The University of Queensland

Redox-directed identification of toxic transformation products during ozonation of aromatics

Wei, Jianjian, Wang, Shuting, Tang, Weixu, Xu, Zhourui, Ma, Dehua, Zheng, Min and Li, Jiansheng (2023). Redox-directed identification of toxic transformation products during ozonation of aromatics. Science of the Total Environment, 901 165929, 165929. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165929

Model-based development of strategies enabling effective enrichment and application of comammox bacteria in floccular sludge under mainstream conditions

Zhu, Ying, Hou, Jiaying, Liu, Jinzhong, Huo, Pengfei, Yang, Linyan, Zheng, Min, Wei, Wei, Ni, Bing-Jie and Chen, Xueming (2023). Model-based development of strategies enabling effective enrichment and application of comammox bacteria in floccular sludge under mainstream conditions. Science of the Total Environment, 895 165051, 165051. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165051

Adaptation of anammox process for nitrogen removal from acidic nitritation effluent in a low pH moving bed biofilm reactor

Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Tao, Su, Zicheng, Zhao, Jing, Guo, Jianhua, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Adaptation of anammox process for nitrogen removal from acidic nitritation effluent in a low pH moving bed biofilm reactor. Water Research, 243 120370, 120370. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120370

Nitrite Oxidation in Wastewater Treatment: Microbial Adaptation and Suppression Challenges

Su, Zicheng, Liu, Tao, Guo, Jianhua and Zheng, Min (2023). Nitrite Oxidation in Wastewater Treatment: Microbial Adaptation and Suppression Challenges. Environmental Science & Technology, 57 (34), 12557-12570. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00636

A critical review of chemical uses in urban sewer systems

Cen, Xiaotong, Li, Jiuling, Jiang, Guangming and Zheng, Min (2023). A critical review of chemical uses in urban sewer systems. Water Research, 240 120108, 120108. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120108

In-situ advanced oxidation of sediment iron for sulfide control in sewers

Liu, Yanchen, Zuo, Zhiqiang, Li, He, Xing, Yaxin, Cheng, Dong, Guo, Miao, Liu, Tao, Zheng, Min, Yuan, Zhiguo and Huang, Xia (2023). In-situ advanced oxidation of sediment iron for sulfide control in sewers. Water Research, 240 120077, 120077. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120077

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

The advantage of a two-stage nitrification method for fertilizer recovery from human urine

Zuo, Zhiqiang, Chen, Yan, Xing, Yaxin, Li, Siqi, Yang, Shaolin, Jiang, Guangming, Liu, Tao, Zheng, Min, Huang, Xia and Liu, Yanchen (2023). The advantage of a two-stage nitrification method for fertilizer recovery from human urine. Water Research, 235 119932, 119932. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119932

One-year stable pilot-scale operation demonstrates high flexibility of mainstream anammox application

Zheng, Min, Li, Huijuan, Duan, Haoran, Liu, Tao, Wang, Zhiyao, Zhao, Jing, Hu, Zhetai, Watts, Shane, Meng, Jia, Liu, Peng, Rattier, Maxime, Larsen, Eloise, Guo, Jianhua, Dwyer, Jason, Akker, Ben Van Den, Lloyd, James, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2023). One-year stable pilot-scale operation demonstrates high flexibility of mainstream anammox application. Water Research X, 19 100166, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100166

Reducing sulfide and methane production in gravity sewer sediments through urine separation, collection and intermittent dosing

Zuo, Zhiqiang, Xing, Yaxin, Duan, Haoran, Ren, Daheng, Zheng, Min, Liu, Yanchen and Huang, Xia (2023). Reducing sulfide and methane production in gravity sewer sediments through urine separation, collection and intermittent dosing. Water Research, 234 119820. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119820

Hot spring distribution and survival mechanisms of thermophilic comammox Nitrospira

Zhang, Yan, Liu, Tao, Li, Meng-Meng, Hua, Zheng-Shuang, Evans, Paul, Qu, Yanni, Tan, Sha, Zheng, Min, Lu, Hui, Jiao, Jian-Yu, Lücker, Sebastian, Daims, Holger, Li, Wen-Jun and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Hot spring distribution and survival mechanisms of thermophilic comammox Nitrospira. The ISME Journal, 17 (7), 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41396-023-01409-w

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 and Technology, 57 (16), 6712-6722. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c08325

Comammox Nitrospira and Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea Are Dominant Ammonia Oxidizers in Sediments of an Acid Mine Lake Containing High Ammonium Concentrations

Li, Deyong, Ren, Zhichang, Zhou, Yangqi, Jiang, Lugao, Zheng, Min and Liu, Guoqiang (2023). Comammox Nitrospira and Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea Are Dominant Ammonia Oxidizers in Sediments of an Acid Mine Lake Containing High Ammonium Concentrations. Applied and environmental microbiology, 89 (3). doi: 10.1128/aem.00047-23

