Baicang Liu Group
先进膜与水资源可持续利用团队

Principal Investigator



Ph.D. Students

Wancen Xie 谢宛岑
BS, Sichuan University, 2018
1. Xie, W.; Tang, P.; Wu, Q.; Chen, C.; Song, Z.; Li, T.; Bai, Y.; Lin, S.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*, Solar-driven desalination and resource recovery of shale gas wastewater by on-site interfacial evaporation. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 428, 132624. (Impact Factor: 13.273)
2. Tang, P.; Liu, B.*; Xie, W.; Wang, P.; He, Q.; Bao, J.; Zhang, Y.*; Zhang, Z.; Li, J.; Ma, J., Synergistic mechanism of combined ferrate and ultrafiltration process for shale gas wastewater treatment. Journal of Membrane Science 2022, 641, 119921. (Impact Factor: 8.742)
3. Liu, X.; Tang, P.; Liu, Y.; Xie, W.; Chen, C.; Li, T.; He, Q.; Bao, J.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*, Efficient removal of organic compounds from shale gas wastewater by coupled ozonation and moving-bed-biofilm submerged membrane bioreactor. Bioresource Technology 2022, 344, 126191. (Impact Factor: 9.642)
4. Li, Y.; Jiao, J.; Wu, Q.; Song, Q.; Xie, W.; Liu, B.*, Environmental applications of graphene oxide composite membranes. Chinese Chemical Letters 2022, In Press.
5. Xie, W.; Tiraferri, A.; Ji, X.; Chen, C.; Bai, Y.; Crittenden, J. C.; Liu, B.*, Green and sustainable method of manufacturing anti-fouling zwitterionic polymers-modified poly(vinyl chloride) ultrafiltration membranes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2021, 591, 343-351. (Impact Factor: 8.128)
6. Xie, W.; Li, T.; Tiraferri, A.; Drioli, E.; Figoli, A.; Crittenden, J. C.; Liu, B.*, Toward the Next Generation of Sustainable Membranes from Green Chemistry Principles. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2021, 9, (1), 50-75. (Impact Factor: 8.198, Front Cover)
7. Tang, P.; Xie, W.; Tiraferri, A.; Zhang, Y.; Zhu, J.; Li, J.; Lin, D.; Crittenden, J. C.; Liu, B.*, Organics removal from shale gas wastewater by pre-oxidation combined with biologically active filtration. Water Research 2021, 196, 117041. (Impact Factor: 11.236)
8. Tang, P.; Li, J.; Li, T.; Tian, L.; Sun, Y.; Xie, W.; He, Q.; Chang, H.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*, Efficient integrated module of gravity driven membrane filtration, solar aeration and GAC adsorption for pretreatment of shale gas wastewater. Journal of Hazardous materials 2021, 405, 124166. (Impact Factor: 10.588)
9. Liu, Y.; Tang, P.; Zhu, Y.; Xie, W.; Yang, P.*; Zhang, Z.; Liu, B.*, Green aerogel adsorbent for removal of organic compounds in shale gas wastewater: High-performance tuning and adsorption mechanism. Chemical Engineering Journal 2021, 416, 129100. (Impact Factor: 13.273)
10. Xie, W.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*; Tang, P.; Wang, F.; Chen, S.; Figoli, A.; Chu, L.-Y., First Exploration on a Poly(vinyl chloride) Ultrafiltration Membrane Prepared by Using the Sustainable Green Solvent PolarClean. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2020, 8, (1), 91-101. (Impact Factor: 8.198, Front Cover)
11. Wu, Q.; Tiraferri, A.; Li, T.; Xie, W.; Chang, H.; Bai, Y.; Liu, B.*, Superwettable PVDF/PVDF-g-PEGMA Ultrafiltration Membranes. ACS Omega 2020, 5, (36), 23450-23459. (Impact Factor: 3.512)
12. Xie, W.; Li, T.; Chen, C.; Wu, H.; Liang, S.; Chang, H.; Liu, B.*; Drioli, E.; Wang, Q.; Crittenden, J. C., Using the Green Solvent Dimethyl Sulfoxide To Replace Traditional Solvents Partly and Fabricating PVC/PVC-g-PEGMA Blended Ultrafiltration Membranes with High Permeability and Rejection. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2019, 58, (16), 6413-6423. (Impact Factor: 3.720, Front Cover)
13. Wu, Q.; Xie, W.; Wu, H.; Wang, L.*; Liang, S.; Chang, H.; Liu, B.*, Effect of volatile solvent and evaporation time on formation and performance of PVC/PVC-g-PEGMA blended membranes. RSC Advances2019, 9, (59), 34486-34495. (Impact Factor: 3.361)
14. Wu, Q.; Tiraferri, A.; Wu, H.; Xie, W.; Liu, B.*, Improving the Performance of PVDF/PVDF-g-PEGMA Ultrafiltration Membranes by Partial Solvent Substitution with Green Solvent Dimethyl Sulfoxide during Fabrication. ACS Omega 2019, 4, (22), 19799-19807. (Impact Factor: 3.512, Front Cover)

