Dr Jingxiu Wang
ARC Grant-Funded Research Associate
School of Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering and Information Technology
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr. Jingxiu Wang is an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow (IE25) and Postdoctoral Researcher within the ARC Training Center for Battery Recycling. Her current research focus on battery recycling, particularly the recycling of spent lithium-ion battery cathodes via deep eutectic solvent. She completed her PhD in Materials Engineering from the University of Wollongong, followed by the postdoctoral appointments at the Queen's University in Canada and the University of Science and Technology Beijing in China. Dr. Wang has extensive experience in hydrometallurgical processing and recycling of secondary waste including e-wastes, metallurgical dusts, low grade ores, and low rank coals.https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&user=p9pq6_kAAAAJ
As an ARC Early Career Industry Fellow (IE25, commencing 2026) and Postdoctoral Fellow at the ARC Training Centre for Battery Recycling, my research focuses on developing next-generation green metallurgical processes for critical-mineral recovery and circular battery recycling technologies.
My current work primarily centres on the design and application of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) for selective lithium and transition-metal recovery from spent lithium-ion batteries. By integrating solvometallurgy, electrochemistry, and advanced characterisation, I have established environmentally benign extraction pathways and elucidated metal-solvent interaction mechanisms to enable high-efficiency and high-purity resource recovery. This work contributes to building scalable, low-emission hydrometallurgical flowsheets for industrial battery recycling.
I also have extensive research experience in sustainable processing of metallurgical wastes and low-grade resources, including selective zinc and iron extraction from steelmaking dusts, purification of titanium-bearing ores, utilisation of low-rank coals for metal recovery, and environmentally responsible recycling of electronic waste streams. These studies have advanced resource efficiency and pollution reduction across diverse extractive-metallurgy contexts.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | ARC Grant-Funded Researcher (A) | University of Adelaide |
| 2023 - 2025 | Casual Academic Staff | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - 2022 | Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Science and Technology Beijing |
| 2018 - 2020 | Postdoctoral Fellow | Queen's University |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Mandarin) | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 - 2018 | University of Wollongong | Australia | PhD |
| 2010 - 2013 | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | China | Master |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Li, M., Wang, C., Wang, C., Lyu, Y., Wang, J., Xia, S., . . . Guo, Z. (2025). 10 Years Development of Potassium-Ion Batteries. Advanced Materials, 37(46), 2416717 -1-2416717 -24. Scopus32 WoS37 Europe PMC12 |
| 2024 | Tu, J., Chang, C., Wang, J., Lei, H., Kumar, R. V., Wang, M., & Jiao, S. (2024). Fundamental Understanding on Selenium Electrochemistry: From Electrolytic Cell to Advanced Energy Storage. Energy & Environmental Materials, 7(3), e12664-1-e12664-21. Scopus8 WoS7 |
| 2024 | Yu, Y., Zuo, H., Wang, Y., Kang, H., Guo, H., Rong, T., & Wang, J. (2024). Thermal extraction of coal and derivatives to prepare hot-pressed coal briquette for COREX application. Fuel, 357, 129773. Scopus6 WoS5 |
| 2024 | Wang, J., Lyu, Y., Zeng, R., Zhang, S., Davey, K., Mao, J., & Guo, Z. (2024). Green recycling of spent Li-ion battery cathodes via deep-eutectic solvents. Energy and Environmental Science, 17(3), 867-884. Scopus110 WoS101 |
| 2024 | Kang, H., Chen, F., Rong, T., Wang, J., Guo, H., Yu, H., & Zuo, H. (2024). Investigation of the mechanism of solvothermal extraction of direct coal liquefaction residue by macromolecular models. Separation and Purification Technology, 340, 126781-1-126781-11. Scopus12 |
