Our Laboratory
Our team's research focuses on developing membrane technologies and inventive approaches to address critical challenges related to water quality and quantity, resource sustainability, and renewable energy solutions.
Currently, we are working on projects involving:
Advanced Technology
Wastewater Treatment/ Resource Recovery/ Zero Liquid Discharge
- NF, MD, FO, RO
- Electrochemical membrane systems
- Photothermal-catalytic membrane systems
- Nanobubble-induced membrane and floatation systems
- Hybrid systems
Advanced Non-invasive Technologies
Membrane Fouling and Scaling Monitoring and Control
- Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Nanobubble technology
- Advanced structured membranes
Membrane Separation Technologies
Seawater Desalination & Brine Management
- Reverse Osmosis (RO)
- Membrane Distillation (MD)
- Forward Osmosis (FO)
- Hybrid systems
Membrane Fabrication
Advanced Membrane Fabrication
- Superhydrophobic/omniphobic/Janus MD membranes
- Ion-selective membranes
- Improved thin film composite FO/RO membranes
- Photothermal-catalytic MD membranes for water-energy nexus
- Antifouling and antibacterial membranes
Advanced System
Advanced Hybrid/Integrated Membrane System
- MD-electrolyzers for water and hydrogen production
- MD-based off-grid hydrogen-water station
- MD-Nanobubble
- FO-RO
- MD-Crystallizer