Xuanyu Ji 纪轩宇
BS, Sichuan University, 2019
1. Ji, X.; Tiraferri, A.; Zhang, X.; Liu, P.; Gan, Z.; Crittenden, J. C.; Ma, J.; Liu, B.*, Dissolved organic matter in complex shale gas wastewater analyzed with ESI FT-ICR MS: Typical characteristics and potential of biological treatment. Journal of Hazardous materials 2023, 447, 130823.
2. Ji, X.; Hu, M., Liu, B.*, Magnetic separation-fine filter-ultrafiltration -disk tube-reverse osmosis coupling process to realize the efficient reuse of shale gas fracturing flowback fluid. Chinese Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2023, 17(9): 2928-2936.
3. Xie, W.; Tiraferri, A.; Ji, X.; Chen, C.; Bai, Y.; Crittenden, J. C.; Liu, B.*, Green and sustainable method of manufacturing anti-fouling zwitterionic polymers-modified poly(vinyl chloride) ultrafiltration membranes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2021, 591, 343-351.
4. Shi, J.; Tang, P.; Chen, G.; Tian, L.; Ji, X.; He, C.; Liu, B.*, Mechanism of organic fouling in the reverse osmosis process of coal chemical wastewater. Journal of Water Process Engineering 2023, 56, 104413.

