2018 & earlier


2018

Zhou,Y.; Xu, S.; Zhang, L.; Liu, Y.; Xia, S. (2018) Cocoamidopropyl betaine dosage dependent of short-time aerobic digestion for waste activated sludge reduction.  ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7(1), 877-884. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b04493

Sun, H.; Zhang, H.; Zou, X.; Li, R.; Liu, Y. (2018) Water reclamation and reuse. Water Environment Research, 90 (10), 1576-1596. https://doi.org/10.2175/106143018X15289915807317

Zhang, Q.; Gaafar, M.; Davies, E. G. R.; Bolton, J. R.; Liu, Y. (2018) Monochloramine dissipation in storm sewer systems: field testing and model development. Water Science and Technology, 78 (11): 2279-2287. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2018.512

Zakaria, B.S.; Barua, S.; Sharaf, A.; Liu, Y. Dhar, B. (2018) Impact of antimicrobial silver nanoparticles on anode respiring bacteria in a microbial electrolysis cell. Chemosphere, 213, 259-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.09.060

Shao, Y.; Yang, S.; Mohamed, A.; Liu, Y. (2018) Impacts of ammonium loading on nitritation stability and microbial community dynamics in the integrated fixed-film activated sludge sequencing batch reactor (IFAS-SBR). International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 133, 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2018.06.002

Xu, S.; Lei, Z.; Huang, S.; Zeeman, G.; Rijnaarts, H.; Liu, Y (2018) Improving the energy efficiency of a pilot-scale UASB-digester for low temperature domestic wastewater treatment. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 135, 71-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2018.04.003 

Zhang, Y.; Xue, J.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2018) The role of ozone pretreatment on membrane bioreactor optimization for treatment of oil sands process-affected water: Impacts of ammonia concentration and hydraulic retention. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 347, 470-477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.12.013

Islam, MD.; McPhedran, K.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2018) Isotherm and kinetic studies on adsorption of oil sands process-affected water organic compounds using granular activated carbon. Chemosphere, 202, 716-725.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.149 

Nze, K.; Xu, S.; Mohamed, A.; Liu, Y. (2018) Effect of Flow Rate Increase on the Performance of a Pilot-Scale Biological Nutrient Removal Reactor. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 144(5) 144(5), 04018022. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001355 

Zhang, Q.; Davies, E. G. R.; Bolton, J. R.; Liu, Y. (2018) Monochloramine loss mechanisms and dissolved organic matter characterization in stormwater. Science of the Total Environment, 631-632, 745-754. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.335 

Xue, J.; Huang, C.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2018) Bioreactors for oil sands process-affected water treatment: A critical review. Science of the Total Environment, 627, 916-933. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.01.292 

Sheng, Z.; Van Nostrand, J.; Zhou, J.; Liu, Y. (2018) Contradictory effects of silver nanoparticles on activated sludge wastewater treatment. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 341, 448-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.07.051 

Zhang, D.; Sadrzadeh, M.; Karkooti, A.; Liu, L.; Thundat, T.; Liu, Y.; Narain, R. (2018) Fabrication of antifouling and antibacterial polyethersulfone (PES)/cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) nanocomposite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science, 549, 350-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.12.034 

Lu, Q.; Huang, J.; Maan, O., Liu, Y.; Zeng, H. (2018) Probing molecular interaction mechanisms of organic fouling on polyamide membrane using a surface forces apparatus: Implication for wastewater treatment. Science of the Total Environment, 622-623, 644-654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.022 

Zhang, Q.; Gaafer, M.; Yang, R. C.; Ding, C.; Davies, E. G. R.; Bolton, J. R.; Liu, Y. (2018) Field data analysis of active chlorine-containing stormwater samples. Journal of Environmental Management, 206, 51-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.10.009 

2017

Arab, G.; Razaviarani, V.U.; Sheng, Z.; Liu, Y.; McCartney, D. (2017) Benefits to decomposition rates when using digestate as compost co-feedstock: Part II - Focus on microbial community dynamics. Waste Management, 68, 85-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2017.07.014 

