Research Lab for Water Treatment and Resource Recovery
NirWaterLab is part of the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, located in the heart of the desert and equipped with cutting edge labs and analytical equipment. We are working on the development of novel physico-chemical processes for water/wastewater treatment, desalination and resource recovery, as well as on advanced process modeling, which couples geochemistry and mass-transport
Research
Building on our theoretical knowledge and practical expertise in water-chemistry, membrane technology, and water process engineering, we are aimed at developing novel physico-chemical water treatment processes that are both sustainable and cost-efficient. We are working towards these three main goals:
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To eliminate water pollution, thus minimizing the risk to human health and the environment caused by impaired water quality
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To increase the sustainability of desalination and water treatment technology
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to recover valuable resources from the water we process
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Through achieving these goals, we hope to make an impact on public health and the environment by promoting a more sustainable and circular economy and securing fresh water and food for future generations.
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Latest Publications
Circular Hybrid Membrane Process Treating High-Salinity Ammonium-Rich Pharmaceutical Wastewater
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Musie Welldegerima Atshbha, Ru Liu, and Oded Nir
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Chemical Engineering Journal, (2024)
A Facile Tuning of Polyelectrolyte Cross-linking Chemistry for Improved Permselectivity and Stability of a Monovalent Cation Exchange Membrane​
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Anusha Chandra, Suman Das, Oded Nir, Jack Gilron
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Desalination, (2024)
Analyzing Ion Uptake in Ion-Exchange Membranes using Ion Association Model
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Yaeli S. Oren, Oded Nir, Viatcheslav Freger
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Journal of Membrane Science, (2024)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122202
Integrating Divalent-Selective Electrodialysis in Brackish Water Desalination
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Lior Monat, Ru Liu, Menachem Elimelech, and Oded Nir
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Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett., (2024)
Efficient PFOA removal from drinking water by a dual-functional mixed-matrix-composite nanofiltration membrane
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Mohit Chaudhary, Michal Sela-Adler, Avner Ronen, and Oded Nir
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NPJ Clean Water, (2023)
Extracting liquid fertilizer from ammonia-laden pharmaceutical wastewater using Hollow fiber membrane contactors
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Musie Welldegerima Atsbha, Lior Farkash, Gaash Bartal, Oded Nir
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Journal of Cleaner Production, (2023)
Reactive transport in membrane separation modeling: a perspective
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Chemical Engineering Research and Design, (2022)