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).

2020

Wang, X., Sun, M., Zhao, Y., Wang, C., Ma, W., Wong, M.S. & Elimelech, M.
In Situ Electrochemical Generation of Reactive Chlorine Species for Efficient Ultrafiltration Membrane Self-Cleaning
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 54. May 1, 2020. page(s) 6997-7007.
10.1021/acs.est.0c01590 | PDF

Sun, M., Qin, M., Wang, C., Weng, G.M., Huo, M.X., Taylor, A.D., Qu, J. & Elimelech, M.
Electrochemical-Osmotic Process for Simultaneous Recovery of Electric Energy, Water, and Metals from Wastewater
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 54. May 26, 2020. page(s) 8430-8442.
10.1021/acs.est.0c01891 | PDF

Davenport, D.M., Ritt, C.L., Verbeke, R., Dickmann, M., Egger, W., Vankelecom, I.F. & Elimelech, M.
Thin film composite membrane compaction in high-pressure reverse osmosis
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 610. May 30, 2020. page(s) TBD (Advanced Article).
10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118268 | PDF

Li, Z., Li, Y., Yao, Y.C., Aydin, F., Zhan, C., Chen, Y., Elimelech, M., Pham, T.A. & Noy, A.
Strong Differential Monovalent Anion Selectivity in Narrow Diameter Carbon Nanotube Porins
ACS nano, Volume 14. April 29, 2020. page(s) 6269–6275.
10.1021/acsnano.0c02423 | PDF

Liang, Y., Zhu, Y., Liu, C., Lee, K.R., Hung, W.S., Wang, Z., Li, Y., Elimelech, M., Jin, J. & Lin, S.
Polyamide nanofiltration membrane with highly uniform sub-nanometre pores for sub-1 Å precision separation
Nature Communications, 11. April 24, 2020. page(s) 1-9.
10.1038/s41467-020-15771-2 | PDF

Patel, S.K., Ritt, C., Deshmukh, A., Wang, Z., Qin, M., Epsztein, R. & Elimelech, M.
The relative insignificance of advanced materials in enhancing the energy efficiency of desalination technologies
Energy & Environmental Science, Issue 6. April 4, 2020. page(s) 1694.
10.1039/D0EE00341G | PDF

Wang, Z., Deshmukh, A., Du, Y. & Elimelech, M.
Minimal and zero liquid discharge with reverse osmosis using low-salt-rejection membranes
Water Research, Volume 170. March 1, 2020. page(s) 115317.
10.1016/j.watres.2019.115317 | PDF

Malmir, H., Epsztein, R., Elimelech, M. & Haji-Akbari, A.
Induced Charge Anisotropy: A Hidden Variable Affecting Ion Transport through Membranes
Matter, Volume 2. March 4, 2020. page(s) 524-525.
10.1016/j.matt.2019.12.022 | PDF

Fausey, C.L., Zucker, I., Lee, D., Shaulsky, E., Zimmerman, J.B. & Elimelech, M.
Tunable Molybdenum Disulfide-Enabled Fiber Mats for High-Efficiency Removal of Mercury from Water
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Volume 12. March 31, 2020. page(s) 18446-18456.
10.1021/acsami.9b22823 | PDF

Patel, S.K., Qin, M., Walker, W.S. & Elimelech, M.
Energy Efficiency of Electro-Driven Brackish Water Desalination: Electrodialysis Significantly Outperforms Membrane Capacitive Deionization
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 54. February 21, 2020. page(s) 3663-3677.
10.1021/acs.est.9b07482 | PDF

Sigurdardottir, S.B., DuChanois, R.M., Epsztein, R., Pinelo, M. & Elimelech, M.
Energy barriers to anion transport in nanofiltration membranes: Role of intra-pore diffusion
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 603. February 3, 2020. page(s) 117921.
10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117921 | PDF

Wang, Y., Lee, J., Werber, J.R. & Elimelech, M.
Capillary-driven desalination in a synthetic mangrove
Science Advances, Volume 6. Feb 21 2020. page(s) eaax5253.
10.1126/sciadv.aax5253 | PDF

Aydin, F., Zhan, C., Ritt, C., Epsztein, R., Elimelech, M., Schwegler, E. & Pham, T.A.
Similarities and Differences between Potassium and Ammonium Ions in Liquid Water: A First-Principles Study
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 20. Jan 08, 2020. page(s) 2540-2548.
10.1039/C9CP06163K | PDF

2019

Karanikola, V., Moore, S.E., Deshmukh, A., Arnold, R.G., Elimelech, M. & Sáez, A.E.
Economic performance of membrane distillation configurations in optimal solar thermal desalination systems
Desalination, Volume 472. December 15, 2019. page(s) 114-164.
10.1016/j.desal.2019.114164 | PDF

Porter, C.J., Werber, J.R., Ritt, C.L., Guan, Y.F., Zhong, M. & Elimelech, M.
Controlled grafting of polymer brush layers from porous cellulosic membranes
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 596. December 4, 2019. page(s) TBD.
10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117719 | PDF

Biesheuvel, P.M., Zhang, L., Gasquet, P., Blankert, B., Elimelech, M
Ion Selectivity in Brackish Water Desalination by Reverse Osmosis: Theory, Measurements, and Implications
Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 7. December 13, 2019. page(s) 42-47.
10.1021/acs.estlett.9b00686 | PDF

Fausey, C.L., Zucker, I., Shaulsky, E., Zimmerman, J.B. & Elimelech, M.
Removal of arsenic with reduced graphene oxide-TiO2-enabled nanofibrous mats
Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 375. November 1, 2019. page(s) 122040.
10.1016/j.cej.2019.122040 | PDF

Cheng, W., Lu, X., Kaneda, M., Zhang, W., Bernstein, R., Ma, J. & Elimelech, M.
Graphene Oxide Functionalized Membranes: The Importance of Nanosheet Surface Exposure for Biofouling Resistance
Environmental science & technology, Volume 54. November 22, 2019. page(s) 517-526.
10.1021/acs.est.9b05335 | PDF

Zucker, I., Hashmi, S.M., Yang, J., He, Y. Pfefferle, L.D. & Elimelech, M.
Shape-Dependent Interactions of Manganese Oxide Nanomaterials with Lipid Bilayer Vesicles
Langmuir, Volume 35. October 1, 2019. page(s) 13958-13966.
10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02428 | PDF

Guan, Y.F., Marcos-Hernández, M., Lu, X., Cheng, W., Yu, H.Q., Elimelech, M. & Villagrán, D.
Silica Removal Using Magnetic Iron-Aluminum (Fe-Al) Hybrid Nanomaterials: Measurements, Adsorption Mechanisms, and Implications for Silica Scaling in Reverse Osmosis
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 53. October 17, 2019. page(s) 13302-13311.
10.1021/acs.est.9b02883 | PDF