Achieving high-level nutrient removal and wastewater treatment capacity through iron-mediated microbial process and sludge granulation

Liu, Wenbin, Li, Jianzheng, Tang, Lianggang, Li, Jiuling, Zheng, Min and Meng, Jia (2023). Achieving high-level nutrient removal and wastewater treatment capacity through iron-mediated microbial process and sludge granulation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 460 141754, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.141754

Toward energy neutrality: novel wastewater treatment incorporating acidophilic ammonia oxidation

Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Tao, Wang, Zhiyao, Meng, Jia and Zheng, Min (2023). Toward energy neutrality: novel wastewater treatment incorporating acidophilic ammonia oxidation. Environmental Science and Technology, 57 (11), 4522-4532. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06444

An integrated approach to vivianite recovery from waste activated sludge

Hu, Zhetai, Li, Weiwei, Duan, Haoran, Huang, Xin, Meng, Jia, Yang, Liangzhen and Zheng, Min (2023). An integrated approach to vivianite recovery from waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology, 371 128608. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.128608

Membrane reciprocation as energy-efficient fouling control with high biogas recovery in a pilot-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor

Lim, Zhuan Khai, Liu, Tao, Zheng, Min, Rattier, Maxime, Keller, Jurg, Yuan, Zhiguo, Guo, Jianhua and Hu, Shihu (2023). Membrane reciprocation as energy-efficient fouling control with high biogas recovery in a pilot-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 190 106849, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106849

Nitrification potential of daily-watered biofiltration designs for high ammonium wastewater treatment

Prodanovic, Veljko, Zhang, Kefeng, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu, Hong, Pei-Ying, Yuan, Zhiguo and Deletic, Ana (2023). Nitrification potential of daily-watered biofiltration designs for high ammonium wastewater treatment. Science of the Total Environment, 863 160989, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160989

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

Impact of sewer biofilms on fate of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and wastewater surveillance

Li, Jiaying, Ahmed, Warish, Metcalfe, Suzanne, Smith, Wendy J. M., Choi, Phil M., Jackson, Greg, Cen, Xiaotong, Zheng, Min, Simpson, Stuart L., Thomas, Kevin V., Mueller, Jochen F. and Thai, Phong K. (2023). Impact of sewer biofilms on fate of SARS-CoV-2 RNA and wastewater surveillance. Nature Water, 1 (3), 272-280. doi: 10.1038/s44221-023-00033-4

High hydraulic loading rates favored mainstream partial nitritation: experimental demonstration and model-based analysis

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 and T Water, 3 (2), 556-564. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.2c00569

A novel source of radicals from UV/dichloroisocyanurate for surpassing abatement of emerging contaminants versus conventional UV/chlor(am)ine processes

Wang, Jingquan, Zheng, Min, Du, Erdeng, Chu, Wenhai and Guo, Hongguang (2023). A novel source of radicals from UV/dichloroisocyanurate for surpassing abatement of emerging contaminants versus conventional UV/chlor(am)ine processes. Environmental Science and Technology. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06327

Ammonium concentration determines oxygen penetration depth to impact the suppression of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria inside partial nitritation and anammox biofilms

Zhao, Jing, Liu, Tao, Meng, Jia, Hu, Zhetai, Lu, Xuanyu, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2023). Ammonium concentration determines oxygen penetration depth to impact the suppression of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria inside partial nitritation and anammox biofilms. Chemical Engineering Journal, 455 140738, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.140738

Long-term effect of zero-valent iron on one-stage partial nitritation and anammox

Liu, Wenbin, Li, Jianzheng, Li, Jiuling, Zheng, Min and Meng, Jia (2023). Long-term effect of zero-valent iron on one-stage partial nitritation and anammox. Chemical Engineering Journal, 455 140598, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.140598

Pathogens inactivation in nutrient recovery from urine: a review

Xu, Kangning, Lu, Jun, Hu, Lanlan, Li, Jiyun, Cheng, Shikun, Zheng, Min and Wang, Chengwen (2022). Pathogens inactivation in nutrient recovery from urine: a review. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10 1056019, 1-22. doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1056019

Characterizing and comparing microbial community and biofilm structure in three nitrifying moving bed biofilm reactors

Zhao, Jing, Ni, Gaofeng, Piculell, Maria, Li, Jie, Hu, Zhetai, Wang, Zhiyao, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo, Zheng, Min and Hu, Shihu (2022). Characterizing and comparing microbial community and biofilm structure in three nitrifying moving bed biofilm reactors. Journal of Environmental Management, 320 115883. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115883

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

Impact of impurities on vivianite crystallization for phosphate recovery from process water of hydrothermal carbonization of kitchen waste

Chen, Xudong, Zheng, Min, Cheng, Xiang, Wang, Chengwen and Xu, Kangning (2022). Impact of impurities on vivianite crystallization for phosphate recovery from process water of hydrothermal carbonization of kitchen waste. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 185 106438, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106438