Qidong Wu 吴其栋
BS, Sichuan University, 2017
1. Wu, Q.; Chen, C.; Zhang, Y.; Tang, P.; Ren, X.; Shu, J.; Liu, X.; Cheng, X.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*, Safe purification of rural drinking water by biological aerated filter coupled with ultrafiltration. Science of the Total Environment 2023, 868, 161632.
2. Zhou, G.; Wu, Q.; Wei, X.-F.; Chen, C.; Ma, J.; Crittenden, J. C.; Liu, B.*, Tracing microplastics in rural drinking water in Chongqing, China: Their presence and pathways from source to tap. Journal of Hazardous materials 2023, 459, 132206.
3. Zhou, G.; Wu, Q.; Tang, P.; Chen, C.; Cheng, X.; Wei, X.-F.; Ma, J.; Liu, B.*, How many microplastics do we ingest when using disposable drink cups? Journal of Hazardous materials 2023, 441, 129982.
4. Xie, W.; Chen, G.; Chen, C.; Song, Z.; Wu, Q.; Tian, L.; Dai, Z.; Liang, S.; Tang, P.; Zhang, X.; Ma, J.; Liu, B.*, Polydopamine/ polyethyleneimine/ MOF ternary-coated poly (vinyl chloride) nanocomposite membranes based on green solvent for shale gas wastewater treatment. Journal of Membrane Science 2023,665, 121100.
5. Ren, X.; Wu, Q.; Shu, J.; Chen, C.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*, Efficient removal of organic matters and typical odor substances in rural drinking water using Ozone-BAC-UF combined system to meet new water quality standards in China. Separation and Purification Technology 2023, 327, 124899.
6. Chen, G.; Xie, W.; Chen, C.; Wu, Q.; Qin, S.; Liu, B.*, Preparation of High Flux Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Composite Ultrafiltration Membranes with Ternary Amphiphilic Copolymers as Anchor Pore-Forming Agents and Enhanced Anti-Fouling Behavior. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2023, 62, (3), 1390-1403. (doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03847)
7. Xie, W.; Tang, P.; Wu, Q.; Chen, C.; Song, Z.; Li, T.; Bai, Y.; Lin, S.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*, Solar-driven desalination and resource recovery of shale gas wastewater by on-site interfacial evaporation. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 428, 132624.
8. Liu, Y.; Wu, Q.; Chen, C.; Li, T.; Liu, S.; He, Q.; Yang, P.*; Bai, Y.; Liu, B.*, An efficient system of aerogel adsorbent combined with membranes for reuse of shale gas wastewater. Desalination 2022, 526, 115545.
9. Liang, J.; Xie, T.; Liu, Y.; Wu, Q.; Bai, Y.; Liu, B.*, Granular activated carbon (GAC) fixed bed adsorption combined with ultrafiltration for shale gas wastewater internal reuse. Environmental Research2022, 212, 113486.
10. Li, Y.; Jiao, J.; Wu, Q.; Song, Q.; Xie, W.; Liu, B.*, Environmental applications of graphene oxide composite membranes. Chinese Chemical Letters 2022, 33, (12), 5001-5012.
11. Hu, M.; Wu, Q.; Chen, C.; Liang, S.; Liu, Y.; Bai, Y.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*, Facile preparation of antifouling nanofiltration membrane by grafting zwitterions for reuse of shale gas wastewater. Separation and Purification Technology 2021, 276, 119310.
12. Wu, Q.; Tiraferri, A.; Li, T.; Xie, W.; Chang, H.; Bai, Y.; Liu, B.*, Superwettable PVDF/PVDF-g-PEGMA Ultrafiltration Membranes. ACS Omega 2020, 5, (36), 23450-23459.
13. Wu, Q.; Xie, W.; Wu, H.; Wang, L.*; Liang, S.; Chang, H.; Liu, B.*, Effect of volatile solvent and evaporation time on formation and performance of PVC/PVC-g-PEGMA blended membranes. RSC Advances2019, 9, (59), 34486-34495.
14. Wu, Q.; Tiraferri, A.; Wu, H.; Xie, W.; Liu, B.*, Improving the Performance of PVDF/PVDF-g-PEGMA Ultrafiltration Membranes by Partial Solvent Substitution with Green Solvent Dimethyl Sulfoxide during Fabrication. ACS Omega 2019, 4, (22), 19799-19807. (Front Cover)

Guanyu Zhou 周冠宇
1. Zhou, G.; Wu, Q.; Wei, X.-F.; Chen, C.; Ma, J.; Crittenden, J. C.; Liu, B.*, Tracing microplastics in rural drinking water in Chongqing, China: Their presence and pathways from source to tap. Journal of Hazardous materials 2023, 459, 132206.
2. Zhou, G.; Wu, Q.; Tang, P.; Chen, C.; Cheng, X.; Wei, X.-F.; Ma, J.; Liu, B.*, How many microplastics do we ingest when using disposable drink cups? Journal of Hazardous materials 2023, 441, 129982.

Guijing Chen 陈贵靖
1. Chen, G.; Xie, W.; Chen, C.; Wu, Q.; Qin, S.; Liu, B.*, Preparation of High Flux Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride Composite Ultrafiltration Membranes with Ternary Amphiphilic Copolymers as Anchor Pore-Forming Agents and Enhanced Anti-Fouling Behavior. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2023, 62, (3), 1390-1403. (Front Cover)
2. Xie, W.; Chen, G.; Chen, C.; Song, Z.; Wu, Q.; Tian, L.; Dai, Z.; Liang, S.; Tang, P.; Zhang, X.; Ma, J.; Liu, B.*, Polydopamine/ polyethyleneimine/ MOF ternary-coated poly (vinyl chloride) nanocomposite membranes based on green solvent for shale gas wastewater treatment. Journal of Membrane Science 2023,665, 121100.
3. Tian, L.; Yang, Y.; Chen, G.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*, Efficient Lithium Extraction from Shale Gas Wastewater Using Sodium Alginate/H1.33Mn1.67O4 Composite Granular Adsorbents. ACS ES&T Engineering2023. (doi: 10.1021/acsestengg.3c00167, Front Cover)
4. Shi, J.; Tang, P.; Chen, G.; Tian, L.; Ji, X.; He, C.; Liu, B.*, Mechanism of organic fouling in the reverse osmosis process of coal chemical wastewater. Journal of Water Process Engineering 2023, 56, 104413.

