Dr Liu Ye is an Associate Professor at The University of Queensland in the School of Chemical Engineering. Her research focuses on sustainable and cost-effective water and wastewater treatment, including on-line process control, novel technology development, resource recovery and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (monitoring, modeling, and mitigation of N2O) from biological wastewater treatment processes. She has an established leadership in the research field of understanding and mitigating fugitive GHG emissions from urban wastewater systems.She has more than 120 publications, over 70 fully refereed journal papers (with over 3400 citation and an h-index of 32 (Google Scholar, June 08, 2021)), and is a co-inventor of four patents. A/Prof Ye has been awarded over $6M competitive research funding - including four Discovery Projects, Linkage projects, and the Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellowship from Australian Research Council - along with several other industry-funded projects. She has a broad research collaboration within academia and industry (e.g. Melbourne Water Corporation, South Australia Water Corporation, Western Water Corporation, Water Utilities, Icon Water etc) in the past 10 years. Liu’s research is having a substantive impact in gaining a deeper scientific understanding of the fundamental biological N2O production pathway during wastewater treatment. The research outcome not only offers a long-term cost-effective solution for water utilities to reduce emissions but also informs the development of new policy such as 2019 IPCC Guidelines for National and International Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Liu also received more than eight scientific awards (including Research Innovation Award from Australia Water Association, UQ Foundation Research Excellence Award, etc.), and the EAIT faculty teaching excellence award. She is an elected management committee member of the (IWA) Specialist Group on Instrumentation, Control, and Automation (ICA). She is also a member of the Australia Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) and Engineers Australia (EA).
Research:
Liu’s research includes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and mitigation from biological wastewater treatment processes; sludge minimization and biogas production enhancement by using free nitrous acid (FNA) based technology; advanced biological nutrient removal (BNR) technology development; on-line process control and optimisation and resource recovery from wastes.
Teaching and Learning:
CHEE4060: Process Control Systems (Coordinator and Lecturer);
CHEE2501: Environmental Systems Engineering I: Processes (Lecturer);
CHEE4012: Industrial Wastewater & Solid Waste Management (Lecturer);
CHEE4007/4027 Thesis project;
A/Prof Liu Ye's research is having a substantive impact in gaining a deeper scientific understanding of biological nutrient removal and recovery during wastewater treatment and outputs from her research are used by industry to recover nutrients from wastewater and reduce greenhouse gas emission and activate sludge production during wastewater treatment, which directly benefits the Australia water utilities and the living environment-:
Journal Article: In a quest for high-efficiency mainstream partial nitritation-anammox (PN/A) implementation: One-stage or two-stage?
Cao, Shenbin, Koch, Konrad, Duan, Haoran, Wells, George F., Ye, Liu, Zhao, Yingfen and Du, Rui (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 163540, 163540. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163540
Journal Article: Impact of electrochemically generated iron on the performance of an anaerobic wastewater treatment process
Hu, Zhetai, Hu, Shihu, Hong, Pei-Ying, Zhang, Xueqin, Prodanovic, Veljko, Zhang, Kefeng, Ye, Liu, Deletic, Ana, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Impact of electrochemically generated iron on the performance of an anaerobic wastewater treatment process. Science of the Total Environment, 875 162628, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162628
Journal Article: Novel Use of a Ferric Salt to Enhance Mainstream Nitrogen Removal from Anaerobically Pretreated Wastewater
Hu, Zhetai, Hu, Shihu, Ye, Liu, Duan, Haoran, Wu, Ziping, Hong, Pei-Ying, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Novel Use of a Ferric Salt to Enhance Mainstream Nitrogen Removal from Anaerobically Pretreated Wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology, 57 (16), 6712-6722. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08325
A practical approach for water utilities to quantify direct greenhouse gas emissions
(2023) UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
Scope 1 N2O emissions from advanced wastewater treatment processes
(2021–2024) Water Corporation
Quantifying Fugitive Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 160S nutrient removal plant
(2021–2022) Melbourne Water Corporation
(2023) Doctor Philosophy
(2022) Doctor Philosophy
Quantification and reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from next generation wastewater treatment systems
Doctor Philosophy
Quantification and Modelling of Fugitive Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Urban Water Systems
Ye, Liu, Porro, Jose and Nopen, Ingmar eds. (2022). Quantification and Modelling of Fugitive Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Urban Water Systems. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781789060461
Perspectives on fugitive GHGs reduction from urban wastewater systems
Nopens, Ingmar, Porro, Jose and Ye, Liu (2022). Perspectives on fugitive GHGs reduction from urban wastewater systems. Quantification and modelling of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions from urban water systems. (pp. 245-257) edited by Liu Ye, Jose Porro and Ingmar Nopens. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781789060461_0245