Re-configuring mainstream anammox

Wang, Zhiyao, Zheng, Min, Duan, Haoran, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2022). Re-configuring mainstream anammox. Chemical Engineering Journal, 445 136817, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136817

Increasing the removal efficiency of antibiotic resistance through anaerobic digestion with free nitrous acid pretreatment

Liu, Wenbin, Li, Jianzheng, Li, Xianhui, Tian, Yajie, Meng, Jia, Zheng, Min and Yuan, Zhiguo (2022). Increasing the removal efficiency of antibiotic resistance through anaerobic digestion with free nitrous acid pretreatment. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 438 129535, 129535. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129535

Selective enrichment of comammox Nitrospira in a moving bed biofilm reactor with sufficient oxygen supply

Zhao, Jing, Zheng, Min, Su, Zicheng, Liu, Tao, Li, Jie, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2022). Selective enrichment of comammox Nitrospira in a moving bed biofilm reactor with sufficient oxygen supply. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (18), 13338-13346. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03299

Transforming anaerobically digested sludge into high-quality biosolids with an integrated physiochemical approach

Yu, Wenbo, Duan, Haoran, Wang, Zhiyao, Yang, Jiakuan, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2022). Transforming anaerobically digested sludge into high-quality biosolids with an integrated physiochemical approach. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 184 106416, 106416. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106416

Comammox Nitrospira bacteria are dominant ammonia oxidizers in mainstream nitrification bioreactors emended with sponge carriers

Huang, Tuo, Xia, Jun, Liu, Tao, Su, Zicheng, Guan, Yuntao, Guo, Jianhua, Wang, Chengwen and Zheng, Min (2022). Comammox Nitrospira bacteria are dominant ammonia oxidizers in mainstream nitrification bioreactors emended with sponge carriers. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (17), 12584-12591. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.2c03641

Achieving robust mainstream nitrite shunt at pilot-scale with integrated sidestream sludge treatment and step-feed

Duan, Haoran, Watts, Shane, Zheng, Min, Wang, Zhiyao, Zhao, Jing, Li, Huijuan, Liu, Peng, Dwyer, Jason, McPhee, Paul, Rattier, Maxime, Larsen, Eloise, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2022). Achieving robust mainstream nitrite shunt at pilot-scale with integrated sidestream sludge treatment and step-feed. Water Research, 223 119034, 119034. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119034

Determining factors for nitrite accumulation in an acidic nitrifying system: influent ammonium concentration, operational pH, and ammonia-oxidizing community

Meng, Jia, Hu, Zhetai, Wang, Zhiyao, Hu, Shihu, Liu, Yanchen, Guo, Hongguang, Li, Jianzheng, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2022). Determining factors for nitrite accumulation in an acidic nitrifying system: influent ammonium concentration, operational pH, and ammonia-oxidizing community. Environmental Science & Technology, 56 (16), 11578-11588. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07522

Changes in the species and functional composition of activated sludge communities revealed mechanisms of partial nitrification established by ultrasonication

Xue, Yu, Zheng, Min, Wu, Shuang, Liu, Yanchen and Huang, Xia (2022). Changes in the species and functional composition of activated sludge communities revealed mechanisms of partial nitrification established by ultrasonication. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13 960608, 1-14. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.960608

Recovery of ammonium nitrate solution from urine wastewater via novel free nitrous acid (FNA)-mediated two-stage processes

Zuo, Zhiqiang, Liu, Tao, Zheng, Min, Xing, Yaxin, Ren, Daheng, Li, He, Yang, Shaolin, Liu, Yanchen, Yuan, Zhiguo and Huang, Xia (2022). Recovery of ammonium nitrate solution from urine wastewater via novel free nitrous acid (FNA)-mediated two-stage processes. Chemical Engineering Journal, 440 135826, 135826. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.135826

Generality and diversity on the kinetics, toxicity and DFT studies of sulfate radical-induced transformation of BPA and its analogues

Wang, Jingquan, Zheng, Min, Deng, Yang, Liu, Min, Chen, Ying, Gao, Naiyun, Du, Erdeng, Chu, Wenhai and Guo, Hongguang (2022). Generality and diversity on the kinetics, toxicity and DFT studies of sulfate radical-induced transformation of BPA and its analogues. Water Research, 219 118506, 118506. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118506

Achieving ammonium removal through anammox-derived feammox with low demand of Fe(III)

Hu, Lanlan, Cheng, Xiaohui, Qi, Guangxia, Zheng, Min, Dang, Yan, Li, Jiyun and Xu, Kangning (2022). Achieving ammonium removal through anammox-derived feammox with low demand of Fe(III). Frontiers in Microbiology, 13 918634, 1-12. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.918634

Mycolicibacter acidiphilus sp. nov., an extremely acid-tolerant member of the genus Mycolicibacter

