ADVANCING SCIENCE

Scientific Contributions

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

Advanced assessment of membrane fouling in seawater reverse osmosis plants using permeate quality degradation indicators
Year: 2026 DOI:https://doi.org/10.12912/27197050/219506
Authors: Fatma Alaoui, Amel Alioua Berrebah, Noreddine Ghaffour, Djillali Benouali, Fatma Belhoucine, Yamina Merzouk
  • conductivity
  • Membrane fouling
  • Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Membranes
  • permeate quality
  • salt rejection
  • cleaning-in-place
  • fouling diagnostics
Exploring the mechanism of tartrazine dye adsorption by Parthenium hysterophorus biochar for sustainable textile wastewater treatment
Year: 2026 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-025-06802-w
Authors: K. Younas, A. Jamil, M. Ahmad, Noreddine Ghaffour, Muhammad Saqib Nawaz
  • Parthenium hysterophorus
  • Dye wastewater treatment
  • Environmental remediation
  • Column adsorptionmodeling
  • Adsorption kinetics
Subnanoporous hydrophobic thin films for ultrahigh-efficiency seawater and brines desalination using membrane distillation
Year: 2026 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-68158-6
Authors: M. Obaid, Sofiane Soukane, Mohammed Rasool Qtaishat, Yaping Zhang, Vincent Guillerm, Hend Omar Mohamed, Maya Ayach, Venkatesh Singaravelu, Pedro Castaño, Guillaume Maurin, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Takeshi Matsuura, Noreddine Ghaffour
Evaluating synergistic toxicology effects of mixed microplastics on marine micro crustacean Artemia salina
Year: 2025 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2025.104671
Authors: Mariam Ali, Hira Amjad, Imran Hashmi, Hassan Shafiq, Noreddine Ghaffour, Muhammad Saqib Nawaz
  • Plastic pollutio
  • Microplastics co-exposure
  • Marine ecosystem contamination
  • Bioaccumulation
  • Swimming behavior
Removal of pesticide Lambda–Cyhalothrin from aqueous medium by Parthenium hysterophorus biochar with non–linear adsorption modeling
Year: 2025 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2025.101480
Authors: Rija Khalid, Asma Jamil, Kamran Younas, Sajida Rasheed, Noreddine Ghaffour, Muhammad Saqib Nawaz
  • Lambda–cyhalothrin
  • Parthenium hysterophorus
  • Biochar adsorption
  • Groundwater treatment
  • Pesticide removal

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