Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems Center (NEWT)

2022

Aging of microplastics increases their adsorption affinity towards organic contaminants

Bhagat, K., Barrios, A. C., Rajwade, K., Kumar, A., Oswald, J., Apul, O. & Perreault, F., Jul 2022, In: Chemosphere. 298, 134238.

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118 Scopus citations

Ammonia recovery and fouling mitigation of hydrolyzed human urine treated by nanofiltration and reverse osmosis

Ray, H., Perreault, F. & Boyer, T. H., Feb 2022, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 8, 2, p. 429-442 14 p.

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10 Scopus citations

A Polysulfone/Cobalt Metal-Organic Framework Nanocomposite Membrane with Enhanced Water Permeability and Fouling Resistance

Gil, E., Huang, X., Zuo, K., Kim, J., Rincón, S., Rivera, J. M., Ranjbari, K., Perreault, F., Alvarez, P., Zepeda, A. & Li, Q., May 13 2022, In: ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 4, 5, p. 3532-3542 11 p.

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5 Scopus citations

Boron-doped diamond electrodes degrade short- and long-chain per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances in real industrial wastewaters

Nienhauser, A. B., Ersan, M. S., Lin, Z., Perreault, F., Westerhoff, P. & Garcia-Segura, S., Apr 2022, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 10, 2, 107192.

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29 Scopus citations

Controlling silver release from antibacterial surface coatings on stainless steel for biofouling control

Ranjbari, K., Lee, W. L., Ansari, A., Barrios, A. C., Sharif, F., Islam, R. & Perreault, F., Aug 2022, In: Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 216, 112562.

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4 Scopus citations

Copper/Silver Bimetallic Nanoparticles Supported on Aluminosilicate Geomaterials as Antibacterial Agents

Cruces, E., Arancibia-Miranda, N., Manquián-Cerda, K., Perreault, F., Bolan, N., Azócar, M. I., Cubillos, V., Montory, J., Rubio, M. A. & Sarkar, B., Jan 28 2022, In: ACS Applied Nano Materials. 5, 1, p. 1472-1483 12 p.

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22 Scopus citations

2021

Bursting out: linking changes in nanotopography and biomechanical properties of biofilm-forming Escherichia coli to the T4 lytic cycle

Abraham, S., Kaufman, Y., Perreault, F., Young, R. & Bar-Zeev, E., Dec 2021, In: npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 7, 1, 26.

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2 Scopus citations

Emerging investigator series: a multispecies analysis of the relationship between oxygen content and toxicity in graphene oxide

Barrios, A. C., Cahue, Y. P., Wang, Y., Geiger, J., Puerari, R. C., Matias, W. G., Melegari, S. P., Gilbertson, L. M. & Perreault, F., Jun 2021, In: Environmental Science: Nano. 8, 6, p. 1543-1559 17 p.

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2 Scopus citations

Evanescent wave interactions with nanoparticles on optical fiber modulate side emission of germicidal ultraviolet light

Zhao, Z., Lanzarini-Lopes, M., Westerhoff, E., Long, X., Rho, H., Bi, Y., Ling, L. & Westerhoff, P., Sep 2021, In: Environmental Science: Nano. 8, 9, p. 2441-2452 12 p.

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11 Scopus citations

Facile Surface Modification of Polyamide Membranes Using UV-Photooxidation Improves Permeability and Reduces Natural Organic Matter Fouling

Rho, H., Im, S. J., Alrehaili, O., Lee, S., Jang, A., Perreault, F. & Westerhoff, P., May 18 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 55, 10

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24 Scopus citations

H₂-Based Membrane Catalyst-Film Reactor (H₂-MCfR) Loaded with Palladium for Removing Oxidized Contaminants in Water

Zhou, D., Luo, Y. H., Zheng, C. W., Long, M., Long, X., Bi, Y., Zheng, X., Zhou, C. & Rittmann, B. E., May 18 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 55, 10, p. 7082-7093 12 p.

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28 Scopus citations

Long-Term Continuous Co-reduction of 1,1,1-Trichloroethane and Trichloroethene over Palladium Nanoparticles Spontaneously Deposited on H₂-Transfer Membranes

Luo, Y. H., Zhou, C., Bi, Y., Long, X., Wang, B., Tang, Y., Krajmalnik-Brown, R. & Rittmann, B. E., Feb 2 2021, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 55, 3, p. 2057-2066 10 p.

