The University of Queensland

Improving bioenergy recovery from anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge

Wang, Qilin, Wei, Jing, Liu, Huan, Wang, Dongbo, Nghiem, Long D. and Wang, Zhiyao (2021). Improving bioenergy recovery from anaerobic digestion of sewage sludge. Sustainable resource management: technologies for recovery and reuse of energy and waste materials. (pp. 275-304) edited by Wenshan Guo, Huu Hao Ngo, Rao Y. Surampalli and Tian C. Zhang. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi: 10.1002/9783527825394.ch11

Long-term onsite monitoring of a sewage sludge drying pan finds methane emissions consistent with IPCC default emission factor

Bai, Mei, Wang, Zhiyao, Lloyd, James, Seneviratne, Dilini, Flesch, Thomas, Yuan, Zhiguo and Chen, Deli (2023). Long-term onsite monitoring of a sewage sludge drying pan finds methane emissions consistent with IPCC default emission factor. Water Research X, 19 100184, 100184. doi: 10.1016/j.wroa.2023.100184

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Transformation and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during aerobic digestion of anaerobically digested sludge

Li, Yijing, Thompson, Jack, Wang, Zhiyao, Bräunig, Jennifer, Zheng, Qiuda, Thai, Phong K., Mueller, Jochen F. and Yuan, Zhiguo (2022). Transformation and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during aerobic digestion of anaerobically digested sludge. Water Research, 219 118568, 118568. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118568

Microplastics deteriorate the removal efficiency of antibiotic resistance genes during aerobic sludge digestion

Zhang, Zehao, Liu, Huan, Wen, Haiting, Gao, Li, Gong, Yanyan, Guo, Wenshan, Wang, Zhiyao, Li, Xuan and Wang, Qilin (2021). Microplastics deteriorate the removal efficiency of antibiotic resistance genes during aerobic sludge digestion. Science of the Total Environment, 798 149344, 149344. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149344

Enhancing anaerobic digestion using Free Nitrous Acid: identifying the optimal pre-treatment condition in continuous operation

Calderon, Angelica Guerrero, Duan, Haoran, Chen, Xiaoguang, Wu, Ziping, Yu, Wenbo, Silva, Carlos E., Li, Yijing, Shrestha, Sohan, Wang, Zhiyao, Keller, Jurg, Chen, Zhongwei, Yuan, Zhiguo and Hu, Shihu (2021). Enhancing anaerobic digestion using Free Nitrous Acid: identifying the optimal pre-treatment condition in continuous operation. Water Research, 205 117694, 117694. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117694

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

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

Novel multiplexed amplicon-based sequencing to quantify SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater

Ni, Gaofeng, Lu, Ji, Maulani, Nova, Tian, Wei, Yang, Lin, Harliwong, Ivon, Wang, Zhiyao, Mueller, Jochen, Yang, Bicheng, Yuan, Zhiguo, Hu, Shihu and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Novel multiplexed amplicon-based sequencing to quantify SARS-CoV-2 RNA from wastewater. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 8 (8) acs.estlett.1c00408, 683-690. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00408

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

Solid-embedded microplastics from sewage sludge to agricultural soils: detection, occurrence, and impacts

Liu, Huan, Wang, Zhiyao, Nghiem, Long D., Gao, Li, Zamyadi, Arash, Zhang, Zehao, Sun, Jing and Wang, Qilin (2021). Solid-embedded microplastics from sewage sludge to agricultural soils: detection, occurrence, and impacts. ACS ES&T Water, 1 (6), 1322-1333. doi: 10.1021/acsestwater.0c00218

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

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

Using a new acid-tolerant bacteria to improve sludge management

Wang, Zhiyao (2021). Using a new acid-tolerant bacteria to improve sludge management. Water e-Journal, 6 (3), 1-6. doi: 10.21139/wej.2021.018

Biogas-driven complete nitrogen removal from wastewater generated in side-stream partial nitritation

