Jiarui HAN
韓佳芮

PhD in Environmental Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2019

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research Interest


  • Drinking water treatment
  • Disinfection byproducts
  • Water pollution identification and control

Publications



2024 4

An effective and rapidly degradable disinfectant from disinfection byproducts

Nature Communications, v. 15, (1), June 2024, article number 4888, p. 1-9
Han, Jiarui; Li, Wanxin; Zhang, Xiangru
Article

Effects of ozone dose on brominated DBPs in subsequent chlor(am)ination: A comprehensive study of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic DBPs

Water Research, v. 250, February 2024, article number 121039
Han, Jiarui; Zhai, Hongyan; Zhang, Xiangru; Liu, Jiaqi; Sharma, Virender K.
Article

Nanoplastics enhanced the developmental toxicity of aromatic disinfection byproducts to a marine polychaete at non-feeding early life stage

Chemosphere, v. 364, September 2024, article number 143062
Yang, Yun; Zhang, Xiangru; Han, Jiarui; Li, Wanxin; Chang, Xinyi; He, Yuhe; Leung, Kenneth Mei Yee
Article

UV-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes for Antibiotic Resistance Control: Efficiency, Influencing Factors, and Energy Consumption

Engineering, v. 37, June 2024, p. 27-39
Han, Jiarui; Li, Wanxin; Yang, Yun; Zhang, Xuanwei; Bao, Siyu; Zhang, Xiangru; Zhang, Tong; Leung, Kenneth Mei Yee
Article
2023 2

Contributions of Pharmaceuticals to DBP Formation and Developmental Toxicity in Chlorination of NOM-containing Source Water

Environmental Science & Technology, July 2023
Li, Wanxin; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Chen, Guanghao; Yang, Yun
Article

NaHCO3 addition enhances water permeance and Ca/haloacetic acids selectivity of nanofiltration membranes for drinking water treatment

Water Research, v. 242, August 2023, article number 120255
Long, Li; Peng, Lu Elfa; Zhou, Shenghua; Gan, Qimao; Li, Xianhui; Jiang, Jingyi; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Guo, Hao; Tang, Chuyang Y.
Article
2022 2

Formation of Larger Molecular Weight Disinfection Byproducts from Acetaminophen in Chlorine Disinfection

Environmental Science & Technology, v. 56, (23), December 2022, p. 16929-16939
Li, Wanxin; Zhang, Xiangru; Han, Jiarui
Article

Which Micropollutants in Water Environments Deserve More Attention Globally?

Environmental Science and Technology, v. 56, (1), January 2022, p. 13-29
Yang, Yun; Zhang, Xiangru; Jiang, Jingyi; Han, Jiarui; Li, Wanxin; Li, Xiaoyan; Leung, Kenneth Mei Yee; Snyder, Shane A.; Alvarez, Pedro J.J.
Article
2021 3

A review on the degradation efficiency, DBP formation, and toxicity variation in the UV/Chlorine treatment of micropollutants

Chemical Engineering Journal, v. 424, November 2021, article number 130053
Yeom, Yujin; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Shang, Chii; Zhang, Tong; Li, Xiaoyan; Duan, Xiaodi; Dionysiou, Dionysios D.
Article

How much of the total organic halogen and developmental toxicity of chlorinated drinking water might be attributed to aromatic halogenated DBPs?

Environmental Science & Technology, v. 55, (9), May 2021, p. 5906-5916
Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Jiang, Jingyi; Li, Wanxin
Article

Low chlorine impurity might be beneficial in chlorine dioxide disinfection

Water Research, v. 188, January 2021, article number 116520
Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Li, Wanxin; Jiang, Jingyi
Article
2020 3

Application of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry to characterize natural organic matter

Chemosphere, v. 260, December 2020, article number 127458
Zhang, Xiaoxiao; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Shen, Jimin; Chen, Zhonglin; Chu, Wei; Kang, Jin; Zhao, Shengxin; Zhou, Yaoyu
Article

Formation mechanisms of emerging organic contaminants during on-line membrane cleaning with NaOCl in MBR

Journal of Hazardous Materials, v.386, March 2020, article number 121966
Cai, Weiwei; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Liu, Yu
Article

Nonhalogenated aromatic DBPs in drinking water chlorination: A gap between NOM and halogenated aromatic DBPs

Environmental Science & Technology, v. 54, (3), February 2020, p. 1646-1656
Jiang, Jingyi; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru
Article
2019 2

