Chung-Yu (Tim) Guan
Status Faculty-Biology Materials
Name Chung-Yu (Tim) Guan
Email
Office Tel No. (02)33664626
Experience Dr. Chung-Yu Guan is an Associate Professor in School of Forestry and Resource Conservation at National Taiwan University. His Ph.D. was from the Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering at National Taiwan University. He was a postdoctoral researcher at National Taiwan University, Visiting scholar at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong, and Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan. In recent years, Dr. Guan held faculty positions in the Department of Environmental Engineering at National Ilan University, where he served as Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Chief of the Health Service Division, Student Affairs.

Dr. Guan's research is highly interdisciplinary, focusing on areas such as plant microbial fuel cells, life cycle assessment, carbon footprint analysis, and biorefining technologies. He also has research experience in urban greening, ecological engineering, and advanced oxidation processes. Dedicated to advancing academic collaboration and exchange both nationally and internationally, Dr. Guan has received research awards from the National Science and Technology Council for college and university. He also serves as an editor and reviewer for several international journals.

Currently, Dr. Guan is actively engaged in research, teaching, and service within the College of Bioresources and Agriculture and the School of Forestry and Resource Conservation at National Taiwan University. He was honored with the “Young Scholars Awards” by the College. He aims to integrate his expertise in forestry, agriculture, and environmental sciences for net-zero emissions, green energy, sustainable remediation, and the circular economy. Through cross-sector collaboration among academia, industry, and government, Dr. Guan meaningfully contributes to sustainable development at the local, national, and international levels.
 
laboratory Name Green Technology and Sustainable Development Laboratory
Research expertise 1. Carbon Sinks of Forest Resource and Wood Materials 2. Green Energy and Renewable Energy 3. Biomaterial and Waste Valorization 4. Green and Sustainable Remediation of Soils and Groundwater
Job title Associate Professor
Reference website of individual publication https://scholar.google.com.tw/citations?view_op=list_works&hl=en&hl=en&user=Fz5KeHcAAAAJ&pagesize=80&sortby=pubdate
Year Paper Title
2024 Synergistic low-temperature plasma degradation of tetracycline with ferrocene, Journal of Environmental Management (SCI), 2024
2024 Nitro-PAHs: Occurrences, ecological consequences, and remediation strategies for environmental restoration, Chemosphere, 2024
2023 Valorization of heavy metal-adsorbed microalgae from a membrane bioreactor for levulinic acid production, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (SCI), 2023
2023 Recent progresses, challenges, and opportunities of carbon-based materials applied in heavy metal polluted soil remediation, Science of The Total Environment (SCI), 2023
2023 Magnetic pyro-hydrochar derived from waste cartons as an efficient activator of peroxymonosulfate for antibiotic dissipation, Separation and Purification Technology (SCI), 2023
2023 Metal oxide modified biochars for fertile soil management: Effects on soil phosphorus transformation, enzyme activity, microbe community, and plant growth, Environmental Research (SCI), 2023
2023 Comprehensive understanding of guest compound intercalated layered double hydroxides: Design and applications in removal of potentially toxic elements, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (SCI), 2023
2023 Simultaneous recovery and retention of fluoride resources using esterified cellulose filter papers loaded with environmentally friendly calcium and magnesium extracted from seawater, Separation and Purification Technology (SCI), 2023
2023 Evaluation of long-term performance of plant microbial fuel cells using agricultural plants under the controlled environment, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (SCI), 2023
2023 Acid-catalyzed hydrothermal treatment of sewage sludge: effects of reaction temperature and acid concentration on the production of hydrolysis by-products, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery (SCI), 2023
