1.        Chen, T.; Sun, Y.; Dong, H.; Chen, J.; Yu, Y.; Ao, Z.; Guan, X.*, Understanding the Importance of Periodate Species in the pH-Dependent Degradation of Organic Contaminants in the H2O2/Periodate Process Environ Sci Technol2022, 56: 3127-3137.

2.         Shao, B.; Dong, H.; Zhou, G.; Ma, J.; Sharma, V.; Guan, X.*, Degradation of Organic Contaminants by Reactive Iron/Manganese Species: Progress and Challenges. Water Res 2022,221, 118765-118780.

3.         Chen, J.; Sun, B.; Zhu, Y.; Yang, Y.; Guan, X.*, Unraveling the Role of Mn(VI) and Mn(V) Species in Contaminant Abatement by Permanganate. Environ Sci Technol lett2022, 9: 446-451.

4.         Liu, Y.; Qian, J.; Sun, Y.*; Guan, X.*, Simultaneous Sequestration of Humic Acid-Complexed Pb(II), Zn(II), Cd(II), and As(V) by Sulfidated Zero-Valent Iron: Performance and Stability of Sequestration Products. Environ Sci Technol2022, 56: 3127-3137.

5.         Dong, H.; Xu, Q.; Lian, L.; Li, Y.; Wang, S.; Li, C.; Guan, X.*, Degradation of Organic Contaminants in the Fe (II)/Peroxymonosulfate Process under Acidic Conditions: The Overlooked Rapid Oxidation Stage. Environ Sci Technol2021, 55: 15390-15399.

6.         Li, J.; Guan, X.*; Zhang, W., Architectural Genesis of Metal(loid)s with Iron Nanoparticle in Water. Environ Sci Technol2021, 55: 12801-12808.

7.         Wang, S.; Deng, Y.; Shao, B.; Zhu, J.; Hu, Z.; Guan, X.*, Three Kinetic Patterns for the Oxidation of Emerging Organic Contaminants by Fe(VI): The Critical Roles of Fe(V) and Fe(IV). Environ Sci Technol2021, 55: 11335-11347.

8.         Qian, K.; Chen, H.; Li, W.; Ao, Z.; Wu, Y.; Guan, X.*, Single-Atom Fe Catalyst Outperforms Its Homogeneous Counterpartfor Activating Peroxymonosulfate to Achieve Effective Degradationof Organic Contaminants. Environ Sci Technol2021, 55: 7034-7043.

9.         Rao, D.; Chen, J.; Dong, H.; Qiao, J.; Zhou, B.; Sun, Y.*; Guan, X.*, Enhanced Oxidation of Organic Contaminants by Mn(VII)/CaSO3 Under Environmentally Relevant Conditions: Performance and Mechanisms. Water Res 2021, 188, 116481.

10.      Zhu, J.; Yu, F.; Meng, J.; Shao, B.; Dong, H.; Chu, W.;Cao, T.; Wei, G.; Wang, H.; Guan, X.*, Overlooked Role of Fe(IV) and Fe(V) in Organic Contaminant Oxidation by Fe(VI). Environ Sci Technol2020, 54(15): 9702-9710.

11.      Dong, H.; Li, Y.; Wang, S.; Liu, W.; Zhou, G.; Xie, Y.; Guan, X.*, Both Fe(IV) and radicals are active oxidants in the Fe(II)/peroxydisulfate process. Environ Sci Technol lett2020, 7(3): 219-224.

12.      Dong, H.; Wei, G.; Cao, T.; Shao, B.; Guan, X.*; Strathmann, T. J.,  Insights into the Oxidation of Organic Cocontaminants during Cr(VI) Reduction by Sulfite: The Overlooked Significance of Cr(V). Environ Sci Technol2020, 54(2): 1157-1166.

13.      Fan, P.; Sun, Y.; Zhou, B.; Guan, X.*, Coupled Effect of Sulfidation and Ferrous Dosing on Selenate Removal by Zerovalent Iron Under Aerobic Conditions. Environ Sci Technol2019, 53(24): 14577-14585.

14.      Qiao, J.; Feng, L.; Dong, H.; Zhao, Z.; Guan, X.*, Overlooked role of sulfur-centered radicals during bromate reduction by sulfite. Environ Sci Technol 2019,53, (17), 10320-10328.

15.      Fan, P.; Li, L.; Sun, Y.; Qiao, J.; Xu, C.; Guan, X.*, Selenate removal by Fe-0 coupled with ferrous iron, hydrogen peroxide, sulfidation, and weak magnetic field: A comparative study. Water Res 2019,159, 375-384.

