Jonathan WC Wong
Also known as: WC Wong, Jonathan Woonchung Wong, J Wong, Jonathan Wong, JWC Wong, JW Wong
Dongguan University of Technology, Hong Kong Baptist University
Research areas: Environmental Science · Pollution · Composting and Vermicomposting Techniques · Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production · Landfill Environmental Impact Studies
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About
Jonathan Wong is an Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, a top 2% scientist in biotechnology in Stanford University Ranking 2021, and a top 50 world most influential academics in environmental Science area in China in 2022. He is currently a Professor of the Department of Biology at the Hong Kong Baptist University, an Honorary Professor of the University of Queensland, the Director of the Institute of Bioresource and Agriculture, and Hong Kong Organic Resource Centre. He has developed the first third party certification system of Hong Kong, currently providing certification for local and overseas organic farming and processing operations. His research expertise is in the area of solid waste management with specialization in bioconversion of organic wastes for energy and biomass production using innovative composting and anaerobic digestion technology. Over the years, he has received over HK$200 millions of research funding and published over 550 SCI publication and conference proceedings with citation of > 24000 and H-index of 84. Jonathan has been appointed as a member of a number of Government’s advisory committees and was bestowed with Medal of Honor and Bronze Bauhinia Star by the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region respectively in 2011 and 2022 for his service and contribution to the Hong Kong environment and appointed as Justice of Peace in 2013.
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Dongguan University of Technology Top Talent Professor2023 - Present
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Hong Kong Baptist University Emeritus Professor2023 - Present
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Publications (375)
- Improvement in cost‐effectiveness for biopesticide production upon fortification of soybean medium to starch industry wastewater Save
- Enhancing nitrogen retention in low C/N food waste digestate composting: synergistic effects of biochar and nitrifying inoculation Save
- Enhanced stability of food waste anaerobic digestion under low inoculum to substrate ratio by using biochar Save
- Influence of inoculum-to-substrate ratio on biogas enhancement during biochar-assisted co-digestion of food waste and sludge Save
- Reactive extraction of lactic and acetic acids from leached bed reactor leachate and process optimization by response surface methodology Save
- Moderate potassium ferrate dosage enhances methane production from the anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge Save
- Synergistic carbon-rich biomass adjustment and Acetivibrio thermocellus bioaugmentation to enhance hydrogen and methane production in two-phase anaerobic digestion of food waste Save
- Mechanistic insights into fermentative pathway control during solid-state food waste acidogenesis under autogenic pressure Save
- Engineering a trifunctional h-BN-supported NiCoCaO catalyst for sustainable hydrogen production from steam reforming of biomass pyrolysis volatiles Save
- Fluorine-manganese co-doped carbon for periodate activation toward ultrafast acetaminophen degradation: Semi-ionic C-F bond as electron-transfer mediator Save
- Hydrochar-enhanced hydrogen production from cassava industrial waste residue using Enterobacter Aerogenes MTCC 2822 Save
- Recent Advances in Transition Metal‐Based Metal‐Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Production Save
- Treatment of polluted river water using potential bioflocculant produced by Klebsiella pneumonia UKD24 Save
- Freezing/thawing pretreatment for enhanced energy and resource recovery from waste activated sludge: A critical review Save
- Evaluating the feasibility of carbon fiber brush for improving biohydrogen production in acidogenic dark fermentation Save
- Harnessing economical biopolymer extrusion: the Bacillus clade as endotoxin-free platforms for next-generation bioprocesses Save
- Production of bioflocculant from Klebsiella pneumoniae : evaluation of fish waste extract as substrate and flocculation performance Save
- Genome-centric polyhydroxyalkanoate reconciliation reveals nutrient enriched growth dependent biosynthesis in Bacillus cereus IBA1 Save
- Brief repeated virtual nature contact for three weeks boosts university students' nature connectedness and psychological and physiological health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study Save
- Economical Di-Rhamnolipids Biosynthesis by Non-Pathogenic Burkholderia thailandensis E264 Using Post-Consumption Food Waste in a Biorefinery Approach Save