Meng Wang

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Professor, John and Willie Leone Department of Energy & Mineral Engineering (EME)

Research Summary

Dr. Wang's research focuses on environmental biotechnology for pollution control, resource recovery, and environmental sustainability. She combines physical-chemical processes with the biological process to improve the system stability and the resource recovery efficiencies. Her research uses experimental work and mathematical modeling to guide the design and operation of the treatment systems.

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Recent Publications

Deciphering the Interplay of Sludge Age and Aeration on Reactor Performance and Microbial Dynamics in High-Rate Contact Stabilization

He, L., Guo, B., Vlaeminck, S. E. & Wang, M., Apr 12 2024, In: ACS ES and T Engineering. 4, 4, p. 851-860 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Implied threats of the Red Sea crisis to global maritime transport: amplified carbon emissions and possible carbon pricing dysfunction

Peng, H., Wang, M. & An, C., Jul 1 2024, In: Environmental Research Letters. 19, 7, 074053.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Investigation of methane-rich gas production from the co-bioconversion of coal and anaerobic digestion sludge

Rahimi, E., Liu, S. & Wang, M., Feb 1 2024, In: Fuel. 357, 129565.

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Hybrid ion exchange and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review of process applications and mathematical modeling

Zhang, T., Payne, K., Zhang, J., Purswani, P., Karpyn, Z. & Wang, M., Mar 2024, In: Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology. 23, 1, p. 163-188 26 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Control of Inhibition Through Anaerobic Co-digestion of Algae with Sugarcane Bagasse

Zongo, B., Iman Shayan, S., Wang, M. & Ergas, S. J., Mar 2024, In: Bioenergy Research. 17, 1, p. 710-719 10 p.

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Wastewater treatment potential, light penetration profile and biomass settling performance of a photo-sequencing batch reactor

García, A., Valenzuela, E. I., Vargas, A., de Godos, I., Muñoz, R., Wang, M., Vital-Jácome, M. & Quijano, G., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology. 98, 2, p. 346-356 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Dynamic model of algal-bacterial shortcut nitrogen removal in photo-sequencing batch reactors

Iman Shayan, S., Zalivina, N., Wang, M., Ergas, S. J. & Zhang, Q., May 2022, In: Algal Research. 64, 102688.

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A review of biomass immobilization in anammox and partial nitrification/anammox systems: Advances, issues, and future perspectives

Wang, J., Liang, J., Ning, D., Zhang, T. & Wang, M., May 15 2022, In: Science of the Total Environment. 821, 152792.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Achieving reliable partial nitrification and anammox process using polyvinyl alcohol gel beads to treat low-strength ammonia wastewater

Wang, J., Liang, J., Sun, L., Shen, J. & Wang, M., Mar 2021, In: Bioresource technology. 324, 124669.

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Corrigendum to “Achieving reliable partial nitrification and anammox process using polyvinyl alcohol gel beads to treat low-strength ammonia wastewater” (Bioresource Technology (2021) 324, (124669), (S0960852421000079), (10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124669))

Wang, J., Liang, J., Sun, L., Shen, J. & Wang, M., Aug 2021, In: Bioresource technology. 334, 125193.

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Comparative environmental and economic life cycle assessment of high solids anaerobic co-digestion for biosolids and organic waste management

Lee, E., Oliveira, D. S. B. L., Oliveira, L. S. B. L., Jimenez, E., Kim, Y., Wang, M., Ergas, S. J. & Zhang, Q., Mar 15 2020, In: Water Research. 171, 115443.

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Biogas production from high solids anaerobic co-digestion of food waste, yard waste and waste activated sludge

Lee, E., Bittencourt, P., Casimir, L., Jimenez, E., Wang, M., Zhang, Q. & Ergas, S. J., Jul 15 2019, In: Waste Management. 95, p. 432-439 8 p.

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Advances in algal-prokaryotic wastewater treatment: A review of nitrogen transformations, reactor configurations and molecular tools

Wang, M., Keeley, R., Zalivina, N., Halfhide, T., Scott, K., Zhang, Q., van der Steen, P. & Ergas, S. J., Jul 1 2018, In: Journal of Environmental Management. 217, p. 845-857 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Hybrid algal photosynthesis and ion exchange (HAPIX) process for high ammonium strength wastewater treatment

Wang, M., Payne, K. A., Tong, S. & Ergas, S. J., Oct 1 2018, In: Water Research. 142, p. 65-74 10 p.

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Cost-effective treatment of swine wastes through recovery of energy and nutrients

Amini, A., Aponte-Morales, V., Wang, M., Dilbeck, M., Lahav, O., Zhang, Q., Cunningham, J. A. & Ergas, S. J., 2017, In: Waste Management. 69, p. 508-517 10 p.

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