Ye, Liu and Porro, Jose (2022). Introduction. Quantification and modelling of fugitive greenhouse gas emissions from urban water systems. (pp. 1-9) edited by Liu Ye, Jose Porro and Ingmar Nopens. London, United Kingdom: IWA Publishing. doi: 10.2166/9781789060461_0001
Cao, Shenbin, Koch, Konrad, Duan, Haoran, Wells, George F., Ye, Liu, Zhao, Yingfen and Du, Rui (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 163540, 163540. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163540
Hu, Zhetai, Hu, Shihu, Hong, Pei-Ying, Zhang, Xueqin, Prodanovic, Veljko, Zhang, Kefeng, Ye, Liu, Deletic, Ana, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Impact of electrochemically generated iron on the performance of an anaerobic wastewater treatment process. Science of the Total Environment, 875 162628, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162628
Hu, Zhetai, Hu, Shihu, Ye, Liu, Duan, Haoran, Wu, Ziping, Hong, Pei-Ying, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Novel Use of a Ferric Salt to Enhance Mainstream Nitrogen Removal from Anaerobically Pretreated Wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology, 57 (16), 6712-6722. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08325
Significant production of nitric oxide by aerobic nitrite reduction at acidic pH
Lu, Xi, Wang, Zhiyao, Duan, Haoran, Wu, Ziping, Hu, Shihu, Ye, Liu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Significant production of nitric oxide by aerobic nitrite reduction at acidic pH. Water Research, 230 119542, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119542
Duan, Haoran, Zheng, Min, Li, Jiyun, Liu, Tao, Wang, Zhiyao, Shrestha, Sohan, Wang, Bingzheng, Ye, Liu, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2023). High Hydraulic Loading Rates Favored Mainstream Partial Nitritation: Experimental Demonstration and Model-Based Analysis. ACS ES&T Water, 3 (2), 556-564. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.2c00569
A comprehensive carbon footprint analysis of different wastewater treatment plant configurations
Wu, Ziping, Duan, Haoran, Li, Kaili and Ye, Liu (2022). A comprehensive carbon footprint analysis of different wastewater treatment plant configurations. Environmental Research, 214 (Pt 2) 113818, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113818
Electrochemical iron production to enhance anaerobic membrane treatment of wastewater
Hu, Zhetai, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu, Hong, Pei-Ying, Zhang, Xueqing, Prodanovic, Veljko, Zhang, Kefeng, Pikaar, Ilje, Ye, Liu, Deletic, Ana and Yuan, Zhiguo (2022). Electrochemical iron production to enhance anaerobic membrane treatment of wastewater. Water Research, 225 119202. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119202
Toward Mainstream Anammox by Integrating Sidestream Treatment
Cao, Shenbin, Koch, Konrad, Du, Rui, Wells, George F, Ye, Liu and Drewes, Jörg E. (2022). Toward Mainstream Anammox by Integrating Sidestream Treatment. Environmental Science & Technology, 56 (15), 10553-10556. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03256
Zhao, Yingfen, Ab Hamid, Nur Hafizah, Reddy, Nichelle, Zheng, Min, Yuan, Zhiguo, Duan, Haoran and Ye, Liu (2022). Wastewater primary treatment using forward osmosis introduces inhibition to achieve stable mainstream partial nitrification. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (12), 8663-8672. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05672
Li, Kaili, Duan, Haoran, Liu, Linfeng, Qiu, Ruihong, van den Akker, Ben, Ni, Bing-Jie, Chen, Tong, Yin, Hongzhi, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2022). An integrated first principal and deep learning approach for modeling nitrous oxide emissions from wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (4) acs.est.1c05020, 2816-2826. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05020
Ab Hamid, Nur Hafizah, Wang, David K., Smart, Simon and Ye, Liu (2022). A green, hybrid cleaning strategy for the mitigation of biofouling deposition in the elevated salinity forward osmosis membrane bioreactor (FOMBR) operation. Chemosphere, 288 (Pt 3) 132612, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132612
Adaptation and evolution of freshwater Anammox communities treating saline/brackish wastewater
Lin, Limin, Pratt, Steven, Li, Zhiheng and Ye, Liu (2021). Adaptation and evolution of freshwater Anammox communities treating saline/brackish wastewater. Water Research, 207 117815, 117815. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117815
Centralized iron-dosing into returned sludge brings multifaceted benefits to wastewater management
Hu, Zhetai, Duan, Haoran, Wang, Zhiyao, Zhao, Jing, Ye, Liu, Yuan, Zhiguo, Zheng, Min and Hu, Shihu (2021). Centralized iron-dosing into returned sludge brings multifaceted benefits to wastewater management. Water Research, 203 117536, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117536
Lu, Xuanyu, Duan, Haoran, Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2021). Achieving combined biological short-cut nitrogen and phosphorus removal in a one sludge system with side-stream sludge treatment. Water Research, 203 117563, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117563
Duan, Haoran, Zhao, Yingfen, Koch, Konrad, Wells, George F., Zheng, Min, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2021). Insights into nitrous oxide mitigation strategies in wastewater treatment and challenges for wider implementation. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (11) acs.est.1c00840, 7208-7224. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00840
Better understanding wastewater treatment’s nitrous oxide emissions
de Haas, David and Ye, Liu (2021). Better understanding wastewater treatment’s nitrous oxide emissions. Water e-Journal, 6 (2), 1-15. doi: 10.21139/wej.2021.008
