Qilin Wang, Wei Wei, Sitong Liu, Mingquan Yan, Kang Song, Jingjing Mai, Jing Sun, Bing Jie Ni, Yanyan Gong. Free ammonia pretreatment improves degradation of secondary sludge during aerobic digestion. ACS Sustainable chemistry &Engineering, 2018, 61(1), 1105-1111

Yunpeng Zhao; Ying Feng; Jianqi Li; Yongzhao Guo; Liming Chen; Sitong Liu*. Insight into aggregation capacity of anammox consortia during reactor start-up. Environmental Science and Technology, 20;52(6):3685-3695

Tang Liu; An Ni Zhang; Jiawen Wang; Shufeng Liu; Xiaotao Jiang; Chenyuan Dang; Tao Ma; Sitong Liu; Qian Chen; Shuguang Xie; Tong Zhang; Jinren Ni. Integrated biogeography of planktonic and sedimentary bacterial communities in the Yangtze River. Microbiome, 2018, 6:16

Xi Tang; Yongzhao Guo; Bo Jiang; Sitong Liu*. Metagenomic approaches to understanding bacterial communication during the anammox reactor start-up. Water Research, 2018, 136, 95-103

Xi Tang, Yongzhao Guo, Shanshan Wu, Liming Chen, Huchun Tao, and Sitong Liu*. Metabolomics Uncovers the Regulatory Pathway of Acyl-homoserine Lactones Based Quorum Sensing in AnammoxConsortia. Environmental Science and Technology, 2018, 52 (4), pp 2206–2216

Ying Feng, Yunpeng Zhao, Yongzhao Guo, Sitong Liu*. Microbial transcript and metabolome analysis uncover discrepant metabolic pathways in autotrophic and mixotrophic anammox consortia. Water Research, 2018, 128, 402-41

Yongzhao Guo, Sitong Liu*, Xi Tang, Chao Wang, Zhao Niu, Ying Feng. Insight into c-di-GMP Regulation in Anammox Aggregation in Response to Alternating Feed Loadings. Environmental Science and Technology, 2017, 51(16), 9155-9164

Yongchao Guo, Sitong Liu*, Xi Tang, Fenglin Yang. Role of c-di-GMP in anammox aggregation and systematic analysis of its turnover protein in Candidatus Jettenia caeni. Water Research, 2017, 113, 181-190

Xiaolin Hou, Sitong Liu*, Ying Feng. The fluorescence characteristics of bacterial intracellular and extracellular substances during the start-up process of anammox reactor. Scientific Reports, 2017 , 7, 39289 

Muhammad Ahmad, Sitong Liu, Nasir Mahmood, Asif Mahmood, Muhammad Ali, Maosheng Zheng, Jinren Ni. Effects of porous carrier size on biofilm development, microbial distribution and nitrogen removal in microaerobic bioreactors. Bioresource Technology, 2017, 234, 360-369

Muhammad Ahmad, Sitong Liu, Nasir Mahmood, Arif Mahmood, Muhammad Ali, Maosheng Zheng, and Jinren Ni. Synergic Adsorption–Biodegradation by an Advanced Carrier for Enhanced Removal of High-Strength Nitrogen and Refractory Organics. ACS APPl. Mater. Interfaces, 2017, 9(15), 13188-13200

Dong Xu, Sitong Liu*, Qian Chen, Jinren Ni. Microbial community compositions in different functional zones of Carrousel oxidation ditch system for domestic wastewater treatment. AMB Express, 2017, 7(1),40

Chao Wang, Sitong Liu, Xiaochen Xu, Chuangqi Zhao, Fenglin Yang. Potential coupling effects of ammonia-oxidizing and anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing bacteria on completely autotrophic nitrogen removal over nitrite biofilm formation induced by the second messenger cyclic diguanylate. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017, 101(9), 3821-3828

Yang Li, Yaobin Zhang, Yiwen Liu, Zhiqiang Zhao, Zisheng Zhao, Sitong Liu, Huimin Zhao, Xie Quan. Enhancement of anaerobic methanogenesis at a short hydraulic retention time via bioelectrochemical enrichment of hydrogenotrophic methanogens. Bioresource Technology, 2016, 218, 505-511.

Yi Huang, Xiaolin Hou, Sitong Liu*, Jinren Ni. Correspondence analysis of bio-refractory compounds degradation and microbiological community distribution in anaerobic filter for coking wastewater treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 304, 864-872

Zhao Niu, Zuotao Zhang, Sitong Liu*, Taro Miyoshi, Hideo Matsuyama, Jinren Ni. Discrepant membrane fouling of partial nitrification and anammox membrane bioreactor operated at the same nitrogen loading rate. Bioresource Technology, 2016, 214, 729-736

Fang Chang, Congkui Tian, Sitong Liu*, Jinren Ni. Discrepant hexavalent chromium tolerance and detoxificationby two strains of Trichoderma asperellum with high homology. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 298,75-81

Congkui Tian, Jinren Ni, Fang Chang, Sitong Liu (Co-first author), Nan Xu, Weiling Sun, Yuan Xie, Yongzhao Guo, Yanrong Ma, Zhenxing Yang, Chenyuan Dang, Yuefei Huang, Zhexian Tian. Bio-source of di-n-butyl phthalate production by filamentous fungi, Scientific Reports,2016,19791

Zuotao Zhang, Sitong Liu*, Taro Miyoshi, Hideto Matsuyama, Jineren Ni. Mitigated membrane fouling of anammox membrane bioreactor by microbiological immobilization, Bioresource Technology, 2016, 201: 312-318

Zuotao Zhang, Zheng Gong, Sitong Liu*, Jinren Ni. Extracellular polymeric substances extraction induced the increased purification performance of percoll density gradient centrifugation for anammox bacteria, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 287: 529-536

