By Associate Professor Min Zheng

Journal articles

Duan H; Zheng M; Li J; Liu T; Wang Z; Shrestha S; Wang B; Ye L; Hu S; Yuan Z, 2023, 'High Hydraulic Loading Rates Favored Mainstream Partial Nitritation: Experimental Demonstration and Model-Based Analysis', ACS ES and T Water, 3, pp. 556 - 564, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00569

Li J; Ahmed W; Metcalfe S; Smith WJM; Choi PM; Jackson G; Cen X; Zheng M; Simpson SL; Thomas KV; Mueller JF; Thai PK, 2023, 'Impact of sewer biofilms on fate of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and wastewater surveillance', Nature Water, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00033-4

Zhao J; Liu T; Meng J; Hu Z; Lu X; Hu S; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2023, 'Ammonium concentration determines oxygen penetration depth to impact the suppression of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria inside partial nitritation and anammox biofilms', Chemical Engineering Journal, 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.140738

Qu S; Liu L; Zhang L; Zheng M; Feng J; Liu C; Miao Y; Jing G, 2023, 'Biodegradation of crude oil by a moderately haloalkaliphilic Acinetobacter strain', Petroleum Science and Technology, 41, pp. 30 - 44, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2022.2041666

Liu W; Li J; Li J; Zheng M; Meng J, 2023, 'Long-term effect of zero-valent iron on one-stage partial nitritation and anammox', Chemical Engineering Journal, 455, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.140598

Xu K; Lu J; Hu L; Li J; Cheng S; Zheng M; Wang C, 2022, 'Pathogens inactivation in nutrient recovery from urine: A review', Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1056019

Zhao J; Ni G; Piculell M; Li J; Hu Z; Wang Z; Guo J; Yuan Z; Zheng M; Hu S, 2022, 'Characterizing and comparing microbial community and biofilm structure in three nitrifying moving bed biofilm reactors', Journal of Environmental Management, 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115883

Hu Z; Zheng M; Hu S; Hong PY; Zhang X; Prodanovic V; Zhang K; Pikaar I; Ye L; Deletic A; Yuan Z, 2022, 'Electrochemical iron production to enhance anaerobic membrane treatment of wastewater', Water Research, 225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119202

Chen X; Zheng M; Cheng X; Wang C; Xu K, 2022, 'Impact of impurities on vivianite crystallization for phosphate recovery from process water of hydrothermal carbonization of kitchen waste', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106438

Zhao J; Zheng M; Su Z; Liu T; Li J; Guo J; Yuan Z; Hu S, 2022, 'Selective Enrichment of Comammox Nitrospira in a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor with Sufficient Oxygen Supply', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 13338 - 13346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c03299

Liu W; Li J; Li X; Tian Y; Meng J; Zheng M; Yuan Z, 2022, 'Increasing the removal efficiency of antibiotic resistance through anaerobic digestion with free nitrous acid pretreatment', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129535

Huang T; Xia J; Liu T; Su Z; Guan Y; Guo J; Wang C; Zheng M, 2022, 'Comammox Nitrospira Bacteria Are Dominant Ammonia Oxidizers in Mainstream Nitrification Bioreactors Emended with Sponge Carriers', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 12584 - 12591, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.2c03641

Duan H; Watts S; Zheng M; Wang Z; Zhao J; Li H; Liu P; Dwyer J; McPhee P; Rattier M; Larsen E; Yuan Z; Hu S, 2022, 'Achieving robust mainstream nitrite shunt at pilot-scale with integrated sidestream sludge treatment and step-feed', Water Research, 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119034

Yu W; Duan H; Wang Z; Yang J; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2022, 'Transforming anaerobically digested sludge into high-quality biosolids with an integrated physiochemical approach', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106416

Xue Y; Zheng M; Wu S; Liu Y; Huang X, 2022, 'Corrigendum: Changes in the species and functional composition of activated sludge communities revealed mechanisms of partial nitrification established by ultrasonication, (Front. Microbiol, (2022), 13, (960608), 10.3389/fmicb.2022.960608)', Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1006638

Meng J; Hu Z; Wang Z; Hu S; Liu Y; Guo H; Li J; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2022, 'Determining Factors for Nitrite Accumulation in an Acidic Nitrifying System: Influent Ammonium Concentration, Operational pH, and Ammonia-Oxidizing Community', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 11578 - 11588, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c07522

