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2-Hydroxy-N-(diphenylmethyl) acetamide nanocomposite membranes for highly selective desalination
Journal Article Year: 2025 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2025.123785
Authors: M. di Vincenzo, A. Tiraferri, R. Górecki, A. Martin, K. Gopalsamy, M. Malaguti, B. Davaasuren, M. N. Hedhili, S. Hong, G. Szekely, D. Dumitrescu, S. P. Nunes
Journal of Membrane Science, 721, 123785
  • Interfacial polymerization
  • Self-assembly
  • Reverse Osmosis
  • Desalination
  • Boron Removal
  • Urea Rejection
Alternative materials for interfacial polymerization: recent approaches for greener membranes
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/D4GC00466C
Authors: A. Ben-Zvi, U. T. Syed, G. Z. Ramon, S. P. Nunes
Green Chemistry, 26, 6237-6260
  • Interfacial polymerization
  • Membrane fabrication
  • Sustainable Membrane
Thymol: nature's solvent for sustainable hollow fiber fabrication
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:10.1039/D4GC01961J
Authors: U. T. Syed, L. Upadhyaya, L. M. D. Loiola, A.-H. Emwas, A. Volkov, S. P. Nunes
Green Chemistry, 26, 11576-11586
  • Green Solvent
  • Thymol
  • Hollow fibers
  • Natural Solvent
  • Membrane fabrication
Ultraselective Macrocycle Membranes for Pharmaceutical Ingredients Separation in Organic Solvents
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51548-7
Authors: B. Alhazmi, G. Ignacz, M. di Vincenzo, M. N. Hedhili, G. Szekely, S. P. Nunes
Nature Communications, 15, 7151 (2024)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Organic molecules in materials science
  • Block copolymer vitrimers
  • Organic Solvent Nanofiltration
Well-Defined Block Copolymer Vitrimer Membranes
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202409139
Authors: R. Górecki, S. Bhaumik, E. Qasem, L. Loiola, A.-H. Emwas, K. Ntetsikas, N. Hadjichristidis, S. P. Nunes
Small, 2024, 2409139.
  • Block copolymer vitrimers
  • Gas separation
  • Membranes
  • Organic solvent nanofiltration
  • Recycling
  • Self-Healing
  • Block copolymer
  • Vitrimer
Recyclable Membranes through Reversible and Dynamic Crosslinking
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:10.1021/acsapm.4c02286
Authors: M. Ramirez-Martinez, S. L. Aristizabal, L. Upadhyaya, A.-H. Emwas, N. Hadjichristidis, S. P. Nunes
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 6 (21), 13120-13131
  • Sustainable Membrane
  • Recyclable Membrane
  • Dynamic Covalent Bonds
  • Disulfide Bonds
  • Organic solvent nanofiltration
Hollow fibers with encapsulated ionic liquid for gas dehydration
Journal Article Year: 2025 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123390
Authors: E. Qasem, L. Upadhyaya, U. T. Syed, R. Górecki, L. P. Silva, P. J. Carvalho, S. P. Nunes
Journal of Membrane Science, 713, 123390
  • Water vapor removal
  • Proline-based ionic liquid
  • Pebax
  • Air dehumidification
  • Flue gas dehydration
  • Biogas separation
  • Hollow fibers
Open and FAIR data for nanofiltration in organic media: A unified approachAuthor links open overlay panel
Journal Article Year: 2025 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123356
Authors: S. Van Buggenhout, G. Ignacz, S. Caspers, R. Dhondt, M. Lanaerts, N. Lanaerts, S. R. Hosseinabadi, I. Nulens, G. Koeckelberghs, Y. Ren, R. P. Lively, M. Rabiller-Baudry, K. M. Lim, N. Ghazali, J. Coronas, M. Abel, M. Wessling, M. Skiborowski, A. Oxley, S. J. Han, A. Livingston, Z. Yi, C. Gao, K. Guan, R. R. Gonzales, H. Matsumaya, S. NM. Bettahalli, J. R. McCutcheon, F. Radmanesh, N. E. Benes, A. A. Tashvigh, Q. Fang, K. Zhang, G. Chen, W. Jin, Y. Zhang, C. Zhang, M. Liu, S. Sun, A. Buekenhoudt, C. Zhao, B. Van der Bruggen, J. F. Kim, L. C. Condes, M. T. Webb, M. Galizia, B. Alhazmi, L. Upadhyaya, S. P. Nunes, D. W. Kim, H. Schroter, U. Kragl, S. Stortte, A. J. Vorholt, P. Z. Culfaz-Emecen, M. Pizzoccaro-Zilamy, L. Winnbust, A. Yushkin, A. Volkov, J. Chau, K. K. Sirkar, S. Lu, G. Szekely, I. Vankelecom, R. Verbeke
Journal of Membrane Science, 713, 123356
  • OSN database
  • Open membrane database
  • OMD4SRNF
  • Organic solvent nanofiltration
  • Solvent-resistant nanofiltration
Carboxyl-functionalized polyimide for polar/non-polar organic solvent separation by pervaporation
Journal Article Year: 2025 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123277
Authors: R. Esposito, M. A. Abdulhamid, L. Upadhyaya, A. Volkov, S. P. Nunes
Journal of Membrane Science, 713, 123277
  • Pervaporation
  • Organic mixture
  • Polar-nonpolar separation
  • Polyimide membrane
  • Hollow fibers
Time-dependent mechanical behavior analysis using Weibull models of cellulose hollow fiber membranes produced by green solvent
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2024.118168
Authors: A. Yudhanto, G. Falca, M. Subah, S. P. Nunes, G. Lubineau
Desalination, 592, 118168
  • Cellulose
  • Hollow fiber
  • Polymeric membranes
  • Mechanical properties
  • Separation Performance
  • Weibull Analysis
Morphological Transitions of Block Copolymer Micelles: Implications for Mesoporous Materials Ordering
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/mats.202400046
Authors: N. Moreno, S. P. Nunes, V. Calo