Ying Wang 王颖

Xifan Li 李希凡
Master Students

Anastasiia Novichkova
BS, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology, Ukraine, 2018
1. Novichkova, A.; Shang, W.; Yang, Y.; Qiao, X.; Tang, Y.; Liu, B.*, Effect of Ultrafiltration–Reverse-Osmosis-Treated Shale Gas Wastewater on Seed Germination and Plant Growth. Energy & Fuels 2021, 35, (2), 1629-1637.

Lun Tian 田轮
BS, Sichuan University, 2020
1. Tian, L.#; Chang, H.#; Tang, P.; Li, T.; Zhang, X.; Liu, S.; He, Q.; Wang, T.; Yang, J.; Bai, Y.; Vidic, R. D.; Crittenden, J. C.; Liu, B.*, Rare Earth Elements Occurrence and Economical Recovery Strategy from Shale Gas Wastewater in the Sichuan Basin, China. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2020, 8, (32), 11914-11920. (Impact Factor: 7.632, Front Cover)
2. Tang, P.; Li, J.; Li, T.; Tian, L.; Sun, Y.; Xie, W.; He, Q.; Chang, H.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*, Efficient integrated module of gravity driven membrane filtration, solar aeration and GAC adsorption for pretreatment of shale gas wastewater. Journal of Hazardous materials 2021, 405, 124166. (Impact Factor: 9.038)

Yushun Yang 杨宇顺
BS, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, 2020
1. Novichkova, A.; Shang, W.; Yang, Y.; Qiao, X.; Tang, Y.; Liu, B.*, Effect of Ultrafiltration–Reverse-Osmosis-Treated Shale Gas Wastewater on Seed Germination and Plant Growth. Energy & Fuels 2021, 35, (2), 1629-1637. (Impact Factor: 3.421)

Jingyu Shu 舒靖娱

Xiaoyu Ren 任小雨

Qingyi Liao 廖情义

Jialin Shi 石嘉林

Jinzhong Ye 叶津中

Di Zhang 张迪
Undergraduate Students

Mengchao Shi 史梦超
1. Tang, P.; Shi, M.; Li, X.; Zhang, Y.; Lin, D.; Li, T.*; Zhang, W.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*,
Can pre-ozonation be combined with gravity-driven membrane filtration to treat shale gas wastewater?
Science of the Total Environment. 2021, 797, 149181.

Zhaoyang Song 宋昭阳
1. Song, Z.; Tiraferri, A.; Yuan, R.; Cao, J.; Tang, P.; Xie, W.; Crittenden, J. C.; Liu, B.*, Theoretical evaluation of the evaporation rate of 2D solar-driven interfacial evaporation and of its large-scale application potential. Desalination 2022, 537, 115891.
2. Xie, W.; Tang, P.; Wu, Q.; Chen, C.; Song, Z.; Li, T.; Bai, Y.; Lin, S.; Tiraferri, A.; Liu, B.*, Solar-driven desalination and resource recovery of shale gas wastewater by on-site interfacial evaporation. Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 428, 132624.

Jiaxin Liang 梁嘉欣
1. Liang, J.#; Xie, T.#; Liu, Y.; Wu, Q.; Bai, Y.; Liu, B.*, Granular activated carbon (GAC) fixed bed adsorption combined with ultrafiltration for shale gas wastewater internal reuse. Environmental Research 2022, 212, 113486.

Xiangyang Zhang 张向阳

Wangxiao Jia 贾望晓