16.      Li, J.; Dou, X.; Qin, H.; Sun, Y.; Yin, D.; Guan, X.*, Characterization methods of zerovalent iron for water treatment and remediation. Water Res 2019,148, 70-85.

17.      Liu, W.; Sun, B.; Qiao, J.; Guan, X.*, Influence of Pyrophosphate on the Generation of Soluble Mn(III) from Reactions Involving Mn Oxides and Mn(VII). Environ Sci Technol 2019,53, (17), 10227-10235.

18.      Qin, H.; Guan, X.*; Tratnyek, P. G.*, Effects of Sulfidation and Nitrate on the Reduction of N-Nitrosodimethylamine by Zerovalent Iron. Environ Sci Technol 2019,53, (16), 9744-9754.

19.      Rao, D.; Sun, Y.; Shao, B.; Qiao, J.; Guan, X.*, Activation of oxygen with sulfite for enhanced Removal of Mn(II): The involvement of SO4 center dot. Water Res 2019,157, 435-444.

20.      Shao, B.; Dong, H.; Sun, B.; Guan, X.*, Role of Ferrate(IV) and Ferrate(V) in Activating Ferrate(VI) by Calcium Sulfite for Enhanced Oxidation of Organic Contaminants. Environ Sci Technol 2019,53, (2), 894-902.

21.      Qin H.J., Guan X.H.*, Bandstra J.Z., Johnson R.L., Tratnyek P.G.* Modeling the Kinetics of Hydrogen Formation by Zerovalent Iron: Effects of Sulfidation on Micro- and Nano-Scale Particles. Environ Sci Technol2018, 52, 13887-13896.

22.      Li, J.; Zhang, X.; Liu, M.; Pan, B.; Zhang, W.; Shi, Z.; Guan X.H.* Enhanced Reactivity and Electron Selectivity of Sulfidated Zerovalent Iron toward Chromate under Aerobic Conditions. Environ Sci Technol 2018, 52, 2988−2997.

23.      Li, J.; Zhang, X.; Sun, Y.; Liang, L.; Pan, B.; Zhang, W.; Guan X.H.* Advances in Sulfidation of Zerovalent Iron for Water Decontamination. Environ Sci Technol 2017,51 (23), 13533-13544.

24.      Sun Y.K., Hu Y.H., Guan X.H.* The combined effect of weak magnetic field and anions on arsenite sequestration by ZVI: Kinetics and mechanisms. Environ Sci Technol2017 51 (7), 3742–3750.

25.      Qin H.J., Li J.X., Yang H.Y., Pan B.C., Zhang W.M., Guan X.H.* The coupled effect of ferrous ion and oxygen on the electron selectivity of zerovalent iron for selenate sequestration. Environ Sci Technol2017, 51 (9), 5090–5097.

26.      Xu, H.Y.; Sun, Y.K.; Li, J.X.; Li, F.M.; Guan, X.H.* Aging of zerovalent iron in synthetic groundwater: x‑ray photoelectron spectroscopy depth profiling characterization and depassivation with uniform magnetic field.  Environ Sci Technol 2016, 50 (15), 8214–8222.

27.      Sun, Y.K.; Li, J.X.; Huang, T.L.;* Guan, X.H.*The influences of iron characteristics, operating conditions and solution chemistry on contaminants removal by zero-valent iron: A review. Water Res 2016, 100, 277-295.

28.      Sun, B.; Dong, H.Y.; He, D.; Rao D.D.; Guan, X.H.*. Modeling the Kinetics of Contaminants Oxidation and the Generation of Manganese(III) in the Permanganate/Bisulfite Process. Environ Sci Technol 2016, 50, 1473−1482.

29.      Li, J.X.; Qin, H.J.; Guan, X.H.,* Premagnetization for Enhancing the Reactivity of Multiple Zerovalent Iron Samples toward Various Contaminants. Environ Sci Technol 2015, 49, 14401-14408.

30.      Sun, B.; Guan, X.H.;* Fang, J.; Tratnyek, P. G.,* Activation of Manganese Oxidants with Bisulfite for Enhanced Oxidation of Organic Contaminants: The Involvement of Mn(III). Environ Sci Technol 2015, 49, 12414-12421.

31.      Li, J. X.; Shi, Z.; Ma, B.; Zhang, P. P.; Jiang, X.; Xiao, Z. J.; Guan, X. H.,* Improving the Reactivity of Zerovalent Iron by Taking Advantage of Its Magnetic Memory: Implications for Arsenite Removal. Environ Sci Technol2015, 49(17), 10581-10588.

32.      Guan, X. H.; Sun, Y. K.; Qin, H. J.; Li, J. X.; Lo, I. M. C.; He, D.; Dong, H. R., The limitations of applying zero-valent iron technology in contaminants sequestration and the corresponding countermeasures: The development in zero-valent iron technology in the last two decades (1994-2014). Water Res 2015,75, 224-248.