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36 Scopus citations

Similar toxicity mechanisms between graphene oxide and oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes in Microcystis aeruginosa

Cruces, E., Barrios, A. C., Cahue, Y. P., Januszewski, B., Gilbertson, L. M. & Perreault, F., Feb 2021, In: Chemosphere. 265, 129137.

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30 Scopus citations

2020

All Dry Bottom-Up Assembly of Omniphobic Interfaces

Ghaleni, M. M., Kaviani, S., Rajwade, K., Bavarian, M., Perreault, F. & Nejati, S., Jun 1 2020, In: Advanced Materials Interfaces. 7, 12, 1902159.

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11 Scopus citations

Ammonia Recovery from Hydrolyzed Human Urine by Forward Osmosis with Acidified Draw Solution

Ray, H., Perreault, F. & Boyer, T. H., Sep 15 2020, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 18, p. 11556-11565 10 p.

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31 Scopus citations

Evaluating performance, degradation, and release behavior of a nanoform pigmented coating after natural and accelerated weathering

Lankone, R. S., Ruggiero, E., Goodwin, D. G., Vilsmeier, K., Mueller, P., Pulbere, S., Challis, K., Bi, Y., Westerhoff, P., Ranville, J., Fairbrother, D. H., Sung, L. P. & Wohlleben, W., Jan 2020, In: NanoImpact. 17, 100199.

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4 Scopus citations

Freestanding self-assembled sulfonated pentablock terpolymer membranes for high flux pervaporation desalination

Thomas, E. R., Jain, A., Mann, S. C., Yang, Y., Green, M. D., Walker, W. S., Perreault, F., Lind, M. L. & Verduzco, R., Nov 1 2020, In: Journal of Membrane Science. 613, 118460.

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28 Scopus citations

Germicidal glowsticks: Side-emitting optical fibers inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli on surfaces

Lanzarini-Lopes, M., Zhao, Z., Perreault, F., Garcia-Segura, S. & Westerhoff, P., Oct 1 2020, In: Water Research. 184, 116191.

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14 Scopus citations

Graphene/polymer nanocomposite degradation by ultraviolet light: The effects of graphene nanofillers and their potential for release

Goodwin, D. G., Shen, S. J., Lyu, Y., Lankone, R., Barrios, A. C., Kabir, S., Perreault, F., Wohlleben, W., Nguyen, T. & Sung, L., Dec 2020, In: Polymer Degradation and Stability. 182, 109365.

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25 Scopus citations

Increasing net water recovery of reverse osmosis with membrane distillation using natural thermal differentials between brine and co-located water sources: Impacts at large reclamation facilities

Alrehaili, O., Perreault, F., Sinha, S. & Westerhoff, P., Oct 1 2020, In: Water Research. 184, 116134.

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32 Scopus citations

Linear solvation energy relationship development for adsorption of synthetic organic compounds by carbon nanomaterials: An overview of the last decade

Apul, O. G., Perreault, F., Ersan, G. & Karanfil, T., Nov 11 2020, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 6, 11, p. 2949-2957 9 p.

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11 Scopus citations

Pore wetting in membrane distillation treatment of municipal wastewater desalination brine and its mitigation by foam fractionation

Rajwade, K., Barrios, A. C., Garcia-Segura, S. & Perreault, F., Oct 2020, In: Chemosphere. 257, 127214.

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32 Scopus citations

Portable point-of-use photoelectrocatalytic device provides rapid water disinfection

Montenegro-Ayo, R., Barrios, A. C., Mondal, I., Bhagat, K., Morales-Gomero, J. C., Abbaszadegan, M., Westerhoff, P., Perreault, F. & Garcia-Segura, S., Oct 1 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 737, 140044.

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40 Scopus citations

Quantifying temporal and geographic variation in sunscreen and mineralogic titanium-containing nanoparticles in three recreational rivers

Rand, L. N., Bi, Y., Poustie, A., Bednar, A. J., Hanigan, D. J., Westerhoff, P. & Ranville, J. F., Nov 15 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 743, 140845.

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18 Scopus citations

Rejection of nitrogen species in real fresh and hydrolyzed human urine by reverse osmosis and nanofiltration

Ray, H., Perreault, F. & Boyer, T. H., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 8, 4, 103993.

