Mr Chenkai Niu
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology

Publications
Journal Articles
Liu, Tao, Xu, Dongdong, Lu, Yan, Niu, Chenkai, Chen, Daying, Shao, Yanjun, Li, Yimeng, Wang, Yayi and Guo, Jianhua (2025). Opportunities and challenges of shortcut nitrogen removal in membrane-aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs). Energy and Environmental Sustainability, 1 (2) 100017, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.eesus.2025.100017
Niu, Chenkai, Zuo, Zhiqiang, Zhao, Xinyu, Lai, Chunyu, Shi, Danting, Meng, Jia and Liu, Tao (2024). Gas fermentation coupled with water remediation. Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 11 (8), 851-855. doi: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00440
Niu, Chenkai, Ying, Yifeng, Zhao, Jing, Zheng, Min, Guo, Jianhua, Yuan, Zhiguo, Hu, Shihu and Liu, Tao (2024). Superior mainstream partial nitritation in an acidic membrane-aerated biofilm reactor. Water Research, 257 121692, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121692
Niu, Chenkai, Zhao, Xinyu, Shi, Danting, Ying, Yifeng, Wu, Mengxiong, Lai, Chun-Yu, Guo, Jianhua, Hu, Shihu and Liu, Tao (2024). Bioreduction of chromate in a syngas-based membrane biofilm reactor. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 470 134195, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134195
Zuo, Zhiqiang, Niu, Chenkai, Zhao, Xinyu, Lai, Chun-Yu, Zheng, Min, Guo, Jianhua, Hu, Shihu and Liu, Tao (2024). Biological bromate reduction coupled with in situ gas fermentation in H2/CO2-based membrane biofilm reactor. Water Research, 254 121402, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121402
Niu, Chenkai, Xia, Wencheng, Li, Yijiang, Bu, Xiangning, Wang, Yusheng and Xie, Guangyuan (2022). Insight into the low-rank coal flotation using amino acid surfactant as a promoter. Fuel, 307 121810, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2021.121810
Xia, Wencheng, Li, Yijiang and Niu, Chenkai (2019). Effects of high-temperature oxygen-deficient oxidation on the surface properties of sub-bituminous coal. Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, 41 (9), 1110-1115. doi: 10.1080/15567036.2018.1539144
Niu, Chenkai, Xia, Wencheng and Peng, Yaoli (2018). Analysis of coal wettability by inverse gas chromatography and its guidance for coal flotation. Fuel, 228, 290-296. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2018.04.146
Niu, Chenkai and Xia, Wencheng (2018). Effect of low-temperature pyrolysis on the surface hydrophobicity of low rank coal and the analysis of floatability of semi-coke 低温热解对低阶煤表面疏水性的影响机制及半焦可浮性分析. Meitan Xuebao/Journal of the China Coal Society, 43 (5), 1423-1431. doi: 10.13225/j.cnki.jccs.2017.1127
Xia, Wencheng, Niu, Chenkai and Ren, Chuancheng (2017). Enhancement in floatability of sub-bituminous coal by low-temperature pyrolysis and its potential application in coal cleaning. Journal of Cleaner Production, 168, 1032-1038. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.09.119
Niu, Chenkai, Xia, Wencheng and Xie, Guangyuan (2017). Effect of low-temperature pyrolysis on surface properties of sub-bituminous coal sample and its relationship to flotation response. Fuel, 208, 469-475. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2017.07.073
Xia, Wencheng, Niu, Chenkai and Zhang, Zelin (2017). Effects of attrition on coarse coal flotation in the absence of collectors. Powder Technology, 310, 295-299. doi: 10.1016/j.powtec.2017.01.056