ADVANCING SCIENCE

Scientific Contributions

Through research papers, patents, and PhD dissertations, we push the boundaries of knowledge, driving innovation in desalination and water treatment.

Recovering and reuse of textile dyes from dyebath effluent using surfactant driven forward osmosis to achieve zero hazardous chemical discharge
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119524
Authors: Maria Yasmeen, Muhammad Zafar Khan
  • Textile dye recovery
  • Forward osmosis
  • Minimum liquid discharge
  • Zero hazardous discharge
  • Surfactant draw solution
A Fouling Comparison Study of Algal, Bacterial and Humic Organic Matters in Seawater Desalination Pretreatment Using Ceramic UF Membranes
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13020234
Authors: Mohammed Al Namazi, Sheng Li, TorOve Leiknes, Gary Amy
  • Fouling
  • Ceramic
  • Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane
  • Seawater Desalination
  • Pretreatment
Solar desalination: A review of recent developments in environmental, regulatory and economic issues
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solcom.2023.100034
Authors: Mattheus Goosen, Hacene Mahmoudi, Yousef Alyousef
  • Pareto frontier
  • Janus wood evaporator
  • Drivers and barriers
  • Markets and policies
  • Sustainability
  • Level of development
Inventions, innovations, and new technologies: Solar Desalination
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solcom.2023.100037
Authors: Samantha Wijewardane
  • Interfacial solar evaporation
  • Patents
  • Floating solar stills
  • Freeze desalination
Co–TiO2 supported on reduced graphene oxide as a highly active and stable photocatalyst for hydrogen generation
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.127232
Authors: Hager M. Moustafa, Vijay K.Velisoju, Hend Omar Mohamed, Pewee Datoo Kolubah, Xueli Yao, Pedro Castaño
  • Water splitting
  • Reduced graphene oxide
  • TiO2
  • Non-noble metal catalysts
  • H2 evolution