l  Microbial ecology of biofilm

l  Nutrient management in cropping systems by biofilm

l  Resource reuse based on periphytic biofilm

l  Nanoparticle toxicity evaluation using periphytic biofilm

l  The development of periphytic biofilm reactor and its fundamental

l  The control of non-point source pollution

l  The mitigation of eutrophic process in surface waters

l  The systematic design and control of water and soil erosion

(1)     Yonghong Wu, Book - Periphyton: Functions and Application in Environmental Remediation. Elsevier Publisher, November, 2016.

(2)     Yonghong Wu, Linzhang Yang. Chapter 8 “A prospectus for bio-organic fertilizer based on microorganisms: recent and future research in agricultural ecosystem”. In book: Organic Fertilizers: Types, Production and Environmental Impact. Nova Science Publisher, New York. 2012.

(3)     Yonghong Wu. Chapter 9 “Periphyton biofilm for sustainability of aquatic ecosystem” in book: “Green Materials for Sustainable Water Remediation and Treatment”, Royal Society of Chemistry Green Chemistry Book series, RSC Publisher. 2013. 

1.        Ningyuan Zhu, Sichu Wang, Cilai Tang, Pengfei Duan, Lunguang Yao, Jun Tang, Po Keung Wong, Taicheng An, Dionysios, Dionysiou, Yonghong Wu. Protection mechanisms of periphytic biofilm to photocatalytic nanoparticles (PNPs) exposure. Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, 53, 1585–1594.
2.        Junzhuo Liu, Jun Tang, Juanjuan Wan, Chenxi Wu, Yonghong Wu. Functional sustainability of periphytic biofilms in organic matter and Cu2+ removal during prolonged exposure to TiO2 nanoparticles. Journal of Hazardous Materials, In press, corrected proof, Available online 30 August 2017.
3.        Cilai Tang, Pengfei Sun, Jiali Yang, Yingping Huang, Yonghong Wu*. Kinetics simulation of Cu and Cd removal and the microbial community adaptation in a periphytic biofilm reactor. Bioresource Technology, 2019, 276, 199-203.
4.        Yu Wang, Yan Zhu, Pengfei Sun, Junzhuo Liu, Ningyuan Zhu, Jun Tang, Po Keung Wong, Hua Fan, Yonghong Wu. Augmenting nitrogen removal by periphytic biofilm strengthened via upconversion phosphors (UCPs). Bioresource Technology, 2019, 274, 105-112.
5.        Ningyuan Zhu, Jun Tang, Cilai Tang, Pengfei Duan, Lunguang Yao, Yonghong Wu*, Dionysios D. Dionysiou. 2018. Combined CdS nanoparticles-assisted photocatalysis and periphytic biological processes for nitrate removal, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2018, 353, 237-245.
6.        Ningyuan Zhu, Yonghong Wu*, Jun Tang, Pengfei Duan, Lunguang Yao, Eldon Raj Rene, Po Keung Wong, Taicheng An, Dionysios D. Dionysiou. A New Concept of Promoting Nitrate Reduction in Surface Waters: Simultaneous Supplement of Denitrifiers, Electron Donor Pool, and Electron Mediators. Environmental science & technology 2018, 52, 8617-8626.
7.        Jun Tang, Yonghong Wu*, Sofia Esquivel-Elizondo, SØren SØrensen, Bruce Rittmann. How microbial aggregates protect against nanoparticle toxicity, Trends in Biotechnology, 2018, 36, 1171-1182.
8.        Yonghong Wu, Junzhuo Liu, Eldon Rene. Periphytic biofilms: A promising nutrient nutrient utilization regulator in wetlands. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 248, 44-48.
9.        Jun Tang, Ningyuan Zhu, Yan Zhu, Junzhuo Liu, Chenxi Wu, Philip G Kerr, Yonghong Wu*, Paul K S Lam. Responses of Periphyton to Fe2O3 Nanoparticles-a Physiological and Ecological Basis for Defending Nanotoxicity, Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51, 10797-10805.
10.    Jun Tang, Ningyuan Zhu, Yan Zhu, Philip Kerr, Yonghong Wu*. Distinguishing the roles of different extracellular polymeric substance fractions of a periphytic biofilm in defending against Fe2O3 nanopartice toxicity. Environmental Science: Nano, 2017, 4, 1682-1691.
11.    Yonghong Wu, Jun Tang, Junzhuo Liu, Bruce Graham, Philip G Kerr, H Chen. Sustained high nutrient supply as an allelopathic trigger between periphytic biofilm and Microcystis aeruginosa, Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51 (17), 9614-9623.