Recovery of nitrous oxide from wastewater treatment: current status and perspectives
Duan, Haoran, Zhao, Yingfen, Koch, Konrad, Wells, George F., Weißbach, Max, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2021). Recovery of nitrous oxide from wastewater treatment: current status and perspectives. ACS ES&T Water, 1 (2), 240-250. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.0c00140
Salinity effect on freshwater Anammox bacteria: ionic stress and ion composition
Lin, Limin, Pratt, Steven, Crick, Oliver, Xia, Jun, Duan, Haoran and Ye, Liu (2021). Salinity effect on freshwater Anammox bacteria: ionic stress and ion composition. Water Research, 188 116432, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116432
Ab Hamid, Nur Hafizah, Wang, David K., Smart, Simon and Ye, Liu (2020). Achieving stable operation and shortcut nitrogen removal in a long-term operated aerobic forward osmosis membrane bioreactor (FOMBR) for treating municipal wastewater. Chemosphere, 260 127581, 127581. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127581
Mitigating nitrous oxide emissions at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant
Duan, Haoran, Akker, Ben van den, Thwaites, Benjamin J., Peng, Lai, Herman, Caroline, Pan, Yuting, Ni, Bing-Jie, Watt, Shane, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2020). Mitigating nitrous oxide emissions at a full-scale wastewater treatment plant. Water Research, 185 116196, 116196. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116196
Improving wastewater management using free nitrous acid (FNA)
Duan, Haoran, Gao, Shuhong, Li, Xuan, Ab Hamid, Nur Hafizah, Jiang, Guangming, Zheng, Min, Bai, Xue, Bond, Philip L., Lu, Xuanyu, Chislett, Mariella M., Hu, Shihu, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2020). Improving wastewater management using free nitrous acid (FNA). Water Research, 171 115382, 115382. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115382
Ab Hamid, Nur Hafizah, Smart, Simon, Wang, David K., Koh, Kaniel Wei Jun, Ng, Kalvin Jiak Chern and Ye, Liu (2019). Economic, energy and carbon footprint assessment of integrated forward osmosis membrane bioreactor (FOMBR) process in urban wastewater treatment. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 6 (1), 153-165. doi: 10.1039/c9ew00608g
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Wang, Qilin, Zheng, Min, Lu, Xuanyu, Wang, Zhiyao and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) contained in influent deteriorate mainstream NOB suppression by sidestream inactivation. Water Research, 162, 331-338. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.07.002
Individual and combined effect of salinity and nitrite on freshwater Anammox bacteria (FAB)
Lin, Limin, Pratt, Steven, Rattier, Maxime and Ye, Liu (2019). Individual and combined effect of salinity and nitrite on freshwater Anammox bacteria (FAB). Water Research, 169 114931, 114931. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.114931
Zhang, Liguo, Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Liu, Lei, Batstone, Damien J. and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Increasing capacity of an anaerobic sludge digester through FNA pre-treatment of thickened waste activated sludge. Water Research, 149, 406-413. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.008
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Lu, Xuanyu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Overcoming nitrite oxidizing bacteria adaptation through alternating sludge treatment with free nitrous acid and free ammonia. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (4) acs.est.8b06148, 1937-1946. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06148
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Lu, Xuanyu, Batstone, Damien J. and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Self-sustained nitrite accumulation at low pH greatly enhances volatile solids destruction and nitrogen removal in aerobic sludge digestion. Environmental Science & Technology, 53 (3) acs.est.8b04498, 1225-1234. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04498
Duan, Haoran, Wang, Qilin, Erler, Dirk V., Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2018). Effects of free nitrous acid treatment conditions on the nitrite pathway performance in mainstream wastewater treatment. Science of the Total Environment, 644, 360-370. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.346
Ab Hamid, Nur Hafizah, Ye, Liu, Wang, David K., Smart, Simon, Filloux, Emmanuelle, Lebouteiller, Thibault and Zhang, Xiwang (2018). Evaluating the membrane fouling formation and chemical cleaning strategy in forward osmosis membrane filtration treating domestic sewage. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 4 (12), 2092-2103. doi: 10.1039/c8ew00584b
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Erler, Dirk, Ni, Bing-Jie and Yuan, Zhiguo (2017). Quantifying nitrous oxide production pathways in wastewater treatment systems using isotope technology – a critical review. Water Research, 122, 96-113. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.054
Strategies for enhanced deammonification performance and reduced nitrous oxide emissions
Leix, Carmen, Drewes, Jörg E., Ye, Liu and Koch, Konrad (2017). Strategies for enhanced deammonification performance and reduced nitrous oxide emissions. Bioresource Technology, 236, 174-185. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.182
Zhang, Tingting, Wang, Qilin, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2016). Enhancing post anaerobic digestion of full-scale anaerobically digested sludge using free nitrous acid treatment. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 43 (5), 713-717. doi: 10.1007/s10295-016-1742-x
Effect of free nitrous acid pre-treatment on primary sludge biodegradability and its implications
