Dr Jimmy Yu - Griffith University

Site Degrees

B Engineering, GCert Higher Education, PhD

Senior Lecturer, Griffith School of Engineering

Research expertise

Chemical and environmental engineering processes and ecotoxicity of environmental chemicals. Topics include adsorption and ion exchange processes biosorption of heavy metals and organic pollutants from aqueous solution, borsorbent development, probabilistic risk assessment, behaviour and effects environmental chemicals such as endocrine disrupting chemicals in aquatic environment, water and wastewater treatment, flexible fibre biofilm reactor systems for industrial wastewater treatment.

Current teaching areas

Chemistry
Chemical and biochemical processes
Water resources management
Industrial water and wastewater treatment

Publications

B. Jin, J.Q. Yu, H. van Leeuwen, Y.-T. Hung, "Fungal Biomass Protein Production and Wastewater Reclamation", Chapter 21, in L.K. Wang, J.-H. Tay, S.T.L. Tay and Y.-T. Hung, eds, Environmental Bioengineering, Vol.9, Human Press (in press).
Z. Wang, Y. Liu, X. Chen, and Q. Yu, "Preparation and Characterisation of TiO2 Photo-catalyst", Env. Technol. (in press).
D. Djohan, Q. Yu and D.W. Connell, "Partition Isotherms of Chlorobenzenes in a Sediment-Water Systems", Water Air Soil Poll., 161 (1-4), 157-173 (2005).
X. Liu, M.R. Goodfellow, Q. Yu and C. Zheng, "Correlation of pH Dependant Equilibrium Isotherms of Heavy Metal Biosorption with a Modified Freundlich Model", Env. Technol. 25, 1341-1348 (2004).
Q. Yu, H. Xu, D. Yao and P. Williams, "Development of a Two-Stage Flexible Fibre Biofilm Reactor for Treatment of Food Processing Wastewater", Water Sci. Technol., 47, 189-194 (2003).
Q. Yu, H. Xu and P. Williams, "Development of Flexible Fibre Biofilm Reactor for Treatment of Food Processing Wastewater", Environ. Technol., 24, 429-434 (2003).
B. Jin, X.Q. Yan, Q. Yu, J.H. van Leeuwen, "A Comprehensive Pilot Plant Systems for Fungal Biomass Protein Production and Wastewater Reclamation", Adv. Environ. Res., 6, 179-189 (2002).
C. Zheng, Y. Lei, Q. Yu, X. Lui and K. Huan, "Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Waste Sugarcane Bagasse in Water Media", Environ. Tech., 23, 1009-1016 (2002).
Y. Amirsardari, Q. Yu and P. Williams, "Effects of Ozonation and UV Irradiation with Direct Filtration on Disinfection and Disinfection By-Product Precursors in Drinking Water Treatment", Environ. Tech., 22, 1015-1023 (2001).
B. Jin, Q. Yu and J. van Leeuwen, "A Bioprocessing Mode for Fungal Biomass Protein Production and Wastewater Treatment Using External Air-Lift Biorector", J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 76, 1041-1048 (2001).
L. Zhao, P. Yin, Q. Yu and Y. Qi, "Bioaccumulation Mechanism of Red Tide Alga Prorocentrum Micans for Heavy Metal Ions", Environ. Sci. (Huanjing Kexue), 24(4), 42-45 (2001).
L. Zhao, P. Yin, K. Li, Q. Yu, L. Xie and C. Huang, "Removal of Red Tide Alga by a Glass Algacide Containing Cu(II)", Marine Environ. Sci. (Haiyan Huanjing Kexue), 20(1), 7-11 (2001).
X. Geng, Y. Wang and Q. Yu, "Derivation and Verification of Extended Langmuir Equation", ACTA Chimica Sinica, 59(11), 1847-1852 (2001).
P. Kaewsarn, Q. Yu, and W. Ma, "Interference of Co-Ions in Biosorption of Cu2+ by Biosorbent from Marine Alga Durvillaea potatorum", Environ. Eng. Sci., 18(2), 94-104 (2001).
Q. Yu, P. Kaewsarn, W. Ma, J.T. Matheickal and P. Yin, "Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Wastewater by Using Biosorbents from Marine Algae - A Cost Effective New Technology", Chinese J. Chem. Eng., 9(2), 133-136 (2001).
Q. Yu, P. Kaewsarn and W. Ma, "Long-term Desorption Kinetics of Cu2+ from Biosorbents in Water and Seawater", Toxicol. Environ. Chem., 79, 117-125 (2001).
B. Jin, Q. Yu, X.Q. Yan and J. van Leeuwen, "Characterisation and Improvement of Oxygen Transfer in Pilot Plant External Air-Lift Biorector for Mycelial Biomass Production from Wastewater", World J. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 17, 265-272 (2001).
Q. Yu and P. Kaewsarn, "Desorption of Cu2+ from Biosorbent from Marine Alga Durvilliea Potatorum", Sep. Sci. Tech., 36(7), 1495-1508 (2001).
P. Yin, Q. Yu, Z. Lin and P. Kaewsarn, "Biosorption and Desorption of Cadmium(II) by Biomass of laminaria japonica", Environ. Technol., 22, 509-514 (2001).
P. Kaewsarn and Q. Yu, "Cadmium (II) Removal from Aqueous Solutions by Pre-treated Biomass of Marine Alga Padina Sp.", Environ. Pollution, 112(2), 209-213 (2001).
W. Ma, Q. Yu, G. Gu and P. Kaewsarn, "Study on Hg2+ Adsorption Kinetics of Biosorbent Made from Marine Alga Durvillaea Potatorum", Chin. J. Appl. Environ. Biol., 7(4), 344-347 (2001).
P. Yin, L. Zhao, Q. Yu, and J.T. Matheickal, "Biosorption of Lead, Copper and Cadmium by Marine Macro Algae", Marine Environment. Science. (Haiyan Huanjing Kexue), 19(3), 11-15 (2000).
Q. Yu, P. Kaewsarn, J.T. Matheickal and W. Ma, "Pretreated Biomass of Marine Macroalgae as Low Cost High Efficiency Adsorbent for Heavy Metal Ions", J. Chinese Inst. Chem. Eng., 31(4), 411-415 (2000).
Q. Yu, P. Kaewsarn and V.D. Loc, "Electron Microscopy Study of Biosorbents from Marine Macro Alga Durvilliea Potatorum", Chemosphere, 41, 589-594 (2000).
J. Gao, Q. Yu and X. Geng, "A Correlation between Z and S in High Performance Liquid Chromatography", J. Liquid Chromatogr. Rel. Sci., 23(8), 1267-1279 (2000).
Q. Yu and P. Kaewsarn, "Adsorption of Ni2+ from Aqueous Solution by Pre-treated Biomass of Durvillaea potatorum", Sep. Sci. Tech., 35(5), 689-701 (2000).