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Welcome
Our research focuses on membrane processes and colloidal and
interfacial phenomena in environmental systems.
The following research themes and objectives define the scope
of our current work:
Membrane processes
Improve understanding of processes governing transport of dissolved
and colloidal species to and across membranes.
Multifunctional membranes
Develop materials science approaches to design membranes with
functions additional to that of separation.
Hybrid treatment systems
Identify and make use of synergies emerging from combining membrane
separation with other processes.
Environmentally sustainable nanotechnology
Understand the relationship between properties of nanomaterials
and their transport and fate in the environment.
Representative publications
- Taurozzi, J. S., Crock, C. A., Tarabara, V. V. C60 -polysulfone
nanocomposite membranes: Entropic and enthalpic determinants
of C60 aggregation and its effects on membrane properties. Desalination
269 (2011) 111-119
- Shan, W., Bacchin, P., Aimar, P., Bruening, M. L., Tarabara, V. V.
Polyelectrolyte multilayer films as backflushable nanofiltration
membranes with tunable hydrophilicity and surface charge. J.
Membr. Sci. 349 (2010) 268-278
- Tarabara, V. V. Multifunctional nanomaterial-enabled membranes
for water treatment. In: Nanotechnology Applications: Solutions
for Clean Water. Eds: M. Diallo, J. Duncan, N. Savage,
R. Sustich, A. Street, 2009. 59-75
- Kim,
J., Shan, W., Davies, S. H. R., Baumann, M. J., Masten, S. J.,
Tarabara, V. V. Interactions of aqueous NOM with nanoscale TiO2:
Implications for ceramic membrane filtration-ozonation hybrid process. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43,
14 (2009) 5488-5494
- Taurozzi, J. S., Arul, H., Bosak, V. Z., Burban, A. F., Voice,
T. C., Bruening, M. L., Tarabara, V. V. Effect of filler incorporation
route on the properties of polysulfone–silver nanocomposite
membranes of different porosities. J. Membr. Sci. 325
(2008) 58-68
- Wang, F., Tarabara, V. V.. Coupled effects of colloidal deposition
and salt concentration polarization on reverse osmosis membrane
performance. J. Membr. Sci. 293 (2007)
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Red Cedar river on MSU campus during winter (photo courtesy
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Aerial picture of MSU campus during fall
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