Dr Bo Jin

Associate Professor

B.Eng. (Ningxia University, China)
M.Sc. (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
Ph.D. (The University of New England, NSW)

Location: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide
Email: bo.jin@adelaide.edu.au
Web Page: Water Environment Biotechnology Laboratory (WEBL)
Phone: + 61 8 8303 7056
FAX: +61 8 8303 6222

Expertise and Interests for Research and Development

Integrated biotechnological process for production of renewable energy and materials from organic waste streams

• Process and technology: fermentation, bioconversion and biotransformation
• Bioenergy: hydrogen, methane, ethanol and bio-fuel
• Renewable materials: biodegradable polymers, organic acids and microbial biomass protein

Innovative and advanced technology for water and wastewater treatment and reuse

• Nano-catalysts and nano-porous materials
• Nano-technological process (photo-catalytic and filtration)
• Advanced oxidation technology and process
• Membrane process and ultrasonic technology
• Water quality (chemistry and microbiology)

Chemical and biological treatment process for water and wastewater treatment

• Activated sludge process and anaerobic digestion
• Biological nutrient removal (nitrogen and phosphorus)
• Flocculation, coagulation and filtration
• Disinfection and desalination

Recent Publications

• Meng Chong, Bo Jin*, Huaiyong Zhu, Chris Chow, Chris Saint (2008). Application of H-Titanate Nanofibers for Degradation of Congo Red in an Annular Slurry Photoreactor, Chemical Engineering Journal, available on-line.
• Z.Y. Zhang, Bo. Jin*, J.M. Kelly. Production of L(+)-lactic acid using acid-adapted precultures of Rhizopus arrhizus in a stirred tank reactor. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, accepted.
• Vipasiri Vimonses, Shaomin Lei, Bo Jin*, Chris Chow, Chris Saint (2008): Kinetic Study and Equilibrium Isotherm Analysis of Congo Red Adsorption by Clay Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, available on-line.
• Xiaoyi Wang and Bo Jin *, Process optimization of biological hydrogen production from molasses by a newly isolated Clostridium butyricum W5, Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, available on-line.
• X. Wang, PT. Monis, CP. Saint, B. Jin*, Biochemical kinetics of hydrogen production by Clostridium butyricum strain W5 during fermentation of glucose, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, available on-line.
• Meng Chong, Vipasiri Vimonses, Shaomin Lei, Bo Jin*, Chris Chow, Chris Saint (2008) Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel Titania Impregnated Kaolinite Nano-photocatalyst, Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 117: 233-242.
• Xiaoyi Wang, Bo Jin*, Dennis Mulcahy (2008) Impact of Carbon and Nitrogen Sources on Hydrogen Production by a Newly Isolated Clostridium butyricum W5, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 33: 4998-5005.
• R. Haas, Bo Jin*, FT Zepf (2008) Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) from Waste Potato Starch, Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 72 (1), 253-258.
• BG Zhang, HX Zhang, Bo Jin, L Tang, JZ Yang, BJ Li Zhuang GQ and ZH Bai, Effect of cypermethrin insecticide on the microbial community in cucumber phyllosphere, Journal Environmental Sciences, accepted.
• Z.Y. Zhang, B. Jin, J.M. Kelly. (2008) Production of L(+)-lactic acid using acid-adapted precultures of Rhizopus arrhizus in a stirred tank reactor. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, in press.
• ZH Bai, Bo Jin*,YJ Li, J Chen, ZM Li (2008). Utilization of winery wastes for Trichoderma viride biocontrol agent production by solid state fermentation, Journal Environmental Sciences, 20, 353-358.
• ZY Zhang, Bo Jin, ZH Bai, XY Wang (2008) Production of Fungal Biomass Protein Using Microfungi from Winery Wastewater Treatment, Bioresource Technology, 99, 3871-3876.
• Z.Y. Zhang, B. Jin, J.M. Kelly. (2007) Manipulation of L(+)-lactic acid production using acid-adapted precultures of Rhizopus arrhizus in a bubble column reactor. Submitted to Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology.
• S. Sankar, S K. Khanal, N Jasti, B Jin, A. L. Pometto J van Leeuwen (2007). Use of Filamentous Fungi for Wastewater Treatment and Production of High Value Fungal Byproducts: A Review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 37 (6) Print ISSN: 1064-3389, Online ISSN: 1547-6537.
• Z.Y. Zhang, B. Jin, J.M. Kelly. (2007). Effects of cultivation parameters on the morphology of Rhizopus arrhizus and the lactic acid production in a bubble column reactor. Engineering in Life Sciences 7(5):490-496.
• Zhanying Zhang, Bo Jin and Joan Kelly (2007), Production of lactic acid and by-products from waste potato starch by Rhizopus arrhizus: role of nitrogen sources, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 23:229-236.
• Wang, X., Hoefel, D., Monis P. T., Saint, C. P. And Jin, B. (2007) Community analysis and isolation of hydrogen producing bacteria from an activated sludge fermentation process. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 133 (5), 1415-1423.
• Zhan Ying Zhang, Bo Jin, Joan M. Kelly (2007) Mini review: production of lactic acid from renewable materials by Rhizopus Fungi, Biochemical Engineering Journal, 35: 251-263.
• Zhanying Zhang, Bo Jin and Joan Kelly (2007), Production of lactic acid and by-products from waste potato starch by Rhizopus arrhizus: role of nitrogen sources, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 23:229-236.

Book Chapter

• Bo Jin, Qiming J Yu, J (Hans) van Leeuwen, Yung-Tse Hung, Chapter 21 Integrated biotechnological Fungal Biomass Protein Production and Wastewater Reclamation, Environmental Bioengineering, Handbook of Environmental Engineering, Volume 9, Editors: Lawrence K. Wang, Joo-Hwa Tay, Stephen Tiong Lee Tay, and Yung-Tse Hung, The Humana Press, Inc., Totowa, NJ, USA, in press.