Publications

Recent Publications

Jothinathan, L., Cai, Q. Q., Ong, S. L., & Hu, J. Y. (2022). Fe-Mn doped powdered activated carbon pellet as ozone catalyst for cost-effective phenolic wastewater treatment: Mechanism studies and phenol by-products elimination. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 424, 127483.

Deng, S., Wang, Q., Cai, Q., Ong, S. L., & Hu, J. (2022). Efficient bio-refractory industrial wastewater treatment with mitigated membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor strengthened by the micro-scale ZVI@ GAC galvanic-cells-initiated radical generation and coagulation processes. Water Research, 209, 117943.

Li, Q., Jia, H., Guo, H., Zhao, Y., Zhou, G., Lim, F.Y., Guo, H., Neo, T.H., Ong, S.L. & Hu, J. (2022). Field Study of the Road Stormwater Runoff Bioretention System with Combined Soil Filter Media and Soil Moisture Conservation Ropes in North China. Water, 14(3), 415.

Loh, W. H., Cai, Q. Q., Li, R., Jothinathan, L., Lee, B. C. Y., Ng, O. H., J, Guo, S.L. Ong & Hu, J. Y. (2021). Reverse osmosis concentrate treatment by microbubble ozonation-biological activated carbon process: Organics removal performance and environmental impact assessment. Science of The Total Environment, 798, 149289.

Ding, H., & Hu, J. (2021). Degradation of carbamazepine by UVA/WO3/hypochlorite process: Kinetic modelling, water matrix effects, and density functional theory calculations. Environmental Research, 201, 111569.

Wu, M. Y., Cai, Q. Q., Xu, H. P., Ong, S. L., & Hu, J. Y. (2021). Simulation of FBR-Fenton/GAC process for recalcitrant industrial wastewater treatment with a computational fluid dynamics-kinetic model framework. Water Research, 203, 117504.

Ding, H., & Hu, J. (2021). Bromate and brominated oxidation byproducts formation in the UVA/TiO2/peroxydisulfate system: Mechanism, kinetic model and control methods. Science of The Total Environment, 777, 146179.

Deng, S., Jothinathan, L., Cai, Q., Li, R., Wu, M., Ong, S. L., & Hu, J. (2021). FeOx@ GAC catalyzed microbubble ozonation coupled with biological process for industrial phenolic wastewater treatment: Catalytic performance, biological process screening and microbial characteristics. Water research, 190, 116687.

Cai, Q. Q., Lee, B. C. Y., Ong, S. L., & Hu, J. Y. (2021). Fluidized-bed Fenton technologies for recalcitrant industrial wastewater treatment–Recent advances, challenges and perspective. Water Research, 190, 116692.

Ding, H., & Hu, J. (2021). Enhancing the degradation of carbamazepine by UVA-LED/WO3 process with peroxydisulfate: Effects of light wavelength and water matrix. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 404, 124126.

Li, S., Huang, T., Du, P., Liu, W., & Hu, J. (2020). Photocatalytic transformation fate and toxicity of ciprofloxacin related to dissociation species: Experimental and theoretical evidences. Water Research, 185, 116286.

Ding, H., & Hu, J. (2020). Degradation of ibuprofen by UVA-LED/TiO2/persulfate process: Kinetics, mechanism, water matrix effects, intermediates and energy consumption. Chemical Engineering Journal, 397, 125462.

Cai, Q. Q., Wu, M. Y., Hu, L. M., Lee, B. C. Y., Ong, S. L., Wang, P., & Hu, J. Y. (2020). Organics removal and in-situ granule activated carbon regeneration in FBR-Fenton/GAC process for reverse osmosis concentrate treatment. Water Research, 183, 116119.

Liu, X., & Hu, J. Y. (2020). Effect of DNA sizes and reactive oxygen species on degradation of sulphonamide resistance sul1 genes by combined UV/free chlorine processes. Journal of hazardous materials, 392, 122283.

