By Professor Bing-Jie Ni

Journal articles

Yang X; He Y; Liu Y; Wang H; Zhang P; Zhu T; Wang Y; Zhao Y; Tong Y; Chen X; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2025, 'Mechanisms and mitigation strategies of N2O emission in response to metal nanoparticles in wastewater treatment: a review', Journal of Cleaner Production, 520, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146190

Qi W; Tang X; Huang Y; Ma S; Wang J; Gao B; Pang J; Du J; Wang P; Zhan S; Ni BJ; Xu S, 2025, 'Electron Transfer Expressway from Peroxydisulfate to O2 Mediated by Diatomic Sites Accelerating1O2 Production for Disinfection', Environmental Science and Technology, 59, pp. 15670 - 15679, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c01975

Hou J; Zhu Y; Shi Y; Lin L; Meng F; Xu M; Yang L; Ni BJ; Chen X, 2025, 'Enrichment and Kinetic Profiling of Candidatus Nitrospira nitrosa Culture Reveal Mechanisms Underlying Its Prevalence in Wastewater Treatment Systems', Environmental Science Technology, 59, pp. 15272 - 15281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c04519

Tan XH; Cheng ZF; Bian B; Zhang HQ; Chen ZJ; Tan R; Ni BJ; Weng B; Han N, 2025, 'Fine-tuned perovskite hollow fiber reactor for efficient degradation of ciprofloxacin', Rare Metals, 44, pp. 4826 - 4838, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-03002-2

Liu X; Wei W; Chen Z; Wu L; Duan H; Zheng M; Wang D; Ni BJ, 2025, 'The threats of micro- and nanoplastics to aquatic ecosystems and water health', Nature Water, 3, pp. 764 - 781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00464-1

Wang D; Zhou X; Fu Q; Li Y; Ni BJ; Liu X, 2025, 'Understanding bacterial ecology to combat antibiotic resistance dissemination', Trends in Biotechnology, 43, pp. 1566 - 1582, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.12.011

Zhu Y; Gao F; Jia H; Chen Z; Ni BJ; Wang J, 2025, 'Applications of membrane technology in the resource recovery of power lithium-ion battery precursor wastewater: A review', Environmental Research, 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121372

Yin Y; Tu J; Wu Z; Wang T; Rahman MM; Shakir M; Qing M; Chen Z; Ni BJ; Xuan Y; Peng Z; Liu L, 2025, 'Thermal characteristics, kinetics mechanism, and sulfur retention of waste tires and goat manure Co-combustion', Energy, 325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2025.136071

Liu Y; Wang H; Yang X; He Y; Liu Y; Wang Y; Zhao Y; Tong Y; Zhu T; Ni BJ, 2025, 'Food Waste Discharge to Sewer Significantly Regulates Denitrification for N2O Mitigation in Downstream Biological Nitrogen Removal Process', ACS Es and T Water, 5, pp. 3518 - 3527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.5c00408

Guo Y; Chen Z; Lin Y; Wang G; Duan H; Ni BJ, 2025, 'Heterojunction catalysts for urea oxidation reaction', Materials Futures, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2752-5724/add60e

Chen B; Wang H; Shi Y; Yang L; Ni BJ; Chen X, 2025, 'Hydroxylamine-based cometabolism of ammonium-oxidizing bacteria: chloroquine biodegradation and associated nitrogen conversions', Journal of Environmental Management, 385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125705

Chen Z; Wei W; Ni B-J, 2025, 'Prioritizing capture and utilization for microplastic management in water systems', Nature Reviews Clean Technology, 1, pp. 525 - 527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s44359-025-00064-y

Tan X; Nie WB; Lu Y; Wang XW; Dang CC; Wang X; Liu LY; Ren NQ; Ni BJ; Xie GJ, 2025, 'Anaerobic methane oxidation drives simultaneous nitrite and nitrous oxide removal', Bioresource Technology, 423, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2025.132247

Liu Y; Chen F; He Y; Wang Y; Zhu T; Tong Y; Zhao Y; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2025, 'Evaluation of nitrous oxide reduction in solid carbon source-driven counter-diffusional biofilm denitrification system', Water Research X, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2025.100306

Zhao Y; Zheng M; Ni BJ; Ni SQ, 2025, 'Making waves: Harnessing anammox bacteria coupled with dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium for sustainable wastewater management', Water Research X, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2024.100295

Li X; Jin Y; He Y; Wang Y; Zhu T; Zhao Y; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2025, 'Mechanisms of N2O production in salinity-adapted partial nitritation systems for high-ammonia wastewater treatment', Water Research X, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2025.100311

Peng S; Wang Z; Ai J; Li L; Zhou H; Zhang Y; Liao G; Wang D; Ni BJ; Sheng GP; Hu C; Zhang W, 2025, 'Molecular choreography of sludge extracellular polymeric substances—From biomolecule identification to energetics and assembly dynamics', Pnas Nexus, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgaf157