2023 Exploring complex biosphere molecular signaling networks: plant-microbes symbiosis at microscopic to macroscopic levels, Frontiers in Plant Science (SCI), 2023
2023 Specifically designed 10-Fe1Mn1-USY hydrophobicity material for acetone adsorption under high humidity condition, Sustainable Environment Research (SCI), 2023
2022 Comparative study on the removal of organic pollutants by magnetic composite and pre-magnetized zero-valent iron activated persulfate, Chemosphere, 2022
2022 Trapa Natans Husk-Derived Carbon as a Sustainable Electrode Material for Plant Microbial Fuel Cells, Applied Energy (SCI), 2022
2022 Identifying biotic and abiotic processes of reversing biochar-induced soil phosphorus leaching through biochar modification with MgAl layered (hydr) oxides, Science of The Total Environment (SCI), 2022
2022 Interception of fertile soil phosphorus leaching with immobilization materials: Recent progresses, opportunities and challenges. , Chemosphere, 2022
2022 Recent Advances in the Bioconversion of Waste Straw Biomass with Steam Explosion Technique: A Comprehensive Review, Processes (SCI), 2022
2022 Nature-based solutions for securing contributions of water, food, and energy in an urban environment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research (SCI), 2022
2022 Environmental Life Cycle Assessments of Chicken Manure Compost Using Tobacco Residue, Mushroom Bran, and Biochar as Additives, Sustainability (SCI), 2022
2022 Effects of bamboo biochar on nitrogen conservation during co-composting of layer manure and spent mushroom substrate, Environmental Technology (SCI), 2022
2022 Specifically Designed Metal Functional Group Doped Hydrophobic Zeolite for Acetone Removal with Low Temperature Catalytic Reaction, Catalysis Letters (SCI), 2022
2022 Metaheuristics-optimized deep learning to predict generation of sustainable energy from rooftop plant microbial fuel cells, International Journal of Energy Research (SCI), 2022
2021 New insights into ball milling effects on MgAl-LDHs exfoliation on biochar support: A case study for cadmium adsorption, Journal of Hazardous Materials (SCI), 2021
2021 A combined management scheme to simultaneously mitigate As and Cd concentrations in rice cultivated in contaminated paddy soil, Journal of Hazardous Materials (SCI), 2021
2021 Application of Magnetic Composites in Removal of Tetracycline through Adsorption and Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs): A Review, Processes (SCI), 2021
2021 Plasma-implanted Ti-doped hematite photoanodes with enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation performance, Journal of Alloys and Compounds (SCI), 2021
2021 Plant microbial fuel cells with Oryza rufipogon and Typha orientalis for remediation of cadmium contaminated soil, Environmental Technology & Innovation (SCI), 2021
2021 Evaluation of plant microbial fuel cells for urban green roofs in a subtropical metropolis, Science of The Total Environment (SCI), 2021
2020 Valorization of plant biomass from plant microbial fuel cells into levulinic acid catalyzed by liquid and solid acids under green solvent, Journal of Cleaner Production (SCI), 2020
2020 Zero-valent iron-based technologies for removal of heavy metal(loid)s and organic pollutants from the aquatic environment: Recent advances and perspectives, Journal of Cleaner Production (SCI), 2020
2020 Constrasting abiotic As(III) immobilization by undissolved and dissolved fractions of biochar in Ca-rich groundwater under anoxic conditions: Oxidative versus. Non-oxidative immobilization, Water Research (SCI), 2020
2020 Biogas production and microbial communities in the anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge under hydrothermal pretreatment with air and a catalyst, BioEnergy Research (SCI), 2020
2020 Arsenic adsorption on layered double hydroxides biochars and their amended red and calcareous soils, Journal of Environmental Management (SCI), 2020
2019 Wetland plant microbial fuel cells for remediation of hexavalent chromium contaminated soils and electricity production, Journal of Hazardous Materials (SCI), 2019
2019 Stratified chemical and microbial characteristics between anode and cathode after long-term operation of plant microbial fuel cells for remediation of metal contaminated soils, Science of the Total Environment (SCI), 2019
