1. Shuang Meng, Chenying Zhou, Yiming Sun, Peng Zhou*, Bo Lai*. Research Directions for Promoting Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes in Water Remediation. Environmental Science & Technology. 2026, 60, 8303–8314. (Nature Index, IF: 12.2)
2. Shuang Meng, Chenying Zhou, Yiming Sun, Peng Zhou*, Bo Lai*. Making waves: Transforming the sulfate footprint in AOPs-based wastewater treatment from passive burden to active control. Water Research. 2026, 306, 126643. (Nature Index, IF: 12.8)
3. Yujia Xiang, Shuo Chen, Yan Zhang, Heng Zhang, Qinxue Wen, Peng Zhou*, Bo Lai*. Oxygen-vacancy-engineered electronic structure boosting high-spin Fe (III) reduction for long-term Fenton oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy. 2026, 394, 126840. (IF: 19.7)
4. Yuchen Zhang, Yiming Sun, Chenying Zhou, Rongfu Huang*, Peng Zhou*, Bo Lai. Calcium boride enhanced Fenton oxidation towards long-term water decontamination: Dual-function sites of boron and calcium mediated Fenton-like reaction. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy. 2026, 391, 126699. (IF: 19.7)
5. Yiming Sun, Chenying Zhou, Shuang Meng, Shuang Zhong, Yang Liu, Chuanshu He, Peng Zhou*, Bo Lai. Boron-Doped Carbon Material Modulated Highly Reactive Near-Free Fe(III) for Accelerated and Long-Lasting Fenton Oxidation with Hydrogen Peroxide as a Green Electron Donor. Environmental Science & Technology. 2025, 59, 22961–22972. (Nature Index, IF: 12.2)
6. Yan Zhang, Shuo Chen, Huihui Peng, Chengying Zhou, Jing Zhang, Zhaokun Xiong, Yue Yuan, Chuanshu He, Peng Zhou*, Bo Lai*. Redox-synergistic mechanisms and engineering implementation of microscale zero-valent iron-based processes for refractory organic wastewater treatment. Water Research. 2025, 290, 125015. (Nature Index, IF: 12.8)
7. Chenying Zhou, Shuang Meng, Yiming Sun, Peng Zhang, Shuang Zhong, Heng Zhang, Yang Liu, Zhaokun Xiong, Chuanshu He, Gang Yao, Wei Ren, Peng Zhou*, Bo Lai*. Metal-Free Carbon Cocatalysis in Fenton Chemistry. Environmental Science & Technology. 2025, 59, 17978-17996. (Nature Index, IF: 12.2)
8. Peng Zhang, Minglu Sun, Chenying Zhou, Chuan-Shu He, Yang Liu, Heng Zhang, Zhaokun Xiong, Wen Liu, Peng Zhou*, and Bo Lai*. Origins of Selective Oxidation in Carbon-Based Nonradical Oxidation Processes toward Organic Pollutants: Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationships (QSARs). Environmental Science & Technology. 2024, 58, 4781-4791. (Nature Index, IF: 12.2)
9. Yiming Sun#, Peng Zhou#, Minglu Sun, Yuchen Zhang, Xiao Wang, Chenying Zhou, Yang Liu, Chuanshu He, and Bo Lai*. Hydrogen Peroxide as an Ideal Electron Donor for Long-Lasting Fenton Chemistry: Strong Enhancement of Fe(III) Activity by Heteroatom-Doped Nanocarbons. ACS Catalysis. 2024, 14, 6525-6534. (IF: 13.6)
10. Zixuan Zhang, Chenying Zhou, Yiming Sun, Peng Zhou*, Yang Liu, Heng Zhang, Ye Du, Chuanshu He, Zhaokun Xiong, Bo Lai*. Exceptionally accelerated Fe (III)/Fe(II) redox couple by niobium carbide MXene: A green and long-lasting enhanced Fenton oxidation. Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy. 2024, 342, 123385. (IF: 19.7)
11. Shuang Meng, Minglu Sun, Peng Zhang, Chenying Zhou, Chuanshu He, Heng Zhang, Yang Liu, Zhaokun Xiong, Peng Zhou*, Bo Lai*. Metal Borides as Excellent Co-Catalysts for Boosted and Long-Lasting Fenton-like Reaction: Dual Co-Catalytic Centers of Metal and Boron. Environmental Science & Technology. 2023, 57, 12534–12545. (Nature Index, IF: 12.2)
12. Peng Zhang, Peng Zhou*, Jiali Peng, Yang Liu, Heng Zhang, Chuanshu He, Zhaokun Xiong, Wen Liu, Bo Lai*. Insight into metal-free carbon catalysis in enhanced permanganate oxidation: Changeover from electron donor to electron mediator. Water Research. 2022, 219, 118626. (Nature Index, IF: 12.8)
13. Peng Zhou, Yangyang Yang, Wei Ren, Xiaojie Li, Yongli Zhang, Bo Lai*, Shaobin Wang, Xiaoguang Duan*. Molecular and kinetic insights to boron boosted Fenton-like activation of peroxymonosulfate for water decontamination. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2022, 319, 121916. (IF: 19.7)
14. Peng Zhou, Wei Ren, Gang Nie, Xiaojie Li, Xiaoguang Duan*, Yongli Zhang, Shaobin Wang*. Fast and long-lasting iron(Ⅲ) reduction by boron toward green and accelerated Fenton chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 2020, 59, 16517-16526. (Nature Index, IF: 17.6)
15. Peng Zhou, Jing Zhang*, Zhaokun Xiong, Yang Liu, Xiaowei Huo, Xin Cheng, Wenshu Li, Feng Cheng, Yongli Zhang. C60 Fullerol promoted Fe(III)/H2O2 Fenton oxidation: Role of photosensitive Fe(III)-Fullerol complex. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 2020, 265, 118264. (IF: 19.7)
16. Peng Zhou, Yang Liu, Zhaokun Xiong, Heng Zhang, Bo Lai*. Zero Valent Iron-induced Fenton-like Oxidation Towards Water Treatment. Emerging Nanotechnologies for Water Treatment. (Royal Society of Chemistry. Invited Book Chapter 12) 2021. (专著)
17. Zhaokun Xiong, Yang Liu, Peng Zhou, Heng Zhang, Bo Lai*. Heterogeneous Catalytic Ozonation over Supported Metal Oxides. Advanced Ozonation Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment: Active Catalysts and Combined Technologies. (Royal Society of Chemistry. Invited Book Chapter 2) 2022.(专著)