By Professor Bing-Jie Ni

Journal articles

Cheng D; Ngo HH; Guo W; Liu Y; Chang SW; Nguyen DD; Nghiem LD; Zhou J; Ni B, 2018, 'Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for antibiotic wastewater treatment: Performance and membrane fouling issues', Bioresource Technology, 267, pp. 714 - 724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.133

Liu X; Xu Q; Wang D; Zhao J; Wu Y; Liu Y; Ni BJ; Wang Q; Zeng G; Li X; Yang Q, 2018, 'Improved methane production from waste activated sludge by combining free ammonia with heat pretreatment: Performance, mechanisms and applications', Bioresource Technology, 268, pp. 230 - 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.109

Wei W; Li A; Ma F; Pi S; Yang J; Wang Q; Ni BJ, 2018, 'Simultaneous sorption and reduction of Cr(VI) in aquatic system by microbial extracellular polymeric substances from Klebsiella sp. J1', Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 93, pp. 3152 - 3159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.5669

Wei W; Cai Z; Fu J; Xie GJ; Li A; Zhou X; Ni BJ; Wang D; Wang Q, 2018, 'Zero valent iron enhances methane production from primary sludge in anaerobic digestion', Chemical Engineering Journal, 351, pp. 1159 - 1165, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.06.160

Do MH; Ngo HH; Guo WS; Liu Y; Chang SW; Nguyen DD; Nghiem LD; Ni BJ, 2018, 'Challenges in the application of microbial fuel cells to wastewater treatment and energy production: A mini review', Science of the Total Environment, 639, pp. 910 - 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.136

Cai C; Hu S; Chen X; Ni BJ; Pu J; Yuan Z, 2018, 'Effect of methane partial pressure on the performance of a membrane biofilm reactor coupling methane-dependent denitrification and anammox', Science of the Total Environment, 639, pp. 278 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.05.164

Chen X; Yuan Z; Ni BJ, 2018, 'Nitrite accumulation inside sludge flocs significantly influencing nitrous oxide production by ammonium-oxidizing bacteria', Water Research, 143, pp. 99 - 108, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.06.025

Wang D; Liu B; Liu X; Xu Q; Yang Q; Liu Y; Zeng G; Li X; Ni BJ, 2018, 'How does free ammonia-based sludge pretreatment improve methane production from anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge', Chemosphere, 206, pp. 491 - 501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.059

Zhang C; Qin Y; Xu Q; Liu X; Liu Y; Ni BJ; Yang Q; Wang D; Li X; Wang Q, 2018, 'Free Ammonia-Based Pretreatment Promotes Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production from Waste Activated Sludge', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, pp. 9120 - 9129, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01452

Peng L; Dai X; Liu Y; Wei W; Sun J; Xie GJ; Wang D; Song S; Ni BJ, 2018, 'Kinetic assessment of simultaneous removal of arsenite, chlorate and nitrate under autotrophic and mixotrophic conditions', Science of the Total Environment, 628-629, pp. 85 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.034

Wang D; Duan YY; Yang Q; Liu Y; Ni BJ; Wang Q; Zeng G; Li X; Yuan Z, 2018, 'Free ammonia enhances dark fermentative hydrogen production from waste activated sludge', Water Research, 133, pp. 272 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.01.051

Peng L; Dai X; Liu Y; Sun J; Song S; Ni BJ, 2018, 'Model-based assessment of estrogen removal by nitrifying activated sludge', Chemosphere, 197, pp. 430 - 437, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.035

Liu Y; Ngo HH; Guo W; Peng L; Chen X; Wang D; Pan Y; Ni BJ, 2018, 'Modeling electron competition among nitrogen oxides reduction and N2O accumulation in hydrogenotrophic denitrification', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 115, pp. 978 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.26512

Xu Y; Chen X; Yuan Z; Ni BJ, 2018, 'Modeling of Pharmaceutical Biotransformation by Enriched Nitrifying Culture under Different Metabolic Conditions', Environmental Science and Technology, 52, pp. 2835 - 2843, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b00705

Sun J; Ni BJ; Sharma KR; Wang Q; Hu S; Yuan Z, 2018, 'Modelling the long-term effect of wastewater compositions on maximum sulfide and methane production rates of sewer biofilm', Water Research, 129, pp. 58 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.11.007

Wang Q; Wei W; Liu S; Yan M; Song K; Mai J; Sun J; Ni BJ; Gong Y, 2018, 'Free Ammonia Pretreatment Improves Degradation of Secondary Sludge during Aerobic Digestion', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, pp. 1105 - 1111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03403