Cai, Q. Q., Wu, M. Y., Li, R., Deng, S. H., Lee, B. C. Y., Ong, S. L., & Hu, J. Y. (2020). Potential of combined advanced oxidation–Biological process for cost-effective organic matters removal in reverse osmosis concentrate produced from industrial wastewater reclamation: Screening of AOP pre-treatment technologies. Chemical Engineering Journal, 389, 123419.

Xu, D., Lee, L. Y., Lim, F. Y., Lyu, Z., Zhu, H., Ong, S. L., & Hu, J. (2020). Water treatment residual: A critical review of its applications on pollutant removal from stormwater runoff and future perspectives. Journal of environmental management, 259, 109649.

Katal, R., Masudy-Panah, S., Tanhaei, M., Farahani, M. H. D. A., & Jiangyong, H. (2020). A review on the synthesis of the various types of anatase TiO2 facets and their applications for photocatalysis. Chemical Engineering Journal, 384, 123384.

Chen, Y., Li, S., & Hu, J. (2020). Photoelectrocatalytic degradation of organics and formation of disinfection byproducts in reverse osmosis concentrate. Water Research, 168, 115105.

Dasineh Khiavi, N., Katal, R., Kholghi Eshkalak, S., Masudy-Panah, S., Ramakrishna, S., & Jiangyong, H. (2019). Visible light driven heterojunction photocatalyst of CuO–Cu2O thin films for photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. Nanomaterials, 9(7), 1011.

Katal, R., Salehi, M., Davood Abadi Farahani, M. H., Masudy-Panah, S., Ong, S. L., & Hu, J. (2018). Preparation of a new type of black TiO2 under a vacuum atmosphere for sunlight photocatalysis. ACS applied materials & interfaces, 10(41), 35316-35326.

Olvera-Vargas, Dubuc J., Wang Z., Coudert L., Neculita C., Lefebvre O. 2021. Electro-Fenton beyond the Degradation of Organics: Treatment of Thiosalts in Contaminated Mine Water. Environmental Science & Technology. 55, 2564-2574.

Olvera-Vargas H., Gore-Datar N., Garcia-Rodriguez O., Mutnuri, Lefebvre O. 2021. Electro-Fenton treatment of real pharmaceutical wastewater paired with a BDD anode: reaction mechanisms and respective contribution of homogeneous and heterogenous •OH. Chemical Engineering Journal. 404, 126524.

Garcia-Rodriguez O., Mousset E., Olvera-Vargas H., Lefebvre O. 2021. Electrochemical treatment of highly concentrated wastewater: a review of experimental and modeling approaches from lab- to full- scale. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology.

Deng F., Olvera-Vargas H., Garcia-Rodriguez O., Qiu S., Yang J., Lefebvre 2020. Unconventional electro-Fenton process operating at a wide pH range with Ni foam cathode and tripolyphosphate electrolyte. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 396, 122641.

Xu J., Olvera-Vargas H., Loh B.J.H., Lefebvre 2020. FTO-TiO2 Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Triphenyltin Chloride Coupled to Photoelectro-Fenton: a mechanistic study. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 271, 118923

Garcia-Rodriguez O., Villot A., Olvera Vargas H., Gerente C., Andres Y., Lefebvre 2020. Impact of the saturation level on the electrochemical regeneration of activated carbon in a single sequential reactor. Carbon. 163, 265-275.

Foudhaili T., Rihem J., Neculita C.M., Rosa E., Triffault-Bouchet G., Veilleux E., Coudert L., Lefebvre 2020. Effect of the electrocoagulation process on the toxicity of gold mine effluents: A comparative assessment of Daphnia magna and Daphnia pulex. Science of the Total Environment. 708, 134-141.

Olvera-Vargas H., Zheng X., Garcia-Rodriguez O., Lefebvre 2019. Sequential “electrochemical peroxidation – electro-Fenton” process for the treatment of anaerobic sludge from a poultry farm. Water Research. 154, 277-286.

