intensity 3.15 6-004Y Bioprocessing of barley malt rootlets using water- and pot-
Sulfamethoxazole Removal from Aqueous Solution using Over the Sultanate of Oman Rashid Al-Badi ale-based acid extractants for use as a feedstock in dark
Sono-Electro-Fenton (SEF) TechniqueEeman K. Mohi fermentation Arul Manikandan
AlDeen
14:10 - 14:20 1.16 5-006S Novel dual crosslinked polyurethane coating with sel 2.16 8-004S Improvement of Fenton’s reaction with bioremediation 3.16
cleaning properties for fat oil and grease deposition control process for treatment of PAH-contaminated soil Po Hsin Yuan
in the sewer system Jaishree Yadav
14:20 - 14:30 1.17 2.17 3.17
14:30 - 14:40 1.18 2.18 3.18
14:40 - 15:00 Q&A Q&A Q&A
15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Tea
Parallel Session 4 Breakout Room 1 Parallel Session 4 Breakout Room 2 Parallel Session 4 Breakout Room 3
Session Chairpersons Professor Professor Professor
Professor Professor Professor
15:30 - 15:45 1.19 2.19 3.19
15:45 - 16:00 1.20 2.20 3.20
16:00 - 16:10 1.21 2.21 3.21
16:10 - 16:20 1.22 2.22 3.22
16:20 - 16:30 1.23 2.23 3.23
15 2-020Y Selective Electrochemical Detection of Dopamine in Biological samples Using Carbon Nanofiber (CNF) Intercalated
tungstate (CuWO₄) Composite Wrapped Glassy Carbon Electrode Kiruthika Mariappan
16 2-022S Efficient adsorption of ceftriaxone sodium using a Zr-MOF-based activated carbon composite: preparation, characterization, a
adsorption mechanism Yunfei Yi
17 2-025S Enhanced anaerobic digestion performance by returning solubilized digestate via thermal hydrolysis and ultrasonicationEunyo
18 2-026S Membrane Fouling Mechanism and Control Technology of Modified Organic Ultrafiltration Membrane for treatment of Polyme
Produced Water Man Wu
19 2-027S Effect of Carbon Sources on Aerobic Granulation in a Sequencing Batch Reactor for Sidestream TreatmentHwiju Yang
20 2-028S Ammonia Removal and Recovery from Anaerobic Digestate via Electrochemical Treatment Coupled with Membrane Contacto
Young Choi
21 2-038S Multifunctional polyurethane coatings reinforced with MIL-101(Cr) and APTES-COF for long-term corrosion resistance in sewe
infrastructure Sagor Pramanik
22 2-041 Microbial network evolution and metabolic functional response in biological phosphorus removal systems under em
contaminant perfluorooctanoic acid stress Hua Zhang
23 2-042 Spectral characteristics and molecular mechanisms of the interaction between manganese salts and EPS during a
biological treatment Hua Zhang
24 2-053S Multifunctional polyurethane coatings reinforced with MIL-101(Cr) and APTES-COF for long-term corrosion resistance in sewe
infrastructure Bhavya Karumanchi
25 2-091 Mechanistic Insights into PFOA and PFOS Adsorption by Ca-Modified Carbon material in Fixed-Bed Columns: Influence of Em
Contact Time Kyeong Hwan Kang
26 3-003 Predicting thermochemical biohydrogen yield from biomass: Machine-learning strategyDuu-Jong Lee
27 3-014S Effects of Metal-Based Coagulants on Microwave Pyrolysis Behavior and Biochar Properties of Dewatered SludgeJae Hwa Le
28 3-030S Drought resistance and molecular response mechanism of sewage sludge-derived nutrients and biostimulants in Pakchoi cab
drought stress Hongxin Zhou
29 4-003S Using the geographical detector model to explore the effect of natural and socioeconomic impacts on PM2.5 concentrations o
Province, China Qiqi Zeng
30 5-001 Bifunctional NiW-His@NF Electrocatalyst with Low Overpotential for HER and OER: Unlocking Amino Acid Functionalization t
Catalytic Efficiency PratimaDevi Sivasubramanian
31 5-008S Assessment of surface water quality in Nanyang, Henan Province, China based on the improved comprehensive water quality
method Qiqi Zeng
32 5-009 Ecological effects of composite antibiotics in aquatic-terrestrial transitional zones and multi-factor synergistic mechanismsJian
33 5-010 Synergistic effects of heavy metal-antibiotic composite pollution in sediments of river-lake confluence zones and heavy metal-
mechanisms Jian Huang
6-005 PUpcycling Utilized Chopsticks into Nitrogen-doped, Chemical-Free Biochar: A Renewable Electrocatalyst for Alkaline Water S
34 PratimaDevi Sivasubramanian
35 6-006 Quick detection of trichloroethylene using electrochemical sensors derived from lanyu podocarpus biocharChing Yuan
36 8-001 Integrated electrokinetic geooxidation systems for trichloroethylene- contaminated groundwater remediation: Investigation of r
performance, by-product formation, and economic analysis Ching Yuan
37 8-002S Effects of Microplastic Content and Distribution Patterns on Soil Water Infiltration and Evaporation ProcessesHang Zhang