BIO

Dr. GUO JIAXIN is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and PhD under supervising by Dr. Alicia K.J. AN in School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong. Dr. GUO was appointed as Associate Professor in the “Young Talent Support Plan” of Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU) starting from early June in 2022. XJTU, is one of the first universities entering China’s “985 Project” and “211 Project”. Furthermore, Dr. GUO was also appointed as a member of the early career editorial board of Journal of Water process Engineering starting 1 January 2022. With over 6 years of research experiences, he has published over 30 research articles on top journals in this field.

Research Interests

His main research interests include Desalination and water/wastewater treatment technologies, Advanced membrane fabrication by electrospinning technology, Membrane distillation, and Conveyance system for water/wastewater.

Awards

• Poster Award with cash prize at the 11th International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM 2017)
• Institutional Research Tuition Scholarship (2016-2017)
• Awarded with Ford-HKUST Conservation and Environmental Research Grants (2014-2015)

Publications

Book Chapters:

• Borana, L.; Deka, B. J.; Guo, J.; An, A. K. on "Environmental Sustainability Modelling“. Publisher: John Willey, USA.
• Guo, J., Bhaskar Jyoti Deka and Alicia Kyoungjin An*, Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Membrane Distillation in ‘Membrane distillation: membranes, hybrid systems and pilot studies’ edited by Kang-Jia Lu, Tai-Shung Chung, Taylor & Francis. (In press, 2019)
• B.J. Deka, V. Bohra, W. Alam, S. Sanasam, Guo, J., L. Borana, Alicia Kyoungjin An, Environment Impact Assessment of COVID-19, in 'Integrated Risk of Pandemic: Covid-19 Impacts, Resilience and Recommendations', Publisher: Springer, Switzerland AG.

Peer-reviewed journal papers:

