By Emeritus Professor Anthony Gordon Fane

Journal articles

Ho JS; Sim LN; Webster RD; Viswanath B; Coster HGL; Fane AG, 2017, 'Monitoring fouling behavior of reverse osmosis membranes using electrical impedance spectroscopy: A field trial study', Desalination, 407, pp. 75 - 84, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2016.12.012

She Q; Zhang L; Wang R; Krantz WB; Fane AG, 2017, 'Pressure-retarded osmosis with wastewater concentrate feed: Fouling process considerations', Journal of Membrane Science, 542, pp. 233 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.08.022

Oh HS; Tan CH; Low JH; Rzechowicz M; Siddiqui MF; Winters H; Kjelleberg S; Fane AG; Rice SA, 2017, 'Quorum quenching bacteria can be used to inhibit the biofouling of reverse osmosis membranes', Water Research, 112, pp. 29 - 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.01.028

Naidu G; Jeong S; Johir MAH; Fane AG; Kandasamy J; Vigneswaran S, 2017, 'Rubidium extraction from seawater brine by an integrated membrane distillation-selective sorption system', Water Research, 123, pp. 321 - 331, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.078

Wu B; Li Y; Lim W; Lee SL; Guo Q; Fane AG; Liu Y, 2017, 'Single-stage versus two-stage anaerobic fluidized bed bioreactors in treating municipal wastewater: Performance, foulant characteristics, and microbial community', Chemosphere, 171, pp. 158 - 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.12.069

Tummons EN; Chew JW; Fane AG; Tarabara VV, 2017, 'Ultrafiltration of saline oil-in-water emulsions stabilized by an anionic surfactant: Effect of surfactant concentration and divalent counterions', Journal of Membrane Science, 537, pp. 384 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.05.012

Han L; Tan YZ; Netke T; Fane AG; Chew JW, 2017, 'Understanding oily wastewater treatment via membrane distillation', Journal of Membrane Science, 539, pp. 284 - 294, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2017.06.012

Winters H; Chong TH; Fane AG; Krantz W; Rzechowicz M; Saeidi N, 2016, 'The involvement of lectins and lectin-like humic substances in biofilm formation on RO membranes - is TEP important?', Desalination, 399, pp. 61 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2016.07.036

Ho JS; Low JH; Sim LN; Webster RD; Rice SA; Fane AG; Coster HGL, 2016, 'In-situ monitoring of biofouling on reverse osmosis membranes: Detection and mechanistic study using electrical impedance spectroscopy', Journal of Membrane Science, 518, pp. 229 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.06.043

Goh K; Karahan HE; Wei L; Bae TH; Fane AG; Wang R; Chen Y, 2016, 'Carbon nanomaterials for advancing separation membranes: A strategic perspective', Carbon, 109, pp. 694 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2016.08.077

Tanudjaja HJ; Pee W; Fane AG; Chew JW, 2016, 'Effect of spacer and crossflow velocity on the critical flux of bidisperse suspensions in microfiltration', Journal of Membrane Science, 513, pp. 101 - 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.04.040

Wang J; Zamani F; Cahyadi A; Toh JY; Yang S; Wu B; Liu Y; Fane AG; Chew JW, 2016, 'Correlating the hydrodynamics of fluidized granular activated carbon (GAC) with membrane-fouling mitigation', Journal of Membrane Science, 510, pp. 38 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.03.009

Zamani F; Ullah A; Akhondi E; Tanudjaja HJ; Cornelissen ER; Honciuc A; Fane AG; Chew JW, 2016, 'Impact of the surface energy of particulate foulants on membrane fouling', Journal of Membrane Science, 510, pp. 101 - 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.02.064

Li W; Liu X; Wang Y; Chong TH; Tang CY; Fane AG, 2016, 'Analyzing the evolution of membrane fouling via a novel method based on 3D optical coherence tomography imaging', Environmental Science & Technology, 50, pp. 6930 - 6939, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b00418

Tan WS; Chua CK; Chong TH; Fane AG; Jia A, 2016, '3D printing by selective laser sintering of polypropylene feed channel spacers for spiral wound membrane modules for the water industry', Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 11, pp. 151 - 158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17452759.2016.1211925

Zhang L; She Q; Wang R; Wongchitphimon S; Chen Y; Fane AG, 2016, 'Unique roles of aminosilane in developing anti-fouling thin film composite (TFC) membranes for pressure retarded osmosis (PRO)', Desalination, 389, pp. 119 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2015.12.024