2019 Enhanced removal of ammonium form the aqueous solution using a high-gravity rotating packed bed loaded with clinoptilolite, Separation and Purification Technology (SCI), 2019
Year Paper Title
2025 Plant Microbial Fuel Cell with Wetland Sediment and Sintered Sludge Granules for Sustainable Energy, 2025 Conference of The Chinese Forest Products Association, 口頭報告, 2025, Taichung, Taiwan
2025 Microwave Heating Valorization of Lignocellulosic Biomass and Food Waste, 2025 Conference of The Chinese Forest Products Association, 口頭報告, 2025, Taichung, Taiwan
2025 Plants in Microbial Electrochemical Systems for Net Zero Emission: Examples for Natural Wetlands in Woodlands and Heavy Metal in Contaminated Sites, MiTalk9 Young Scientist Workshop, 受邀演講, 2025, Taipei, Taiwan
2025 Plants with microbial fuel cells for green energy production, green sustainable remediation, and net zero emissions, 9th Edition of Global Congress on Plant Biology and Biotechnology., 口頭報告, 2025, Singapore
2024 Combining Liquid Catalyst and Microwave Heating Technology to Convert Coffee Grounds Waste into Levulinic Acid for Waste Valorization and Net Zero Emissions, 2024 Annual Conference of The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2024, Taichung, Taiwan
2024 Integrating Sediment from Shuanglianpi Wetland Located in Yilan County into Plant Microbial Fuel Cells for Net-Zero Eieesions and Sustainable Development, 2024 Annual Conference of The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2024, Taichung, Taiwan
2024 Plants combined microbial electrochemical systems and biorefinery technology for net zero emissions, Carbon Management of Asphalt Industry for Net Zero Emissions, 受邀演講, 2024, Yilan, Taiwan
2024 Plants Bioelectrochemical Systems for Green and Sustainable Remediation of Contaminated Water and Soils, 17th National Water Treatment Chemicals Conference and Symposium, 受邀演講, 2024, Shanghai, China
2024 Plant microbial fuel cells and biorefinery technology for climate change, global warming, energy shortages, and environmental problems, 4th Edition of International Conference on Green Chemistry and Renewable Energy (Hybrid Event), 口頭報告, 2024, Paris, France
2024 Plants in Bioelectrochemical Technology for Sustainable Development and Net-Zero Emissions, The 31st International Conference on Aerosol Science and Technology, 受邀演講, 2024, Yilan, Taiwan
2024 Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass Waste into Green Platform Compounds Using Microwave Heating Method, 2024 Forest Colloquium on Sustainable Development of Forest Resources, 口頭報告, 2024, Taipei, Taiwan
2024 Plant microbial fuel cells combine local forest resources for net-zero emissions and sustainable development: based on Shuanglianpi sediment in Yilan, 2024 Forest Colloquium on Sustainable Development of Forest Resources, 口頭報告, 2024, Taipei, Taiwan
2024 Plant Microbial Fuel Cells for Green Remediation, Sustainable Development, and Net Zero Emissions, 5th International Conference on Biofuels and Bioenergy, 口頭報告, 2024, Tokyo, Japan
2023 Conversion of glucose into platform compounds using microwave heating method and application in biorefinery of plant biomass materials, 4th International Conference on Biofuels and Bioenergy, 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2023, London, United Kingdom
2023 Plant bioelectrochemical system for sustainable remediation of soil and water, The 4th Straits Urban Environment Forum, 受邀演講, 2023, Xiamen, China
2022 Conversion of glucose into platform compounds by microwave heating, 2022 annual conference of The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 口頭報告, 2022, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2021 The conversion of plant biomass waste for valorization and pollutant distribution, 2021 annual conference of The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2021, Taichung, Taiwan
2021 Applying wetland plants in electricity generation green roofs for urban greening and sponge cities, The 12th Symposium on Taiwan Wetland Ecosystem, 口頭報告, 受邀演講, 2021, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 Application of bionic optimization and deep learning for the prediction model of electricity generation in plant microbial fuel cells based on the green roof, The 25th Symposium on Construction Engineering and Management / International Conference, 口頭報告, 2021, Taipei, Taiwan
