ADVANCING SCIENCE

Scientific Contributions

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

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
Double Filament Feed Spacers for Enhanced Performance in Reverse Osmosis Modules
Year: 2025 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.124696
Authors: Najat A Amin, Adnan Qamar, Henry J. Tanudjaja, Sarah Kerdi, Ho Kyong Shon, Noreddine Ghaffour
  • Membrane filtration
  • 3D-printed spacer
  • Concentration polarization
  • direct numerical simulations
  • Energy Consumption
  • Reverse osmosis (RO)
Sustainable Antimicrobial Silver@MXene Nanofiber Membranes for Enhanced Photothermal Membrane Distillation Performance
Year: 2025 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5c10788
Authors: Khalid Alhamdan, M. Obaid, Jehad K. El-Demellawi, Najat A Amin, Ananda Rao Hari, Yongjiu Lei, Pascal E. Saikaly, Husam N. Alshareef, Noreddine Ghaffour
  • MXene
  • Direct solar desalination
  • Photothermal Materials
  • Nanofiber
  • Electrospinning
Removal of antibiotics from a biologically nitrified human urine using granular activated carbon adsorption for a safe nutrient recovery in a circular economy
Year: 2025 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2025.107516
Authors: Abdulaziz Almuntashiri, Jiaxi Jiang, Ahmad Hosseinzadeh, Umakant Badeti, Amir H. Navidpour, Pema Dorji, Noreddine Ghaffour, Ho Kyong Shon, Sherub Phuntsho
  • Antibiotics
  • Nitrified urine
  • Granular activate carbon
  • Column adsorption
  • Artificial neural network