1989年，领导建立环境模拟与污染控制国家重点联合实验室组成部分之一的环境水质学国家重点实验室，1991年通过国家验收。

1993年10月，担任环境水化学国家重点实验室学术委员会第一届主任（至1996年3月）。

1995年5月，当选为中国工程院院士，隶属于环境与轻纺工程学部 （水污染防治）。

1997年1月，担任中国科学院生态环境研究中心学术委员会主任。1999年，获得何梁何利基金科学与技术进步奖。

2004年，汤鸿霄获得国家科技进步奖二等奖。

2022年12月16日，汤鸿霄因病医治无效在北京逝世，享年91岁。

汤鸿霄先后从事蓟运河汞污染，湘江镉污染，鄱阳湖铜污染等重金属形态、评价及治理研究。有机有毒物的吸附、光催化降解，酸雨水化学及水质模式计算，水体颗粒物，污染沉积物、吸附絮凝理论、高效水处理工艺技术，计算模式及地理信息系统应用等方面研究。

1993年，在中国率先研究无机高分子絮凝理论和絮凝剂，主持建立中国第一座聚合氯化铝现代生产厂，创立稳定化聚合氯化铁工艺。

广泛开展微界面水质过程和表面络合计算模式，吸附絮凝理论，高效水处理工艺技术，有机有毒物吸附及控制等研究。在无机高分子絮凝剂的理论、开发、生产及应用工艺的多年系列研究中作出重要成果。多年参加中国工程院全国及西北水资源可持续发展战略研究工作。

汤鸿霄在参加或主持天津蓟运河汞污染、湖南湘江镉污染、江西鄱阳湖铜污染等重大科研项目后，他开辟出“重金属污染水化学”领域，深入研究水体颗粒物吸附的界面化学，并促成他提出将自然环境与工艺过程化学原理融合为统一体系的“环境水质学”。

截至2010年，汤鸿霄主持完成多项国家科技攻关，国家自然科学重点及面上基金，中科院重点及国际重大合作项目，历年获国家、中科院及省部级奖励多项次。汤鸿霄主持完成多项国家及国际合作研究项目，获国家及中科院自然科学和科技进步多次奖项。2000年主持的项目《痕量污染物在水体沉积物界面的复杂反应过程研究》获得中国国家自然科学基金委员会化学科学部资助。

科研成果奖励

截止到2010年，汤鸿霄著译书多种，在国内外刊物发表文章300余篇，其中SCI收录数十篇。

出版著作

发表论文

Monograph & Monograph Chapters

1. Chemical Fundamentals and Basic Principles for Water & Wastewater, Tang Hongxiao, Beijing：China Architecture & Building Press, 1st Edition, 1979. 2nd Edition, 1982.

2．Aquatic Chemistry: An Introduction Emphasizing Chemical Equilibria in Natural Waters(2nd Ed., W. Stumm, J. J. Morgan, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 1981), Chinease Version, Tang Hongxiao，Beijing: Science Press, 1987.

3．Characteristics and the Pollution Control Technology of Aquatic Particulates and Persistent Organic Contaminants（in 2 Volumes），Tang Hongxiao, Qian Yi, Wen Xianghua et al, Beijing：China Environmental Science Press，1999.

4．Inorganic Polymer Flocculants (IPF): Principle, Technology and Apllication, Tang Hongxiao, Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2006.

Publications (Journal papers, selected)

1．Colloid-chemical aspects of coagulation and flocculation mechanism for turbid water treatment with alum, Tang Hongxiao, China Civil Engineering Journal, 1965, (1), 45-54，44, in Chinese.

2．Comments on the Water and Wastewater Chemistry，Tang Hongxiao, Chemistry online，1975，(1)，26-30, in Chinese.

3．Application of polyalumiun flocculants in water treatment and their future outlook, Tang Hongxiao, Environmental Science, 1977, (1), 55-59, in Chinese.

4．Equilibrium of carbonic acid and the pH adjustment I, Tang Hongxiao, Environmental Science, 1979, (5)，38-45.

5．Equilibrium of carbonic acid and the pH adjustment II, Tang Hongxiao, Environmental Science, 1979, (6)，17-24.

6．Advances in Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Tang Hongxiao, Informative materials on Environmental Sciences, 1980, (5), 1-5, in Chinese.