Xue Y; Zheng M; Wu S; Liu Y; Huang X, 2022, 'Changes in the Species and Functional Composition of Activated Sludge Communities Revealed Mechanisms of Partial Nitrification Established by Ultrasonication', Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.960608

Zuo Z; Liu T; Zheng M; Xing Y; Ren D; Li H; Yang S; Liu Y; Yuan Z; Huang X, 2022, 'Recovery of ammonium nitrate solution from urine wastewater via novel free nitrous acid (FNA)-mediated two-stage processes', Chemical Engineering Journal, 440, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.135826

Wang J; Zheng M; Deng Y; Liu M; Chen Y; Gao N; Du E; Chu W; Guo H, 2022, 'Generality and diversity on the kinetics, toxicity and DFT studies of sulfate radical-induced transformation of BPA and its analogues', Water Research, 219, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118506

Hu L; Cheng X; Qi G; Zheng M; Dang Y; Li J; Xu K, 2022, 'Achieving Ammonium Removal Through Anammox-Derived Feammox With Low Demand of Fe(III)', Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.918634

Wang Z; Zheng M; Duan H; Yuan Z; Hu S, 2022, 'A 20-Year Journey of Partial Nitritation and Anammox (PN/A): From Sidestream toward Mainstream', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 7522 - 7531, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c06107

Zhao Y; Ab Hamid NH; Reddy N; Zheng M; Yuan Z; Duan H; Ye L, 2022, 'Wastewater Primary Treatment Using Forward Osmosis Introduces Inhibition to Achieve Stable Mainstream Partial Nitrification', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 8663 - 8672, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c05672

Mehrani MJ; Bagherzadeh F; Zheng M; Kowal P; Sobotka D; Mąkinia J, 2022, 'Application of a hybrid mechanistic/machine learning model for prediction of nitrous oxide (N2O) production in a nitrifying sequencing batch reactor', Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 162, pp. 1015 - 1024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2022.04.058

Meng J; Duan H; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2022, 'Gravity settling and centrifugation increase the acid buffer capacity of activated sludge', Science of the Total Environment, 820, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153231

Li J; Liu W; Meng J; Zhao L; Li J; Zheng M, 2022, 'Mesothermal pretreatment using FeCl3 enhances methane production from rice straw', Renewable Energy, 188, pp. 670 - 677, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.02.028

Li J; Deng K; Meng J; Li J; Zheng M, 2022, 'Synergistic denitrification, partial nitrification - Anammox in a novel A²/O² reactor for efficient nitrogen removal from low C/N wastewater', Journal of Environmental Management, 302, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114069

Xia J; Ni G; Wang Y; Zheng M; Hu S, 2022, 'Mycolicibacter acidiphilus sp. nov., an extremely acid-tolerant member of the genus Mycolicibacter', International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 72, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.005419

Meng J; Liu T; Zhao J; Lu X; Li J; Zheng M, 2021, 'Assessing the stability of one-stage PN/A process through experimental and modelling investigations', Science of the Total Environment, 801, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149740

Xu PP; Meng J; Li X; Li J; Sun K; Liu BF; Zheng M, 2021, 'Insights into complete nitrate removal in one-stage nitritation-anammox by coupling heterotrophic denitrification', Journal of Environmental Management, 298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113431

Liu T; Lu Y; Zheng M; Hu S; Yuan Z; Guo J, 2021, 'Efficient nitrogen removal from mainstream wastewater through coupling Partial Nitritation, Anammox and Methane-dependent nitrite/nitrate reduction (PNAM)', Water Research, 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117723

Wang Z; Liu T; Duan H; Song Y; Lu X; Hu S; Yuan Z; Batstone D; Zheng M, 2021, 'Post-treatment options for anaerobically digested sludge: Current status and future prospect', Water Research, 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117665

Hu Z; Duan H; Wang Z; Zhao J; Ye L; Yuan Z; Zheng M; Hu S, 2021, 'Centralized iron-dosing into returned sludge brings multifaceted benefits to wastewater management', Water Research, 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117536

Wang Z; Ni G; Xia J; Song Y; Hu S; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2021, 'Bioleaching of toxic metals from anaerobically digested sludge without external chemical addition', Water Research, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117211

Wang Z; Zheng M; Hu Z; Duan H; De Clippeleir H; Al-Omari A; Hu S; Yuan Z, 2021, 'Unravelling adaptation of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in mainstream PN/A process: Mechanisms and counter-strategies', Water Research, 200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117239

