Professional activities
l Associate editor, Chemosphere (2019- present)
l Member of the Editorial Board, Environmental Technology Reviews (2016-present)
l Member of the management committee of the IWA nutrient removal and recovery specialist group (2019-present)
l Co-Chair, 2019 IWA Innovation Conference on Sustainable Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Shanghai, China.
l Scientific Committee Member, IWA/WEF Water Resource Recovery Modelling Seminar (WRRmod), 2018, 2020
l Scientific Committee Member, IWA/WEF Wastewater Treatment Modelling Seminar ( WWTmod), 2012, 2014, 2016
l Co-Chair, Session on Resource Recovery II (General), IWA World Water Confenrece and Exihibition, 2018, Japan
l Chair, Session on Research and Scientific Themes Highlights: Advanced Technologies for Nutrient Removal and Recovery, IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, 2017, China
l Session Co-Chair, IWA Nutrient Removal and Recovery Conference, 2012, China
l Manuscript reviewer for: Environmental Science and Technology, Water Research, Water Science and Technology, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Chemosphere, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Scientific Report, Chemical Engineering Journal, RSC Advances, Bioresource Technology, CLEAN - Soil, Air, Water, Environmental Pollution, Desalination, Environmental Technology, Science of the Total Environment, etc.lProposal Reviewer: National Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Postdoctoral fund of China
Publications which are rated by the Science Citation Index (* Yongmei Li as the corresponding author since 2010)
1. Ming Zheng, Qian Ping, Lin Wang, Xiaohu Dai, Yongmei Li*, Shane A. Snyder. Pretreatment using UV combined with CaO2 for the anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge: Mechanistic modeling for attenuation of trace organic contaminants. Journal of Hazardous Materials 402 (2021) 123484
2. Ce Wang, Meiling Wang, YongmeiLi,Effects of sodium dodecyl sulfate on forward osmosis membrane fouling and its cleaning,Chemosphere, 257, (2020), 127180
3. Qian Ping, Xiao Lu, Yongmei Li*, Giorgio Mannina. Effect of complexing agents on phosphorus release from chemical-enhanced phosphorus removal sludge during anaerobic fermentation. Bioresource Technology 301 (2020) 122745
4. Qian Ping, Ming Zheng, Xiaohu Dai, Yongmei Li*. Metagenomic characterization of the enhanced performance of anaerobic fermentation of waste activated sludge with CaO2 addition at ambient temperature: Fatty acid biosynthesis metabolic pathway and CAZymes. Water Research. 2020, 170: 115309
5. Ming Zheng, Kevin D. Daniels, Minkyu Park, Mauricius Marques dos Santos, Alec Brockway Nienhauser, Erica C. Clevenger, Yongmei Li*, and Shane A. Snyder*. Attenuation of pharmaceutically active compounds in aqueous solution by UV/CaO2 process: Influencing factors, degradation mechanism and pathways. Water Research. 2019, 164: 114922
6. Lin Wang, Gucheng Li and Yongmei Li. Enhanced treatment of composite industrial wastewater using anaerobic-anoxic-oxic membrane bioreactor: performance,membrane fouling and microbial community, J Chem Technol Biotechnol, 2019, 94:2292-2304
7. Ce Wang, Yongmei Li. Permeation of greywater constituents in an aquaporin based biomimetic forward osmosis membrane process: Experimental performance and modeling. J Chem Technol Biotechnol, 2019;94:1567–1575
8. Bingqian Zhang, Lin Wang, Yongmei Li,Fractionation and identification of iron-phosphorus compounds in sewage sludge,Chemosphere,2019,223:250-256
9. Ming Zheng; Yongmei Li*, Qian Ping; Lin Wang,MP-UV/CaO2 as a pretreatment method for the removal of carbamazepine and primidone in waste activated sludge and improving the solubilization of sludge. Water Research. 2019, 151: 158-169
10. Ai Zhang, Ai Jia, Minkyu Park, Yongmei Li*, Shane A. Snyder*. Genotoxicity assay and potential byproduct identification during different UV-based water treatment processes. Chemosphere. 2019,217:176-182
11. Ce Wang, Yongmei Li* and Yanqiang Wang. Treatment of greywater by forward osmosis technology: role of the operating temperature. Environmental Technology, 2019; 40(26): 3434-3443
12. Zhengyu Zhu, Wenling Chen, Tao Tao, Yongmei Li*. A novel AAO-SBSPR process based on phosphorus mass balance for nutrient removal and phosphorus recovery from municipal wastewater. Water Research 144 (2018) 763-773
13. Qian Ping, Xiao Lu, Ming Zheng, Yongmei Li*. Effect of CaO2 addition on anaerobic digestion of waste activated sludge at different temperatures and the promotion of valuable carbon source production under ambient condition. Bioresource Technology, 265 (2018) 247-256.