Zhang, Q.; Bolton, J.; Davies, E.; Liu, Y. (2017) Monochloramine loss mechanisms in tap water. Water Environment Research, 89 (11), 1999-2005. https://doi.org/10.2175/106143017X14902968254421 

Shi, Y.; Huang, C.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2017) Optimization of moving bed biofilm reactors for oil sands process-affected water treatment: the effect of HRT and ammonia concentrations. Science of the Total Environment, 598, 690-696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.144 

Xue, J.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (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. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7RA01836C 

Huang, C.; Shi, Y.; Xue, J.; Zhang, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2017) Comparison of biomass from 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.12.015 

Shao, Y.; Shi, Y.; Mohamed, A.; Liu, Y. (2017) Wastewater ammonia removal using an integrated fixed-film activated sludge-sequencing batch biofilm reactor (IFAS-SBR): Comparison of suspended flocs and attached biofilm. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 116, 38-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.09.026

Zhang, H.; Yee, R.A.; Zhou, Q.; Liu, Y.  (2017) Water Reclamation and Reuse. Water Environment Research, 89 (10), 1281-1298. https://doi.org/10.2175/106143017X15023776270304 

Zeng, P.; Liu, S.Y.; Zhang, J.K.; Song, Y.H.; Liu, R.X.; Liu, Y. (2017) Advanced Fenton oxidation treatment of tetracycline resistance genes in effluent discharged from biological wastewater treatment, China Environmental Science 37(9). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321075851 

Sheng, Z.; Liu, Y. (2017) Potential impacts of silver nanoparticles on bacteria in the aquatic environment. Journal of Environmental Management, 191, 290–296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.01.028 

Huang, C.; Shi, Y.; Sheng, Z.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2017) Characterization of microbial communities during start-up of integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) systems for the treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). Biochemical Engineering Journal, 122, 123-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2017.03.003 

Zhang, H.; Seaman, J.; Wang, Y.; Zeng, H.; Narain, R.; Ulrich, A.; Liu, Y. (2017) Filtration of glycoprotein-modified carboxylated polystyrene microspheres as Cryptosporidium oocysts surrogates: Effects of flow rate, alum, and humic acid. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 143(8), 04017032. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001201 

Huang, C.; Shi, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2017) Performance of flocs and biofilms in integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) systems for the treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). Chemical Engineering Journal, 314, 368-377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.11.151 

2016

Zhang, Y.; Xue, J.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2016) Treatment of oil sands process-affected water using membrane bioreactor coupled with ozonation: A comparative study. Chemical Engineering Journal, 302, 485-497. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.05.082

Wang, Y.; Li, L.; Kotsuchibashi, Y.; Vshyvenko, S.; Liu, Y.; Hall, D.; Zeng, H.; Narain, R. (2016) Self-healing and injectable shear thinning hydrogels based on dynamic oxaborole-diol covalent crosslinking. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2(12), 2315-2323. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.6b00527

Xue, J.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.09.011

Huang, C.; Zeng, P.; Yang, S.; Shao, Y.; Liu, Y.  (2016) Water Reclamation and Reuse. Water Environment Research, 88 (10), 1261-1278. https://doi.org/10.2175/106143016X14696400494858

Lu, Q.; Yan, B; Xie, L.; Huang, J.; Liu, Y.; Zeng, H. (2016) A Two-step flocculation process on oil sands tailings treatment using oppositely charged polymer flocculants. Science of the Total Environment, 565, 369-375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.192

Xue, J.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2016) Treatment of raw and ozonated oil sands process-affected water under decoupled anoxic denitrifying and aerobic nitrifying conditions: a comparative study. Biodegradation, 27(4-6), 247-264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-016-9770-9 

Huang, C.; Shi, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2016) Optimization of ozonation combined with integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) in the treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW). International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 112, 31-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.04.037

