By Professor Bing-Jie Ni

Journal articles

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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12598-024-03002-2

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.5c00408

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

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

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

Shi Z; Zhang C; Sun M; Zhang S; Luo G; Usman M; Cui Y; Ni B, 2024, 'Syntrophic propionate degradation in anaerobic digestion facilitated by hydrochar: Microbial insights as revealed by genome-centric metatranscriptomics', Environmental Research, 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.119717

Nie Y; Zhang Q; Chen Z; Wang Q; Fang J; Jiang Y; Ni BJ, 2024, 'A simple and efficient method for selective recovery of copper from nitric acid leaching solution of printed circuit boards containing nickel, zinc, lead, aluminum, and iron', Journal of Environmental Management, 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122853

Guo R; Cen X; Ni BJ; Zheng M, 2024, 'Bioplastic polyhydroxyalkanoate conversion in waste activated sludge', Journal of Environmental Management, 370, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122866

Chen X; Duan F; Yu X; Xie Y; Wang Z; El-Baz A; Ni BJ; Ni SQ, 2024, 'One-stage anammox and thiocyanate-driven autotrophic denitrification for simultaneous removal of thiocyanate and nitrogen: Pathway and mechanism', Water Research, 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.122268

Shi X; Ju F; Wei W; Wu L; Chen X; Ni BJ, 2024, 'Bioaugmentation of microalgae fermentation with yeast for enhancing microbial chain elongation: In-situ ethanol production and metabolic potential', Chemical Engineering Journal, 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.155742

Xu RZ; Cao JS; Luo JY; Ni BJ; Fang F; Liu W; Wang P, 2024, 'Data-driven neural networks for biological wastewater resource recovery: Development and challenges', Journal of Cleaner Production, 476, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143781

Lin Y; Zhang Y; Wang Y; Lv Y; Yang L; Chen Z; Ni BJ; Chen X, 2024, 'Efficient degradation and mineralization of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics by the synergy of sulfate and hydroxyl radicals in a heterogeneous electro-Fenton-activated persulfate oxidation system', Journal of Hazardous Materials, 478, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135635

Ahmad I; Husain S; Hassan LHS; Khan NA; Zahmatkesh S; Ni BJ, 2024, 'Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation modeling for the cultivation of microalgal monoculture in axenic enclosed bubble column photobioreactor (BCPBR)', Algal Research, 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2024.103725

Wu L; Ngo HH; Wang C; Hou Y; Chen X; Guo W; Duan H; Ni BJ; Wei W, 2024, 'Lactobacillus inoculation mediated carboxylates and alcohols production from waste activated sludge fermentation system: Insight into process outcomes and metabolic network', Bioresource Technology, 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131191

Chen Z; Han GF; Mahmood A; Hou J; Wei W; Kyong Shon H; Wang G; David Waite T; Baek JB; Ni BJ, 2024, 'Mechanosynthesized electroactive materials for sustainable energy and environmental applications: A critical review', Progress in Materials Science, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2024.101299

Zhao Z; Lin L; Liu S; Chen Y; Daniels SV; Xu Z; Chen Z; Li H; Wu Y; Guo L; Zheng Q; Duan Z; Wang W; Ni B; Xu Z; Zhang Y, 2024, 'Unveiling the versatile performance of transition metal sulfides in peroxymonosulfate activation', Chemical Engineering Journal, 497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.154682

Jia H; Meng L; Lu Y; Liang T; Yuan Y; Hu Y; Dong Z; Zhou Y; Guan P; Zhou L; Liu C; Li M; Wan T; Ni BJ; Han Z; Chu D, 2024, 'Boosting the efficiency of electrocatalytic water splitting via in situ grown transition metal sulfides: a review', Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12, pp. 28595 - 28617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ta06197g

Meng H; Chen Z; Zhu J; You B; Ma T; Wei W; Vernuccio S; Xu J; Ni BJ, 2024, 'In Situ Amorphization of Electrocatalysts', Advanced Functional Materials, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202405270

Li R; Hou YN; Li H; Han Y; Zhang D; Song Y; Huang C; Guo J; Liu Z; Wei W; Ni BJ, 2024, 'Salinity responsive mechanisms of sulfur-based mixotrophic denitrification and ectoine induced tolerance enhancement', Chemical Engineering Journal, 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.154266

Lin X; Liu HW; Zhou ZX; Liu GG; Ni BJ; Wang CQ, 2024, 'Killing three birds with one stone: A novel valorization strategy for comprehensive utilization of waste titanium gypsum', Construction and Building Materials, 442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.137680

Guo H; Dai S; Li Y; Wang H; Hou J; He Y; Wang Y; Zhu T; Sun P; Ni BJ; Liu Y, 2024, 'Enhancing sulfide and methane control in sewers: Unveiling the impact and mechanisms of free nitrous acid pre-exposure coupled with calcium peroxide dosing', Chemical Engineering Journal, 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.153576

Su L; Xu J; El-Baz A; Lee T; Ni BJ; Ni SQ, 2024, 'High dosage of exogenous glycine in cross-feeding breaks the equilibrium of anammox system', Chemical Engineering Journal, 495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.153787

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