1.          Lin Xu, Shihe Xu, Qiaoli Zhang, Shengxiao Zhang, Yong Tian, Zongshan Zhao, Yaqi Cai, * Chlorinated-methylsiloxanes in Shengli oilfield: their generation in oil-production wastewater treatment plant and presence in the surrounding soils. Environmental Science & Technology, 2019, 53(7), 3558-3567.

2.          Sijing He, Qinfeng Rong, Hongyun Niu, Yaqi Cai*, Platform for molecular-material dual regulation: A direct Z-scheme MOF/COF heterojunction with enhanced visible-light photocatalytic activity. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 247, 49–56.

3.          Sijing He, Bing Yin, Hongyun Niu, Yaqi Cai,* Targeted synthesis of visible-light-driven covalent organic framework photocatalyst via molecular design and precise construction. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018, 239,147–153.

4.          Lin Xu, Shihe Xu, Qiaoli Zhang, Qiang Xu, Shengxiao Zhang, Yaqi Cai,* Sources and fate of cyclic phenylmethylsiloxanes in one municipal wastewater treatment plant and biosolids-amended soil. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52, 9835？9844.

5.          Liqin Zhi, Lin Xu, Yao Qu, Chunhui Zhang, Dong Cao, Yaqi Cai*, Identification and elimination of fluorinated methylsiloxanes in environmental matrices near a manufacturing plant in eastern China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52, 12235？12243.

6.          Xiaowei Song, Robin Vestergren, Yali Shi,* Jun Huang, Yaqi Cai, Emissions, transport, and fate of emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances from one of the major fluoropolymer manufacturing facilities in China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52, 9694？9703.

7.          Yali Shi, Robin Vestergren, Therese Haugdahl Nost, Zhen Zhou, Yaqi Cai*, Probing the differential tissue distribution and bioaccumulation behavior of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances of varying chain-lengths, isomeric structures and functional groups in crucian carp. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52, 4592？4600.

8.          Hongyun Niu, Yang Zheng, Saihua Wang, Sijing He, Yaqi Cai,* Stable hierarchical microspheres of 1D Fe–gallic acid MOFs for fast and efficient Cr(VI) elimination by a combination of reduction, metal substitution and coprecipitation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 16600-16604.

9.          Lin Xu, Shihe Xu, Liqin Zhi, Xudan He, Chunhui Zhang, Yaqi Cai,* Methylsiloxanes release from one landfill through yearly cycle and their removal mechanisms (especially hydroxylation) in leachates. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51, 12337-12346.

10.       Lin Xu, Yali Shi, Chuangxiu Li, Xiaowei Song, Zhanfen Qin, Dong Cao, Yaqi Cai,* Discovery of a novel polyfluoroalkyl benzenesulfonic acid around oilfields in northern China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2017, 51, 14173？14181.

11.       Lin Xu, Liqin Zhi, Yaqi Cai,* Methylsiloxanes in children silicone-containing products from China: Profiles, leaching, and children exposure. Environment International, 2017, 101, 165-172.

12.       Sijing He, Qinfeng Rong, Hongyun Niu, Yaqi Cai,* Construction of a superior visible-light-driven photocatalyst based on a C3N4 active centre-photoelectron shift platform-electron withdrawing unit triadic structure covalent organic framework. Chemical Communication, 2017, 53, 9636？9639.

13.       Yali Shi, Robin Vestergren, Lin Xu, Zhen Zhou, Chuangxiu Li, Yong Liang, Yaqi Cai*, Human exposure and elimination kinetics of chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonic acids (Cl-PFESAs). Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50(5), 2396-2404.

14.       Lin Xu, Xudan He, Liqin Zhi, Chunhui Zhang, Tao Zeng, Yaqi Cai,* Chlorinated methylsiloxanes generated in the papermaking process and their fate in wastewater treatment processes. Environmental Science & Technology, 2016, 50(23), 12732- 12741

15.       Hongyun Niu, Saihua Wang, Yixin Tan, Yaqi Cai,* Investigation of the interaction modes between nonpolar organic pollutants with ionizable functional groups and natural organic matter via AuNP-based colorimetric assays. Chemical Communication, 2015, 51, 17140-17143.

16.       Yali Shi, Robin Vestergren, Zhen Zhou, Xiaowei Song, Lin Xu, Yong Liang, Yaqi Cai*, Tissue distribution and whole body burden of the chlorinated polyfluoroluoroether sulfonic acid, F-53B, in crucian carp (Carassius carassius): Evidence for a highly bioaccumulative contaminant of emerging concern. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49(24), 14156-14165.

17.       Yali Shi, Shihe Xu, Lin Xu, Yaqi Cai*, Distribution, elimination, and rearrangement of cyclic volatile methylsioxanes in oil-contaminated soil of the Shengli oilfield, China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49 (19), 11527-11535

18.       Tao Zeng, Xiaole Zhang, Saihua Wang, Hongyun Niu, Yaqi Cai*, Spatial confinement of a Co3O4 catalyst in hollow metal–organic frameworks as a nanoreactor for improved degradation of organic pollutants. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49 (4), 2350–2357

19.       Zhen Zhou, Yali Shi, Robin Vestergren, Thanh Wang, Yong Liang, Yaqi Cai*, Highly elevated serum concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in fishery employees from Tangxun Lake, China. Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, 48, 3864-3874

20.       Hongyun Niu, Saihua Wang, Zhen Zhou, Yurong Ma, Xunfeng Ma, Yaqi Cai*, Sensitive colorimetric visualization of perfluorinated compounds using poly(ethylene glycol) and perfluorinated thiols modified gold nanoparticles. Analytical Chemistry, 2014, 86,4170-4177