33.      Liang, L. P.; Guan, X. H.;* Shi, Z.; Li, J. L.; Wu, Y. N.; Tratnyek, P. G.,*Coupled Effects of Aging and Weak Magnetic Fields on Sequestration of Selenite by Zero-Valent Iron. Environ Sci Technol 2014,48, 6326-6334.

34.      Sun, Y. K.; Guan, X. H.;* Wang, J. M.; Meng, X. G.; Xu, C. H.; Zhou, G. M., Effect of Weak Magnetic Field on Arsenate and Arsenite Removal from Water by Zerovalent Iron: An XAFS Investigation. Environ Sci Technol 2014,48, 6850-6858.

35.      Zhang, J.; Sun, B.; Xiong, X. M.; Gao, N. Y.; Song, W. H.; Du, E. D.; Guan, X. H.;* Zhou, G. M., Removal of emerging pollutants by Ru/TiO2-catalyzed permanganate oxidation. Water Res 2014,63, 262-270.

36.      Xiong, X. M.; Sun, B.; Zhang, J.; Gao, N. Y.; Shen, J. M.; Li, J. L.; Guan, X. H.,* Activating persulfate by Fe-0 coupling with weak magnetic field: Performance and mechanism. Water Res 2014,62, 53-62.

37.      Sun, B.; Xiong, X. M.; Zhou, G. M.; Guan, X. H.,* Response to Comment on Reinvestigation of the Role of Humic Acid in the Oxidation of Phenols by Permanganate. Environ Sci Technol 2014,48, (11), 6520-6521.

38.      Liang, L. P.; Sun, W.; Guan, X. H.;* Huang, Y. Y.; Choi, W. Y.; Bao, H. L.; Li, L. N.; Jiang, Z. Weak magnetic field significantly enhances selenite removal kinetics by zero valent iron. Water Res 2014,49, 371-380.

39.      Sun, B.; Zhang, J.; Du, J. S.; Qiao, J. L.; Guan, X. H.* Reinvestigation of the Role of Humic Acid in the Oxidation of Phenols by Permanganate. Environ Sci Technol 2013,47, 14332-14340.

40.      Zhang, J.; Sun, B.; Guan, X. H.;* Wang, H.; Bao, H. L.; Huang, Y. Y.; Qiao, J. L.; Zhou, G. M. Ruthenium Nanoparticles Supported on CeO2 for Catalytic Permanganate Oxidation of Butylparaben. Environ Sci Technol 2013,47, 13011-13019.

41.      Liang, L. P.; Yang, W. J.; Guan, X. H.;* Li, J.; Xu, Z. J.; Wu, J.; Huang, Y. Y.; Zhang, X. G. Z. Kinetics and mechanisms of pH-dependent selenite removal by zero valent iron. Water Res 2013,47, 5846-5855.

42.      Sun, Y. K.; Zhou, G. M.; Xiong, X. M.; Guan, X. H.;* Li, L. N.; Bao, H. L. Enhanced arsenite removal from water by Ti(SO4)2 coagulation. Water Res 2013,47, 4340-4348.

43.      Du, J. S.; Sun, B.; Zhang, J.; Guan, X. H.* Parabola-Like Shaped pH-Rate Profile for Phenols Oxidation by Aqueous Permanganate. Environ Sci Technol 2012,46, 8860-8867.

44.      Dong, H. R.; Guan, X. H.; Lo, I. M. C., Fate of As(V)-treated nano zero-valent iron: Determination of arsenic desorption potential under varying environmental conditions by phosphate extraction. Water Res 2012,46, (13), 4071-4080.

45.      Guan, X. H.;* Ma, J.;* Dong, H. R.; Jiang, L. Removal of arsenic from water: Effect of calcium ions on As(III) removal in the KMnO4-Fe(II) process. Water Res 2009,43, 5119-5128.

46.      He, D.; Guan, X. H.;* Ma, J.;* Yu, M. Influence of Different Nominal Molecular Weight Fractions of Humic Acids on Phenol Oxidation by Permanganate. Environ Sci Technol 2009,43, 8332-8337.

47.      Guan, X. H.;* Dong, H. R.; Ma, J.;* Jiang, L. Removal of arsenic from water: Effects of competing anions on As(III) removal in KMnO4-Fe(II) process. Water Res 2009,43, 3891-3899.

48.      Guan, X. H.; Chen, G. H.; Shang, C., Re-use of water treatment works sludge to enhance particulate pollutant removal from sewage. Water Res 2005,39, (15), 3433-3440.