Research projects | Membrane Science and Technology (MST)

Period	Title project and involved researchers
2025-2029	SMARTIER: Development of a Model Predictive Control tool for enabling industrial effluent reuse Anurag Gadgil (PhD Candidate), Jeff Wood (promotor), Sander Haase (co-promotor)
2025-2029	Separator development for alkaline water electrolysis Cloë Berkien (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Nieck Benes (co-promotor), Wiebe de Vos (co-promotor)
2025-2029	SMARTIER: Development of a mobile measurement setp to enable industrial effluent reuse Tigo Kok (EngD Candidate), Jeff Wood (promotor), Sander Haase (co-promotor)
2025-2027	Recircanol: Design of circular processes for the recovery and purification of ethanol Winda Adistia (EngD Candidate), Gerrald Bargeman (promotor), Sander Haase (co-promotor)
2025-2029	Sustainable membrane production from green solvents Siem van Kammen (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Esra te Brinke (supervisor), dr. ir. J. Duvigneau (co-promotor)
2024-2028	Integrated greywater treatment using nanofiltration for the production of reusable water Mario Ilić (PhD Candidate), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Antoine Kemperman (supervisor), Sam Rutten (Wetsus supervisor), Lucia Hernandez Leal (Wetsus scientific advisor)
2024-2028	Techno-feasibility & sustainability assessment methodology for membrane process development Pablo Almendras Flores (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Joris de Grooth (co-promotor), Anurag Arun (daily supervisor)
2024-2028	Understanding and controlling membrane fouling in biorefinery applications Ali Hameed (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Antoine Kemperman (co-promotor)
2024-2028	Exploring transport limitations in alkaline electrolysis Fatemeh Hashemifar (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Jeff Wood (co-promotor)
2024-2028	Understanding filtration behavior of soft components Ermia Azari Moghaddam (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Karin Schroën (second promotor)
2024-2028	Developing polyelectrolyte multilayer based membranes for solvent stable nanofiltration in biorefineries Mia Jurković (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Nieck Benes (second promotor), Hannah Roth (co-promotor)
2024-2028	Modeling mass transport across charge-mosaic membranes Mangut Sunday Jikmyan (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Jeff Wood (co-promotor)
2024-2028	Low Salt-Rejection Reverse Osmosis (LSRRO) membrane solutions and technologies for the concentration of highly saline streams Lena Riechers (PhD Candidate), Gerrald Bargeman (promotor), Sander Haase (co-promotor/supervisor)
2024-2028	Osmotically-Assisted Reverse Osmosis (OARO) membrane solutions and technologies for the concentration of highly saline streams Onur Kaan Aydın (PhD Candidate), Gerrald Bargeman (promotor), Sander Haase (co-promotor/supervisor)
2024-2028	Removal of micropollutants from wastewater through nanofiltration and concentrate recirculation: a pilot-scale study at WWTP Enschede-West Mostafa Elshourbagy (PhD Candidate), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Antoine Kemperman (supervisor), Sander Haase (co-promotor/supervisor)
2024-2028	Design of novel Membrane Processes for the effective removal of Micropollutants through Charge-Mosaic Nanofiltration Membranes Purvil Gangar (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Sander Haase (co-promotor/supervisor), Gerrald Bargeman (co-promotor/supervisor)
2024-2028	Mosaic Membranes: Channel charged polyelectrolyte multilayer based hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes for micro-pollutant removal Halil Zengin (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Hannah Roth (co-promotor/supervisor)
2024-2028	Recircanol: Circular recovery of ethanol from alkaline ethanol media at high pH using membrane technology Paco Caparros Salvador (PhD Candidate), Gerrald Bargeman (promotor), Sander Haase (co-promotor)
2023-2027	Green Chemistry in a Spinneret – Hollow Fiber Membrane with a Selective crosslinked layer Ana M. Cespedes Matos (PhD Candidate), Nieck Benes (promotor), Hannah Roth (supervisor)
2023-2027	New Chemistry in a spinneret Keerthana K. Menon (PhD Candidate), Nieck Benes (promotor), Hannah Roth (co-promotor/supervisor)
2023-2027	Building Surface Charge-Mosaic PEM Membranes: Towards Removal of Organic Micropollutants and High Minerals Permeation J. Roberto Andrade (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Esra te Brinke (supervisor)
2023-2027	Dense and highly stable polyelectrolyte multilayer membranes for brackish water treatment Sina Rezaei (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Esra te Brinke (supervisor)
2023-2027	Clearing the Mist: From Fundamental Investigations of Aerosol Filtration and Capture Towards Improved Indoor Ventilation Strategies Maaike Sikkink (PhD Candidate), Rob Lammertink (promotor), Jeff Wood (supervisor)
2023-2026	Controlling Biofouling in Reverse Osmosis Systems treating Surface Water: optimizing coagulation pretreatment for nutrient removal Vanida Salgado Ismodes (PhD Candidate), Maria Kennedy (IHE, promotor), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Sergio Salinas (IHE supervisor), Antoine Kemperman (supervisor), Franca Kramer (Dunea supervisor)
2022-2026	Efficient removal of nano-plastics from water through enhanced coagulation Elorm Obotey Ezugbe (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Saskia Lindhoud (co-promotor), Martijn Wagterveld (Wetsus supervisor)
2022-2026	Polyelectrolyte Multilayer on Ceramic Membranes for Water Filtration Robert Niestroj-Pahl (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Hannah Roth (co-promotor, daily supervisor)
2022-2026	ReCoVR – Recovery and Circularity of Valuable Resources Erik Postma (PhD Candidate), Karin Schroën (promotor), Sissi de Beer (co-promotor)
2022-2026	Stable polyelectrolyte multilayer based membranes for produced water treatment under harsh conditions Xiao Zhang (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Esra te Brinke (supervisor). Antoine Kemperman (supervisor), Henk Miedema (Wetsus supervisor)
2022-2026	Steering protein functionality using smart dehydration Arunitha Koodaliedathil Sreeprakash (PhD Candidate), Karin Schroën (promotor), Izabella Bouhid de Aguiar (supervisor), Henk Miedema (Wetsus supervisor)
2022-2026	Novel coatings for prevention of biofilm formation in drinking water distribution systems Rodrigo Nogueira Nobre (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Henny van der Mei (promotor), Cristina Gagliano (Wetsus supervisor)
2022-2026	Sustainable and highly stable ion exchange membranes for industrial applications Hestie Brink (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Saskia Lindhoud (co-promotor)
2021-2025	Recovery and circularity of proteins and flavor molecules Leon A. Smook (PhD Candidate), Karin Schroën (promotor), Sissi de Beer (co-promotor)
2021-2025	Adsorption for reverse osmosis concentrate treatment Jurgen Roman (PhD Candidate), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Jeff Wood (supervisor), Antoine Kemperman (supervisor)
2021-2025	New Geometries and materials for low salt retention nanofiltration Tjerk Watt (PhD Candidate), Wiebe de Vos (promotor), Joris de Grooth (co-promotor), Esra te Brinke (supervisor)
2019-2023	Resource Recovery with Donnan Dialysis Harmen Zwijnenberg (PhD Candidate), Walter van der Meer (promotor), Jeffery Wood (supervisor), Joris de Grooth (supervisor)

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