Xia, Jun, Ni, Gaofeng, Wang, Yu, Zheng, Min and Hu, Shihu (2022). Mycolicibacter acidiphilus sp. nov., an extremely acid-tolerant member of the genus Mycolicibacter. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 72 (6) 005419, 1-9. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.005419

A 20-year journey of partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A): from sidestream toward mainstream

Wang, Zhiyao, Zheng, Min, Duan, Haoran, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2022). A 20-year journey of partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A): from sidestream toward mainstream. Environmental Science and Technology, 56 (12), 7522-7531. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06107

Application of a hybrid mechanistic/machine learning model for prediction of nitrous oxide (N2O) production in a nitrifying sequencing batch reactor

Mehrani, Mohamad-Javad, Bagherzadeh, Faramarz, Zheng, Min, Kowal, Przemyslaw, Sobotka, Dominika and Mąkinia, Jacek (2022). Application of a hybrid mechanistic/machine learning model for prediction of nitrous oxide (N2O) production in a nitrifying sequencing batch reactor. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 162, 1015-1024. doi: 10.1016/j.psep.2022.04.058

Wastewater primary treatment using forward osmosis introduces inhibition to achieve stable mainstream partial nitrification

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

Biodegradation of crude oil by a moderately haloalkaliphilic Acinetobacter strain

Qu, Shuang, Liu, Lihong, Zhang, Lei, Zheng, Min, Feng, Jinlai, Liu, Chunshuang, Miao, Yue and Jing, Guolin (2022). Biodegradation of crude oil by a moderately haloalkaliphilic Acinetobacter strain. Petroleum Science and Technology, 41 (1), 1-15. doi: 10.1080/10916466.2022.2041666

Effect of FeCl3 based mesothermal pretreatment of rice straw on methane enhancement

Li, Jianzheng, Liu, Wenbin, Meng, Jia, Zhao, Lei, Li, Jiuling and Zheng, Min (2022). Effect of FeCl3 based mesothermal pretreatment of rice straw on methane enhancement. Renewable Energy, 188, 670-677. doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2022.02.028

Gravity settling and centrifugation increase the acid buffer capacity of activated sludge

Meng, Jia, Duan, Haoran, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2022). Gravity settling and centrifugation increase the acid buffer capacity of activated sludge. Science of The Total Environment, 820 153231, 153231. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153231

Synergistic denitrification, partial nitrification - Anammox in a novel A2/O2 reactor for efficient nitrogen removal from low C/N wastewater

Li, Jianzheng, Deng, Kaiwen, Meng, Jia, Li, Jiuling and Zheng, Min (2022). Synergistic denitrification, partial nitrification - Anammox in a novel A2/O2 reactor for efficient nitrogen removal from low C/N wastewater. Journal of Environmental Management, 302 (Pt B) 114069, 114069. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114069

Assessing the stability of one-stage PN/A process through experimental and modelling investigations

Meng, Jia, Liu, Tao, Zhao, Jing, Lu, Xin, Li, Jianzheng and Zheng, Min (2021). Assessing the stability of one-stage PN/A process through experimental and modelling investigations. Science of the Total Environment, 801 149740, 149740. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149740

Insights into complete nitrate removal in one-stage nitritation-anammox by coupling heterotrophic denitrification

Xu, Pian-Pian, Meng, Jia, Li, Xianhui, Li, Jiuling, Sun, Kai, Liu, Bing-Feng and Zheng, Min (2021). Insights into complete nitrate removal in one-stage nitritation-anammox by coupling heterotrophic denitrification. Journal of Environmental Management, 298 113431, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113431

Post-treatment options for anaerobically digested sludge: current status and future prospect

Wang, Zhiyao, Liu, Tao, Duan, Haoran, Song, Yarong, Lu, Xi, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo, Batstone, Damien and Zheng, Min (2021). Post-treatment options for anaerobically digested sludge: current status and future prospect. Water Research, 205 117665, 117665. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117665

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

Efficient nitrogen removal from mainstream wastewater through coupling Partial Nitritation, Anammox and Methane-dependent nitrite/nitrate reduction (PNAM)

Liu, Tao, Lu, Yan, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Efficient nitrogen removal from mainstream wastewater through coupling Partial Nitritation, Anammox and Methane-dependent nitrite/nitrate reduction (PNAM). Water Research, 206 117723, 117723. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117723

Bioleaching of toxic metals from anaerobically digested sludge without external chemical addition

Wang, Zhiyao, Ni, Gaofeng, Xia, Jun, Song, Yarong, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2021). Bioleaching of toxic metals from anaerobically digested sludge without external chemical addition. Water Research, 200 117211, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117211

Unravelling adaptation of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in mainstream PN/A process: mechanisms and counter-strategies

Wang, Zhiyao, Zheng, Min, Hu, Zhetai, Duan, Haoran, De Clippeleir, Haydée, Al-Omari, Ahmed, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Unravelling adaptation of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in mainstream PN/A process: mechanisms and counter-strategies. Water Research, 200 117239, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117239

Feasibility of methane bioconversion to methanol by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

