主要研究方向：1.新型微生物碳氮转化过程 2.甲烷、二氧化碳等温室气体的减排与利用
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邮箱：
chencai21@ustc.edu.cn
实验室主页：
https://faculty.ustc.edu.cn/caichen
个人主页：
2021.10–至今，中国科学技术大学环境科学与工程系， 特任研究员
2020.11–2021.08 南洋理工大学，博士后，合作导师：Yan Zhou 副教授
2017.05–2020.10 昆士兰大学，博士后，合作导师：Zhiguo Yuan 院士
2013.04–2017.04 昆士兰大学，环境工程，博士，导师：Zhiguo Yuan 院士
2010.09–2013.03 浙江大学，环境工程，硕士，导师：胡宝兰 教授
2006.09–2010.06 中南大学，环境工程，学士
1. 参与生物地球化学碳氮循环的新型微生物的培养与鉴定
2. 甲烷的微生物代谢途径与调控机理
3. 新型微生物过程在能源转化、水处理等领域的生物技术研发
2020年The ISME Journal年度最佳论文
2017年昆士兰大学优秀博士论文院长奖
2016年昆士兰大学工学院最佳论文奖
Cai, C., Zhang, X., Wu, M., Liu, T., Lai, C Y., Frank, J., He, B., Marcellin, E., Guo, J., Hu, S., Yuan, Z., 2021. Roles and opportunities for microbial anaerobic oxidation of methane in natural and engineered systems. Energy & Environmental Science 14(9) 4803–4830.
Li, W., Cai, C.*, Song, Y., Ni, G., Zhang, X., Lu, P., 2021. The role of crystalline iron oxides in methane mitigation through anaerobic oxidation of methane. ACS ES&T Water 5, 1153–1160.
Leu, A.O.#, Cai, C.#, Mcllroy, S.J., Southam, G., Orphan, V.J., Yuan, Z., Hu, S., Tyson, G.W., 2020. Anaerobic methane oxidation coupled to manganese reduction by members of the Methanoperedenaceae. The ISME Journal 14(4), 1030–1041. (2020 Best Journal Paper Award)
Cai, C.#, Shi, Y.#, Guo, J., Tyson, G.W., Hu, S., Yuan, Z., 2019. Acetate production from anaerobic oxidation of methane via intracellular storage compounds. Environmental Science and Technology 53(13), 7371–7379.
Zhang, X., Xia, J., Pu, J., Cai, C., Tyson, G.W., Yuan, Z., Hu, S., 2019. Biochar-mediated anaerobic oxidation of methane. Environmental Science and Technology 53(12), 6660–6668.
Cai, C.#, Leu, A.O.#, Xie, G J., Guo, J., Feng, Y., Zhao, X., Tyson, G.W., Yuan, Z., Hu, S., 2018. A methanotrophic archaeon couples anaerobic oxidation of methane to Fe(III) reduction. The ISME Journal 12 (8), 1929–1939. (Highly cited paper)
Cai, C., Hu, S., Chen, X., Ni, J., Pu, J., Yuan, Z., 2018. Effect of methane partial pressure on the performance of a membrane biofilm reactor coupling methane dependent denitrification and anammox. Science of the Total Environment 639, 278–285.
Xie, J.#, Liu, T.#, Cai, C., Hu, S., Yuan, Z., 2018. Achieving high level nitrogen removal in mainstream by coupling anammox with denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation in a membrane biofilm reactor. Water Research 131, 196–204. (Highly cited paper)
Luo, H., Chen, H., Hu, S., Cai, C., Yuan, Z., Guo, J., 2018. Microbial selenate reduction driven by a denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation biofilm. Environmental Science and Technology 52 (7), 4006–4012.
Xie, G J., Cai, C., Hu, S., Yuan, Z., 2017. Complete nitrogen removal from synthetic anaerobic sludge digestion liquor through integrating anammox and denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidation in a membrane biofilm reactor. Environmental Science and Technology 51 (2), 819–827.
Cai, C., Hu, S., Guo, J., Shi, Y., Xie, G J., Yuan, Z., 2015. Nitrate reduction by denitrifying anaerobic methane oxidizing microorganisms can reach a practically useful rate. Water Research 87, 211–217.
