By Associate Professor Min Zheng

Journal articles

Yong M; Yang Y; Sun L; Tang M; Wang Z; Xing C; Hou J; Zheng M; Chui TFM; Li Z; Yang Z, 2025, 'Nanofiltration Membranes for Efficient Lithium Extraction from Salt-Lake Brine: A Critical Review', ACS Environmental Au, 5, pp. 12 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.4c00061

Xia J; Su Z; Cai C; Liu T; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2025, 'Enrichment and identification of a moderately acidophilic nitrite-oxidizing bacterium', Water Research X, 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2025.100308

Cen X; Hu Z; Huang X; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2025, 'Integrated urban wastewater management through on-site generation and application of ferrous carbonate', Water Research, 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122732

Zuo Z; Zhang T; Huang X; Cen X; Lu X; Liu T; Shon HK; Zheng M, 2024, 'A hybrid oxidation approach for converting high-strength urine ammonia into ammonium nitrate', Water Research X, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2024.100277

Duan H; Watt S; Erler D; Li H; Wang Z; Zheng M; Hu S; Ye L; Yuan Z, 2024, 'Coarse bubble mixing in anoxic zone greatly stimulates nitrous oxide emissions from biological nitrogen removal process', Water Research X, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2024.100263

Guo R; Cen X; Ni BJ; Zheng M, 2024, 'Bioplastic polyhydroxyalkanoate conversion in waste activated sludge', Journal of Environmental Management, 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122866

Zheng M; Hu Z; Liu T; Sperandio M; Volcke EIP; Wang Z; Hao X; Duan H; Vlaeminck SE; Xu K; Zuo Z; Guo J; Huang X; Daigger GT; Verstraete W; van Loosdrecht MCM; Yuan Z, 2024, 'Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage', Nature Sustainability, 7, pp. 1395 - 1404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01423-6

Xu K; Li H; Lin F; Wang C; Zheng M, 2024, 'Optimization of potassium (K) recovery via electrochemical precipitation of K-struvite upon magnesium addition in urine', Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.114159

Liu T; Duan H; Lücker S; Zheng M; Daims H; Yuan Z; Guo J, 2024, 'Sustainable wastewater management through nitrogen-cycling microorganisms', Nature Water, 2, pp. 936 - 952, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00307-5

Luo L; Zheng M; Du E; Wang J; Guan X; Guo H, 2024, 'Development of a New Permanganate/Chlorite Process for Water Decontamination', Environmental Science and Technology, 58, pp. 16578 - 16588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c02257

Zuo Z; Xing Y; Lu X; Liu T; Zheng M; Guo M; Liu Y; Huang X, 2024, 'Nitrite-dependent microbial utilization for simultaneous removal of sulfide and methane in sewers', Water Research X, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2024.100231

Zhang Y; Yang X; Zhang X; Sun D; Liu X; Lan R; Zheng M; van Loosdrecht MCM; Cheng X, 2024, 'Proteins in hydrothermal carbonization liquor of sewage sludge interfere with vivianite crystallization for phosphorus recovery', Resources Conservation and Recycling, 208, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2024.107731

Wang Z; Lu X; Zheng M; Hu Z; Batstone D; Yuan Z; Hu S, 2024, 'Quadrupling the capacity of post aerobic digestion treating anaerobically digested sludge using a moving-bed biofilm (MBBR) configuration', Water Research X, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2024.100240

Yang Q; Wei J; Chen Y; Xu Z; Ma D; Zheng M; Li J, 2024, 'Continuous operation of nano-catalytic ozonation using membrane separation coupling system: Influence factors and mechanism', Chemosphere, 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142117

Hu Z; Cen X; Zhang R; Zheng M, 2024, 'Production of ammonium nitrate for nitrogen recovery in a single bioreactor operating at pH 3', Chemical Engineering Journal, 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.152748

Pan J; Li J; Zhang T; Liu T; Xu K; Wang C; Zheng M, 2024, 'Complete ammonia oxidation (comammox) at pH 3–4 supports stable production of ammonium nitrate from urine', Water Research, 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121686

Zuo Z; Xing Y; Liu T; Zheng M; Lu X; Chen Y; Jiang G; Liang P; Huang X; Liu Y, 2024, 'Methane mitigation via the nitrite-DAMO process induced by nitrate dosing in sewers', Water Research, 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121701

