Xumingyi

u  Master’s admissions major:

Master of academic degree: 083000| Environmental science and engineering.

Master of professional degree: 085700| Resources and environment.

u  Doctoral admissions major:

Doctor of academic degree: 083000| Environmental science and engineering.

Doctor of professional degree: 085700| Resources and environment.

u  2024.06 ~ Present    Associate Professor, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology

u  2021.04 ~ 2024.06   Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark

u  2017.11 ~ 2021.03   Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark

u  2014.09 ~ 2017.06   M.Eng. in Environmental Engineering, South China University of Technology

u  2010.09 ~ 2014.06   B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering, Dalian University of Technology

u  Microbial Electrochemical/Electrosynthesis Systems: Construction and Applications

u  Greenhouse Gas Conversion to High-Value Products

u  Carbon-Emission and Pollution Reduction Technologies in Solid Waste Treatment

u  Applications of Microbial Aerobic and Anaerobic Fermentation

u  Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (General Program): Electrochemical Conversion of Hydrogen Sulfide from Food Waste to Methionine: Synthesis Mechanisms, PI, Ongoing

u  National Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of China (Type C)：Microbial Electrosynthesis Mechanism for Co-reduction of Nitrous Oxide and Carbon Dioxide to Synthesize Single-Cell Protein, PI, Ongoing

u  Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE-JU): Carbon Capture from Syngas to Single-Cell Protein for Use as a Fish Feed Ingredient, Sub-project, Core Team Member

u  Danish International Development Agency project (DANIDA): Carbon Capture for Microbial Protein Synthesis in Burkina Faso, Core Team Member

u  Danish Innovation Fund (IFD): Novel Agricultural Drainage Filter Technologies for Nitrogen Reduction, Sub-project, Core Team Member

u  2025.10 Guangdong Association for Science and Technology (GDAST) Young Science & Technology Talent Program | Grant: CNY 30,000

u  2025.10 Guangdong ZJRC support program for Young Top-notch Talent | Grant: CNY 500,000

u  2022.8   Otto Mønsted Conference Travel Grant | Grant: DKK 7,500

u  2021.10 Future Scientist Award, The 15th National Environmental Doctoral Conference | Prize: CNY 3,000

u  2020.1   FEMS Early Career Scientist Grant, Federation of European Microbiological Societies | Grant: DKK 3,300

u  2019.8   Otto Mønsted Conference Travel Grant | Grant: DKK 7,500

u  2019.5   First Prize, Otto Mønsted's Bright Idea Award (Sole annual recipient) | Prize: DKK 200,000

u  2017.6   Outstanding Graduate, South China University of Technology

u  2016.10 Zhizao Shunde Corporate Scholarship | Scholarship: CNY 5,000

u  2015.6   Esquel Group First Prize Corporate Scholarship | Scholarship: CNY 5,000

u  2014 ~ 2017 Academic Excellence First-Class Scholarship, South China University of Technology (Awarded annually)

u  2014.6   Outstanding Graduate, Dalian University of Technology

u  Youth Editorial Board Member, Global Environment Science

u  Associate Editor, Frontiers in Microbiology and Frontiers in Climate

u  Invited Reviewer for leading international journals including Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Water Research, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Engineering, Bioresource Technology, etc.

u  Member of the Undergraduate Teaching Steering Committee, School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology

u  Deputy Secretary of the Party Branch for Solid Waste Resourceization,

1.     Tian, T., Fang, Y., ..., Xu, M.^*, Cai, B.^*, & Wu, W. Q^*. (2023). Durable organic nonlinear optical membranes for thermotolerant lightings and in vivo bioimaging. Nature Communications, 14(1), 4429.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40168-2

2.     Xu, M., Zhou, H., Zou, R., Yang, X., Su, Y., Angelidaki, I., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Beyond the farm: Making edible protein from CO2 via hybrid bioinorganic electrosynthesis. One Earth, 4(6), 868-878.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.05.007

3.     Xu, M., Savio, F., Kjærgaard, C., Jensen, M. M., Kovalovszki, A., Smets, B. F., Valverde-Pérez, B., & Zhang, Y. (2024). Inorganic bioelectric system for nitrate removal with low N2O production at cold temperatures of 4 and 10 °C. Water Research, 274, 123061. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.123061

4.     Xu, M., Zhao, D., Zhu, X., Su, Y., Angelidaki, I., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Biogas upgrading and valorization to single-cell protein in a bioinorganic electrosynthesis system. Chemical Engineering Journal, 426, 131837.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.131837

5.     Xu, M., Zhou, H., Yang, X., Angelidaki, I., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Sulfide restrains the growth of Methylocapsa acidiphila converting renewable biogas to single cell protein. Water Research, 184, 116138.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116138.

