Assistant Professor
McKnight Land-Grant Professor
Contact
152 Civil Engineering Building
500 Pillsbury Drive SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Assistant Professor
McKnight Land-Grant Professor
Xiong Research Lab experts@Minnesota
Focusing on the interface of polymer science, environmental chemistry, and membrane material science, my research aims to i) elucidate the fundamental mechanism of polymer degradation that shapes sustainable design and management criteria of future polymer chemicals and materials, and ii) develop novel nature-inspired membrane material architecture to mitigate pathogenic contamination and fouling.
I am currently seeking talented undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs who are passionate about polymer chemistry, environmental chemistry, membrane fabrication, and environmental sustainability to join my research team. Please share your CV and description of research interest via email.
Postdoctoral scholar, 2018–2019, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Qin, J., Bastawisy, T., Chen, J., Gong, M., Johnston, S., Pan, Z., Romay, F., Shuai, D., Ou, Q., and Xiong, B*., (2025). Antiviral and Sustainable Coating on Textiles by Moringa oleifera Protein for Personal Protective Equipment Applications. ACS E&ST Engineering. 5.5: 1306-1315.
Kamal, S., Carew, K., Qin, J., Hatinoglu, D., Rahman, E., Apul, O., Xiong, B.*, (2025) Combined adsorption and Michaelis-Menten approach reveals predominant enzymatic depolymerization of crystalline poly(ethylene terephthalate) occurs in solution phase. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 13, 6, 2401–2410.
Panigrahi, C., Kamal, S., Qin, J., Ziemann, S., Rahman, E., House, M., Dutcher, C., Xiong, B.*, (2024). Removal of Pristine and UV-Weathered Microplastics from Water: Moringa oleifera Seed Protein as a Natural Coagulant. Environmental and Engineering Science. doi.org/10.1089/ees.2024.0135
Robertson, B., Miller, A., Rott, G., Quinn S., Rahman, E., Backmann, H., Nistler, A., Xiong, B., and Calabrese, M.,* (2024) A Scalable and Surfactant-Free Emulsion Method for Producing Microbeads from Varied Biomass Feedstocks. Langmuir, 40.33: 17463-17475.
Shieh, P., Zhang, W., Husted, K. E. L., Kristufek, S. L., Xiong, B., Lundberg, D. J., Lem, J., Veysset, D., Sun, Y., Nelson, K. A., Plata, D. L., & Johnson, J. A. (2020). Cleavable comonomers enable degradable, recyclable thermoset plastics. Nature, 583(7817), 542-547. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2495-2
Meza, L. C., Piotrowski, P., Farnan, J.D., Tasker, T.L., Xiong, B., Weggler, B., Murrell, K., Dorman, F. L., Heuvel, J.P.V., Burgos, W. D. (2020). Detection and removal of biologically active organic micropollutants from hospital wastewater. Science of the Total Environment 134469. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134469
Xiong, B., Purswani, P., Loss, R.D., Shields D., Zydney, A.L., Kumar, M. (2019) Mechanical degradation of polyacrylamide during hydraulic fracturing. Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology.
Yang, W., Son, M., Xiong, B., Kumar, M., Bucs, S., Vrouwenvelder, J. and Logan, B.E., (2019). Effective biofouling control using periodic H2O2 cleaning with CuO modified and polypropylene spacers. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 7(10), 9582–9587.
Samineni, L., Xiong, B., Chowdhury, R., Pei, A., Kuehster, L., Wang, H., Dickey, R., Soto, P.E., Massenburg, L., Nguyen, T.H. and Maranas, C., (2019). 7-log virus removal in a simple functionalized sand filter. Environmental Science & Technology. 53 (21), 12706-12714.
Xiong, B., Roman-White, S., Piechowicz, B., Miller, Z., Farina, B., Tasker, T., Burgos, W.D., Zydney, A.L., and Kumar, M. (2018). Polyacrylamide in hydraulic fracturing causes severe membrane fouling during flowback water treatment. Journal of Membrane Science 560, 125-131.
Xiong, B., Loss, R.D., Shields, D., Zydney, A.L., Kumar, M. (2018). Polyacrylamide in environment—implications for water treatment. npj Clean Water 1, (1), 17.
Schantz, A.B., Xiong, B., Dees, E., Moore, D.R., Yang, X., Kumar M. (2018). Prospects and challenges for high-pressure reverse osmosis in minimizing concentrated waste streams. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 4(7), 894-908.
Guo, C., Chang, H., Liu, B., He, Q., Xiong, B., Kumar, M., and Zydney, A.L. (2018). A combined ultrafiltration—reverse osmosis process for external reuse of Weiyuan shale gas flowback and produced water. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 4 (7), 942-955.