(1) Jia Shen, Yaxian Hu,Zeming Xie,Zili Jiang,Doaa M. Mustafa,Yang Liu,Yue Han,Xiuxiu Ruan, Enhanced long-term oxidative remediation of calcium sulfate encapsulated KMnO4 for phenol-contaminated soil. Journal of Hazardous Materials,Available online 13 February 2026.

(2) Xinyu Huang, Hao Wang, Saijun Lv, Haoqing Zhang,Chuqi Wang, Xiuxiu Ruan*, Removal of organic pollutants and recovery of crystalline salt from ammonium sulfate waste salt by antisolvent crystallization process. Journal of Cleaner Production,2025,528, 146751.

(3) Soutnipapha Luangphon, Jia Shen, Xingyu Huang, Jerome Ramirez, Yue Han, Xiuxiu Ruan, Evaluation of the environmental effects from hydropower plants using life cycle assessment: A review. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2025, 223:108530.

(4) Jia Shen, Zili Jiang, Hongyun Shao, Zeming Xie, Yue Han, Jia Liu, Hongxin Chen, Shijin Feng, Yang Liu, Xiuxiu Ruan, Controlled-Release Oxidants for In Situ Remediation of Organic Contaminated Soil and Groundwater: Material Preparation, Mechanisms, and Applications.Journal of Hazardous Materials,Available online 7 August 2025,139480.

(5) Hongyun Shao, Jia Shen, Zili Jiang, Xiuxiu Ruan*, In-situ and Long-lasting Oxidation of SMX by Mg/Al-PDS LDH in Soil: Key Role of Solid-Phase Activation and CO2 Effect.Journal of Hazardous Materials, accepted.(2025)

(6) Zili Jiang, Zhichao Tang, Yaxian Hu, Hongyun Shao, Godwin A. Ayoko, Xiuxiu Ruan*, The Catalytic Oxidation of Organic Pollutants in Water and Soil Using Layered Double Hydroxides and Their Composites: A Critical Review.Applied Clay Science, 276(2025), 107929.

(7) Xinyu Huang, Min Song, Hao Wang, Saijun Lv, Shuifa Qi, Chuqi Wang, Haoqing Zhang, Xiuxiu Ruan*. Waste salt separation by antisolvent crystallization process: Mechanism study of Na2SO4-NaCl-solvent ternary phase diagrams and its life cycle assessment.Desalination, 2025, 613, 118985.

(8) Chuqi Wang,Xinyu Huang,Hao Wang,Rui Chen,XiuXiu Ruan. Combined Frozen Crystallization and Stepwise Decompression Evaporation for Na2SO4/NaCl Separation from Mixed Salts [J].Recycling, 2025, 10(3): 106.

(9) Xinyu Huang,Hao Wang,Min Song,Rui Chen,Saijun Lv,Haoqing Zhang,Chuqi Wang,Jerome Ramirez,XiuXiu Ruan. Comparative organic pollutants removal efficiency and life cycle assessment of pyrolysis and solvent elution for industrial waste salt recycling.Journal of Environmental Management, 2024, 371, 123218.

(10) Jia Shen, Zili Jiang, Hongyun Shao, Zhichao Tang, Xiuxiu Ruan*. Continuous oxidation of organic contaminates in soil by polylactic acid-coated KMnO4.Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024, 12(6), 114154.

(11) Jia Shen, Zili Jiang, Zhichao Tang, Fanke Guo, Hongyun Shao, Xiuxiu Ruan. Hydrochar Utilization for Saline-Alkali Soil Amelioration and Its Carbon Sequestration Potential Assessment . Advanced Sustainable Systems 2400290(1 of 12). DOI: 10.1002/adsu.202400290

(12) Chaoyang Zhang, Zili Jiang, Wanxue Sun,Yuyuan Tang, Zhanying Zhang, Changrong Shi, Xiuxiu Ruan. Activating Fenton-like reaction by hydrochars containing persistent free radicals derived from various pomelo peel components . Biochar (2024)6:69. DOI: 10.1007/s42773-024-00362-x