Zhang, Tingting, Wang, Qilin, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2016). Effect of free nitrous acid pre-treatment on primary sludge biodegradability and its implications. Chemical Engineering Journal, 290, 31-36. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.01.028
Wang, Yayi, Lin, Ximao, Zhou, Dong, Ye, Liu, Han, Haicheng and Song, Chengkang (2016). Nitric oxide and nitrous oxide emissions from a full-scale activated sludge anaerobic/anoxic/oxic process. Chemical Engineering Journal, 289, 330-340. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.12.074
Pan, Yuting, van den Akker, Ben, Ye, Liu, Ni, Bing-Jie, Watts, Shane, Reid, Katherine and Yuan, Zhiguo (2016). Unravelling the spatial variation of nitrous oxide emissions from a step-feed plug-flow full scale wastewater treatment plant. Scientific Reports, 6 (1) 20792, 20792. doi: 10.1038/srep20792
Sludge-drying lagoons: a potential significant methane source in wastewater treatment plants
Pan, Yuting, Ye, Liu, van den Akker, Ben, Ganigue Pages, Ramon, Musenze, Ronald S. and Yuan, Zhiguo (2016). Sludge-drying lagoons: a potential significant methane source in wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Science and Technology, 50 (3), 1368-1375. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04844
Peng, Lai, Ni, Bing-Jie, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2015). Selection of mathematical models for N2O production by ammonia oxidizing bacteria under varying dissolved oxygen and nitrite concentrations. Chemical Engineering Journal, 281, 661-668. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2015.07.015
Zhang, Tingting, Wang, Qilin, Ye, Liu, Batstone, Damien and Yuan, Zhiguo (2015). Combined free nitrous acid and hydrogen peroxide pre-treatment of waste activated sludge enhances methane production via organic molecule breakdown. Scientific Reports, 5 (16631) 16631, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/srep16631
Ni, Bing-Jie, Pan, Yuting, Van Den Akker, Ben, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2015). Full-scale modeling explaining large spatial variations of nitrous oxide fluxes in a step-feed plug-flow wastewater treatment reactor. Environmental Science and Technology, 49 (15), 9176-9184. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02038
Peng, Lai, Ni, Bing-Jie, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2015). N2O production by ammonia oxidizing bacteria in an enriched nitrifying sludge linearly depends on inorganic carbon concentration. Water Research, 74, 58-66. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.02.003
Wang, Yayi, Qin, Jian, Zhou, Shuai, Lin, Ximao, Ye, Liu, Song, Chengkang and Yan, Yuan (2015). Identification of the function of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in denitrifying phosphorus removal sludge in the presence of copper ion. Water Research, 73, 252-264. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.01.034
Peng, Lai, Ni, Bing-Jie, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2015). The combined effect of dissolved oxygen and nitrite on N2O production by ammonia oxidizing bacteria in an enriched nitrifying sludge. Water Research, 73, 29-36. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.01.021
Chen, Yongzhi, Li, Baikun, Ye, Liu and Peng, Yongzhen (2015). The combined effects of COD/N ratio and nitrate recycling ratio on nitrogen and phosphorus removal in anaerobic/anoxic/aerobic (A2/O)-biological aerated filter (BAF) systems. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 93, 235-242. doi: 10.1016/j.bej.2014.10.005
Wang, Yayi, Zhou, Shuai, Wang, Hong, Ye, Liu, Qin, Jian and Lin, Ximao (2015). Comparison of endogenous metabolism during long-term anaerobic starvation of nitrite/nitrate cultivated denitrifying phosphorus removal sludges. Water Research, 68, 374-386. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.09.044
Producing free nitrous acid - A green and renewable biocidal agent - From anaerobic digester liquor
Law, Yingyu, Ye, Liu, Wang, Qilin, Hu, Shihu, Pijuan, Maite and Yuan, Zhiguo (2015). Producing free nitrous acid - A green and renewable biocidal agent - From anaerobic digester liquor. Chemical Engineering Journal, 259, 62-69. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2014.07.138
Peng, Lai, Ni, Bing-Jie, Erler, Dirk, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2014). The effect of dissolved oxygen on N2O production by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in an enriched nitrifying sludge. Water Research, 66, 12-21. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.009
Wang, Qilin, Jiang, Guangming, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2014). Enhancing methane production from waste activated sludge using combined free nitrous acid and heat pre-treatment. Water Research, 63, 71-80. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.06.010
Wang, Qilin, Jiang, Guangming, Ye, Liu, Pijuan, Maite and Yuan, Zhiguo (2014). Heterotrophic denitrification plays an important role in N2O production from nitritation reactors treating anaerobic sludge digestion liquor. Water Research, 62, 202-210. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.06.003
Wang, Yayi, Zhou, Shuai, Ye, Liu, Wang, Hong, Stephenson, Tom and Jiang, Xuxin (2014). Nitrite survival and nitrous oxide production of denitrifying phosphorus removal sludges in long-term nitrite/nitrate-fed sequencing batch reactors. Water Research, 67, 33-45. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.052
Enhanced lipid extraction from algae using free nitrous acid pretreatment
Bai, Xue, Naghdi, Forough Ghasemi, Ye, Liu, Lant, Paul and Pratt, Steven (2014). Enhanced lipid extraction from algae using free nitrous acid pretreatment. Bioresource Technology, 159, 36-40. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.133