Liu X; Luo J; Xu Q; Lu Q; Ni BJ; Wang D, 2025, 'Roles and opportunities of quorum sensing in natural and engineered anaerobic digestion systems', Water Research, 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123190

Liu Y; He Y; Lu Q; Zhu T; Wang Y; Tong Y; Zhao Y; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2025, 'Smaller sizes of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics mainly stimulate heterotrophic N2O production in aerobic granular sludge systems', Water Research X, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2024.100299

Ji K; Wang G; Wang S; Yao S; Ji Y; Ni BJ; Yang Z; Yan YM, 2025, 'Electrocatalytic N-H bond transformations: a zero-carbon paradigm for sustainable energy storage and conversion', Chemical Communications, 61, pp. 7585 - 7599, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5cc01213a

Zhao W; Hou Y; Wei L; Wei W; Zhang K; Duan H; Ni BJ, 2025, 'Chlorination-induced spread of antibiotic resistance genes in drinking water systems', Water Research, 274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123092

Hou J; Li Y; Dai S; Guo H; Wang Y; Zhang P; He Y; Zhu T; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2025, 'Mitigating sulfide production in rising main sewers with HO2− treatment: A strategy to support sustainable management', Chemical Engineering Journal, 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.161630

Xue J; Verstraete W; Ni BJ; Giesy JP; Kaur G; Jiang D; McBean E; Li Z; Shin HM; Xiao F; Liu Y; Liu J; Chibwe L; Wai Ng KT; Uchida Y, 2025, 'Rethink biosolids: Risks and opportunities in the circular economy', Chemical Engineering Journal, 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.161749

Xu RZ; Cao JS; Cheng S; Luo JY; Ni BJ; Fang F; Liu W; Wang P, 2025, 'Heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification strains: An overlooked microbial interaction nexus in the anaerobic-swing-anoxic-oxic (ASAO) plug-flow system', Journal of Environmental Management, 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125030

Li Q; Zhou H; Li Z; Liu A; Wang E; Wu Y; Tang X; Du H; Jin L; Zhu H; Ni B; Wang Q, 2025, 'Efficient photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics using Z-scheme MIL-88(Fe)/Ti3C2/MoO3: Mechanistic insights and toxicity assessment', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.137051

Chen L; Wang X; Yuan M; Ni BJ; Xia S; Zhao J, 2025, 'Insights into the removal of sulfamethazine and sulfonamide-resistant bacteria from wastewater by Fe-Mn spinel oxide modified cow manure biochar activated peroxymonosulfate: A nonradical pathway regulated by enhanced adsorption and 3d orbital electron reconstruction', Applied Catalysis B Environmental, 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2024.124652

Parsa SM; Chen Z; Feng S; Yang Y; Luo L; Ngo HH; Wei W; Ni BJ; Guo W, 2025, 'Metal-free nitrogen-doped carbon-based electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in microbial fuel cells: Advances, challenges, and future directions', Nano Energy, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2024.110537

Zheng M; Lloyd J; Wardrop P; Duan H; Liu T; Ye L; Ni BJ, 2025, 'Path to zero emission of nitrous oxide in sewage treatment: is nitrification controllable or avoidable?', Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 91, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2024.103230

Wang Y; Wei W; Yang D; Wu L; Chen X; Dai X; Ni BJ, 2025, 'Unraveling temperature effects on caproate and caprylate production from waste activated sludge', Bioresource Technology, 417, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131844

Zhang Z; Wang X; Yang X; Wang Y; Li X; Ding J; Zhu T; Sun P; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2025, 'Unveiling the synergistic potential of ferrate and pyrophosphate co-pretreatment enhancing anaerobic sludge fermentation: Performance and mechanistic insights', Chemical Engineering Journal, 505, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.159612

Li Y; He Y; Dai S; Guo H; Hou J; Zhang P; Wang Y; Zhu T; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2025, 'In situ formed colloidal manganese dioxide enhances permanganate oxidation for sulfide control in sewers', Chemical Engineering Journal, 506, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.160227

Wang C; Wei W; Chen X; Liu Y; Wijayaratna K; Ni BJ, 2025, 'Unlocking Drivers of Country-Specific Sensitivities of Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Accumulation: Preparing for Future Pandemic Management', Environmental Science and Technology, 59, pp. 362 - 372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c09641

Yang J; Li X; Wang S; Liu R; Zhang F; Wang G; Wang J; Ren W; Wu J; Ji K; Ji Y; Chen Z; Ni BJ; Yang Z; Wu N; Yan YM, 2025, 'Choreographing Orbital Hybridization Cascades to Unleash Selective Proton Storage in Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries', Advanced Functional Materials, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202513512

