Publications

The Elimelech Group seeks to consistently publish high quality work in a well-organized and clear fashion. For Meny’s suggestions on writing effective papers, see his presentation given in a workshop at the AEESP Research & Education Conference at Yale University in June 2015 (updated July 2019).

2019

Kim, J., Jain, A., Zuo, K., Verduzco, R., Walker, S., Elimelech, M., Zhang, Z., Zhang, X. & Li, Q.
Removal of calcium IONS from water by selective electrosorption using target-ion specific nanocomposite electrode
Water Research, Volume 106. September 1, 2019. page(s) 445-453.
10.1016/j.watres.2019.05.016 | PDF

Feng, X., Imran, Q., Zhang, Y., Sixdenier, L., Lu, X., Kaufman, G., Gabinet, U., Kawabata, K., Elimelech, M. & Osuji, C.O.
Precise nanofiltration in a fouling-resistant self-assembled membrane with water-continuous transport pathways
Science Advances, Volume 5(8). August 9, 2019. page(s) eaav9308.
10.1126/sciadv.aav9308 | PDF

Cheng, W., Ma, J., Zhang, X. & Elimelech, M.
Sub-1 μm Free-Standing Symmetric Membrane for Osmotic Separations
Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Volume 6. July 18, 2019. page(s) 492-498.
10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00364 | PDF

Wang, Z., Horseman, T., Straub, A.P. Yip, N.Y., Li, D., Elimelech, M. & Lin, S.
Pathways and challenges for efficient solar-thermal desalination
Science Advances, Volume 5(7). July 26, 2019. page(s) eaax0763.
10.1126/sciadv.aax0763 | PDF

DuChanois, R. M., Epsztein, R., Trivedi, J. A. & Elimelech, M.
Controlling pore structure of polyelectrolyte multilayer nanofiltration membranes by tuning polyelectrolyte-salt interactions
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 581. July 1, 2019. page(s) 413-420.
10.1016/j.memsci.2019.03.077 | PDF

Pollitt, K.J.G., Kim, J.H., Peccia, J., Elimelech, M., Zhang, Y., Charkoftaki, G., Hodges, B., Zucker, I., Huang, H., Deizel, N.C. & Murphy, K.
1,4-Dioxane as an emerging water contaminant – State of the science and evaluation of research needs
Science of The Total Environment, Volume 690. June 28, 2019. page(s) 853-866.
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.443 | PDF

Zucker, I., Dizge, N., Fausey, C.L., Shaulsky, E., Sun, M. & Elimelech, M.
Electrospun silica nanofiber mats functionalized with ceria nanoparticles for water decontamination
RSC Advances, Volume 9. June 11, 2019. page(s) 19408-19417.
10.1039/C9RA03467F | PDF

Epsztein, R., Shaulsky, E., Qin, M., & Elimelech, M.
Activation behavior for ion permeation in ion-exchange membranes: Role of ion dehydration in selective transport.
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 580. June 15, 2019. page(s) 316-326.
10.1016/j.memsci.2019.02.009 | PDF

Malmir, H., Epsztein, R., Elimelech, M. & Haji-Akbari, A.
Computational Investigation of Ion Transport and Selectivity in a Nanoporous Desalination Membrane using Advanced Sampling Techniques
arXiv: Soft Condensed Matter, Volume TBD. June 3, 2019. page(s) TBD (Advanced Article).
arXiv:1906.00853 |

Feng, X., Kawabata, K., Cowan, M.G., Dwulet, G.E., Toth, K., Sixdenier, L., Haji-Akbari, A., Noble, R.D., Elimelech, M., Gin, D.L. & Osuji, C.O.
Single crystal texture by directed molecular self-assembly along dual axes
Nature Materials, Volume 18. June 17, 2019. page(s) 1235–1243.
10.1038/s41563-019-0389-1 | PDF

Sun, M., Boo, C., Shi, W., Rolf, J., Shaulsky, E., Cheng, W., Plata, D.L., Qu, J. & Elimelech, M.
Engineering Carbon Nanotube Forest Superstructure for Robust Thermal Desalination Membranes
Advanced Functional Materials, Volume 29. June 19, 2019. page(s) 1903125.
10.1002/adfm.201903125 | PDF

Ritt, C., Werber, J.R., Deshmukh, A. & Elimelech, M.
Monte Carlo Simulations of Framework Defects in Layered Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial Desalination Membranes: Implications for Permeability and Selectivity
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 53. May 8, 2019. page(s) 6214-6224.
10.1021/acs.est.8b06880 | PDF

Faucher, S.J., Aluru, N.R., Bazant, M.Z., Blankschtein, D., Brozena, A.H., Cumings, J., de Souza, J.P., Elimelech, M., Epsztein, R., Fourkas, J.T. & Govind Rajan, A.
Critical Knowledge Gaps in Mass Transport Through Single-Digit Nanopores: A Review and Perspective
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Volume 123(35). May 22, 2019. page(s) 21309-21326.
10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b02178 | PDF

Lu, X., Feng, X., Yang, Y., Jiang, J., Cheng, W., Liu, C., Gopinadhan, M., Osuji, C.O., Ma, J. & Elimelech, M.
Tuning the permselectivity of polymeric desalination membranes via control of polymer crystallite size
Nature Communications, Volume 10(1). May 28, 2019. page(s) 1-7, Article #2347.
10.1038/s41467-019-10132-0 | PDF

Chang, H., Li, T., Liu, B., Vidic, R.D., Elimelech, M., & Crittenden, J.C.
Potential and implemented membrane-based technologies for the treatment and reuse of flowback and produced water from shale gas and oil plays: A review
Desalination, Volume 455. April 1, 2019. page(s) 34-57.
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2019.01.001 | PDF

Qin, M., Deshmukh, A., Epsztein, R., Patel, S.K., Owoseni, O.M., Walker, W.S., & Elimelech, M.
Comparison of energy consumption in desalination by capacitive deionization and reverse osmosis
Desalination, Volume 455. April 1, 2019. page(s) 100-114.
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2019.01.003 | PDF

Shaulsky, E., Karanikola, V., Straub, A.P., Deshmukh, A., Zucker, I., & Elimelech, M.
Asymmetric membranes for membrane distillation and thermo-osmotic energy conversion
Desalination, Volume 452. February 15, 2019. page(s) 141-148.
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2018.11.005 | PDF

Kaneda, M., Lu, X., Cheng, W., Zhou, X., Bernstein, R., Zhang, W., Kimura, K., & Elimelech, M.
Photografting Graphene Oxide to Inert Membrane Materials to Impart Antibacterial Activity
Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Volume 6(3). February 4, 2019. page(s) 141-147.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00012 | PDF

Li, M., Wang, X., Porter, C. J., Cheng, W., Zhang, X., Wang, L., & Elimelech, M.
Concentration and Recovery of Dyes from Textile Wastewater using a Self-standing, Support-free Forward Osmosis Membrane
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 53(6). February 25, 2019. page(s) 3078-3086.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00446 | PDF

Liu, J., Cheng, S., Cao, N., Geng, C., He, C., Shi, Q, Xu, C., Ni, J., DuChanois, R.M., Elimelech, M., & Zhao, H.
Actinia-like multifunctional nanocoagulant for single-step removal of water contaminants
Nature Nanotechnology, Volume 14. January 1, 2019. page(s) 64–71.
DOI: 10.1038/s41565-018-0307-8 | PDF