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Xianghua Wen

Xianghua Wen

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
58
Citations
10912
World Ranking
3302
National Ranking
349

Overview

Xianghua Wen is affiliated with Tsinghua University in China and specializes in environmental science and engineering. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to wastewater treatment, microbial community ecology, and membrane separation technologies.

The main fields of study for Xianghua Wen include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Engineering

Within these fields, they have contributed extensively to several subfields such as:

  • Pollution
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Ecology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Their research topics cover a wide range of areas, including:

  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques

Xianghua Wen has coauthored frequently with several researchers, among them:

  • Zhan Chen
  • Chenxiang Sun
  • Xiaomao Wang
  • Jinlan Yu
  • Xia Huang

Publications by Xianghua Wen have appeared in notable scientific venues, with multiple papers in:

  • Water Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Environmental Pollution

Recent papers include:

  • MiDAS 4: A global catalogue of full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences and taxonomy for studies of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Spectroscopic fingerprints profiling the polysaccharide/protein/humic architecture of stratified extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in activated sludge, 2023, Water Research
  • Seasonal dynamics of the microbial community in two full-scale wastewater treatment plants: Diversity, composition, phylogenetic group based assembly and co-occurrence pattern, 2021, Water Research
  • Efficient Photocatalytic PFOA Degradation over Boron Nitride, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • Outlining the Roles of Membrane-Foulant and Foulant-Foulant Interactions in Organic Fouling During Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration: A Mini-Review, 2020, Frontiers in Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants

    Linwei Wu;Daliang Ning;Bing Zhang;Yong Li

  • Microbial community structures in different wastewater treatment plants as revealed by 454-pyrosequencing analysis.

    Man Hu;Xiaohui Wang;Xianghua Wen;Yu Xia

  • Pyrosequencing Analysis of Bacterial Diversity in 14 Wastewater Treatment Systems in China

    Xiaohui Wang;Man Hu;Yu Xia;Xianghua Wen

  • Using inorganic coagulants to control membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor

    Jinling Wu;Futai Chen;Xia Huang;Wenyan Geng

  • Combined effect of membrane and foulant hydrophobicity and surface charge on adsorptive fouling during microfiltration

    Kang Xiao;Kang Xiao;Xiaomao Wang;Xia Huang;T. David Waite

  • Enzymatic degradation of tetracycline and oxytetracycline by crude manganese peroxidase prepared from Phanerochaete chrysosporium

    Xianghua Wen;Yannan Jia;Jiaxi Li

  • Degradation of tetracycline and oxytetracycline by crude lignin peroxidase prepared from Phanerochaete chrysosporium--a white rot fungus.

    Xianghua Wen;Yannan Jia;Jiaxi Li

  • Biodegradability of wastewater determines microbial assembly mechanisms in full-scale wastewater treatment plants

    Bing Zhang;Daliang Ning;Yunfeng Yang;Joy D. Van Nostrand

  • Diversity and assembly patterns of activated sludge microbial communities: A review.

    Yu Xia;Xianghua Wen;Bing Zhang;Yunfeng Yang

  • Seasonal dynamics of the microbial community in two full-scale wastewater treatment plants: Diversity, composition, phylogenetic group based assembly and co-occurrence pattern

    Chenxiang Sun;Bing Zhang;Daliang Ning;Ya Zhang

  • Efficient Photocatalytic PFOA Degradation over Boron Nitride

    Lijie Duan;Bo Wang;Kimberly Heck;Sujin Guo

  • Ultrafiltration membrane bioreactor for urban wastewater reclamation

    C.-H Xing;E Tardieu;Y Qian;X.-H Wen

  • Screening and identification of yeasts for decolorizing synthetic dyes in industrial wastewater

    Zhisheng Yu;Xianghua Wen

  • Effect of temperature variation on membrane fouling and microbial community structure in membrane bioreactor

    Zhun Ma;Xianghua Wen;Fang Zhao;Yu Xia

  • The formation and characteristics of aerobic granules in sequencing batch reactor (SBR) by seeding anaerobic granules

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  • Clinical class 1 integron-integrase gene - A promising indicator to monitor the abundance and elimination of antibiotic resistance genes in an urban wastewater treatment plant.

    Wanlin Zheng;Jiaoqi Huyan;Zhe Tian;Yu Zhang

  • Enhanced removal performance of estriol by a three-dimensional electrode reactor

    Bo Shen;Xiang-hua Wen;Xia Huang

  • Engineering application of membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment in China: Current state and future prospect

    Kang Xiao;Kang Xiao;Ying Xu;Shuai Liang;Shuai Liang;Ting Lei

  • Influence of carrier concentration on the performance and microbial characteristics of a suspended carrier biofilm reactor

    Rong-Chang Wang;Xiang-Hua Wen;Yi Qian

  • Effect of varying piperazine concentration and post-modification on prepared nanofiltration membranes in selectively rejecting organic micropollutants and salts

    Yan ling Liu;Yang ying Zhao;Xiao mao Wang;Xiang hua Wen

  • Surface complexation model for the heavy metal adsorption on natural sediment

    Xianghua Wen;Qing Du;Hongxiao Tang

  • Occurrence of selected pharmaceuticals and caffeine in sewage treatment plants and receiving rivers in Beijing, China.

    Haidong Zhou;Chunying Wu;Xia Huang;Mijun Gao

  • Bacterial community dynamics in a functionally stable pilot-scale wastewater treatment plant.

    Xiaohui Wang;Xianghua Wen;Hengjing Yan;Kun Ding

Frequent Co-Authors

Xia Huang
Xia Huang Tsinghua University
Jizhong Zhou
Jizhong Zhou University of Oklahoma
Yunfeng Yang
Yunfeng Yang Tsinghua University
Kang Xiao
Kang Xiao University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Daliang Ning
Daliang Ning University of Oklahoma
Craig S. Criddle
Craig S. Criddle Stanford University
Joy D. Van Nostrand
Joy D. Van Nostrand University of Oklahoma
Ye Deng
Ye Deng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xiaoguang Meng
Xiaoguang Meng Stevens Institute of Technology
Lisa Alvarez-Cohen
Lisa Alvarez-Cohen University of California, Berkeley

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