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P.M. Biesheuvel is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and environmental science, with strong contributions to biomedical engineering, water science and technology, and electrical and electronic engineering. The scientist's work also covers renewable energy, sustainability, and mechanical engineering to a lesser extent.

The main topics of Biesheuvel's research include membrane-based ion separation techniques and membrane separation technologies. Additional areas of focus encompass nanopore and nanochannel transport studies, fuel cells and related materials, electrostatics and colloid interactions, advanced battery materials and technologies, and membrane separation and gas transport.

The scientist has published extensively, with frequent contributions to several journals and publication venues. Among the prominent venues are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Desalination
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Biesheuvel include:

  • S. Porada
  • Menachem Elimelech
  • J.E. Dykstra
  • Ilya I. Ryzhkov
  • Albert van der Wal

Some recent publications by Biesheuvel illustrate the focus on membrane science and ion transport:

  • Tutorial review of reverse osmosis and electrodialysis, 2022, Journal of Membrane Science
  • Recent advances in ion selectivity with capacitive deionization, 2021, Energy & Environmental Science
  • Salt and Water Transport in Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Beyond the Solution-Diffusion Model, 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Energy Consumption of Brackish Water Desalination: Identifying the Sweet Spots for Electrodialysis and Reverse Osmosis, 2021, ACS ES&T Engineering
  • Nickel hexacyanoferrate electrodes for high mono/divalent ion-selectivity in capacitive deionization, 2020, Desalination

Best Publications

  • Review on the science and technology of water desalination by capacitive deionization

    S. Porada;R. Zhao;A. Van Der Wal;Volker Presser;Volker Presser

  • Water desalination via capacitive deionization : What is it and what can we expect from it?

    M.E. Suss;S. Porada;X. Sun;P.M. Biesheuvel

  • Membrane capacitive deionization

    P.M. Biesheuvel;A. van der Wal

  • Direct prediction of the desalination performance of porous carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization

    S. Porada;Lars Borchardt;Martin Oschatz;Marek Bryjak

  • Energy consumption and constant current operation in membrane capacitive deionization

    R. Zhao;P.M. Biesheuvel;A.F. van der Wal

  • Theory of membrane capacitive deionization including the effect of the electrode pore space

    P.M. Biesheuvel;R. Zhao;S. Porada;A. van der Wal

  • Water Desalination Using Capacitive Deionization with Microporous Carbon Electrodes

    S. Porada;L. Weinstein;R. Dash;A.F. van der Wal

  • Produced water treatment by membranes: A review from a colloidal perspective.

    J.M. Dickhout;J. Moreno;P.M. Biesheuvel;L. Boels

  • Charge Efficiency: A Functional Tool to Probe the Double-Layer Structure Inside of Porous Electrodes and Application in the Modeling of Capacitive Deionization

    R. Zhao;P.M. Biesheuvel;H. Miedema;H. Bruning

  • Recent advances in ion selectivity with capacitive deionization

    J. G. Gamaethiralalage;K. Singh;S. Sahin;J. Yoon

  • Energy consumption in membrane capacitive deionization for different water recoveries and flow rates, and comparison with reverse osmosis

    R. Zhao;S. Porada;P.M. Biesheuvel;A. van der Wal

  • Nonlinear dynamics of capacitive charging and desalination by porous electrodes

    P. M. Biesheuvel;M. Z. Bazant

  • Optimization of salt adsorption rate in membrane capacitive deionization

    R. Zhao;O. Satpradit;H.H.M. Rijnaarts;P.M. Biesheuvel

  • Attractive forces in microporous carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization

    P. M. Biesheuvel;S. Porada;M. Levi;Martin Z. Bazant

  • Diffuse charge and Faradaic reactions in porous electrodes

    P. M. Biesheuvel;Yeqing Fu;Martin Z. Bazant

  • Carbon flow electrodes for continuous operation of capacitive deionization and capacitive mixing energy generation

    S. Porada;D. Weingarth;H. V. M. Hamelers;M. Bryjak

  • Nernst-Planck transport theory for (reverse) electrodialysis: I. Effect of co-ion transport through the membranes

    M. Tedesco;H.V.M. Hamelers;P.M. Biesheuvel

  • Time-dependent ion selectivity in capacitive charging of porous electrodes

    R Rui Zhao;van M Michiel Soestbergen;Hhm Rijnaarts;van de A Wal

  • Nickel Hexacyanoferrate Electrodes for Continuous Cation Intercalation Desalination of Brackish Water

    Slawomir Porada;Aniruddh Shrivastava;Pamela Bukowska;P.M. Biesheuvel

  • Performance metrics for the objective assessment of capacitive deionization systems

    Steven A. Hawks;Ashwin Ramachandran;Slawomir Porada;Patrick G. Campbell

  • Direct Power Production from a Water Salinity Difference in a Membrane-Modified Supercapacitor Flow Cell

    B.B. Sales;M. Saakes;J.W. Post;C.J.N. Buisman

  • Dynamic Adsorption/Desorption Process Model for Capacitive Deionization

    P. M. Biesheuvel;B. van Limpt;A. van der Wal

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker Presser
Volker Presser Leibniz Association
Matthew E. Suss
Matthew E. Suss Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Jeyong Yoon
Jeyong Yoon Seoul National University
Ali Mani
Ali Mani Stanford University
Hubertus V. M. Hamelers
Hubertus V. M. Hamelers Wageningen University & Research
Huub H.M. Rijnaarts
Huub H.M. Rijnaarts Wageningen University & Research
Cees J.N. Buisman
Cees J.N. Buisman Wageningen University & Research
Henrik Bruus
Henrik Bruus Technical University of Denmark
Gleb B. Sukhorukov
Gleb B. Sukhorukov Queen Mary University of London

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