American Journal of Environmental Engineering

American Journal of Environmental Engineering presents broad interdisciplinary information on the practice and status of research in environmental engineering science, systems engineering, and sanitation. A balanced contribution from consultants, practicing engineers, and researchers is sought on engineering solutions, and professional obligations and responsibilities.

Jerry Wu

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Environmental Engineering

Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan, Taiwan

Research Areas

Advanced Oxidation Technology, Catalysis, Photocatalysis, Environmental Remediation

Education

1998Ph.DMichigan State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, USA
1991M.S.National Taiwan University, Environmental Engineering
1989B.S.National Cheng Kung University, Environmental Engineering

Experience

2007-presentProfessor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
2002-2007Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan
1999-2002Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Feng Chia University, Taichung, Taiwan

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  Jerry J. Wu, Sung-hee Park, Susan M. Hengemuehle, Melvin T. Yokoyama, Howard L. Person, and Susan J. Masten, "The Effect of Storage and Ozonation on the Physical, Chemical, and Biological Characteristics of Swine Manure Slurries", Ozone Science & Engineering, Vol. 20, p35-50,1998.
[2]  Jerry J. Wu, Sung-hee Park, Susan M. Hengemuehle, Melvin T. Yokoyama, Howard L. Person, John B. Gerrish, and Susan J. Masten, "The Use of Ozone to Reduce the Concentration of Malodorous Metabolites in Swine Manure Slurry", Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research, Vol.72, p317-327, 1999.
[3]  C.C. Wu and J.J. Wu, "Effect of Charge Neutralization on the Dewatering Performance of Alum Sludge by Polymer Conditioning", Water Science and Technology, Vol. 44, No. 10, pp.315-319, 2001.
[4]  Jerry J. Wu and Susan J. Masten, "Mass Transfer of Ozone in a Semi-Batch Stirred Reactor", Journal of Environmental Engineering-ASCE, Vol. 127, No. 12, pp.1089-1099, 2001.
[5]  Jerry J. Wu and Susan J. Masten, "Oxidation Kinetics of Phenolic and Indolic Compounds by Ozone: Application to Synthetic and Real Swine Manure Slurry", Water Research, Vol. 36, No. 6, pp.1513-1526, 2002.
[6]  C.C. Wu, Jerry J. Wu, and R.Y. Huang, "Effect of Floc Strength on Sludge Dewatering by Vacuum Filtration", Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, Vol. 221, p141-147, 2003.
[7]  C.C. Wu, Jerry J. Wu, and R.Y. Huang, "Floc Strength and Dewatering Efficiency of Alum Sludge", Advances in Environmental Research, Vol. 7, P617-621, 2003.
[8]  Jerry J. Wu*, C.C. Wu, H.W. Ma, and C.C. Chang, "Treatment of Landfill Leachate by Ozone-based Advanced Oxidation Processes", Chemosphere, Vol. 54, pp.997-1003, 2004.
[9]  Jerry J. Wu*, M. Muruganandham, J.S. Yang, and S.S. Lin, "Oxidation of DMSO on Goethite Catalyst in the Presence of H2O2 at Neutral pH", Catalysis Communications, Vol. 7, No. 8, pp.901-906, 2006.
[10]  Pon Yu Liu, Jerry J. Wu and Chih Chao Wu, "Control of disinfection byproduct formation in Feng-Shan reservoir by the traditional treatment processes plus O3—pilot-plant test", Water Science & Technology, Vol. 55, pp.127-131, 2007.
[11]  M. Muruganandham and Jerry J. Wu*, "Granular α-FeOOH-A Stable and Efficient Catalyst for the Decomposition of Dissolved Ozone in Water", Catalysis Communications, Vol. 8, No. 5, pp. 668-672, 2007.
[12]  M. Muruganandham J.S. Yang, and Jerry J. Wu*, "Effect of Ultrasonic Irradiation on the Catalytic Activity and Stability of Goethite Catalyst in the Presence of H2O2 at Acidic Medium", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 46, Issue 3, pp. 691-698, 2007.
[13]  M. Muruganandham, S.H. Chen, and J.J. Wu*, "Evaluation of Water Treatment Sludge as a Catalyst for Aqueous Ozone Decomposition", Catalysis Communications, Vol. 8, No. 8, pp. 1609-1614, 2007.
