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Minmin Cai
Life Science
Huazhong Agricultural University
Hubei
Language: English, Chinese, German
Agricultural Waste
Black Soldier Fly
Bioconversion
Organic Pollutants
Insect-Microbe Interaction
Antibiotic Resistance
Gene Dissemination
Environmental Behavior
Waste Management
Sustainability
Areas of Focus
- Technology for converting agricultural solid waste using black soldier fly
- Insect-microbe degradation and environmental behavior of organic pollutants
- Risk control of antibiotic resistance gene dissemination
Work Experience
- 2018-present: Associate Researcher at College of Life Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2014-2018: Postdoctoral Researcher at College of Life Sciences, Huazhong Agricultural University
- 2011-2012: Visiting Scholar at Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research–UFZ, Germany
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003-2014: Ph.D., Master's, and Bachelor's in Environmental Engineering from University of Science and Technology Beijing
Publications
- Rapidly mitigating antibiotic resistant risks in chicken manure by Hermetia illucens bioconversion with intestinal microflora, Minmin Cai, Shiteng Ma, Ruiqi Hu, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Linda S. Thomashow, Longyu Zheng, Wu Li, Ziniu Yu, Jibin Zhang, 2018
- Systematic characterization and proposed pathway of tetracycline degradation in solid waste treatment by Hermetia illucens with intestinal microbiota, Minmin Cai, Shiteng Ma, Ruiqi Hu, Jeffery K. Tomberlin, Chan Yu, Yongping Huang, Shuai Zhan, Wu Li, Longyu Zheng, Ziniu Yu, Jibin Zhang, 2018
- Aerobic biodegradation process of petroleum and pathway of main compounds in water flooding well of Dagang oil field, Minmin Cai, Yao Jun, Yang Huaijun, Wang Ruixia, Masakorala Kanaji, 2013
- Potential for aerobic and methanogenic oil biodegradation in a water flooded oil field (Dagang oil field), Minmin Cai, Jiménez N, Krüger M, Huan Guo, Yao Jun, Nontje Straaten, Hans H. Richnow, 2015
- Resistance of Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae to Combined Heavy Metals and Potential Application in Municipal Sewage Sludge Treatment, Minmin Cai, Ruiqi Hu, Ke Zhang, Shiteng Ma, Longyu Zheng, Ziniu Yu, Jibin Zhang, 2017
- Bioconversion-Composting of Golden Needle Mushroom (Flammulina Velutipes) Root Waste by Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens, Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae, to Obtain Added-Value Biomass and Fertilizer, Minmin Cai, Ke Zhang, Weida Zhong, Nian Liu, Xiangji Wu, Wu Li, Longyu Zheng, Ziniu Yu, Jibin Zhang, 2017
- Effects of oxygen injection on oil biodegradation and biodiversity of reservoir microorganisms in Dagang oil field, China, Minmin Cai, Chan Yu, Ruixia Wang, Yanxiao Si, Kanaji Masakorala, Haiyan Yuan, Jun Yao, Jibin Zhang, 2015
