General Information
Name: Hong Zhi-neng
Title: Associate Professor
Work Email: znhong@issas.ac.cn
Work Phone: 025-86881187
Research Fields
(1)Chemical processes and mechanisms responsible for the behavior (e.g., speciation distribution and mobility) of nutrients (e.g., P) and pollution (heavy metals) elements on soil heterogeneous interfaces with emphases on processes governing bioavailabilty and toxicity;
(2)Proton-related chemical processes governing soil pH at a molecular scale and soil acidity- ameliorating technologies in the field;
(3)Development and application of new methods for soil chemistry research such as microcalorimetry.
Education Background
(1)2006 – 2012, Ph.D., Soil Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
(2)2002 – 2006, Bachelor, Environmental Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
Professional Experience
(1)2021 ― Present, Associate Research Fellow, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
(2)2012 ― 2021, Research Assistant, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
Projects
(1)Effect and mechanism of bacteria on phosphate sorption with colloids of variable charge soils, 2016.01-2018.12, the Project of Priority and Key Areas, ISSCAS, China (PI)
(2)Mechanisms of phosphate sorption on bacteria-mineral interface in variable charged soil, 2014.01-2016.12, National Natural Science Foundation of China (PI)
(3)Interfacial interactions between pathogenic bacteria and soil minerals and their influence on bacterial migration, 2013.07-2016.06, Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China
Publications
(1)Hong ZN, Yan J, Lu HL, Jiang J, Li JY, Xu RK*. Inhibition of phosphate sorptions on four soil colloids by two bacteria. Environmental Pollution, 2021, 290: 118001.
(2)Hong ZN, Yan J, Jiang J, Li JY, Xu RK*. 2021. Direct quantification of sorption thermodynamics of phosphate on four soil colloids through isothermal titration calorimetry. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 5: 295-304.
(3)Hong ZN, Bish DL, Chang E, Yu YC, Dong Y, Zhao WR, Shi RY, Jiang J* & Xu RK. Effect of paddy cultivation on the surface electrochemical properties of different-sized particles of a Gleysol. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 2021, 184: 471-478.
(4)Hong ZN, Yan J, Jiang J, Li JY, Xu RK*. 2020. Isothermal titration calorimetry as a useful tool to examine adsorption mechanisms of phosphate on gibbsite at various solution conditions. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 84: 1110-1124.
(5)Hong ZN, Jiang J, Li JY, Xu RK*, Yan J. 2019. Adhesion mediated transport of bacterial pathogens in saturated sands coated by phyllosilicates and Al-oxides. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 181: 215-225.
(6)Hong ZN, Jiang J, Li JY, Xu RK*. Preferential adhesion of surface groups of Bacillus subtilis on gibbsite at different ionic strengths and pHs revealed by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2018, 165: 83-91.
(7)Hong ZN, Li JY, Jiang J, Liu ZD, Wang RH, Xu CY, Xu RK*. In-situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopic investigation of desorption of phosphate from haematite by bacteria. European Journal of Soil Science, 2017, 68: 480-490.
(8)Hong ZN, Li JY, Jiang J, Li ZL, Xu RK*. Competition between bacteria and phosphate for adsorption sites on gibbsite: an in-situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopic and macroscopic study. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2016, 148: 496-502.
(9)Hong ZN, Chen WL, Rong XM, Cai P, Tan WF, Huang QY*. Effects of humic acid on adhesion of Bacillus subtilis to phyllosilicates and goethite. Chemical Geology, 2015, 416: 19-27.
(10)Hong ZN, Li JY, Jiang J, Liu ZD, Xu RK*. Presence of bacteria reduced phosphate adsorption on goethite. European Journal of Soil Science, 2015, 66: 406-416.
(11)Hong ZN, Zhao G, Chen WL, Rong XM, Cai P, Dai K, Huang QY*. Effects of solution chemistry on bacterial adhesion with phyllosilicates and goethite explained by the extended DLVO theory. Geomicrobiology Journal, 2014, 31: 419-430.
(12)Hong ZN, Chen WL, Rong XM, Cai P, Dai K, Huang QY*. The effect of extracellular polymeric substances on the adhesion of bacteria to clay minerals and goethite. Chemical Geology, 2013, 360-361: 118-125.
(13)Hong ZN, Rong XM, Cai P, Dai K, Liang W, Chen WL, Huang QY*. Initial adhesion of Bacillus subtilis on soil minerals as related to their surface properties. European Journal of Soil Science, 2012: 63, 457-466.
(14)Hong ZN, Rong XM, Cai P, Liang W, Huang QY*. Effects of temperature, pH and salt concentrations on the adsorption of Bacillus subtilis on soil clay minerals investigated by microcalorimetry. Geomicrobiology Journal, 2011: 28, 686-691.