Olvera-Vargas H., Wee Y.H.V., Garcia-Rodriguez O., Lefebvre 2019. Near-neutral electro-Fenton treatment of pharmaceutical pollutants: the effect of triphosphate ligand and BDD electrode. ChemElectroChem. 6(3), 937-946.

Mousset E., Wang Z., Olvera-Vargas H., Lefebvre 2018. Advanced electrocatalytic pre-treatment to improve the biodegradability of real wastewater from the electronics industry – a detailed investigation study. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 360, 552-559.

Deng F., Garcia-Rodriguez O., Olvera-Vargas H., Qiu S., Lefebvre, Yang J. 2018. Iron-foam as a heterogeneous catalyst in the presence of tripolyphosphate electrolyte for improving electro-Fenton oxidation capability. Electrochimica Acta. 272, 176-183.

Garcia-Rodriguez O., Lee Y.Y., Olvera-Vargas H., Deng F., Wang Z., Lefebvre 2018. Mineralization of electronic wastewater by electro-Fenton with an enhanced graphene-based gas diffusion cathode. Electrochimica Acta. 276, 12-20.

Deng F., Olvera-Vargas H., Garcia-Rodriguez O., Qiu S., Yang J., Lefebvre 2018. The synergistic effect of Nickel-Iron-Foam and tetrapolyphosphate for enhancing the electro-Fenton process at circum-neutral pH. Chemosphere. 201, 687-696.

Lefebvre 2018. Beyond NEWater: an insight into Singapore’s water reuse prospects. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 2, 26-31.

Bae, S. and Wuertz, S. (2015) Decay of Host-Associated Bacteroidales cells and DNA in Continuous-Flow Freshwater and Seawater Microcosms of Identical Experimental Design and Temperature as Measured by PMA-qPCR and qPCR Water Research. 70 (1) 205-213.

Barasan, Z., Bae, S., Ferron, R., and Kirisits, M.J (2017). Biomineralization in cement-based materials: metabolic state and morphology of Sporosarcina pasteurii, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering.

P. J. Quek and H. Y. Ng. 2017. “Applicability of upflow anaerobic sludge blanket and dynamic membrane-coupled process for the treatment of municipal wastewater”, Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 101, .6531-6540.

X. Mei, P. J. Quek, Z. Wang and H. Y. Ng. 2017. “Alkali-assisted membrane cleaning for fouling control of anaerobic ceramic membrane bioreactor”, Bioresour. Technol., 240, 25-32.

F. Chen, X. Yue, X. Shi, K. K. Ng and H. Y. Ng. 2017. “Membrane fouling between a membrane bioreactor and a moving bed membrane bioreactor: Effects of solids retention time”, Chem. Eng. J., 309, 397-408.

S. Kharkwal, Y. C., M. Lu and H. Y. Ng* 2017. “Development and long-term stability of a novel microbial fuel cell BOD sensor with MnO2 catalyst”, Inter. J. Mol. Sci. 18(2), 276.

K. K. Ng, X. Shi, S. L. Ong, C.F. Lin and H. Y. Ng. 2016. “An innovative of aerobic bio-entrapped salt marsh sediment membrane reactor for the treatment of high-saline pharmaceutical wastewater”, Chem. Eng. J., 295, 317-325.

X. Liu, S. L. Ong and H. Y. Ng. 2016. “Fabrication of Mesh-Embedded Double-Skinned Substrate Membrane and Enhancement of Its Surface Hydrophilicity to Improve Anti-Fouling Performance of Resultant Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membrane”, J. Membr. Sci., 511, 40-53.

C. Fu, X. Bi and H. Y. Ng. 2016. “Effects of Bio-carriers on Membrane Fouling Mitigation in Moving Bed Membrane Bioreactor”, J. Membr. Sci., 499, 134-142.