Ronghua Xu, Yuan Gao, Yuanyuan Yao, Zongyue Chen, Zhongbo Zhou*, Fangang Meng*. Overlooked ecological roles of micro-particle-associated microbiota in sustaining reactor performance in submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors. Water Research, 2026, 294:125509.
Wenjie_Hao,Yuanyuan Yu, Yi Gong, Ge’r Wang, Maoqin Ao, Minyuan Han, Haoquan Zhang, Qingxiang Guo, Jingmei Yao, Yi Yang, Zhongbo Zhou*, Le Han*. Sustainable alternative to biological nitrogen removal: Is ammonia recovery from municipal wastewater a fantasy? Water Research, 2026, 290, 125109.
Haotian Hu, Zijian Qi, Cong Chen, Zhongbo Zhou*, Liang Shen*. Mechanistic study on distinct roles of antibiotics in constructing high-performance antifouling nanofiltration membranes via in-situ and surface modifications, Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 734, 124491.
Zhan Lv, Jixiang Yang, Haotian Hu, Mahmoud Nasr, Liang Shen*, Zhongbo Zhou*. Temperature-driven hydrogel-facilitated phase separation for constructing high-performance and anti-fouling patterned membrane, Journal of Membrane Science, 2025, 733, 124312.
Yuanyuan Yu, Zhan Lv, Shanshan Zhao, Le Han*, Liang Shen, Zhongbo Zhou*. How graphene oxide properties guide transport channel construction and impact desalination performance in composite membranes, Desalination, 2025, 607, 118810
Xiao An, Siqi Chen, Jiachen Fu, Caiyun Yang, Yeyuan Xiao, Zhongbo Zhou*. Metabolic coupling of aerobic methane oxidation and short-cut nitrification and denitrification for anaerobic effluent treatment in photo-sequencing batch biofilm reactor, Bioresource Technology, 2025, 417, 131845.
Yanghui Xu, Xintu Wang, Qin Ou, Zhongbo Zhou*, Jan Peter van der Hoek, Gang Liu*. Appearance of Recalcitrant Dissolved Black Carbon and Dissolved Organic Sulfur in River Waters Following Wildfire Events, Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58, 16, 7165-7175.
Mei Zhi, Yiying Zhao, Xinyu Zeng, Naga Raju Maddela, Yeyuan Xiao, Yucheng Chen, Ram Prasad*, Zhongbo Zhou*. Filamentous cyanobacteria and hydrophobic protein in extracellular polymeric substances facilitate algae—bacteria aggregation during partial nitrification, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023, 126379
Mei Zhi, Mengjiao Ou, Yucheng Chen, Yeyuan Xiao, Zhongbo Zhou*. Achievement and microbial profiles of non-aerated partial nitrification in photo sequencing batch and continuous flow reactors. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2023, 53, 103600.
Mei Zhi, Zhongbo Zhou*, Caiyun Yang, Yucheng Chen, Yeyuan Xiao, Fangang Meng. Solid retention time regulates partial nitrification by algal-bacterial consortia in wastewater treatment: Performance and mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 452: 139537.
Mengjie Li, Kangting Wang, Wei Zheng, Naga Raju Maddela, Yeyuan Xiao, Zhaolei Li, Ahmed Tawfik, Yucheng Chen*, Zhongbo Zhou*. Metagenomics and network analysis decipher profiles and co-occurrence patterns of bacterial taxa in soils amended with biogas slurry. Science of The Total Environment, 2023, 87, 162911.
Yuanyuan Yu, Zhongbo Zhou*, Guocheng Huang, Hong Cheng, Le Han, Shanshan Zhao, Yucheng Chen, Fangang Meng. Purifying water with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-incorporated membranes: Recent advancements and critical challenges. Water Research, 2022, 222, 118901.
Houlong Yang, Zicong Li, Yucheng Chen, Zhongbo Zhou*, Role of microparticles in membrane fouling from acidogenesis to methanogenesis phases in an anaerobic baffled reactor. Science of The Total Environment, 2022. 806: p. 150663.
Yuanyuan Yao, Zhihao Gan, Zhongbo Zhou*, Yu-Xi Huang*, Fangang Meng, Carbon sources driven supernatant micro-particles differentiate in submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs). Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022. 430: p. 133020.
Yingfei Pu, Zihan Fu, Tingting Li, Yucheng Chen, Zhongbo Zhou*. A Novel Anaerobic Gravity-Driven Dynamic Membrane Bioreactor (AnGDMBR): Performance and Fouling Characterization. Membranes, 2022,12 (7): 683.
Chenxiao Xu, Zicong Li, Jing Wang*, Zhongbo Zhou*, Exposure to stressful conditions alters the properties and fouling behavior of suspended microparticles in anaerobic processes. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2021,9 (6): 106782.
