EDUCATION
1998 - 2003: Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.100085, P. R. China.
1994 - 1998:B. Sc. in Department of Environment Science,WuhanUniversity, Wuhan.430072, P.R. China.
EMPLOYMENT
2016- : Professor, School Of Environment &NaturalResources,Renmin University Of China, Beijing.100872, China.
2005 -2016: Associate professor, School Of Environment &NaturalResources,Renmin University Of China, Beijing.100872, China.
2003 - 2005: Postdoctoral inSchool of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Membrane technology for water and wastewater treatment.
Water reclamation, water quality and health effect.
PUBULICATIONS
1.Min Shang, Yadong Kong, Zhijuan Yang, Rong Cheng*, Xiang Zheng*.Removal of virus aerosol by the combination of a filter and UV-C radiation, Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2023, 17(3): 27
2.Yitongchen，Chang Qi, Yanan Yu, Xiaoxin Cao , Xiang Zheng*, Rong Cheng*, Evolution and Health Risk of Indicator Microorganisms in Landscape Water Replenished by Reclaimed Water，Journal of Environmental Sciences (China) ，2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2023.06.039
3.Xiang Zheng, Yichen Chen, Libing Zheng, Rong Cheng, Helin Hua. Recycling of aged RO membranes as NF/UF membranes: biosafety evaluation and aging process. Desalination, 2022, 538: 115845.
4.Cheng Rong, Xia Jincheng, Wen Junying, Xu Pingping*, Zheng Xiang*. Nano metal-containing photocatalysts for the removal of volatile organic compounds: doping, performance, and mechanisms. Nanomaterials 2022, 12(8), 1335; https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12081335.
5.Cheng Rong, Zhang Yingying, Zhang Tao, Hou Feng, Cao Xiaoxin, Shi Lei, Jiang Peiwen, Zheng Xiang*, Wang Jianlong*. The inactivation of bacteriophages MS2 and PhiX174 by nanoscale zero-valent iron: resistance difference and mechanisms. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering, 2022, 16(8): 108.
6.Cheng Rong, Wen JunYing, Xia JinCheng, Shen LiangJie, Kang Mi, Shi Lei*, Zheng Xiang*. Photo-catalytic oxidation of gaseous toluene by Z-scheme Ag3PO4-g-C3N4 composites under visible light: Removal performance and mechanisms. Catalysis Today, 2022, 388-389, 26-35.
7.Rong Cheng ，Weilong Li ，Jinlin Wang ，Jie Li ，Jianzhong Zheng，Xiang Zheng*，Design strategy of self-assembled BC@MIL-100(Fe) composite membrane for the efficient removal of diclofenac sodium from water，Environmental Science and Pollution Research，
8.Lei Shi, Huixin Chen, Huilin Meng, Rong Cheng, Jinguo Dai , Xiang Zheng *, Zhenxing Zhang. How environmental policy impacts technology adoption: a case of landfill leachate, Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127484
9.Xiang Zheng, Junying Wen, Lei Shi, Rong Cheng, Zhenxing Zhang, A top-down approach to estimate global RO desalination water production considering uncertainty, Desalination，2020， (488) :114523
10.Xiang Zheng, Songqin Tan, Rong Cheng, Zhenxing Zhang, Lei Shi, Identify competitive advantages and disadvantages of seawater desalination industry in China using the diamond model, Desalination and Water Treatment,2020(173):123-132
11.Ping Li, Li Liu, Jiaojiao Wu, Rong Cheng, Lei Shi, Xiang Zheng*, Zhenxing Zhang, Identify driving forces of MBR applications in China, Science of the Total Environment,2019,647:627–638
12.Rong Cheng, Mi Kang, Shuting Zhuang, Lei Shi, Xiang Zheng*, Jianlong Wang, Adsorption of Sr(II) from water by mercerized bacterial cellulose membrane modified with EDTA, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019，364：645-653
13.Zheng Xiang, Shen Zhipeng Cheng Can, Shi Lei, Cheng Rong*, Yuan Dong-Hai. Photocatalytic disinfection performance in virus and virus/bacteria system by Cu-TiO2 nanofibers under visible light. Environmental Pollution. 2018, 237: 452-459.
14.Li Liu, Rong Cheng, Xiaofen Chen, Xiang Zheng*, Lei Shi, Dongmei Cao，Zhenxing Zhang. Applications of membrane technology in treating wastewater from the dyeing industry in China:current status and prospect，Desalination and Water Treatment, 2017, 77: 366-376.
