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M.Sc. Yanghui Cai

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
    Institute for Advanced Membrane Technology
    Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
    76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
    Germany

The research topic about fouling and cleaing in renewable energy-powered NF/RO system would promote development and application of RE-membrane technology, which also is a promising technology to get clean and safe drinking water for rural area in China. During PhD study, Yanghui can learn advanced membrane technology and research method and figure out some research questions in order to make contribution to solve water problem in the world. Moreover, it can strengthen his research skills to make him become a qualified researcher in the future.

 

Employment

 

Since 10/2017

PhD student at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, Institute for Advanced Membrane Technology (IAMT)

03/2015 - 09/2015

Staff member and operator at Hientech (TianJin) Environmental Technology Co., Ltd, Guangzhou, China

07/2014 - 09/2014

Trainee at Bai-sha-men Wastewater Treatment Plant, Haikou, China

 

 

Education

 

Since 10/2017

PhD candidate (CSC scholarship holder) Chemical and Process Engineering at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, Institute for Advanced Membrane Technology (IAMT)

2015-2017

Master of Science in Desalination and water treatment department, Zuckerberg Institute for water research, Sde Boker Campus, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Master thesis: "The effect of pretreating secondary wastewater on fouling of Reverse Osmosis membrane"

2011-2015

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, Hainan University, Haikou City, China

Bachelor thesis: "Relationship between total dissolved solids and oxygen transfer effiency under various seawater concentrations"

 

 

Research Projects

 
 

Fouling characteristics and cleaning strategy designs of renewable energy-powered NF/RO membrane system under fluctuant conditions for brackish water desalination

 

The effect of fluctuant conditions on osmotic backwash in renewable energy-powered NF/RO membrane system

 

Breakthrough of hormone in nanofiltration macro cross flow system