Jun Li

Name:

Jun Li

Nationality:

Chinese

Short CV / biography:

I obtained my master degree in environmental sciences in 2016 at Northwest A&F University, China. My master topic was titled “Effect of aging on the fraction and bioavailability of Selenium in soils”. Doing so, I obtained the “Graduate Nation Scholarship” and my thesis was rated “Excellent Master Thesis”. For now, I am a PhD Student in the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Gent University.

Short description of my topic:

My topic is titled: closing the micronutrient: exploration of micronutrient-rich bioproducts generated from wastewater as environmental-friendly micronutrient supplements and fertilizers. The objective of my project is to 1) develop and apply sustainable, biobased methods which are able to selectively remove essential trace elements from wastewaters and 2) test micronutrient-rich materials produced by these methods for their potential use as micronutrient fertilizer or food/feed supplement by studying the bioavailability and bioaccessibility of micronutrients contained in these products.

My progress / state of the art :

I started an experiment in UNESCO-IHE Institution for Water Education. At IHE, I will prepare some micronutrient-rich bioproducts, such as selenium and zinc nano-particles and some plants which uptake high selenium and zinc concentration.