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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
,2024, 'Life cycle assessment of hydrogenotrophic denitrification in membrane aerated biofilm reactors for sustainable wastewater treatment', Water Research, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122529
,2024, 'Sustainable wastewater management through nitrogen-cycling microorganisms', Nature Water, 2, pp. 936 - 952, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44221-024-00307-5
,2024, 'Impact of nutrient deficiency on biological sewage treatment – Perspectives towards urine source segregation', Science of the Total Environment, 946, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174174
,2024, 'Lactobacillus inoculation mediated carboxylates and alcohols production from waste activated sludge fermentation system: Insight into process outcomes and metabolic network', Bioresource Technology, 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131191
,2024, 'Making waves: Knowledge and data fusion in urban water modelling', Water Research X, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2024.100234
,2024, 'Occurrence, spatiotemporal trends, fate, and treatment technologies for microplastics and organic contaminants in biosolids: A review', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 466, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133471
,2024, 'Electron Donor-Driven Microalgae Upgrading into High-Value Fatty Acids via a Microbial Platform', ACS ES and T Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.4c00414
,2024, 'Pathways to advanced resource recovery from sewage', Nature Sustainability, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41893-024-01423-6
,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
,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
,2023, 'Decoupling the simultaneous effects of NO
2023, 'Insights on biological phosphorus removal with partial nitrification in single sludge system via sidestream free ammonia and free nitrous acid dosing', Science of the Total Environment, 895, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165174
,2023, 'In a quest for high-efficiency mainstream partial nitritation-anammox (PN/A) implementation: One-stage or two-stage?', Science of the Total Environment, 883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163540
,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
,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
,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
,2023, 'An integrated approach to vivianite recovery from waste activated sludge', Bioresource Technology, 371, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128608
,2023, 'Significant production of nitric oxide by aerobic nitrite reduction at acidic pH', Water Research, 230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119542
,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
,2023, 'Improving sludge dewaterability by free nitrous acid and lysozyme pretreatment: Performances and mechanisms', Science of the Total Environment, 855, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158648
,2022, 'A comprehensive carbon footprint analysis of different wastewater treatment plant configurations', Environmental Research, 214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113818
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2022, 'Mainstream short-cut N removal modelling: current status and perspectives', Water Science and Technology, 85, pp. 2539 - 2564, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2022.131
,, 2022, 'Quantification and Modelling of Fugitive Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Urban Water Systems', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/9781789060461
2022, 'An Integrated First Principal and Deep Learning Approach for Modeling Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Wastewater Treatment Plants', Environmental Science and Technology, 56, pp. 2816 - 2826, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c05020
,2022, 'Re-configuring mainstream anammox', Chemical Engineering Journal, 445, pp. 136817 - 136817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2022.136817
,2021, 'The origin of waste activated sludge affects the enhancement of anaerobic digestion by free nitrous acid pre-treatment', Science of the Total Environment, 795, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148831
,2021, 'Enhancing anaerobic digestion using free nitrous acid: Identifying the optimal pre-treatment condition in continuous operation', Water Research, 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117694
,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
,2021, 'Achieving combined biological short-cut nitrogen and phosphorus removal in a one sludge system with side-stream sludge treatment', Water Research, 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117563
,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
,2021, 'Cobalt Electrochemical Recovery from Lithium Cobalt Oxides in Deep Eutectic Choline Chloride+Urea Solvents', ChemSusChem, 14, pp. 2972 - 2983, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202100954
,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
,2021, 'Effects of pH, Temperature, Suspended Solids, and Biological Activity on Transformation of Illicit Drug and Pharmaceutical Biomarkers in Sewers', Environmental Science and Technology, 55, pp. 8771 - 8782, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c01516
,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
,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
,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
,2021, 'Recovery of Nitrous Oxide from Wastewater Treatment: Current Status and Perspectives', ACS ES and T Water, 1, pp. 240 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ACSESTWATER.0C00140
,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
,2021, 'Salinity effect on freshwater Anammox bacteria: Ionic stress and ion composition', Water Research, 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116432
,2020, 'Mitigating nitrous oxide emissions at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant', Water Research, 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116196
,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
,2020, 'Free nitrous acid pre-treatment enhances anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge and rheological properties of digested sludge: A pilot-scale study', Water Research, 172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115515
,2020, 'Improving wastewater management using free nitrous acid (FNA)', Water Research, 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.115382
,2019, 'Effects of ultrasonic treatment on the ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) growth kinetics', Science of the Total Environment, 690, pp. 629 - 635, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.435
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