Publications
2024
Qing Yang, Yuanzheng Zhang, Pengyu Xiao, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu, Jae-Hong Kim, Meng Sun*. Selective O2-to-H2O2 electrosynthesis by a high-performance, single-pass electrofiltration system using ibuprofen-laden CNT membranes. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2024, (in press, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06638).
Kairui Liu, Razi Epsztein, Shihong Lin, Jiuhui Qu, Meng Sun*. Ion–Ion Selectivity of Synthetic Membranes with Confined Nanostructures. ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 21633-21650
2023
Mengjiao Xie, Wentian Zheng, Meng Sun, Shijie You, Yanbiao Liu*. Sustainable water decontamination in a fluidic sequential electrochemical reactor. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 345, 123708.
Limin Jin, Meng Sun, Jianping Yang, Yingping Huang, Yanbiao Liu*. Janus photoelectrocatalytic filter for sustainable water decontamination. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 339, 123150
Lie Liu, Huachun Lan*, Yuqi Cui, Xiaoqiang An*, Meng Sun, Huijuan Liu, and Jiuhui Qu. Electrically Redox-Active Membrane with Switchable Selectivity to Contaminants for Water Purification. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2023, 57, 17640–17648
Zhongxu Li, Yang Huo, Tianren Li, Shuangshi Dong, Mingxin Huo, Gang Liu, Meng Sun*. Toward Practical Water Decontaminations via Peroxymonosulfate Nonradical Oxidation: The Role of Cocatalyst MoS2 with Sulfur Vacancies. ACS ES&T Engineering, 2023, 3, 1975–1985
Ni Yan, Tengfei Ren, Kechao Lu, Yifan Gao, Meng Sun, Xia Huang, Xiaoyuan Zhang. Carbon-based electrocatalytic dual-membrane system bolsters singlet oxygen production for ultrafast water decontamination. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 132787
Yumeng Zhao, Runzhi Wang, Hongdi Guo, Pengyu Xiao, Xinyu Pan*, Xu He, Jun Ma, Meng Sun*.Beyond Decontamination: Organic Fouling Management of Janus Electroreactive Membrane for Sustainable Water Reclamation, ACS ES&T Engineering, 2023, 3, 2252-2258
Jun Zhang, Gong Zhang, Huachun Lan*, Meng Sun, Huijuan Liu, and Jiuhui Qu. Synergetic Oxidation of the Hydroxyl Radical and Superoxide Anion Lowers the Benzoquinone Intermediate Conversion Barrier and Potentiates Effective Aromatic Pollutant Mineralization. Environ. Sci. Technol., 2023, 57, 12117–12126
Limin Jin, Xiaoguang Duan, Meng Sun, Chad D. Vecitis, Hanqing Yu, and Yanbiao Liu*. A General Strategy to Synthesize Fluidic Single Atom Electrodes for Selective Reactive Oxygen Species Production. ACS Nano. 2023, 17, 12875–12883
2022
Yumeng Zhao, Meng Sun*, Yanxin Zhao, Li Wang, Dongwei Lu, Jun Ma. Electrified ceramic membrane actuates non-radical mediated peroxymonosulfate activation for highly efficient water decontamination, Water Research, 2022, 225, 119140.
Chi Wang, Meng Sun*, Xianze Wang*, Xuan Zhang, Yumeng Zhao, Mingxin Huo. Enhanced resource recovery from wastewater using electrochemical-osmotic system with nanofiltration membranes. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2022, 186, 106555.
Wen Ma, Meng Sun*, Dahong Huang, Chiheng Chu, Tayler Hedtke, Xiaoxiong Wang, Yumeng Zhao, Jae-Hong Kim, Menachem Elimelech. Catalytic Membrane with Copper Single-Atom Catalysts for Effective Hydrogen Peroxide Activation and Pollutant Destruction. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 8733–8745.
Yumeng Zhao*, Meng Sun*, Lea R. Winter, Shihong Lin, Zhiwei Wang, John C. Crittenden, Jun Ma. Emerging Challenges and Opportunities for Electrified Membranes to Enhance Water Treatment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2022, 56, 3832–3835.
