Publications
Circular Hybrid Membrane Process Treating High-Salinity Ammonium-Rich Pharmaceutical Wastewater​. Atshbha, M. W; Liu R. , & Nir, O. ​(2024). Chemical Engineering Journal, 497, 154690.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.154690
A Facile Tuning of Polyelectrolyte Cross-linking Chemistry for Improved Permselectivity and Stability of a Monovalent Cation Exchange Membrane​​. Chandra, A.; Das, S.; Nir, O.; & Gilron, J. (2024). ​Desalination, 586, 117874.
Removal of iron, aluminum, and magnesium ions from the wet-process phosphoric acid solutions via Donnan dialysis. ​Zhong, Q.; Li, J.; Yang, L.; He, G.; Luo, T.; Nir, O.; Xu, D.; Wang, X.; & Zhang, Z. (2024). Journal of Membrane Science. 697, 122451.
Analyzing ion uptake in ion-exchange membranes using Ion association model. ​Oren Y. S; Nir, O.; & Freger, V.​ (2024). Journal of Membrane Science, 690: 122202. 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122202
Integrating divalent-selective electrodialysis in brackish water desalination​. Monat, L.; Liu R.; Elimelech, M.; & Nir, O. (2024)​. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 202411 (2), 172-178.
Efficient PFOA removal from drinking water by a dual-functional mixed-matrix-composite nanofiltration membrane. Chaudhary, M.; Ronen, A.; & Nir, O. (2023).​​ NPJ Clean Water. 6(1), 1-10.
Extracting liquid fertilizer from ammonia-laden pharmaceutical wastewater using Hollow fiber membrane contactors.​ Atsbha, M. W.; Farkash, L.; Bartal, G.; & Nir, O.​ Journal of Cleaner Production. (2023). 418, 138183.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138183
Precise Cation Separations with Composite Cation-Exchange Membranes: Role of Base Layer Properties.​ DuChanois, R. M.; Mazurowski, L.; Fan, H.; Verduzco, R.; Nir O., & Elimelech, M. Environmental Science & Technology. (2023). 57 (15), 6331-6341.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c00445
The Adverse Effect of Concentration Polarization on Ion–Ion Selectivity in Nanofiltration.​ Peer-Haim, O.; Shefer, I.; Singh, P.; Nir, O.; & Epsztein, R. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. (2023). 10 (4), 363-371.
Monopolar membrane-assisted acid-alkaline amphoteric water electrolysis towards efficient hydrogen generation.​ Xue, S.; Liu, R.; Cheng, Y.; Watzele, S.; Song, X.; Liu, M.; Zhang, Y.; He, G.; Nir, O.; Huang, M.; & Jiang, H. Journal of Power Sources. (2023). 557, 232561.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2022.232561
Reactive transport in membrane separation modeling: A perspective. Nir, O.; Oren, Y.; Atsbha, M. W.; Chandra, A.; Geller, Y.; Chaudhary, M.; Monat, L.; Singh, P.; & Zevenhoven, R. ​Chemical Engineering Research and Design. (2022). 188, 342-353.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2022.09.054
Circular Process for Phosphoric Acid Plant Wastewater Facilitated by Selective Electrodialysis. Monat, L.; Zhang, W.; Jarošíková, A.; Haung, H.; Bernstein, R.; & Nir, O. ​ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. (2022). 10 (35), 11567-11576.
Regressing SARS-CoV-2 Sewage Measurements Onto COVID-19 Burden in the Population: A Proof-of-Concept for Quantitative Environmental Surveillance. Yaniv, K.; Shagan, M.; Ozer, E.; Weil, M.; Indenbaum, V.; Elul, M.; Erster, O.; Mendelson, E.; Mannasse, B.; Shirazi, R.; Nir, O.; Ronen, Z.; Rinott, E.; Lewis, Y. E.; Friedler, E.; Bitkover, E.; Paitan, Y.; Berchenko, Y.; & Kushmaro, A. ​Frontiers in Public Health. (2022). 9, 561710.
Elucidating morphological effects in membrane mineral fouling using real-time particle imaging and impedance spectroscopy. Nnebuo, C. S.; Hambsch, D.; & Nir, O. ​Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol. (2022). 8, 1444-1457.
New compact expressions for concentration-polarization of trace-ions in pressure-driven membrane processes. Oren, Y. S.; Freger, V.; & Nir, O. ​Journal of Membrane Science Letters. 1(1), 100003. (2021).
Decreasing Seawater Desalination Footprint by Integrating Bipolar-Membrane Electrodialysis in a Single-Pass Reverse Osmosis Scheme. Chaudhury, S.; Harlev, N.; Haim, O.; Lahav, O.; & Nir, O. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. (2021). 9 (48), 16232-16240.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c05504
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 RNA through the Wastewater Treatment Process. Ali, H. A.; Yaniv, K.; Zeev, E. B.; Chaudhury, S.; Shagan, M.; Lakkakula, S.; Ronen, Z.; Kushmaro, A.; & Nir, O. ACS ES&T Water. (2021). 1 (5), 1161-1167.
An advantage for desalination of coastal saline groundwater over seawater in view of boron removal requirements. Stein, S.; Sivan, O.; Yechieli, Y.; Kasher, R.; & Nir, O. Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol. (2021). 7, 2241-2254.
Low-resistance monovalent-selective cation exchange membranes prepared using molecular layer deposition for energy-efficient ion separations. Wormser E. M.; Nir, O.; Edri, E. RSC Adv. (2021). 11, 2427-2436.
https://doi.org/10.1039/d0ra08725d
Tuning the Ion-Selectivity of Thin-Film Composite Nanofiltration Membranes by Molecular Layer Deposition of Alucone. Chaudhary S.; Wormser E.; Harari, Y.; Edri, E.; Nir, O. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. (202O). 12 (47), 53356-53364.
Treatment of acidic wastewater via fluoride ions removal by SiO2 particles followed by phosphate ions recovery using flow-electrode capacitive deionization. Epshtein, A.; Nir, O., Monat, L.; & Gendel, Y. Chemical Engineering Journal. (2020). 400, 125892.
​https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.125892
Molecular insight into the interfacial chemical functionalities regulating heterogeneous calcium-arsenate nucleation. Zhai, H.; Bernstein, R.; Nir, O.; & Wang, L. (2020). Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 575, 464-471.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2020.04.126
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