Xuran Liu

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
163 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Xuran Liu is a scholar working on Pollution, Building and Construction and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Xuran Liu has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Pollution, 74 papers in Building and Construction and 46 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Xuran Liu's work include Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (73 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (61 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (25 papers). Xuran Liu is often cited by papers focused on Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production (73 papers), Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal (61 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (25 papers). Xuran Liu collaborates with scholars based in China, Australia and Hong Kong. Xuran Liu's co-authors include Dongbo Wang, Qiuxiang Xu, Qi Yang, Qilin Wang, Yiwen Liu, Bing‐Jie Ni, Xiaoming Li, Yanxin Wu, Dongbo Wang and H. J. Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Xuran Liu

154 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Roles and opportunities of quorum sensing in natural and engineered anaerobic digestion systems

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Qiuxiang Xu China

Bin Dong China

Jiashun Cao China

Francesco Pirozzi Italy

Panyue Zhang China

Zhongfang Lei Japan

Zhenhu Hu China

Jianwei Zhao China

Fang Fang China

Jules B. van Lier Netherlands

Qiuxiang Xu China

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Xuran Liu

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Hu, Weigao, et al.. (2025). Diastereoselective Formal [3+3] Cascade Cyclization towards Fused 4‐Fluoroalkylated 3,4‐Dihydro‐2H‐pyrans via Copper Catalysis. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 43(15). 1806–1812.

Zhou, Hongyang, Xuran Liu, Qianqian Jiang, et al.. (2024). Cellulose/sodium alginate gel electrolyte membranes with synergistic hydrogen bonding and metal ion coordination networks for high performance aqueous zinc-ion batteries. Carbohydrate Polymers. 352. 123116–123116. 11 indexed citations

Zhang, Juanjuan, Wentao Dong, Baoling Huang, et al.. (2024). Nickel-catalyzed directed hydrodefluorination by using water as a hydride source. Journal of Catalysis. 439. 115754–115754. 2 indexed citations

Fang, Shiyu, Feng Wang, Zihao Wei, et al.. (2024). Promoting effects of bioplastics and sludge anaerobic co-fermentation for carboxylates production with pH regulation: Insights into the plastic structure, microbial metabolic traits, and adaptive mechanism. Bioresource Technology. 413. 131564–131564. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Qing, et al.. (2024). Tris (2-chloroethyl) phosphate presence inhibits methane production from anaerobic digestion: Alterations in organic matter transformation, cell physiological status, and microbial community. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 473. 134731–134731. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yan, Qizi Fu, Fan Yang, et al.. (2024). Mechanistic insights into Fe3O4-mediated inhibition of H2S gas production in sludge anaerobic digestion. Water Research. 267. 122464–122464. 10 indexed citations

Zhao, Bo, Guojing Yang, Ni Zhang, et al.. (2024). Efficient degradation of venlafaxine using intimately coupled high-active crystal facets exposed TiO2 and biodegradation system: Kinetic studies, biofilm stress behavior and transformation mechanism. Journal of Environmental Management. 360. 121159–121159. 6 indexed citations

Zheng, Jia, et al.. (2024). Enabling Access to 3‐gem‐Difluorovinyl Lactams via Zn‐Mediated Sequential Single Electron Reductive Hydrodehalogenation. Chinese Journal of Chemistry. 43(3). 255–260. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Xuran, Xianli Yang, H. J. Yang, Yanxin Wu, & Dongbo Wang. (2023). Zero valent iron catalyzing sulfite improves the quality and quantity of short-chain fatty acids from anaerobic fermentation of sewage sludge. Separation and Purification Technology. 316. 123784–123784. 20 indexed citations

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Li, Xuemei, Qizi Fu, Xuran Liu, et al.. (2023). Surfactant enhances anaerobic fermentative hydrogen sulfide production: Changes in sulfur-containing organics structure and microbial community. The Science of The Total Environment. 880. 163025–163025. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Hongkun, Xuran Liu, Min Wu, & Yong Huang. (2023). Construction of multiple crosslinked networks for the preparation of high-performance lignin-containing cellulose nanofiber reinforced polyvinyl alcohol films. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 259(Pt 1). 129061–129061. 18 indexed citations

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Tang, Mengge, Jiamin Zhang, Dongbo Wang, et al.. (2023). Benzethonium chloride affects short chain fatty acids produced from anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge: Performance, biodegradation and mechanisms. Water Research. 250. 121024–121024. 17 indexed citations

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Li, Yifu, Tianjing Zeng, Dongbo Wang, et al.. (2021). Revealing how the entering nano-titanium dioxide in wastewater worsened sludge dewaterability. Chemical Engineering Journal. 411. 128465–128465. 40 indexed citations

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Liu, Xuran, Xiaoding Huang, Yanxin Wu, et al.. (2020). Activation of nitrite by freezing process for anaerobic digestion enhancement of waste activated sludge: Performance and mechanisms. Chemical Engineering Journal. 387. 124147–124147. 81 indexed citations

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Liu, Xuran, Qiuxiang Xu, Dongbo Wang, et al.. (2019). Thermal-alkaline pretreatment of polyacrylamide flocculated waste activated sludge: Process optimization and effects on anaerobic digestion and polyacrylamide degradation. Bioresource Technology. 281. 158–167. 81 indexed citations

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Ewulonu, Chinomso M., Xuran Liu, Min Wu, & Yong Huang. (2019). Ultrasound-assisted mild sulphuric acid ball milling preparation of lignocellulose nanofibers (LCNFs) from sunflower stalks (SFS). Cellulose. 26(7). 4371–4389. 62 indexed citations

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Tao, Ziletao, Qi Yang, Fubing Yao, et al.. (2019). The inhibitory effect of thiosulfinate on volatile fatty acid and hydrogen production from anaerobic co-fermentation of food waste and waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology. 297. 122428–122428. 21 indexed citations

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Niu, Qianqian, Qiuxiang Xu, Yali Wang, et al.. (2019). Enhanced hydrogen accumulation from waste activated sludge by combining ultrasonic and free nitrous acid pretreatment: Performance, mechanism, and implication. Bioresource Technology. 285. 121363–121363. 36 indexed citations

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Wang, Dongbo, Yongxia Huang, Qiuxiang Xu, et al.. (2018). Free ammonia aids ultrasound pretreatment to enhance short-chain fatty acids production from waste activated sludge. Bioresource Technology. 275. 163–171. 104 indexed citations

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Yang, H. J., Xuran Liu, Dongbo Wang, et al.. (2018). Mechanisms of peroxymonosulfate pretreatment enhancing production of short-chain fatty acids from waste activated sludge. Water Research. 148. 239–249. 221 indexed citations

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