• Guo. J, A. Hanif, J. Shang, B. Jyoti Deka, N. Zhi, A. Kyoungjin An, PAA@ZIF-8 incorporated nanofibrous membrane for high-efficiency PM2.5 capture, Chem. Eng. J. 405 (2020) 126584. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.126584.(IF:13.273;JCR Q1).
• Guo. J, L. Fortunato, B.J. Deka, S. Jeong, A.K. An, Elucidating the fouling mechanism in pharmaceutical wastewater treatment by membrane distillation, Desalination. 475 (2020) 114148. doi:10.1016/j. desal.2019.114148.(IF:9.501;JCR Q1).
• Guo. J, B.J. Deka, P.W. Wong, J. Sun, A.K. An, Fabrication of robust green superhydrophobic hybrid nanofiber-nanosphere membrane for membrane distillation, Desalination. 520 (2021) 115314. doi:10.1016/j.desal.2021.115314.(Desalination, IF:9.501;JCR Q1).
• Guo. J, P.W. Wong, B.J. Deka, B. Zhang, S. Jeong, A.K. An, Investigation of fouling mechanism in membrane distillation using in-situ optical coherence tomography with green regeneration of fouled membrane, J. Memb. Sci. 641 (2021) 119894. doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119894.(Journal of Membrane Science , IF: 8.742;JCR Q1).
• Guo, J, B.J. Deka, K. Kim, A.K. An, Regeneration of superhydrophobic TiO₂ electrospun membranes in seawater desalination by water flushing in membrane distillation, Desalination. 468 (2019) 114054. doi:10.1016/j.desal.2019.06.020.
• Guo, J, J. Lee, T. Tan, J. Yeo, P. Wai, N. Gha, A. Kyoungjin, Enhanced ammonia recovery from wastewater by Nafion membrane with highly porous honeycomb nanostructure and its mechanism in membrane distillation, J. Memb. Sci. 590 (2019). doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117265.
• Guo, J, D.Y.S. Yan, F.L. Lam, B. Jyoti, X. Lv, Y. Hau, A. Kyoungjin, Self-cleaning BiOBr / Ag photocatalytic membrane for membrane regeneration under visible light in membrane distillation, Chem. Eng. J. 378 (2019) 122137. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2019.122137.
• Guo, J.; Farid, M. U.; Lee, E.-J.; Yan, D. Y.-S.; Jeong, S.; An, A. K. Fouling behavior of negatively charged PVDF membrane in membrane distillation for removal of antibiotics from wastewater. J. Membr. Sci. 2019, 551, 12-19.
• Guo, J, Z. Li, L. Su, Y.-F. Tsang, A.K. An, C.-F. Yu, Optimization of acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis on the production of ethanol fuel from waste banana peels, Energy Environ. (2018) 1–11.
• Y. Zhao,Guo, J, Y. Li, X. Zhang, A. Kyoungjin, Z. Wang, Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic PH-CNT membrane for emulsified oil-water separation, Desalination. 526 (2022) 115536. doi:10.1016/j.desal.2021.115536. (Co-First author, Desalination, IF:9.501;JCR Q1).
• B.J. Deka,Guo, J, S. Jeong, M. Kumar, A.K. An, Emerging investigator series: Control of membrane fouling by dissolved algal organic matter using pre-oxidation with coagulation as seawater pretreatment, Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol. 2020, 6 (4), 935-944. doi:10.1039/c9ew00955h. (IF:3.449)
• P.W. Wong,Guo. J, N.K. Khanzada, V.M.W. Yim, A. Kyoungjin, In-situ 3D fouling visualization of membrane distillation treating industrial textile wastewater by optical coherence tomography imaging, Water Res. 205 (2021) 117668. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2021.117668.
• J. Deka, E. Lee, J. Guo, J. Kharraz, A.K. An, Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes Incorporating PDMS-Aerogel Superhydrophobic Coating with Enhanced Flux and Improved Antiwettability in Membrane Distillation, Environ. Sci. Technol. 53 (2019) 4948–4958. doi:10.1021/acs.est.8b07254.
• Farid, M. U.; Guo, J; An, A. K. Bacterial inactivation and in situ monitoring of biofilm development on graphene oxide nanocomposite membrane using optical coherence tomography. J. Membr. Sci. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.06.061.
• B.J. Deka, Guo, J, N.K. Khanzada, A.K. An, Omniphobic re-entrant PVDF membrane with ZnO nanoparticles composite for desalination of low surface tension oily seawater, Water Res. 165 (2019) 114982. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2019.114982.
• Lee, E.-J.; Deka, B. J; Guo, J; Woo, Y. C.; Shon, H.; An, A. K. Engineering the re-entrant hierarchy and surface energy of PDMS-PVDF membrane for membrane distillation using a facile and benign microsphere coating. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2017, 51 (2017) 10117–10126.
• Wu, J.; An, A.K.; Guo, J; Lee, E.-J; Farid, M. U; Jeong, S. CNTs reinforced super-hydrophobic-oleophilic electrospun polystyrene oil sorbent for enhanced sorption capacity and reusability. Chem. Eng. J. 2017, 314, 526–536.
• An, A.K.; Guo, J; Lee, E.-J; Jeong, S.; Zhao, Y.; Wang, Z.; Leiknes, T. PDMS/PVDF hybrid electrospun membrane with superhydrophobic property and drop impact dynamics for dyeing wastewater treatment using membrane distillation. J. Membr. Sci. 2017, 525, 57–67.
• P.W. Wong, V.M.-W. Yim, Guo. J, B.S. Chan, B.J. Deka, A.K. An, Noninvasive Real-Time Monitoring of Wetting Progression in Membrane Distillation Using Impedance Spectroscopy, Environ. Sci. Technol. (2021). doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c04433.
• W. Jia, J.A. Kharraz,Guo. J, A.K. An, Superhydrophobic (polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)/ (polystyrene) composite membrane via a novel hybrid electrospin-electrospray process, J. Memb. Sci. 611 (2020). doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118360. (IF:7.183;JCR Q1)
• V.M.W. Yim, A.S.W. Lo, B.J. Deka, Guo. J, J.A. Kharraz, I.T. Horvath, A.K. An, Molecular engineering low-surface energy membranes by grafting perfluoro-: Tert -butoxy chains containing fluorous silica aerogels, Green Chem. 22 (2020) 3283-3295. doi:10.1039/d0gc00593b. (IF:9.480;JCR Q1)
• W. Shang, F. Sun, W. Jia,Guo. J, S. Yin, B.P. Wai, High-performance nanofiltration membrane structured with, J. Memb. Sci. (2020) 117852. doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117852. (IF:7.183;JCR Q1)
• W. Jia, J.A. Kharraz, P.J. Choi, Guo. J, B.J. Deka, A.K. An, Superhydrophobic membrane by hierarchically structured PDMS-POSS electrospray coating with cauliflower-shaped beads for enhanced MD performance, J. Memb. Sci. 597 (2020) 117638. doi:10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117638. (IF:7.183;JCR Q1)
• Lee, J.-G.; Lee, E.-J; Jeong, S.; Guo, J; An, A.K..; Guo, H.; Kim, J.; Leiknes, T.; Ghaffour, N. Theoretical modeling and experimental validation of transport and separation properties of carbon nanotube electrospun membrane distillation. J. Membr. Sci. 2017, 526, 395–408.
• An, A.K.; Lee, E.-J.; Guo, J; Jeong, S.; Lee, J.-G.; Ghaffour, N.; Enhanced vapor transport in membrane distillation via functionalized carbon nanotubes anchored into electrospun nanofibres. Sci. Rep. 2017, 7, 41562.
• An, A.K.; Guo, J; Jeong, S.; Lee, E. J.; Tabatabai, S. A. A.; Leiknes, T. O. High flux and antifouling properties of negatively charged membrane for dyeing wastewater treatment by membrane distillation. Water Res. 2016, 103, 362–371.
• P. Hadi, J. Guo, J. Barford, G. McKay, Multilayer Dye Adsorption in Activated Carbons-Facile Approach to Exploit Vacant Sites and Interlayer Charge Interaction. Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (2016) 5041–5049.
• P. Hadi, K.Y. Yeung. Guo, J. H. Wang, G. McKay, Sustainable development of tyre char-based activated carbons with different textural properties for value-added applications, J. Environ. Manage. 170 (2016) 1–7.
• B.J. Deka, Guo. J, P.W. Wong, N.K. Khanzada, J.A. Kharraz, C.-W. Tsang, A.K. An, A Conductive Hydrophobic Polyaniline Sandwiched Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membrane for Early Detection of Surfactant-Induced Wetting in Membrane Distillation Using Impedance, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 3 (2021) 679-690. doi:10.1021/acsapm.0c00991.
• B. Zhang, Q. Gu, C. Wang, Q. Gao, Guo. J, P.W. Wong, C.T. Liu, A.K. An, Self-Assembled Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Porphyrin-Ti3C2T xMXene Janus Membrane for Dual-Functional Enabled Photothermal Desalination, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. (2021). doi:10.1021/acsami.0c16054. (IF:8.456;JCR Q1)
• B.J. Deka, Guo. J, A.K. An, Robust dual-layered omniphobic electrospun membrane with anti-wetting and anti-scaling functionalised for membrane distillation application, J. Memb. Sci. 624 (2021) 119089. (IF:7.183;JCR Q1)

