Professor (Water and Environmental Engineering)
Professor Kaimin SHIH
BS, National Cheng Kung University MS, National Cheng Kung University
MS, Stanford University
PhD, Stanford University
MHKIE, PE, MHKWMA, MOCEESA, MACS, MAEESP, MSETAC
Office: HW 6-30
Phone: +852 2859 1973
Fax: +852 2559 5337
E-mail: kshih@hku.hk
Homepage: http://web.hku.hk/~kshih/
Teaching Activities ENGG1201 Engineering for Sustainable Development
CIVL1012 Environmental Engineering and Fluid Mechanics
CIVL3015 Solid Waste Management
CIVL6023 Environmental Chemistry
CIVL6040 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
CIVL6081/CIVL8011 Advanced Topics in Water and Environmental Engineering
ENVM7014 Environmental Quality Management
Research Interests Stabilization of hazardous metal sludge/ashes by ceramic materials
Novel catalysts and membranes for water purification technology
Nanomaterials for sustainable solid waste and energy strategies
Soil contamination and remediation techniques
Fate and transport of pharmaceuticals and perfluorochemicals
Crystallographic studies for nuclear waste immobilization
Representative Research / Consultancy Projects Fabrication of Anti-Biofouling PVDF Water Membrane through Impregnation o Alumina Nanomaterials
Pd-In catalyzed reduction of N-nitrosodimethylamine
Novel photocatalytic materials and architectures
Sorption of Perfluorochemicals on Sediments and Sludge of Hong Kong
Spinel Formation in Recycling Sludge-Incineration Ash for Fabrication of Ceramic Materials
Study on the Characteristics and Formation Mechanisms of Solid Deposition and
Marine Growth within Saltwater Mains in Hong Kong and Recommendation of Minimization Methods
Metakaolin Promoting Metal Incorporation under Thermal Conditions
KDS Micronex System for Sludge Drying
10 Selected Representative Publications Li, H.; Zhu, L.; Wang, J.; Li, L.; Shih, K. Development of Nano-Sulfide Sorbent for Efficient Removal of Elemental Mercury from Coal Combustion Fuel Gas. Environmental Science & Technology 2016, 50, 9551-9557.
Tan, G. Y. A.; Lee, P.-H., Shih, K. One for All, and All for One: Exploiting Microbial Mutualism for a New Renaissance in Anaerobic Digestion. Waste Management 2016, 53, 1-2.
Yan, H.; Shih, K. Effects of Calcium and Ferric Ions on Struvite Precipitation: A New Assessment Based on Quantitative X-ray Diffraction Analysis. Water Research 2016, 95, 310-318.
Feng, Y.; Wu, D.; Deng, Y.; Zhang, T.; Shih, K. Sulfate Radical-Mediated Degradation of Sulfadiazine by CuFeO2 Rhombohedral Crystal-Catalyzed Peroxymonosulfate: Synergistic Effects and Mechanisms. Environmental Science & Technology 2016, 50, 3119-3127.
Su, M.; Liao, C.; Chung, K.-H.; Wey, M.-Y.; Shih, K. Cadmium Stabilization Efficiency and Leachability by CdAl4O7 Monoclinic Structure. Environmental Science & Technology 2015, 49, 11452-11459.
Lu, X.; Shih, K.; Liu, C.; Wang, F. Extraction of Metallic Lead from Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) Funnel Glass by Thermal Reduction with Metallic Iron. Environmental Science & Technology 2013, 47, 9972-9978.
Tang, Y.; Lee, P.-H.; Shih, K. Copper Sludge from Printed Circuit Board Production/Recycling for Ceramic Materials: A Quantitative Analysis of Copper Transformation and Immobilization. Environmental Science & Technology 2013, 47, 8609-8615.
Wang, F.; Shih, K. Adsorption of Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) on Alumina: Influence of Solution pH and Cations. Water Research 2011, 45, 2925-2930.
Wang, X.-M.; Li, X.-Y.; Shih, K. In-Situ Embedment and Growth of Anhydrous and Hydrated Aluminum Oxide Particles on Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Membranes. Journal of Membrane Science 2011, 368, 134-143.
Shih, K.; White, T. J.; Leckie, J. O. Spinel Formation for Stabilizing Simulated Ni-Laden Sludge with Aluminum-Rich Ceramic Precursors. Environmental Science & Technology 2006, 40, 5077-5083.
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