Marcomolecular Theory and Simulations, 2400046

  • Block copolymers
  • Self-assembly
  • Morphology
Quaternized Poly(phenylene oxide) Membranes for Natural Gas Processing
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123099
Authors: E. Qasem, L. Upadhyaya, X. Li, S. P. Nunes

Journal of Membrane Science, 123099

  • Quaternary ammonium
  • Polyphenylene oxide membranes
  • CO2 separation
  • Gas separation
  • Natural Gas
Dual enzyme compartmentalization in a pH-responsive membrane: A way to tune enzymatic reactions in biocatalytic membranes
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122708
Authors: R. Mazzei, A. Y. Gebreyohannes, T. Poerio, V. Sansone, V. Musteata, L. Upadhyaya, L. Bruno, R. Górecki, S. P. Nunes, L. Giorno
Journal of Membrane Science, 700, 122708
  • Enzyme compartmentalization by membrane
  • Biocatalytic compartmentalized membrane
  • β-glucosidase
  • Oleuropein hydrolysis
  • Pectinase
  • Pectin hydrolysis
Thin-film composite membranes with contorted monomer for high-flux isothermal refining
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122712
Authors: F. Alduraiei, M. A. Abdulhamid, A. Y. Gebreyohannes, L. Peeva, A. Livingston, S. P. Nunes, G. Szekely
Journal of Membrane Science, 700, 122712
  • Interfacial polymerization
  • Organic solvent nanofiltration
  • Solvent-resistant nanofiltration
  • Crude oil separation
  • Fluorinated polyamide
Precision ion separation via self-assembled channels
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47083-0
Authors: S. Hong, M. di Vincenzo, A. Tiraferri, E. Bertozzi, R. Górecki, B. Davaasuren, X. Li, S. P. Nunes
Nature Communications, 15, 3160
  • Ion separation
  • Lithium recovery
  • Macrocycles
  • self-assembly
  • Thin film composite
Sour to sweet crude oil with membranes
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122716
Authors: S. Chisca, M. N. Hedhili, V. G. Samaras, J. Liu, S. P. Nunes
Journal of Membrane Science, 707, 122716
  • Copolytriazole
  • Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic segments
  • Complex mixture
  • Crude oil fractionation
  • Sulfur removal
Biofilm rigidity, mechanics and composition in seawater desalination pretreatment employing ultrafiltration and microfiltration membranes
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.121282
Authors: L. Ranieri, R. Esposito, S. P. Nunes, J. S. Vrouwenvelder, L. Fortunato
Water Research, 253, 121282
  • Seawater Reverse Osmosis
  • Gravity-driven membrane
  • Optical coherence tomography
  • Biofilm control strategies
  • Mechanical properties
Porous Laser-Scribed Graphene Electrodes Modified with Zwitterionic Moieties: A Strategy for Antibiofouling and Low-Impedance Interfaces
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c15849
Authors: A. C. Zambrano, L. M. D. Loiola, A. Bukhamsin, R. Górecki, G. Harrison, V. Mani, S. Fatayer, S. P. Nunes, K. N. Salama
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
  • Laser-scribed graphene
  • Zwitterionic
  • Antibiofouling
  • Biosensors
  • Point-of-care diagnostic
Polyphenol-coated hollow fiber system for energy-efficient dehumidification in air-conditioning
Journal Article Year: 2024 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122215
Authors: L. Upadhyaya, A. Y. Gebreyohannes, M. W. Shahzad, U. T. Syed, S. L. Aristizabal, R. Górecki, S. P. Nunes
Journal of Membrane Science, 692, 122215
  • Hollow fibers
  • Green coating
  • Coefficient of performance
  • Polyphenol
Encapsulated Amino Acid-Based Ionic Liquid for CO2 Separation Membranes
Journal Article Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c05135
Authors: L. P. Silva, E. Qasem, L. Upadhyaya, R. Esposito, R. Górecki, J. A. Coutinho, P. J. Carvalho, S. P. Nunes
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 12, 1, 300-309
  • Amino-acid based ionic liquids
  • Carbon capsules
  • Pebax1657
  • Composite membranes
  • Carbon dioxide separation
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