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Overview

Anthony G. Fane is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and focuses primarily on research within the fields of engineering and environmental science. The researcher's work notably intersects with subfields such as water science and technology, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and surfaces, coatings, and films.

The main topics of Anthony G. Fane's research include membrane separation technologies, membrane-based ion separation techniques, graphene and nanomaterials applications, nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, solar-powered water purification methods, electrohydrodynamics and fluid dynamics, and fuel cells and related materials.

Key recent publications by Anthony G. Fane highlight several areas of membrane technology and water treatment. These include:

  • Engineering antifouling reverse osmosis membranes: A review, 2020, Desalination
  • A review of membrane wettability for the treatment of saline water deploying membrane distillation, 2020, Desalination
  • Surface modification of nanofiltration membranes to improve the removal of organic micropollutants: Linking membrane characteristics to solute transmission, 2021, Water Research
  • A comprehensive review of electrospray technique for membrane development: Current status, challenges, and opportunities, 2022, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Mitigation of membrane particulate fouling by nano/microplastics via physical cleaning strategies, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Anthony G. Fane's frequent coauthors include Chuyang Y. Tang, Shiyang Huang, Greg Leslie, Jaleh Mansouri, and James A. McDonald.

Publication output spans multiple venues, with repeated contributions to:

  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Desalination
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Water Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • New All-Vanadium Redox Flow Cell.

    M. Skyllas-Kazacos;M. Rychcik;R. G. Robins;A. G. Fane

  • Coupled effects of internal concentration polarization and fouling on flux behavior of forward osmosis membranes during humic acid filtration

    Chuyang Y. Tang;Qianhong She;Qianhong She;Winson C.L. Lay;Rong Wang

  • Fabrication of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanofiber membranes by electro-spinning for direct contact membrane distillation

    Yuan Liao;Rong Wang;Miao Tian;Changquan Qiu

  • Membrane fouling in osmotically driven membrane processes: A review

    Qianhong She;Rong Wang;Anthony G. Fane;Chuyang Y. Tang

  • Recent Development of Advanced Materials with Special Wettability for Selective Oil/Water Separation.

    Qinglang Ma;Hongfei Cheng;Anthony G. Fane;Rong Wang

  • Nanofiltration: Principles and Applications

    A. I. Schäefer;A. G. Fane;Thomas D. Waite

  • Heat and mass transfer in membrane distillation

    R.W. Schofield;A.G. Fane;C.J.D. Fell

  • Colloidal interactions and fouling of NF and RO membranes: A review

    Chuyang Y. Tang;T.H. Chong;Anthony G. Fane

  • Progress in electrospun polymeric nanofibrous membranes for water treatment : fabrication, modification and applications

    Yuan Liao;Chun-Heng Loh;Miao Tian;Rong Wang

  • Synthetic membranes for water purification : status and future

    Anthony G. Fane;Rong Wang;Matthew X. Hu

  • Fouling transients in nominally sub-critical flux operation of a membrane bioreactor

    B.D Cho;A.G Fane

  • Synthesis and characterization of flat-sheet thin film composite forward osmosis membranes

    Jing Wei;Changquan Qiu;Chuyang Y. Tang;Rong Wang

  • The use of gas bubbling to enhance membrane processes

    Z.F Cui;S Chang;A.G Fane

  • Characterization of novel forward osmosis hollow fiber membranes

    Rong Wang;Lei Shi;Chuyang Y. Tang;Shuren Chou

  • Heat transport and membrane distillation coefficients in direct contact membrane distillation

    J Phattaranawik;R Jiraratananon;A.G Fane

  • Membrane-based separation for oily wastewater: A practical perspective.

    Henry J. Tanudjaja;Charifa A. Hejase;Volodymyr V. Tarabara;Anthony G. Fane

  • Factors affecting the membrane performance in submerged membrane bioreactors

    J. Zhang;J. Zhang;H.C. Chua;J. Zhou;A.G. Fane

  • Mass transfer mechanisms and transport resistances in direct contact membrane distillation process

    Surapit Srisurichan;Ratana Jiraratananon;A.G. Fane

  • Spacer characterization and pressure drop modelling in spacer-filled channels for ultrafiltration

    A.R. Da Costa;A.G. Fane;D.E. Wiley

  • Effect of pore size distribution and air flux on mass transport in direct contact membrane distillation

    J Phattaranawik;R Jiraratananon;A.G Fane

  • A review of fouling and fouling control in ultrafiltration

    A.G. Fane;C.J.D. Fell

Frequent Co-Authors

Rong Wang
Rong Wang Nanyang Technological University
William B. Krantz
William B. Krantz University of Colorado Boulder
Chuyang Y. Tang
Chuyang Y. Tang National University of Singapore
Jia Wei Chew
Jia Wei Chew Chalmers University of Technology
Vicki Chen
Vicki Chen University of Queensland
Jinsong Zhang
Jinsong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Scott A. Rice
Scott A. Rice Nanyang Technological University
Dianne E. Wiley
Dianne E. Wiley University of Sydney
Staffan Kjelleberg
Staffan Kjelleberg Nanyang Technological University
Xiao Hu
Xiao Hu Nanyang Technological University

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