基本信息

职称：副教授

职务：Associate Professor

邮箱：imranali@njfu.edu.cn

电话：+86-15817265906

Imran Ali, associate professor, mainly engaged in teaching and research work in 'Environmental Pollution Control Engineering'. He presided over one (01) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC-RFIS-I) project. Published more than 90 articles (including ≥26 first author, ≥15 corresponding author, ≥45 co-author SCI publications in leading journals such as Water Research, Environmental Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Critical Review in Environmental Science and Technology, Environmental Pollution, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Cleaner Production, Separation and Purification Technology, Chemosphere, Journal of Environmental Management, Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Material Letters, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, so on). He has h-index 35 and i10-index 70 along-with more than 4000+ citations in SCI papers. Published four (04) book chapters in Springer Nature and Elsevier.

Office Location: E12-316 (NorthGate-1, NJFU Engineering Planning Design Institute Building) 

 ResearchGate     GoogleScholar       ORCID      Scopus Author ID: 57225450006        ResearcherID: HOC-6956-2023 

Work Experience:

2025.01—Present, Associate Professor, College of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, P R China.

2022.01—2024.12, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, P R China.

2020.01—2021.12, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, P R China.

2015.10—2016.06, Lab. Engineer (BPS-17) ‘On-Adhoc’, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan.

2011.09—2015.10, Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan.

Education

2016.09—2019.06, PhD in Environmental Engineering, Doctor of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, P R China.

2011.09—2013.12, Agricultural Engineering, Master of Engineering, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan. 

2007.09—2011.06, Agricultural Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan.

Research Interests:

1.     Development of Novel Water and Wastewater Remediation Technologies

2.     Environmental Fate and Removal of Emerging Pollutants (Microplastics, Nanoplastics, PFAS, etc.)

3.     Materials Fabrication (Membrane, Nanoparticles, MOFs-NPs, Biochar, etc.) for the Application of Environmental Pollution Control

Awards and Honors:

(1). Awarded “Jiangsu Outstanding Postdoctoral Award” of 0.3 million RMB (300,000 RMB) (Young Talent Support) from Jiangsu Province P R China, Batch: 2022; Grant Number: 2022ZB154, Time Period: 2022-01 to 2023-12.

(2). Awarded “Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrance Award” of 48,000 RMB from Shenzhen University, Guangdong Province, P R China, Batch: 33rd; Time Period: 2020-01 to 2021-13.

(3). Certificate/ Award of Honor from “China Scholarship Council” to represent the “Ocean University of China” (OUC) at the forum “The Fourth Experience China-Trip to Capital” owing to having highest academic/ research achievements at OUC, Session 2016-19, 12-15 June 2019, in Beijing, P R China.

(4). Winner of “Excellent Doctorate of Engineering/PhD Thesis Writing Award” from the “Ocean University of China” (OUC), Qingdao, P R China.

(5). Award of Honor in “Recognition of Services to the Departmental and Academic Excellence in Agricultural Engineering” from Department of Agricultural Engineering, BZU, MULTAN, Pakistan in 2013

(6). Award of Honor in “Recognition of Services to the Departmental and Academic Excellence in Agricultural Engineering” from Department of Agricultural Engineering, BZU, MULTAN, Pakistan in 2014

(7).  Award of Honor to complete research project “Variation of Physico-Chemical and Isotopic Composition of Water Sample in and Around the Rawal Lake Islamabad” by using Stable Environmental Isotopic Techniques, in the Isotope Application Division (IAD), at PINSTECH, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), Nilore, Islamabad

(8).   Award of Honor in completing “Foreign Faculty Training-2020” from Shenzhen University, China in 2020.

Research Projects:

1.  National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Research Fund for International Young Scientists (RFIS)” 400,000 RMB; Grant Number: 52250410354: Understanding the Interactions of Micro- and Nanoplastics with Natural Organic Matter (NOM): Eco-corona Formation, Mechanism Insights, and Environmental Implications, 2023.1-2024.12, Principal Investigator

2.  Metasequoia Teacher Research Start-up Fund for Introduced Talent at the Nanjing Forestry University, 200,000 RMB; Project Number: 163108826, 2025.01-2027.12, Principal Investigator

As First (1^st)/Corresponding/Co-First Author:

1.     Ali I, Tan X, Xie Y, Peng C, Li J, Naz I, Duan Z, Wan P, Huang J, Liang J, Rui Z 2023. Recent Innovations in Microplastics and Nanoplastics Removal by Coagulation Technique: Implementations, Knowledge Gaps and Prospects. Water Research. 2023 Sep 10:120617. (Nature index journal, SCI, IF: 12.40; Q1, CAS Rank-1) WOS:001083354300001; citations: 33

2.     Ali I, Tan X, Li J, Peng C, Wan P, Naz I, Duan Z, Ruan Y 2023. Innovations in the Development of Promising Adsorbents for the Remediation of Microplastics and Nanoplastics–A Critical Review. Water Research. 2023 Dec 22:119526. (Nature index journal, SCI, IF: 12.40; Q1, CAS Rank-1) WOS:000923200700001; citations: 73