Bhaduri, S.; Debnath, N.; Mitra, S.; Liu, Y.; Kumar, A. (2016) Microbiologically induced calcite precipitation mediated by Sporosarcina pasteurii. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (110), e53253, doi:10.3791/53253. https://doi.org/10.3791/53253 

Liu, H.; Tan, S.Y.; Yu, T.; Liu, Y. (2016) Sulfate reducing bacterial community and in situ activity in mature fine tailings analyzed by real time qPCR and microsensor. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 44, 141-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2015.08.025

Zhang, H.; Zeng, H.; Ulrich, A. C.; Liu, Y. (2016) Comparison of the transport and deposition of Pseudomonas aeruginosa under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Water Resources Research, 52 (2), 1127-1139. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015WR017821

Sheng, Z.; Mohammed, A.; Liu, Y. (2016) Stability of full-scale engineered ecosystem under disturbance: response of an activated sludge biological nutrient removal reactor to high flow rate condition. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 109, 88–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2016.01.003

Jiang, Y.; Liang, J.; Liu, Y. (2016) Application of forward osmosis membrane technology for oil sands process-affected water desalination. Water Science and Technology, 73(8), 1809-1816. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2016.014

Xue, J.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din. (2016) Treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) using a membrane bioreactor with a submerged flat-sheet ceramic microfiltration membrane. Water Research, 88, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.09.051

Islam, S.; Zhang, Y.; McPhedran, K.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din. (2016) Mechanistic investigation of industrial wastewater naphthenic acids removal using granular activated carbon (GAC) biofilm based processes. Science of the Total Environment, 541, 238-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.09.091

2015

Kim, E. S.; Liu, Y.; Lim, JB.; Chang, I.; Choi, J. (2015) Biological fixed biofilm. Water Environment Research, 87, 974-999. https://doi.org/10.2175/106143015X14338845155309

Sun, X.; Shao, Y.; Boluk, Y.; Liu, Y. (2015) The impact of cellulose nanocrystals on the aggregation and initial adhesion to a solid surface of Escherichia coli K12: role of solution chemistry. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 136, 570–576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.09.042

Huang, C.; Shi, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2015) Treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) using ozonation combined with integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS). Water Research, 85, 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2015.08.019

Ku, J.; Liang, J.; Ulrich, A.; Liu, Y. (2015) Sulphide production and management in municipal stormwater retention ponds. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 142(2), 04015071, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001026

Liu, H.; Yu, T.; Liu, Y. (2015) Sulfate reducing bacteria and their activities in oil sands process-affected water biofilm, Science of the Total Environment, 536, 116-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.135

Hassanpourfard, M., Nikakhtari, Z., Ghosh, R., Das, S., Thundat, T., Liu, Y., Kumar A. (2015) Bacterial floc mediated rapid streamer formation in creeping flows. Scientific Reports, 5, 13070. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep13070

Sheng, Z.; Van Nostrand, J.; Zhou, J.; Liu, Y. (2015) The effects of silver nanoparticles on intact wastewater biofilms. Frontiers in Microbiology, 6, 680, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00680

Liang, J.; Guo, Z.; Deng, L.; Liu, Y. (2015) Mature fine tailings consolidation through microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 42(11), 975-978. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2015-0069

Shi, Y.; Huang, C.; Rocha, K. C.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2015) Treatment of oil sands process-affected water using MBBR: With and without ozone pretreatment. Bioresource Technology, 192, 219-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.05.068

Qin, J.; Sun, X.; Liu, Y.; Berthold, T.; Harms, H.; Wick, L. (2015) Electrokinetic control of bacterial deposition and transport. Environmental Science & Technology. 49 (9), 5663–5671. https://doi.org/10.1021/es506245y

Zhang, H.;Ulrich, A. C.; Liu, Y. (2015) Retention and transport of an anaerobic trichloroethene dechlorinating microbial culture in anaerobic porous media. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 130,110-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2015.04.020