Zhang, Junji, Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Tao, Wang, Zhiyao, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2021). Feasibility of methane bioconversion to methanol by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Water Research, 197 117077, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117077

New insight into increased toxicity during ozonation of chlorophenol: the significant contribution of oxidizing intermediates

Wei, Jianjian, Ma, Dehua, Ma, Xuerou, Sheng, Qian, Sun, Xiuyun, Li, Jiansheng, Liu, Xiaodong, Shen, Jinyou, Zheng, Min and Wang, Lianjun (2021). New insight into increased toxicity during ozonation of chlorophenol: the significant contribution of oxidizing intermediates. Science of the Total Environment, 769 144569, 144569. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144569

Insights into nitrous oxide mitigation strategies in wastewater treatment and challenges for wider implementation

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

An integrated strategy to enhance performance of anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge

Calderon, Angelica Guerrero, Duan, Haoran, Meng, Jia, Zhao, Jing, Song, Yarong, Yu, Wenbo, Hu, Zhetai, Xu, Kangning, Cheng, Xiang, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2021). An integrated strategy to enhance performance of anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge. Water Research, 195 116977, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.116977

Versatility of nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-DAMO): first demonstration with real wastewater

Lim, Zhuan Khai, Liu, Tao, Zheng, Min, Yuan, Zhiguo, Guo, Jianhua and Hu, Shihu (2021). Versatility of nitrite/nitrate-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-DAMO): first demonstration with real wastewater. Water Research, 194 116912, 116912. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.116912

Acidic aerobic digestion of anaerobically-digested sludge enabled by a novel ammonia-oxidizing bacterium

Wang, Zhiyao, Zheng, Min, Duan, Haoran, Ni, Gaofeng, Yu, Wenbo, Liu, Yanchen, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2021). Acidic aerobic digestion of anaerobically-digested sludge enabled by a novel ammonia-oxidizing bacterium. Water Research, 194 116962, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.116962

Selective enrichment and metagenomic analysis of three novel comammox Nitrospira in a urine-fed membrane bioreactor

Li, Jiyun, Hua, Zheng-Shuang, Liu, Tao, Wang, Chengwen, Li, Jie, Bai, Ge, Lücker, Sebastian, Jetten, Mike S. M., Zheng, Min and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Selective enrichment and metagenomic analysis of three novel comammox Nitrospira in a urine-fed membrane bioreactor. ISME Communications, 1 (1) 7. doi: 10.1038/s43705-021-00005-3

Stoichiometric and kinetic characterization of an acid-tolerant ammonia oxidizer ‘Candidatus Nitrosoglobus’

Wang, Zhiyao, Ni, Gaofeng, Maulani, Nova, Xia, Jun, De Clippeleir, Haydée, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2021). Stoichiometric and kinetic characterization of an acid-tolerant ammonia oxidizer ‘Candidatus Nitrosoglobus’. Water Research, 196 117026, 117026. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117026

Inactivation kinetics of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria by free nitrous acid

Zheng, Min, Wang, Zhiyao, Meng, Jia, Hu, Zhetai, Liu, Yanchen, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2021). Inactivation kinetics of nitrite-oxidizing bacteria by free nitrous acid. Science of the Total Environment, 752 141876, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141876

Robust nitritation sustained by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria

Wang, Zhiyao, Zheng, Min, Meng, Jia, Hu, Zhetai, Ni, Gaofeng, Guerrero Calderon, Angelica, Li, Huijuan, De Clippeleir, Haydee, Al-Omari, Ahmed, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Robust nitritation sustained by acid-tolerant ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Environmental Science and Technology, 55 (3) acs.est.0c05181, 2048-2056. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05181

Critical factors facilitating Candidatus nitrotoga to be prevalent nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge

Zheng, Min, Li, Siqi, Ni, Gaofeng, Xia, Jun, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo, Liu, Yanchen and Huang, Xia (2020). Critical factors facilitating Candidatus nitrotoga to be prevalent nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (23), 15414-15423. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c04192

Control sulfide and methane production in sewers based on free ammonia inactivation

Zuo, Zhiqiang, Song, Yarong, Ren, Daheng, Li, He, Gao, Ying, Yuan, Zhiguo, Huang, Xia, Zheng, Min and Liu, Yanchen (2020). Control sulfide and methane production in sewers based on free ammonia inactivation. Environment International, 143 105928, 105928. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105928

Temperature variations shape niche occupation of nitrotoga-like bacteria in activated sludge

Liu, Yanchen, Li, Siqi, Ni, Gaofeng, Duan, Haoran, Huang, Xia, Yuan, Zhiguo and Zheng, Min (2020). Temperature variations shape niche occupation of nitrotoga-like bacteria in activated sludge. ACS ES&T Water, 1 (1) acsestwater.0c00060, 167-174. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.0c00060

Thermal decomposition of struvite pellet by microwave radiation and recycling of its product to remove ammonium and phosphate from urine

