Publications

Journal Articles

  1. Xue, J., Verstraete, W., Ni, B. J., Giesy, J. P., Kaur, G., Jiang, D., ... & Uchida, Y. (2025). Rethink biosolids: Risks and opportunities in the circular economy. Chemical Engineering Journal, 510, 161749.
  2. Samaei, S. H. A., Mojahednia, P., Chen, J., Li, Z., Jaszczyszyn, K., Kiedrzyńska, E., & Xue, J. (2025). What Does the “Trojan Horse” Carry? The Pollutants Associated with Microplastics/Nanoplastics in Water Environments. ACS ES&T Water.
  3. Chen, J., Samaei, S. H. A., Rahman, R., Robbins, L. J., & Xue, J. (2024). Toward a Circular Economy in Water Treatment: Upcycling Aluminum Salt-Based Water Treatment Residual into An Effective Adsorbent–Ceramsite. ACS ES&T Water, 4(9), 3681-3697.
  4. Chen, J., Xue, J., Liu, J., Samaei, S. H. A., & Robbins, L. J. (2024). Near-Complete Phosphorus Recovery from Challenging Water Matrices Using Multiuse Ceramsite Made from Water Treatment Residual (WTR). Water Research X, 25, 100267.
  5. Meng, X., Ge, L., Zhang, J., Xue, J., Gonzalez-Gil, G., Vrouwenvelder, J. S., & Li, Z. (2023). Systemic effects of nanoplastics on multi-organ at the environmentally relevant dose: The insights in physiological, histological, and oxidative damages. Science of The Total Environment, 164687.
  6. Yuwei Pan, Yuqing Zhang, Minhui Hou, Jinkai Xue, Rui Qin, Minghua Zhou, Ying Zhang. (2023).Properties of polyphenols and polyphenol-containing wastewaters and their treatment by Fenton/Fenton-like reactions. Separation and Purification Technology.317: 123905.
  7. Samaei, S.H.A., Chen, J. and Xue, J., 2023. Current progress of continuous-flow aerobic granular sludge: A critical review. Science of The Total Environment, p.162633.
  8. Pan, Y., Qin, R., Hou, M., Xue, J., Zhou, M., Xu, L., & Zhang, Y. (2022). The interactions of polyphenols with Fe and their application in Fenton/Fenton-like reactions. Separation and Purification Technology, 121831.
  9. Li, R., Chen, J., Jin, Y. C., Xue, J.*, & Jia, N.* (2022). To extract geothermal energy from low-permeability reservoirs: Development and simulation of cyclic water injection (CWI)-and water-assisted gravity drainage (WAGD)-based processes. Results in Engineering, 15, 100563.
  10. [FESE Editor's choice] Xue, J.*, Samaei, S.HA., Chen, J. et al. What have we known so far about microplastics in drinking water treatment? A timely review. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng. 16, 58 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-021-1492-5
  11. Xue, J.*, Peldszus, S., Van Dyke, M. I., & Huck, P. M. (2021). Removal of Polystyrene Microplastic Spheres by Alum-Based Coagulation-Flocculation-Sedimentation (CFS) Treatment of Surface Waters. Chemical Engineering Journal, 130023.
  12. Wang Y; Wang, Z; Zhang, Y; Shi, Z; Kong, Z; Zhong, M; Xue, J; Zheng, X*. (2020). Different contribution and mechanisms of -COOH and -NH2 on adsorptive polysaccharide fouling under varied pH conditions. Journal of Membrane Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118933
  13. Zhang, Y; Wang, T; Meng, J; Lei, J; Zheng, X; Wang, Y; Zhang, J*; Cao, X; Li, X; Qiu, X; Xue, J*, 2020. A novel conductive composite membrane with polypyrrole (PPy) and stainless-steel mesh: Fabrication, performance, and anti-fouling mechanism. Journal of Membrane Science. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118937
  14. Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, X. Cao, J. Xue, Q. Zhang, J. Tian, X. Li, X. Qiu, B. Pan, A. Gu, X. Zheng*, 2019. Effect of carboxyl and hydroxyl groups on adsorptive polysaccharide fouling: A comparative study based on PVDF and graphene oxide (GO) modified PVDF surfaces. Journal of Membrane Science. 117514.
  15. J. Xue, C. Huang, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu*, M. Gamal El-Din*, 2018. Bioreactors for oil sands process-affected water treatment: A critical review. Science of the Total Environment. 627: 916-933.
  16. J. Xue*, S. BinAhmed, Z. Wang, N. Karp, B. Stottrup, S. Romero-Vargas Castrillon*, 2018. Bacterial Adhesion to Graphene Oxide (GO)-Functionalized Interfaces is Determined by Hydrophobicity and GO Sheet Spatial Orientation. Environmental Science and Technology Letters. 5: 14-19.
  17. J. Xue, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu*, M. Gamal El-Din*, 2017. Dynamics of naphthenic acids and microbial community structures in a membrane bioreactor treating oil sands process-affected water: impacts of supplemented inorganic nitrogen and hydraulic retention time. RSC Advances. 7: 17670-17681.
  18. Li, C; Begum, A; Xue, J*. (2020). Analytical methods to analyze pesticides and herbicides. Water Environment Research. 92(10): 1770-1785.
  19. Yu, X; Tang, Y; Pan, J; Shen, L; Begum, A; Gong, Z; Xue, J*. (2020). Physico-chemical processes. Water Environment Research. 92(10): 1751-1769.
  20. J. Xue, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu*, M. Gamal El-Din*, 2016. Effects of ozone pretreatment and operating conditions on membrane fouling behaviors of an anoxic-aerobic membrane bioreactor for oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) treatment. Water Research. 105: 444-455.
  21. J. Xue, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu*, M. Gamal El-Din*, 2016. Treatment of raw and ozonated oil sands process-affected water under decoupled denitrifying anoxic and nitrifying aerobic conditions: a comparative study. Biodegradation. 27(4): 247-264.
  22. J. Xue, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu*, M. Gamal El-Din*, 2016. Treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) using an anoxic-aerobic membrane bioreactor with a flat-sheet ceramic microfiltration membrane. Water Research. 88: 1-11.
  23. Y. Zhang, J. Xue, Y. Liu*, M. Gamal El-Din*, 2018. The role of ozone pretreatment on optimization of membrane bioreactor for treatment of oil sands process-affected water. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 347: 470-477.
  24. Y. Zhang, J. Xue, Y. Liu*, M. Gamal El-Din*, 2016. Treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) using membrane bioreactor coupled with ozonation: A comparative study. Chemical Engineering Journal. 302: 485-497.
  25. C. Huang, Y. Shi, J. Xue, Y. Zhang, M. Gamal El-Din*, Y. Liu*, 2017. Comparison of integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS), moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) and membrane bioreactor (MBR) treating recalcitrant organics: Importance of attached biomass. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 326: 120–129.
  26. C. Liu, B. Guo, J. Xue*, 2018. Analytical Methods for Pesticides and Herbicides. Water Environment Research. 90(10): 1323-1347.
  27. J. Xue*, B. Guo, Z. Gong, 2018. Physico-chemical Processes. Water Environment Research. 90(10): 1392-1438.
  28. Y. Wang, L. Shen, Z. Gong, J. Pan, X. Zheng, J. Xue*, 2019. Analytical methods for pesticides and herbicides. Water Environment Research. 91(10): 1009-1024.
  29. W. Ouyang, T. Chen, Y. Shi, L. Tong, Y. Chen, W. Wang, J. Yang, J. Xue*, 2019. Physico-chemical processes. Water Environment Research. 91(10): 1350-1377.
  30. M. Islam, F. Tumpa, J. Xue, C. Huang, K. Sharma, Y. Shi, Y. Liu*, 2014. Biological fixed film. Water Environment Research. 86(10): 1070-1100.

