Education Background
Nankai University, Doctor of Environmental Science, Sep 2007-June 2012 Rice University, Visiting Scholar, Sep 2019- Sep 2020
Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Associate Professor, June 2022-Present
Email: nkliyonchao@163.com
Main Research Interests
Bioremediation of heavy metals contaminated waters and soil, fate and transport of toxic chemicals, and environmental applications of nanotechnology.
Main Research Projects
Jan 2016-Dec 2018 National Natural Science Foundation of China: Mechanism research on Sb mine drainage treatment using iron bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria in the presence of scrap iron.
Jan 2022-Dec 2025 National Natural Science Foundation of China: The molecular mechanism of biochar derived from crop-straw on enhanced Mn(II) biological
oxidation in acidic soil and passivation effect of Cd during the mineralization process
Main Published Papers
1. Yongchao Li, Xiaoyan Yang, MingHung Wong, Bing Geng*. Atrazine biodegradation in water by co-immobilized Citricoccus sp. strain TT3 with Chlorella vulgaris under a harsh environment. Algal Research, 2023 (70): 102994.
2. Yongchao Li*, Jialing Liu, Zhonggeng Mo, Zheng Xu. Bio‑oxidization of Mn(II) in acidic wastewater by Klebsiella sp. strain M3 and its immobilization towards concomitant Sb(III), Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2022.
3. Yongchao Li*, Jialing Liu, Zhonggeng Mo, Liyuan Li. Influence of different iron sources on Sb(III) removal from water by active iron-oxidizing bacteria and its mechanism. Water Science & Technology, 2022 (85): 1412-1423.
4. Yongchao Li*, He Huang, Zheng Xu, Hongqing Ma, Yifei Guo. Mechanism study on manganese(II) removal from acid mine wastewater using red mud and its application to a lab-scale column. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 253: 119955.
5. Yongchao Li*, Zheng Xu, Jixin Wu, Ping Mo. Efficiency and mechanisms of antimony removal from wastewater using mixed cultures of iron-oxidizing bacteria and sulfate-reducing bacteria based on scrap iron. Separation and Purification Technology, 2020, 246: 116756.
