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Journal articles

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

Guo J; Peng Y; Fan L; Zhang L; Ni BJ; Kartal B; Feng X; Jetten MSM; Yuan Z, 2016, 'Metagenomic analysis of anammox communities in three different microbial aggregates', Environmental Microbiology, 18, pp. 2979 - 2993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.13132

Pan Y; Ni BJ; Liu Y; Guo J, 2016, 'Modeling of the interaction among aerobic ammonium-oxidizing archaea/bacteria and anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria', Chemical Engineering Science, 150, pp. 35 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.05.002

Peng L; Sun J; Liu Y; Dai X; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Nitrous Oxide Production in Co-Versus Counter-Diffusion Nitrifying Biofilms', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep28880

Liu Y; Sun J; Peng L; Wang D; Dai X; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Assessment of heterotrophic growth supported by soluble microbial products in anammox biofilm using multidimensional modeling', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep27576

Chen X; Guo J; Xie GJ; Yuan Z; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Achieving complete nitrogen removal by coupling nitritation-anammox and methane-dependent denitrification: A model-based study', Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 113, pp. 1035 - 1045, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bit.25866

Wang Q; Ni BJ; Lemaire R; Hao X; Yuan Z, 2016, 'Modeling of Nitrous Oxide Production from Nitritation Reactors Treating Real Anaerobic Digestion Liquor', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep25336

Chen X; Liu Y; Peng L; Yuan Z; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Model-Based Feasibility Assessment of Membrane Biofilm Reactor to Achieve Simultaneous Ammonium, Dissolved Methane, and Sulfide Removal from Anaerobic Digestion Liquor', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep25114

Peng L; Ni BJ; Law Y; Yuan Z, 2016, 'Modeling N2O production by ammonia oxidizing bacteria at varying inorganic carbon concentrations by coupling the catabolic and anabolic processes', Chemical Engineering Science, 144, pp. 386 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2016.01.033

Ai H; Xu J; Huang W; He Q; Wang Y; Ni B, 2016, 'Mechanism and kinetics of biofilm growth process influenced by shear stress in sewers', Water Science and Technology, 73, pp. 1572 - 1582, http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2015.633

Khan MA; Ngo HH; Guo WS; Liu YW; Zhou JL; Zhang J; Liang S; Ni BJ; Zhang XB; Wang J, 2016, 'Comparing the value of bioproducts from different stages of anaerobic membrane bioreactors', Bioresource Technology, 214, pp. 816 - 825, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2016.05.013

Spérandio M; Pocquet M; Guo L; Ni BJ; Vanrolleghem PA; Yuan Z, 2016, 'Evaluation of different nitrous oxide production models with four continuous long-term wastewater treatment process data series', Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 39, pp. 493 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00449-015-1532-2

Peng L; Liu Y; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Nitrous oxide production in completely autotrophic nitrogen removal biofilm process: A simulation study', Chemical Engineering Journal, 287, pp. 217 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2015.11.026

Zhao J; Liu Y; Ni B; Wang Q; Wang D; Yang Q; Sun Y; Zeng G; Li X, 2016, 'Combined Effect of Free Nitrous Acid Pretreatment and Sodium Dodecylbenzene Sulfonate on Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production from Waste Activated Sludge', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep21622

Pan Y; Van Den Akker B; Ye L; Ni BJ; Watts S; Reid K; Yuan Z, 2016, 'Unravelling the spatial variation of nitrous oxide emissions from a step-feed plug-flow full scale wastewater treatment plant', Scientific Reports, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep20792

Peng L; Liu Y; Gao SH; Chen X; Ni BJ, 2016, 'Evaluating simultaneous chromate and nitrate reduction during microbial denitrification processes', Water Research, 89, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.11.031

Liu Y; Tugtas AE; Sharma KR; Ni BJ; Yuan Z, 2016, 'Sulfide and methane production in sewer sediments: Field survey and model evaluation', Water Research, 89, pp. 142 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.11.050

Xie WM; Ni BJ; Sheng GP; Seviour T; Yu HQ, 2016, 'Quantification and kinetic characterization of soluble microbial products from municipal wastewater treatment plants', Water Research, 88, pp. 703 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.10.065

Ni BJ; Yuan Z, 2015, 'Recent advances in mathematical modeling of nitrous oxides emissions from wastewater treatment processes', Water Research, 87, pp. 336 - 346, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.09.049

Peng L; Ni BJ; Ye L; Yuan Z, 2015, 'Selection of mathematical models for N2O production by ammonia oxidizing bacteria under varying dissolved oxygen and nitrite concentrations', Chemical Engineering Journal, 281, pp. 661 - 668, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2015.07.015

Chen X; Guo J; Xie GJ; Liu Y; Yuan Z; Ni BJ, 2015, 'A new approach to simultaneous ammonium and dissolved methane removal from anaerobic digestion liquor: A model-based investigation of feasibility', Water Research, 85, pp. 295 - 303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.046

Peng L; Chen X; Xu Y; Liu Y; Gao SH; Ni BJ, 2015, 'Biodegradation of pharmaceuticals in membrane aerated biofilm reactor for autotrophic nitrogen removal: A model-based evaluation', Journal of Membrane Science, 494, pp. 39 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.07.043


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