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38 Scopus citations

Scaling Resistance in Nanophotonics-Enabled Solar Membrane Distillation

Rice, D., Ghadimi, S. J., Barrios, A. C., Henry, S., Walker, W. S., Li, Q. & Perreault, F., Feb 18 2020, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 4, p. 2548-2555 8 p.

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46 Scopus citations

The complex puzzle of dietary silver nanoparticles, mucus and microbiota in the gut

Bi, Y., Marcus, A. K., Robert, H., Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Rittmann, B. E., Westerhoff, P., Ropers, M. H. & Mercier-Bonin, M., Feb 17 2020, In: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part B: Critical Reviews. 23, 2, p. 69-89 21 p.

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21 Scopus citations

The Nature and Oxidative Reactivity of Urban Magnetic Nanoparticle Dust Provide New Insights into Potential Neurotoxicity Studies

Long, X., Luo, Y. H., Zhang, Z., Zheng, C., Zeng, C., Bi, Y., Zhou, C., Rittmann, B. E., Waite, T. D., Herckes, P. & Westerhoff, P., Sep 1 2020, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 17, p. 10599-10609 11 p.

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7 Scopus citations

2019

Catalytic Converters for Water Treatment

Heck, K. N., GARCIA SEGURA, S., Westerhoff, P. & Wong, M. S., Apr 16 2019, In: Accounts of chemical research. 52, 4, p. 906-915 10 p.

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115 Scopus citations

Copper release and transformation following natural weathering of nano-enabled pressure-treated lumber

Lankone, R. S., Challis, K., Pourzahedi, L., Durkin, D. P., Bi, Y., Wang, Y., Garland, M. A., Brown, F., Hristovski, K., Tanguay, R. L., Westerhoff, P., Lowry, G., Gilbertson, L. M., Ranville, J. & Fairbrother, D. H., Jun 10 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 668, p. 234-244 11 p.

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11 Scopus citations

Effects of pH, soluble organic materials, and hydraulic loading rates on orthophosphate recovery from organic wastes using ion exchange

Li, M., Liu, J., Zhou, Q., Gifford, M. & Westerhoff, P., Apr 20 2019, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 217, p. 127-133 7 p.

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7 Scopus citations

High-throughput analysis of photocatalytic reactivity of differing TiO₂ formulations using 96-well microplate reactors

Bi, Y. & Westerhoff, P., May 2019, In: Chemosphere. 223, p. 275-284 10 p.

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7 Scopus citations

Integrated Assessment of Wastewater Reuse, Exposure Risk, and Fish Endocrine Disruption in the Shenandoah River Watershed

Barber, L. B., Rapp, J. L., Kandel, C., Keefe, S. H., Rice, J., Westerhoff, P., Bertolatus, D. W. & Vajda, A. M., Apr 2 2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 53, 7, p. 3429-3440 12 p.

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27 Scopus citations

Lower molecular weight fractions of PolyDADMAC coagulants disproportionately contribute to N-nitrosodimethylamine formation during water treatment

An, D., Chen, Y., Gu, B., Westerhoff, P., Hanigan, D., Herckes, P., Fischer, N., Donovan, S., Croue, J. P. & Atkinson, A., Mar 1 2019, In: Water Research. 150, p. 466-472 7 p.

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18 Scopus citations

"nanoblocks": A Playful Method to Learn about Nanotechnology-Enabled Water and Air Treatment

Mulchandani, A., Atkinson, A. J., GARCIA SEGURA, S. & Westerhoff, P., Apr 9 2019, In: Journal of Chemical Education. 96, 4, p. 708-713 6 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Nanobubble Technologies Offer Opportunities to Improve Water Treatment

Atkinson, A. J., Apul, O. G., Schneider, O., GARCIA SEGURA, S. & Westerhoff, P., May 21 2019, In: Accounts of chemical research. 52, 5, p. 1196-1205 10 p.

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171 Scopus citations

Nanoparticle and Transparent Polymer Coatings Enable UV-C Side-Emission Optical Fibers for Inactivation of Escherichia coli in Water

Lanzarini-Lopes, M., Cruz, B., GARCIA SEGURA, S., Alum, A., Abbaszadegan, M. & Westerhoff, P., Sep 17 2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 53, 18, p. 10880-10887 8 p.

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16 Scopus citations

Structure-Property-Toxicity Relationships of Graphene Oxide: Role of Surface Chemistry on the Mechanisms of Interaction with Bacteria

Barrios, A. C., Wang, Y., Gilbertson, L. M. & Perreault, F., Dec 17 2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 53, 24, p. 14679-14687 9 p.