Conversion of Haloacid Disinfection Byproducts to Amino Acids via Ammonolysis

Chemosphere, v. 224 , June 2019, p. 351-359
Li, Wanxin; Li, Yu; Zhang, Xiangru; Han, Jiarui; Zhu, Xiaohu; Choi, Ka Chun; Jiang, Jingyi
Article

Effects of dechlorination conditions on the developmental toxicity of a chlorinated saline primary sewage effluent: Excessive dechlorination is better than not enough

Science of the Total Environment, v. 692, 20 November 2019, p. 117-126
Pan, Long; Zhang, Xiangru; Yang, Mengting; Han, Jiarui; Jiang, Jingyi; Li, Wanxin; Yang, Bo; Li, Xiaoyan
Article
2018 5

A Facile and Green Pretreatment Method for Nonionic Total Organic Halogen (NTOX) Analysis in Water – Step I. Using Electrodialysis to Separate NTOX and Halides

Water Research, v. 145, November 2018, p. 631-639
Zhang, Yulin; Bu, Yinan; Han, Jiarui; Liu, Yan; Chen, Baiyang; Zhang, Xiangru; Yang, Mengting; Sui, Yueting
Article

A Facile and Green Pretreatment Method for Nonionic Total Organic Halogen (NTOX) Analysis in Water – Step II. Using Photolysis to Convert NTOX Completely into Halides

Water Research, v. 145, November 2018, p. 579-587
Bu, Yinan; Song, Mingrui; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Zhenxuan; Chen, Baiyang; Zhang, Xiangru; Yang, Mengting
Article

Chemical Cleaning-associated Generation of Dissolved Organic Matter and Halogenated Byproducts in Ceramic MBR: Ozone Versus Hypochlorite

Water Research, v. 140, September 2018, p. 243-250
Sun, Huifang; Liu, Hang; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Cheng, Fangqin; Liu, Yu
Article

Evaluating the Comparative Toxicity of DBP Mixtures from Different Disinfection Scenarios: A New Approach by Combining Freeze Drying or Rotoevaporation with a Marine Polychaete Bioassay

Environmental Science & Technology, v. 52, (18), September 2018, p. 10552-10561
Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru
Article

Tracing the Sources of Iodine Species in a Non-saline Wastewater

Chemosphere, v. 205, August 2018, p. 643-648
Gong, Tingting; Zhang, Xiangru; Liu, Wenqing; Lv, Yun; Han, Jiarui; Choi, Ka Chun; Li, Wanxin; Xian, Qiming
Article
2017 1

Characterization of halogenated DBPs and identification of new DBPs trihalomethanols in chlorine dioxide treated drinking water with multiple extractions

Journal of Environmental Sciences, v. 58, August 2017, p. 83-92
Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Liu, Jiaqi; Zhu, Xiaohu; Gong, Tingting
Article
Article 4

An effective and rapidly degradable disinfectant from disinfection byproducts

Nature Communications, v. 15, (1), June 2024, article number 4888, p. 1-9
Han, Jiarui; Li, Wanxin; Zhang, Xiangru

Effects of ozone dose on brominated DBPs in subsequent chlor(am)ination: A comprehensive study of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic DBPs

Water Research, v. 250, February 2024, article number 121039
Han, Jiarui; Zhai, Hongyan; Zhang, Xiangru; Liu, Jiaqi; Sharma, Virender K.

Nanoplastics enhanced the developmental toxicity of aromatic disinfection byproducts to a marine polychaete at non-feeding early life stage

Chemosphere, v. 364, September 2024, article number 143062
Yang, Yun; Zhang, Xiangru; Han, Jiarui; Li, Wanxin; Chang, Xinyi; He, Yuhe; Leung, Kenneth Mei Yee

UV-Based Advanced Oxidation Processes for Antibiotic Resistance Control: Efficiency, Influencing Factors, and Energy Consumption

Engineering, v. 37, June 2024, p. 27-39
Han, Jiarui; Li, Wanxin; Yang, Yun; Zhang, Xuanwei; Bao, Siyu; Zhang, Xiangru; Zhang, Tong; Leung, Kenneth Mei Yee
Article 2

Contributions of Pharmaceuticals to DBP Formation and Developmental Toxicity in Chlorination of NOM-containing Source Water

Environmental Science & Technology, July 2023
Li, Wanxin; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Chen, Guanghao; Yang, Yun

NaHCO3 addition enhances water permeance and Ca/haloacetic acids selectivity of nanofiltration membranes for drinking water treatment

Water Research, v. 242, August 2023, article number 120255
Long, Li; Peng, Lu Elfa; Zhou, Shenghua; Gan, Qimao; Li, Xianhui; Jiang, Jingyi; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Guo, Hao; Tang, Chuyang Y.
Article 2

Formation of Larger Molecular Weight Disinfection Byproducts from Acetaminophen in Chlorine Disinfection

Environmental Science & Technology, v. 56, (23), December 2022, p. 16929-16939
Li, Wanxin; Zhang, Xiangru; Han, Jiarui

Which Micropollutants in Water Environments Deserve More Attention Globally?

