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Sankar Nair is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and materials science. Their work spans 58 publications in engineering and 28 in materials science, reflecting a focus on applied scientific disciplines.

The scientist's main research subfields include biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering, inorganic chemistry, materials chemistry, and water science and technology. These areas indicate a broad engagement with both fundamental and applied aspects of materials and chemical engineering.

Nair's research topics are centered around membrane technologies and materials with specific applications in separation processes and catalysis. Key topics they have explored include:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies

The scientist has published frequently in several notable journals, showing a consistent output in key fields. These venues include:

  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
  • AIChE Journal
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Journal of Membrane Science

Collaborations have involved a number of coauthors, demonstrating interdisciplinary and cooperative research efforts. Frequent coauthors include Christopher W. Jones, Arvind Ganesan, Carsten Sievers, Qiang Fu, and Shaowei Yang.

Selected recent publications illustrate the scope of their work:

  • Graphene oxide nanofiltration membranes for desalination under realistic conditions, 2021, Nature Sustainability
  • Single-walled zeolitic nanotubes, 2022, Science
  • Stages and Kinetics of Mechanochemical Depolymerization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) with Sodium Hydroxide, 2022, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Single-Walled Zeolitic Nanotubes: Advantaged Supports for Poly(ethylenimine) in CO2 Separation from Simulated Air and Flue Gas, 2023, JACS Au
  • Origins of Acid-Gas Stability Behavior in Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks: The Unique High Stability of ZIF-71, 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Best Publications

  • A high-performance gas-separation membrane containing submicrometer-sized metal-organic framework crystals.

    Tae-Hyun Bae;Jong Suk Lee;Wulin Qiu;William J. Koros

  • Interfacial microfluidic processing of metal-organic framework hollow fiber membranes

    Andrew J. Brown;Nicholas A. Brunelli;Nicholas A. Brunelli;Kiwon Eum;Fereshteh Rashidi

  • A titanosilicate molecular sieve with adjustable pores for size-selective adsorption of molecules

    Steven M. Kuznicki;Valerie A. Bell;Sankar Nair;Hugh W. Hillhouse

  • Exploring the Framework Hydrophobicity and Flexibility of ZIF-8: From Biofuel Recovery to Hydrocarbon Separations

    Ke Zhang;Ryan P. Lively;Ryan P. Lively;Chen Zhang;Ronald R. Chance;Ronald R. Chance

  • Alcohol and water adsorption in zeolitic imidazolate frameworks

    Ke Zhang;Ryan P. Lively;Michelle E. Dose;Michelle E. Dose;Andrew J. Brown

  • Efficient calculation of diffusion limitations in metal organic framework materials: a tool for identifying materials for kinetic separations.

    Emmanuel Haldoupis;Sankar Nair;David S. Sholl

  • Growth, microstructure, and permeation properties of supported zeolite (MFI) films and membranes prepared by secondary growth

    George Xomeritakis;Anastasios Gouzinis;Sankar Nair;Tatsuya Okubo

  • Hybrid Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks: Controlling Framework Porosity and Functionality by Mixed-Linker Synthesis

    Joshua A. Thompson;Catherine R. Blad;Nicholas A. Brunelli;Megan E. Lydon

  • Highly Tunable Molecular Sieving and Adsorption Properties of Mixed-Linker Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks

    Kiwon Eum;Krishna C. Jayachandrababu;Fereshteh Rashidi;Ke Zhang

  • Transport properties of alumina-supported MFI membranes made by secondary (seeded) growth

    George Xomeritakis;Sankar Nair;Michael Tsapatsis

  • Finding MOFs for Highly Selective CO2/N2 Adsorption Using Materials Screening Based on Efficient Assignment of Atomic Point Charges

    Emmanuel Haldoupis;Sankar Nair;David S. Sholl

  • Quantifying Large Effects of Framework Flexibility on Diffusion in MOFs: CH4 and CO2 in ZIF‐8

    Emmanuel Haldoupis;Taku Watanabe;Sankar Nair;David S. Sholl

  • Membranes from nanoporous 1D and 2D materials: A review of opportunities, developments, and challenges

    Wun-gwi Kim;Sankar Nair

  • Pervaporation performance comparison of hybrid membranes filled with two-dimensional ZIF-L nanosheets and zero-dimensional ZIF-8 nanoparticles

    Guanhua Liu;Zhongyi Jiang;Keteng Cao;Sankar Nair

  • Continuous polycrystalline zeolitic imidazolate framework-90 membranes on polymeric hollow fibers

    Andrew J. Brown;J. R. Johnson;Megan E. Lydon;William J. Koros

  • CO2–CH4 permeation in high zeolite 4A loading mixed matrix membranes

    Ryan T. Adams;Jong Suk Lee;Tae-Hyun Bae;Jason K. Ward

  • Sonication-induced Ostwald ripening of ZIF-8 nanoparticles and formation of ZIF-8/polymer composite membranes

    Joshua A. Thompson;Karena W. Chapman;William J. Koros;Christopher W. Jones

  • Phenomenology of the growth of single-walled aluminosilicate and aluminogermanate nanotubes of precise dimensions

    Sanjoy Mukherjee;Veda M. Bartlow;Sankar Nair

  • Graphene oxide nanofiltration membranes for desalination under realistic conditions

    Zhongzhen Wang;Chen Ma;Chunyan Xu;Scott A. Sinquefield

  • Temperature and Loading-Dependent Diffusion of Light Hydrocarbons in ZIF-8 as Predicted Through Fully Flexible Molecular Simulations.

    Ross J. Verploegh;Sankar Nair;David S. Sholl

  • Fabrication of polymer/selective-flake nanocomposite membranes and their use in gas separation

    Hae Kwon Jeong;Wojtek Krych;Harikrishnan Ramanan;Sankar Nair

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher W. Jones
Christopher W. Jones Georgia Institute of Technology
David S. Sholl
David S. Sholl Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael Tsapatsis
Michael Tsapatsis Johns Hopkins University
William J. Koros
William J. Koros Georgia Institute of Technology
Ryan P. Lively
Ryan P. Lively Georgia Institute of Technology
Ali A. Rownaghi
Ali A. Rownaghi Missouri University of Science and Technology
Tae-Hyun Bae
Tae-Hyun Bae Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Krista S. Walton
Krista S. Walton Georgia Institute of Technology
Peter J. Hesketh
Peter J. Hesketh Georgia Institute of Technology
Ronald R. Chance
Ronald R. Chance Georgia Institute of Technology

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