By Professor Bing-Jie Ni

Journal articles

Liu Y; Ni BJ; Ganigué R; Werner U; Sharma KR; Yuan Z, 2015, 'Sulfide and methane production in sewer sediments', Water Research, 70, pp. 350 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.12.019

Liu Y; Zhang Y; Ni BJ, 2015, 'Evaluating enhanced sulfate reduction and optimized volatile fatty acids (VFA) composition in anaerobic reactor by Fe (III) addition', Environmental Science and Technology, 49, pp. 2123 - 2131, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es504200j

Liu Y; Wang Q; Zhang Y; Ni BJ, 2015, 'Zero valent iron significantly enhances methane production from waste activated sludge by improving biochemical methane potential rather than hydrolysis rate', Scientific Reports, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep08263

Liu Y; Ni BJ, 2015, 'Appropriate Fe (II) addition significantly enhances anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) activity through improving the bacterial growth rate', Scientific Reports, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep08204

Sun J; Hu S; Sharma KR; Ni BJ; Yuan Z, 2015, 'Degradation of methanethiol in anaerobic sewers and its correlation with methanogenic activities', Water Research, 69, pp. 80 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.11.004

Zhu A; Guo J; Ni BJ; Wang S; Yang Q; Peng Y, 2015, 'A novel protocol for model calibration in biological wastewater treatment', Scientific Reports, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep08493

Liu Y; Peng L; Gao SH; Dai X; Ni BJ, 2015, 'Mathematical modeling of microbial extracellular electron transfer by electrically active microorganisms', Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 1, pp. 747 - 752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ew00155b

Ni BJ; Joss A; Yuan Z, 2014, 'Modeling nitrogen removal with partial nitritation and anammox in one floc-based sequencing batch reactor', Water Research, 67, pp. 321 - 329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.09.028

Peng L; Ni BJ; Erler D; Ye L; Yuan Z, 2014, 'The effect of dissolved oxygen on N2O production by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in an enriched nitrifying sludge', Water Research, 66, pp. 12 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.009

Chen X; Guo J; Shi Y; Hu S; Yuan Z; Ni BJ, 2014, 'Modeling of simultaneous anaerobic methane and ammonium oxidation in a membrane biofilm reactor', Environmental Science and Technology, 48, pp. 9540 - 9547, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es502608s

Ni BJ; Peng L; Law Y; Guo J; Yuan Z, 2014, 'Modeling of nitrous oxide production by autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria with multiple production pathways', Environmental Science and Technology, 48, pp. 3916 - 3924, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es405592h

Ye L; Ni BJ; Law Y; Byers C; Yuan Z, 2014, 'A novel methodology to quantify nitrous oxide emissions from full-scale wastewater treatment systems with surface aerators', Water Research, 48, pp. 257 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.037

Ruscalleda M; Seredynska-Sobecka B; Ni BJ; Arvin E; Balaguer MD; Colprim J; Smets BF, 2014, 'Spectrometric characterization of the effluent dissolved organic matter from an anammox reactor shows correlation between the EEM signature and anammox growth', Chemosphere, 117, pp. 271 - 277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.07.036

Sun J; Hu S; Sharma KR; Ni BJ; Yuan Z, 2014, 'Stratified microbial structure and activity in sulfide- and methane- producing anaerobic sewer biofilms', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80, pp. 7042 - 7052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02146-14

Ni BJ; Smets BF; Yuan Z; Pellicer-Nàcher C, 2013, 'Model-based evaluation of the role of Anammox on nitric oxide and nitrous oxide productions in membrane aerated biofilm reactor', Journal of Membrane Science, 446, pp. 332 - 340, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2013.06.047

Ni BJ; Ruscalleda M; Pellicer-Nàcher C; Smets BF, 2013, 'Reply to comment on "modeling nitrous oxide production during biological nitrogen removal via nitrification and denitrification: Extensions to the general asm models"', Environmental Science and Technology, 47, pp. 11910 - 11911, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es404125v

Pan Y; Ni BJ; Yuan Z, 2013, 'Modeling electron competition among nitrogen oxides reduction and N 2O accumulation in denitrification', Environmental Science and Technology, 47, pp. 11083 - 11091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es402348n