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35 Scopus citations

The Technology Horizon for Photocatalytic Water Treatment: Sunrise or Sunset?

Loeb, S. K., Alvarez, P. J. J., Brame, J. A., Cates, E. L., Choi, W., Crittenden, J., Dionysiou, D. D., Li, Q., Li-Puma, G., Quan, X., Sedlak, D. L., David Waite, T., Westerhoff, P. & Kim, J. H., Mar 19 2019, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 53, 6, p. 2937-2947 11 p.

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483 Scopus citations

TiO ₂ -carbon nanoporous composites prepared via ZnO nanoparticle-templated carbonization of glucose adsorb and photodegrade organic pollutants in water

Barrera, L. A., Escobosa, A. C., Nevarez, A., Dominguez, N., Bañuelos, J. L., Westerhoff, P. & Noveron, J. C., Apr 2019, In: Journal of Water Process Engineering. 28, p. 331-338 8 p.

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4 Scopus citations

Urea recovery from fresh human urine by forward osmosis and membrane distillation (FO-MD)

Ray, H., Perreault, F. & Boyer, T. H., Nov 2019, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 5, 11, p. 1993-2003 11 p.

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61 Scopus citations

2018

Behavior of NDMA precursors at 21 full-scale water treatment facilities

Krasner, S. W., Westerhoff, P., Mitch, W. A., Hanigan, D., McCurry, D. L. & Von Gunten, U., Dec 2018, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 4, 12, p. 1966-1978 13 p.

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19 Scopus citations

End-of-Life Heavy Metal Releases from Photovoltaic Panels and Quantum Dot Films: Hazardous Waste Concerns or Not?

Brown, F. C., Bi, Y., Chopra, S., Hristovski, K., Westerhoff, P. & Theis, T. L., Jul 2 2018, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 6, 7, p. 9369-9374 6 p.

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18 Scopus citations

Non-target mass spectrometry analysis of NDMA precursors in advanced treatment for potable reuse

Roback, S. L., Ferrer, I., Thurman, E. M., Ishida, K. P., Plumlee, M. H., Poustie, A., Westerhoff, P. & Hanigan, D., Dec 2018, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 4, 12, p. 1944-1955 12 p.

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21 Scopus citations

Using single-particle ICP-MS for monitoring metal-containing particles in tap water

Venkatesan, A. K., Rodríguez, B. T., Marcotte, A. R., Bi, X., Schoepf, J., Ranville, J. F., Herckes, P. & Westerhoff, P., Dec 2018, In: Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. 4, 12, p. 1923-1932 10 p.

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24 Scopus citations

2017

Microwave-assisted digestion and NaOH treatment of waste-activated sludge to recover phosphorus by crystallizing struvite

Wang, Y., Zhang, T., Westerhoff, P., Jiang, R., Ren, H., Yang, Y. & Li, Z., May 19 2017, In: Environmental Technology (United Kingdom). 38, 10, p. 1211-1222 12 p.

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15 Scopus citations

2016

A facile method for separating and enriching nano and submicron particles from titanium dioxide found in food and pharmaceutical products

Faust, J. J., Doudrick, K., Yang, Y., Capco, D. & Westerhoff, P., Oct 2016, In: PloS one. 11, 10, e0164712.

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19 Scopus citations

Comparative analysis of the photocatalytic reduction of drinking water oxoanions using titanium dioxide

Marks, R., Yang, T., Westerhoff, P. & Doudrick, K., Nov 1 2016, In: Water Research. 104, p. 11-19 9 p.

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53 Scopus citations

Comparison of hydrophobic and amphiphilic fractions of dissolved organic matter from a water reservoir by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

Song, G., Mesfioui, R., Dotson, A., Westerhoff, P. & Hatcher, P., Oct 25 2016, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Soils and Sediments. p. 1-14 14 p.

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12 Scopus citations

Granular activated carbon treatment may result in higher predicted genotoxicity in the presence of bromide

Krasner, S. W., Lee, T. C. F., Westerhoff, P., Fischer, N., Hanigan, D., Karanfil, T., Beita-Sandí, W., Taylor-Edmonds, L. & Andrews, R. C., Sep 6 2016, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 50, 17, p. 9583-9591 9 p.

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88 Scopus citations

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