Liu, Tao, Lim, Zhuan Khai, Chen, Hui, Wang, Zhiyao, Hu, Shihu, Yuan, Zhiguo and Guo, Jianhua (2020). Biogas-driven complete nitrogen removal from wastewater generated in side-stream partial nitritation. Science of the Total Environment, 745 141153, 141153. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141153

Rebar corrosion and its interaction with concrete degradation in reinforced concrete sewers

Song, Yarong, Wightman, Elaine, Kulandaivelu, Jagadeeshkumar, Bu, Hao, Wang, Zhiyao, Yuan, Zhiguo and Jiang, Guangming (2020). Rebar corrosion and its interaction with concrete degradation in reinforced concrete sewers. Water Research, 182 115961, 115961. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115961

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

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

Efficient treatment of traditional Chinese pharmaceutical wastewater using a pilot-scale spiral symmetry stream anaerobic bioreactor compared with internal circulation reactor

Chen, Xiaoguang, Wang, Yu, Wang, Zhiyao and Liu, Shuai (2019). Efficient treatment of traditional Chinese pharmaceutical wastewater using a pilot-scale spiral symmetry stream anaerobic bioreactor compared with internal circulation reactor. Chemosphere, 228, 437-443. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.173

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

Predicting settling performance of ANAMMOX granular sludge based on fractal dimensions

Wang, Zhiyao and Zheng, Ping (2017). Predicting settling performance of ANAMMOX granular sludge based on fractal dimensions. Water Research, 120, 222-228. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.03.056

Hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of anaerobic granular sludge surface and their causes: an in situ research

Li, Yiyu, Zheng, Ping, Zhang, Meng, Zeng, Zhuo, Wang, Zhiyao, Ding, Aqiang and Ding, Keke (2016). Hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of anaerobic granular sludge surface and their causes: an in situ research. Bioresource Technology, 220, 117-123. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.08.012

Robustness of ANAMMOX granule sludge bed reactor: effect and mechanism of organic matter interference

Wang, Zhiyao, Shan, Xiaoyu, Li, Wei, Chen, Hui, Zhang, Meng and Zheng, Ping (2016). Robustness of ANAMMOX granule sludge bed reactor: effect and mechanism of organic matter interference. Ecological Engineering, 91, 131-138. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2016.02.015

Effect of self-alkalization on nitrite accumulation in a high-rate denitrification system: performance, microflora and enzymatic activities

Li, Wei, Shan, Xiao-Yu, Wang, Zhi-Yao, Lin, Xiao-Yu, Li, Chen-Xu, Cai, Chao-Yang, Abbas, Ghulam, Zhang, Meng, Shen, Li-Dong, Hu, Zhi-Qiang, Zhao, He-Ping and Zheng, Ping (2016). Effect of self-alkalization on nitrite accumulation in a high-rate denitrification system: performance, microflora and enzymatic activities. Water Research, 88, 758-765. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.11.003

Nitrate-contaminated water remediation supported by solid organic carbon and ZVI-combined system

Wang, Z., Wang, Q., Li, R. H. and Zhang, Z. Q. (2015). Nitrate-contaminated water remediation supported by solid organic carbon and ZVI-combined system. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, 226 (3) 40. doi: 10.1007/s11270-015-2325-6

The effect of substrate concentration fluctuation on the performance of high-rate denitrifying reactor

Li, Wei, Zheng, Ping, Zhang, Jiqiang, Shan, Xiaoyu, Wang, Zhiyao and Zhang, Meng (2014). The effect of substrate concentration fluctuation on the performance of high-rate denitrifying reactor. Bioresource Technology, 167, 53-60. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.05.048

Innovative nitrogen conversion to enhance wastewater and sludge management

Wang, Zhiyao (2021). Innovative nitrogen conversion to enhance wastewater and sludge management. PhD Thesis, School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/42f494d