蔡祥，讲师，硕士生导师，同济大学环境科学与工程专业博士毕业。主要从事厌氧氨氧化生物脱氮工艺开发应用、膜法污水处理技术、膜污染机理与控制等方面研究。迄今在Bioresource Technology、Chemical Engineering Journal、Journal of Colloid and Interface Science等期刊发表SCI论文20余篇，其中以第一或通讯作者身份发表论文10篇 ；主持国家自然科学基金青年科学基金1项；参与国家重点研发计划项目1项；授权国家发明专利1项。受邀担任Chemical Engineering Journal、Bioresource Technology等SCI期刊审稿人。诚邀环境、生物等相关专业背景的同学报考硕士研究生，请联系 : caixiang@zjnu.edu.cn。

工作经历：

2023年12月-至今  浙江师范大学地理与环境科学学院  讲师

科研项目：

(1) 国家自然科学基金委员会, 青年科学基金项目: 52400099, 2025.01-2027.12, 在研, 主持

(2) 浙江师范大学青年博士专项: 2024.01-2025.12, 在研, 主持

(3) 国家重点研发计划项目子课题: 2021YFC3201301, 2022.01-2025.12, 在研, 参与

论文著作： (*标识为通讯作者)

[1] Xiang Cai, Si Pang, Meijia Zhang, Jiaheng Teng, Hongjun Lin, Siqing Xia. Predicting thermodynamic adhesion energies of membrane fouling in planktonic anammox MBR via backpropagation neural network model. Bioresource Technology. 2024, 406: 131011.

[2] Xiang Cai, Anqi Wang, Ben Dai, Zhenyu Wang, Siqing Xia. Insights into the membrane biofouling behavior of planktonic anammox bacteria: Effect of solution pH and ionic strength. Chemosphere. 2023, 329: 138656.

[3] Xiang Cai, Zuobin Wang, Yuchun Qian, Anqi Wang, Yifeng Yang, Siqing Xia. Comprehensively understanding fouling properties of cake and bulk sludge in an anammox membrane bioreactor: Focusing on the composition, interfacial thermodynamics and microbial community. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2022, 10 (6): 108612.

[4] Xiang Cai, Genying Yu, Huachang Hong, Yiming He, Liguo Shen, Hongjun Lin. Impacts of morphology on fouling propensity in a membrane bioreactor based on thermodynamic analyses. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2018, 531: 282-290.

[5] Xiang Cai, Liguo Shen, Meijia Zhang, Jianrong Chen, Huachang Hong, Hongjun Lin. Membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor: An unified approach to construct topography and to evaluate interaction energy between two randomly rough surfaces. Bioresource Technology. 2017, 243: 1121-1132.

[6] Xiang Cai, Lining Yang, Zhiwei Wang, Meijia Zhang, Liguo Shen, Huachang Hong, Hongjun Lin, Genying Yu. Influences of fractal dimension of membrane surface on interfacial interactions related to membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2017, 500: 79-87.

[7] Xiang Cai, Meijia Zhang, Lining Yang, Hongjun Lin, Xilin Wu, Yiming He, Liguo Shen. Quantification of interfacial interactions between a rough sludge floc and membrane surface in a membrane bioreactor. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2017, 490: 710-718.

[8] Yue Shen, Tao Jian, Genying Yu, Hongjun Lin*, Xiang Cai*, Liguo Shen, Zengjian Zhao, Leihong Zhao, Meijia Zhang, Die Ling Zhao, Bisheng Li. Membrane fouling behaviors of microplastic in coagulation-ultrafiltration process: Role of surface functional groups. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2025, 511: 162141.

[9] Huachang Hong¹, Xiang Cai¹, Liguo Shen, Renjie Li, Hongjun Lin. Membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor: New method and its applications in interfacial interaction quantification. Bioresource Technology. 2017, 241: 406-414.

[10] Genying Yu¹, Xiang Cai¹, Liguo Shen, Jianrong Chen, Huachang Hong, Hongjun Lin, Renjie Li. A novel integrated method for quantification of interfacial interactions between two rough bioparticles. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2018, 516: 295-303.