Wang, Qilin, Ye, Liu, Jiang, Guangming, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2014). Side-stream sludge treatment using free nitrous acid selectively eliminates nitrite oxidizing bacteria and achieves the nitrite pathway. Water Research, 55, 245-255. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.029
王亚宜 Wang, Yayi, 周东 Zhou, Dong, 赵伟 Zhao, Wei, 叶柳 Ye, Liu, 黎力 Li, Li, 谭学军 Tan, Xuejun and 宋成康 Song, Chengkang (2014). 污水生物处理实际工艺中氧化亚氮的释放:现状与挑战. Huanjing Kexue Xuebao, 34 (5), 1079-1088. doi: 10.13671/j.hjkxxb.2014.0172
Ye, Liu, Ni, Bing-Jie, Law, Yingyu, Byers, Craig and Yuan, Zhiguo (2014). A novel methodology to quantify nitrous oxide emissions from full-scale wastewater treatment systems with surface aerators. Water Research, 48 (1), 257-268. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.037
Free nitrous acid (FNA)-based pretreatment enhances methane production from waste activated sludge
Wang, Qilin, Ye, Liu, Jiang, Guangming, Jensen, Paul D., Batstone, Damien J. and Yuan, Zhiguo (2013). Free nitrous acid (FNA)-based pretreatment enhances methane production from waste activated sludge. Environmental Science and Technology, 47 (20), 11897-11904. doi: 10.1021/es402933b
Wang, Yayi, Guo, Gang, Wang, Hong, Stephenson, Tom, Guo, Jianhua and Ye, Liu (2013). Long-term impact of anaerobic reaction time on the performance and granular characteristics of granular denitrifying biological phosphorus removal systems. Water Research, 47 (14), 5326-5237. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.06.013
Pan, Yuting, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2013). Effect of H2S on N2O Reduction and Accumulation during Denitrification by Methanol Utilizing Denitrifiers. Environmental Science & Technology, 47 (15), 8408-8415. doi: 10.1021/es401632r
A free nitrous acid (FNA)-based technology for reducing sludge production
Wang, Qilin, Ye, Liu, Jiang, Guangming and Yuan, Zhiguo (2013). A free nitrous acid (FNA)-based technology for reducing sludge production. Water Research, 47 (11), 3663-3672. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.04.016
Mathematical modeling of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from full-scale wastewater treatment plants
Ni, Bing-Jie, Ye, Liu, Law, Yingyu, Byers, Craig and Yuan, Zhiguo (2013). Mathematical modeling of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from full-scale wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Science and Technology, 47 (14), 7795-7803. doi: 10.1021/es4005398
Pan, Yuting, Ni, Bing-Jie, Bond, Philip L., Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2013). Electron competition among nitrogen oxides reduction during methanol-utilizing denitrification in wastewater treatment. Water Research, 47 (10), 3273-3281. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.02.054
Ye, Liu, Pijuan, Maite and Yuan, Zhiguo (2013). The effect of free nitrous acid on key anaerobic processes in enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems. Bioresource Technology, 130, 382-389. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.127
Pan, Yuting, Ye, Liu, Ni, Bing-Jie and Yuan, Zhiguo (2012). Effect of pH on N2O reduction and accumulation during denitrification by methanol utilizing denitrifiers. Water Research, 46 (15), 4832-4840. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.06.003
Improving secondary sludge biodegradability using free nitrous acid treatment
Pijuan, Maite, Wang, Qilin, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2012). Improving secondary sludge biodegradability using free nitrous acid treatment. Bioresource Technology, 116, 92-98. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.04.016
Nitrous oxide emissions from wastewater treatment processes
Law, Yingyu, Ye, Liu, Pan, Yuting and Yuan, Zhiguo (2012). Nitrous oxide emissions from wastewater treatment processes. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London: Biological Sciences, 367 (1593), 1265-1277. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2011.0317
Ye, Liu, Hu, Shihu, Poussade, Yvan, Keller, Jurg and Yuan, Zhiguo (2012). Evaluating a strategy for maintaining nitrifier activity during long-term starvation in a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) treating reverse osmosis concentrate. Water Science and Technology, 66 (4), 837-842. doi: 10.2166/wst.2012.252
Chen, Yongzhi, Peng, Chengyao, Wang, Jianhua, Ye, Liu, Zhang, Liangchang and Peng, Yongzhen (2011). Effect of nitrate recycling ratio on simultaneous biological nutrient removal in a novel anaerobic/anoxic/oxic (A(2)/O)-biological aerated filter (BAF) system. Bioresource Technology, 102 (10), 5722-5727. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.02.114
Gao, Yongqing, Peng, Yongzhen, Zhang, Jingyu, Wang, Shuying, Guo, Jianhua and Ye, Liu (2011). Biological sludge reduction and enhanced nutrient removal in a pilot-scale system with 2-step sludge alkaline fermentation and A(2)O process. Bioresource Technology, 102 (5), 4091-4097. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.12.051
Pijuan, M., Ye, L. and Yuan, Z. (2011). Could nitrite/free nitrous acid favour GAOs over PAOs in enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems?. Water Science and Technology, 63 (2), 345-351. doi: 10.2166/wst.2011.062
Free nitrous acid inhibition on the aerobic metabolism of poly-phosphate accumulating organisms
Pijuan, Maite, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2010). Free nitrous acid inhibition on the aerobic metabolism of poly-phosphate accumulating organisms. Water Research, 44 (20), 6063-6072. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.075
Nitrifying population optimization in municipal saline wastewater treatment
Ye, Liu, Wang, Shuying, Zhao, Kaifeng and Peng, Yongzhen (2010). Nitrifying population optimization in municipal saline wastewater treatment. Beijing Daxue Xuebao (Ziran Kexue Ban)/Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis, 46 (3), 422-428.