Environmental Science and Technology, v. 56, (1), January 2022, p. 13-29
Yang, Yun; Zhang, Xiangru; Jiang, Jingyi; Han, Jiarui; Li, Wanxin; Li, Xiaoyan; Leung, Kenneth Mei Yee; Snyder, Shane A.; Alvarez, Pedro J.J.
Article 3

A review on the degradation efficiency, DBP formation, and toxicity variation in the UV/Chlorine treatment of micropollutants

Chemical Engineering Journal, v. 424, November 2021, article number 130053
Yeom, Yujin; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Shang, Chii; Zhang, Tong; Li, Xiaoyan; Duan, Xiaodi; Dionysiou, Dionysios D.

How much of the total organic halogen and developmental toxicity of chlorinated drinking water might be attributed to aromatic halogenated DBPs?

Environmental Science & Technology, v. 55, (9), May 2021, p. 5906-5916
Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Jiang, Jingyi; Li, Wanxin

Low chlorine impurity might be beneficial in chlorine dioxide disinfection

Water Research, v. 188, January 2021, article number 116520
Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Li, Wanxin; Jiang, Jingyi
Article 3

Application of Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry to characterize natural organic matter

Chemosphere, v. 260, December 2020, article number 127458
Zhang, Xiaoxiao; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Shen, Jimin; Chen, Zhonglin; Chu, Wei; Kang, Jin; Zhao, Shengxin; Zhou, Yaoyu

Formation mechanisms of emerging organic contaminants during on-line membrane cleaning with NaOCl in MBR

Journal of Hazardous Materials, v.386, March 2020, article number 121966
Cai, Weiwei; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Liu, Yu

Nonhalogenated aromatic DBPs in drinking water chlorination: A gap between NOM and halogenated aromatic DBPs

Environmental Science & Technology, v. 54, (3), February 2020, p. 1646-1656
Jiang, Jingyi; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru
Article 2

Conversion of Haloacid Disinfection Byproducts to Amino Acids via Ammonolysis

Chemosphere, v. 224 , June 2019, p. 351-359
Li, Wanxin; Li, Yu; Zhang, Xiangru; Han, Jiarui; Zhu, Xiaohu; Choi, Ka Chun; Jiang, Jingyi

Effects of dechlorination conditions on the developmental toxicity of a chlorinated saline primary sewage effluent: Excessive dechlorination is better than not enough

Science of the Total Environment, v. 692, 20 November 2019, p. 117-126
Pan, Long; Zhang, Xiangru; Yang, Mengting; Han, Jiarui; Jiang, Jingyi; Li, Wanxin; Yang, Bo; Li, Xiaoyan
Article 5

A Facile and Green Pretreatment Method for Nonionic Total Organic Halogen (NTOX) Analysis in Water – Step I. Using Electrodialysis to Separate NTOX and Halides

Water Research, v. 145, November 2018, p. 631-639
Zhang, Yulin; Bu, Yinan; Han, Jiarui; Liu, Yan; Chen, Baiyang; Zhang, Xiangru; Yang, Mengting; Sui, Yueting

A Facile and Green Pretreatment Method for Nonionic Total Organic Halogen (NTOX) Analysis in Water – Step II. Using Photolysis to Convert NTOX Completely into Halides

Water Research, v. 145, November 2018, p. 579-587
Bu, Yinan; Song, Mingrui; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Zhenxuan; Chen, Baiyang; Zhang, Xiangru; Yang, Mengting

Chemical Cleaning-associated Generation of Dissolved Organic Matter and Halogenated Byproducts in Ceramic MBR: Ozone Versus Hypochlorite

Water Research, v. 140, September 2018, p. 243-250
Sun, Huifang; Liu, Hang; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Cheng, Fangqin; Liu, Yu

Evaluating the Comparative Toxicity of DBP Mixtures from Different Disinfection Scenarios: A New Approach by Combining Freeze Drying or Rotoevaporation with a Marine Polychaete Bioassay