Zhang J; Hu Z; Liu T; Wang Z; Guo J; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2021, 'Feasibility of methane bioconversion to methanol by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria', Water Research, 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117077

Duan H; Zhao Y; Koch K; Wells GF; Zheng M; Yuan Z; Ye L, 2021, 'Insights into Nitrous Oxide Mitigation Strategies in Wastewater Treatment and Challenges for Wider Implementation', Environmental Science and Technology, 55, pp. 7208 - 7224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c00840

Wei J; Ma D; Ma X; Sheng Q; Sun X; Li J; Liu X; Shen J; Zheng M; Wang L, 2021, 'New insight into increased toxicity during ozonation of chlorophenol: The significant contribution of oxidizing intermediates', Science of the Total Environment, 769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144569

Wang Z; Ni G; Maulani N; Xia J; De Clippeleir H; Hu S; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2021, 'Stoichiometric and kinetic characterization of an acid-tolerant ammonia oxidizer ‘Candidatus Nitrosoglobus’', Water Research, 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117026

Calderon AG; Duan H; Meng J; Zhao J; Song Y; Yu W; Hu Z; Xu K; Cheng X; Hu S; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2021, 'An integrated strategy to enhance performance of anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge', Water Research, 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.116977

Wang Z; Zheng M; Duan H; Ni G; Yu W; Liu Y; Yuan Z; Hu S, 2021, 'Acidic aerobic digestion of anaerobically-digested sludge enabled by a novel ammonia-oxidizing bacterium', Water Research, 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.116962

Lim ZK; Liu T; Zheng M; Yuan Z; Guo J; Hu S, 2021, 'Versatility of nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-DAMO): First demonstration with real wastewater', Water Research, 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.116912

Li J; Hua Z-S; Liu T; Wang C; Li J; Bai G; Lücker S; Jetten MSM; Zheng M; Guo J, 2021, 'Selective enrichment and metagenomic analysis of three novel comammox Nitrospira in a urine-fed membrane bioreactor.', ISME Commun, 1, pp. 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43705-021-00005-3

Wang Z; Zheng M; Meng J; Hu Z; Ni G; Guerrero Calderon A; Li H; De Clippeleir H; Al-Omari A; Hu S; Yuan Z, 2021, 'Robust Nitritation Sustained by Acid-Tolerant Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria', Environmental Science and Technology, 55, pp. 2048 - 2056, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c05181

Zheng M; Wang Z; Meng J; Hu Z; Liu Y; Yuan Z; Hu S, 2021, 'Inactivation kinetics of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria by free nitrous acid', Science of the Total Environment, 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141876

Liu Y; Li S; Ni G; Duan H; Huang X; Yuan Z; Zheng M, 2021, 'Temperature Variations Shape Niche Occupation of Nitrotoga-like Bacteria in Activated Sludge', ACS Environmental Science and Technology Water, 1, pp. 167 - 174, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.0c00060

Zheng M; Li S; Ni G; Xia J; Hu S; Yuan Z; Liu Y; Huang X, 2020, 'Critical Factors Facilitating Candidatus Nitrotoga to Be Prevalent Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria in Activated Sludge', Environmental Science and Technology, 54, pp. 15414 - 15423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c04192

Zuo Z; Song Y; Ren D; Li H; Gao Y; Yuan Z; Huang X; Zheng M; Liu Y, 2020, 'Control sulfide and methane production in sewers based on free ammonia inactivation', Environment International, 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105928

Chen S; Yang Y; Zheng M; Cheng X; Xu K; Dou X, 2020, 'Thermal decomposition of struvite pellet by microwave radiation and recycling of its product to remove ammonium and phosphate from urine', Environmental Research, 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109774

Li S; Duan H; Zhang Y; Huang X; Yuan Z; Liu Y; Zheng M, 2020, 'Adaptation of nitrifying community in activated sludge to free ammonia inhibition and inactivation', Science of the Total Environment, 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138713

Wang Z; Zheng M; Xue Y; Xia J; Zhong H; Ni G; Liu Y; Yuan Z; Hu S, 2020, 'Free ammonia shock treatment eliminates nitrite-oxidizing bacterial activity for mainstream biofilm nitritation process', Chemical Engineering Journal, 393, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.124682

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