Bin Bian, Ph.D.

Alumni

Now at Penn State University (Professor)

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Biography

Dr. Bian received his bachelor's degree in materials science and engineering from Southeast University in 2013, followed by a master's degree in mechanical and materials engineering from Western University, Canada, in 2016. Afterward, he joined KAUST as a Ph.D. student in environmental science and engineering and worked with Prof. Pascal Saikaly on research topics related to resource recovery from waste stream CO₂ through the microbial electrosynthesis platform. Following the completion of his Ph.D., he continued in Prof. Saikaly's group as a postdoctoral researcher, further advancing his work in microbial electrochemical technologies and resource recovery.

Selected Publications

  • Bian, B., Yu, N., Akbari, A., Shi, L., Zhou, X., Xie, C., Saikaly, P. E., & Logan, B. E. (2024). Using a non-precious metal catalyst for long-term enhancement of methane production in a zero-gap microbial electrosynthesis cell. Water Research, 259, 121815. DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.121815
  • Bian, B., Zhang, W., Yu, N., Yang, W., Xu, J., Logan, B. E., & Saikaly, P. E. (2024). Lactate-mediated medium-chain fatty acid production from expired dairy and beverage waste. Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, 100424. DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2023.100424
  • Saikaly, P. E., Xu, J., Bian, B., & Ali, M. (2023). Fluidized chain elongation membrane bioreactor for production and recovery of carboxylates from organic biomass. United States Patent Application, 18/044,522.
  • Bian, B., Singh, Y., Rabaey, K., & Saikaly, P. E. (2022). Nickel-coated ceramic hollow fiber cathode for fast enrichment of chemolithoautotrophs and efficient reduction of CO₂ in microbial electrosynthesis. Chemical Engineering Journal, 450, 138230. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.138230
  • Bian, B., Xu, J., & Saikaly, P. E. (2022). Resource recovery from food waste for the generation of valuable biochemicals through carbon chain elongation platform.
  • Xu, J., Bian, B., Angenent, L. T., & Saikaly, P. E. (2021). Long-term continuous extraction of medium-chain carboxylates by pertraction with submerged hollow-fiber membranes. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 9, 726946. DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.726946
  • Bian, B., Xu, J., Katuri, K., & Saikaly, P. E. (2021). Resistance assessment of microbial electrosynthesis for biochemical production to changes in delivery methods and CO₂ flow rates. Bioresource Technology, 319, 124177. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124177
  • Bian, B., Shi, L., Katuri, K., Xu, J., Wang, P., & Saikaly, P. (2020). Efficient solar-to-acetate conversion from CO₂ through microbial electrosynthesis coupled with stable photoanode. Applied Energy, 278, 115684. DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115684
  • Bian, B., Bajracharya, S., Xu, J., Pant, D., & Saikaly, P. E. (2020). Microbial electrosynthesis from CO₂: Challenges, opportunities and perspectives in the context of circular bioeconomy. Bioresource Technology, 302, 122863. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122863

Education

  • Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, 2020
  • M.Eng.Sc., Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Western University, Canada, 2015
  • B.E., Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, China, 2013