Mahdavi, H.; Prasad, V.; Liu, Y.; Ulrich, A. C. (2015) In situ biodegradation of naphthenic acids in oil sands tailings pond water using indigenous algae-bacteria consortium. Bioresource Technology, 187, 97-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.091

Islam, M. S.; Zhang, Y.; McPhedran, K. N.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2015) Next-generation pyrosequencing analysis of microbial biofilm communities on granular activated carbon in treatment of oil sands process-affected water. Applied Environmental Microbiology, 81(12), 4037-4048. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.04258-14 

Islam, M. S.; Zhang, Y.; McPhedran, K. N.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2015) Granular activated carbon for simultaneous adsorption and biodegradation of toxic oil sands process-affected water organic compounds. Journal of Environmental Management, 152, 49-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.01.020

Wang, Y.; Kotsuchibashi, Y.; Liu, Y.; Narain, R. (2015) Study of bacterial adhesion on biomimetic temperature responsive glycopolymer surfaces. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 7(3),1652-1661. https://doi.org/10.1021/am508792k

Dong, T.; Zhang, Y.; Islam, M. S.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2015) The impact of various ozone pretreatment doses on the performance of endogenous microbial communities for the remediation of oil sands process-affected water. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 100, 17-28.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.01.014

Liu, H.; Tan, S. Y.; Sheng, Z.; Yu, T.; Liu, Y. (2015) Impact of oxygen on the co-existence of nitrification, denitrification, and sulfate reduction in oxygen based membrane aerated biofilm. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 61(3), 237-242. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjm-2014-0574

Wang, Y., Kotsuchibashi, Y.; Uto, K.; Ebara, M.; Aoyagi, T.; Liu, Y.; Narain, R. (2015) pH and glucose responsive nanofibers for the reversible capture and release of lectins. Biomaterials Science, 3(1), 152-162. https://doi.org/10.1039/c4bm00269e

2014

Dong, S.; Kim, E. S.; Apatova, A.; Noguchi, H.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2014) Treatment of oil sands process-affected water by submerged ceramic membrane microfiltration system. Separation and Purification Technology, 138, 198-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2014.10.017

Sun, X.; Lu, Q.; Boluk, Y.; Liu, Y. (2014) Impact of cellulose nanocrystals on the aggregation and initial adhesion of Pseudomonas fluorescens bacteria. Soft Matter, 10, 8923-8931. https://doi.org/10.1039/C4SM00946K

Islam, M. S.; Dong, T.; Sheng, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2014) Impact of ozonation pre-treatment of oil sands process-affected water on the operational performance of a GAC-fluidized bed biofilm reactor. Biodegradation, 25(6), 811-823. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-014-9701-6

Choi, J.; Liu, Y. (2014) Power generation and oil sands process-affected water treatment in microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology, 169, 581-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.029

Hassanpourfard, M.; Sun, X.; Valiei, A.; Mukherjee, P.; Thundat, T.; Liu, Y.; Kumar, A. (2014) Protocol for biofilm streamer formation in a microfluidic device with micro-pillars. Journal of Visualized Experiments, e51732-e51732. https://dx.doi.org/10.3791%2F51732

Liang, J.; Tumpa, F.; Estrada, L. P.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2014) Impact of ozonation on particle aggregation in mature fine tailings. Journal of Environmental Management, 146, 535-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.04.040

Wang, Y.; Narain, R.; Liu, Y. (2014) Study of bacterial adhesion on different glycopolymer surfaces by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D). Langmuir, 30(25), 7377-7387. https://doi.org/10.1021/la5016115

Choi, J.; Liu, Y. (2014) Biodegradation of oil sands process affected water in sequencing batch reactors and microbial community analysis by high-throughput pyrosequencing. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 92, 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.04.020

