By Professor Bing-Jie Ni

Journal articles

Chen X; Ni BJ; Sin G, 2019, 'Nitrous oxide production in autotrophic nitrogen removal granular sludge: A modeling study', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 116, pp. 1280 - 1291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.26937

Liu X; Xu Q; Wang D; Yang Q; Wu Y; Li Y; Fu Q; Yang F; Liu Y; Ni BJ; Wang Q; Li X, 2019, 'Thermal-alkaline pretreatment of polyacrylamide flocculated waste activated sludge: Process optimization and effects on anaerobic digestion and polyacrylamide degradation', Bioresource Technology, 281, pp. 158 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.095

Wang R; Hao Q; Feng J; Wang GC; Ding H; Chen D; Ni B, 2019, 'Enhanced separation of photogenerated charge carriers and catalytic properties of ZnO-MnO2 composites by microwave and photothermal effect', Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 786, pp. 418 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.02.009

Hao Q; Liu Y; Chen T; Guo Q; Wei W; Ni BJ, 2019, 'Bi2O3@Carbon Nanocomposites for Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Chlorophenols', ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2, pp. 2308 - 2316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.9b00206

Wu Y; Wang D; Liu X; Xu Q; Chen Y; Yang Q; Li H; Ni B, 2019, 'Effect of poly aluminum chloride on dark fermentative hydrogen accumulation from waste activated sludge', Water Research, 153, pp. 217 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2019.01.016

Lu P; Liu T; Ni BJ; Guo J; Yuan Z; Hu S, 2019, 'Growth kinetics of Candidatus ‘Methanoperedens nitroreducens’ enriched in a laboratory reactor', Science of the Total Environment, 659, pp. 442 - 450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.351

Sun J; Dai X; Wang Q; van Loosdrecht MCM; Ni BJ, 2019, 'Microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Detection, occurrence and removal', Water Research, 152, pp. 21 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.12.050

Wei W; Huang QS; Sun J; Wang JY; Wu SL; Ni BJ, 2019, 'Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics Affect Methane Production from the Anaerobic Digestion of Waste Activated Sludge through Leaching Toxic Bisphenol-A', Environmental Science and Technology, 53, pp. 2509 - 2517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b07069

Ni BJ; Huang QS; Wang C; Ni TY; Sun J; Wei W, 2019, 'Competitive adsorption of heavy metals in aqueous solution onto biochar derived from anaerobically digested sludge', Chemosphere, 219, pp. 351 - 357, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.12.053

Pan Y; Liu Y; Wang D; Ni BJ, 2019, 'Modeling effects of H2S on electron competition among nitrogen oxide reduction and N2O accumulation during denitrification', Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 5, pp. 533 - 542, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8ew00873f

Chen X; Lai CY; Fang F; Zhao HP; Dai X; Ni BJ, 2019, 'Model-based evaluation of selenate and nitrate reduction in hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor', Chemical Engineering Science, 195, pp. 262 - 270, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2018.11.032

Liu X; Xu Q; Wang D; Yang Q; Wu Y; Yang J; Liu Y; Wang Q; Ni BJ; Li X; Li H; Yang G, 2019, 'Enhanced Short-Chain Fatty Acids from Waste Activated Sludge by Heat-CaO2 Advanced Thermal Hydrolysis Pretreatment: Parameter Optimization, Mechanisms, and Implications', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 7, pp. 3544 - 3555, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b05799

Liu Y; Ngo HH; Guo W; Peng L; Wang D; Ni B, 2019, 'The roles of free ammonia (FA) in biological wastewater treatment processes: A review', Environment International, 123, pp. 10 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.039

Pan Y; Liu Y; Peng L; Ngo HH; Guo W; Wei W; Wang D; Ni BJ, 2019, 'Substrate Diffusion within Biofilms Significantly Influencing the Electron Competition during Denitrification', Environmental Science and Technology, 53, pp. 261 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.8b05476

Wang D; Zhang D; Xu Q; Liu Y; Wang Q; Ni BJ; Yang Q; Li X; Yang F, 2019, 'Calcium peroxide promotes hydrogen production from dark fermentation of waste activated sludge', Chemical Engineering Journal, 355, pp. 22 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2018.07.192

Liu X; Duan X; Wei W; Wang S; Ni BJ, 2019, 'Photocatalytic conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to valuable products', Green Chemistry, 21, pp. 4266 - 4289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9gc01728c

Chen Z; Liu Y; Wei W; Ni BJ, 2019, 'Recent advances in electrocatalysts for halogenated organic pollutant degradation', Environmental Science: Nano, 6, pp. 2332 - 2366, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9en00411d

Chen Z; Duan X; Wei W; Wang S; Ni BJ, 2019, 'Recent advances in transition metal-based electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7, pp. 14971 - 15005, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c9ta03220g

Dong B; Xia Z; Sun J; Dai X; Chen X; Ni BJ, 2019, 'The inhibitory impacts of nano-graphene oxide on methane production from waste activated sludge in anaerobic digestion', Science of the Total Environment, 646, pp. 1376 - 1384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.424

Wang Y; Zhao J; Wang D; Liu Y; Wang Q; Ni BJ; Chen F; Yang Q; Li X; Zeng G; Yuan Z, 2018, 'Free nitrous acid promotes hydrogen production from dark fermentation of waste activated sludge', Water Research, 145, pp. 113 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2018.08.011

Zhao J; Liu Y; Wang Y; Lian Y; Wang Q; Yang Q; Wang D; Xie GJ; Zeng G; Sun Y; Li X; Ni BJ, 2018, 'Clarifying the Role of Free Ammonia in the Production of Short-Chain Fatty Acids from Waste Activated Sludge Anaerobic Fermentation', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, pp. 14104 - 14113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b02670

Liu X; Xu Q; Wang D; Yang Q; Wu Y; Yang J; Gong J; Ye J; Li Y; Wang Q; Liu Y; Ni BJ; Zeng G; Li X, 2018, 'Revealing the Underlying Mechanisms of How Initial pH Affects Waste Activated Sludge Solubilization and Dewaterability in Freezing and Thawing Process', ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 6, pp. 15822 - 15831, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04427

Peng L; Ngo HH; Guo WS; Liu Y; Wang D; Song S; Wei W; Nghiem LD; Ni BJ, 2018, 'A novel mechanistic model for nitrogen removal in algal-bacterial photo sequencing batch reactors', Bioresource Technology, 267, pp. 502 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.093

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

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