12.    Yonghong Wu, Junzhuo Liu, Renfang Shen, Bojie Fu*. Mitigation of nonpoint source pollution in rural areas: From control to synergies of multi ecosystem services, Science of The Total Environment 2017, 607, 1376-1380.
13.    Junzhuo Liu, Fengwu Wang, Wantong Wu, Juanjuan Wan, Jiali Yang, Sulin Xiang, Yonghong Wu*. Biosorption of high-concentration Cu (II) by periphytic biofilms and the development of a fiber periphyton bioreactor (FPBR). Bioresource Technology, 2018, 248, 127-134.
14.    Yonghong Wu*, Jiali Yang, Jun Tang, Philip Kerr, Po Keung Wong. The remediation of extremely acidic and moderate pH soil leachates containing Cu (II) and Cd (II) by native periphytic biofilm. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2017, 162, 846-855.
15.    Junzhuo Liu, Yonghong Wu*, Chenxi Wu, Koenraad Muylaert, Wim Vyverman, Han-Qing Yu, Raúl Muñoz, Bruce Rittmann. Advanced nutrient removal from surface water by a consortium of attached microalgae and bacteria: A review. Bioresource Technology, 2017, 241, 1127-1137.
16.    Pengfei Sun, Jianhong Zhang, Sofia Esquivel-Elizondo, Lan Ma, Yonghong Wu*. Uncovering the flocculating potential of extracellular polymeric substances produced by periphytic biofilms. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 248, 56-60.
17.    Du Kang, Qichao Zhao, Yonghong Wu, Chenxi Wu, Wu Xiang. Removal of nutrients and pharmaceuticals and personal care products from wastewater using periphyton photobioreactors. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 248, 113-119.
18.    Yan Zhu, Jianhong Zhang, Ningyuan Zhu, Jun Tang, Junzhuo Liu, Pengfei Sun, Yonghong Wu*, Po Keung Wong. Phosphorus and Cu2+ removal by periphytic biofilm stimulated by upconversion phosphors doped with Pr3+-Li+. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 248, 68-74.
19.    Ningyuan Zhu, Jianhong Zhang, Jun Tang, Yan Zhu, Yonghong Wu*. Arsenic removal by periphytic biofilm and its application combined with biochar. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 248, 49-55.
20.    Pengfei Sun, Sofia Esquivel-Elizondo, Yuhua Zhao*, Yonghong Wu*. Glucose triggers the cytotoxicity of Citrobacter sp. R1 against Microcystis aeruginosa. Science of The Total Environment 2017, 603, 18-25
21.    Yonghong Wu, Yizhou Li, Aura Ontiveros-Valencia, Luis Ordaz-Díaz, Junzhuo Liu, Chen Zhou, Bruce E. Rittmann. Enhancing denitrification using a novel in situ membrane biofilm reactor (isMBfR). Water Research, 2017, 119, 234-241.
22.    Yonghong Wu, Fengwu Wang, Xi Xiao, Junzhuo Liu, Chenxi Wu, Hong Chen, Philip Kerr, Jonathan Shurin. Seasonal changes in phosphorus competition and allelopathy of a benthic microbial assembly facilitate prevention of cyanobacterial blooms. Environmental Microbiology, 2017, 19, 2483-2494. 
23.    Sadaf Shabbir, Muhammad Faheem, Naeem Ali, Philip G. Kerr, Yonghong Wu*. Periphyton biofilms: A novel and natural biological system for the effective removal of sulphonated azo dye methyl orange by synergistic mechanism. Chemosphere, 2017,   167, 236-246.
24.    Sadaf Shabbir, Muhammad Faheem, Naeem Ali, Philip Kerr, Yonghong Wu*. Evaluating role of immobilized periphyton in bioremediation of azo dye amaranth. Bioresource Technology, 2017, 225, 395-401.
25.    Junzhuo Liu, Fengwu Wang, Wei Liu, Cilai Tang, Chenxi Wu, Yonghong Wu*. Nutrient removal by up-scaling a hybrid floating treatment bed (HFTB) using plant and periphyton: From laboratory tank to polluted river. Bioresource Technology, 2016, 207, 142-149.
26.    Junzhuo Liu, Wei Liu, Fengwu Wang, Philip Kerr, Yonghong Wu*. Redox zones stratification and the microbial community characteristics in a periphyton bioreactor. Bioresource Technology, 2016, 204, 114-121.
27.    Juanjuan Wan, Xuemei Liu, Philip G. Kerr, Chenxi Wu, Yonghong Wu*. Comparison of the properties of periphyton attached to modified agro-waste carriers. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2016, 23, 3718-3726.
28.    Juanjuan Wan, Xuemei Liu, Chenxi Wu, Yonghong Wu*. Nutrient capture recycling by periphyton attached to modified agrowaste carriers. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2016, 23, 8035-8043.
