Selected Publications (* corresponding author, # Co-first author)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (>30 articles; >2,200 citations; h-index, 21; last update by Google Scholar)
1.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. (The second Most Read Articles in previous 12 months)
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.
3.Chi Wang, Meng Sun*, Yumeng Zhao, Mingxin Huo, Xianze Wang, Menachem Elimelech. Photo-electrochemical Osmotic System Enables Simultaneous Metal Recovery and Electricity Generation from Wastewater, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2021, 55, 604-613.
4.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 Communication, 2020, 11, 6228.
5.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.
6.Meng Sun*, Mohan Qin, Chi Wang, Guoming Weng, Mingxin Huo, Andre? 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.
7.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. (Front Cover)
8.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.
9.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. (Highly cited)
10.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. (Highly cited, Back Cover)
11.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. (Highly cited)
12.Meng Sun, Jinghong Li*. Graphene oxide membranes: Functional structures, preparation, and environmental applications, Nano Today, 2018, 20, 121-137. (Hot Paper)
13.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.
14.Meng Sun, Jinghong Li*. Recent Progress on Palladium-Based Oxygen Reduction Reaction Electrodes for Water Treatment, Acta Phys. -Chim. Sin. 2017, 33, 198-210.
15.Meng Sun, Huijuan Liu, Jiuhui Qu*, Jinghong Li*. Earth-rich transition metal phosphide for energy conversion and storage, Advanced Energy Materials, 2016, 6, 1600087. (Highly cited)
16.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.
17.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.
18.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.
19.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. (Highly cited)
20.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.
21.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.
Book Chapters
1.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.
2.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.