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Overview

Suzana Pereira Nunes is affiliated with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Their research primarily intersects the fields of engineering and environmental science, focusing notably on membrane separation technologies and related disciplines.

The main topics of their work include:

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

Their scholarly output encompasses numerous publications in the following venues:

  • Journal of Membrane Science (19 publications)
  • Green Chemistry (6 publications)
  • Nature Communications (4 publications)
  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (4 publications)
  • ACS Applied Polymer Materials (3 publications)

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, their co-authors include Lakshmeesha Upadhyaya, György Székely, Ştefan Chişcă, Valentina Musteaţa, and Radosław Górecki, each contributing to multiple joint works.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Suzana Pereira Nunes cover developments in molecular and ionic separations, selective organic solvent nanofiltration, desalination technologies, crude oil separation, and molecular separation with light-switchable pores. These include:

  • Two-dimensional nanochannel membranes for molecular and ionic separations, 2020, Chemical Society Reviews
  • Molecularly-porous ultrathin membranes for highly selective organic solvent nanofiltration, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Biomimetic artificial water channel membranes for enhanced desalination, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
  • Hydrophobic polyamide nanofilms provide rapid transport for crude oil separation, 2022, Science
  • Smart covalent organic networks (CONs) with "on-off-on" light-switchable pores for molecular separation, 2020, Science Advances

Their research spans multiple subfields within engineering and environmental sciences, including mechanical engineering, water science and technology, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and materials chemistry.

Best Publications

  • membrane-technology-in-the-chemical-industry

    Suzana Pereira Nunes;Klaus Viktor Peinemann

  • Thinking the future of membranes: Perspectives for advanced and new membrane materials and manufacturing processes

    Suzana Pereira Nunes;P. Zeynep Culfaz-Emecen;Guy Z. Ramon;Tymen Visser

  • Recent membrane development for pervaporation processes

    Yee Kang Ong;Gui Min Shi;Ngoc Lieu Le;Ngoc Lieu Le;Yu Pan Tang

  • Inorganic modification of proton conductive polymer membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

    S.P Nunes;B Ruffmann;E Rikowski;S Vetter

  • Materials and membrane technologies for water and energy sustainability

    Ngoc Lieu Le;Suzana Pereira Nunes

  • CO2-Philic polymer membrane with extremely high separation performance

    Wilfredo Yave;Anja Car;Sergio S. Funari;Suzana P. Nunes

  • Two-dimensional nanochannel membranes for molecular and ionic separations

    Shaofei Wang;Shaofei Wang;Leixin Yang;Guangwei He;Guangwei He;Benbing Shi

  • Selective separation of similarly sized proteins with tunable nanoporous block copolymer membranes.

    Xiaoyan Qiu;Haizhou Yu;Madhavan Karunakaran;Neelakanda Pradeep

  • Switchable pH-Responsive Polymeric Membranes Prepared via Block Copolymer Micelle Assembly

    Suzana P. Nunes;Ali Reza Behzad;Bobby Hooghan;Rachid Sougrat

  • Ultrafiltration membranes from PVDF/PMMA blends

    Suzana Pereira Nunes;Klaus Viktor Peinemann

  • Block Copolymer Membranes for Aqueous Solution Applications

    Suzana Pereira Nunes

  • Membranes for gas separation based on poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne)¿silica nanocomposites

    Dominique Gomes;Suzana P. Nunes;Klaus-Viktor Peinemann

  • Ultraporous Films with Uniform Nanochannels by Block Copolymer Micelles Assembly

    Suzana P. Nunes;Rachid Sougrat;Bobby Hooghan;Dalaver H. Anjum

  • Proton electrolyte membrane properties and direct methanol fuel cell performance: I. Characterization of hybrid sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)/zirconium oxide membranes

    V.S. Silva;B. Ruffmann;H. Silva;H. Silva;Y.A. Gallego

  • Dense hydrophilic composite membranes for ultrafiltration

    Suzana Pereira Nunes;Maurício Luis Sforça;Klaus-Viktor Peinemann

  • Molecularly-porous ultrathin membranes for highly selective organic solvent nanofiltration.

    Tiefan Huang;Basem Moosa;Phuong Hoang;Jiangtao Liu

  • Ultrathin 2D-Layered Cyclodextrin Membranes for High- Performance Organic Solvent Nanofiltration

    Tiefan Huang;Tiara Puspasari;Suzana Pereira Nunes;Klaus-Viktor Peinemann

  • Evidence for spinodal decomposition and nucleation and growth mechanisms during membrane formation

    Suzana Pereira Nunes;Takashi Inoue

  • Biomimetic artificial water channel membranes for enhanced desalination

    Maria Di Vincenzo;Alberto Tiraferri;Valentina-Elena Musteata;Stefan Chisca

  • Membranes of poly(ether imide) and nanodispersed silica

    S.P Nunes;K.V Peinemann;K Ohlrogge;A Alpers

  • A Hybrid Microbial Fuel Cell Membrane Bioreactor with a Conductive Ultrafiltration Membrane Biocathode for Wastewater Treatment

    Lilian Malaeb;Krishna Katuri;Bruce E. Logan;Husnul Maab

  • Hybrid films of poly(ethylene oxide-b-amide-6) containing sol–gel silicon or titanium oxide as inorganic fillers: effect of morphology and mechanical properties on gas permeability

    R.A. Zoppi;S. das Neves;S. das Neves;S.P. Nunes

  • Biomimetic block copolymer particles with gated nanopores and ultrahigh protein sorption capacity

    Haizhou Yu;Xiaoyan Qiu;Suzana P. Nunes;Klaus-Viktor Peinemann

  • Organic/inorganic composite membranes for application in DMFC

    B. Ruffmann;H. Silva;B. Schulte;S.P. Nunes

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus-Viktor Peinemann
Klaus-Viktor Peinemann King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Adélio Mendes
Adélio Mendes University of Porto
Victor M. Calo
Victor M. Calo Curtin University
Karl Schulte
Karl Schulte Hamburg University of Technology
Luis M. Madeira
Luis M. Madeira University of Porto
Volker Abetz
Volker Abetz Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
Shaofei Wang
Shaofei Wang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Detlef-M. Smilgies
Detlef-M. Smilgies Cornell University
Tai-Shung Chung
Tai-Shung Chung National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Gary L. Amy
Gary L. Amy Clemson University

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