29.    Chaofeng Song, Juan Lin, Xiaolong Huang, Yonghong Wu, Jiantong Liu, Chenxi Wu. Effect of butyl paraben on the development and microbial composition of periphyton. Ecotoxicology. 2016, 25, 342-349.
30.    Wei Liu, Hongli Ji, Philip Kerr, Yonghong Wu, Yanming Fang. The application of soil amendments benefits to the reduction of phosphorus depletion and the growth of cabbage and corn. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2015, 22, 16772-16780.
31.    Xiaolong Huang, Yenan Tu, Chaofeng Song, Tiancui Li, Juan Lin, Yonghong Wu, Jiantong Liu, Chenxi Wu. Interactions between the antimicrobial agent triclosan and thebloom-forming cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa. Aquatic Toxicology, 2015, 172, 103-110.
32.    Jiali Yang, Cilai Tang, Fengwu Wang, Yonghong Wu*. Co-contamination of Cu and Cd in paddy fields: using periphyton to entrap heavy metals. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2016, 304, 150-158.
33.    Haiying Lu, Juanjuan Wan, Jiuyu Li, Hongbo Shao, Yonghong Wu*. Periphytic biofilm: A buffer for phosphorus precipitation and release between sediments and water. Chemosphere, 2016，144, 2058-2064.
34.    Shaidong Shangguan, Junzhuo Liu, Yan Zhu, Zhengong Tong, Yonghong Wu*. Start-up of a spiral periphyton bioreactor (SPR) for removal of COD and the characteristics of the associated microbial community, Bioresource Technology, 2015, 193, 456-462.
35.    Haiying Lu, Linzhang Yang, Shanqing Zhang, Yonghong Wu*. The behaviour of organic phosphorus under non-point source wastewater in the presence of phototrophic periphyton, PloS one, 2014, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085910.
36.    Yonghong Wu, Lizhong Xia, Zhiqiang Yu, Sadaf Shabbir, Philip G. Kerr. In situ bioremediation of surface waters by periphyton. Bioresource Technology. 2014, 151, 367-372. (Invited submission)
37.    Yonghong Wu, Lizhong Xia, Nian Liu, Shuai Gou, Bibhash Nath. Cleaning and regeneration of periphyton biofilm in surface water treatment system. Water Science and Technology. 2014, 69, 235-243.
38.    Yonghong Wu. The studies of periphytons: from waters to soils. Hydrology: Current Research, 2013, 4, 2.
39.    Yanfang Feng, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Yonghong Wu, Hui Zhou, Lihong Xue, Shiying He, Linzhang Yang. Adsorption of dyestuff from aqueous solutions through oxalic acid-modified swede rape straw: Adsorption process and disposal methodology of depleted bioadsorbents. Bioresource Technology, 2013, 138, 191-197.
40.    Yanfang Feng, Hui Zhou, Guohua Liu, Jun Qiao, Jinhua Wang, Haiying Lu, Linzhang Yang, Yonghong Wu*. Methylene blue adsorption onto swede rape straw (brassica napus L.) modified by tartaric acid: equilibrium, kinetic and adsorption mechanisms, Bioresource Technology, 2012, 125, 138-144.
41.    Rong Yan, Hongli Ji, Yonghong Wu*, Philip Kerr, Yanming Fang, Linzhang Yang. An Investigation into the Kinetics and Mechanism of the Removal of Cyanobacteria by Extract of Ephedra equisetina Root. PLoS ONE, (2012), 7 (8): e42285. doi:10.1371 /journal.pone.0042285.
42.    Yonghong Wu, Tianling Li, Linzhang Yang. Mechanisms of removing pollutants from aqueous solutions by microorganisms and their aggregates: A review. Bioresource Technology, 2012, 107, 10-18.
43.    Tianling Li, Luji Bo, Fan Yang, Shanqing Zhang, Yonghong Wu*, Linzhang Yang. Comparsion of the removal of COD by a hybrid bioreactor at low- and room-temperature and the characteristics of the associated microorganisms. Bioresource Technology, 2012, 108, 28-34.
44.    Rong Yan, Fan Yang, Yonghong Wu*, Zhengyi Hu, Bibhash Nath, Linzhang Yang, Yanming Fang. Cadmium and mercury removal from non-point source wastewater by a hybrid bioreactor. Bioresource Technology, 2011, 102 (21), 9927-9932.
45.    Yonghong Wu, Jiantong Liu, Linzhang Yang, Hong Chen, Shanqing Zhang, Huijun Zhao, Naiming Zhang. Allelopathic control of cyanobacterial blooms by periphyton biofilms. Environmental Microbiology, 2011, 13 (3), 604-615.
46.    Yonghong Wu, Jiangzhou He, Linzhang Yang, Evaluating adsorption and biodegradation mechanisms during the removal of microcystin-RR by periphyton. Environmental Science & Technology, 2010, 44 (16), 6319-6324.

