Research Interest :

· New technologies, processes and materials for water treatment toward control new pollutants

Featured Funded Projects :

· Projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China's general and youth fund projects, the Hunan Natural Science Foundation's outstanding young and youth funds, and other vertical and horizontal projects.

Featured Publications :

1. Mao, X., Cai, J., Wu, R., & Liu, B.*, (2024). Mechanistic Insights into Micelle-Enhanced Nanofiltration for Heavy Metal Removal: Transformation of Ion Transport and Fouling Phenomena. Environmental Science & Technology 58 (31), 13940-13949.

2. Zhao, C., Liu, B.*, Chang, H., Xie, F., Wu, R., Zhou, S.*, ... & Zhu, J.* (2024). Triboelectric Pulse Promotes Self‐Cleaning, Catalysis of Nano‐Confined Domain Lamellar Membranes for Effective Water Decontamination. Advanced Functional Materials, 2418565.

3. Zhu, T., Li, X., Zhu, X., Liu, B.*, Zhu, J., & Luo, J. (2022). Critical review of catalysis-assisted nanofiltration for micropollutants removal: Catalytic coupled nanofiltration system vs catalytic nanofiltration membrane. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 1-23.

4. Deng, R., Wang, M., Yu, H., Luo, S., Li, J*., Chu, F., Liu, B.*, & Wu, F*. (2022). Recent Advances and Applications Toward Emerging Lithium–Sulfur Batteries: Working Principles and Opportunities. Energy & Environmental Materials, 5(3), 777-799.

5. Zhu, T., & Liu, B.*. (2022). Mechanism study on the effect of peracetic acid (PAA), UV/PAA and ultrasonic/PAA oxidation on ultrafiltration performance during algae-laden water treatment. Water Research, 118705.

6. Zhao, C, Liu, B.*, Shao, S*, Van der Bruggen B. Ultra-low pressure driven photo-catalytic membrane with zero fouling performance. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023,474,145816.

7. Liu, B., Cui, X., Lu, X., Zhu, X., Wang, L., & Zhu, J. (2025). Sustainable and exceptional Li+/Mg2+ selectivity through electrocoagulation enhanced triamino guanidine modified membrane. Journal of Membrane Science, 722, 123884.

8. Mao, X., Cai, J., Wu, R., & Liu, B. (2025). Mechanisms and membrane fouling properties of dual surfactants coupling nanofiltration for multiple heavy metal rejection. Journal of Cleaner Production, 501, 145303.

9. Liu, B., Cai, J., Mao, X., Xie, F., & Zhu, X. (2025). Extreme chromium transformation and immobilization via ferrous coupling surfactant-enhanced nanofiltration process. Desalination, 606, 118771.

10. Liu, B., Xue, Z., Wu, Z., Zeng, H., Zhao, C., Deng, L., & Shi, Z. (2022). Layer-by-Layer-Assembled Loose Nanofiltration Membrane for Persulfate Activity Enhancement: Performance and Process Regulation. ACS ES&T Water, 2(9), 1614-1624.

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