近年来，课题组在世界四大顶刊之一的《美国科学院院刊（PNAS）》、环境领域国际顶刊《环境科学与技术（ES&T）》和中国顶尖综合性期刊《中国科学》《国家科学进展》等国内外高影响力刊物发表论文100余篇，多篇入选期刊封面、热点和ESI高被引论文等，申请发明专利60余件，拥有自主知识产权授权专利40件，主持国家级和省市级项目10余项。15篇代表性论文：
1. Wenrui Cao, Lai Lyu*, et al. Salinity-mediated water self-purification via bond network distorting of H2O molecules on DRC-surface. Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of The United States of America (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA), 2023, 120(45), e2311920120.
2. Dongxuan Yang, Lai Lyu*, et al. Simultaneous Pollutant Removal and Ag Recovery in an Expanded Water Self-Purification System by Mo–Sn Quantum Dots. Environmental Science & Technology, 2025, 59, 27, 14116–14128.
3. Chao Lu, Lai Lyu*, et al. Endogenous substances utilization for water self-purification amplification driven by nonexpendable H2O2 over a micro-potential difference surface, Environmental Science & Technology, 2024, 58(52), 23241-23250.
4. Wenrui Cao, Lai Lyu*, et al. Water self-purification with zero-external consumption by livestock manure resource utilization. Environmental Science & Technology, 2023 57(7), 2837-2845.
5. Sihui Zhan, Lai Lyu*, et al. Efficient Fenton-like process for pollutant removal in electron-rich/poor reaction sites induced by surface oxygen vacancy over cobalt-zinc oxides. Environmental Science & Technology, 2020, 54(13), 8333-8343.
6. Lai Lyu, Chun Hu*, et al. 4-Phenoxyphenol -functionalized reduced graphene oxide nanosheets: A metal-free Fenton-like catalyst for pollutant destruction. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52(2), 747-756.
7. Lai Lyu, Chun Hu*, et al. Efficient destruction of pollutants in water by a dual-reaction-center Fenton-like process over carbon nitride compounds-complexed Cu(II)-CuAlO2. Environmental Science & Technology, 2018, 52(7), 4294-4304.
8. Lai Lyu, Chun Hu*, et al. Enhanced Fenton catalytic efficiency of γ-Cu-Al2O3 by σ-Cu2+-ligand complexes from aromatic pollutant degradation. Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49(14), 8639-8647.
9. Lai Lyu, Chun Hu*, et al. Potential and prospects in molecular orbital level micro-electric field for low energy consumption water purification. National Science Open, 2024, 3(3), 20230017.
10. Yingtao Sun, Lai Lyu*, et al. Simultaneous emerging contaminant removal and H2O2 generation through electron transfer carrier effect of Bi-O-Ce bond bridge without external energy consumption. Advanced Science, 2024, 11, 2308519.
11. Yingtao Sun, Lai Lyu*, et al. H2O2 triggering electron-directed transfer of emerging contaminants over asymmetric nano zinc oxide surfaces for water self-purification expansion. JACS Au, 2025, 5(1), 271-280.
12. Chao Lu, Chun Hu, Hongwei Rong, Lai Lyu*. Low-consumption water purification: Trace H2O2 triggering H2O2 generation through pollutant utilization on non-equilibrium ZnS surface. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 338, 123051.
13. Lai Lyu, Chao Lu, Yingtao Sun, Wenrui Cao, Tingting Gao, Chun Hu*. Low consumption Fenton-like water purification through pollutants as electron donors substituting H2O2 consumption via twofold cation-π over MoS2 cross-linking g-C3N4 hybrid. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2023, 320, 121871.
14. Hongxiang Zhang, Chenwei Li, Lai Lyu*, Chun Hu. Surface oxygen vacancy inducing peroxymonosulfate activation through electron donation of pollutants over cobalt-zinc ferrite for water purification. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020, 270, 118874.
15. Liang Wang, Xuan Huang, Muen Han, Lai Lyu*, Tong Li, Yaowen Gao, Qingyi Zeng, Chun Hu. Efficient inhibition of photogenerated electron-hole recombination through persulfate activation and dual-pathway degradation of micropollutants over iron molybdate. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2019, 257, 117904.