Chen, Shihua, Yang, Yuting, Zheng, Min, Cheng, Xiang, Xu, Kangning and Dou, Xiaomin (2020). Thermal decomposition of struvite pellet by microwave radiation and recycling of its product to remove ammonium and phosphate from urine. Environmental Research, 188 109774, 109774. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109774

Adaptation of nitrifying community in activated sludge to free ammonia inhibition and inactivation

Li, Siqi, Duan, Haoran, Zhang, Yizhen, Huang, Xia, Yuan, Zhiguo, Liu, Yanchen and Zheng, Min (2020). Adaptation of nitrifying community in activated sludge to free ammonia inhibition and inactivation. Science of The Total Environment, 728 138713, 138713. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138713

Free ammonia shock treatment eliminates nitrite-oxidizing bacterial activity for mainstream biofilm nitritation process

Wang, Zhiyao, Zheng, Min, Xue, Yu, Xia, Jun, Zhong, Huiyun, Ni, Gaofeng, Liu, Yanchen, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2020). Free ammonia shock treatment eliminates nitrite-oxidizing bacterial activity for mainstream biofilm nitritation process. Chemical Engineering Journal, 393 124682, 124682. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.124682

A green method for the simultaneous recovery of phosphate and potassium from hydrolyzed urine as value-added fertilizer using wood waste

Liu, Jingyan, Zheng, Min, Wang, Chengwen, Liang, Changhua, Shen, Zhengtao and Xu, Kangning (2020). A green method for the simultaneous recovery of phosphate and potassium from hydrolyzed urine as value-added fertilizer using wood waste. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 157 104793, 104793. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104793

Free nitrous acid-based suppression of sulfide production in sewer sediments: in-situ effect mechanism

Zuo, Zhiqiang, Zheng, Min, Chang, Jian, Ren, Daheng, Huang, Xia, Yuan, Zhiguo and Liu, Yanchen (2020). Free nitrous acid-based suppression of sulfide production in sewer sediments: in-situ effect mechanism. Science of the Total Environment, 715 136871, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136871

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

Free nitrous acid pre-treatment enhances anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge and rheological properties of digested sludge: a pilot-scale study

Meng, Jia, Duan, Haoran, Li, Huijuan, Watts, Shane, Liu, Peng, Shrestha, Sohan, Zheng, Min, Yu, Wenbo, Chen, Zhongwei, Song, Yarong, Dwyer, Jason, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2020). Free nitrous acid pre-treatment enhances anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge and rheological properties of digested sludge: a pilot-scale study. Water Research, 172 115515, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115515

The effects of influent and operational conditions on nitrogen removal in an upflow microaerobic sludge blanket system: a model-based evaluation

Meng, Jia, Li, Jiuling, Li, Jianzheng, Nan, Jun and Zheng, Min (2020). The effects of influent and operational conditions on nitrogen removal in an upflow microaerobic sludge blanket system: a model-based evaluation. Bioresource Technology, 295 122225, 122225. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122225

Achieving stable partial nitritation in an acidic nitrifying bioreactor

Li, Jiyun, Xu, Kangning, Liu, Tingsheng, Bai, Ge, Liu, Yanchen, Wang, Chengwen and Zheng, Min (2019). Achieving stable partial nitritation in an acidic nitrifying bioreactor. Environmental Science and Technology, 54 (1) acs.est.9b04400, 456-463. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.9b04400

The impact of ultrasonic treatment on activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge

Li, Siqi, Zheng, Min, Wu, Shuang, Xue, Yu, Liu, Yanchen, Wang, Chengwen and Huang, Xia (2019). The impact of ultrasonic treatment on activity of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge. Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering, 13 (6) 82, 82. doi: 10.1007/s11783-019-1166-8

Effects of ultrasonic treatment on the ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) growth kinetics

Zheng, Min, Duan, Haoran, Dong, Qian, Ni, Bing-Jie, Hu, Shihu, Liu, Yanchen, Huang, Xia and Yuan, Zhiguo (2019). Effects of ultrasonic treatment on the ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) growth kinetics. Science of The Total Environment, 690, 629-635. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.435

Nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB) contained in influent deteriorate mainstream NOB suppression by sidestream inactivation

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

Hydrogen sulfide generation and emission in urban sanitary sewer in China: What factor plays the critical role?