7．Adsorption Characteristics of cadmiun pollutants on the chinese clay minerals, Tang Hongxiao, Xue Hanbin, Lin Guozhen et al., Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 1981, 1(2), 140-155, in Chinese.

8．Formation and development of water pollution chemistry, Tang Hongxiao, Environmental Chemistry, 1982, 1(2), 93-101, in Chinese.

9．Study on multi-component adsorption model of aquatic sediments with a sequential chemical separation precedure, Tang Hongxiao, Xue Hanbin, Tian Baozhen, Dong Huiru, Lei Pengju, Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 1982, 2(4), 279-292, in Chinese.

10．The environmental loading capacity of heavy metal in aquatic systems, Tang Hongxiao, Environmental Sciences in China, 1985, 5(5), 38-43, in Chinese.

11．Colloidal and Interfacial Chemistry on Natural Aquatic Environments, Tang Hongxiao, Journal of Anhui University (Natural Sciences), Special issue of Colloidal and Interfacial Chemistry (No.27), 1987, 13-24, in Chinese.

12．The coagulating behaviors of Fe(III) polymeric species，I. Preformed polymers by base addition; II. Preformed polymers in various concentration， Tang Hong-xiao, W. Stumm, Water Research, 1987, 21 (1), 115-128.

13．Basic Studies of Inorganic Polymer Flocculants, Tang Hongxiao, Environmental Chemistry, 1990, 9(3), 1-12, in Chinese.

14．Modern Science and Technology for Water Quality Transformation, Tang Hongxiao, Environmental Chemistry, 1993, 12(5), 325-333, in Chinese.

15．Advances in Environmental Aquatic Quality Science—Particulates And Surface Complexation I, Tang Hongxiao, Advances in Environmental Science, 1993, 1(1), 25-41, in Chinese.

16. Advances in Environmental Aquatic Quality Science—Particulates And Surface Complexation II, Tang Hongxiao, Advances in Environmental Science, 1993, 1(2), 1-13, in Chinese.

17．Features and mechanism for coagulation-flocculation processes of polyaluminum chloride, Tang Hongxiao, Luan Zhaokun, J. of Environmental Science, 1995, 7(2), 204-211.

18．Water Resource and Water Quality Science and Technology，Tang Hongxiao, Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 1996. 16(1), 1-1, in Chinese.

19．The differences of behavior and mechanism between pre-polymeric inorganic flocculants and traditional coagulants, Tang Hongxiao, Luan Zhaokun, Chemical Water and Wastewater Treatment, IV , ed. H. H. Hahn, Springer-Verlag , (1996, 9)

20．Some new knowledge about the Inorganic Polymer Flocculants, Tang Hongxiao, Industrial Water Treatment, 1997, 17(4), 1-5, in Chinese.

21．Advances in Inorganic Polymer Flocculant Science and Technology, Tang Hongxiao, Report on Water Treatment, 1997, (4), 36-43, in Chinese.

22．The Differences of Coagulating Behavior and Mechanism Between Preproduced Inorganic Polymeric And Traditional Coagulants, Tang Hongxiao, Luan Zhaokun, Environmental Chemistry, 1997, 16(6), 497-505, in Chinese.

23．Flocculation morphology for hydroxyl polymer of polyaluminum chloride, TangHongxiao, Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 1998，18 (1)，1-10, in Chinese.

24. Composite inorganic polymer flocculants, H.X.Tang, Z.K.Luan, D.S.Wang, B.Y.Gao, Chemical Water and Wastewater Treatment, V, eds. H.H.Hahn, E.Hoffman, H.Odegaard , Springer-Verlag , (1998, 9)

25．Surface complexation model for the heavy metal adsorption on natural sediment, Wen Xianghua, Du Qing, Tang Hongxiao, Environmental Science and Technology, 1998, 32(7), 870-875.

26．The electrochemical production of highly effective polyaluminum chloride, Guangjie Lu, Jiuhui Qu, Hongxiao Tang, Water Research, 1999, 33(3), 807-813.

27．The application of preliminary sediment quality criteria to metal contaimination in the Le An river, Liu Wenxin, Wang Zijian, Wen Xianghua, Tang Hongxiao, Environmental Pollution, 1999, 105, 355-366.