| 2024 | Lyu, Y., Yuwono, J. A., Fan, Y., Li, J., Wang, J., Zeng, R., . . . Guo, Z. (2024). Selective Extraction of Critical Metals from Spent Li-ion Battery Cathode: Cation-Anion Coordination and Anti-Solvent Crystallization. Advanced Materials, 36(24), 2312551-1-2312551-8. Scopus42 WoS35 Europe PMC11 |
| 2024 | Kang, H., Wang, J., Chen, F., Rong, T., Yu, Y., Ding, W., & Zuo, H. (2024). Investigation on the mechanism of solvothermal extraction of coals by macromolecular models. Fuel, 355, 13 pages. Scopus16 WoS12 |
| 2023 | Wang, J., Wang, Z., Tu, J., Zhu, J., Wang, M., & Jiao, S. (2023). Purification of titanium oxycarbonitride by leaching from titanium slag with carbothermal reduction. Hydrometallurgy, 215, 9 pages. Scopus8 WoS7 |
| 2023 | Chen, J. S., Zuo, H. B., Wang, J. X., Xue, Q. G., & Wang, J. S. (2023). Mathematical model of burden distribution in bell-less top blast furnace. Journal of Iron and Steel Research International, 30(2), 216-226. Scopus9 WoS8 |
| 2022 | Yuan, Y., Zuo, H., Wang, J., Gao, Y., Xue, Q., & Wang, J. (2022). Co-combustion behavior, kinetic and ash melting characteristics analysis of clean coal and biomass pellet. Fuel, 324(part C), 10 pages. Scopus50 WoS45 |
| 2022 | Faraji, F., Mahandra, H., Wang, J., & Ghahreman, A. (2022). Evaluation of medium and applicability of corn steep waste for biogenic cyanide production by Bacillus megaterium for sustainable gold recovery. Journal of Cleaner Production, 372, 13 pages. Scopus7 WoS5 |
| 2022 | Rong, T., Guan, W., Song, W., Zuo, H., Wang, J., Xue, Q., & Jiao, S. (2022). Electrochemical graphitization transformation of deposited carbon for Li-ion storage: sustainable energy utilization from coke oven solid waste. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11(1), 84-94. Scopus14 WoS14 |
| 2021 | Aad, G., Abbott, B., Abbott, D. C., Abud, A. A., Abeling, K., Abhayasinghe, D. K., . . . Zwalinski, L. (2021). Measurement of single top-quark production in association with a W boson in the single-lepton channel at √ s=8 TeV with the ATLAS detector. European Physical Journal C, 81(8), 720-1-729-29. Scopus19 WoS15 |
| 2021 | Li, L., Wang, J., Wu, C., & Ghahreman, A. (2021). An environmentally friendly method for efficient atmospheric oxidation of pyrrhotite in arsenopyrite/pyrite calcine. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 7, 9 pages. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2021 | Tian, D., Wang, M., Wang, J., Tu, J., & Jiao, S. (2021). Electrochemical Behaviors of Consumable Ti<inf>2</inf>CO@Al<inf>2</inf>O<inf>3</inf>Anode for Ti Extraction by USTB Process. Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 168(10), 7 pages. Scopus7 WoS7 |
| 2021 | Wang, J., Faraji, F., & Ghahreman, A. (2021). Evaluation of ozone as an efficient and sustainable reagent for chalcopyrite leaching: Process optimization and oxidative mechanism. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 104, 333-344. Scopus24 WoS23 |
| 2021 | Wang, Y. J., Zuo, H. B., Wang, J. X., Bai, K. K., Chen, J. S., & Rong, T. (2021). Research status and prospect of clean and high-value utilization of HyperCoal in China. Gongcheng Kexue Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Engineering, 43(12), 1750-1760. Scopus2 |
| 2021 | Zhang, X., Song, W. L., Tu, J., Wang, J., Wang, M., & Jiao, S. (2021). A Review of Integrated Systems Based on Perovskite Solar Cells and Energy Storage Units: Fundamental, Progresses, Challenges, and Perspectives. Advanced Science, 8(14), 22 pages. Scopus45 WoS46 Europe PMC9 |
| 2021 | Wang, J., Faraji, F., Ramsay, J., & Ghahreman, A. (2021). A review of biocyanidation as a sustainable route for gold recovery from primary and secondary low-grade resources. Journal of Cleaner Production, 296, 18 pages. Scopus66 WoS55 |
| 2021 | Faraji, F., Wang, J., Mahandra, H., & Ghahreman, A. (2021). A Green and Sustainable Process for the Recovery of Gold from Low-Grade Sources Using Biogenic Cyanide Generated by Bacillus megaterium: A Comprehensive Study. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 9(1), 236-245. Scopus29 WoS23 |
| 2021 | Azizitorghabeh, A., Wang, J., Ramsay, J. A., & Ghahreman, A. (2021). A review of thiocyanate gold leaching – Chemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics and processing. Minerals Engineering, 160, 15 pages. Scopus61 WoS53 |
| 2020 | Ghahreman, A., Wang, J., & Faraji, F. (2020). Effect of ultrasound on the oxidative copper leaching from chalcopyrite in acidic ferric sulfate media. Minerals, 10(7), 1-17. Scopus36 WoS29 |