Yuanyuan Yao, Ronghua Xu, Zhongbo Zhou*, Fangang Meng*, Linking dynamics in morphology, components, and microbial communities of biocakes to fouling evolution: A comparative study of anaerobic and aerobic membrane bioreactors, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020: 127483
Yuanyuan Yao, Zhongbo Zhou*, David C. Stuckey, Fangang Meng*, Micro-particles—A Neglected but Critical Cause of Different Membrane Fouling between Aerobic and Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2020, 8(44),16680-16690.
Zhongbo Zhou, Yu Tao, Shaoqing Zhang, Yeyuan Xiao, Fangang Meng, David C. Stuckey*, Size-dependent microbial diversity of sub-visible particles in a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAnMBR): Implications for membrane fouling, Water Research, 2019, 159, 20-29.
Ronghua Xu, Zhiyong Wu, Zhongbo Zhou*, Fangang Meng*. Removal of sulfadiazine and tetracycline in membrane bioreactors: linking pathway to microbial community shift. Environmental technology, 2019, 40(2):134-143.
Zhongbo Zhou, Minghao Zhou, Xiaofang Yang, Junfeng Niu, Fangang Meng*. Sunlight irradiation triggers changes in the fouling potentials of natural dissolved organic matter. Science of The Total Environment, 2018, 627, 227-234
Fangang Meng*, Shaoqing Zhang, Yoontaek Oh, Zhongbo Zhou*, Hang-Sik Shin, So-Ryong Chae. Fouling in membrane bioreactors: An updated review. Water Research, 2017, 114, 151-180
Zhongbo Zhou, Xiang He, Minghao Zhou, Fangang Meng*. Chemically induced alterations in the characteristics of fouling-causing bio-macromolecules-Implications for the chemical cleaning of fouled membranes. Water Research, 2017, 108, 115-123
Zhongbo Zhou, Guocheng Huang, Yi Xiong, Minghao Zhou, Shaoqing Zhang, Chuyang Y. Tang, Fangang Meng*. Unveiling the Susceptibility of Functional Groups of Polyethersulfone/Polyvinylpyrrolidone Membranes to NaOCl: A Two-Dimensional Correlation Spectroscopic Study. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51 (24), 14342–14351
Zhongbo Zhou, Yiting Tan, Yeyuan Xiao, David C Stuckey*. Characterization and significance of sub-visible particles and colloids in a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAnMBR). Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50 (23), 12750–12758
Zhongbo Zhou, Fangang Meng*, Xiang He, So-Ryong Chae, Yujia An, Xiaoshan Jia. Metaproteomic analysis of biocake proteins to understand membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49 (2), 1068-1077
Zhongbo Zhou, Fangang Meng*, Yue Li, Xiaoshan Jia, Xiang He. Simultaneous alkali supplement and fouling controlling in membrane bioreactors by on-line NaOH backwashing. Journal of Membrane Science, 2014, 457, 120-127
Zhongbo Zhou, Fangang Meng*, Hui Lu, Xiaoshan Jia. Suppression of soluble microbial products (SMP) caused by denitrification in MBRs used for biological nitrogen removal. AIChE Journal, 2013, 59(10), 3569–3573
Fangang Meng*, Zhongbo Zhou, Lei Li, Ruiyun Li, Xiaoshan Jia, Shiyu Li. A Novel Nearly Plug-Flow Membrane Bioreactor (NPFMBR) for Enhanced Biological Nutrient Removal. AIChE Journal, 2013, 59(1), 46-54
Zhongbo Zhou, Fangang Meng*, So-Ryong Chae, Guocheng Huang, Wenjie Fu, Xiaoshan Jia, Shiyu Li, Guang-hao Chen. Microbial Transformation of Biomacromolecules In a Membrane Bioreactor: Implications for Membrane Fouling Investigation. PLoS ONE, 2012, 7(8): e42270
Zhongbo Zhou, Fangang Meng*, Shuang Liang, Bing-Jie Ni, Xiaoshan Jia, Shiyu Li, Yankai Song, Huang Guocheng. Role of microorganism growth phase in the accumulation and characteristics of biomacromolecules (BMM) in a membrane bioreactor. RSC Advances, 2012 (2): 453-460
Fangang Meng*, Zhongbo Zhou, Bing-Jie Ni, Xing Zheng, Guocheng Huang, Xiaoshan Jia, Shiyu Li, Ya Xiong, Kraume Matthias. Characterization of the size-fractionated biomacromolecules: Tracking their role and fate in a membrane bioreactor. Water Research, 2011,45 (15), 4661-4671
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李自聪,陈子健,周忠波*,陈玉成,孟凡刚. 硫酸盐胁迫下 AnMBR 系统中亚可见颗粒物的生成及其膜污染行为, 环境工程学报,2024,18(5): 1265-1272.
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