Forschungsschwerpunkte

• Chemische Reaktionskinetik
• Membranbioreaktoren (MBR) für Abwasserbehandlung und Wiederverwendung
• Hybrid growth phase for fouling control and efficient removal in MBR system
• Wasserressourcenmanagement für nachhaltige Entwicklung

Forschungsprojekte:

• Entwicklung eines Kombinationsverfahrens Membranbiologie – Aktivkohle zur Erzeugung von Bewässerungswasser aus Abwasser (FAUDI 74)

Akademischer Werdegang

• Ph.D. (Nov. 2004 – Feb. 2009) in Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, The Kreitman School of Advanced Graduate Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel. Advisors: Prof. Gideon Oron and Dr. Amos Bick.
  • Title of Proposed Thesis: A hybrid growth membrane bioreactor (HG-MBR) for fouling control and efficient wastewater reclamation
• M.Sc. (Oct. 2002 – Oct. 2004) in Water Resources and Management, Department of Environmental Hydrology and Microbiology, Albert Katz International School for Desert Studies, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boker campus, Israel. Advisor: Prof. Gideon Oron.
  • Title of thesis: Optimal performance of an immersed membrane bioreactor for minimum fouling under various operational conditions
• B.Sc. (Sep. 1985 – Jun. 1989) in Analytical Chemistry, Department of Applications Chemistry, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China.

Auszeichnungen und Stipendien

• Dr. Meyer L. Rosoff and Rev. Benzion Bauer Prize for Excellence in Water Research (Feb., 2005). Awarded by Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
• Grant-in-aid (US$5000) for Outstanding Self-Financed Students Abroad, 2006, approved by Ministry of Education of China and granted by China Scholarship Council.
• Grant-in-aid (US$5000) for research support from Jerusalem College of Technology, 2008 (#5952401).

Veröffentlichungen

Peer-reviewed journals

• Yang, F., Bick, A., Shandalov, S. and Oron, G. (2006). Optimal performance of an immersed membrane bioreactor equipped with a draft tube for domestic wastewater reclamation. Water Science & Technology 54(10), 155–162.
• Bick, A. Yang, F., Shandalov, S. and Oron, G. (2007). Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for assessing optimal operation of an immersed membrane bioreactor equipped with a draft tube for domestic wastewater reclamation. Desalination 204, 17–23.
• Yang, F., Wang, Y., Bick, A., Brenner, A. and Oron, G. (2009). A long-term application of a pilot airlift membrane bioreactor for domestic wastewater treatment. Desalination and Water Treatment 4, 212-217.
• Yang, F., Bick, A., Shandalov, S., Brenner, A., Ben-David, E. and Oron, G. (2009). Yield stress and rheological characteristics of activated sludge in an airlift membrane bioreactor. Journal of Membrane Science 334, 83-90.
• Amos Bick, Jaime G. Plazas T., Fei Yang, Adi Raveh, Josef Hagin, Gideon Oron (2009). Immersed membrane bioreactor (IMBR) for treatment of combined domestic and dairy wastewater in an isolated farm: an exploratory case study implementing the facet analysis (FA). Desalination 249(3), 1217-1222.
• Wang Ying, Fei Yang, Amos Bick, Moshe Herzberg, Gideon Oron (2009). Hybrid growth membrane bioreactor (HG-MBR): The indirect impact of sludge retention time on membrane fouling. Desalination and Water treament 10, 27-32.
• Yang, F., Cheruti, U. and Armon, R. (2010). New surface for the prevention of biofilms and biofouling – A review. Banat's Journal of Biotechnology I(1), 9-26.
• Ying, W., F. Yang, A. Bick, G. Oron and M. Herzberg (2010). Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in a hybrid growth membrane bioreactor (HG-MBR): viscoelastic and adherence characteristics. Environmental Science and Technology 44, 8636–8643.