6.     Xu, M., Cobo, M., Zeng D., Zhang Y. (2025). Leveraging 3D printing in microbial electrochemistry research: current progress and future opportunities. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 19(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-025-1921-y

7.     Yang, M., Tian, T., ..., Xu, M., & Wu, W. Q. (2023). Reducing lead toxicity of perovskite solar cells with a built-in supramolecular complex. Nature Sustainability, 1-10.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01181-x

8.     Khoshnevisan, B., He, L., Xu, M.,... & Angelidaki, I. (2022). From renewable energy to sustainable protein sources: Advancement, challenges, and future roadmaps. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 157, 112041.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.112041

9.     Wang, S., Xu, M., Jin, B., Wünsch, U. J., Su, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2022). Electrochemical and microbiological response of exoelectrogenic biofilm to polyethylene microplastics in water. Water Research, 211, 118046.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118046.

10.  Yang, X., Xu, M., Zou R., Angelidaki, I., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Microbial protein production from CO₂, H₂, and recycled nitrogen: focusing on ammonia toxicity and nitrogen sources. Journal of cleaner production, 125921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.125921

11.  Sun H.,Xu, M., Wu S., Dong R., Angelidaki, I., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Innovative air-cathode bioelectrochemical sensor for monitoring of total volatile fatty acids during anaerobic digestion. Chemosphere, 129660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129660

12.  Zhou, H., Xing, D., Xu, M., Su, Y., Ma, J., Angelidaki, I., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Optimization of a newly developed electromethanogenesis for the highest record of methane production. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 124363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124363

13.  Zhou, H., Xing, D., Xu, M., Su, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2020). Biogas upgrading and energy storage via electromethanogenesis using intact anaerobic granular sludge as biocathode. Applied Energy, 269, 115101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115101

14.  Zheng, X., Liu, Q., Khademi, S., Khoshnevisan, B., Xu, M., Zhang, Y., ... & Duan, N. (2024). Methanotroph biotransformation for nutrient recovery: a review of current strategies and future opportunities. Biofuel Research Journal, 11(2), 2065-2081. https://doi.org/10.18331/BRJ2024.11.2.2

15.  Wang, P., Zuo, W., Li, B., Wang, S., Xu, M., ... & Zhang, Y. (2023). Reagentless electrochemically assisted desorption for selective phosphate recovery from wastewater: proof of concept and mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal, 144079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.144079

16.  Wu, P., Zhang, J., Li, J., Zhang, Y., Fu, B., Xu, M., ... & Liu, H. (2023). Deciphering the role and mechanism of nano zero-valent iron on medium chain fatty acids production from CO2 via chain elongation in microbial electrosynthesis. Science of The Total Environment, 863, 160898.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160898

17.  Yang, X., Jiang, Y., Zou, R., Xu, M., Su, Y., Angelidaki, I., & Zhang, Y. (2022). Green electricity-driven simultaneous ammonia recovery and in-situ upcycling for microbial protein production. Chemical Engineering Journal, 430, 132890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.132890

18.  Zou, R., Tang, K., Hambly, A. C., Chhetri, R. K., Yang, X., Xu, M., ... & Zhang, Y. (2021). A novel persulfate-photo-bioelectrochemical hybrid system promoting the degradation of refractory micropollutants at neutral pH. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 416, 125905. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125905

19.  Zou R., Hasanzadeh A., Khataee A., Yang X., Xu M., Angelidaki, I., & Zhang, Y. (2021). Scaling-up of microbial electrosynthesis with multiple electrodes for in-situ production of hydrogen peroxide. iScience. 102094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102094

20.  Li, M., Li, Y., Yu, X., Guo, J., Xiang, L., Liu, B., Zhao, H., Xu, M., Feng, N., Yu, P., Cai, Q., & Mo, C. (2020). Improved bio-electricity production in bio-electrochemical reactor for wastewater treatment using biomass carbon derived from sludge supported carbon felt anode. Science of the Total Environment, 726, 138573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138573

21.  Li, M., Li, Y., Yu, X., …, Xu, M., Cai, Q., Mo, C.  (2020). Enhancing bioelectricity generation of bio-electrochemical reactors using porous nickel-based composite as effective oxygen reduction catalyst. Journal of Cleaner Production, 277, 124137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.124137

22.  Li, M., Zhou, S., & Xu, M. (2017). Graphene oxide supported magnesium oxide as an efficient cathode catalyst for power generation and wastewater treatment in single chamber microbial fuel cells. Chemical Engineering Journal, 328, 106-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.07.031

23.  Zhang, H. K., Lu, H., Wang, J., Liu, G. F., Zhou, J. T., & Xu, M. Y. (2013). Global transcriptome analysis of Escherichia coli exposed to immobilized anthraquinone-2-sulfonate and azo dye under anaerobic conditions. Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 97, 6895-6905. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-013-5066-8