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67
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2062

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Overview

Shihong Lin is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and specializes in engineering and environmental science. Their research primarily centers on membrane separation technologies and ion separation techniques, with a significant focus on advancing methods for water purification and environmental separations.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, their work covers several subfields such as:

  • Water Science and Technology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Shihong Lin's research topics cover:

  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
  • Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Membrane Separation and Gas Transport
  • Extraction and Separation Processes

Their recent publications provide insight into their diverse contributions across several leading journals and conference venues. Notable works include:

  • "Polyamide nanofiltration membrane with highly uniform sub-nanometre pores for sub-1 Å precision separation," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Wetting, Scaling, and Fouling in Membrane Distillation: State-of-the-Art Insights on Fundamental Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies," 2020, ACS ES&T Engineering
  • "Differentiating Solutes with Precise Nanofiltration for Next Generation Environmental Separations: A Review," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Metal-organic framework enables ultraselective polyamide membrane for desalination and water reuse," 2022, Science Advances
  • "Pore model for nanofiltration: History, theoretical framework, key predictions, limitations, and prospects," 2020, Journal of Membrane Science

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Ruoyu Wang
  • Zhangxin Wang
  • Tiezheng Tong
  • Thomas Horseman
  • Menachem Elimelech

Shihong Lin has also contributed multiple papers to prominent publication venues, reflecting a consistent presence in research communities related to membranes and separation processes. These venues include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • Nature Water
  • Nature Communications
  • ACS ES&T Engineering

Best Publications

  • Membrane distillation at the water-energy nexus: limits, opportunities, and challenges

    Akshay Deshmukh;Chanhee Boo;Vasiliki Karanikola;Shihong Lin

  • Forward osmosis: Where are we now?

    Devin L. Shaffer;Jay R. Werber;Humberto Jaramillo;Shihong Lin

  • Polyamide nanofiltration membrane with highly uniform sub-nanometre pores for sub-1 Å precision separation.

    Yuanzhe Liang;Yuanzhe Liang;Yuzhang Zhu;Cheng Liu;Kueir-Rarn Lee

  • Nanoparticle-templated nanofiltration membranes for ultrahigh performance desalination

    Zhenyi Wang;Zhenyi Wang;Zhangxin Wang;Shihong Lin;Huile Jin

  • Pathways and challenges for efficient solar-thermal desalination

    Zhangxin Wang;Zhangxin Wang;Thomas Horseman;Anthony P. Straub;Ngai Yin Yip

  • Wetting, Scaling, and Fouling in Membrane Distillation: State-of-the-Art Insights on Fundamental Mechanisms and Mitigation Strategies

    Thomas Horseman;Yiming Yin;Kofi Ss Christie;Zhangxin Wang

  • Omniphobic Membrane for Robust Membrane Distillation

    Shihong Lin;Siamak Nejati;Chanhee Boo;Yunxia Hu

  • Environmental Applications of Interfacial Materials with Special Wettability.

    Zhangxin Wang;Menachem Elimelech;Shihong Lin

  • Membrane fouling and wetting in membrane distillation and their mitigation by novel membranes with special wettability.

    Zhangxin Wang;Shihong Lin

  • Differentiating Solutes with Precise Nanofiltration for Next Generation Environmental Separations: A Review.

    Yangying Zhao;Tiezheng Tong;Xiaomao Wang;Shihong Lin

  • Harvesting low-grade heat energy using thermo-osmotic vapour transport through nanoporous membranes

    Anthony P. Straub;Ngai Yin Yip;Shihong Lin;Jongho Lee

  • Metal-organic framework enables ultraselective polyamide membrane for desalination and water reuse

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  • Novel Janus Membrane for Membrane Distillation with Simultaneous Fouling and Wetting Resistance

    Yu-Xi Huang;Zhangxin Wang;Jian Jin;Shihong Lin

  • Synthesis and characterization of a carbon nanotube/polymer nanocomposite membrane for water treatment

    Hosam A. Shawky;So-Ryong Chae;Shihong Lin;Mark R. Wiesner

  • Energy Efficiency of Capacitive Deionization

    Li Wang;J. E. Dykstra;Shihong Lin

  • Toxicity Reduction of Polymer-Stabilized Silver Nanoparticles by Sunlight

    Yingwen Cheng;Liyan Yin;Liyan Yin;Shihong Lin;Mark Wiesner

  • Extreme Li-Mg selectivity via precise ion size differentiation of polyamide membrane

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  • Composite Membrane with Underwater-Oleophobic Surface for Anti-Oil-Fouling Membrane Distillation

    Zhangxin Wang;Deyin Hou;Deyin Hou;Shihong Lin

  • Direct contact membrane distillation with heat recovery: Thermodynamic insights from module scale modeling

    Shihong Lin;Ngai Yin Yip;Menachem Elimelech

  • Silver nanoparticle-alginate composite beads for point-of-use drinking water disinfection

    Shihong Lin;Rixiang Huang;Yingwen Cheng;Jie Liu

  • Thermodynamic limits of extractable energy by pressure retarded osmosis

    Shihong Lin;Anthony P. Straub;Menachem Elimelech

  • Robust Superhydrophobic Membrane for Membrane Distillation with Excellent Scaling Resistance.

    Chunlei Su;Chunlei Su;Thomas Horseman;Hongbin Cao;Kofi Christie

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. Wiesner
Mark R. Wiesner Duke University
Menachem Elimelech
Menachem Elimelech Rice University
Jian Jin
Jian Jin Soochow University
Yingwen Cheng
Yingwen Cheng University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jie Liu
Jie Liu Duke University
Wei-Song Hung
Wei-Song Hung National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Deyu Li
Deyu Li Vanderbilt University
Hongbin Cao
Hongbin Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunxia Hu
Yunxia Hu Tianjin Polytechnic University
Chinedum O. Osuji
Chinedum O. Osuji University of Pennsylvania

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