Ni BJ; Ye L; Law Y; Byers C; Yuan Z, 2013, 'Mathematical modeling of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from full-scale wastewater treatment plants', Environmental Science and Technology, 47, pp. 7795 - 7803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es4005398

Pan Y; Ni BJ; Bond PL; Ye L; Yuan Z, 2013, 'Electron competition among nitrogen oxides reduction during methanol-utilizing denitrification in wastewater treatment', Water Research, 47, pp. 3273 - 3281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2013.02.054

Wang YK; Sheng GP; Ni BJ; Li WW; Zeng RJ; Wang YQ; Shi BJ; Yu HQ, 2013, 'Simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removals in membrane bioreactor with mesh filter: An experimental and modeling approach', Chemical Engineering Science, 95, pp. 78 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2013.03.025

Su KZ; Ni BJ; Yu HQ, 2013, 'Modeling and optimization of granulation process of activated sludge in sequencing batch reactors', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 110, pp. 1312 - 1322, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.24812

Xie WM; Ni BJ; Seviour T; Yu HQ, 2013, 'Evaluating the impact of operational parameters on the formation of soluble microbial products (SMP) by activated sludge', Water Research, 47, pp. 1073 - 1079, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.11.022

Ni BJ; Yuan Z, 2013, 'A model-based assessment of nitric oxide and nitrous oxide production in membrane-aerated autotrophic nitrogen removal biofilm systems', Journal of Membrane Science, 428, pp. 163 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2012.10.049

Ni BJ; Yuan Z; Chandran K; Vanrolleghem PA; Murthy S, 2013, 'Evaluating four mathematical models for nitrous oxide production by autotrophic ammonia-oxidizing bacteria', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 110, pp. 153 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.24620

Xie WM; Ni BJ; Seviour T; Sheng GP; Yu HQ, 2012, 'Characterization of autotrophic and heterotrophic soluble microbial product (SMP) fractions from activated sludge', Water Research, 46, pp. 6210 - 6217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.02.046

Pan Y; Ye L; Ni BJ; Yuan Z, 2012, 'Effect of pH on N2O reduction and accumulation during denitrification by methanol utilizing denitrifiers', Water Research, 46, pp. 4832 - 4840, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.003

Ni BJ; Ruscalleda M; Smets BF, 2012, 'Evaluation on the microbial interactions of anaerobic ammonium oxidizers and heterotrophs in Anammox biofilm', Water Research, 46, pp. 4645 - 4652, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.016

Law Y; Ni BJ; Lant P; Yuan Z, 2012, 'N2O production rate of an enriched ammonia-oxidising bacteria culture exponentially correlates to its ammonia oxidation rate', Water Research, 46, pp. 3409 - 3419, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.03.043

Xie WM; Ni BJ; Li WW; Sheng GP; Yu HQ; Song J, 2012, 'Formation and quantification of soluble microbial products and N 2O production by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB)-enriched activated sludge', Chemical Engineering Science, 71, pp. 67 - 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2011.12.032

Ni BJ; Fang F; Xie WM; Xu J; Yu HQ, 2012, 'Formation of distinct soluble microbial products by activated sludge: Kinetic analysis and quantitative determination', Environmental Science and Technology, 46, pp. 1667 - 1674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es202756d

Zhou Z; Meng F; Liang S; Ni BJ; Jia X; Li S; Song Y; Huang G, 2012, 'Role of microorganism growth phase in the accumulation and characteristics of biomacromolecules (BMM) in a membrane bioreactor', RSC Advances, 2, pp. 453 - 460, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c1ra00420d

Ni BJ; Yu HQ, 2012, 'Microbial products of activated sludge in biological wastewater treatment systems: A critical review', Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 42, pp. 187 - 223, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10643389.2010.507696

Ni BJ; Xie WM; Chen YP; Fang F; Liu SY; Ren TT; Sheng GP; Yu HQ; Liu G; Tian YC, 2011, 'Heterotrophs grown on the soluble microbial products (SMP) released by autotrophs are responsible for the nitrogen loss in nitrifying granular sludge', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 108, pp. 2844 - 2852, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.23247

Fang F; Ni B; Li W; Sheng G; Yu H, 2011, 'A simulation-based integrated approach to optimize the biological nutrient removal process in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant', Chemical Engineering Journal, 174, pp. 635 - 643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2011.09.079

