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Refereed journal articles/ Book chapters

2009

• Alpatova, A. L., Shan, W., Babica, P., Upham B. L., Rogensues, A. R., Masten, S. J., Drown, E., Mohanty, A. K., Alocilja, E. C., V. V. Tarabara. Single-walled carbon nanotubes dispersed in aqueous media via non-covalent functionalization: Effect of dispersant on the stability, cytotoxicity, and epigenetic toxicity of nanotube suspensions. Water Res. (Accepted)
• Kim, J., W. Shan, S.H.R. Davies, M.J. Baumann, S.J. Masten, V.V. Tarabara. Interactions of aqueous NOM with nanoscale TiO2: Implications for ceramic membrane filtration-ozonation hybrid process. Environ. Sci. Technol. 43, 14 (2009) 5488-5494
• Wang, F., V. V. Tarabara. Permeability of fiber-filled porous media: Kozeny-Carman-Ethier modeling approach. Environ. Eng. Sci. 26, 6 (2009) 1149-1155

2008

• 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, 2008. 59-75
• Wang, F., V. V. Tarabara. Pore blocking mechanisms during early stages of membrane fouling by colloids. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 328 (2008) 464-469
• Taurozzi, J. S., Arul, H., Bosak, V. Z., Burban, A. F., Voice, T. C., Bruening, M. L., V. V. Tarabara. Effects of matrix porosity and silver incorporation route on the structure and function of polysulfone-silver nanocomposite ultrafiltration membranes. J. Membr. Sci. 325 (2008) 58-68

2007

• Kim, J., Davies, S. H. R., Baumann, M. J., Tarabara, V. V. , S. J. Masten. Combined effect of ozonation and hydrodynamic conditions on the permeate flux in a hybrid ozonation-ceramic ultrafiltration process. J. Membr. Sci. 311 , 165-172 (2007)
• Wang, F., V. V. Tarabara . Coupled effects of colloidal deposition and salt concentration polarization on reverse osmosis membrane performance. J. Membr. Sci. 293 111–123 (2007).
• Taurozzi, J., V. V. Tarabara. Silver nanoparticle arrays on track etch membrane support as flowthrough optical sensors for water quality control. Environ. Eng. Sci. 24, 1, 122 -137 (2007).
• Chen, X., J. Wang, Z. Paszti, F. Wang, J. N. Schrauben, V. Tarabara , A. Schmaier, Z. Chen . Ordered adsorption of coagulation factor XII on negatively charged polymer surfaces probed by sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. 388, 1, 65-72 (2007).

2006

• Dhawan, A., Taurozzi, J. S., Pandey, A. K., Shan, W., Miller, S. M., Hashsham, S. A., V. V. Tarabara. Stable colloidal dispersions of C60 fullerenes in water: Evidence for genotoxicity. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40, 23, 7394 - 7401 (2006).

1998 - 2005

• Wiesner, M. R., Tarabara, V. V. , Cortalezzi, M. M. Processes of particle deposition in membrane operation and fabrication . Water Sci. Technol. 51 , 6-7, 345-348 (2005).
• Tarabara, V. V., Wiesner, M. R. Physical and transport properties of bentonite-cement composites: a new material for in-situ capping of contaminated underwater sediments, Environ. Eng. Sci. 22 , 5, 578-590 (2005).
• Tarabara, V. V. , Koyuncu, I. , M. R. Wiesner. Effect of hydrodynamics and solution chemistry on permeate flux in crossflow filtration: Direct experimental observation of filter cake cross sections. J. Membr. Sci . 241 , 1, 65-78 (2004).
• Tarabara, V. V. , M. R. Wiesner. Computational fluid dynamics simulation of the flow in a laboratory membrane filtration cell. Chem. Eng. Sci . 58 , 1, 239-246 (2003). Technical Note.
• Tarabara, V. V. , Pierrisnard, F., Parron, C., Bottero, J.-Y., M. R. Wiesner. Morphology of deposits formed from chemically heterogeneous suspensions: applications to membrane filtration. J. Colloid Interface Sci . 256 , 2, 367-377 (2002).
• Tarabara, V. V. , M. R. Wiesner. Morphological properties of fouling cakes formed from heterogeneous suspensions. In: Membrane Practices for Water Treatment , American Water Works Association Research Foundation, Denver, CO, 2001.
• Tarabara, V. V. , Hovinga, R. M., M. R. Wiesner. Constant transmembrane pressure versus constant permeate flux: Effect of particle size on crossflow membrane filtration. Environ. Eng. Sci . 19 , 6, 343-355 (2002).
• Tarabara, V. V. , Hovinga, R. M., M. R. Wiesner. Transient permeate flux analysis: model validation. Water Sci. Technol.: Water Supply 1 , 5-6, 21-30 (2001).
• Tarabara, V. V. , M. R. Wiesner. Effect of collision efficiency on the evolution of the surface of diffusion-limited deposits. J. Colloid Interface Sci . 237 , 1, 150-151 (2001). Note.
• Tarabara, V. V. , Nabiev, I. R., A. V. Feofanov. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering study of mercaptoethanol monolayer assemblies on silver citrate hydrosol. Preparation and characterization of modified hydrosol as a SERS-active substrate, Langmuir 14 , 5, 1092-1098 (1998).

