Scientists
About
I earned my Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from University College Cork (UCC) in 2022, supported by a doctoral fellowship from the Irish Environmental Protection Agency. Following a postdoctoral tenure at UCC, I joined the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), as a Full Professor in 2023.
Over the past five years, I have co-authored 23 peer-reviewed publications, including 10 as first or corresponding author in premier journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Water Research, and Resources, Conservation and Recycling, with an average impact factor (IF) exceeding 11. Since establishing my independent research group, I have secured approximately 6.5 million CNY (~USD 900,000) in competitive research funding.
My academic contributions have been recognized through several prestigious honors, most notably the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, a global distinction granted to only 600 recipients annually. Additionally, I was appointed as a “Distinguished Backbone Researcher” by the CAS and received the Young Outstanding Contribution Award from the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association—one of the nation’s most influential organizations in the circular economy sector.
I am actively seeking passionate and self-motivated postgraduate students to join my group. If you have a strong interest in my research areas, please feel free to reach out!
Personal Web: https://bentengwu77.github.io/
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Benteng-Wu
Selected Publications
1. Benteng Wu, Richen Lin, Jing, Gu, Haoran Yuan*, Jerry D. Murphy. Biochar confers significant microbial resistance to ammonia toxicity in n-caproic acid production. Water Research, 2024, 266, 122367.
2. Yuanzhong Zhang, Jing Gu, Benteng Wu*, Jianwei Wang, Haoran Yuan*, Thermochemical recycling of end-of-life photovoltaic laminates using pyrolysis: Interaction mechanisms and fluorine migration and transformation. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2025, 219, 108312
3. Benteng Wu, Richen Lin*, Xihui Kang, Chen Deng, Alan DW Dobson, Jerry D Murphy. Improved robustness of ex-situ biological methanation for electro-fuel production through the addition of graphene. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021, 152, 111690
4. Benteng Wu, Yangjuan Cheng, Gu Jing*, Haoran Yuan, Jerry D. Murphy. Toward sustained and efficient n-caproate production: Insights into magnetite-encapsulated biochar mediated microbial chain elongation, Bioresource Technology, 2025, 133617
5. Benteng Wu, Richen Lin*, Xihui Kang, Chen Deng, Ao Xia, Alan DW Dobson, Jerry D Murphy. Graphene addition to digestion of thin stillage can alleviate acidic shock and improve biomethane production. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2020, 35, 13248-13260
Research Areas
· Waste treatment and targeted resource recovery (recycling and upcycling of end-of-life photovoltaic laminates, microbial chain elongation, directed biochemical conversion of C1 feedstocks etc.)
· Functional material development (biochar, magnetic materials etc.)
· Emerging biotechnologies (bioleaching, quorum sensing etc.)
Scientific Research
1. National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), CNY 300,000, Principal Investigator, 2025.01—2027.12
2. CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research, CNY 20,000,000, Co-Principal Investigator (5/10), 2023.07—2028.07
3. National Key R&D Program of China (Sub-project), CNY 4,200,000, Principal Investigator, 2023.12—2027.11
4. CAS President’s International Fellowship for Distinguished Scientists, CNY 40,000, Principal Investigator, 2025.05—2026.12
5. Institute Talent Recruitment Program, CNY 2,000,000, Principal Investigator, 2023.02—2029.02