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Publications

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  1. ​Kristen, A.; Botelho, A. B.; Chen, X.; Tarpeh, W. A. Ligand content and driving force effects on ion-ion permselectivity in ligand-functionalized membranes. Under review. 10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-z6t01

  2. Machala, M. L.#; Chen, X.#*; Bunke, S. P.#; Forbes, G.; Yegizbay, A.; de Chalendar, J.A.; Azevedo, I.; Benson, S.; Tarpeh, W. A. Life cycle comparison of industrial-scale lithium-ion battery recycling and mining supply chains. Under revision. 10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-qwmb2-v4

  3. Kogler, A; Sharma, N.; Tiburcio, D.; Gong, M.; Miller, D.; Williams, K.; Chen, X.; Tarpeh, W.A. Long-term robustness and failure mechanisms of electrochemical stripping for wastewater nitrogen recovery. ACS Environment Au. 2024, 4, 2, 89–105. doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.3c00058

  4. Shah, K. M.; Billinge, I. H.; Chen, X.; Fan, H.; Huang, Y.; Winton, R. K.; Yip, N. Y. Drivers, Challenges, and Emerging Technologies for Desalination of High-Salinity Brines: A Critical Review. Desalination. 2022, 538, 115827. doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115827

  5. Chen, X.; Verbeke, R.; Boo, C.; Dickmann, M.; Egger, W.; Ndamage, K.; Vankelecom, I. F. J.; Yip, N. Y. Elucidating the roles of polyamide layer structural properties in the permeability–selectivity tradeoff governing aqueous separations. ACS ES&T Engineering. 2022, 2, 10, 1857–1870. doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.2c00103

  6. Chen, X.; Boo, C.; Yip, N. Y. Influence of solute molecular diameter on permeability–selectivity tradeoff of thin-film composite polyamide membranes in aqueous separations. Water Research. 2021, 117311. doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117311

  7. Le, T.; Chen, X.; Dong, H.; Tarpeh, W. A.; Perea-Cachero, A.; Coronas, J.; Martin, S. M.; Mohammad, M.; Razmjou, A.; Esfahani, A. R.; Koutahzadeh, N.; Cheng, P.; Kidambi, P. R.; Esfahani, M. R. An evolving insight into metal organic framework-functionalized membranes for water and wastewater treatment and resource recovery. Industrial & Engineering Chemical Research. 2021. doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00543

  8. Tarpeh, W. A.; Chen, X. Making wastewater obsolete: Selective separations to enable circular water treatment. Environmental Science & Ecotechnology. 2021, 5, 100078. Editor’s Choice Award. doi.org/10.1016/j.ese.2021.100078

  9. Chen, X.; Boo, C.; Yip, N. Y. Transport and structural properties of osmotic membranes in high-salinity desalination using cascading osmotically mediated reverse osmosis. Desalination. 2020, 479, 114335. doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114335

  10. Boo, C.; Billinge, I.; Chen, X.; Shah, K.; Yip, N. Y. Zero liquid discharge of ultrahigh salinity brines by temperature swing solvent extraction. Environmental Science & Technology. 2020, 54 (14), 9124-9131. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02555

  11. McCartney, S.; Williams, N.; Boo, C.; Chen, X.; Yip, N. Y. Novel isothermal membrane distillation with acidic collector for selective and energy-efficient recovery of ammonia from urine. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2020, 8 (19), 7324-7334. doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00643

  12. Chen, X.; Boo, C.; Yip, N. Y. Low-temperature heat utilization with vapor pressure-driven osmosis: Impact of membrane properties on mass and heat transfer. Journal of Membrane Science. 2019, 588, 117-181. doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117181

  13. Chen, X.; Yip, N. Y. Unlocking high-salinity desalination with cascading osmotically mediated reverse osmosis: Energy and operating pressure analysis. Environmental Science & Technology. 2018, 52 (4), 2242-2250. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b05774

  14. Chen, X.#; Huo, X.#; Liu, J.; Wang, Y.; Werth, C. J.; Strathmann, T. J. Exploring beyond palladium: Catalytic reduction of aqueous oxyanion pollutants with alternative platinum group metals and new mechanistic implications. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2017, 313, 745-752. doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2016.12.058

  15. Liu, J.; Han, M.; Wu, D.; Chen, X.; Choe, J. K.; Werth, C. J.; Strathmann, T. J. A new bioinspired perchlorate reduction catalyst with significantly enhanced stability via rational tuning of rhenium coordination chemistry and heterogeneous reaction pathway. Environmental Science Technology. 2016, 50(11), 5874-5881. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b00886

  16. Liu, J.; Chen, X.; Wang, Y.; Strathmann, T. J.; Werth, C. J. Mechanism and mitigation of the decomposition of an oxorhenium complex-based heterogeneous catalyst for perchlorate reduction in water. Environmental Science & Technology. 2015, 49(21), 12932-12940. doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b03393

  17. Lian, F.; Sun, B.; Chen, X.; Zhu, L.; Liu, Z.; Xing, B. Effect of humic acid (HA) on sulfonamide sorption by biochars. Environmental Pollution. 2015, 204, 306-312. doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.05.03

  18. Wan, W.; Chen, X.; Ju, X.; Mu, Q.; Wang, C.; Mao, D.; Luo, Y. Simultaneous determination of residual antibiotics in livestock manure by solid phase extraction-ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tantem mass spectrometry. Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 2013, 41, 993-999. doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1096.2013.21199 

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