Qi S; Wang R; Chaitra GKM; Torres J; Hu X; Fane AG, 2016, 'Aquaporin-based biomimetic reverse osmosis membranes: Stability and long term performance', Journal of Membrane Science, 508, pp. 94 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.02.013

Minier-Matar J; Santos A; Hussain A; Janson A; Wang R; Fane AG; Adham S, 2016, 'Application of Hollow Fiber Forward Osmosis Membranes for Produced and Process Water Volume Reduction: An Osmotic Concentration Process', Environmental Science and Technology, 50, pp. 6044 - 6052, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b04801

Suwarno SR; Hanada S; Chong TH; Goto S; Henmi M; Fane AG, 2016, 'The effect of different surface conditioning layers on bacterial adhesion on reverse osmosis membranes', Desalination, 387, pp. 1 - 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2016.02.029

Li T; Law AWK; Jiang Y; Harijanto AK; Fane AG, 2016, 'Fouling control of submerged hollow fibre membrane bioreactor with transverse vibration', Journal of Membrane Science, 505, pp. 216 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.003

Ma Q; Cheng H; Fane AG; Wang R; Zhang H, 2016, 'Recent Development of Advanced Materials with Special Wettability for Selective Oil/Water Separation', Small, 12, pp. 2186 - 2202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll.201503685

Goh K; Heising JK; Yuan Y; Karahan HE; Wei L; Zhai S; Koh JX; Htin NM; Zhang F; Wang R; Fane AG; Dekker M; Dehghani F; Chen Y, 2016, 'Sandwich-Architectured Poly(lactic acid)-Graphene Composite Food Packaging Films', ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8, pp. 9994 - 10004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.6b02498

Wu B; Hochstrasser F; Akhondi E; Ambauen N; Tschirren L; Burkhardt M; Fane AG; Pronk W, 2016, 'Optimization of gravity-driven membrane (GDM) filtration process for seawater pretreatment', Water Research, 93, pp. 133 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2016.02.021

Ho JS; Sim LN; Gu J; Webster RD; Fane AG; Coster HGL, 2016, 'A threshold flux phenomenon for colloidal fouling in reverse osmosis characterized by transmembrane pressure and electrical impedance spectroscopy', Journal of Membrane Science, 500, pp. 55 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.11.006

Tummons EN; Tarabara VV; Chew JW; Fane AG, 2016, 'Behavior of oil droplets at the membrane surface during crossflow microfiltration of oil-water emulsions', Journal of Membrane Science, 500, pp. 211 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.11.005

Loh CH; Zhang Y; Goh S; Wang R; Fane AG, 2016, 'Composite hollow fiber membranes with different poly(dimethylsiloxane) intrusions into substrate for phenol removal via extractive membrane bioreactor', Journal of Membrane Science, 500, pp. 236 - 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.12.001

Wu B; Wang Y; Lim W; Chew JW; Fane AG; Liu Y, 2016, 'Enhanced performance of submerged hollow fibre microfiltration by fluidized granular activated carbon', Journal of Membrane Science, 499, pp. 47 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.10.050

Sim LN; Gu J; Coster HGL; Fane AG, 2016, 'Quantitative determination of the electrical properties of RO membranes during fouling and cleaning processes using electrical impedance spectroscopy', Desalination, 379, pp. 126 - 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2015.11.006

Wang J; Wu B; Yang S; Liu Y; Fane AG; Chew JW, 2016, 'Characterizing the scouring efficiency of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) particles in membrane fouling mitigation via wavelet decomposition of accelerometer signals', Journal of Membrane Science, 498, pp. 105 - 115, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.09.061

Loo SL; Krantz WB; Hu X; Fane AG; Lim TT, 2016, 'Impact of solution chemistry on the properties and bactericidal activity of silver nanoparticles decorated on superabsorbent cryogels', Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 461, pp. 104 - 113, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2015.09.007

Li W; Chen KK; Wang Y; Krantz WB; Fane AG; Tang CY, 2016, 'A conceptual design of spacers with hairy structures for membrane processes', Journal of Membrane Science, 510, pp. 314 - 325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.03.021

She Q; Wei J; Ma N; Sim V; Fane AG; Wang R; Tang CY, 2016, 'Fabrication and characterization of fabric-reinforced pressure retarded osmosis membranes for osmotic power harvesting', Journal of Membrane Science, 504, pp. 75 - 88, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.004