Niu C; Ying Y; Zhao J; Zheng M; Guo J; Yuan Z; Hu S; Liu T, 2024, 'Superior mainstream partial nitritation in an acidic membrane-aerated biofilm reactor', Water Research, 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121692

Wang Z; Lu X; Zhang X; Yuan Z; Zheng M; Hu S, 2024, 'Ammonium-based bioleaching of toxic metals from sewage sludge in a continuous bioreactor', Water Research, 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121651

Zuo Z; Niu C; Zhao X; Lai CY; Zheng M; Guo J; Hu S; Liu T, 2024, 'Biological bromate reduction coupled with in situ gas fermentation in H2/CO2-based membrane biofilm reactor', Water Research, 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121402

Wang P; Ou R; Tan J; Li N; Zheng M; Jin Q; Yu J; He D, 2024, 'Effect of sludge redistribution strategy on stability of partial nitrification-anammox process: Further exploration of the potential value of sludge', Chemosphere, 355, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141707

Liu W; Li J; Liu T; Zheng M; Meng J; Li J, 2024, 'Temperature-resilient superior performances by coupling partial nitritation/anammox and iron-based denitrification with granular formation', Water Research, 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121424

Sohn W; Jiang J; Su Z; Zheng M; Wang Q; Phuntsho S; Kyong Shon H, 2024, 'Microbial community analysis of membrane bioreactor incorporated with biofilm carriers and activated carbon for nitrification of urine', Bioresource Technology, 397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130462

Zheng M; Liu T, 2024, 'A fresh start to sustainable sewage nitrogen removal', Nature Sustainability, 7, pp. 232 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01286-x

Hou J; Zhu Y; Liu J; Lin L; Zheng M; Yang L; Wei W; Ni BJ; Chen X, 2024, 'Competitive enrichment of comammox Nitrospira in floccular sludge', Water Research, 251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121151

Xu Z; Wei J; Abid A; Liu Z; Wu Y; Gu J; Ma D; Zheng M, 2024, 'Formation and toxicity contribution of chlorinated and dechlorinated halobenzoquinones from dichlorophenols after ozonation', Science of the Total Environment, 914, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169860

Zhen J; Zheng M; Wei W; Ni SQ; Ni BJ, 2024, 'Extracellular electron transfer (EET) enhanced anammox process for progressive nitrogen removal: A review', Chemical Engineering Journal, 482, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.148886

Zuo Z; Zheng M; Liu T; Peng Y; Yuan Z, 2024, 'New perspectives in free nitrous acid (FNA) uses for sustainable wastewater management', Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11783-024-1786-5

Lu Y; Liu T; Niu C; Duan H; Zheng M; Hu S; Yuan Z; Wang H; Guo J, 2023, 'Challenges of suppressing nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in membrane aerated biofilm reactors by low dissolved oxygen control', Water Research, 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120754

Hu Z; Li L; Cen X; Zheng M; Hu S; Wang X; Song Y; Xu K; Yuan Z, 2023, 'Integrated urban water management by coupling iron salt production and application with biogas upgrading', Nature Communications, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-42158-w

Cen X; Duan H; Hu Z; Huang X; Li J; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2023, 'Multifaceted benefits of magnesium hydroxide dosing in sewer systems: Impacts on downstream wastewater treatment processes', Water Research, 247, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120788

Wang J; Zheng M; Du E; Chu W; Guo H, 2023, 'A Novel Source of Radicals from UV/Dichloroisocyanurate for Surpassing Abatement of Emerging Contaminants Versus Conventional UV/Chlor(am)ine Processes', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 18452 - 18461, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c06327

Wei J; Wang S; Tang W; Xu Z; Ma D; Zheng M; Li J, 2023, 'Redox-directed identification of toxic transformation products during ozonation of aromatics', Science of the Total Environment, 901, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165929

Xue Y; Zheng M; Cheng Z; Li S; Yang S; Liu Y; Qian Y; Huang X, 2023, 'Dynamic Simulation of Nitrifying Microbial Communities for Establishing Acidic Partial Nitritation in Suspended Activated Sludge', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 17542 - 17552, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c01282