3.     Rui Zhu, Xiao Tan*, Ali I*, Zhipeng Duan, Jiang Huang, Jia Liang, Yijia Wei, Kai Sun 2025. Eco-corona Formation on Aminated Nanoplastics Interacted with Extracellular Polymeric Substances from Bloom-forming Cyanobacteria: Insightful Mechanisms with DFT Study. Water Research, Volume 278, 15 June 2025, 123394 (Nature index journal, SCI, IF: 12.40; Q1, CAS Rank-1) DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2025.123394; citations: 0

4.     Ali I, Ding T, Peng C, Naz I, Sun H, Li J, Liu J 2021. Micro-and nanoplastics in wastewater treatment plants: occurrence, removal, fate, impacts and remediation technologies–a critical review. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2021 Nov 1;423:130205. (SCI, IF: 13.30; Q1, CAS Rank-1) WOS:000683028800001; citations: 192

5.     Ali I, Li J, Peng C, Qasim M, Khan ZM, Naz I, Sultan M, Rauf M, Iqbal W, Sharif HM 2022. 3-Dimensional membrane capsules: Synthesis modulations for the remediation of environmental pollutants–A critical review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 2022 Apr 3;52(7):1092-153. (SCI, IF: 13.30; Q1, CAS Rank-1) WOS:000597031800001; citations: 7

6.     Ali I, Tan X, Li J, Peng C, Naz I, Duan Z, Ruan Y 2022. Interaction of microplastics and nanoplastics with natural organic matter (NOM) and the impact of NOM on the sorption behavior of anthropogenic contaminants–A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production. Volume 376, 20 November 2022, 134314. (SCI, IF: 10.00, Q1, CAS Rank-1) WOS:000876702700002; citations: 85

7.     Ali I, Xiao Tan*, Ghulam Mustafa, Jian Gao, Changsheng Peng, Iffat Naz, Zhipeng Duan, Yinlan Ruan 2024. Removal of Microplastics and Nanoplastics by Filtration Technology: Performance and Barriers to Market Penetrations. Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 470, 10 September 2024, 143305 (SCI, IF: 10.00, Q1, CAS Rank-1) WOS:001290260300001; citations: 7

8.     Liang, J., Tan, X., Ali, I*., Duan, Z., Huang, J. and Zhu, R., 2024. Polystyrene microplastics enhanced the photo-degradation and-ammonification of algae-derived dissolved organic matters. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 480, 5 December 2024, 135991. (SCI; IF = 11.30, Q1, CAS Rank-1) WOS:001334819300001; citations: 0

9.     Ali I, Cheng Q, Ding T, Yiguang Q, Yuechao Z, Sun H, Peng C, Naz I, Li J, Liu J 2021. Micro-and nanoplastics in the environment: Occurrence, detection, characterization, and toxicity–A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2021 Sep 1;313:127863. (SCI, IF: 10.00, Q1, CAS Rank-1) WOS:000683881400001; citations: 126

10.  Fang Y, Wu X, Dai M, Lopez-Valdivieso A, Raza S, Ali I*, Peng C, Li J, Naz I 2021. The sequestration of aqueous Cr (VI) by zero valent iron-based materials: from synthesis to practical application. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2021 Aug 20;312:127678. (SCI, IF: 10.00, Q1, CAS Rank-1) WOS:000672815200004; citations: 75

11.  Deng Y, Peng C, Dai M, Lin D, Ali I*, Alhewairini SS, Zheng X, Chen G, Li J, Naz I 2020. Recent development of super-wettable materials and their applications in oil-water separation. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2020 Sep 1;266:121624. (SCI, IF: 10.00, Q1, CAS Rank-1) WOS:000542698900011; citations: 239

12.  Ali, I., Wei, L., Jiangang, H., Saroj, D.P. and Naz, I., 2025. Remediation of micro-and nanoplastics by robotic technology: Performance, critical factors and marketing barriers. Journal of Environmental Management, 394, p.127257. (SCI, IF: 8.4, Q1, CAS Rank-2); citations: 3

13.  Ali I, Peng C, Lin D, Saroj DP, Naz I, Khan ZM, Sultan M, Ali M 2019. Encapsulated green magnetic nanoparticles for the removal of toxic Pb2+ and Cd2+ from water: Development, characterization, and application. Journal of environmental management. 2019 Mar 15;234:273-89. (SCI, IF: 8.4, Q1, CAS Rank-2) WOS:000460195000030; citations: 83

14.  Ali I, Peng C, Khan ZM, Naz I, Sultan M, Ali M, Abbasi IA, Islam T, Ye T 2019. Overview of microbes based fabricated biogenic nanoparticles for water and wastewater treatment. Journal of environmental management. 2019 Jan 15;230:128-50. (SCI, IF: 8.4, Q1, CAS Rank-2) WOS:000452582600014; citations: 122