Zhongxu Li, Meng Sun*, Jialin Yang, Shuangshi Dong, High-performance iron-doped molybdenum disulfide photocatalysts enhance peroxymonosulfate activation for water decontamination, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022, 137380.
Meng Sun, Lea Winter, Mohan Qin, Jinming Luo. Valuable resources in water: Why and how to recover? Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances, 2022, 200089.
Yumeng Zhao*, Meng Sun*, Elimelech, M. Reply to “A resurrection of the Haber-Weiss reaction”. Nature Communications, 2022, 13, 395.
2021
Meng Sun, Xiaoxiong Wang, Lea R. Winter, Yumeng Zhao, Wen Ma, Tayler Hedtke, Jae-Hong Kim, Menachem Elimelech*. Electrified Membranes for Water Treatment Applications, ACS EST Engg., 2021, 1, 725-752. (下载阅读量超过13000次,自创刊起排名第2)
Lei Zhang, Xingxing Shi, Meng Sun*, Cassandra J. Porter, Xuechen Zhou, Menachem Elimelech*. Precisely Engineered Photoreactive Titanium Nanoarray Coating to Mitigate Biofouling in Ultrafiltration, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces., 2021, 13, 9975-9984.
Shuo Zhang, Tayler Hedtke, Qianhong Zhu, Meng Sun, Seunghyun Weon, Yumeng Zhao, Eli Stavitski, Menachem Elimelech, and Jae-Hong Kim*. Membrane-Confined Iron Oxychloride Nanocatalysts for Highly Efficient Heterogeneous Fenton Water Treatment. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 9266−9275.
Chi Wang, Meng Sun*, Yumeng Zhao, Mingxin Huo, Xianze Wang, and Menachem Elimelech. Photo-electrochemical Osmotic System Enables Simultaneous Metal Recovery and Electricity Generation from Wastewater. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 604-613.
Zhi Geng, Shiqiang Liang, Meng Sun, Chuhan Liu, Nan He, Xia Yang, Xiaochun Cui, Wei Fan, Xianze Wang,* and Yang Huo*. High-Performance, Free-Standing Symmetric Hybrid Membranes for Osmotic Separation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021, 13, 8967-8975.
Wei Fan, Yuhang Li, Chunliang Wang, Yutong Duan, Yang Huo,* Brielle Januszewski, Meng Sun, Mingxin Huo, and Menachem Elimelech*. Enhanced Photocatalytic Water Decontamination by Micro-Nano Bubbles: Measurements and Mechanisms. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 7025-7033.
Long Chen, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Shayan Hojabri, Meng Sun, Guiyin Xu, Ju Li. A Robust Flow-Through Platform for Organic Contaminant Removal. Cell Reports Physical Science, 2021, 2,100296.
2020
Yumeng Zhao, Meng Sun*, Xiaoxiong Wang, Chi Wang, Dongwei Lu, Wen Ma, Sebastian A. Kube, Jun Ma, Menachem Elimelech*. Janus electrocatalytic flow-through membrane enables ultrafast singlet oxygen production. Nature Communications, 2020, 11, 6228.
Xiaoxiong Wang#, Meng Sun#*, Yumeng Zhao, Chi Wang, Wen Ma, Michael S. Wong, Menachem Elimelech*. In Situ Electrochemical Generation of Reactive Chlorine Species for Efficient Ultrafiltration Membrane Self-Cleaning, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54, 6997-7007.
Meng Sun*, Mohan Qin, Chi Wang, Guoming Weng, Mingxin Huo, André D. Taylor, Jiuhui Qu, Menachem Elimelech*. Electrochemical-Osmotic Process for Simultaneous Recovery of Electric Energy, Water, and Metals from Wastewater, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54, 8430-8442.
Shuo Zhang, Meng Sun, Tayler Hedtke, Akshay Deshmukh, Xuechen Zhou, Seunghyun Weon, Menachem Elimelech, and Jae-Hong Kim*. Mechanism of Heterogeneous Fenton Reaction Kinetics Enhancement under Nanoscale Spatial Confinement. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020, 54, 10868−10875.