She Q; Wang R; Fane AG; Tang CY, 2016, 'Membrane fouling in osmotically driven membrane processes: A review', Journal of Membrane Science, 499, pp. 201 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.10.040

Ma Q; Cheng H; Fane AG; Wang R; Zhang H, 2016, 'Recent Development of Advanced Materials with Special Wettability for Selective Oil/Water Separation', Small, pp. n/a - n/a, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smll201503685

Lee JY; Tan WS; An J; Chua CK; Tang CY; Fane AG; Chong TH, 2016, 'The potential to enhance membrane module design with 3D printing technology', Journal of Membrane Science, 499, pp. 480 - 490, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.11.008

Goh K; Jiang W; Karahan HE; Zhai S; Wei L; Yu D; Fane AG; Wang R; Chen Y, 2015, 'All-carbon nanoarchitectures as high-performance separation membranes with superior stability', Advanced Functional Materials, 25, pp. 7348 - 7359, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201502955

Akhondi E; Zamani F; Chew JW; Krantz WB; Fane AG, 2015, 'Improved design and protocol for evapoporometry determination of the pore-size distribution', Journal of Membrane Science, 496, pp. 334 - 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.09.013

Goh S; Zhang J; Liu Y; Fane AG, 2015, 'Membrane Distillation Bioreactor (MDBR) - A lower Green-House-Gas (GHG) option for industrial wastewater reclamation', Chemosphere, 140, pp. 129 - 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.09.003

Minier-Matar J; Hussain A; Janson A; Wang R; Fane AG; Adham S, 2015, 'Application of forward osmosis for reducing volume of produced/Process water from oil and gas operations', Desalination, 376, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2015.08.008

Yeo BJL; Goh S; Zhang J; Livingston AG; Fane AG, 2015, 'Novel MBRs for the removal of organic priority pollutants from industrial wastewaters: A review', Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 90, pp. 1949 - 1967, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jctb.4782

Siddiqui MF; Oh HS; Rzechowicz M; Winters H; Chong TH; Fane AG, 2015, 'Biofouling control potential of tannic acid, ellagic acid, and epigallocatechin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and reverse osmosis membrane multispecies community', Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 30, pp. 204 - 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2015.05.023

Siddiqui MF; Rzechowicz M; Oh HS; Saeidi N; Hui LJ; Winters H; Fane AG; Chong TH, 2015, 'The efficacy of tannic acid in controlling biofouling by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is dependent on nutrient conditions and bacterial density', International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 104, pp. 74 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2015.05.004

Warkiani ME; Wicaksana F; Fane AG; Gong HQ, 2015, 'Investigation of membrane fouling at the microscale using isopore filters', Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 19, pp. 307 - 315, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10404-014-1538-0

Sim STV; Krantz WB; Chong TH; Fane AG, 2015, 'Online monitor for the reverse osmosis spiral wound module - Development of the canary cell', Desalination, 368, pp. 48 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2015.04.014

Tian M; Wang R; Goh K; Liao Y; Fane AG, 2015, 'Synthesis and characterization of high-performance novel thin film nanocomposite PRO membranes with tiered nanofiber support reinforced by functionalized carbon nanotubes', Journal of Membrane Science, 486, pp. 151 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2015.03.054

Chong TH; Loo SL; Fane AG; Krantz WB, 2015, 'Energy-efficient reverse osmosis desalination: Effect of retentate recycle and pump and energy recovery device efficiencies', Desalination, 366, pp. 15 - 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2015.01.017

Guan G; Yang X; Wang R; Fane AG, 2015, 'Evaluation of heat utilization in membrane distillation desalination system integrated with heat recovery', Desalination, 366, pp. 80 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2015.01.013

Luo J; Zhang J; Barnes RJ; Tan X; Mcdougald D; Fane AG; Zhuang G; Kjelleberg S; Cohen Y; Rice SA, 2015, 'The application of nitric oxide to control biofouling of membrane bioreactors', Microbial Biotechnology, 8, pp. 549 - 560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.12261

Zhang Q; Shuwen G; Zhang J; Fane AG; Kjelleberg S; Rice SA; Mcdougald D, 2015, 'Analysis of microbial community composition in a lab-scale membrane distillation bioreactor', Journal of Applied Microbiology, 118, pp. 940 - 953, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jam.12759

Fane AG; Wang R; Hu MX, 2015, 'Synthetic membranes for water purification: Status and future', Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 54, pp. 3368 - 3386, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201409783

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