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Journal Publications (first, co-first, and corresponding authorship)
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Photochemical Degradation Pathways and Near-Complete Defluorination of Chlorinated Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
​Nature Water, 2023, 1, 381-390
DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00046-z
Online read access: rdcu.be/c83td

​News & Reviews for this paper: The path to complete defluorination of PFAS 
DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00050-3​

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Preparation and Synergy of Supported Ru(0) and Pd(0) for Rapid Chlorate Reduction at pH 7
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2023, 57 (9), pp 3962-3970
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00415

Accelerating Catalytic Oxyanion Reduction with Inert Metal Hydroxides
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2023, 57 (3), pp 1479-1486
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c06468

Catalytic Reduction of Water Pollutants: Knowledge Gaps, Lessons Learned, and New Opportunities
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2023, 17 (2): 26
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-023-1626-z​

Accelerated Degradation of Perfluorosulfonates (PFSAs) and Perfluorocarboxylates (PFCAs) by UV/Sulfite+Iodide: Reaction Mechanisms and System Efficiencies
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2022, 56 (6), pp 3699-3709
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07608
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Molybdenum-Catalyzed Perchlorate Reduction: Robustness, Challenges, and Solutions
ACS ES&T Engg., 2021, 2 (2), pp 181-188
DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.1c00290

Defluorination of Omega-Hydroperfluorocarboxylates (ω-HPFCAs): Distinct Reactivities from Perfluoro and Fluorotelomeric Carboxylates
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2021, 55 (20), pp 14146-14155
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c04429

Bioinspired Catalytic Reduction of Aqueous Perchlorate by One Single-Metal Site with High Stability against Oxidative Deactivation
ACS Catal., 2021, 11 (11), pp 6715–6725
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c0527
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​A Bioinspired Molybdenum Catalyst for Aqueous Perchlorate Reduction
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143 (21), pp 7891-7896
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00595
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​Near-Quantitative Defluorination of Perfluorinated and Fluorotelomer Carboxylates and Sulfonates with Integrated Oxidation and Reduction
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2021, 55 (10), pp 7052-7062
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00353​

​Supported Palladium Catalysts: A Facile Preparation Method and Implications to Reductive Catalysis Technology for Water Treatment
ACS ES&T Engg., 2021, 1 (3), pp 562-570
DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.0c00227

Editorial: "The First Attempt for Accounts of Environmental Chemistry and Technology Research"
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2020, 14 (5): 91
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-020-1270-9
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​Catalytic Reduction of Aqueous Chlorate With MoOx Immobilized on Pd/C
ACS Catal., 2020, 10 (15), pp 8201–8211
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c02242

​Destruction of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) with UV-sulfite Photoreductive Treatment
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2020, 54 (11), pp 6957–6967
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c00961

​Phosphorus Transformation under the Influence of Aluminum, Organic Carbon, and Dissolved Oxygen at the Water-sediment Interface: A Simulative Study
Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2020, 14 (3): 50
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-020-1227-z

​Enhanced Degradation of Perfluorocarboxylic Acids (PFCAs) by UV/Sulfite Treatment: Reaction Mechanisms and System Efficiencies at pH 12
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett, 2020, 7 (5), pp 351–357
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.0c00236

​Degradation of Perfluoroalkyl Ether Carboxylic Acids with Hydrated Electrons: Structure–Reactivity Relationships and Environmental Implications
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2020, 54 (4), pp 2489–2499
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b05869

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​Defluorination of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) with Hydrated Electrons: Structural Dependence and Implications to PFAS Remediation and Management
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2019, 53 (7), pp 3718–3728
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06648

​Reductive Defluorination of Branched Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances with Cobalt Complex Catalysts
Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2018, 5 (5), pp 289–294
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00122

​Ligand Design for Isomer-Selective Oxorhenium(V) Complex Synthesis
Inorg. Chem., 2017, 56 (3), pp 1757–1769
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b03076

​Exploring Beyond Palladium: Catalytic Reduction of Aqueous Oxyanion Pollutants with Alternative Platinum Group Metals and New Mechanistic Implications
​Chem. Eng. J., 2017, 313, pp 745–752
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.12.058

​A New Bioinspired Perchlorate Reduction Catalyst with Significantly Enhanced Stability via Rational Tuning of Rhenium Coordination Chemistry and Heterogeneous Reaction Pathway
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2016, 50 (11), pp 5874–5881
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00886

​Configuration Control in the Synthesis of Homo- and Heteroleptic Bis(oxazolinylphenolato/thiazolinylphenolato) Chelate Ligand Complexes of Oxorhenium(V): Isomer Effect on Ancillary Ligand Exchange Dynamics and Implications for Perchlorate Reduction Catalysis
Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55 (5), pp 2597–2611
DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b02940