Xiaojing Wang, Xiaochen Xu, Sitong Liu, Yun Zhang, Chuanqi Zhao, Fenglin Yang. Combination of complex adsorption and anammox for nitric oxide removal. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2016, 312,175-183

Xiaolin Hou, Sitong Liu*, Zuotao Zhang. Role of Extracellular Polymeric Substance in Determining the High Aggregation Ability of Anammox Sludge. Water Research. 2015,75, 51-62

Sitong Liu*, Zuotao Zhang, Jinren Ni. Behavior detection and activity recovery of damaged anammox bacteria culture after accidental overheating. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2015, 259, 70-78 

Xi Tang, Sitong Liu*, Zuotao Zhang, Guoqiang Zhuang. Identification of the release and effects of quorum sensing signal AHLs in anammox culture for bacteria communication. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2015, 273, 184-191

Xuan Wu, Sitong Liu*, Guanlan Dong, Xiaolin Hou. The starvation tolerance of anammox bacteria culture at 35 oC. Journal of bioscience and bioengineering. 2015, 120(4), 450-455

Zuotao Zhang, Sitong Liu*. Insight into the overconsumption of ammonium by anammox consortia under anaerobic conditions. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2014, 117(6), 1830-1838

Zuotao Zhang, Sitong Liu*. Hot topics and application trends of the anammox biotechnology” a review by bibliometric analysis. Springerplus. 2014, 3, 220-225.

Sitong Liu*, Zuotao Zhang, Jinren Ni. Effects of Ca2+ on activity restoration of the damaged anammox consortium. Bioresource Technology, 2013, 143, 315-321 

Peng An, Xiaochen Xu, Fenglin Yang, Lifen Liu, Sitong Liu. A pilot-scale study on nitrogen removal from dry-spun acrylic fiber wastewater using anammox process. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2013, 222, 32-40.

Maosheng Zheng, Da He, Tao Ma, Qian Chen, Sitong Liu. Reducing NO and N2O emission during aerobic denitrification by newly isolated Pseudomonas stutzeri PCN-1. Bioresource Technology. 2014, 162, 80-88

Sitong Liu*, Harald Horn, Elise Mueller. A systematic insight into a single-stage deammonification process operated in granular sludge reactor with high-loaded reject-water: characterization and quantification of microbiological community. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2013, 114(2), 339-351

Sitong Liu*, Harald Horn. Effects of biofilm geometry on deammonification biofilm performance: A simulation study. Bioresource Technology. 2012, 116, 252-8 

Guangjing Xu, Xiaochen Xu, Fenglin Yang, Sitong Liu, Yang Gao. Partial nitrification adjusted by hydroxylamine in aerobic granules under high DO and ambient temperature and subsequent Anammox for low C/N wastewater treatment. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2012, 213, 338-345

Sitong Liu*, Harald Horn. Effects of Fe(II) and Fe(III) on the single-stage deammonification process treating high-strength reject water from sludge dewatering. Bioresource Technology. 2012,114, 12-9 

Sitong Liu, Zheng Gong, Fenglin Yang et al. Combined process of urea nitrogen removal in anaerobic anammox reactor. Bioresource Technology. 2008, 99(6)，1722-1728.  

Sitong Liu, Fenglin Yang, Zheng Gong et al. Application of anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing consortium to achieve completely autotrophic completely autotrophic ammonium and sulfate removal. Bioresource Technology. 2008, 99(15), 6817-6825

Sitong Liu, Fenglin Yang, Yuan Xue et al. Evaluation of oxygen adaptation and identification of functional bacteria composition for anammox consortium in non-woven biological rotating contactor. Bioresource Technology. 2008, 99(17), 8273-8279

Sitong Liu, Fenglin Yang, Zheng Gong et al. Assessment of the positive effect of salinity on the nitrogen removal performance and microbial composition during the start-up of CANON process. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2008, 80(2), 339-348

Sitong Liu, Fenglin Yang, Fangang Meng et al. Enhanced Anammox Consortium Activity for Nitrogen Removal: Impacts of Static Magnetic Field. Journal of Biotechnology. 2008, 138(3-4), 96-102

Zheng Gong, Fenglin Yang, Sitong Liu et al. Feasibility of a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor to achieve single-stage autotrophic nitrogen removal based on Anammox. Chemosphere. 2007, 69(5): 776-784

Zheng Gong, Sitong Liu, Fenglin Yang et al. Characterization of functional microbial community in a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor operated for completely autotrophic nitrogen removal. Bioresource Technology. 2008, 99(8), 2749-2756 

Huihui Chen, Sitong Liu, Fenglin Yang et al. The development of simultaneous partial nitrification, ANAMMOX and denitrification (SNAD) process in a single reactor for nitrogen removal. Bioresource Technology. 2009, 100(4), 1548-1554

Shaowei Hu, Fenglin Yang, Sitong Liu et al. The development of a novel hybrid aerating membrane-anaerobic baffled reactor for the simulataneous nitrogen and organic carbon removal from wastewater. Water Research. 2009, 43(2), 381-388

Yuan Xue, Fenglin Yang, Sitong Liu et al. The effect of controlling factors in the start-up and operation for partial nitrification in Membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology. 2009, 100(3), 1055-1060

Guangjing Xu, Xiaochen Xu, Fenglin Yang, Sitong Liu. Selective inhibition of nitrite oxidation of chlorate dosing in aerobic granules. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2011, 185(1), 249-254

Tao Wang; Fenglin Yang; Hanmin Zhang; Sitong Liu; Zhimin Fu; Huihui Chen. Start-up of the Anammox process from the conventional activated sludge in a membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology, 2009, 100(9): 2501~2506