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Overview

Dipak Rana is a researcher affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada. Their research output encompasses extensive work in engineering, environmental science, and materials science, with a specific focus on membrane technologies and nanomaterials.

The main fields of study for Dipak Rana include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Materials Science

Their subfields of study demonstrate a multidisciplinary approach, involving:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Materials Chemistry

The primary topics of Dipak Rana's research cover:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Conducting polymers and applications

Some of the recent papers authored by Dipak Rana include:

  • "Pore wetting in membrane distillation: A comprehensive review," 2021, Progress in Materials Science
  • "Chemical precipitation enabled UF and MF filtration for lead removal," 2021, Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • "Synthesis of RGO/NiO nanocomposites adopting a green approach and its photocatalytic and antibacterial properties," 2020, Materials Chemistry and Physics
  • "Triple-Layered Nanofibrous Metal-Organic Framework-Based Membranes for Desalination by Direct Contact Membrane Distillation," 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Versatility of hydrophilic and antifouling PVDF ultrafiltration membranes tailored with polyhexanide coated copper oxide nanoparticles," 2020, Polymer Testing

Dipak Rana frequently collaborates with several researchers including:

  • A. Nagendran
  • Christopher Q. Lan
  • Takeshi Matsuura
  • Kumar Divya
  • Dipankar Chattopadhyay

The venues where Dipak Rana has published most frequently comprise:

  • Journal of Applied Polymer Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Desalination
  • Journal of environmental chemical engineering
  • Materials Chemistry and Physics

The research scope of Dipak Rana indicates active involvement in the development and application of membrane technologies, including ultrafiltration, membrane distillation, and advanced materials for environmental and engineering applications. This has practical implications in water treatment, desalination, and energy harvesting.

Best Publications

  • Surface modifications for antifouling membranes.

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  • Influence of electrospun fiber size on the separation efficiency of thin film nanofiltration composite membrane

    Satinderpal Kaur;Satinderpal Kaur;Subramanian Sundarrajan;Dipak Rana;Takeshi Matsuura

  • Insight Studies on Metal-Organic Framework Nanofibrous Membrane Adsorption and Activation for Heavy Metal Ions Removal from Aqueous Solution.

    Johnson E. Efome;Dipak Rana;Takeshi Matsuura;Christopher Q. Lan

  • Metal–organic frameworks supported on nanofibers to remove heavy metals

    Johnson E. Efome;Dipak Rana;Takeshi Matsuura;Christopher Q. Lan

  • Preparation and characterization of highly hydrophobic poly(vinylidene fluoride) – Clay nanocomposite nanofiber membranes (PVDF–clay NNMs) for desalination using direct contact membrane distillation

    J.A. Prince;G. Singh;D. Rana;T. Matsuura

  • Strategies for effective oral insulin delivery with modified chitosan nanoparticles: A review

    Piyasi Mukhopadhyay;Roshnara Mishra;Dipak Rana;Patit P. Kundu

  • Effects of operating parameters and coexisting ions on the efficiency of heavy metal ions removal by nano-fibrous metal-organic framework membrane filtration process.

    Johnson E. Efome;Dipak Rana;Takeshi Matsuura;Christopher Q. Lan

  • Preparation of thin-film-composite polyamide membranes for desalination using novel hydrophilic surface modifying macromolecules

    Belal J. Abu Tarboush;D. Rana;T. Matsuura;H.A. Arafat

  • Aqueous room temperature synthesis of zeolitic imidazole framework 8 (ZIF-8) with various concentrations of triethylamine

    Nik Abdul Hadi Md. Nordin;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail;Azeman Mustafa;Peisean S. Goh

  • Effects of superhydrophobic SiO2 nanoparticles on the performance of PVDF flat sheet membranes for vacuum membrane distillation

    Johnson E. Efome;Mohammadali Baghbanzadeh;Dipak Rana;Takeshi Matsuura

  • Extraction and characterization of waste plastic oil (WPO) with the effect of n-butanol addition on the performance and emissions of a DI diesel engine fueled with WPO/diesel blends

    D. Damodharan;D. Damodharan;A.P. Sathiyagnanam;D. Rana;B. Rajesh Kumar

  • Pore wetting in membrane distillation: A comprehensive review

    Hooman Chamani;Joanne Woloszyn;Takeshi Matsuura;Dipak Rana

  • Studies on synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) via green route and its electrical property

    Sourav Sadhukhan;Sourav Sadhukhan;Tapas Kumar Ghosh;Tapas Kumar Ghosh;Dipak Rana;Indranil Roy

  • A comparative analysis on combustion and emissions of some next generation higher-alcohol/diesel blends in a direct-injection diesel engine

    B. Rajesh Kumar;S. Saravanan;D. Rana;A. Nagendran

  • Study on the thin film composite poly(piperazine-amide) nanofiltration membrane: Impacts of physicochemical properties of substrate on interfacial polymerization formation

    Nurasyikin Misdan;Woei Jye Lau;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail;T. Matsuura;T. Matsuura

  • Effect of a sustainable biofuel – n-octanol – on the combustion, performance and emissions of a DI diesel engine under naturally aspirated and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) modes

    B. Rajesh Kumar;S. Saravanan;D. Rana;V. Anish

  • Development and characterization of novel hydrophilic surface modifying macromolecule for polymeric membranes

    D. Rana;T. Matsuura;R.M. Narbaitz;C. Feng

  • Synthesis, modification and optimization of titanate nanotubes-polyamide thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membrane for forward osmosis (FO) application

    Daryoush Emadzadeh;Daryoush Emadzadeh;Daryoush Emadzadeh;W. J. Lau;Masoud Rahbari-Sisakht;Hamid Ilbeygi;Hamid Ilbeygi

  • Thermal and mechanical properties for binary blends of metallocene polyethylene with conventional polyolefins

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  • Preparation and characterization of novel hydrophobic/hydrophilic polyetherimide composite membranes for desalination by direct contact membrane distillation

    M. Qtaishat;D. Rana;M. Khayet;T. Matsuura

  • Experiment and modeling for flux and permeate concentration of heavy metal ion in adsorptive membrane filtration using a metal-organic framework incorporated nanofibrous membrane

    Johnson E. Efome;Dipak Rana;Takeshi Matsuura;Christopher Q. Lan

  • Development of antifouling thin-film-composite membranes for seawater desalination

    Dipak Rana;Yekyung Kim;Takeshi Matsuura;Hassan A. Arafat

  • Comparison of cellulose acetate (CA) membrane and novel CA membranes containing surface modifying macromolecules to remove pharmaceutical and personal care product micropollutants from drinking water

    Dipak Rana;Bryan Scheier;Roberto M. Narbaitz;Takeshi Matsuura

  • Towards antibiofouling ultrafiltration membranes by blending silver containing surface modifying macromolecules.

    Yekyung Kim;Yekyung Kim;Dipak Rana;Takeshi Matsuura;Wook-Jin Chung

Frequent Co-Authors

Takeshi Matsuura
Takeshi Matsuura University of Ottawa
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail University of Technology Malaysia
Dibyendu Mondal
Dibyendu Mondal Jain University
Pralay Maiti
Pralay Maiti Indian Institute of Technology BHU
Subbiah Alwarappan
Subbiah Alwarappan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Sanatan Chattopadhyay
Sanatan Chattopadhyay University of Calcutta
Vinod K. Aswal
Vinod K. Aswal Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Seeram Ramakrishna
Seeram Ramakrishna Tsinghua University
Krishnendu Acharya
Krishnendu Acharya University of Calcutta
Patit Paban Kundu
Patit Paban Kundu Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

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