[11] Si Pang, Xiang Cai, Lin Yang, Jingzhou Zhou, Xiaodi Li, Siqing Xia. Microbial synergy mechanism of hydrogen flux influence on hydrogen-based partial denitrification coupled with anammox in a membrane biofilm reactor. Environmental Research. 2025, 268: 120827.

[12] Xiaolu Qu, Xiang Cai, Genying Yu, Jianrong Chen, Huachang Hong, Xiaomei Su, Yiming He, Bao-Qiang Liao, Yuanjun Ma, Hongjun Lin. Thermodynamic insights into membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor: Evaluating thermodynamic interactions with Gaussian membrane surface. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 2018, 527: 280-288.

[13] Xiaolu Qu, Xiang Cai, Meijia Zhang, Hongjun Lin, Zhao Leihong, Bao-Qiang Liao. A facile method for simulating randomly rough membrane surface associated with interface behaviors. Applied Surface Science. 2018, 427: 915-921.

[14] Renjie Li, Xuena Wang, Xiang Cai, Hongjun Lin, Liguo Shen, Jianrong Chen, Huachang Hong, Bao-Qiang Liao. A facile strategy to prepare superhydrophilic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) based membranes and the thermodynamic mechanisms underlying the improved performance. Separation and Purification Technology. 2018, 197: 271-280.

[15] Shushu Feng, Genying Yu, Xiang Cai, Mahoro Eulade, Hongjun Lin, Jianrong Chen, Yong Liu, Bao-Qiang Liao. Effects of fractal roughness of membrane surfaces on interfacial interactions associated with membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology. 2017, 244: 560-568.

[16] Meijia Zhang, Xiaoling Zhou, Liguo Shen, Xiang Cai, Fangyuan Wang, Jianrong Chen, Hongjun Lin, Renjie Li, Xilin Wu, Bao-Qiang Liao. Quantitative evaluation of the interfacial interactions between a randomly rough sludge floc and membrane surface in a membrane bioreactor based on fractal geometry. Bioresource Technology. 2017, 234: 198-207.

[17] Ben Dai, Yifeng Yang, Zuobing Wang, Jiangming Wang, Lin Yang, Xiang Cai, Zhenyu Wang, Siqing Xia. Enhancement and mechanisms of iron-assisted anammox process. Science of the Total Environment. 2022, 858: 159931.

[18] Fei Huang, Yu Zhao, Shilei Chen, Hongjun Lin, Jiaheng Teng, Xiang Cai, Meijia Zhang. Mg²⁺ addition: Unlocking optimized treatment performance and anti-fouling property in microalgal-bacterial membrane bioreactors. Science of the Total Environment. 2024, 920: 171124.

[19] Yi Yang, Yuting Zhu, Defu Gan, Xiang Cai, Xiaodi Li, Xinchao Liu, Siqing Xia. Enhancing biofilm formation with powder carriers for efficient nitrogen and phosphorus removal. Science of the Total Environment. 2024, 951: 175812.

[20] Fei Huang, Jiaheng Teng, Yu Zhao, Shangfei Li, Hongjun Lin, Xiang Cai, Meijia Zhang. Biochar-driven fouling mitigation in sustainable microalgal-bacterial membrane bioreactors. Journal of Membrane Science. 2025, 714: 123427.

[21] Yue Shen, Qiyin Tan, Jiahao Sun, Xiang Cai, Liguo Shen, Hongjun Lin, Xiaoxuan Wei. Membrane fouling characteristics and mechanisms in coagulation-ultrafiltration process for treating microplastic-containing water. Science of the Total Environment. 2024, 954: 176524.

[22] Yuwei Zhang, Jiaheng Teng, Jiahui Huang, Liguo Shen, Hongjun Lin, Renjie Li, Xiang Cai, Zeqiong Xu, Meijia Zhang. Glycerol-driven optimization of algae-bacteria symbiosis systems for enhanced lipid production and self-flocculation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2025, 13 (2): 115540.