28．Use of the sediment quality triad to assess metal contamination in fresh water superficial sediments from the Le An river China, Liu Wenxin, Luan Zhaokun, Tang Hongxiao, Water Air and Soil Pollution, 1999, 113(1-4), 227-239.

29．Aquatic acidification sensitivity for regional environment: a multi-indicator evaluation approach, Li Jinhui, Tang Hongxiao, Bai Qingzhong, Nie Yongfeng, Luan Zhaokun, Water Air and Soil Pollution, 2000, 117(1-4), 251-261.

30．Application of surface coordination principle and modeling on aquatic micro-interfacial processes impacting the water quality, Tang Hongxiao, Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 2000, 20(1), 2-9, in Chinese.

31．Aspects of Chemistry in Environmental Sciences：Some Chemical Hotspots in Environmental Water Qaality Sciences, Tang Hongxiao, Progress in Chemistry, 2000, 12(4), 415-422, in Chinese.

32．Particle speciation analysis of inorganic polymer flocculants: an examination by photon correlation spectroscopy, Dongsheng Wang, Hongxiao Tang, Fucang Cao, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2000, 166(1-3), 27-32.

33．Modified inorganic polymer flocculant-PFSi: Its preparation, characterization and coagulation behavior, Dongsheng Wang, Hongxiao Tang, Water Research, 2001, 35(14), 3418-3428

34．Recent developments of surface complexation models applied to environmental aquatic chemistry. Wenxin Liu, Hongxiao Tang, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2001, 434.13(4), 422

35．Relative importance of charge neutralization and precipitation on coagulation of kaolin with PACl: Effect of sulfate ion, Dongsheng Wang, Hongxiao Tang, John Gregory, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2002, 36(8), 1815-1820.

36．Adsorption of Fluoride Phosphate and Arsenate ions on a new type of ion exchange fiber, Liu Ruixia, Guo Jinlong, Tang Hongxiao, J. of Colloid and Interface Science, 2002, 248(2), 268-274.

37．Surface acid–base characteristics of natural manganese mineral particles, Liu Ruixia, Tang Hongxiao, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2002, 197(1-3), 47-54.

38．Calculation model of uniform media filtration capacity, Guo Jinlong, Wang Yili, Liu Ruixia, Tang Hongxiao, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2002, 201(1-3), 237-245.

39．Surface acid–base behaviors of Chinese loess, Chu Zhaosheng, Liu Wenxin, Tang Hongxiao et. al., Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2002, 252(2), 426–432.

40．Environmental Nano-Pollutants(ENP) and their micro-interfacial processes on the aquatic particles, Tang Hongxiao, Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 2003, 23(2), 146-155, in Chinese.

41．Spectroscopic study on variations in illite surface properties after acid-base titration, Liu Wenxin, Coveney R. M., Tang Hongxiao, Journal of Environmetal Sciences, 2003, 15(4), 456-463.

42．Optimization of the separation and purification of Al13, Yi Xu, Dongsheng Wang, Hong Liu, Yiqiang Lu, Hongxiao Tang, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2003, 231(1-3), 1-9.

43．Characterization and photocatalytic activity of transition-metal-supported surface bond-conjugated TiO2/SiO2, Hu Chun, Tang Yuchao, Tang Hongxiao, Catalysis Today, 2004, 90(3/4), 325–330.

44．Speciation stability of inorganic polymer flocculant–PACl, Dongsheng Wang, Wei Sun, Yi Xu, Hongxiao Tang, John Gregory, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2004, 243(1-3), 1-10.

45．Kinetics study of aqueous sorption of phenanthrene to humic acids and sediments，Zhou Yanmei, Liu Ruixia, Tang Hongxiao, J. of Environmental Sciences, 2004, 16(3), 408-413.

46．Interaction of PACls with sulfate, Xu Yi, Wang Dong-sheng, Tang Hong-xiao, J. of Environmental Sciences, 2004, 16(3), 420-422.

47．Sorption interaction of phenanthrene with soil and sediment of different particle sizes and in various CaCl2 solutions. Yanmei Zhou, Ruixia Liu, Hongxiao Tang, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2004, 270(1), 37–46.

48．Coagulation of micro-polluted Pearl River water with IPF-PACls, Xu Yi, Sun Wei, Wang Dong-sheng, Tang Hong-xiao, J. of Environmental Sciences, 2004, 16(4), 585-588.

