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Overview

Chuyang Y. Tang is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Biomedical Engineering, Water Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Materials Chemistry.

Their work focuses on topics related to membrane technologies and materials science. The main topics covered include:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials

Tang has published extensively, with frequent appearances in several notable scientific journals. The primary publication venues include:

  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Water Research
  • Desalination
  • Nature Communications

Their recent papers include the following publications:

  • "A Critical Review on Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes with Interlayered Structure: Mechanisms, Recent Developments, and Environmental Applications" (2020), Environmental Science & Technology
  • "A critical review on porous substrates of TFC polyamide membranes: Mechanisms, membrane performances, and future perspectives" (2021), Journal of Membrane Science
  • "Engineering antifouling reverse osmosis membranes: A review" (2020), Desalination
  • "Nanofiltration Membranes with Crumpled Polyamide Films: A Critical Review on Mechanisms, Performances, and Environmental Applications" (2022), Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Intrinsic Nanoscale Structure of Thin Film Composite Polyamide Membranes: Connectivity, Defects, and Structure-Property Correlation" (2020), Environmental Science & Technology

Tang frequently collaborates with several co-authors. Notable frequent collaborators include:

  • Zhe Yang
  • Hao Guo
  • Lu Elfa Peng
  • Li Long
  • Shenghua Zhou

The scope of their research indicates a sustained focus on membrane science, addressing both fundamental mechanisms and applied environmental technologies.

Best Publications

  • Recent developments in forward osmosis : opportunities and challenges.

    Shuaifei Zhao;Linda Zou;Chuyang Y. Tang;Dennis Mulcahy

  • Effect of membrane chemistry and coating layer on physiochemical properties of thin film composite polyamide RO and NF membranes I. FTIR and XPS characterization of polyamide and coating layer chemistry

    Chuyang Y. Tang;Chuyang Y. Tang;Young-Nam Kwon;James O. Leckie

  • Probing the nano- and micro-scales of reverse osmosis membranes—A comprehensive characterization of physiochemical properties of uncoated and coated membranes by XPS, TEM, ATR-FTIR, and streaming potential measurements

    Chuyang Y. Tang;Young-Nam Kwon;James O. Leckie

  • 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

  • Membrane cleaning in membrane bioreactors: A review

    Zhiwei Wang;Jinxing Ma;Chuyang Y. Tang;Katsuki Kimura

  • Membrane fouling in osmotically driven membrane processes: A review

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

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

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

  • Membrane-based technologies for lithium recovery from water lithium resources: A review

    Xianhui Li;Xianhui Li;Yinghui Mo;Weihua Qing;Senlin Shao;Senlin Shao

  • Effect of membrane chemistry and coating layer on physiochemical properties of thin film composite polyamide RO and NF membranes: II. Membrane physiochemical properties and their dependence on polyamide and coating layers

    Chuyang Y. Tang;Chuyang Y. Tang;Young-Nam Kwon;James O. Leckie

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

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

  • Characterization of novel forward osmosis hollow fiber membranes

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

  • The upper bound of thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes for desalination

    Zhe Yang;Hao Guo;Chuyang Y. Tang;Chuyang Y. Tang

  • A Critical Review on Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes with Interlayered Structure: Mechanisms, Recent Developments, and Environmental Applications

    Zhe Yang;Peng Fei Sun;Peng Fei Sun;Xianhui Li;Bowen Gan;Bowen Gan

  • Potable Water Reuse through Advanced Membrane Technology.

    Chuyang Y. Tang;Zhe Yang;Hao Guo;Jason J. Wen

  • Effect of flux (transmembrane pressure) and membrane properties on fouling and rejection of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes treating perfluorooctane sulfonate containing wastewater.

    Tang Cy;Fu Qs;Criddle Cs;Leckie Jo

  • Use of reverse osmosis membranes to remove perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) from semiconductor wastewater

    Chuyang Y. Tang;Q. Shiang Fu;A. P. Robertson;Craig S. Criddle

  • Recent developments and future perspectives of reverse electrodialysis technology: A review

    Ying Mei;Chuyang Y. Tang

  • Fouling of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes by humic acid—Effects of solution composition and hydrodynamic conditions

    Chuyang Y. Tang;Young-Nam Kwon;James O. Leckie

  • Degradation of Polyamide Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes by Hypochlorite

    Van Thanh Do;Chuyang Y. Tang;Martin Reinhard;James O. Leckie

  • Effect of draw solution concentration and operating conditions on forward osmosis and pressure retarded osmosis performance in a spiral wound module

    Yuan Xu;Xiaoyu Peng;Chuyang Y. Tang;Q. Shiang Fu

  • Tannic Acid/Fe3+ Nanoscaffold for Interfacial Polymerization: Toward Enhanced Nanofiltration Performance

    Zhe Yang;Zhi-wen Zhou;Hao Guo;Zhikan Yao

  • Osmotic power production from salinity gradient resource by pressure retarded osmosis: Effects of operating conditions and reverse solute diffusion

    Qianhong She;Xue Jin;Chuyang Y. Tang

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony G. Fane
Anthony G. Fane University of New South Wales
Rong Wang
Rong Wang Nanyang Technological University
Zhiqing Yang
Zhiqing Yang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jianqiang Wang
Jianqiang Wang Central South University
James O. Leckie
James O. Leckie Stanford University
Kang Hai Tan
Kang Hai Tan Nanyang Technological University
Zhen-Liang Xu
Zhen-Liang Xu East China University of Science and Technology
Zhiwei Wang
Zhiwei Wang Tongji University
Victor W.-C. Chang
Victor W.-C. Chang Monash University
Jinsong Zhang
Jinsong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences

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