| 2020 | Tang, Y., Yin, W. Z., Wang, J. X., Zuo, W. R., & Cao, S. H. (2020). Effect of HPGR comminution scheme on particle properties and heap leaching of gold. Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 59(3), 324-330. Scopus9 WoS8 |
| 2019 | Meng, F., Liu, Q., Kim, R., Wang, J., Liu, G., & Ghahreman, A. (2019). Selective recovery of valuable metals from industrial waste lithium-ion batteries using citric acid under reductive conditions: Leaching optimization and kinetic analysis. Hydrometallurgy, 191, 11 pages. Scopus138 WoS127 |
| 2019 | Wang, J., Wang, Z., Zhang, Z., & Zhang, G. (2019). Comparison of butyric acid leaching behaviors of zinc from three basic oxygen steelmaking filter cakes. Metals, 9(4), 12 pages. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 2019 | Wang, J., Wang, Z., Zhang, Z., & Zhang, G. (2019). Effect of Addition of Other Acids into Butyric Acid on Selective Leaching of Zinc from Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Filter Cake. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 50(3), 1378-1386. Scopus5 WoS4 |
| 2019 | Wang, J., Wang, Z., Zhang, Z., & Zhang, G. (2019). Removal of zinc from basic oxygen steelmaking filter cake by selective leaching with butyric acid. Journal of Cleaner Production, 209, 1-9. Scopus29 WoS27 |
| 2019 | Wang, J., Wang, Z., Zhang, Z., & Zhang, G. (2019). Zinc Removal from Basic Oxygen Steelmaking Filter Cake by Leaching with Organic Acids. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science, 50(1), 480-490. Scopus20 WoS17 |
| 2018 | Wang, J., Gao, Y. W., Jin, Z., Wang, C. J., Liu, C. H., Zhuang, Y., . . . Zhang, Z. Z. (2018). Research on paraffin removal and prevention by Bacillus spp. in high-salinity reservoirs. Petroleum Science and Technology, 36(12), 889-897. Scopus5 WoS5 |
| 2016 | Wang, J., Zhang, Z., Sun, S., Mu, H., Wan, Y., Zhao, L., . . . Zhang, Z. (2016). Basic research for plant and solid bacterial agent to remediate oil-contaminated soil. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 10(11), 6732-6738. Scopus2 |
| 2016 | Zhang, Z., Zhang, G., Wang, J., Sun, S., & Zhang, Z. (2016). The mechanisms of Large Stokes Shift and Fluorescence Quantum Yields in anilino substituted Rhodamine analogue: TICT and PICT. Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 1095, 44-53. Scopus21 WoS22 |
| 2016 | Sun, S., Fang, L., Song, Z., Wang, X., Wang, J., Luo, Y., . . . Zhang, Z. (2016). Bioaugmentation for improving the activated sludge process of treating refinery spent caustic: laboratory and field pilot-scale studies. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57(47), 22695-22702. Scopus6 WoS5 |
| 2016 | Wang, J., Wang, J., Zhang, Z., Li, Y., Zhang, B., Zhang, Z., & Zhang, G. (2016). Cold-adapted bacteria for bioremediation of crude oil-contaminated soil. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 91(8), 2286-2297. Scopus34 WoS25 |
| 2015 | Yan, H., Li, J., Zhang, M., Wang, J., Guo, C., Zhang, Z., . . . Zhang, Z. (2015). Application of flotation-bioaugmentation in oilfield sewage reconstruction engineering. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 9(6), 2750-2754. |
| 2014 | Guo, C., Chen, Y., Chen, J., Wang, X., Zhang, G., Wang, J., . . . Zhang, Z. (2014). Combined hydrolysis acidification and bio-contact oxidation system with air-lift tubes and activated carbon bioreactor for oilfield wastewater treatment. Bioresource Technology, 169, 630-636. Scopus31 WoS26 Europe PMC9 |
| 2014 | Lu, M., Zhang, Z. Z., Wang, J. X., Zhang, M., Xu, Y. X., & Wu, X. J. (2014). Interaction of heavy metals and pyrene on their fates in soil and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). Environmental Science and Technology, 48(2), 1158-1165. Scopus136 WoS127 Europe PMC68 |
| 2014 | Wang, J., Zhang, Z., Wan, Y., Pan, L., Jin, J., Zhao, L., & Zhang, Z. (2014). Experimental study on plant-microbial remediation of oil-contaminated soil. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 8(8), 3454-3460. Scopus6 |
| 2014 | Yan, H., Zhang, Z., Dai, J., Zhang, M., Wang, J., Tang, X., . . . Zhao, L. (2014). Treatment of oilfield sewage by combination technology of flocculation and bioaugmentation. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 8(7), 2889-2894. |