​Mechanism and Mitigation of the Decomposition of an Oxorhenium Complex-Based Heterogeneous Catalyst for Perchlorate Reduction in Water
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2015, 49 (21), pp 12932–12940
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b03393

​Bioinspired Complex-Nanoparticle Hybrid Catalyst System for Aqueous Perchlorate Reduction: Rhenium Speciation and Its Influence on Catalyst Activity
ACS Catal., 2015, 5 (2), pp 511–522
DOI: 10.1021/cs501286w

​Palladium Nanoparticles Encapsulated in Core–Shell Silica: A Structured Hydrogenation Catalyst with Enhanced Activity for Reduction of Oxyanion Water Pollutants
​ACS Catal., 2014, 4 (10), pp 3551–3559
DOI: 10.1021/cs500971r

​Application of a Re–Pd Bimetallic Catalyst for Treatment of Perchlorate in Waste Ion-exchange Regenerant Brine
Water Res., 2013, 47 (1), pp 91–101
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.031

​Detection of Phosphorus Species in Sediments of Artificial Landscape Lakes in China by Fractionation and Phosphorus-31 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Environ. Pollut., 2009, 157 (1), pp 49–56
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.07.031

Journal Publications (co-authorship)

Aerobic biotransformation and defluorination of fluoroalkylether substances (ether PFAS): Substrate specificity, pathways, and applications
​Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2023, 10 (x), pp xxx–xxx.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.3c00411

Substantial defluorination of polychlorofluorocarboxylic acids triggered by anaerobic microbial hydrolytic dechlorination
​Nature Water, 2023, 1, 451-461
DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00077-6
Online read access: rb.gy/g3bre

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Amine-functionalized A-center sphalerite for selective and efficient destruction of perfluorooctanoic acid
​Environ. Sci. Technol., 2023, 57 (28), pp 10438–10447.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01266

Simultaneous removal of iron, manganese, and ammonia enhanced by preloaded MnO2 on low-pressure ultrafiltration membrane
J. Membr. Sci., 2022, #120641.
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120641

Microbial defluorination of unsaturated per- and polyfluorinated carboxylic acids under anaerobic and aerobic conditions: A structure specificity study
​Environ. Sci. Technol., 2022, 56 (8), pp 4894–4904.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05509​

​Electrocatalytic Perchlorate Reduction Using an Oxorhenium Complex Supported on a Ti4O7 Reactive Electrochemical Membrane
​Environ. Sci. Technol., 2022, 56 (5), pp 3267–3276.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08220​

Structure-specific aerobic defluorination of short-chain fluorinated carboxylic acids by activated sludge communities
​Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2021, 8 (8), pp 668–674.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00511

​Interpretation of reductive PFAS defluorination with quantum chemical parameters
​Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., 2021, 8 (8), pp 645–650.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.1c00403

​Microbial Cleavage of C–F Bonds in Two C6 Per- and Polyfluorinated Compounds via Reductive Defluorination
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2020, 54 (22), pp 14393–14402.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c04483​

​High-Content Screening in Zebrafish Identifies Perfluorooctanesulfonamide as a Potent Developmental Toxicant
Environ. Pollut., 2019, 256, 113550
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113550

​Degradation of Nitrilotris-methylenephosphonic Acid (NTMP) Antiscalant via Persulfate Photolysis: Implications on Desalination Concentrate Treatment
Water. Res., 2019, 159, pp 30-37
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.04.051

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​Ruthenium Catalysts for Reduction of N-Nitrosamine Water Contaminants
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2018, 52 (7), pp 4235–4243
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05834

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​Hydrogenation of Aqueous Nitrate and Nitrite with Ruthenium Catalysts
Appl. Catal. B Environ., 2017, 211, pp 188-198​
DOI: 10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.04.045

​X-ray Spectroscopic Characterization of Immobilized Rhenium Species in Hydrated Rhenium–Palladium Bimetallic Catalysts Used for Perchlorate Water Treatment
J. Phys. Chem. C, 2014, 118 (22), pp 11666–11676
DOI: 10.1021/jp5006814

​Adsorption of Zwitterionic Fluoroquinolone Antibacterials to Goethite: A Charge Distribution-Multisite Complexation Model
J. Colloid Interface Sci., 2014, 428, pp 63-72​
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2014.04.034

​Dimethylaminomethylphosphonic Acid Derivatives-Promoted CuI-Catalyzed Synthesis of Aryl Ethers
Synlett, 2006(10), pp 1564-1568  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-941587

​New and Efficient Approach to Aryl Phosphoramidate Derivatives of AZT/d4T as Anti-HIV Prodrugs
​Synlett, 2004(14), pp 2600-2602  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-834800