Yang FA; Cao C; Guo H; Huang C; Ma JF; Li N; Ren N; Wang AJ; Liu J; Ni BJ; Wei W; Hou YN, 2025, 'Decoding Microplastic-Induced Adaptive Strategies in Electroactive Biofilms: Stress Resistance Pathways and Enhanced Extracellular Electron Transfer', ACS Es and T Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.5c00471

Huang Y; Chen Z; Cai X; Ning S; Liu X; Ni BJ; Zhu J, 2025, 'Efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution in water/seawater over VC-VO heterostructure with optimized electronic structure and hydrogen adsorption', Nano Materials Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoms.2025.05.007

Wang Y; Wu SL; Wei W; Wu L; Huang S; Dai X; Ni BJ, 2025, 'pH-dependent medium-chain fatty acid synthesis in waste activated sludge fermentation: Metabolic pathway regulation', Journal of Environmental Management, 373, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123722

Liao X; Deng R; Yang L; Ni BJ; Chen X, 2025, 'Revisit the role of hydroxylamine in sulfur-driven autotrophic denitrification', Water Research, 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122596

Li M; Min J; Huang Y; Meng L; Dong Z; Wang S; Wan T; Guan P; Hu L; Zhou Y; Han Z; Ni B; Chu D, 2024, 'Space-Confinement and in Situ Reduction of Pt with 1T-MoS2 for Exceptional Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Simulated Seawater', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 16, pp. 69199 - 69209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c13270

Wang C; Wei W; Wu L; Liu X; Duan H; Chen Z; Hou YN; Chen X; Ni BJ, 2024, 'Electron Donor-Driven Microalgae Upgrading into High-Value Fatty Acids via a Microbial Platform', ACS Es and T Engineering, 4, pp. 3080 - 3091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.4c00414

Zhang Y; Lin Y; Shi Y; Yang L; Ni BJ; Chen X, 2024, 'Efficient degradation of chloroquine via pyrite-modified electro-Fenton yielding •OH and O2•-', Journal of Cleaner Production, 483, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.144256

Xu RZ; Cao JS; Luo JY; Ni BJ; Fang F; Liu W; Wang P, 2024, 'Understanding nitrogen removal and N2O emission mechanisms in an anaerobic-swing-anoxic-oxic (ASAO) continuous plug-flow system for low C/N municipal wastewater', Science of the Total Environment, 955, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177041

Hou J; Li Y; He Y; Guo H; Wang Y; Zhu T; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2024, 'Electrochemical production of HO2- and O2 for sulfide removal from sewage', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 480, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135905

Fei J; Bai X; Jiang C; Yin X; Ni BJ, 2024, 'A state-of-the-art review of environmental behavior and potential risks of biodegradable microplastics in soil ecosystems: Comparison with conventional microplastics', Science of the Total Environment, 954, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176342

Dai S; Guo H; Li Y; Hou J; Wang Y; Zhu T; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2024, 'Application of organic silicon quaternary ammonium salt (QSA) to reduce carbon footprint of sewers: Long-term inhibition on sulfidogenesis and methanogenesis', Water Research X, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wroa.2024.100275

Xu RZ; Cao JS; Luo JY; Ni BJ; Fang F; Liu W; Wang P, 2024, 'Attention improvement for data-driven analyzing fluorescence excitation-emission matrix spectra via interpretable attention mechanism', Npj Clean Water, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41545-024-00367-w

Li R; Lu MY; Guo RB; Duan H; Ni BJ; Fu SF, 2024, 'Life cycle assessment of hydrogenotrophic denitrification in membrane aerated biofilm reactors for sustainable wastewater treatment', Water Research, 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122529

Li D; Cheng S; Varrone C; Ni BJ; Luo J; Liu Z; He Z; Liu W; Zhou A; Yue X, 2024, 'Sustainable biosynthesis of caproate from waste activated sludge via electro-fermentation: Perspectives of product spectrum, economic and environmental impacts', Chemical Engineering Journal, 501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.157768

Kang X; Tan XH; Han N; Hou JF; Yao CM; Chen ZJ; Ni BJ, 2024, 'Tungsten pnictides for water electrolysis: advances and perspectives', Tungsten, 6, pp. 675 - 695, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42864-024-00268-y

He Y; Li Y; Yang X; Liu Y; Guo H; Wang Y; Zhu T; Tong Y; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2024, 'Biodegradable microplastics aggravate greenhouse gas emissions from urban lake sediments more severely than conventional microplastics', Water Research, 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122334

Wang X; Zhang Z; Yang X; Wang Y; Li Y; Zhu T; Zhao Y; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2024, 'Interaction of poly dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride with sludge components: Anaerobic digestion performance and adaptive changes of anaerobic microbes', Water Research, 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122368

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