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).

2015

Lu, X., Arias Chavez, L.H., Romero-Vargas Castrillón, S., Ma, J., & Elimelech, M.
Influence of Active Layer and Support Layer Surface Structures on Organic Fouling Propensity of Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membranes
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 49. February 2015. page(s) 1436-1444.
DOI: 10.1021/es5044062 | PDF

Bar-Zeev, E., Passow, U., Romero-Vargas Castrillón, S., & Elimelech, M.
Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP): From Aquatic Environments and Engineered Systems to Membrane Biofouling
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 49. January 2015. page(s) 691-707.
DOI: 10.1021/es5041738 | PDF

Shaffer, D.L., Werber, J.R., Jaramillo, H., Lin, S., & Elimelech, M.
Forward osmosis: Where are we now?
Desalination, Volume 356. January 2015. page(s) 271-284.
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.10.031 | PDF

Boo, C., Khalil, Y., and Elimelech, M.
Performance Evaluation of trimethylamine-carbon dioxide thermolytic draw solution for engineered osmosis.
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 473. January 2015. page(s) 302-309.
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.09.026 | PDF

2014

Lu, X., Boo, C., Ma, J., & Elimelech, M.
Bidirectional Diffusion of Ammonium and Sodium Cations in Forward Osmosis: Role of Membrane Active Layer Surface Chemistry and Charge
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 48. December 2014. page(s) 14369-14376.
DOI: 10.1021/es504162v | PDF

Feng, X., Tousley, M.E., Cowan, M.G., Wiesenauer, B.R., Nejati, S., Choo, Y., Noble, R.D., Elimelech, M., Gin, D.L., and Osuji, C.O.
Scalable Fabrication of Polymer Membranes with Vertically Aligned 1-nm Pores by Magnetic Field Directed Self-Assembly.
ACS Nano, Volume 8. December 2014. page(s) 11977-11986.
DOI: 10.1021/nn505037b | PDF

Zodrow, K.R., Bar-Zeev, E., Giannetto, M.J., and Elimelech, M.
Biofouling and Microbial Communities in Membrane Distillation and Reverse Osmosis.
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 48. November 2014. page(s) 13155-13164.
DOI: 10.1021/es503051t | PDF

Tousley, M.E., Feng, X., Elimelech, M., and Osuji, C.O.
Aligned Nanostructured Polymers by Magnetic Field Directed Self-Assembly of a Polymerizable Lyotropic Mesophase.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Volume 6. November 2014. page(s) 19710-19717.
DOI: 10.1021/am504730b | PDF

Lin, S., Nejati, S., Boo., C., Hu, Y., Osuji, C.O., and Elimelech, M.
Omniphobic Membrane for Robust Membrane Distillation.
Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Volumer 1. November 2014. page(s) 443-447.
DOI: 10.1021/ez500267p | PDF

Straub, A.P., Lin, S., and Elimelech, M.
Module-Scale Analysis of Pressure Retarded Osmosis: Performance Limitations and Implications for Full-Scale Operation.
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 48. October 2014. page(s) 12435-12444.
DOI: 10.1021/es503790k | PDF

Ben-Sasson, M., Lu, X., Bar-Zeev, E., Zodrow, K.R., Nejati, S., Qi, G., Giannelis, E.P., and Elimelech, M.
In situ formation of silver nanoparticles on thin-film composite reverse osmosis membranes for biofouling mitigation.
Water Research, Volume 62. October 2014. page(s) 260-270.
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.05.049 | PDF

Bar-Zeev, E., Zodrow, K.R., Kwan, S.E., and Elimelech, M.
The importance of microscopic characterization of membrane biofilms in an unconfined environment.
Desalination, Volume 348. September 2014. page(s) 8-15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.06.003 | PDF

Oh, Y., Lee, S., Elimelech, M., Ju, Y., Lee, S., Hong, S.
Effect of Hydraulic Pressure and Membrane Orientation on Water Flux and Reverse Solute Flux in Pressure Assisted Osmosis.
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 465. September 2014. page(s) 159-166.
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.04.008 | PDF

Yip, N.Y. and Elimelech, M.
Comparison of Energy Efficiency and Power Density in Pressure Retarded Osmosis and Reverse Electrodialysis.
Environmental Science & Technology, Volume 48. September 2014. page(s) 11002-11012.
DOI: 10.1021/es5029316 | PDF

Gopinadhan, M., Deshmukh, P., Choo, Y., Majewski, P.W., Bakajin, O., Elimelech, M., Kasi, R.M., Osuji, C.O.
Thermally Switchable Aligned Nanopores by Magnetic-Field Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers.
Advanced Materials, Volume 26. August 2014. page(s) 5148-5154.
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201401569 | PDF

Liang, S., Qi, G., Xiao, K., Sun, J., Giannelis, E.P., Huang, X., Elimelech, M.
Organic fouling behavior of superhydrophilic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration membranes functionalized with surface-tailored nanoparticles: Implications for organic fouling in membrane bioreactors.
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 463. August 2014. page(s) 94-101.
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.037 | PDF

Lin, S., Straub, A.P., Elimelech, M.
Thermodynamic Limits of Extractable Energy by Pressure Retarded Osmosis
Energy & Environmental Science, Volume 7. August 2014. page(s) 2706-2714.
DOI: 10.1039/C4EE01020E | PDF

Praetorius, A., Tufenkji, N., Goss, K.U., Scheringer, M., von der Kammer, F., Elimelech, M.
The road to nowhere: Equilibrium partition coefficients for nanoparticles.
Environmental Science: Nano. Volume 1, Environmental Science: Nano. Volume 1. August 2014. page(s) 317-323.
DOI: 10.1039/C4EN00043A | PDF

Phuntsho, S., Lotfi, F., Hong, S., Shaffer, D.L., Elimelech, M., Shon, H.K.
Membrane scaling and flux decline during fertiliser-drawn forward osmosis desalination of brackish groundwater.
Water Research, Volume 57. June 2014. page(s) 172-182.
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.03.034 | PDF

Kim, Y., Elimelech, M., Shon, H.K., Hong, S.
Combined organic and colloidal fouling in forward osmosis: Fouling reversibility and the role of applied pressure.
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 460. June 2014. page(s) 206-212.
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.02.038 | PDF