Ni BJ; Ruscalleda M; Pellicer-Nàcher C; Smets BF, 2011, 'Modeling nitrous oxide production during biological nitrogen removal via nitrification and denitrification: Extensions to the general ASM models', Environmental Science and Technology, 45, pp. 7768 - 7776, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es201489n

Xie WM; Zhang R; Li WW; Ni BJ; Fang F; Sheng GP; Yu HQ; Song J; Le DZ; Bi XJ; Liu CQ; Yang M, 2011, 'Simulation and optimization of a full-scale Carrousel oxidation ditch plant for municipal wastewater treatment', Biochemical Engineering Journal, 56, pp. 9 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2011.04.010

Ni BJ; Rittmann BE; Yu HQ, 2011, 'Soluble microbial products and their implications in mixed culture biotechnology', Trends in Biotechnology, 29, pp. 454 - 463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2011.04.006

Ni BJ; Zeng RJ; Fang F; Xie WM; Xu J; Sheng GP; Sun YJ; Yu HQ, 2011, 'Evaluation on factors influencing the heterotrophic growth on the soluble microbial products of autotrophs', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 108, pp. 804 - 812, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.23012

Ni BJ; Sheng GP; Yu HQ, 2011, 'Model-based characterization of endogenous maintenance, cell death and predation processes of activated sludge in sequencing batch reactors', Chemical Engineering Science, 66, pp. 747 - 754, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2010.11.033

Ni BJ; Liu H; Nie YQ; Zeng RJ; Du GC; Chen J; Yu HQ, 2011, 'Coupling glucose fermentation and homoacetogenesis for elevated acetate production: Experimental and mathematical approaches', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 108, pp. 345 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.22908

Liu SG; Ni BJ; Li WW; Sheng GP; Tang Y; Yu HQ, 2011, 'Modeling of the Contact-Adsorption-Regeneration (CAR) activated sludge process', Bioresource Technology, 102, pp. 2199 - 2205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2010.10.003

Meng F; Zhou Z; Ni BJ; Zheng X; Huang G; Jia X; Li S; Xiong Y; Kraume M, 2011, 'Characterization of the size-fractionated biomacromolecules: Tracking their role and fate in a membrane bioreactor', Water Research, 45, pp. 4661 - 4671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.06.026

Ni BJ; Yu HQ, 2010, 'Mathematical modeling of aerobic granular sludge: A review', Biotechnology Advances, 28, pp. 895 - 909, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2010.08.004

Zhao BH; Mu Y; Dong F; Ni BJ; Zhao JB; Sheng GP; Yu HQ; Li YY; Harada H, 2010, 'Dynamic modeling the anaerobic reactor startup process', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 49, pp. 7193 - 7200, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie1001857

Fang F; Ni BJ; Xie WM; Sheng GP; Liu SG; Tong ZH; Yu HQ, 2010, 'An integrated dynamic model for simulating a full-scale municipal wastewater treatment plant under fluctuating conditions', Chemical Engineering Journal, 160, pp. 522 - 529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2010.03.063

Ni BJ; Xie WM; Liu SG; Yu HQ; Gan YP; Zhou J; Hao EC, 2010, 'Development of a mechanistic model for biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems and application to a full-scale WWTP', AIChE Journal, 56, pp. 1626 - 1638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aic.12066

Xie WM; Ni BJ; Zeng RJ; Sheng GP; Yu HQ; Song J; Le DZ; Bi XJ; Liu CQ; Yang M, 2010, 'Formation of soluble microbial products by activated sludge under anoxic conditions', Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 87, pp. 373 - 382, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00253-010-2563-x

Ni BJ; Rittmann BE; Yu HQ, 2010, 'Modeling predation processes in activated sludge', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 105, pp. 1021 - 1030, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.22632

Ni BJ; Hu BL; Fang F; Xie WM; Kartal B; Liu XW; Sheng GP; Jetten M; Zheng P; Yu HQ, 2010, 'Microbial and physicochemical characteristics of compact anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing granules in an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor', Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 76, pp. 2652 - 2656, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02271-09

Ni BJ; Sheng GP; Li XY; Yu HQ, 2010, 'Quantitative simulation of the granulation process of activated sludge for wastewater treatment', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 49, pp. 2864 - 2873, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ie901252k

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