15.Zheng Xiang, Shen Zhi-Peng, Shi Lei, Cheng Rong*, Yuan Dong-Hai. Photocatalytic membrane reactors (PMRs) in water treatment: configurations and influencing factors. Catalysts, 2017, 7, 224,1-30
16.XueXingyan, Cheng Rong*, Shi Lei, Ma Zhong, Zheng Xiang*. Nanomaterials for water pollution monitoring and remediation. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2017, 15(1): 23-27.
17.Xiang Zheng, Zhipeng Shen, Can Cheng, Lei Shi, Rong Cheng*, Jing Dong. Electrospinning Cu-TiO2 nanofibers used for photocatalytic disinfection of bacteriophage f2: preparation, optimization and characterization. RSC Advances, 2017, 7, 52172-52179.
18.Yawei Wang, Yanan Chen, Xiang Zheng*, ChengminGui, Yuansong Wei, Spatio-temporal distribution of fecal indicators in three rivers of the Haihe River Basin, China, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017, 24:9036–9047
19.Rong Cheng, Guanqing Li, Lei Shi, XingyanXue, Mi Kang, Xiang Zheng*， The mechanism for bacteriophage f2 removal by nanoscale zerovalent Iron， Water Research，2016 (105) :429-435
20.Xiaofen Chen, Zhenxing Zhang, Li Liu, Rong Cheng, Lei Shi, Xiang Zheng*，RO applications in China: History, current status, and driving forces，Desalination，2016， (397) 185–193
21.Xiang Zheng, Zhenxing Zhang, Dawei Yu, xiaofenchen, Rong Cheng, Qingcong Xiao，State-of-the-art of membrane technology applications for industrial wastewater treatment in China， Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2015,105:1-10
22.Qianxin Gu, Yang Chen, Robert Pody, Rong Cheng, Xiang Zheng*, Zhenxing Zhang，Public Perception and Acceptability toward Reclaimed Water in Tianjin，Resources, Conservation and Recycling，2015, 104: 291-299.
23.Xiang Zheng, Qi Wang, Jiangquan Wang, Lingyun Chen，Rong Cheng，Virus removal performance and mechanism in photocatalytic membrane reactor (PMR) for drinking water，Chemical Engineering Journal，2015, 277:124-129
24.Fengmin Li, Zhi Liang, Xiang Zheng*, Wei Zhao, Miao Wu, Zhenyu Wang, Toxicity of nano-TiO2 on algae and the site of reactive oxygen species production, Aquatic Toxicology, 2015, 158:1-13
25.Rong Cheng, Guanqing Li, Can Cheng, Peng Liu, Lei Shi, Zhong Ma, Xiang Zheng* ,Removal of bacteriophage f2 in water by nanoscale zero-valent iron and parameters optimization using response surface methodology，Chemical Engineering Journal， 2014, 252, 150-158
26.Xiang Zheng, Di Chen, Qi Wang, Zhenxing Zhang, Seawater Desalination in China: Retrospect and Prospect, Chemical Engineering Journal， 2014, 242, 404–413
27.Xiaojie Mei, Zhiwei Wang, Xiang Zheng*,Fei Huang, Jinxing Ma, Jixu Tang, Zhichao Wu, Soluble microbial products in membrane bioreactors in the presence of ZnO nanoparticles, Journal of Membrane Science, 2014, 451， 169-176
28.Zhiwei Wang, Hongguang Yu, Jinxing Ma, Xiang Zheng*, Zhichao Wu， Recent advances in membrane bio-technologies for sludge reduction and treatment，Biotechnology Advances, 2013,31,1187-1199
29.Zheng Xiang, Chen Di, Wang Zhiwei Lei Yang, Cheng Rong， Nano-TiO2 -Membrane adsorption reactor ( MAR) for virus removal in drinking water treatment，Chemical Engineering Journal，2013，230，180-187
30.Xiang Zheng , Miao Yu, Heng Liang , Lu Qi, Hong Zheng, Harald Exler, WernfriedSchier and Franz-Bernd Frechen. Membrane technology for municipal drinking water plants in China: progress and prospect，Desalination and Water Treatment, 2012. 49, 1-3：281-295
31.Zheng Xiang , Zhou Yufen And Chen Shaohua, Hong Zheng, Chixing Zhou, Survey of MBR market trends and perspectives in China, Desalination, 2010 (250) :609-612
32.Qiaoling Liu, Yufen Zhou, Lingyun Chen, Xiang Zheng﹡，Application of MBR for Hospital Wastewater Treatment in China, Desalination, 2010 (250) :605-608