| 2014 | Lu, M., Zhang, Z. Z., Wu, X. J., Xu, Y. X., Su, X. L., Zhang, M., & Wang, J. X. (2014). Corrigendum to "Biodegradation of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) by a metal resistant strain, Bacillus cereus JP12" [Bioresour. Technol. 149, (2013), 8-15]. Bioresource Technology, 166, 635. |
| 2013 | Lu, M., Zhang, Z. Z., Wu, X. J., Xu, Y. X., Su, X. L., Zhang, M., & Wang, J. X. (2013). Biodegradation of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) by a metal resistant strain, Bacillus cereus JP12. Bioresource Technology, 149, 8-15. Scopus73 WoS69 Europe PMC32 |
| 2013 | Xiao, M., Zhang, Z. Z., Wang, J. X., Zhang, G. Q., Luo, Y. J., Song, Z. Z., & Zhang, J. Y. (2013). Bacterial community diversity in a low-permeability oil reservoir and its potential for enhancing oil recovery. Bioresource Technology, 147, 110-116. Scopus43 WoS39 Europe PMC17 |
- ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship 2025, Prioritised lithium-selective recovery for lithium-ion battery recycling, $482,609 AUD, 2025-2027, sole CI.
- China Postdoctoral Fellowship. Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 80K CNY (≈18K $AUD), 2021-2023, sole CI.
- Young Scholars Innovation Fund. Funded by China Jianlong Group, 100K CNY (≈22K $AUD), 2022-2023, sole CI.
- China Baowu low carbon metallurgy innovation fund, 2.5m CNY (≈540K $AUD), 2022-2024, co-CI.
- Canada MITACS Accelerate program, 20K CAD (≈22K $AUD), 2019-2020.
- “Metallurgical Process” ENG 4058_7058.
- “Transport Processes in the Environment” ENG 2017_7027.
- “Mining and Environment” ENG 4117_7117.
- “Research Methods & Project Management” ENG 3005.
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Recycling and regeneration of spent lithium-ion batteries | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Xueqiang Liu |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Improving MOF glass electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries via structural and compositional modification | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Yilin Li |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Study on recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Juan Chen |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Sustainable Recovery of Valuable Metals from Electronic Waste | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Songming Zheng |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Improving MOF glass electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries via structural and compositional modification | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Yilin Li |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Study on recovery of valuable metals from spent lithium-ion batteries | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Juan Chen |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Recycling and regeneration of spent lithium-ion batteries | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Xueqiang Liu |
| 2025 | Principal Supervisor | Sustainable Recovery of Valuable Metals from Electronic Waste | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Songming Zheng |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Mechanism of Selective Regulated Separation of Lithium from Waste ternary Lithium Battery Materials | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Yan Wang |
| 2024 | Principal Supervisor | Mechanism of Selective Regulated Separation of Lithium from Waste ternary Lithium Battery Materials | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Yan Wang |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2024 | Secretary | International Conference on Advanced Materials for Energy, Environment, and Health 2024 | The School of Chemical Engineering | Australia |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 - ongoing | Board Member | Molecules | MDPI | Switzerland |
| Date | Engagement Type | Partner Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 - ongoing | Collaboration | IonDrive Technologies |
| Date | Title | Type | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - ongoing | Reviewer | Journal Review | Advanced Functional Materials; Chemical Engineering Journal; Waste Management; Journal of Cleaner Production; Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering... | - |
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