49．Effect of dye compounds on the adsorption of atrazine by natural sediment, Qing-Hui Tao, Hong-Xiao Tang, Chemosphere, 2004, 56, 31–38.

50．Sorption behavior of Atrazine onto natural sediments under various solution conditions, Qing-Hui Tao, Hong-Xiao Tang, Adsorption Science & Technology, 2004, 22(8), 639-652.

51．Environmental nanopollutants （ENP） and aquatic micro-interfacial processes，Hongxiao Tang, Dongsheng Wang, Xiaopeng Ge, Water Science & Technology, 2004, 50(12), 103-109.

52．Optimization of the concepts for polyaluminum species, Hongxiao Tang, Dongsheng Wang, Yi Xu, Chemical Water and Waste Water Treatment, VIII, Eds. H.H.Hahn, E.Hoffmann, H.Odegaard, IWA ( London 2004), pp. 139-149.

53．Environmental molecular sciences and environmental nano-technology, Tang Hongxiao, Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 2005, 25(1), 1-4, in Chinese.

54．Phosphorus fractionation and bioavalability in Taihu lake (China) sediments, Zhou Aimin, Wang Dongsheng, Tang Hongxiao, J. of Environmental Sciences, 2005, 17(3), 384-388.

55．Phosphorus adsorption on natural sediments: Modeling and effects of pH and sediment composition, Aimin Zhou, Hongxiao Tang, Dongsheng Wang, Water Research, 2005, 39(7), 1245-1254.

56．AFM Study on the Adsorption and Aggregation Behavior of Dissolved Humic Substances on Mica. Xiao-peng GE, Yan-mei ZHOU, Chun-hua LÜ, Hong-xiao TANG. Science in China B, 2006, 49(3),256-266.

57．Quantitative Model of Coagulation with Inorganic Polymer Flocculant PACl: Application of the PCNM, Wang Dongsheng, Tang Hongxiao, Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2006, 132(5), 434-441.

58．Effect of Surfactants at Low Concentrations on the Sorption of Atrazine by Natural Sediment, Tao, Qing Hui, Wang, Dong Sheng, Tang, Hong Xiao, Water Environment Research, 2006, 78(7), 653-660.

59．Separation and Purification of nano-Al13 by UF method, Huang Li, Wang Dongsheng, Tang Hongxiao, Wang Shuifeng, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2006, 275(1-3), 200-208.

60．Preparation and Characterization of organic polymer modified composite polyaluminum chloride, Shi baoyou, Tang Hongxiao, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2006, 18(2), 214-220.

61．Solubilization and desorption of methyl-parathion from porous media: a comparison of Hydroxypropyl-ß-cyclodextrin and two nonionic surfactants, Qingru Zeng, Hongxiao Tang, Bohan Liao, Toufen Zhong, Can Tang, Water Research, 2006, 40(7), 1351-1358.

62．Characteristics of simplified ferron colorimetric solution and its application in hydroxy-aluminum speciation, Chenghong Feng, Baoyou Shi, Dongsheng Wang, Guohong Li and Hongxiao Tang, Colloids and Surfaces A, 2006, 287(1-3), 203-211.

授权专利

1988年，汤鸿霄承担了组建环境水化学国家重点实验室（SKLEAC）的任务，他把在学科上的构思变为科研实体的可能性，提出的实验室组成模式在学科上包含化学、地学、生态、信息计算和工程技术等各个方面，体现了把天然水体与水处理工艺中的环境水质学融为一体的学术思想，把现代水质科学基础和水质转化高效技术的前沿研究作为具体目标，仪器设备的布局也围绕着综合整体，最终在1995年完成建设并通过国家验收。

截至2013年，汤鸿霄已培养博士生60余名，硕士生10余名，1994年被评为中国科学院优秀导师。根据中国科学技术信息研究所、国家工程技术数字研究馆信息、全国图书馆参考咨询联盟，汤鸿霄培养学生情况如下：

汤鸿霄开拓了中国用水废水工程化学和环境水化学学科领域，为在中国建立此前沿领域作出重要贡献。（2010年度科学中国人评）汤鸿霄在无机高分子絮凝剂这一领域，从理论研究、品种开发、生产工艺到工程应用，形成了一条龙的研究链，取得了居于国内外前列的成果。（哈尔滨工业大学评）