Paper submitted

• Yang, F., Y. Wang, A. Bick, J. Gilron, A. Brenner and G. Oron (2009). The effect of biofilm carriers packing ratio and mixing regime on biomass distribution, fouling rate, and process efficiency in a hybrid growth membrane bioreactor (HG-MBR). Submitted to Water Research, In revising progress.
• Yang, F., A. Meda, J. Henkel, P. Cornel. Combination of Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) and Activated Carbon Adsorption for Micropollutants Removal from Municipal Wastewater. Submitted to the 8th IWA International Conference on Water Reclamation & Reuse, 26-29 September 2011, Barcelona, Spain.

Papers in International Conferences Proceeding

• Yang, F., Oron, G., Bick, A. and Shandalov, S. (2005). Hydrodynamic characteristics of an immersed membrane bioreactor for fouling removal during domestic wastewater treatment. Presented (as a poster) at the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences (ISEEQS) 2005 International Conferences, 30 May to 1 June, 2005, the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel.
• Yang, F., Bick, A., Shandalov, S. and Oron, G. (2006). Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for assessing optimal operation of an immersed membrane bioreactor equipped with a draft tube for domestic wastewater reclamation. Presented (as an oral presentation) at “Desalination Strategies in South Mediterranean Countries”, EUROMED 2006, 21-25 May, 2006, Monpellier, France.
• Yang, F., Bick, A., Shandalov, S. and Oron, G. (2006). Optimal performance of an immersed membrane bioreactor equipped with a draft tube for domestic wastewater reclamation. Presented (as a long oral presentation) at “Sustainable Water Management Practices”, The 5th IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition,
• 10-14 September, 2006, Beijing, China. Yang, F., Bick, A., Shandalov, S., Brenner, A. and Oron, G. (2007). Rheological characteristics of activated sludge in an airlift membrane bioreactor. Presented (as a poster) at the PERMEA-2007, Membrane science and technology conference of Visegrád countries, 2 – 6 September, 2007, Siófok, Hungary.
• Yang, F., Bick, A., Brenner, A., Wang, Y. and Oron, G. (2007). A long-term application of a pilot airlift membrane bioreactor for domestic wastewater reclamation. Presented (as an oral presentation) at the 2nd International Congress SMALLWAT07 on Wastewater Treatment in Small Communities, 11-15 November, 2007, Seville, Spain.
• Yang, F., Y. Wang, A. Bick, J. Gilron, A. Brenner and G. Oron (2008). Implementing biofilm process in Membrane Bioreactors (MBR) for treatment of chicken manure wastewater. Presented (as a post) at the conference Aquatech Amsterdam 2008: Design and Operation of Membrane Plants for Water, Wastewater, Industrial Effluents, 1-2 October 2008, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
• Wang Ying, Fei Yang, Amos Bick, Moshe Herzberg, Gideon Oron (2008). Hybrid growth membrane bioreactor (HG-MBR): The indirect impact of sludge retention time on membrane fouling. Presented (as an oral presentation) at Euromed 2008 Desalination for Clean Water and Energy, Cooperation among Mediterranean Countries of Europe and the MENA Region, November 9–13, 2008, Dead Sea, Jordan.
• Fei Yang, Ying Wang, Jack Gilron, Asher Brenner, Gedion Oron, Amos Bick (2009). The effect of biofilm carriers filling ratio and mixing regime on biomass distribution, fouling rate, and process efficiency in a hybrid growth membrane bioreactor (HG-MBR). Presented (as a post) at the Final MBR-Network Workshop, 31 March – 1 April 2009, Berlin, Germany.
• Yang, F., Y. Wang, M. Herzberg, A. Bick, Y. Manor and G. Oron (2010). Effect of Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) on the Performance of a Hybrid Growth Membrane Bioreactor (HG-MBR). Presented (as an oral presentation) at the IWA regional conference on membrane technology and water reuse, 18-22 October, Istambul, Turkey.
• Yang, F., Wang, Y., Bick, A., Oron, G. (2009). Effect of Solids Retention Time (SRT) on the Performance of a Hybrid Growth Membrane Bioreactor (HG-MBR). Presented (as an oral presentation) at the 5th IWA Specialized Membrane Technology Conference for Water and Wastewater Treatment, September 1–3, Beijing, China.