Xitong Liu

A full publication list is available on Google Scholar and ORCID.

Journal papers

# denotes Liu lab students.  † denotes equal contribution. ∗ denotes corresponding author. 

• Qi, Y.;# Tong, T.; Liu, X.;* Mechanisms of Silica Scale Formation on Organic Macromolecule-Coated Surfaces. ACS ES&T Water 2021, 1, (8), 1826–1836.
• Feng, Y.;  Zhang, Y.;  Liu, G.;  Liu, X.;* Gao, S., Interaction of graphene oxide with artificial cell membranes: Role of anionic phospholipid and cholesterol in nanoparticle attachment and membrane disruption. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2021, 111685.
• Liu, X.;  Shanbhag, S.;  Bartholomew, T.;  Whitacre, J. F.; Mauter, M. S., Cost Comparison of Capacitive Deionization and Reverse Osmosis for Brackish Water Desalination. ACS ES&T Engineering 2021, 1, 2, 261–273.
• Kong, L.;# Liu, X.;* Emerging electrochemical processes for materials recovery from wastewater: Mechanisms and prospects. Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering 2020, 14 (5).
• Liu, X.;  Shanbhag, S.;  Natesakhawat, S.;  Whitacre, J. F.; Mauter, M. S., Performance Loss of Activated Carbon Electrodes in Capacitive Deionization: Mechanisms and Material Property Predictors. Environmental Science & Technology 2020, 54 (23), 15516–15526.
• Liu, X.; Shanbhag S, Mauter M. Understanding and mitigating performance decline in electrochemical deionization, Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 2019, 25, 67–74.
• Liu, X.; Yan C, Chen K. Adsorption of Human Serum Albumin on Graphene Oxide: Implications for Protein Corona Formation and Conformation, Environmental Science and Technology, 2019, 53, 15, 8631–8639.
• Liu, X.; Whitacre J, Mauter M. Mechanisms of Humic Acid Fouling on Capacitive and Insertion Electrodes for Electrochemical Desalination, Environmental Science and Technology, 2018, 52 (21), 12633–12641.
• Liu, X.* Interactions of Silver Nanoparticles Formed In Situ on AFM Tips with Supported Lipid Bilayers, Langmuir, 2018, 34 (36), 10774–10781.
• Feng Y†, Liu X†, Huynh K, McCaffery J, Mao L, Gao S, Chen K. Heteroaggregation of Graphene Oxide with Nanometer- and Micrometer-Sized Hematite Colloids: Influence on Nanohybrid Aggregation and Microparticle Sedimentation. Environmental Science and Technology, 2017, 51, 6821–6828.
• Liu, X., Chen K. Aggregation and Interactions of Chemical Mechanical Planarization Nanoparticles with Model Biological Membranes: Role of Phosphate Adsorption, Environmental Science: Nano, 2016, 3, 146−156.
• Liu, X., Chen K. Interactions of Graphene Oxide with Model Cell Membranes: Probing Nanoparticle Attachment and Lipid Bilayer Disruption, Langmuir, 2015, 31, 12076−12086.
• Liu, X., Song X, Zhang S, Wang M, Pan B. Non-Hydroxyl Radical Mediated Photochemical Processes for Dye Degradation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2014, 16, 7571–7577.
• Liu, X., Wang M, Zhang S, Pan B. Application Potential of Carbon Nanotubes in Water Treatment: A review. Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2013, 25, (7), 1263–1280.

• George Washington University Early Career Inventor of the Year Award, 2026
• CAPEES-ESE Early Career Award, 2025
• American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES) 40-
  under-40 Recognition Program, 2025
• George Washington University OVPR Early Career Research Award, 2025
• The Inaugural ACS ES&T Engineering Best Paper Award, 2022
• American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), Doctoral New Investigator
  Award, 2020
• Outstanding Publication Award, Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2017
• American Chemical Society C. Ellen Gonter Environmental Chemistry Award, 2017
• American Chemical Society Graduate Student Award in Environmental Chemistry, 2015
• Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Student Award, Boston, 2014
• Outstanding Graduates of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, 2010
• People’s Scholarship for Outstanding Students, Nanjing University, 2007–2009