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  1. Aerobic granular sludge: Formation mechanism, accelerating granulation strategies, and emerging applications

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, October 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  2. Biomimetic Design of Tunable Nanozymes for Microbial Detection: A Review

    Article • ACS Applied Nano Materials, August 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  3. Exploring biotechnology for plastic recycling, degradation and upcycling for a sustainable future

    Article • Biotechnology Advances, July 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  4. Bioinspired Bi-amino Acid Ce-MOFs Boosting Oxidase-like Activity: Dual-mode Aflatoxin Detection and Antimicrobial Activity Platform

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  5. Unravelling the mechanism of residual sludge promoting rapid formation of microalgal-bacterial granular sludge: Enhancement of extracellular polymers substances and electron transfer efficiency

    Article • Environmental Research, May 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  6. CoMo/SS Cathode Catalyst for Enhanced Hydrogen Production in Microbial Electrolysis Cells

    Article • Catalysts, April 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  7. Double detection of mycotoxins based on aptamer induced Fe3O4@TiO2@Ag Core − Shell nanoparticles “turn on” fluorescence resonance energy transfer

    Article • Food Chemistry, February 2025, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  8. Recyclable Zinc Cyanamide Dual-Site Catalyst Enables Efficient PET Glycolysis

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, January 2025, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  9. Adsorption and High-Value Transformation of Volatile Fatty Acids from Microbial Fermentation Products: A Review

    Article • Green Chemical Technology, January 2025, SCIE Publishing Limited

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  10. Selective oxidation of polyols to primary hydroxyl acids by plasmonic catalysis on an Au–Pt nanoalloy irradiated by visible light

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  11. Upcycling of Waste Poly(ethylene terephthalate) into 2,4-Pyridine Dicarboxylic Acid by a Tandem Chemo-Microbial Process

    Article • Green Chemical Technology, January 2025, SCIE Publishing Limited

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  12. Modular chem‐bio upcycling of waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) to glycolic acid and 2,4‐pyridine dicarboxylic acid

    Article • AIChE Journal, December 2024, Wiley

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  13. Visible-light-driven selective cleavage of lignin C-C bonds on the TiO2@g-C3N4 heterostructured photocatalyst

    Article • Nanotechnology, September 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  14. Visible-Light-Driven Synthesis of Dihydroaurones from Aromatic Diazo Compounds

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, September 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  15. Effects of carrier surface hydrophilic modification on sludge granulation: From sludge characteristics, extracellular polymeric substances, and microbial community

    Article • Environmental Pollution, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  16. Cobalt catalyzed carbonyl functionalization to boost the biodegradation of polyethylene by Bacillus velezensis C5

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, September 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  17. Au–Pd Nanoalloy-Catalyzed Intracellular Reducing Power Regeneration to Boost the Biohydrogen Production in a Biohybrid System

    Article • ACS ES&T Engineering, June 2024, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  18. Enhancing nitrogen removal performance using immobilized aerobic denitrifying bacteria by modified polyvinyl alcohol/sodium alginate (PVA/SA)

    Article • Chemosphere, June 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  19. Photocatalytic CO2 Fixation into Formate under Visible Light by the Photo-Enzyme Hybrid of Gold Nanocapsules and Formate Dehydrogenase

    Article • Photocatalysis Research and Potential, January 2024, SCIE Publishing Limited

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  20. Chemical Recycling and Upcycling of Waste Plastics: A Review

    Article • Green Chemical Technology, January 2024, SCIE Publishing Limited

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  21. Double Detection of Mycotoxins Based on Aptamer Induced Fe3o4@Tio2@Ag Core−Shell Nanoparticles “Turn On” Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer

    Article • January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  22. Plasmonic Catalysis on Au–Pd Nanoalloy for Self-Hydrogen Transfer Hydrogenolysis of Lignin β-O-4 Models under Visible Light

    Article • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, October 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  23. Responses of straw foam-based aerobic granular sludge to atrazine: Insights from metagenomics and microbial community variations

    Article • Chemosphere, August 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  24. Application of nanomaterials in dark or light-assisted fermentation for enhanced biohydrogen production: A mini-review

    Article • Bioresource Technology Reports, February 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  25. Visible-Light-Driven Enhanced Biohydrogen Production by Photo-Biohybrid System Based on Photoelectron Transfer between Intracellular Photosensitizer Gold Nanoparticles and Clostridium butyricum

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, December 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  26. Nanoceria-Based Artificial Nanozymes: Review of Materials and Applications

    Article • ACS Applied Nano Materials, October 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  27. A Light‐Dark Cascade Procedure for the Regeneration of NADH using Graphitic Carbon Nitride Nanosheets

    Article • ChemPhotoChem, June 2022, Wiley

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  28. Cyanamide as a Highly Efficient Organocatalyst for the Glycolysis Recycling of PET