Ye, Liu, Pijuan, Maite and Yuan, Zhiguo (2010). The effect of free nitrous acid on the anabolic and catabolic processes of glycogen accumulating organisms. Water Research, 44 (9), 2901-2909. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.02.010
Occurrence, control and utilization of filamentous sludge bulking in salt-tolerant sludge
Ye, Liu, Wang, Shuying, Liu, Yang, Liu, Zhibo, Yu, Xia and Sun, Zhirong (2010). Occurrence, control and utilization of filamentous sludge bulking in salt-tolerant sludge. Huagong Xuebao/CIESC Journal, 61 (1), 180-185.
Gao, YQ, Peng, YZ, Zhang, JY, Wang, JL and Ye, L (2010). Using excess sludge as carbon source for enhanced nitrogen removal and sludge reduction with hydrolysis technology. Water Science and Technology, 62 (7), 1536-1543. doi: 10.2166/wst.2010.433
Ye, Liu, Peng, Cheng-yao, Tang, Bing, Wang, Shu-ying, Zhao, Kai-feng and Peng, Yong-zhen (2009). Determination effect of influent salinity and inhibition time on partial nitrification in a sequencing batch reactor treating saline sewage. Desalination, 246 (1-3), 556-566. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2009.01.005
Cui, Youwei, Peng, Changyao, Peng, Yongzhen and Ye, Liu (2009). Effects of salt on microbial populations and treatment performance in purifying saline sewage using the MUCT process. Clean - Soil, Air, Water, 37 (8), 649-656. doi: 10.1002/clen.200900049
Effects of salinity concentration on N2O production during nitrification
Shang, Hui-Lai, Peng, Yong-Zhen, Zhang, Jing-Rong, Ye, Liu and Zhao, Kai-Feng (2009). Effects of salinity concentration on N2O production during nitrification. Huanjing Kexue/Environmental Science, 30 (4), 1079-1083.
Ye, L, Tang, B, Zhao, KF, Pijuan, M and Peng, YZ (2009). Nitrogen removal via nitrite in domestic wastewater treatment using combined salt inhibition and on-line process control. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 60 (6), 1633-1639. doi: 10.2166/wst.2009.521
Influence of NaCl salinity on nitrogen removal of activated sludge system
Wang, Shu-Ying, Tang, Bing, Ye, Liu and Peng, Yong-Zhen (2008). Influence of NaCl salinity on nitrogen removal of activated sludge system. Beijing Gongye Daxue Xuebao / Journal of Beijing University of Technology, 34 (6), 631-635.
Fuzzy-control parameters for nitrogen removal of saline sewage in SBR process
Ye, Liu, Peng, Yongzhen, Tang, Bing and Hou, Hongxun (2008). Fuzzy-control parameters for nitrogen removal of saline sewage in SBR process. Huagong Xuebao/Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering (China), 59 (4), 995-1000.
Treatment of saline sewage with modified MUCT process
Ye, Liu, Peng, Yong-Zhen, Cui, You-Wei and Wang, Xiao-Wei (2006). Treatment of saline sewage with modified MUCT process. Beijing Gongye Daxue Xuebao / Journal of Beijing University of Technology, 32 (12), 1087-1092.
Achieving biological nitrogen removal via nitrite by salt inhibition
Cui, Y. W., Peng, Y. Z., Peng, C. Y., Gan, X. Q. and Ye, Liu (2006). Achieving biological nitrogen removal via nitrite by salt inhibition. Water Science and Technology, 53 (6), 115-122. doi: 10.2166/wst.2006.183
Achieving and maintaining biological nitrogen removal via nitrite under normal conditions
Cui, You-Wei, Peng, Yong-Zhen, Gan, Xiang-Qing, Ye, Liu and Wang, Ya-Yi (2005). Achieving and maintaining biological nitrogen removal via nitrite under normal conditions. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 17 (5), 794-797.