15.  Ali I, Peng Wan, Changsheng Peng, Xiao Tan, Huibin Sun, Juying Li* 2024. Integration of Metal Organic Framework Nanoparticles into Sodium Alginate Biopolymer-based Three-Dimensional Membrane Capsules for the Efficient Removal of Toxic Metal Cations from Water and Real Sewage. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Volume 266, Part 2, May 2024, 131312 (SCI, IF: 8.50, Q1, CAS Rank-2) WOS:001227093900001; citations: 5

16.  Ali I, Wang Yue, Wei Li, Jiangang Han, Haiying Lu, Iffat Naz, Gao Wei, 2025. Recent innovations in the developments of biopolymer-based materials for the removal of micro- and nanoplastics: A review of performance, critical factors, practicability and knowledge gaps. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 20 October 2025, 148446. (SCI; IF = 8.50, Q1, CAS Rank-2)

17.  Ali I, Xiao Tan*, Changsheng Peng, Iffat Naz, Alba Hernández, Ricard Marcos, Rashid Pervez, Zhipeng Duan, Yinlan Ruan 2024. Eco- and Bio-corona-based Microplastics and Nanoplastics Complex in the Environment: Modulations in the Toxicological Behavior of Plastic Particles and Factors Affecting. Process Safety and Environment Protection, 2024, 187: 356-375. (SCI, IF: 7.80, Q1, CAS Rank-2) WOS:001240553900001; citations: 8

18.  Huang, J., Tan, X., Ali, I*., Ok, Y.S., Duan, Z., Liang, J. and Zhu, R., 2024. Efficient Removal of Nanoplastics by Iron-modified Biochar: Understanding the Removal Mechanisms. Environmental Pollution, Volume 363, Part 1, 15 December 2024, 125121, (SCI, IF: 7.30, Q1, CAS Rank-2) WOS:001339959000001; citations: 0

19.  Ali I, Wan P, Raza S, Peng C, Tan X, Sun H, Li J 2022. Development of novel MOF-mixed matrix three-dimensional membrane capsules for eradicating potentially toxic metals from water and real electroplating wastewater. Environmental Research. 2022 Dec 1;215:113945. (SCI, IF: 7.70, Q1, CAS Rank-2) WOS:000869795000003; citations: 17

20.  Ali, I., Wei, L., Jiangang, H., Wei, G., Yue, W. and Naz, I., 2025. Robot-based materials for the remediation of plastic particles: Synthesis modulations, motion behaviors and influencing factors. Materials Today Chemistry, 48, p.103002. (SCI, IF: 6.70, Q1, CAS Rank-2); citations: 8

21.  Du Y, Dai M, Naz I, Hao X, Wei X, Rong R, Peng C, Ali I* 2021. Carbothermal reduction synthesis of zero-valent iron and its application as a persulfate activator for ciprofloxacin degradation. Separation and Purification Technology. 2021 Nov 15;275:119201. (SCI, IF: 9.00, Q1, CAS Rank-2) WOS:000694713900002; citations: 41

BOOK CHAPTER PUBLISHED ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1.   Ali I, Peng C, Naz I, Amjed MA. Water purification using magnetic nanomaterials: an overview. Magnetic Nanostructures: Environmental and Agricultural Applications. 2019:161-79. Published by Springer, Cham. WOS:000487211700010

2.  Ali I, Naz I, Peng C, Abd-Elsalam KA, Khan ZM, Islam T, Pervez R, Amjed MA, Tehrim A, Perveen I, Sehar S. Sources, classifications, constituents, and available treatment technologies for various types of wastewater: An overview. Aquananotechnology. 2021 Jan 1:11-46. Published by Elsevier.

3.    Islam T, Ali I, Naz I, Peng C, Khan ZM, Amjed MA. Bionanocomposites for wastewater treatment. Aquananotechnology 2021 Jan 1 (pp. 249-272). Published by Elsevier.

4.   Islam T, Ali I, Naz I, Kayshar MS. Appraisal of nanotechnology for sustainable environmental remediation. In Sustainable Nanotechnology for Environmental Remediation 2022 Jan 1 (pp. 3-31). Published by Elsevier.

1.     Winner of “Best Poster Presenter Shield and Certificate” at the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Development (SUST2021) held on 31 October - 2 November 2021 at Sheraton, Shenzhen Nanshan, Shenzhen, China

2.     Winner of “Technology Presenter Shield and Certificate” at the “5th Invention to Innovation Summit” held on 2-3, March, 2016 at Punjab University, Lahore Pakistan

3.     Award of Honor in “Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019” from Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Wiley in 2019.

Teaching courses such as

1. Fundamentals and Progress in Environmental Engineering (Postgraduates Students)

2. Environmental Protection and Sustainability (Undergraduates Students)

3. Pollution Control and Restoration Technologies (Postgraduate Students)

and Supervising Post Graduate students.