2021 Plant microbial fuel cells for urban green roof: A case study in northern Taiwan, The 5th Asia-Pacific International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology Conference, 受邀演講, 2021, Harbin, China
2020 Stratified chemical and microbial communities between anode and cathode after long-term operation of plant microbial fuel cells for soil remediation, 2020 MiTalk Young Scientist Workshop (MiTalk 4), 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2020, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 Plant microbial fuel cells for remediation of hexavalent chromium contaminated soils, Water and soil cross-field technology conference, 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2020, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 Applying plants in bioelectrochemical technology for environmental remediation and valorization, 2020 Conference of The Chinese Forest Products Association, 口頭報告, 2020, Taichung, Taiwan
2020 Plants and Microbes for sustainable systems, Transdisciplinary of Urban Resilience Nexus - Improving Decision Making on Food-Energy-Water Nexus, 口頭報告, 其他, 2020, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 The relationship between the operation of plant microbial fuel cells, microbial communities, and environmental items, 2020 Annual Joint Meeting of Taiwan Society of Microbial Ecology and Mycological Society of Taiwan & Applied Microbiology Conference, 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2020, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 Evaluation on the relationship between the operation of electricity generation green roof and environmental items, 2020 annual conference of The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 口頭報告, 2020, Taoyuan, Taiwan
2019 Divided situation of chemical and microbial communities in long-run of plant microbial fuel cells for soil remediation of hexavalent chromium contaminated soils, The 19th Mainland-Taiwan Environmental Protection Conference, 會議論文, 2019, Tianjin, China
2019 Plant microbial fuel cells for soil remediation from short to long operation and biomass waste valorization., The 19th Mainland-Taiwan Environmental Protection Conference, 口頭報告, 會議論文, 2019, Tianjin, China
2019 Stratified chemical and microbial communities between anode and cathode after long-term operation of plant microbial fuel cells for soil remediation, 2019 Taiwan Symposium on Microbial Ecology (2019 TSME), 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2019, Taichung, Taiwan
2019 Plant microbial fuel cells for remediation of hexavalent chromium contaminated soils from short to long-term operation, 11th Asian Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ASME), 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2019, Taichung, Taiwan
2019 Plant microbial fuel cells for remediation of hexavalent chromium contaminated soils in long-term operation. , International Society for Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (ISME 7), 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2019, Okinawa, Japan
2019 Application of wetland plants in microbial fuel cells for remediation of hexavalent chromium contaminated soils, The 10th Symposium on Taiwan Wetland Ecosystem (Joint Conferences), 口頭報告, 其他, 2019, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
2019 Stratified chemical and microbial communities between anode and cathode after long-term operation of plant microbial fuel cells for soil remediation, 2019 Taiwan Symposium on Microbial Ecology (2019 TSME), 口頭報告, 2019, Taichung, Taiwan
2019 Plant microbial fuel cells for soil remediation from short to long operation and biomass waste valorization, The 19th Mainland-Taiwan Environmental Protection Conference, 口頭報告, 2019, Tianjin, China
2019 Valorization of plant biomass from plant microbial fuel cells into levulinic acid catalyzed by liquid and solid acids under green solvent, The 3th International Conference on Bioresources, Energy, Environment, and Materials Technology (BEEM 2019), 口頭報告, 2019, Hong Kong, China
2019 Catalytic conversion with green solvent of plant waste from plant microbial fuel cells into platform chemicals, 28th KAIST-Kyoto-NTU-NUS symposium, 口頭報告, 2019, New Taipei City, Taiwan