Wei W; Li A; Pi S; Wang Q; Zhou L; Yang J; Ma F; Ni BJ, 2018, 'Synthesis of Core-Shell Magnetic Nanocomposite Fe3O4@ Microbial Extracellular Polymeric Substances for Simultaneous Redox Sorption and Recovery of Silver Ions as Silver Nanoparticles', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, pp. 749 - 756, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b03075

Peng L; Kassotaki E; Liu Y; Sun J; Dai X; Pijuan M; Rodriguez-Roda I; Buttiglieri G; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Modelling cometabolic biotransformation of sulfamethoxazole by an enriched ammonia oxidizing bacteria culture', Chemical Engineering Science, 173, pp. 465 - 473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2017.08.015

Guo J; Ni BJ; Han X; Chen X; Bond P; Peng Y; Yuan Z, 2017, 'Data on metagenomic profiles of activated sludge from a full-scale wastewater treatment plant', Data in Brief, 15, pp. 833 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2017.10.048

Peng L; Liu Y; Sun J; Wang D; Dai X; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Enhancing immobilization of arsenic in groundwater: A model-based evaluation', Journal of Cleaner Production, 166, pp. 449 - 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.08.051

Wang D; Fu Q; Xu Q; Liu Y; Hao Ngo H; Yang Q; Zeng G; Li X; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Free nitrous acid-based nitrifying sludge treatment in a two-sludge system enhances nutrient removal from low-carbon wastewater', Bioresource Technology, 244, pp. 920 - 928, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.045

Wang Q; Duan H; Wei W; Ni BJ; Laloo A; Yuan Z, 2017, 'Achieving Stable Mainstream Nitrogen Removal via the Nitrite Pathway by Sludge Treatment Using Free Ammonia', Environmental Science and Technology, 51, pp. 9800 - 9807, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b02776

Wu B; Ni BJ; Horvat K; Song L; Chai X; Dai X; Mahajan D, 2017, 'Occurrence State and Molecular Structure Analysis of Extracellular Proteins with Implications on the Dewaterability of Waste-Activated Sludge', Environmental Science and Technology, 51, pp. 9235 - 9243, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b02861

Xu Y; Yuan Z; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Impact of Ammonium Availability on Atenolol Biotransformation during Nitrification', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 5, pp. 7137 - 7144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b01319

Guo J; Ni BJ; Han X; Chen X; Bond P; Peng Y; Yuan Z, 2017, 'Unraveling microbial structure and diversity of activated sludge in a full-scale simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal plant using metagenomic sequencing', Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 102, pp. 16 - 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2017.03.009

Peng L; Sun J; Liu Y; Dai X; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Nitrous oxide production in a granule-based partial nitritation reactor: A model-based evaluation', Scientific Reports, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep45609

Xu Y; Yuan Z; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Biotransformation of acyclovir by an enriched nitrifying culture', Chemosphere, 170, pp. 25 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.014

Fang F; Qiao LL; Ni BJ; Cao JS; Yu HQ, 2017, 'Quantitative evaluation on the characteristics of activated sludge granules and flocs using a fuzzy entropy-based approach', Scientific Reports, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep42910

Lang L; Pocquet M; Ni BJ; Yuan Z; Spérandio M, 2017, 'Comparison of different two-pathway models for describing the combined effect of DO and nitrite on the nitrous oxide production by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria', Water Science and Technology, 75, pp. 491 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2016.389

Sun J; Dai X; Liu Y; Peng L; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Sulfide removal and sulfur production in a membrane aerated biofilm reactor: Model evaluation', Chemical Engineering Journal, 309, pp. 454 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.09.146

Xu XJ; Chen C; Wang AJ; Ni BJ; Guo WQ; Yuan Y; Huang C; Zhou X; Wu DH; Lee DJ; Ren NQ, 2017, 'Mathematical modeling of simultaneous carbon-nitrogen-sulfur removal from industrial wastewater', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 321, pp. 371 - 381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.08.074

Sun J; Dai X; Peng L; Liu Y; Wang Q; Ni BJ, 2017, 'A biofilm model for assessing perchlorate reduction in a methane-based membrane biofilm reactor', Chemical Engineering Journal, 327, pp. 555 - 563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.06.136

Liu Y; Zhang Y; Zhao Z; Ngo HH; Guo W; Zhou J; Peng L; Ni BJ, 2017, 'A modeling approach to direct interspecies electron transfer process in anaerobic transformation of ethanol to methane', Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24, pp. 855 - 863, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7776-9

