Detection, Remediation, and Resource Recovery


To protect existing water resources, we must detect and remediate environmental contaminants. Remediation can also provide opportunities for resource recovery: many contaminants or co-occurring constituents are also valuable resources. In our work, we use advanced separation processes to support lower-cost detection, environmental remediation, and resource recovery from environmental or waste sources.

Publications


Machine Learning for Polymer Design to Enhance Pervaporation-Based Organic Recovery.


Meiqi Yang, Jun‐Jie Zhu, Allyson L. McGaughey, Rodney D. Priestley, Eric M. V. Hoek, D. Jassby, Z. Ren

Environmental Science and Technology, 2024


Membrane electrolysis distillation for volatile fatty acids extraction from pH-neutral fermented wastewater.


Sidan Lu, Allyson L. McGaughey, Sungju Im, Yi-Ming Liu, Xin-Yi Wang, Aaron Leininger, D. Jassby, Eric M. V. Hoek, Z. Ren

Water Research, 2024


Membrane Distillation–Crystallization for Sustainable Carbon Utilization and Storage


Kofi S. S. Christie, Allyson L. McGaughey, Samantha A. McBride, Xiaohui Xu, Rodney D. Priestley, Zhiyong Jason Ren

Environmental Science and Technology, 2023


Predicting Extraction Selectivity of Acetic Acid in Pervaporation by Machine Learning Models with Data Leakage Management.


Meiqi Yang, Jun‐Jie Zhu, Allyson L. McGaughey, Sunxiang Zheng, Rodney D. Priestley, Z. Ren

Environmental Science and Technology, 2023