2019 Plant microbial fuel cells for soil remediation, Energy and Biorefinery, 4th International Conference on Alternative Fuels, Energy and Environment (ICAFEE): Future and Challenges, 口頭報告, 2019, Taichung, Taiwan
2019 Plant microbial fuel cells for soil remediation, waste valorization and fate of pollutions, 14th International Conference of the East and Southeast Asia Federation of Soil Science Societies (ESAFS 2019), 口頭報告, 2019, Taipei, Taiwan
2019 Applying electricity-generating green roofs for urban greening and sponge cities, 2019 annual conference of The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 口頭報告, 會議論文, 2019, Taichung, Taiwan
2018 Plant microbial fuel cells with green roofs for urban greening and electricity generation, 2018 annual conference of The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 會議論文, 2018, Tainan, Taiwan
2018 Plant microbial fuel cell for remediation of hexavalent chromium contaminated soil and liquid, 14th National Water Treatment Chemicals Conference and Symposium, 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2018, Shanghai, China
2018 Plant microbial fuel cell for remediation for soil remediation and green roof, 2018 Taiwan Society of Microbial Ecology (TSME), 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2018, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 Plant microbial fuel cell for remediation of metal-contaminated soils, 4th International Conference on Contaminated Land, Ecological Assessment and Remediation 2018 (CLEAR2018), 海報展示, 壁報論文, 2018, Hong Kong, China
2018 Plant microbial fuel cell for remediation for soil remediation and green roof, 2018 Taiwan Society of Microbial Ecology, 口頭報告, 其他, 2018, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 Plant microbial fuel cell for soil remediation, treating mechanisms and multiple functions, The 27th KAIST-KYOTO-NTTU-NUS Symposium on Environmental Engineering, 口頭報告, 會議論文, 2018, Kyoto, Japan
2018 Plant microbial fuel cell for remediation of hexavalent chromium contaminated soil treating mechanisms, 10th Asian Symposium on Microbial Ecology, 口頭報告, 其他, 受邀演講, 2018, Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan
2018 The effect of plant microbial fuel cells for remediation of metal-contaminated soils, 6th National Symposium on Sediment Environment and Pollution Control, 口頭報告, 2018, Guiyang, China
2018 Plant microbial fuel cells with green roofs for urban greening and electricity generation, 2018 annual conference of The Chinese Institute of Environmental Engineering, 口頭報告, 2018, Tainan, Taiwan
2017 Wetland plant microbial fuel cells for soil remediation and electricity production, The 2th China Wetland Conference, 口頭報告, 其他, 海報展示, 2017, Kunming, China
2017 Wetland plant microbial fuel cells for simulated and actual soil remediation, The 18th Cross-Strait Conference on Environmental Protection, 口頭報告, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan
School Name Department Degree
National Taiwan University Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering Ph.D.
Organization Title Department Job Title
National Ilan University Department of Environmental Engineering Associate Professor
National Ilan University Department of Environmental Engineering Assistant Professor
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Visiting Scholar
Kyushu Institute of Technology Department of Biological Functions Engineering Visiting Scholar
National Taiwan University Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineeting Post-Doctoral Fellow
Honor Category Year Award Name Awarding Unit
Inside School Honor 2024 Young Scholars Awards College of Bioresource and Agriculture
Outside School Honor 2023 NSTC for college and universities research rewards National Science and Technology Council
Outside School Honor 2020 Best Oral Award Conference of The Chinese Forest Products Association
Outside School Honor 2019 Excellent Oral Award Taiwan Symposium on Microbial Ecology (TSME)
Outside School Honor 2019 Best Poster Award 11th Asian Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ASME)
Outside School Honor 2018 Best Poster Award Taiwan Symposium on Microbial Ecology (TSME)
Outside School Honor 2018 Excellent Poster Award National Water Treatment Chemicals Conference and Symposium
Outside School Honor 2018 Young Scientist Session Asian Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ASME)
Outside School Honor 2017 Excellent Report Award China Wetland Conference