Selected articles
Chen, X.#, Yang, M.#, Zheng, S., Temprano-Coleto, F., Qi Dong; Cheng, G., Yao, N., Stone, H., Hu, L., Ren, Z.J*. Spatially separated crystallization for selective lithium extraction from saline water. Nature Water, 2023, 1, 808-817. （封面文章）
Chen, X., He, S., Falinski, M., Wang, Y., Li, T., Zheng, S., Sun, D., Dai, J., Bian, Y., Zhu, X., Jiang, J., Hu, L.*, and Ren, Z.J*. (2021). Sustainable zero liquid discharge of concentrated brine by Janus wood evaporator. Energy & Environmental Science, 2021, 14(10): 5347-5357. (封面文章, 高被引论文, 2021 EES热点论文)
Sun, D., Bian, Y., Liu, P., Wang, Han, Xu, T., Zhang, X., Liang, P., Ren, Z. J., Chen, X.*, and Huang, X*. (2021). Electricity enhances biological Fe(III) reduction and phosphorus recovery from FeP complex: proof of concept and kinetic analysis. ACS ES&T Engineering. 2021, 1, 3, 523–532. （封面文章）.
Chen, X.#, Zhu, X.#, He, S., Hu, L. & Ren, Z. J.* (2020). Advanced nanowood materials for the water-energy nexus. Advanced Materials, 2001240, 2020.
Chen, X., Lobo, F. L., Bian, Y., Lu, L., Chen, X., Tucker, M. P., Wang, Y., Ren, Z. J.* (2020), Electrical decoupling of microbial electrochemical reactions enables spontaneous H2 evolution. Energy & Environmental Science 13,495-502. (封面文章, 2020 EES热点论文).
Chen, X., Katahira, R., Ge, Z., Lu, L., Hou, D., Peterson, D.J., Tucker, M.P., Chen, X.*, and Ren, Z.J*. (2019). Microbial electrochemical treatment of biorefinery black liquor and resource recovery. Green Chemistry 21, 1258-1266. (封面文章).
Sun, D., Gao, Y., Hou, D., Zuo, K., Chen, X.*, Liang, P., Zhang, X., Ren, Z.J., and Huang, X*. (2018). Energy-neutral sustainable nutrient recovery incorporated with the wastewater purification process in an enlarged microbial nutrient recovery cell. Journal of Power Sources, 384, 160-164.
Gao, Y., Sun, D., Wang, H., Lu, L., Ma, H., Wang, L., Ren, Z.J., Liang, P., Zhang, X., Chen, X.*, and Huang, X*. (2018). Urine-powered synergy of nutrient recovery and urine purification in a microbial electrochemical system. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 4, 1427-1438. (封面文章，2018最佳论文).
Chen, X., Zhou, H., Zuo, K., Zhou, Y., Wang, Q., Sun, D., Gao, Y., Liang, P., Zhang, X.*, Ren, Z.J., Huang, X*. (2017). Self-sustaining advanced wastewater purification and simultaneous in situ nutrient recovery in a novel bioelectrochemical system. Chemical Engineering Journal, 330, 692-697.
Chen, X.#, Gao, Y.#, Hou, D., Ma, H., Lu, L., Sun, D., Zhang, X., Liang, P., Huang, X.*, and Ren, Z.J*. (2017). The Microbial electrochemical current accelerates area hydrolysis for recovery of nutrients from source-separated urine. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 4, 305-310.
Chen, X., Sun, H., Liang, P., Zhang, X.*, and Huang, X*. (2016). Optimization of membrane stack configuration in enlarged microbial desalination cells for efficient water desalination. Journal of Power Sources, 324, 79-85.
Chen, X., Liang, P., Zhang, X., and Huang, X*. (2016). Bioelectrochemical systems-driven directional ion transport enables low-energy water desalination, pollutant removal, and resource recovery. Bioresource Technology, 215, 274-284.
Chen, X., Sun, D., Zhang, X.*, Liang, P., and Huang, X*. (2015). Novel self-driven microbial nutrient recovery cell with simultaneous wastewater purification. Science Reports, 5.
Chen, X., Liang, P., Wei, Z.M., Zhang, X.Y., and Huang, X*. (2012). Sustainable water desalination and electricity generation in a separator coupled stacked microbial desalination cell with buffer free electrolyte circulation. Bioresource Technology, 119, 88-93.
Chen, X., Xia, X., Liang, P., Cao, X., Sun, H., and Huang, X*. (2011). Stacked microbial desalination cells to enhance water desalination efficiency. Environmental Science & Technology, 45, 2465-2470.