14. Juan Lv, Lin Wang, Yongmei Li*,Characterization of N-nitrosodimethylamine formation from the ozonation of ranitidine,Journal of Environmental Science. 2017, 58 (8) :116-126
15. Zhengyu Zhu, Ruyi Wang, Yongmei Li*, Evaluation of the control strategy for aeration energy reduction in a nutrient removing wastewater treatment plant based on the coupling of ASM1 to an aeration model. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 124 (2017) 44–53
16. LinWang, Juan Yang, Yongmei Li*, Juan Lv and Gucheng Li,Oxidation of N-nitrosodimethylamine in a heterogeneous nanoscale zero-valent iron/H2O2 Fenton-like system: influencing factors and degradation pathway. J Chem Technol Biotechnol, 2017; 92: 552–561
17. Jinte Zou, Lili Zhang, Lin Wang, Yongmei Li*, Enhancing phosphorus release from waste activated sludge containing ferric or aluminum phosphates by EDTA addition during anaerobic fermentation process, Chemosphere 171 (2017) 601-608
18. Jie Wang, Yongmei LI*. Synergistic pretreatment of waste activated sludge using CaO2 in combination with microwave irradiation to enhance methane production during anaerobic digestion. Applied Energy 183 (2016) 1123–1132
19. Lin Wang, Xiaolin Zhang and Yongmei Li*, Degradation of nicosulfuron by a novel isolated bacterial strain Klebsiella sp. Y1: condition optimization, kinetics and degradation pathway. Water Science and Technology, 2016, 73.12: 2896-2903
20. Jinte Zou, Yongmei Li*, Anaerobic fermentation combined with low-temperature thermal pretreatment for phosphorus-accumulating granular sludge: Release of carbon source and phosphorus as well as hydrogen production potential. Bioresource Technology, 218 (2016) 18-16.
21. Qian Ping, Yongmei Li*, Xinghai Wu, Lu Yang, Lin Wang, Characterization of morphology and component of struvite pellets crystallized from sludge dewatering liquor: Effects of total suspended solid and phosphate concentrations. Journal of Hazardous Materials 310 (2016) 261-269
22. Ruyi Wang, Yongmei Li*, Wenling Chen, Jinte Zou, Yinguang Chen. Phosphate release involving PAOs activity during anaerobic fermentation of EBPR sludge and the extension of ADM1. Chemical Engineering Journal,(2016),287: 436–447.
23. Lin Wang, Juan Yang, Yongmei Li*, Juan Lv, Jinte Zou. Removal of chlorpheniramine in a nanoscale zero-valent iron induced heterogeneous Fenton system: Influencing factors and degradation intermediates. Chemical Engineering Journal 284 (2016) 1058–1067
24. Juan Lv, Lin Wang, Yun Song, Yongmei Li*. N-nitrosodimethylamine formation from ozonation ofchlorpheniramine: Influencing factors and transformation mechanism, Journal of Hazardous Materials 299 (2015) 584–594
25. Yongmei Li*, Jie Wang, Ai Zhang, Lin Wang. Enhancing the quantity and quality of short-chain fatty acids production from waste activated sludge using CaO2 as an additive. Water Research 83 (2015) 84-93.
26. Ai Zhang, Jie Wang, Yongmei Li*. Performance of calcium peroxide for removal of endocrine-disrupting compounds in waste activated sludge and promotion of sludge solubilization. Water Research 2015, 71: 125-139(引8)
27. Ruyi Wang, Yongmei Li*, Wenhan Wang, Yinguang Chen, Peter A. Vanrolleghem,Effect of high orthophosphate concentration on mesophilic anaerobic sludge digestion and its modeling,Chemical Engineering Journal,(2015),260: 791–800.
28. Jinte Zou, Yongmei Li*, Lili Zhang, Ruyi Wang, Jing Sun, Understanding the impact of influent nitrogen concentration on granule size and microbial community in a granule-based enhanced biological phosphorus removal system, Bioresource Technology, 177 (2015) 209-216.
29. Lin Wang, Jianqiang Tian and Yongmei Li*. Nitrite accumulation and nitrous oxide emission during denitrification processes with quinoline or indole as the sole carbon source. J Chem Technol Biotechnol, 2015; 90: 1317–1328
30. Lin Wang and Yongmei Li*, Degradation of dimethylamine and three tertiary amines by activated sludge and isolated strains, J Chem Technol Biotechnol,2015, 90: 847–858
31. Yongmei Li*, Xianzhong Cao, Lin Wang, Elucidating the removal mechanism of N, N-dimethyldithiocarbamate in an anaerobic-anoxic-oxic activated sludge system, Journal of Environmental Science. 2014,26(3):566-574
32. Lin Wang, Junming Zhao and Yongmei Li*. Removal of bisphenol A and 4-n-nonylphenol coupled to nitrate reduction using acclimated activated sludge under anaerobic conditions. J Chem Technol Biotechnol,2014; 89: 391–400.