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, June 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  29. Role of initial bacterial community in the aerobic sludge granulation and performance

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  30. Zirconia supported gold–palladium nanocatalyst for NAD(P)H regeneration via two-step mechanism

    Article • Nanotechnology, September 2021, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  31. A pseudo-homogeneous system for PET glycolysis using a colloidal catalyst of graphite carbon nitride in ethylene glycol

    Article • Polymer Degradation and Stability, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  32. Visible-Light-Driven Efficient Cleavage of β-O-4 Linkage in a Lignin Model Compound: Phenethyl Phenyl Ether Photocatalyzed by Titanium Nitride Nanoparticles

    Article • Energy & Fuels, July 2021, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  33. A reusable chitosan/TiO2@g-C3N4 nanocomposite membrane for photocatalytic removal of multiple toxic water pollutants under visible light

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, May 2021, IWA Publishing

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  34. Non-plasmonic Ni nanoparticles catalyzed visible light selective hydrogenolysis of aryl ethers in lignin under mild conditions

    Article • Green Chemistry, January 2021, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  35. Tuning the Product Selectivity of the α-Alkylation of Ketones with Primary Alcohols using Oxidized Titanium Nitride Photocatalysts and Visible Light

    Article • ACS Catalysis, March 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  36. The visible-light-driven photo-reduction of Cr(VI) by formic acid in aqueous solution

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  37. Biochemical engineering in China

    Article • Reviews in Chemical Engineering, March 2019, De Gruyter

    Professor Yingjin Yuan Yuan, Dr. Gang Xiao

  38. Fabrication of biomaterial/TiO2 composite photocatalysts for the selective removal of trace environmental pollutants

    Article • Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  39. Superior adsorption performance of graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets for both cationic and anionic heavy metals from wastewater

    Article • Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  40. Green Synthesis of Ag–TiO2 Supported on Porous Glass with Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance for Oxidative Desulfurization and Removal of Dyes under Visible Light

    Article • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, September 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  41. Visible-Light-Driven Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Nitroarenes to Anilines in Water through Graphitic Carbon Nitride Metal-Free Photocatalysis

    Article • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, July 2018, Wiley

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  42. Visible-light-driven activity and synergistic mechanism of TiO2@g-C3N4 heterostructured photocatalysts fabricated through a facile and green procedure for various toxic pollutants removal

    Article • Nanotechnology, May 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  43. Facile synthesis of dispersed Ag nanoparticles on chitosan-TiO2 composites as recyclable nanocatalysts for 4-nitrophenol reduction

    Article • Nanotechnology, February 2018, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  44. Advances in molecularly imprinted supramolecular technology for monitoring and controlling trace environmental pollutants

    Article • Scientia Sinica Chimica, November 2017, Science China Press., Co. Ltd.

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  45. Preparation of chitosan-TiO2 composite film with efficient antimicrobial activities under visible light for food packaging applications

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, August 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  46. Stable Copper Nanoparticle Photocatalysts for Selective Epoxidation of Alkenes with Visible Light

    Article • ACS Catalysis, June 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  47. Controlled synthesis and wastewater treatment of Ag2O/TiO2 modified chitosan-based photocatalytic film

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  48. Controlled synthesis and photocatalysis of sea urchin-like Fe3O4@TiO2@Ag nanocomposites

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  49. Visible-light-mediated synergistic photocatalytic antimicrobial effects and mechanism of Ag-nanoparticles@chitosan–TiO2 organic–inorganic composites for water disinfection

    Article • Applied Catalysis B Environment and Energy, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  50. Synthesis of core–shell bioaffinity chitosan–TiO2 composite and its environmental applications

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  51. Preparation of a Modified Chitosan-Mycelium Adsorbent with Polyvinyl Alcohol

    Article • Separation Science and Technology, May 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  52. The behavior of active bactericidal and antifungal coating under visible light irradiation

    Article • Applied Surface Science, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  53. Plate column biosorption of Cu(II) on membrane-type biosorbent (MBS) of Penicillium biomass: Optimization using statistical design methods

    Article • Bioresource Technology, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  54. The activity of acrylic-silicon/nano-TiO2 films for the visible-light degradation of formaldehyde and NO2

    Article • Building and Environment, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  55. The anaerobic co-digestion of food waste and cattle manure

    Article • Bioresource Technology, February 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  56. The Effect of Ni2+ and Cu2+ on the Photocatalytic Degradation of Dyes by the Chitosan–TiO2 Complex

    Article • Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Gang Xiao

  57. Study of thermodynamics and dynamics of removing Cu(II) by biosorption membrane of Penicillium biomass

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, October 2011, Elsevier

    Dr. Gang Xiao