21.       Tao Zeng, Xiaole Zhang, Saihua Wang, Yurong Ma, Hongyun Niu, Yaqi Cai*, Assembly of a nanoreactor system with confined magnetite core and shell for enhanced Fenton-like catalysis. Chemistry-A European Journal, 2014,20, 6474-6481

22.       Tao Zeng, Xiaole Zhang, Yuanyuan Guo, Hongyun Niu, Yaqi Cai*, Enhanced catalytic application of Au@polyphenolmetal nanocomposites synthesized by a facile and green method. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2,14807-14811

23.       Lin Xu, Yali Shi, Yaqi Cai*, Occurrence and fate of volatile siloxannes in a municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant of Beijing, China. Water Research, 2013, 47, 715-724

24.       Tao Zeng, Xiaole Zhang, SaihuaWang, Yurong Ma, Hongyun Niu, Yaqi Cai*, A double-shelled yolk-like structure as an ideal magnetic support of tiny gold nanoparticles for nitrophenol reduction. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013, 1, 11641-11647

25.       Tao Zeng, Xiaole Zhang, Hongyun Niu, Yurong Ma, Wenhui Li, Yaqi Cai*, In situ growth of gold nanoparticles onto polydopamine-encapsulated magnetic microspheres for catalytic reduction of nitrobenzene. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2013, 134-135, 26-33

26.       Tao Zeng, Xiaole Zhang, Yurong Ma, Saihua Wang, Hongyun Niu, Yaqi Cai*, A functional rattle-type microsphere with a magnetic-carbon double-layered shell for enhanced extraction of organic targets. Chemical Communication, 2013, 49:6039-6041.

27.       Yixuan Wang, Saihua Wang, Hongyun Niu*, Yurong Ma, Tao Zeng, Yaqi Cai, Zhaofu Meng, Preparation of polydopamine coated Fe3O4 nanoparticles and their application for enrichment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from environmental water samples. Journal of Chromatography A, 2013, 1283, 20– 26.

28.       Hongyun Niu, Saihua Wang, Tao Zeng, Yixuan Wang, Xiaole Zhang, Zhaofu Meng, Yaqi Cai,* Preparation and characterization of layer-by-layer assembly of thiols/Ag nanoparticles/polydopamine on PET bottles for the enrichment of organic pollutants from water samples. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012, 22(31), 15644-15653.

29.       Tao Zeng, Xiaole Zhang, Yurong Ma, Hongyun Niu, Yaqi Cai,* A novel Fe3O4–graphene–Au multifunctional nanocomposite: green synthesis and catalytic application. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012, 22(35), 18658-18663.

30.       Lin Xu, Yali Shi, Thanh Wang, Zhirong Dong, Weiping Su, Yaqi Cai,* Methyl siloxanes in environmental matrices around a siloxane production facility, and their distribution and elimination in plasma of exposed population. Environmental Science & Technology, 2012, 46(21), 11718-11726.

31.       Yurong Ma, Hongyun Niu, Xiaole Zhang, Yaqi Cai,* Colorimetric detection of copper ions in tap water within the synthesis of silver/dopamine nanoparticles. Chemical Communications, 2011, 47, 2643-12645.

32.       Xiaole Zhang, Hongyun Niu, Wenhui Li, Yali Shi, Yaqi Cai,* A core–shell magnetic mesoporous silica sorbent for organic targets with high extraction performance and anti-interference ability. Chemical Communications, 2011, 47, 4454-4456.

33.       Xiaole Zhang, Hongyun Niu, Yuanyuan Pan, Yali Shi, Yaqi Cai,* Chitosan-coated octadecyl-functionalized magnetite nanoparticles: preparation and application in extraction of trace pollutants from environmental water samples. Analytical Chemistry, 2010, 82(6), 2367-2371.

34.       Hongyun Niu, Yaqi Cai*. Preparation of octadecyl and amino mixed group modified titanate nanotubes and its efficient adsorption to several ionic or ionizable organic analytes. Analytical Chemistry, 2009, 81, 9913-9920.

35.       Xiaoli Zhao, Yaqi Cai*, Thanh Wang, Yali Shi, Guibin Jiang, Preparation of alkanethiolate-functionalized core/shell Fe3O4@Au nanoparticles and its interaction with several typical target molecules. Analytical Chemistry, 2008, 80, 9091–9096.

36.       Xiaoli Zhao, Yali Shi, Yaqi Cai*, Shifen Mou. Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-coated magnetic nanoparticles for the preconcentration of phenolic compound from environmental water samples. Environmental Science & Technology, 2008, 1139, 178-184.

37.       Yu’e Cai, Yaqi Cai*, Yali Shi, Shifen Mou, Yiqiang Lu, Optimizing the integrated pulsed amperometric multicycle step waveform for the determination of tetracyclines. Journal of Chromatography A, 2006, 1118, 35-40. 

38.       Lina Liang, Shumin Mo, Yaqi Cai*, Shifen Mou, Guibin Jiang, Meijuan Wen, Direct amino acid analysis method for speciation of selenoamino acids using high-performance anion-exchange chromatography coupled with integrated pulsed amperometric detection. Journal of Chromatography A, 2006, 1118, 134-138.  14

39.       Lina Liang, Shumin Mo, Ping Zhang, Yaqi Cai*, Shifen Mou, Guibin Jiang, Meijuan Wen, Hyphenation technique for selenium speciation by high performance anion-exchange chromatography post column UV irradiation coupled with atomic fluorescence spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography A, 2006, 1118, 139-143.