(13) Zili Jiang , Xuehua Zhang , Zhichao Tang , Jia Shen , Xiuxiu Ruan. Sustained release and self activation of peroxydisulfate intercalated Ca/Al-layered double hydroxide in the remediation of organic contaminated soil . AppliedClayScience258(2024)107475. DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2024.107475

(14)Zhichao Tang , Yaxian Hu , Hongyun Shao , Xiuxiu Ruan ,Weidong Chen. A facile “one-pot” synthesized CaAl MnO4 LDHwithahighloading capacity of oxidants for the sustained oxidation of oxytetracycline in soil. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 12 (2024) 113549. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2024.113549

(15)Xiuxiu Ruan ,Min Song , Zhihao Fang , Hao Wang ,Chaoyang Zhang ,Weidong Chen. Methods to treat industrial salted waste: a review. Environmental Chemistry Letters (2024) 22:2035–2053. DOI: 10.1007/s10311-024-01721-7

(16)Xiuxiu Ruan , Wangkai Zhu , Zili Jiang , Jianwei Zuo , Ray L.Frost , Godwin A.Ayoko , Guangren Qian. Electroplating wastewater treatment by in-situ formation of organic anions and inorganic anions intercalated layered double hydroxides. Chemosphere 338 (2023) 139425. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139425

(17)Xuehua Zhang, Zili Jiang, Fengting Sun, Yuhan Chen, Changrong Shi, Zhanying Zhang, Guangren Qian, Xiuxiu Ruan. Intercalated-Laurate-Enhanced Photocatalytic Activities of Ni/Cr-Layered Double Hydroxides. Catalysts 2023, 13(4), 698. DOI: 10.3390/catal13040698

(18)Zili Jiang, Fengting Sun, Ray L. Frost, Godwin Ayoko, Guangren Qian, Xiuxiu Ruan. Adsorption characteristics of assembled and unassembled Ni/Cr layered double hydroxides towards methyl orange. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2022, 363-371. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2022.03.022

(19)Xiuxiu Ruan, Yuqing Sun, Weimeng Du, Yuyuan Tanga,b, Qiang Liu, Zhanying Zhang,William Doherty, Ray L. Frost, Guangren Qian, Daniel C.W. Tsang.Formation, characteristics, and applications of environmentally persistent free radicals in biochars: A review.Bioresource Technology, 2019, 457-468.DOI:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.105

(20)Xiuxiu Ruan, Yaoyu Liu, Guoqing Wang, Ray L. Frost, Guangren Qian, Daniel C.W. Tsang Transformation of functional groups and environmentally persistent free radicals in hydrothermal carbonisation of lignin. Bioresource Technology, 2018, 223-229. DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.027

(21)Xiuxiu Ruan, Yuhan Chen, Hua Chen, Guangren Qian, Ray L. Frost. Sorption behavior of methyl orange from aqueous solution on organic matter and reduced graphene oxides modified Ni-Cr layered double hydroxides. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 295-303. DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.01.041

(22)Hua Chen, Guangren Qian, Xiuxiu Ruan, Ray L. Frost. Removal process of nickel(II) by using dodecyl sulfate intercalated calcium aluminum layered double hydroxide. Applied Clay Science, 2016, 419-424. DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2016.07.008

(23) Xiuxiu Ruan, Lizhong Zhu*, Baoliang Chen, Guangren Qian, Ray L. Frost*. Combined 1H-NMR and LSER Study for the Compound-specific Interactions between Organic Contaminants and Organobentonites.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2015, 460, 119–127.

(24)Hua Chen, Guangren Qian, Xiuxiu Ruan*, Ray L. Frost*. Abatement of Aqueous Anionic Contaminants by Thermo-responsive Nanocomposites: (Poly(Nisopropylacrylamide))-co- Silylanized Mg/Al Layered Double Hydroxides.Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2015, 448, 65–72.