Conference Articles/Presentations/Posters

  1. Xue, J. The removal of microplastics in drinking water treatment. 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Conference, 2022, Saint Louis, United States (poster).
  2. Xue, J; Samaei, S; Chen, J. (2022). Let’s talk about microplastic pollution in drinking water treatment. CSCE 2022 Annual Conference, Whistler, BC (presentation and paper).
  3. J. Xue, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, M. Gamal El-Din, 2017. When membrane bioreactor meets ozonation: A possible solution to the oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) issue. 15th International Conference on Environmental Engineering - CSCE 2017 Annual General Conference Proceedings, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  4. J. Xue, Y. Zhang, H. Noguchi, Y. Liu, M. Gamal El-Din, 2016. Effect of ozone pretreatment on naphthenic acid (NA) biodegradation and membrane fouling behaviors in the subsequent pilot-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) receiving oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). WEFTEC 2016 Conference Proceedings, New Orleans, LA, USA.
  5. J. Xue, Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, M. Gamal El-Din, 2015. The application of anoxic-aerobic membrane bioreactor for oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) treatment. 2015 AWWA/AMTA Membrane Technology Conference Proceedings, Orlando, FL, USA.
  6. Y. Zhang, J. Xue, M. Gamal El-Din, 2017. Biotransformation of aromatic compounds in oil sands process-affected water by Pseudomonads. 15th International Conference on Environmental Engineering - CSCE 2017 Annual General Conference Proceedings, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  7. Y. Liu, M. Gamal El-Din, Y. Zhang, Y. Shi, J. Choi, G. Hwang, C. Huang, J. Xue, M. Islam, T. Dong, 2017. Bioreactors for the treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). 2017 IWA 10th International Conference on Biofilm Reactors Proceedings, Dublin, Ireland.