Li , Kaili, Duan, Haoran, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2022). Hybridizing mechanistic and deep learning approaches to model and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from full-scale wastewater treatment plants. 13th IWA Conference on Instrumentation, Control and Automation, Virtual, Beijing, China, 17 - 21 October 2022.
Lu, Xuanyu , Oehmen, Adrian , Zhao, Jing , Duan, Haoran , Carvalho, Gilda , Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2022). Novel PAOs play the key role to achieve combined biological short-cut N and P removal in the one-sludge system with side-stream sludge treatment. IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-15 September 2022. IWA.
Li, Kaili, Duan, Haoran, Liu, Linfeng, Qiu, Ruihong, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2022). Modelling and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from sewage treatment plants using an integrated mechanistic and deep learning approach. World Water Congress and Exhibition 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11 – 15 September 2022.
A comprehensive carbon footprint analysis of different wastewater treatment plant configurations
Wu, Ziping, Duan, Haoran, Li, Kaili and Ye, Liu (2021). A comprehensive carbon footprint analysis of different wastewater treatment plant configurations. International conference on sustainable technology and development 2021, Shenzhen, China, 31 October - 2 November 2021.
Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from a full-scale wastewater treatment plant
Duan, Haoran, Van den Akker, Ben, Thwaite, Ben, Peng, Lai, Pan, Yuting, Ni, Bing-jie, Watt, Shane, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2020). Reducing nitrous oxide emissions from a full-scale wastewater treatment plant. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 1-3 September 2020.
Lu, Xuanyu, Duan, Haoran, Oehmen, Adrian, Carvalho, Gilda, Yuan, Zhiguo and Ye, Liu (2020). Achieving combined partial nitrification and biological phosphorus removal in a side-stream sludge treatment system. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 8 - 12 June 2020. IWA.
Lin, Limin, Crick, Oliver, Pratt, Steven and Ye, Liu (2019). What matters for inhibition on freshwater anammox what matters for inhibition on freshwater anammox bacteria: salinity or the type of salts?. 2019 Innovation Conference on Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Shanghai, China, 24-28 November 2019.
Existence of NOB in raw wastewater and its effects on the stability of mainstream nitrite shunt
Duan, Haoran, Liu, Ye and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Existence of NOB in raw wastewater and its effects on the stability of mainstream nitrite shunt. 2019 Innovation Conference on Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Shanghai, China, 25-28 November 2019.
Achieving stable mainstream nitrite shunt: NOB adaptation solved
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Lu, Xuanyu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Achieving stable mainstream nitrite shunt: NOB adaptation solved. 16th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 1-5 June 2019.
Individual and combined effect of salinity and nitrite on Anammox bacteria
Lin, Limin, Pratt, Steven, Rattier, Maxime and Ye, Liu (2018). Individual and combined effect of salinity and nitrite on Anammox bacteria. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference 2018, Brisbane, Australia, 18-21 November 2018.
Duan, Haoran, Ye, Liu, Lu, Xuanyu, Batstone, Damien and Yuan, Zhiguo (2018). A novel operational strategy of aerobic sludge digester improving VS destruction and nitrogen removal. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 18-21 November 2018. IWA.
Wang, Q., Ye, L., Jiang, G., Jensen, P., Batstone, D. and Yuan, Z. (2013). A novel free nitrous acid (FNA)-based technology for enhancing methane production from waste activated sludge. LET 2013: 10th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Waste Water Technologies 2013, Bordeaux, France, 2-6 June, 2013.
Ye, L., Ni, B.J., Law, Y., Byers, C. and Yuan, Z. (2013). A novel methodology to quantify nitrous oxide emission from wastewater treatment systems with surface aerators. 10th IWA Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Bordeaux, France, 03-06 June 2013.
Wang, Qilin, Ye, Liu, Jiang, Guangming and Yuan, Zhiguo (2012). A cost-effective Free Nitrous Acid (FNA)-based technology for achieving sludge reduction in wastewater systems. 2nd Water Research Conference, Singapore, Singapore, 20-23 January 2013.
A novel free nitrous acid (FNA) – based technology for improving sludge biodegradability
Wang, Qilin, Pijuan, Maite, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2012). A novel free nitrous acid (FNA) – based technology for improving sludge biodegradability. 9th IWA Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Brisbane Australia, 3-7 June 2012.
Pan, Yuting, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2012). Effect of pH on N2O reduction and accumulation during denitrification by methanol-utilising denitrifiers. IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition 2012, Busan, Korea, 16-21 September 2012.
Law, Yingyu, Ye, Liu, Ni, Bing-Jie, Byers, Craig, DeJong, Katie, Lant, Paul and Yuan, Zhiguo (2012). Full scale monitoring of fugitive nitrous oxide and methane emissions from a wastewater treatment plant in Australia. OzWater '12: Australia's National Water Conference and Exhibition, Sydney, Australia, 8 - 10 May 2012. St Leonards, NSW, Australia: Australian Water Association.
Monitoring and modelling nitrous oxide emissions from a full-scale wastewater treatment plant
Law, Y., Ni, B. J., Ye, L., Byers, C., De Jong, K., Lant, P. and Yuan, Z. (2012). Monitoring and modelling nitrous oxide emissions from a full-scale wastewater treatment plant. 9th IWA Leading - Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 3-7 June 2012.