2019
Meng Sun, Chanhee Boo, Wenbo Shi, Julianne Rolf, Evyatar Shaulsky, Wei Cheng, Desiree Plata, Jiuhui Qu, Menachem Elimelech*. Engineering carbon nanotube forest superstructure for robust thermal desalination membranes, Advanced Functional Materials, 2019, 29, 1903125. (封面论文)
Yudong Xue, Meng Sun*. Engineering hierarchical NiFe-layered double hydroxides derived phosphosulfide for high-efficiency hydrogen evolving electrocatalysis, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2019, 44, 16378-16386.
Jinming Luo, Meng Sun*, Cody Ritt, Xia Liu, Yong Pei, John Crittenden, Menachem Elimelech. Tuning Pb(II) Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions on Ultrathin Iron Oxychloride (FeOCl) Nanosheets, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2019, 53, 2075-2085. (高被引)
Ines Zucker,* Nadir Dizge, Camrynn L. Fausey, Meng Sun, Menachem Elimelech. Electrospun silica nanofiber mats functionalized with ceria nanoparticles for water decontamination. RSC Adv.,2019, 9, 19408–19417.
Jinming Luo, Shuqu Zhang,* Meng Sun, Lixia Yang, Shenglian Luo, John C. Crittenden*. A Critical Review on Energy Conversion and Environmental Remediation of Photocatalysts with Remodeling Crystal Lattice, Surface, and Interface. ACS Nano, 2019, 13, 9811−9840.
Jinming Luo,* Kaixing Fu, Meng Sun, Kai Yin, Dong Wang, Xia Liu,* John C. Crittenden. Phase-Mediated Heavy Metal Adsorption from Aqueous Solutions Using Two-Dimensional Layered MoS2. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2019, 11, 38789−38797.
2018
Meng Sun, Douglas Davenport, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu*, Menachem Elimelech, Jinghong Li*. Highly efficient and sustainable non-precious-metal Fe–N–C electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018, 6, 2527-2539. (高被引,封面论文)
Meng Sun#, Chiheng Chu#, Fanglan Geng, Xinglin Lu, Jiuhui Qu, John Crittenden*, Menachem Elimelech, Jae-Hong Kim*. Reinventing Fenton chemistry: iron oxychloride nanosheet for pH-insensitive H2O2 activation, Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 2018, 5, 186-191. (高被引)
Meng Sun, Jinghong Li*. Graphene oxide membranes: Functional structures, preparation, and environmental applications, Nano Today, 2018, 20, 121-137. (热点论文)
Meng Sun, Ines Zucker, Douglas M Davenport, Xuechen Zhou, Jiuhui Qu, Menachem Elimelech*. Reactive, Self-Cleaning Ultrafiltration Membrane Functionalized with Iron Oxychloride Nanocatalysts, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2018, 52, 8674-8683.
Wei Cheng, Caihong Liu, Tiezheng Tong, Razi Epsztein, Meng Sun, Rafael Verduzco, Jun Ma, Menachem Elimelech, Selective removal of divalent cations by polyelectrolyte multilayer nanofiltration membrane: Role of polyelectrolyte charge, ion size, and ionic strength, Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, 559, 98-106.
2017
Meng Sun, Jinghong Li*. Recent Progress on Palladium-Based Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrodes for Water Treatment, Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2017, 33, 198-210.
Fayuan Chen, Chengzhi Hu, Meng Sun, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu, Zhiying Tao. Enhancing destruction of copper (I) cyanide and subsequent recovery of Cu(I) by a novel electrochemical system combining activated carbon fiber and stainless steel cathodes, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2017, 330, 1187-1194.