33. Ai Zhang, Yongmei Li*, Ling Chen. Distribution and seasonal variation of estrogenic endocrine disrupting compounds, N-nitrosodimethylamine, and N-nitrosodimethylamine formation potential in the Huangpu River, China. Journal of Environmental Science. (2014), 26(5), 1023-1033.
34. Lin Wang, Yongmei Li*, Xiaoling Shang, Jing Shen. Occurrence and removal of N-nitrosodimethylamine and its precursors in wastewater treatment plants in and around Shanghai, Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering. 2014, 8(4): 519–530
35. Yongmei Li, Ai Zhang,Removal of steroid estrogens from waste activated sludge using Fenton oxidation: Influencing factors and degradation intermediates,Chemosphere. 2014, 105: 24-30.
36. Yongmei Li, Jinte Zou, Lili Zhang, Jing Sun, Aerobic granular sludge for simultaneous accumulation of mineral phosphorus and removal of nitrogen via nitrite in wastewater. Bioresource Technology, 154 (2014) 178–184.
37. Ai Zhang, Yongmei Li, Yun Song, Juan Lv, Juan Yang, Characterization of pharmaceuticals and personal care products as N-nitrosodimethylamine precursors during disinfection processes using free chlorine and chlorine dioxide, Journal of Hazardous Material,2014,276:499-509
38. Ai Zhang, Yongmei Li. Removal of phenolic endocrine disrupting compounds from waste activated sludge using UV, H2O2, and UV/H2O2 oxidation processes: Effects of reaction conditions and sludge matrix. Science of the Total Environment, 2014,493:307-323
39. Lin Wang, Yongmei Li, Guodong He, Degradation of typical N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursors and its formation potential in anoxic-aerobic (AO) activated sludge system, Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering. (2014) 49, 1727–1739
40. Lin Wang, Yongmei Li*, Jingyuan Duan,Biodegradation of 2-methylquinoline by Enterobacter aerogenes TJ-D isolated from activated sludge,Journal of Environmental Science. 2013, 25(7): 1310-1318.
41. Qingling Zeng, Yongmei Li,* Shijia Yang, Sludge retention time as a suitable operational parameter to evaluate the fate of estrogens in an activated sludge system for nutrient removal, Environmental Engineering Science, 2013; 30(4):161-169.
42. Lv Juan, Li Yongmei*, Song Yun. Reinvestigation on the ozonation of N-nitrosodimethylamine: Influencing factors and degradation mechanism. Water Research 2013, 47:4993-5002.
43. Yongmei Li, Mingyan Liu, Zhiwen Yuan and Jinte Zou. Struvite pellet crystallization in high-strength nitrogen and phosphorus stream. Water Science and Technology. 2013. 68(6):1300-1305
44. Xianzhong Cao and Yongmei Li*, Determination of N,N-dimethyldithiocarbamate in wastewater using pre-column derivatization and high-performance liquid chromatography, Analytical Methods, 2012, 4, 2996-3001.
45. Yongmei Li, John Montgomery-Brown, Martin Reinhard. Biotransformation of Halogenated Nonylphenols with Sphingobium Xenophagum Bayram and a NP-degrading Soil Enrichment Culture, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2011,60(2):212-219
46. Y. M. Li, Q. L. Zeng and S. J. Yang, Removal and Fate of Estrogens in an Anaerobic-Anoxic-Oxic Activated Sludge System. Water Science & Technology, 2011,Vol 63 No 1 pp 51–56.
47. Cao X. Z., Li Y. M*.. Treatment of linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) wastewater by internal electrolysis – biological contact oxidation process. Water Science and Technology. 2011, 64(1): 147-154
48. Yongmei Li,Lin Wang Lisha Liao,Lijuan Sun, Guanghong Zheng, Jingfei Luan, Guowei Gu. Nitrate-dependent biodegradation of quinoline, isoquinoline, and 2-methylquinoline by acclimated activated sludge. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 2010,173(1-3): 151-158.
49. Lin Wang, Yongmei Li*, Dianhai Yang, Biodegradation and metabolites of 2-methylquinoline by acclimated activated sludge under aerobic and denitrifying conditions, Process Biochemistry, 2010, 45:919-928.
50. Huang M., Li Y.*, Gu G. Chemical composition of organic matters in domestic wastewater. Desalination, 2010, 262:36-42.