FACULTY

Assistant Professor

Office: Kechuang Building C606, bevictor伟德官网-韦德官方网站 版权所有 (Suzhou Campus)

Email: bin.bian@nju.edu.cn

Education

2016-2020 King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Environmental Science and Engineering, PhD

2013-2015 University of Western Ontario, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, MESc

2009-2013 Southeast University, Materials Science and Engineering, BE

Professional Appointment

2025-present Assistant Professor, School of Sustainable Energy and Resources, bevictor伟德官网-韦德官方网站 版权所有

2022-2025 Postdoctoral Scholar, Penn State University

2021-2022 Postdoctoral Fellow, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Research Areas

Microbe-driven Carbon Conversion and Resource Recovery

1. Microbial electrosynthesis – One or multi-carbon product synthesis by microbes;

2. Chain elongation – Organic waste valorization and resource recovery;

3. Electro-membrane bioreactor – Wastewater treatment and biohydrogen production.

Professional Services

Journal peer-review for Environmental Science & Technology, Water Research, etc.

Youth Editorial Board Member for Exploration

Guest Editor for Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, Frontiers in Microbiology, etc.

Research Projects

2023-2025 Technical Lead, Novo Nordisk Foundation CO₂ Research Center

2024-2025 Technical Lead, US NSF I-Corps Program

2021-2023 Co-Principal Investigator, KAUST Research Translation Fund

2019-2021 Co-Principal Investigator, Preseed Fund, KAUST Innovation Fund

Awards and Honors

2024 NSF I-Corps Team Award

2019 TAQADAM Startup Accelerator, People’s Choice Award

2016 KAUST PhD Fellowship

Selected Publications

1. B. Bian, N. Yu, A. Akbari, L. Shi, X.C. Zhou, C.H. Xie, P.E. Saikaly, B.E. Logan^*. Using a non-precious metal catalyst for long-term enhancement of methane production in a zero-gap microbial electrosynthesis cell, Water Research, 2024, 259, 121815

2. B. Bian^#,*, W.X. Zhang^#, N. Yu, W. Yang, J.J. Xu, B.E. Logan, P.E. Saikaly^*. Lactate mediated medium-chain fatty acid production from expired dairy and beverage waste, Environmental Science & Ecotechnology, 2024, 21, 100424

3. B. Bian, Y. Singh, K. Rabaey, P.E. Saikaly^*. Nickel-coated ceramic hollow fiber cathode for fast enrichment of chemolithoautotrophs and efficient reduction of CO₂ in microbial electrosynthesis, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 450(3), 138230

4. B. Bian, J.J Xu, K.P. Katuri, P.E. Saikaly^*. Resistance assessment of microbial electrosynthesis for biochemical production to changes of delivery methods and CO₂ flow rates, Bioresource Technology, 2021, 319, 124177

5. B. Bian, L. Shi, K.P. Katuri, J.J Xu, P. Wang, P.E. Saikaly^*. Efficient solar-to-acetate conversion from CO₂ through microbial electrosynthesis coupled with stable photoanode, Applied Energy, 2020, 278, 115684

6. B. Bian^{^}, S. Bajracharya^{^}, J.J. Xu, D. Pant, P.E. Saikaly^*. Microbial electrosynthesis from CO₂: challenges, opportunities and future perspectives in the context of circular bioeconomy, Bioresource Technology, 2020, 302, 122863 (ESI highly cited)

7. B. Bian, M.F. Alqahtani, K.P. Krishna, D.F. Liu, S. Bajracharya, Z.P. Lai, K. Rabaey, P.E. Saikaly^*. Porous nickel hollow fiber cathodes coated with CNTs for efficient microbial electrosynthesis of acetate from CO₂ using Sporomusa ovata, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018, 6, 17201

8. B. Bian, D. Shi, X.B. Cai, M.J. Hu, Q.Q. Guo, C.H. Zhang, Q. Wang, X.L. Sun, J. Yang^*. 3D printed porous carbon anode for enhanced power generation in microbial fuel cell, Nano Energy, 2018, 44, 174