Liu, H.; Tan, S.; Sheng, Z.; Liu, Y.; Yu, T. (2014) Bacterial community structure and activity of sulfate reducing bacteria in a membrane aerated biofilm analyzed by microsensor and molecular techniques. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 111(11), 2155-2162. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.25277

Islam, M. S.; Dong, T.; Sheng, Z.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2014) Microbial community structure and operational performance of a fluidized bed biofilm reactor treating oil sands process-affected water. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 91, 111-118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.03.017

Wang, Y.; Kotsuchibashi, Y.; Liu, Y.; Narain, R. (2014) Temperature responsive hyperbranched amine-based polymers for solid-liquid separation. Langmuir, 30, 2360-2368. https://doi.org/10.1021/la5003012

Choi, J.; Hwang, G.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2014) Effect of reactor configuration and microbial characteristics on biofilm reactors for oil sands process-affected water treatment. International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 89(C), 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2014.01.008

Islam, M. S.; Shi, Y.; Liu, Y. (2014) Biological fixed films. Water Environment Research, 86(10), 1070-1100. https://doi.org/10.2175/1061430l4X1403l280667534 

2013

Kim, E.S.; Dong, S.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2013) Desalination of oil sands process-affected water and basal depressurization water in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada: Application of electrodialysis. Water Science and Technology, 68(12), 2668-2675. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2013.533

Alpatova, A.; Kim, E. S.; Sun, X.; Hwang, G.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2013) Fabrication of porous polymeric nanocomposite membranes with enhanced anti-fouling properties: Effect of casting composition. Journal of Membrane Science, 444, 449-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2013.05.034 

Hwang, G.; Liang, J.; Kang, S.; Tong, M.; Liu, Y. (2013) The role of conditioning film formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 adhesion to inert surfaces in aquatic environments. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 76, 90-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2013.03.024

Jiang, Y.; Ulrich, A. C.; Liu, Y. (2013) Coupling bioelectricity generation and oil sands tailings treatment using microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology, 139, 349-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.050

Choi, J.; Islam, M. S.; Tumpa, S.; Liu, Y. (2013) Biological fixed film. Water Environment Research, 85 (10), 1060-1091. https://doi.org/10.2175/106143013X13698672321904

Zhang, Z. Y.; Li, C.; Davis, E.; Liu, Y. (2013) Agricultural wastes. Water Environment Research, 85(10), 1377-1451. https://doi.org/10.2175/106143013X13698672322345 

Su, R.; Jin, Y.; Liu, Y.; Tong, M.; Kim, H. (2013) Bactericidal activity of Ag-Doped multi-walled carbon nanotubes and the effects of extracellular polymeric substances and natural organic matter. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 104 (1), 133-139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.12.002

Hwang, G.; Dong, T.; Islam, M. S.; Sheng, Z.; Pérez-Estrada, L. A.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2013) The impacts of ozonation on oil sands process-affected water biodegradability and biofilm formation characteristics in bioreactors. Bioresource Technology, 130, 269-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.005

Kim, E. S.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2013) An in-situ integrated system of carbon nanotubes nanocomposite membrane for oil sands process-affected water treatment. Journal of Membrane Science, 429, 418-427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.077

Sun, X.; Sheng, Z.; Liu, Y. (2013) Effects of silver nanoparticles on microbial community structure in activated sludge. Science of the Total Environment, 443, 828-835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.019

2012

Mhadavi, H.; Ulrich, A. C.; Liu, Y. (2012) Partitioning and bioaccumulation of metals from oil sands process affected water in indigenous Parachlorella kessleri. Chemosphere, 90(6), 1893-1899. 

Valiei, A.; Kumar, A.; Mukherjee, P. P.; Liu, Y.; Thundat, T. (2012) A web of streamers: biofilm formation in a porous microfluidic device. Lab on a Chip, 12, 5133-5137. 