Conference contribution:

• Guo. J, D.Y.S. Yan, F.L. Lam, B. Jyoti, X. Lv, Y. Hau, A. Kyoungjin, Self-cleaning BiOBr / Ag photocatalytic membrane for membrane regeneration under visible light in membrane distillation. 12th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reus, 16 - 20 June 2019, Mercure Hotel MOA Berlin, Germany, Oral Presentation.
• Guo. J, B.J. Deka, K. Kim, A.K. An. Fouling and ultrasonic cleaning in membrane distillation for treatment of industrial textile wastewater. The 10th China Congress On membranes and Membrane processes (CCOM 2019), 26-29 Oct 2019, Beijing, China, Oral Presentation. I was also lead a seminar of "membrane materials, membrane preparation methods and membrane structure characterization" in this conference.
• Guo, J.; Jeong, S.; An, A. K. Antibiotic Removal using membrane distillation process. The 2nd International Conference on Biological Waste as Resources 2017, 25-28 May 2017, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK, China, Oral Presentation.
• Guo, J.; Farid, M. U.; An, A. K. Dye wastewater treatment by membrane distillation using PDMS/PVDF hybrid electrospun and commercial membranes. 11th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation and Reuse, Long Beach, USA, Poster Presentation.
• Guo, J.; Farid, M. U.; An, A. K. Electrokinetic interaction between the charged antibiotic and the surface of PVDF membrane in membrane distillation for selectivity and rejection. 2017 International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes, 29 July – 4 August 2017, San Francisco, CA USA, Poster Presentation.
• Guo, J.; Shang J,; Ning Z,; An, A. K. PM2.5 elimination by air percolation employing novel metal organic framework PAA-ZIF8 electrospun membrane. 11th Conference of the Aseanian Membrane Society AMS11, 3-6 July 2018, Brisbane, Australia, Oral Presentation (Accepted).
• Guo, J.; Deka, B. J,; An, A. K. Membrane regenerate and fouling control through the ultrasonic operation during membrane distillation treatment of textile wastewater. The 14th International Conference on Gas-liquid and Gas-liquid-solid Reactor Engineering (GLS-14), 30 May – 3 June 2019, Guilin, China, Oral Presentation (Accepted).
• Organization committee member of the 4th International Forum on Asian Water Environment Technology (IFAWET 2021), 10-11 Dec, 2021, Hong Kong SAR, China. https://ifawet2021.com/organizers/