荷兰瓦赫宁根大学博士，特聘副研究员。从事健康有害物质的微生物去除效果与机理、辐射对人体及环境生态健康影响等方向的研究。主持国家自然科学基金青年项目1项，参与国家级、省部级项目近10项，发表中英文学术论文25篇，h指数10，其中以（并列）第一/通讯作者发表SCI论文7篇，总影响因子88，授权发明专利4项，实用新型专利2项。

项目：

1. 国家自然科学基金青年基金项目（52000015），主持，2021.01-2023.12

2. 重庆市“揭榜挂帅“项目（cstc2021jscx-jbgsX0005），参与，2021.01-2022.12

代表性论文：

1. Wenbo Liu; S. Xu; H. Ma; Y. Li; J. Mąkinia; J. Zhai*. Anaerobic consortia mediate Mn(IV)-dependent anaerobic oxidation of methane. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 468: 143478

2. Wenbo Liu^#; Md. H. Rahaman^#; J. Mąkinia; J. Zhai*. Coupling transformation of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur in a long-term operated full-scale constructed wetland. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 777:146016

3. Wenbo Liu^#; H. Xiao^#; H. Ma; Y. Li; T.M. Adyel; J. Zhai*. Reduction of methane emissions from manganese-rich constructed wetlands: Role of manganese-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 387:123402.

4. Wenbo Liu; N.B.Sutton; H.H.M. Rijnaarts; A.A.M. Langenhoff*. Anaerobic biodegradation of pharmaceutical compounds coupled to dissimilatory manganese(IV) or iron(III) reduction. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020, 388: 119361

5. Wenbo Liu; N.B.Sutton; H.H.M. Rijnaarts; A.A.M. Langenhoff *. Pharmaceutical removal from water with iron-or manganese-based technologies: A review. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 2016, 46(19-20):1584-1621

6. Zhenchen Li;Wenbo Liu; Md. Hasibur Rahaman; Zhongbing Chen; Jixia Yan; Jun Zhai*. Polystyrene microplastics accumulation in lab-scale vertical flow constructed wetlands: impacts and fate. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 461: 132576

专利：

1. 一种水污染检测装置. ZL202210883805.X, 已授权

2. 一种水污染处理箱用监测装置. ZL202210860867.9, 已授权

3. 一种脉冲配水装置, ZL201910839827.4, 已授权

4. 一种具有脉冲配水和模块化人工湿地的污水处理系统, ZL 2019 10839826.X, 已授权