Post-Doctoral Researcher
Environmental Research Institute
Lee Road
Cork
Ireland

T: +353 21 4901948
E: ao.xia@ucc.ie

Dr Ao Xia is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher in the Environmental Research Institute (ERI) on fermentative hydrogen and methane production from algae biomass. He graduated in 2008 with a BE and completed his PhD research in 2013 in Energy Engineering from Zhejiang University (ZJU), China. In 2013 he was awarded the Chu Kochen Scholarship for the highest honours (top 0.1%) at ZJU, and a Scholarship for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation at ZJU. He has 30 papers in peer-reviewed journals (23 published; 7 in review) and 5 keynote/invited lectures in international conferences. He serves as a referee on peer-reviewed journals (Applied Energy, Bioresource Technology, Energy, Journal of Cleaner Production and Energy Conversion and Management) and international conferences (International Conference on Applied Energy).

Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?sortby=pubdate&hl=en&user=L1mAxbgAAAAJ&view_op=list_works






Research Interests

Biogas; Biofuels; Algae; Hydrogen; Methane

Peer Reviewed Journals

YearPublication
(2015)'Substrate consumption and hydrogen production via co-fermentation of monomers derived from carbohydrates and proteins in biomass wastes'
Xia, Ao,Cheng, Jun,Ding, Lingkan,Lin, Richen,Song, Wenlu,Su, Huibo,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2015) 'Substrate consumption and hydrogen production via co-fermentation of monomers derived from carbohydrates and proteins in biomass wastes'. Applied Energy, 139 :9-16 Globe icon [Details]
(2015)'Hydrogen production using amino acids obtained by protein degradation in waste biomass by combined dark- and photo-fermentation'
Cheng, Jun,Ding, Lingkan,Xia, Ao,Lin, Richen,Li, Yuyou,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2015) 'Hydrogen production using amino acids obtained by protein degradation in waste biomass by combined dark- and photo-fermentation'. Bioresource Technology, 179 :13-19 Globe icon [Details]
(2015)'Enhancement of fermentative hydrogen production from hydrolyzed water hyacinth with activated carbon detoxification and bacteria domestication'
Cheng, Jun,Lin, Richen,Song, Wenlu,Xia, Ao,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2015) 'Enhancement of fermentative hydrogen production from hydrolyzed water hyacinth with activated carbon detoxification and bacteria domestication'. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 40 (66):2545-2551 Globe icon [Details]
(2014)'Effects of changes in microbial community on the fermentative production of hydrogen and soluble metabolites from Chlorella pyrenoidosa biomass in semi-continuous operation'
Xia, Ao,Cheng, Jun,Ding, Lingkan,Lin, Richen,Song, Wenlu,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2014) 'Effects of changes in microbial community on the fermentative production of hydrogen and soluble metabolites from Chlorella pyrenoidosa biomass in semi-continuous operation'. Energy, 68 :982-988 Globe icon [Details]
(2014)'Enhancement of energy production efficiency from mixed biomass of Chlorella pyrenoidosa and cassava starch through combined hydrogen fermentation and methanogenesis'
Xia, Ao,Cheng, Jun,Ding, Lingkan,Lin, Richen,Song, Wenlu,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2014) 'Enhancement of energy production efficiency from mixed biomass of Chlorella pyrenoidosa and cassava starch through combined hydrogen fermentation and methanogenesis'. Applied Energy, 120 :23-30 Globe icon [Details]
(2014)'Sequential Generation of Fermentative Hydrogen and Methane from Swine Manure with Physicochemical Characterization'
Cheng, Jun,Lin, Richen,Xia, Ao,Liu, Yaqiong,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2014) 'Sequential Generation of Fermentative Hydrogen and Methane from Swine Manure with Physicochemical Characterization'. Energy & Fuels, 28 (11):563-570 Globe icon [Details]
(2014)'Cogeneration of hydrogen and methane from the pretreated biomass of algae bloom in Taihu Lake'
Cheng, Jun,Liu, Yaqiong,Lin, Richen,Xia, Ao,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2014) 'Cogeneration of hydrogen and methane from the pretreated biomass of algae bloom in Taihu Lake'. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39 (33):18793-18802 Globe icon [Details]
(2013)'Enhancing enzymatic saccharification of water hyacinth through microwave heating with dilute acid pretreatment for biomass energy utilization'