Zuo, Zhiqiang, Chang, Jian, Lu, Zhengsheng, Wang, Moran, Lin, Yucong, Zheng, Min, Zhu, David Z., Yu, Tong, Huang, Xia and Liu, Yanchen (2019). Hydrogen sulfide generation and emission in urban sanitary sewer in China: What factor plays the critical role?. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 5 (5), 839-848. doi: 10.1039/c8ew00617b

Water reduction and nutrient reconcentration of hydrolyzed urine via direct-contact membrane distillation: ammonia loss and its control

Xu, Kangning, Qu, Dan, Zheng, Min, Guo, Xuhui and Wang, Chengwen (2019). Water reduction and nutrient reconcentration of hydrolyzed urine via direct-contact membrane distillation: ammonia loss and its control. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 145 (3) 04018144, 04018144. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001496

Effect of blending landfill leachate with activated sludge on the domestic wastewater treatment process

Zheng, Min, Li, Siqi, Dong, Qian, Huang, Xia and Liu, Yanchen (2019). Effect of blending landfill leachate with activated sludge on the domestic wastewater treatment process. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 5 (2), 268-276. doi: 10.1039/c8ew00799c

Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production maximization by modeling thermophilic sludge fermentation

Zuo, Zhiqiang, Zheng, Min, Xiong, Huilei, Shi, Hanchang, Huang, Xia and Liu, Yanchen (2019). Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production maximization by modeling thermophilic sludge fermentation. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 5 (1), 11-18. doi: 10.1039/c8ew00572a

Factors Affecting the Crystal Size of Struvite-K Formed in Synthetic Urine Using a Stirred Reactor

Zhang, Chi, Xu, Kangning, Zheng, Min, Li, Jiyun and Wang, Chengwen (2018). Factors Affecting the Crystal Size of Struvite-K Formed in Synthetic Urine Using a Stirred Reactor. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 57 (50), 17301-17309. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b03328

Ubiquity of polystyrene digestion and biodegradation within yellow mealworms, larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Yang, Shan-Shan, Wu, Wei-Min, Brandon, Anja M., Fan, Han-Qing, Receveur, Joseph P., Li, Yiran, Wang, Zhi-Yue, Fan, Rui, McClellan, Rebecca L., Gao, Shu-Hong, Ning, Daliang, Phillips, Debra H., Peng, Bo-Yu, Wang, Hongtao, Cai, Shen-Yang, Li, Ping, Cai, Wei-Wei, Ding, Ling-Yun, Yang, Jun, Zheng, Min, Ren, Jie, Zhang, Ya-Lei, Gao, Jie, Xing, Defeng, Ren, Nan-Qi, Waymouth, Robert M., Zhou, Jizhong, Tao, Hu-Chun, Picard, Christine J. ... Criddle, Craig S. (2018). Ubiquity of polystyrene digestion and biodegradation within yellow mealworms, larvae of Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Chemosphere, 212, 262-271. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.08.078

Biochar as a carrier of struvite precipitation for nitrogen and phosphorus recovery from urine

Zheng, Min, Xie, Tao, Li, Jiyun, Xu, Kangning and Wang, Chengwen (2018). Biochar as a carrier of struvite precipitation for nitrogen and phosphorus recovery from urine. Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States), 144 (10) 04018101, 04018101. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001450

Recovery of ammonium and phosphate from urine as value-added fertilizer using wood waste biochar loaded with magnesium oxides

Xu, Kangning, Lin, Fangyu, Dou, Xiaomin, Zheng, Min, Tan, Wei and Wang, Chengwen (2018). Recovery of ammonium and phosphate from urine as value-added fertilizer using wood waste biochar loaded with magnesium oxides. Journal of Cleaner Production, 187, 205-214. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.206

Predictions of the influent and operational conditions for partial nitritation with a model incorporating pH dynamics

Zheng, Min, Wu, Shuang, Zuo, Zhiqiang, Wang, Zhiyao, Qiu, Yong, Liu, Yan-Chen, Huang, Xia and Yuan, Zhiguo (2018). Predictions of the influent and operational conditions for partial nitritation with a model incorporating pH dynamics. Environmental Science and Technology, 52 (11), 6457-6465. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.8b00202

Evaluating the excess sludge reduction in activated sludge system with ultrasonic treatment

Wu, Shuang, Zheng, Min, Dong, Qian, Liu, Yanchen and Wang, Chengwen (2018). Evaluating the excess sludge reduction in activated sludge system with ultrasonic treatment. Water Science and Technology, 77 (9), 2341-2347. doi: 10.2166/wst.2018.164

Achieving mainstream nitrogen removal via the nitrite pathway from real municipal wastewater using intermittent ultrasonic treatment

Zheng, Min, Wu, Shuang, Dong, Qian, Huang, Xia, Yuan, Zhiguo and Liu, Yanchen (2018). Achieving mainstream nitrogen removal via the nitrite pathway from real municipal wastewater using intermittent ultrasonic treatment. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 51, 406-411. doi: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2018.07.033

Nitrite production from urine for sulfide control in sewers

Zheng, Min, Zuo, Zhiqiang, Zhang, Yizhen, Cui, Yujia, Dong, Qian, Liu, Yanchen, Huang, Xia and Yuan, Zhiguo (2017). Nitrite production from urine for sulfide control in sewers. Water Research, 122, 447-454. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.048

Recovery of phosphorus and potassium from source-separated urine using a fluidized bed reactor: optimization operation and mechanism modeling