Sun, X.; Danumah, C.; Liu, Y.; Boulok, Y. (2012) Flocculation of bacteria by depletion interactions due to rod-shaped cellulose nanocrystals. Chemical Engineering Journal, 198-199, 476-481

Hwang, G.; Kang, S.; Gamal El-Din M.; Liu, Y. (2012) Impact of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) precoating on the initial adhesion of Burkholderia cepacia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biofouling, 28 (6), 525-538. 

Yang X.; Teng, F.; Zeng, H.; Liu, Y. (2012) Impact of Cranberry Juice on EPS producing bacteria Burkholderia cepacia initial adhesion. Biofouling, 28 (5), 417-431. 

Kim, E. S.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2012) Evaluation of membrane fouling for in-line filtration of oil sands process-affected water: The effects of pretreatment conditions. Environmental Science & Technology, 46(5), 2877-2884. 

Hwang, G.; Kang, S.; Gamal El-Din M.; Liu, Y. (2012) Impact of conditioning films on the initial adhesion of Burkholderia cepacia. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 91, 181-188. 

Mahdavi, H.; Ulrich, A. C.; Liu, Y. (2012) Metal removal from oil sands tailings pond water by indigenous micro-algae. Chemosphere, 89, 350-354.

Lerner, R. N.; Lu, Q.; Zeng, H.; Liu, Y. (2012) The effects of biofilm on the transport of stabilized zerovalent iron nanoparticles in saturated porous media. Water Research, 46(4), 975-985. 

Lu, Q.; Hwang, D. S.; Liu, Y.; Zeng, H. (2012) Molecular interactions of mussel protective coating protein, mcfp-1, from Mytilus californianus. Biomaterials, 33(6), 1903-1911. 

Chelme-Ayala, P.; Afzal A.; Ding, N.; Moustafa, A.; Pourrezaei, P.; Alpatova, A.; Drzewicz, P.; Hwang, G.; Kim, S.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2012) Physico-chemical processes. Water Environment Research, 84(10), 971-1028

Islam, M. S.; Hwang, G.; Liu, Y. (2012) Biological fixed film. Water Environment Research, 84(10), 1081-1113.

Zhang, Z.; Gonzalez, A. M.; Davies, E. G. R.; Liu, Y. (2012). Agricultural wastes. Water Environment Research, 84(10), 1386-1406.

Kim, E.S.; Hwang, G.; Gamal El-Din, M.; Liu, Y. (2012) Development of nanosilver and multi-walled carbon nanotubes thin-film nanocomposite membrane for enhanced water treatment. Journal of Membrane Science, 394-395, 37-48. 

2011

Kim, E. S.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din M. (2011) Effects of pretreatment on nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membrane filtration for desalination of oil sands process-affected water. Separation and Purification Technology, 81(3), 418-428. 

Wesley, M.; Lerner, R.; Kim, E. S.; Islam, M. S.; Liu, Y. (2011) Biological fixed film. Water Environment Research, 83(10), 1150-1186. 

Sheng, Z.; Liu, Y. (2011) Effects of silver nanoparticles on wastewater biofilms. Water Research, 45(18), 6039-6050. 

Lu, Q.; Wang, J.; Faghihnejad, A.; Zeng, H.; Liu, Y. (2011) Understanding the molecular interactions of lipopolysaccharides during E. coli initial adhesion with a surface forces apparatus. Soft Matter, 7(19), 9366-9379. 

Liu, Y. (2011) Improving microbial characterization in Recent Research Every Utility Manager Needs to Know About. V. Speight and S. Via (eds). AWWA Journal, 103(1), 55.

Zhang, W.; Sileika, T.; Chen, C.; Liu, Y.; Packman, A. I. (2011) A novel planar flow cell for studies of biofilm heterogeneity and flow-biofilm interactions. Biotechnology and bioengineering, 108(11), 2571-2582. 

Liu, Y.; Zhang, W.; Sileika, T.; Warta, R.; Cianciotto, N. P.; Packman, A. I. (2011) Disinfection of bacterial biofilms in pilot-scale cooling tower systems. Biofouling, 27(4), 393-402. 