Environmental Science & Technology, v. 52, (18), September 2018, p. 10552-10561
Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru

Tracing the Sources of Iodine Species in a Non-saline Wastewater

Chemosphere, v. 205, August 2018, p. 643-648
Gong, Tingting; Zhang, Xiangru; Liu, Wenqing; Lv, Yun; Han, Jiarui; Choi, Ka Chun; Li, Wanxin; Xian, Qiming
Article 1

Characterization of halogenated DBPs and identification of new DBPs trihalomethanols in chlorine dioxide treated drinking water with multiple extractions

Journal of Environmental Sciences, v. 58, August 2017, p. 83-92
Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Liu, Jiaqi; Zhu, Xiaohu; Gong, Tingting
2019 2

Conversion of Haloacid Disinfection Byproducts to Amino Acids via Ammonolysis

Chemosphere, v. 224 , June 2019, p. 351-359
Li, Wanxin; Li, Yu; Zhang, Xiangru; Han, Jiarui; Zhu, Xiaohu; Choi, Ka Chun; Jiang, Jingyi
Article

Effects of dechlorination conditions on the developmental toxicity of a chlorinated saline primary sewage effluent: Excessive dechlorination is better than not enough

Science of the Total Environment, v. 692, 20 November 2019, p. 117-126
Pan, Long; Zhang, Xiangru; Yang, Mengting; Han, Jiarui; Jiang, Jingyi; Li, Wanxin; Yang, Bo; Li, Xiaoyan
Article
2018 5

A Facile and Green Pretreatment Method for Nonionic Total Organic Halogen (NTOX) Analysis in Water – Step I. Using Electrodialysis to Separate NTOX and Halides

Water Research, v. 145, November 2018, p. 631-639
Zhang, Yulin; Bu, Yinan; Han, Jiarui; Liu, Yan; Chen, Baiyang; Zhang, Xiangru; Yang, Mengting; Sui, Yueting
Article

A Facile and Green Pretreatment Method for Nonionic Total Organic Halogen (NTOX) Analysis in Water – Step II. Using Photolysis to Convert NTOX Completely into Halides

Water Research, v. 145, November 2018, p. 579-587
Bu, Yinan; Song, Mingrui; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Zhenxuan; Chen, Baiyang; Zhang, Xiangru; Yang, Mengting
Article

Chemical Cleaning-associated Generation of Dissolved Organic Matter and Halogenated Byproducts in Ceramic MBR: Ozone Versus Hypochlorite

Water Research, v. 140, September 2018, p. 243-250
Sun, Huifang; Liu, Hang; Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Cheng, Fangqin; Liu, Yu
Article

Evaluating the Comparative Toxicity of DBP Mixtures from Different Disinfection Scenarios: A New Approach by Combining Freeze Drying or Rotoevaporation with a Marine Polychaete Bioassay

Environmental Science & Technology, v. 52, (18), September 2018, p. 10552-10561
Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru
Article

Tracing the Sources of Iodine Species in a Non-saline Wastewater

Chemosphere, v. 205, August 2018, p. 643-648
Gong, Tingting; Zhang, Xiangru; Liu, Wenqing; Lv, Yun; Han, Jiarui; Choi, Ka Chun; Li, Wanxin; Xian, Qiming
Article
2017 1

Characterization of halogenated DBPs and identification of new DBPs trihalomethanols in chlorine dioxide treated drinking water with multiple extractions

Journal of Environmental Sciences, v. 58, August 2017, p. 83-92
Han, Jiarui; Zhang, Xiangru; Liu, Jiaqi; Zhu, Xiaohu; Gong, Tingting
Article
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Teaching Assignment



CIVL4430 Environmental Impact Assessment
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Projects

From January 2023 to December 2025 (As of 02 April 2025)


  • Uncovering drinking water disinfection byproducts as a driving factor for antibiotic resistance in the human gut microbiota
    關於飲用水中消毒副產物對人體腸道微生物群抗生素耐藥性促進作用的研究 Leading
    RGC - General Research Fund
    Project Team (HKUST)
    • HAN Jiarui (Lead)
    • ZHANG Xiangru
    2025 -
  • Formation, toxicity and control of disinfection byproducts resulting from pharmaceuticals and chlor(am)inated tap water in simulated human stomach
    藥物和自來水餘氯在人胃中引起消毒副產物的生成、毒性及控制 Participating
    RGC - General Research Fund
    Project Team (HKUST)
    • ZHANG Xiangru (Lead)
    • HAN Jiarui
    2025 -
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