Prof. Dr. Lei Zhang is a professor at the School of Chemistry and Environment at Wuhan Polytechnic University. He was a professor-level senior engineer and chief researcher at Baosteel Co., Ltd. Central Research Institute (Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. Technology Center). He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry (Master's and Doctoral) from Wuhan University. His research interests mainly focus on industrial wastewater treatment, including adsorption technology, advanced oxidation technology, and membrane separation technology. At the same time, his team also carries out work with flue gas treatment technologies, environmental risk assessments, low-carbon research, and the comprehensive utilization of industrial solid waste, innovating functional materials from basic scientific research to industrial engineering.