Research

Our research centers on physicochemical processes emphasizing nanomaterials and membrane science/technology for drinking water purification and wastewater reuse. Ongoing research topics are described as follows:

2D restacked Membranes

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Solar Desalination

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Environmental Nanotechnology

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Recent Publications

Swelling of graphene oxide membranes in aqueous solution: Characterization of interlayer spacing and insight into water transport mechanisms

Zheng, S., Tu, Q., Urban, J., Li, S., and Mi, B.

ACS Nano2017 

Understanding the aqueous stability and filtration capability of MoS2 membranes

Wang, Z., Tu, Q., Zheng, S., Urban, J., Li, S., and Mi, B.

Nano Letters, 2017

Environmental applications of 2D molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) nanosheets

Wang, Z., and Mi, B.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2017

Removal and Recovery of Heavy Metal Ions by Two-dimensional MoS2 Nanosheets: Performance and Mechanisms

Wang, Z., Sim, A., Urban, J., and Mi, B.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2018

Synthetic graphene oxide leaf for solar desalination with zero liquid discharge

Finnerty, C., Zhang, L., Sedlak, D.L., Nelson, K.L., and Mi, B.

Environmental Science and Technology2017 

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