(1) YonghongWu, Rong Yan, Hongli Ji, Linzhang Yang, Lifang Hong, Libo Fu, Yundong Li. An integrated method to build drinking water engineering and control non-point source pollution in drink source areas in multi-mountainous watersheds. ZL 200910035836.4. (Sold to Jiangsu Shanshui Construction Group)

(2)   Yonghong Wu, Rong Yan, Hongli Ji, Yundong Li, Linzhang Yang, Yanming Fang. The treatment method of agro-solid wastes based on the processes of high temperature, aerobics and hydrolyzation. Authorized patent number: ZL 201110028378.9. (Sold to Kunming Lvxin Ecological Technology Co, LTD.)

(3)   Zhengyi Hu, Yonghong Wu, Linzhang Yang, Xiangui Lin, Yiming Wang. A constructed method of ecological ditch purifying non-point source wastewater from resident and cropland. Authorized patent number: ZL 200610097845.2. (Sold to Jiangsu Daqian Ecological Landscape Co, LTD)

(4)   Jiantong Liu, Yonghong Wu, Changqiang Qiu. A kind of equipment inhibiting the excessive algae growth in situ. Authorized patent number: ZL 200320115653.1. (Sold to Wuhan Zhongke Aquatic Environmental Engineering Co, LTD.)

(5)   Jiantong Liu, Yonghong Wu, Changqiang Qiu. A method to rapidly improve transparency in the water body with medium content of cyanobacterial biomass. Authorized patent number: ZL 200410060864.9. (Sold to Wuhan Zhongke Aquatic Environmental Engineering Co, LTD.)

(6)   Yonghong Wu, Jiantong Liu. Polyurethane coating paint with anti-slip and its preparation method. Authorized patent number: ZL 03118882.6. (Sold to Shenzhen MeiliHua Paint & Coating Co, LTD.)

(7)   Jiantong Liu, Yonghong Wu. A kind of polyurethane coating varnish with self-fluid and its preparation method. Authorized patent number: ZL 03118430.8. (Sold to Shenzhen MeiliHua Paint & Coating Co, LTD.)

已指导学生

杨嘉利  硕士研究生  085238-生物工程  

唐骏  博士研究生  083001-环境科学  

朱燕  硕士研究生  071300-生态学  

孙瑞  博士研究生  090301-土壤学  

朱宁远  博士研究生  090301-土壤学  

王思楚  博士研究生  090301-土壤学  

李红颖  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

高孟宁  硕士研究生  071300-生态学  

徐滢  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

陆文苑  硕士研究生  071300-生态学  

现指导学生

周晴晴  博士研究生  071300-生态学  

相棣  硕士研究生  071300-生态学  

王凯  博士研究生  083001-环境科学  

孙宇婷  硕士研究生  071300-生态学