Current research projects

2020-2024

Additive Manufacturing for Zero-Emission Innovative Green Chemistry (AMAZING)
Michel Drazkowski (PhD Candidate), Arian Nijmeijer (promotor), Henny Bouwmeester (promotor)

2020-2024

Multicomponent mass transport modeling of water desalination with reverse osmosis
Edward Kimani (PhD Candidate), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Antoine Kemperman (supervisor), Maarten Biesheuvel (Wetsus supervisor)

2020-2024

Development of cathode materials for high-temperature CO₂ electrolysis
Ahmad Shaur (PhD Candidate), Henny Bouwmeester (promotor), Arian Nijmeijer (promotor)

2020-2024

Organic micro-pollutant removal from municipal effluents by polyelectrolyte multilayer based hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes: transport phenomena and overall process design
Hans David Wendt (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Antoine Kemperman (supervisor)

2020-2024

Organic micro-pollutant removal from municipal effluents by polyelectrolyte multilayer based hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes
Wendy Jonkers (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Erik Roesink (promotor), Joris de Grooth (co-promotor and supervisor)

2020-2024

Ion Transport Phenomena in Structured Colloidal Networks
Harm Wiegerinck (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Jeff Wood (supervisor)

2019-2023

Resource Recovery with Donnan Dialysis
Harmen Zwijnenberg (PhD Candidate), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Jeffery Wood (supervisor), Joris de Grooth (supervisor)

2019-2023

Reversible Antifouling Polymer Coatings
Annemarie Maan (PhD Candidate University of Groningen), Marleen Kamperman (promotor University of Groningen), Wiebe de Vos (promotor)

2019-2023

Nanofiltration of greywater effluent to remove micropollutants
Sam Rutten (PhD Candidate). Erik Roesink (promotor), Joris de Grooth (supervisor), Lucìa Hernández-Leal (supervisor Wetsus)

2019-2023

Micro-pollutant removal by salt permeating polyelectrolyte multilayer based nanofiltration membranes
Moritz Junker (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Joris de Grooth (supervisor)

2019-2023

Making use of diffusiophoresis for enhanced mass transports off spatially inhomogeneous catalysts: experiments
Burak Akdeniz (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Jeffery Wood (supervisor)

2018-2022

Asymmetric polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes for the removal of micropollutants 
Jurjen Regenspurg (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Erik Roesink (co-promotor) 

2018-2022

Stirring the boundary layer via unsteady osmosis
Nicole Timmerhuis (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor)

2018-2022

Development of hyper cross-linked membranes for pre-combustion properties
Farzaneh Radmanesh (PhD Candidate), Nieck Benes (promotor)

2018-2022

Removing Toxic Micropollutants from wastewater with funghi
Brigit van Brenk (PhD Candidate Utrecht University), Han Wösten (promotor Utrecht University), Walter van der Meer (promotor)

2018-2022

Dual-phase membranes for the application in membrane reactor
Liudmila Fischer (PhD Candidate), Wilhelm Meulenberg (promotor), Arian Nijmeijer (promotor), Henny Bouwmeester (supervisor),  Stefan Baumann (supervisor Forschungszentrum Jülich)

2018-2022

Polyelectrolyte complexation for the next generation of waterborne coatings
Jiaying Li (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Jasper van der Gucht (co-promotor Wageningen University)

2018-2022

Structure-Prosperities Relationship in Ion Exchange Membrane
Xiuqin Wang (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor)

2018-2022

Processed polyelectrolyte complexes as novel Ion-exchange membranes
Ameya Krishna B (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Saskia Lindhout (supervisor)

2018-2021

Aqueous Phase Separation for Advanced and Sustainable Membranes
Wouter Nielen (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Joshua Willott (supervisor)

2017-2022

Application of Ceramic Membranes for Water Treatment in Oil Sands Mines
Sandra Carolina Motta Cabrera (PhD Candidate), Arian Nijmeijer (promotor), Louis Winnubst (promotor)

2017-2021

Development of new NO_x storage materials for an efficient De-NO_x strategy for lean burn (diesel) engines
Sabrina Ecker (PhD Candidate), Wilhelm Meulenberg (promotor), Arian Nijmeijer (promotor), Henny Bouwmeester (supervisor),  Stefan Baumann (supervisor Forschungszentrum Jülich), Jürgen Dornseiffer (supervisor Forschungszentrum Jülich)

2017-2021

Stabilization and destabilization of microbial ecology in drinking water distribution systems
Lihua Chen (PhD Candidate),  Gertjan Medema (promotor Delft University of Technology), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Gang Liu (supervisor Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 

2017-2021

Sustainable Membrane Production through Polyelectrolyte Complexation Induced Aqueous Phase Separation
Muhammad Irshad Baig (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (Promotor)

2017-2021

A Novel Hybrid Ion Exchange - Bipolar Membrane Electrodialysis Remineralisation Process for Reverse Osmosis Permeate 
Almohanad Abusultan (PhD Candidate), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Antoine Kemperman (supervisor)

2017-2021

Controlling calcium carbonate scaling in groundwater reverse osmosis systems: Maximizing recovery and minimizing antiscalant consumption
Nasir Mangal (PhD Candidate IHE Delft), Maria Kennedy (promotor IHE Delft), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Sergio Salinas (supervisor IHE Delft), Antoine Kemperman (supervisor)

2017-2022

Copper hollow fibers to convert CO₂ into CO
Anne Sustronk (PhD student), Nieck Benes (promotor), Guido Mul (promotor) 

2017-2021

Creating bioactive polyelectrolyte membranes via aqueous phase separation
Jéré van Lente (PhD Candidate), Mireille Claessens (promotor), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Saskia Lindhoud (supervisor)

2017-2021

Electrochemical valorization of CO2 and bio-oil on copper-based gas diffusion electrodes
Liniker Fabricio de Sousa (PhD Candidate), Guido Mul (promotor), Nieck Benes (promotor)

2017-2021

Electrochemical synthesis of green ammonia using functionalized hollow fibre electrodes
Piotr Krzywda (PhD Candidate), Guido Mul (promotor), Nieck Benes (promotor)

2017-2021

Vibrationally stimulated electrofuel production in a proton conducting solid oxide electrolyte cell
Shaochen Zhu (PhD Candidate), Arian Nijmeijer (promotor), Henny Bouwmeester (supervisor), Bernard Boukamp (supervisor)

2017-2021

Polyelectrolyte complex membranes by Aqueous phase separation
Elif Nur Durmaz (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Joshua Willott (supervisor)

2017-2021

Radical Filtration: Photocatalytic membranes for water purification
Shuyana A. Heredia Deba (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Bas Wols (supervisor Wetsus), Doekle Yntema (supervisor Wetsus)

2017-2021

Biopolymer based membranes for (waste) water filtration
Emanuel Dinis (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Huub Rijnaarts (promotor), Antoine Kemperman (supervisor), Hardy Temmink (supervisor), Cristina Cagliano (Wetsus supervisor)

2016-2021

SURKINOX-Designing rules for enhancing SURface KINetics in functional OXides for clean energy technologies
Zainab Aman (PhD Candidate), Henni Bouwmeester (promotor), Arian Nijmeijer (promotor)

2014-2020

Assessing biological stability of drinking water after reverse osmosis and remineralization
Mohaned Sousi (PhD Candidate IHE Delft), Maria Kennedy (promotor IHE Delft), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Sergio Salinas (supervisor IHE Delft ), Gang Liu (supervisor Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Antoine Kemperman (supervisor)