Liang, J.; Lu, Q.; Lerner, R.; Sun, X.; Zeng. H.; Liu, Y. (2011) Agricultural wastes. Water Environment Research, 83 (10), 1439-1466.

Afzal A.; Pourrezaei, P.; Ding, N.; Moustafa, A.; Hwang, G.; Drzewicz1, P.; Kim, S.; Perez-Estrada, L.; Chelme-Ayala, P.; Liu, Y.; Gamal El-Din, M. (2011) Physico-chemical processes. Water Environment Research, 83(10), 994-1091.

Liu, Y.; Soonthornnonda, P.; Li, J.; Christensen, E. R. (2011) Stormwater runoff characterized by GIS determined source areas and runoff volumes. Environmental Management, 47, 201–217. 

2010 and earlier

Yang, X.; Ikehata, K.; Lerner, R.; Hu, Y.; Josyula, K.; Chang, S.; Liu, Y. (2010) Agricultural wastes. Water Environment Research, 82(10), 1396-1425. 

Ikehata, K.; Murphy, R.; Liu, Y.; Sun, R.; Nessl, M. B. (2010) Health effects associated with wastewater treatment, reuse, and disposal. Water Environment Research, 82(10), 2047-2066. 

Josyula K.; Liu H.; Liang J.; Lerner R.; Sheng Z.; Liu Y. (2010) Biological fixed film. Water Environment Research, 82(10), 1124-1158.

Ikehata, K.; Liu, Y.; Sun, R.  (2009) Health effects associated with wastewater treatment, reuse, and disposal. Water Environment Research, 81(10), 2126-2146. 

Yang, X.; Pattison, S.; Lin, Y.; Ikehata, K.; Lau, B.; Chang, S.; Liu, Y. (2009) Agricultural wastes. Water Environment Research, 81(10), 1490-1544.

Sharma, K.; Liu, H.; Lau, B.; Li, J.; Yu, T.; Liu, Y. (2009) Biological fixed film systems. Water Environment Research, 81(10), 1194-1216. 

Liu, Y.; Zhang, W.; Sileika, T.; Warta, R.; Cianciotto, N. P.; Packman, A. I. (2009) Role of bacterial adhesion on the microbial ecology of biofilms in pilot-scale cooling tower systems. Biofouling, 25(3), 241-253. 

Sharma, K.; Zhang, X; Liu, Y.; Lin, W.; Yu, T. (2008) Biological fixed film systems. Water Environment Research, 80(10), 1078-1112. 

Soonthornnonda, P.; Christensen, E. R.; Liu, Y.; Li, J. (2008) A washoff model for stormwater pollutants. Science of the Total Environment, 402(2-3), 248-256. 

Liu, Y.; Li, J. (2008) Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm in the initial adhesion, growth and detachment of Escherichia coli in porous media. Environmental Science and Technology, 42(2), 443-449. 

Liu, Y.; Yang, C-H.; Li, J. (2008) Adhesion and retention of a bacterial phytopathogen Erwinia chrysanthemi in biofilm-coated porous media. Environmental Science and Technology, 42(1), 159-165. 

Liu, Y.; Li, J.; Qiu, X.; Burda, C. (2007) Bactericidal activity of nitrogen-doped metal oxides nanocatalysts and influence of bacterial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology, A: Chemistry, 190, 94-100. 

Liu, Y.; Yang, C-H.; Li, J. (2007) Influence of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on Pseudomonas aeruginosa transport and deposition profiles in porous media. Environmental Science and Technology, 41(1), 198-205. 

Liu, Y.; Li, J.; Qiu, X.; Burda, C. (2006) Novel TiO2 nanocatalysts for wastewater purification-tapping energy from the sun. Water Science and Technology, 54(8), 47-54. 

Liu, Y.; Chen, X.; Li, J.; Burda, C. (2005) Photocatalytic degradation of azo dyes by nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanocatalysts. Chemosphere, 61(1), 11-18.