Conference papers

• Kim, J., S. H.R. Davies, M. J. Baumann, S. J. Masten, V. V. Tarabara Control of NOM fouling in a hybrid ozonation-ceramic ultrafiltration system: Combined effects of hydrodynamics and solution chemistry, 2008 IWA North American Membrane Research Conference, Amherst, MA, August 10-13, 2008
• Kim, J., V. V. Tarabara, S. H.R.Davies1, M. J. Baumann, Susan J.Masten. Effects of solution chemistry on NOM fouling in a hybrid ozonation-ultrafiltration water treatment system, 2007 AIChE Annual Conference , Salt Lake City , UT (2007)
• Wang. F., V. V. Tarabara. Coupled effects of scaling and colloidal deposition on the performance of reverse osmosis membranes. 233 rd ACS Meeting, Chicago , IL . Paper # SUST 111 (2007)
• Taurozzi, J. S., Bosak, V. Z., Burban, A. F., Bruening, M. L., V. V. Tarabara. Novel route for the preparation of nanoparticle-filled polymeric membranes: Example of the synthesis of biofouling resistant Ag-polysulfone ultrafilters. 233 rd ACS Meeting, Chicago , IL . Paper # SUST 55 (2007)
• Redko , M. Y., Taurozzi, J. S., Manes, K., Jackson, J. E. , V. V. Tarabara. Development of Aza222-based polymers, colloidal sorbents, and membranes for the removal of mercury from aqueous solutions 233 rd ACS Meeting, Chicago , IL . Paper # SUST 154 (2007)
• Masten, S. J., Alpatova, A. L., Baumann, M. J., Davies, S. H. R., Kim , J., V. V. Tarabara. Combined effect of ozonation and hydrodynamic conditions on permeate flux in the hybrid ozonation-membrane filtration process, 42 nd Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, Burlington , ON (2007)
• Wang. F., V. V. Tarabara. Coupled effects of salt concentration polarization and colloidal deposition on the performance of reverse osmosis membranes . 2006 AIChE Annual Conference , San Francisco , CA. Paper #541c.
• Dhawan, A., Taurozzi, J. S., Pandey, A. K., Shan, W., Miller, S. M., Hashsham, S. A., V. V. Tarabara. Stable colloidal dispersions of C 60 fullerenes in water: Evidence for genotoxicity. 2006 AIChE Annual Conference , San Francisco , CA. Paper #592g.
• Taurozzi, J., V. V. Tarabara. SERS-active silver nanoparticle arrays on track etch membrane support as flow-through water quality sensors. 2006 AIChE Annual Conference , San Francisco , CA. Paper #453d.
• Tarabara, V. V., Bruening, M., J. Taurozzi. Membrane-supported nanoparticle sensors for water quality control, 230 th ACS National Meeting , ENVI-205, 2005.
• Tarabara , V. V., M. R. Wiesner. Design of in situ caps for the isolation of contaminated sediments, 2004 AIChE Annual Conference , 2004, Austin, TX.
• Tarabara , V. V., M. R. Wiesner. Morphological design of nanoparticle assemblies: Application to environmental sensing. 2004 AIChE Annual Conference , 2004, Austin, TX .
• Tarabara, V. V. , M. R. Wiesner. Bench-scale investigation of the deposition-structure-performance relationship for in situ deposited sediment caps. In: Transactions of the 2 nd International Symposium on Contaminated Sediments: Characterization, Evaluation, Mitigation/Restoration, Management Strategy Performance, p. 234-238, May 26-28, 2003, Quebec City, Canada.
• Tarabara, V. V. , Koyuncu, I. , M. R. Wiesner. Direct experimental observation of filter cake cross sections: Effect of ionic strength and particle size on the cake structure and transient permeate flux in crossflow ultrafiltration. In: Proceedings of the 14 th Annual Meeting of the North American Membrane Society , p. 95-96, May 17-21, 2003, Jackson Hole, WY.
• Tarabara, V. V. , Wiesner, M. R., Bottero, J.-Y., C. Parron. Effect of suspension heterogeneity on the morphology of fouling cakes. In: Proceedings of the 12th Annual Meeting of the North American Membrane Society , 165-166, May 17, 2001, Lexington, KY.
• Tarabara, V. , Hovinga, R., M. R. Wiesner. Transient permeate flux analysis: model validation, In: Proceedings of the Conference on Membranes in Drinking and Industrial Water Production , v.1, 197-205, October 3, 2000, Paris, France.