Zhu Y; Hou J; Liu J; Huo P; Yang L; Zheng M; Wei W; Ni BJ; Chen X, 2023, 'Model-based development of strategies enabling effective enrichment and application of comammox bacteria in floccular sludge under mainstream conditions', Science of the Total Environment, 895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165051

Zhang K; Prodanovic V; Zhao H; Zheng M; Hu S; Hong PY; Yuan Z; Deletic A, 2023, 'Exploring denitrification and anammox processes in the saturated zone of passively operated vegetated biofiltration systems', Environmental Science Water Research and Technology, 9, pp. 3062 - 3075, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ew00347g

Hu Z; Liu T; Su Z; Zhao J; Guo J; Hu S; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2023, 'Adaptation of anammox process for nitrogen removal from acidic nitritation effluent in a low pH moving bed biofilm reactor', Water Research, 243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120370

Su Z; Liu T; Guo J; Zheng M, 2023, 'Nitrite Oxidation in Wastewater Treatment: Microbial Adaptation and Suppression Challenges', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 12557 - 12570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c00636

Cen X; Li J; Jiang G; Zheng M, 2023, 'A critical review of chemical uses in urban sewer systems', Water Research, 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120108

Liu Y; Zuo Z; Li H; Xing Y; Cheng D; Guo M; Liu T; Zheng M; Yuan Z; Huang X, 2023, 'In-situ advanced oxidation of sediment iron for sulfide control in sewers', Water Research, 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120077

Zhang Y; Liu T; Li MM; Hua ZS; Evans P; Qu Y; Tan S; Zheng M; Lu H; Jiao JY; Lücker S; Daims H; Li WJ; Guo J, 2023, 'Hot spring distribution and survival mechanisms of thermophilic comammox Nitrospira', Isme Journal, 17, pp. 993 - 1003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41396-023-01409-w

Hu Z; Hu S; Hong PY; Zhang X; Prodanovic V; Zhang K; Ye L; Deletic A; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2023, 'Impact of electrochemically generated iron on the performance of an anaerobic wastewater treatment process', Science of the Total Environment, 875, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162628

Zuo Z; Chen Y; Xing Y; Li S; Yang S; Jiang G; Liu T; Zheng M; Huang X; Liu Y, 2023, 'The advantage of a two-stage nitrification method for fertilizer recovery from human urine', Water Research, 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.119932

Zheng M; Li H; Duan H; Liu T; Wang Z; Zhao J; Hu Z; Watts S; Meng J; Liu P; Rattier M; Larsen E; Guo J; Dwyer J; Akker BVD; Lloyd J; Hu S; Yuan Z, 2023, 'One-year stable pilot-scale operation demonstrates high flexibility of mainstream anammox application', Water Research X, 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100166

Zuo Z; Xing Y; Duan H; Ren D; Zheng M; Liu Y; Huang X, 2023, 'Reducing sulfide and methane production in gravity sewer sediments through urine separation, collection and intermittent dosing', Water Research, 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.119820

Hu Z; Hu S; Ye L; Duan H; Wu Z; Hong PY; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2023, 'Novel Use of a Ferric Salt to Enhance Mainstream Nitrogen Removal from Anaerobically Pretreated Wastewater', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 6712 - 6722, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c08325

Hu Z; Liu T; Wang Z; Meng J; Zheng M, 2023, 'Toward Energy Neutrality: Novel Wastewater Treatment Incorporating Acidophilic Ammonia Oxidation', Environmental Science and Technology, 57, pp. 4522 - 4532, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c06444

Liu W; Li J; Tang L; Li J; Zheng M; Meng J, 2023, 'Achieving high-level nutrient removal and wastewater treatment capacity through iron-mediated microbial process and sludge granulation', Chemical Engineering Journal, 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.141754

Prodanovic V; Zhang K; Zheng M; Hu S; Hong PY; Yuan Z; Deletic A, 2023, 'Nitrification potential of daily-watered biofiltration designs for high ammonium wastewater treatment', Science of the Total Environment, 863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160989

Hu Z; Li W; Duan H; Huang X; Meng J; Yang L; Zheng M, 2023, 'An integrated approach to vivianite recovery from waste activated sludge', Bioresource Technology, 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128608

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