2016
Meng Sun, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu*, Jinghong Li*. Earth-rich transition metal phosphide for energy conversion and storage, Advanced Energy Materials, 2016, 6, 1600087. (高被引)
Huachun Lan, Jianfei Li, Meng Sun, Xiaoqiang An, Chengzhi Hu, Ruiping Liu, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu*. Efficient conversion of dimethylarsinate into arsenic and its simultaneous adsorption removal over FeCx/N-doped carbon fiber composite in an electro-Fenton process. Water Res. 2016, 100, 57-64.
Ran Mao, Ning Li, Huachun Lan, Xu Zhao, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu,* Meng Sun. Dechlorination of Trichloroacetic Acid Using a Noble Metal-Free Graphene−Cu Foam Electrode via Direct Cathodic Reduction and Atomic H*. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2016, 50, 3829−3837.
2015
Meng Sun, Gong Zhang, Yinghua Qin, Meijuan Cao, Yang Liu, Jinghong Li*, Jiuhui Qu, Huijuan Liu*. Redox conversion of chromium (VI) and arsenic (III) with the intermediates of chromium (V) and arsenic (IV) via AuPd/CNTs electrocatalysis in acid aqueous solution, Environ. Sci. Technol., 2015, 49, 9289-9297.
Meng Sun, Gong Zhang, Yang Liu, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu*, Jinghong Li*. Highly efficient AuPd/carbon nanotube nanocatalysts for the electro-Fenton process, Chemistry–A European Journal, 2015, 21, 7611-7620.
Meng Sun, Gong Zhang, Huijuan Liu, Yang Liu, Jinghong Li*. α- and γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticle/nitrogen doped carbon nanotube catalysts for high-performance oxygen reduction reaction, Science China Materials, 2015, 58, 683-692.
Meng Sun, Huijuan Liu, Yang Liu, Jiuhui Qu*, Jinghong Li*. Graphene-based transition metal oxide nanocomposites for the oxygen reduction reaction, Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 1250-1269. (高被引)
Meng Sun, Fayuan Chen, Jiuhui Qu, Huijuan Liu, Ruiping Liu*. Optimization and control of electro-Fenton process by pH inflection points: a case of treating acrylic fiber manufacturing wastewater, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2015, 269, 399-407.
Gong Zhang, Meng Sun, Yang Liu, Huijuan Liu,* Jiuhui Qu, Jinghong Li. Ionic Liquid Assisted Electrospun Cellulose Acetate Fibers for Aqueous Removal of Triclosan. Langmuir 2015, 31, 1820−1827.
Gong Zhang, Meng Sun, Yang Liu, Xiufeng Lang, Limin Liu, Huijuan Liu,* Jiuhui Qu, Jinghong Li. Visible-Light Induced Photocatalytic Activity of Electrospun-TiO2 in Arsenic(III) Oxidation. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2015, 7, 511−518.
Gong Zhang, Ziyu Hu, Meng Sun, Yang Liu, Limin Liu, Huijuan Liu, Chin-Pao Huang, Jiuhui Qu, Jinghong Li*. Formation of Bi 2 WO 6 Bipyramids with Vacancy Pairs for Enhanced Solar-Driven Photoactivity. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2015, 25, 3726–3734.
Yinghua Qin, Meng Sun, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu*. AuPd/Fe3O4-based three-dimensional electrochemical system for efficiently catalytic degradation of 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate. Electrochimica Acta, 2015, 186, 328–336.
2014
Meng Sun, Youzhen Dong, Gong Zhang, Jiuhui Qu*, Jinghong Li*. a-Fe2O3 spherical nanocrystals supported on CNTs as efficient non-noble electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2, 13635-13640.
Xinyu Cheng#, Meng Sun#, Haiming Xie*, Jinghong Li*. (2018). “Chapter 9. Transition Metal Dichalcogenides in Energy Applications.” 2D Materials: Characterization, Production, and Applications, Edited by Craig E. Banks and Dale A. C. Brownson. CRC Press.
Meng Sun. (2022). “Chapter 9. Nanocatalyst-Enabled Persulfate Activation for Water Decontamination and Purification.” Emerging Nanotechnologies for Water Treatment, Edited by Liu Y. B., Wang C. W., and Liu W. RSC Press.