Xia, Ao,Cheng, Jun,Song, Wenlu,Yu, Cong,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2013) 'Enhancing enzymatic saccharification of water hyacinth through microwave heating with dilute acid pretreatment for biomass energy utilization'. Energy, 61 :158-166 Globe icon [Details]
(2013)'Improvement of the energy conversion efficiency of Chlorella pyrenoidosa biomass by a three-stage process comprising dark fermentation, photofermentation, and methanogenesis'
Xia, Ao,Cheng, Jun,Ding, Lingkan,Lin, Richen,Huang, Rui,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2013) 'Improvement of the energy conversion efficiency of Chlorella pyrenoidosa biomass by a three-stage process comprising dark fermentation, photofermentation, and methanogenesis'. Bioresource Technology, 146 :436-443 Globe icon [Details]
(2013)'Comparison in dark hydrogen fermentation followed by photo hydrogen fermentation and methanogenesis between protein and carbohydrate compositions in Nannochloropsis oceanica biomass'
Xia, Ao,Cheng, Jun,Lin, Richen,Lu, Hongxiang,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2013) 'Comparison in dark hydrogen fermentation followed by photo hydrogen fermentation and methanogenesis between protein and carbohydrate compositions in Nannochloropsis oceanica biomass'. Bioresource Technology, 138 :204-213 Globe icon [Details]
(2013)'Combination of hydrogen fermentation and methanogenesis to enhance energy conversion efficiency from trehalose'
Xia, Ao,Cheng, Jun,Lin, Richen,Ding, Lingkan,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2013) 'Combination of hydrogen fermentation and methanogenesis to enhance energy conversion efficiency from trehalose'. Energy, 55 :631-637 Globe icon [Details]
(2013)'Sequential generation of hydrogen and methane from glutamic acid through combined photo-fermentation and methanogenesis'
Xia, Ao,Cheng, Jun,Lin, Richen,Liu, Jianzhong,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2013) 'Sequential generation of hydrogen and methane from glutamic acid through combined photo-fermentation and methanogenesis'. Bioresource Technology, 131 :146-151 Globe icon [Details]
(2013)'Promotion of H-2 production by microwave-assisted treatment of water hyacinth with dilute H2SO4 through combined dark fermentation and photofermentation'
Cheng, Jun,Xia, Ao,Su, Huibo,Song, Wenlu,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2013) 'Promotion of H-2 production by microwave-assisted treatment of water hyacinth with dilute H2SO4 through combined dark fermentation and photofermentation'. Energy Conversion and Management, 73 :329-334 Globe icon [Details]
(2012)'Combination of dark- and photo-fermentation to improve hydrogen production from Arthrospira platensis wet biomass with ammonium removal by zeolite'
Cheng, Jun,Xia, Ao,Liu, Yaqiong,Lin, Richen,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2012) 'Combination of dark- and photo-fermentation to improve hydrogen production from Arthrospira platensis wet biomass with ammonium removal by zeolite'. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (1818):13330-13337 Globe icon [Details]
(2012)'Comparison between heterofermentation and autofermentation in hydrogen production from Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis wet biomass'
Cheng, Jun,Xia, Ao,Song, Wenlu,Su, Huibo,Thou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2012) 'Comparison between heterofermentation and autofermentation in hydrogen production from Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis wet biomass'. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (88):6536-6544 Globe icon [Details]
(2012)'Sequential generation of hydrogen and methane from xylose by two-stage anaerobic fermentation'
Cheng, Jun,Song, Wenlu,Xia, Ao,Su, Huibo,Thou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2012) 'Sequential generation of hydrogen and methane from xylose by two-stage anaerobic fermentation'. International Journal Of Hydrogen Energyinternational Journal Of Hydrogen Energy, 37 (1818):13323-13329 Globe icon [Details]
(2012)'Biohydrogen production from aquatic biomass by fermentation'
Cheng, Jun,Xia, Ao,Liu, Yaqiong,Lin, Richen,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2012) 'Biohydrogen production from aquatic biomass by fermentation'. Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 243 Globe icon [Details]
(2011)'Cogeneration of hydrogen and methane from Arthrospira maxima biomass with bacteria domestication and enzymatic hydrolysis'
Cheng, Jun,Zhang, Minghui,Song, Wenlu,Xia, Ao,Zhou, Junhu,Cen, Kefa (2011) 'Cogeneration of hydrogen and methane from Arthrospira maxima biomass with bacteria domestication and enzymatic hydrolysis'. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 36 (22):1474-1481 Globe icon [Details]