Zhao J; Gui L; Wang Q; Liu Y; Wang D; Ni BJ; Li X; Xu R; Zeng G; Yang Q, 2017, 'Aged refuse enhances anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge', Water Research, 123, pp. 724 - 733, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.07.026

Wang D; Liu Y; Ngo HH; Zhang C; Yang Q; Peng L; He D; Zeng G; Li X; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Approach of describing dynamic production of volatile fatty acids from sludge alkaline fermentation', Bioresource Technology, 238, pp. 343 - 351, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.04.054

Xu Y; Radjenovic J; Yuan Z; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Biodegradation of atenolol by an enriched nitrifying sludge: Products and pathways', Chemical Engineering Journal, 312, pp. 351 - 359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.11.153

Liu T; Ma B; Chen X; Ni BJ; Peng Y; Guo J, 2017, 'Evaluation of mainstream nitrogen removal by simultaneous partial nitrification, anammox and denitrification (SNAD) process in a granule-based reactor', Chemical Engineering Journal, 327, pp. 973 - 981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.06.173

Liu Y; Ngo HH; Guo W; Sun J; Wang D; Peng L; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Modeling aerobic biotransformation of vinyl chloride by vinyl chloride-assimilating bacteria, methanotrophs and ethenotrophs', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 332, pp. 97 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.03.003

Liu Y; Ngo HH; Guo W; Zhou J; Peng L; Wang D; Chen X; Sun J; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Optimizing sulfur-driven mixotrophic denitrification process: System performance and nitrous oxide emission', Chemical Engineering Science, 172, pp. 414 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2017.07.005

Chen X; Liu Y; Peng L; Ni BJ, 2017, 'Perchlorate, nitrate, and sulfate reduction in hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor: Model-based evaluation', Chemical Engineering Journal, 316, pp. 82 - 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2017.01.084

Duan H; Ye L; Erler D; Ni BJ; Yuan Z, 2017, 'Quantifying nitrous oxide production pathways in wastewater treatment systems using isotope technology – A critical review', Water Research, 122, pp. 96 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.054

Chen X; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Anaerobic conversion of hydrogen and carbon dioxide to fatty acids production in a membrane biofilm reactor: A modeling approach', Chemical Engineering Journal, 306, pp. 1092 - 1098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.08.049

Gao SH; Peng L; Liu Y; Zhou X; Ni BJ; Bond PL; Liang B; Wang AJ, 2016, 'Bioelectrochemical reduction of an azo dye by a Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 formed biocathode', International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 115, pp. 250 - 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.09.005

Liu Y; Ngo HH; Guo W; Peng L; Pan Y; Guo J; Chen X; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Autotrophic nitrogen removal in membrane-aerated biofilms: Archaeal ammonia oxidation versus bacterial ammonia oxidation', Chemical Engineering Journal, 302, pp. 535 - 544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.05.078

Sun J; Dai X; Wang Q; Pan Y; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Modelling Methane Production and Sulfate Reduction in Anaerobic Granular Sludge Reactor with Ethanol as Electron Donor', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep35312

Chen X; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Model-based evaluation on simultaneous nitrate and arsenite removal in a membrane biofilm reactor', Chemical Engineering Science, 152, pp. 488 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.06.049

Xu Y; Yuan Z; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Biotransformation of pharmaceuticals by ammonia oxidizing bacteria in wastewater treatment processes', Science of the Total Environment, 566-567, pp. 796 - 805, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.05.118

Ye Y; Ngo HH; Guo W; Liu Y; Zhang X; Guo J; Ni BJ; Chang SW; Nguyen DD, 2016, 'Insight into biological phosphate recovery from sewage', Bioresource Technology, 218, pp. 874 - 881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.07.003

Chen H; Liu Y; Ni BJ; Wang Q; Wang D; Zhang C; Li X; Zeng G, 2016, 'Full-scale evaluation of aerobic/extended-idle regime inducing biological phosphorus removal and its integration with intermittent sand filter to treat domestic sewage discharged from highway rest area', Biochemical Engineering Journal, 113, pp. 114 - 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2016.06.002

Liu Y; Peng L; Ngo HH; Guo W; Wang D; Pan Y; Sun J; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Evaluation of nitrous oxide emission from sulfide- and sulfur-based autotrophic denitrification processes', Environmental Science and Technology, 50, pp. 9407 - 9415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b02202

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