The effect of H2S on N2O accumulation during denitrification
Pan, Yuting, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2012). The effect of H2S on N2O accumulation during denitrification. 9th IWA Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, Brisbane, Australia, June 3-7.
The effect of electron competition among different steps of denitrification on N2O accumulation
Pan, Yuting, Ye, Liu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2012). The effect of electron competition among different steps of denitrification on N2O accumulation. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery 2012 (IWA NRR 2012), Harbin, China, 23-25 September 2012.
Ye, Liu, Hu, Shihu, Poussade, Yvan, Keller, Jurg and Yuan, Zhiguo (2011). Nitrifier decay and recovery in a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) teating reverse osmosis concentrate. IWA Biofilm Conference 2011: Processes in Biofilms, Shanghai, China, October 27-30 2011. Shanghai, China: IWA.
Ye, Liu, Pijuan, Maite and Yuan, Zhiguo (2011). The effect of free nitrous acid on the anaerobic metabolism of Polyphosphate Accumulating Organisms (PAOs) and Glycogen Accumulating Organisms (GAOs). Nutrient Recovery and Management Conference 2011, Miami, Florida, USA, January 9 – 12 2011. Miami, Florida, USA: WEF /IWA.
Liu, Ye, Peng, Yong-zhen, Pijuan, Maite, Tang, Bing and Zhao, Kai-feng (2009). Nitrogen removal via nitrite in domestic wastewater treatment using combined salt inhibition and on-line process control in SBR. 10th IWA Conference on Instrumentation, Control & Automation, Cairns, Australia, 14-17 June. Cairns, Australia: IWA.
A practical approach for water utilities to quantify direct greenhouse gas emissions
(2023) UQ Knowledge Exchange & Translation Fund
Scope 1 N2O emissions from advanced wastewater treatment processes
(2021–2024) Water Corporation
Quantifying Fugitive Greenhouse Gas Emissions from 160S nutrient removal plant
(2021–2022) Melbourne Water Corporation
State of knowledge of scope 1 emissions from sewage treatment plants
(2021–2022) Water Research Australia Research Programs
Sustainable Water Reuse and Resource Recovery through Cost-Effective BNR
(2020–2023) ARC Linkage Projects
(2019) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Towards the unravelling of nitrous oxide production from agricultural systems
(2019) UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
Unravelling the dynamics of nitrous oxide production in wastewater systems
(2018–2022) ARC Discovery Projects
(2018) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
Dr Liu Ye - Maternity Funding (Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund)
(2016–2017) Queensland Government Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund
Intracellular regulation of N2O production from wastewater treatment
(2016–2017) Universities Australia - Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
Reducing nitrous oxide emission in wastewater systems by pathway regulation
(2015–2018) ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
(2014–2017) ARC Linkage Projects
A Platform for Translational Water Research
(2014) UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
(2014) AAS - France-Australia Science Innovation Collaboration (FASIC) Program Early Career Fellowships
Biofilm Control in Wastewater Systems using Free Nitrous Acid - a Renewable Material from Wastewater
(2012–2014) ARC Discovery Projects
(2012–2014) UQ FirstLink Scheme
Quantifying Fugitive Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Bolivar WWTP
(2012–2013) South Australian Water Corporation
A novel method for reducing sludge production in biological wastewater treatment plants
(2011–2012) UQ Early Career Researcher
ResTeach 2011 0.1 FTE School of Chemical Engineering
(2011–2012) UQ ResTeach
The effect of Free Nitrous Acid on anaerobic metabolism of PAOs and GAOs in EBPR system
(2010–2012) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
Note for students: Associate Professor Liu Ye is not currently available to take on new students.
Quantification and reducing direct greenhouse gas emissions from next generation wastewater treatment systems
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Novel Phosphorous accumulating organisms in next generation wastewater treatment systems
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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State of Knowledge and modeling of Scope 1 emissions from Sewage Treatment Plants
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Understanding nitrous oxide emissions from wastewater treatment processes with stable isotopes and mathematical modelling
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A sustainable biological nutrient removal and recovery process for cost-effective wastewater treatment
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Biological methods to identify and quantify PAO/GAO microorganisms and their activity in wastewater treatment
Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The development of process control strategies to optimise biological phosphorus removal and recovery
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Sustainable and cost-effective biological phosphorus removal technology in urban water systems
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2022) Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Freshwater Anammox bacteria for treatment of saline wastewater
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Forward Osmosis (FO) Membrane-based Technology in Urban Wastewater Treatment
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Understanding of Carbon/Nitrogen recovery from wastewater as value-added bioproducts
(2020) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Versatile uses of iron in the urban wastewater system
(2023) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Controlling nitrite oxidizing bacteria using nitrogen released from sludge digestion
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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Biological silicon removal from coal seam gas water
(2016) Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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FNA-based Pre-treatment of Primary, Secondary and Digested Sludge
(2016) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2015) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2014) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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(2013) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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