ADVANCING SCIENCE

Scientific Contributions

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

Boosting all-weather atmospheric water vapor harvesting with a solar-driven membrane system
Year: 2023 DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-3285251/v2
Authors: Yong Jin
  • Atmospheric water vapor harvesting (AVH)
  • Solar-driven membrane system
  • Liquid hygroscopic solutions
  • All-weather adaptability
  • Water production efficiency
Evaluating dye recovery and reusability potential from dyebath effluent using forward osmosis membranes for minimum liquid discharge
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139433
Authors: Maria Yasmeen, Sher Jamal Khan
  • Textile dyebath effluent
  • Forward Osmosis
  • Dye reconcentration
  • Surfactants driven FO
  • Zero discharge of hazardous chemicals (ZDHC)
Combination of advanced coagulation Fe(VI) and UF membrane to effectively remove organic compounds and mitigate biofouling during harmful algal blooms
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116882
Authors: Abdullah H. Alshahri, Thomas M. Missimer, Muhammad Ali
  • Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane
  • Pretreatment
  • Harmful algal blooms
  • Membrane
  • Desalination
  • Coagulation
  • Ferrate
Understanding the evolution of organic fouling in membrane distillation through driving force and resistance analysis
Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121993
Authors: Bastiaan Blankert, Luigi Ranieri, Cristian Picioreanu
  • Membrane Distillation
  • Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
  • Organic fouling
  • Fouling evolution
  • Driving force
  • Resistance
Machine learning and computational approaches for designing membrane distillation modules
Year: 2023 DOI:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1383586623015356
Authors: Sarah Almahfoodh, Adnan Qamar, Sarah Kerdi
  • Hollow fiber
  • Module design
  • Multiscale Modeling
  • Deep neural network
  • Artificial Intelligence