Zhang, Chi, Xu, Kang-Ning, Li, Ji-Yun, Wang, Cheng-Wen and Zheng, Min (2017). Recovery of phosphorus and potassium from source-separated urine using a fluidized bed reactor: optimization operation and mechanism modeling. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 56 (11), 3033-3039. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.6b04819

Ultrasonic treatment enhanced ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) activity for nitritation process

Zheng, Min, Liu, Yan-Chen, Xin, Jia, Zuo, Hao, Wang, Cheng-Wen and Wu, Wei-Min (2016). Ultrasonic treatment enhanced ammonia-oxidizing bacterial (AOB) activity for nitritation process. Environmental Science and Technology, 50 (2), 864-871. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04178

Distribution, migration and transformation of siloxanes in environment and its impact on biogas application

Zheng, Min, Wu, Weimin, Chi, Lina and Wang, Chengwen (2015). Distribution, migration and transformation of siloxanes in environment and its impact on biogas application. Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae, 35 (10), 3050-3056. doi: 10.13671/j.hjkxxb.2014.0993

The precipitation of magnesium potassium phosphate hexahydrate for P and K recovery from synthetic urine

Xu, Kangning, Li, Jiyun, Zheng, Min, Zhang, Chi, Xie, Tao and Wang, Chengwen (2015). The precipitation of magnesium potassium phosphate hexahydrate for P and K recovery from synthetic urine. Water Research, 80, 71-79. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.05.026

Modeling of enhanced denitrification capacity with microbial storage product in MBR systems

Zheng, Min, Liu, Yan-Chen and Wang, Cheng-Wen (2014). Modeling of enhanced denitrification capacity with microbial storage product in MBR systems. Separation and Purification Technology, 126, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2014.02.012

Study on enhanced denitrification using particulate organic matter in membrane bioreactor by mechanism modeling

Zheng, Min, Liu, Yan-chen, Wang, Cheng-wen and Xu, Kang-ning (2013). Study on enhanced denitrification using particulate organic matter in membrane bioreactor by mechanism modeling. Chemosphere, 93 (11), 2669-2674. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.08.045

Use of low frequency and density ultrasound to stimulate partial nitrification and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification

Zheng, Min, Liu, Yan-chen, Xu, Kang-ning, Wang, Cheng-wen, He, Hui, Zhu, Wei and Dong, Qian (2013). Use of low frequency and density ultrasound to stimulate partial nitrification and simultaneous nitrification and denitrification. Bioresource Technology, 146, 537-542. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.07.044

Enhanced ammonia removal rate in a pilot-scale MBBR

Zheng, Min, Yang, Bo, Wang, Cheng-Wen and Jia, Han-Wei (2012). Enhanced ammonia removal rate in a pilot-scale MBBR. China Environmental Science, 32 (10), 1778-1783.

Zero- energy sewage treatment: carbon efficient sewage treatment and enhanced biogas recovery

Duan, Haoran, Watt, Shane, Meng, Jia, Liu, Peng, Dwyer, Jason, McPhee, Paul, Rattier, Maxime, Zheng, Min, Hu, Shihu and Yuan, Zhiguo (2021). Zero- energy sewage treatment: carbon efficient sewage treatment and enhanced biogas recovery. Reimagining our Water Future: Ozwater 2021, Adelaide, SA Australia, 4-6 May 2021.

Start-up of mainstream partial nitritation at high hydraulic loading rates: experimental demonstration and model explanation

Duan, Haoran, Zheng, Min, Li, Ji-yun, Liu, Tao, Shrestha, Sohan, Wang, Bingzheng and Yuan, Zhiguo (2018). Start-up of mainstream partial nitritation at high hydraulic loading rates: experimental demonstration and model explanation. IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 18-21 November 2018.

Release of organics by conventional activated sludge with appropriate ultrasonic treatment for nitritation

Zheng, M., Wu, S., Liu, Y. C. and Dong, Q. (2017). Release of organics by conventional activated sludge with appropriate ultrasonic treatment for nitritation. FICWTM 2017, Palermo, Italy, 21-24 May, 2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58421-8_47

Thermophilic hydrolysis and fermentation to produce short-chain fatty acids from waste sludge

Zuo, Z. Q., Zheng, M., Xiong, H. L., Liu, Y. C. and Shi, H. C. (2017). Thermophilic hydrolysis and fermentation to produce short-chain fatty acids from waste sludge. Frontiers in Wastewater Treatment and Modelling (FICWTM 2017), Palermo, Italy, 21-24 May 2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-58421-8_36

Eco-sewerage system design for modern office buildings: Based on vacuum and source-separation technology

Xu, Kangning, Wang, Chengwen, Zheng, Min and Yuan, Xin (2010). Eco-sewerage system design for modern office buildings: Based on vacuum and source-separation technology. 2nd International Symposium on Aqua Science, Water Resource and Low Carbon Energy, , , December 7, 2009-December 10, 2009. doi: 10.1063/1.3456355