[14]  Jerry J. Wu*, M. Muruganandham, L.T. Chang, J.S. Yang, and S.H. Chen, "Ozone-based Advanced Oxidation Processes for the Decomposition of N-Methyl-2-Pyrolidone in Aqueous Medium", Ozone: Science and Engineering, Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 177-183, 2007.
[15]  M. Muruganandham, S.H. Chen, and J.J. Wu*, "Mineralization of N-methyl-2-pyrolidone by Advanced Oxidation Processes", Separation and Purification Technology, Vol. 55, pp. 360-367, 2007.
[16]  J.J. Wu*, M. Muruganandham, and S.H. Chen, "Degradation of DMSO by Ozone-based Advanced Oxidation Processes", Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 149, No. 1-2, pp.218-225, 2007.
[17]  M. Muruganandham and J.J. Wu*, ''Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Activity of Easily Recyclable Zinc Oxide Nanobundles'', Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Vol. 80, pp. 32-41, 2008.
[18]  J.J. Wu*, J.S. Yang, and M. Muruganandham, ''Kinetics and Modeling of IPA Oxidation Using Ozone-based Advanced Oxidation Processes'', Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 47, pp.1820-1827, 2008.
[19]  J.J. Wu*, S.H. Chen, and M. Muruganandham, ''Catalytic Ozonation of Oxalic Acid Using Carbon Free Rice Husk Ash Catalysts'', Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 47, pp.2919-2925, 2008.
[20]  J.J. Wu*, J.S. Yang, M. Muruganandham, and C.C. Wu, ''The Oxidation Study of 2-Propanol Using Ozone-based Advanced Oxidation Processes'', Separation and Purification Technology, Vol. 62, pp.39-46,2008.
[21]  J.J. Wu*, M. Muruganandham, L.T. Chang, and S.H. Chen, ''Oxidation of Propylene Glycol Methyl Ether Acetate (PGMEA) Using Ozone Based Advanced Oxidation Processes'', Ozone: Science and Engineering, Vol. 30, No. 5, pp.332-338, 2008.
[22]  J.J. Wu*, M. Muruganandham, and Y.S. Chen, ''Effect of Temperature on the Formation of Macroporous ZnO Bundles and Its Application in Photocatalysis'', Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 172, No. 2-3, pp.700-706. 2009.
[23]  S. Anandan and J.J. Wu*, "Microwave Assisted Rapid Synthesis of Bi2O3 Short Nanorods", Material Letters, Vol. 63, No. 27, pp. 2387-2389, 2009.
[24]  J.J. Wu*, R. Amutha, M. Muruganandham, G.J. Lee, G. Mokrousov, "Flux Assisted Shape Tunable Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Microflowers", Advanced Science Letters, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 491-495, 2010.
[25]  S. Anandan, G.J. Lee, P.K. Chen, C. Fan, J.J. Wu*, "The Removal of Orange II Dye in Water by Visible Light Assisted Photocatalytic Ozonation Using Bi2O3 and Au/Bi2O3 Nanorods", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 49, No. 20, pp. 9729-9737, 2010.
[26]  J.J. Wu*, M. Muruganandham, G.J. Lee, V.N. Batalova, G. Mokrousov, "Catalytic Ozonation of Oxalic Acid Using SrTiO3 Catalyst", Ozone : Science and Engineering, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 74-79, 2011.
[27]  T.L. Hu, J.Z. Hwa, W.F. Chang, J.J. Wu*, "The Anti-bacterial Study Using Nano Silver-doped High Density Polyethylene Pipe", In Press, Sustainable Environment Research, 2011.
[28]  R. Amutha, M. Muruganandham, G. J. Lee, V.N. Batalova, G.M. Mokrousov, and J.J. Wu*, "Solvent Free Synthesis, Characterization and Catalytic Activity of α-Fe2O3 Nanomaterial", Advanced Science Letters, Vol. 4, No.2, pp.496-500, 2011.
[29]  P. Sathishkumar, R. Sweena, J.J. Wu, and S. Anandan, "Synthesis of CuO-ZnO Nanophotocatalyst for Visible Light Assisted Degradation of a Textile Dye in Aqueous Solution", Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 171, pp. 136-140, 2011.
[30]  S. Anandan, G.J. Lee, S.H. Hsieh, M. Ashokkumar, and J.J. Wu*. "Amorphous Titania-Coated Magnetite Spherical Nanoparticles: Sonochemical Synthesis and Catalytic Degradation of Nonylphenol Ethoxylate", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol. 50, No. 13, pp.7874-7881, 2011.
[31]  R. Amutha M. Muruganandham, G.J. Lee, and J.J. Wu*, "Facile Microwave-combustion Synthesis of Wurtzite CdS Nano/micro Materials", Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 11, No. 11, pp.1-5, 2011.