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Takeshi Matsuura

Takeshi Matsuura

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Chemistry
Canada
2026
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Engineering and Technology
Canada
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
119
Citations
50170
World Ranking
505
National Ranking
6

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
122
Citations
54728
World Ranking
45
National Ranking
3

Chemistry

D-Index
121
Citations
51315
World Ranking
478
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Takeshi Matsuura is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada. Their primary research lies within the broad fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with a focused concentration on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The main topics of their work include membrane technologies and processes. These cover membrane separation technologies, membrane-based ion separation techniques, membrane separation and gas transport, solar-powered water purification methods, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, fuel cells and related materials, as well as surface modification and superhydrophobicity.

Their publication record includes numerous papers in noted scientific journals. Recent papers authored or co-authored by Takeshi Matsuura include:

  • Polymeric membranes for desalination using membrane distillation: A review, 2020, Desalination
  • Pore wetting in membrane distillation: A comprehensive review, 2021, Progress in Materials Science
  • Membranes based on non-synthetic (natural) polymers for wastewater treatment, 2020, Polymer Testing
  • Chemical precipitation enabled UF and MF filtration for lead removal, 2021, Journal of Water Process Engineering
  • Advances in nanocomposite and nanostructured chitosan membrane adsorbents for environmental remediation: A review, 2022, Desalination

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
  • Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
  • Mukhlis A. Rahman
  • Juhana Jaafar
  • Christopher Q. Lan

Takeshi Matsuura has published extensively in various scientific venues, including:

  • Desalination
  • Journal of Membrane Science
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Process Safety and Environmental Protection

In addition to journal articles, Matsuura has contributions to book publications. These include works published by Springer Nature and Springer Science+Business Media, among them Nanotechnology in Membrane Processes (2021) and Facilitated Transport Membranes (FTMs) for CO2 Capture: Overview and Future Trends (2023).

Best Publications

  • Surface modifications for antifouling membranes.

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  • A review of the effects of emerging contaminants in wastewater and options for their removal

    Nurmin Bolong;Nurmin Bolong;A. F. Ismail;Mohd Razman Salim;T. Matsuura

  • Electrospun nanofibrous filtration membrane

    Renuga Gopal;Satinderpal Kaur;Zuwei Ma;Casey Chan

  • MEMBRANE CHARACTERIZATION BY SOLUTE TRANSPORT AND ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY

    S Singh;K.C Khulbe;T Matsuura;P Ramamurthy

  • Performance studies of mixed matrix membranes for gas separation: A review

    M.A. Aroon;M.A. Aroon;A.F. Ismail;T. Matsuura;T. Matsuura;M.M. Montazer-Rahmati

  • State-of-the-art membrane based CO2 separation using mixed matrix membranes (MMMs): An overview on current status and future directions

    Mashallah Rezakazemi;Abtin Ebadi Amooghin;Mohammad Mehdi Montazer-Rahmati;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail

  • Biogas as a renewable energy fuel – A review of biogas upgrading, utilisation and storage

    Imran Ullah Khan;Imran Ullah Khan;Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman;Haslenda Hashim;Takeshi Matsuura

  • A review on polyamide thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes: History, applications, challenges and approaches

    Woei Jye Lau;Stephen Gray;T. Matsuura;Daryoush Emadzadeh

  • Production of drinking water from saline water by air-gap membrane distillation using polyvinylidene fluoride nanofiber membrane

    C. Feng;K.C. Khulbe;T. Matsuura;R. Gopal

  • Wetting phenomena in membrane distillation: Mechanisms, reversal, and prevention

    Mohammad Rezaei;David M. Warsinger;John H. Lienhard;Mikel C. Duke

  • Removal of heavy metals and pollutants by membrane adsorption techniques

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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

  • Heat and mass transfer analysis in direct contact membrane distillation

    M. Qtaishat;T. Matsuura;B. Kruczek;M. Khayet

  • A novel thin film composite forward osmosis membrane prepared from PSf–TiO2 nanocomposite substrate for water desalination

    D. Emadzadeh;W.J. Lau;T. Matsuura;M. Rahbari-Sisakht

  • PEG-stabilized carbodiimide crosslinked collagen-chitosan hydrogels for corneal tissue engineering.

    Mehrdad Rafat;Fengfu Li;Per Fagerholm;Neil S. Lagali

  • Electrospun nanofibrous polysulfone membranes as pre-filters: Particulate removal

    Renuga Gopal;Satinderpal Kaur;Chao Yang Feng;Casey Chan

  • Preparation and Characterization of Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membranes for Membrane Distillation

    Mohamed Khayet and;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

  • The Art of Surface Modification of Synthetic Polymeric Membranes

    K. C. Khulbe;C. Feng;T. Matsuura

  • Polyimides in membrane gas separation: Monomer’s molecular design and structural engineering

    Hamidreza Sanaeepur;Abtin Ebadi Amooghin;Samaneh Bandehali;Abdolreza Moghadassi

  • Morphological and separation performance study of polysulfone/titanium dioxide (PSF/TiO2) ultrafiltration membranes for humic acid removal

    N. A. A. Hamid;Ahmad Fauzi Ismail;T. Matsuura;A. W. Zularisam

  • Preparation and characterization of electro-spun nanofiber membranes and their possible applications in water treatment

    Chaoyang Feng;Kailash Khulbe;T. Matsuura;Shahram Tabe

  • Preparation and characterization of polyvinylidene fluoride hollow fiber membranes for ultrafiltration

    M. Khayet;C.Y. Feng;K.C. Khulbe;T. Matsuura

Frequent Co-Authors

Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Ahmad Fauzi Ismail University of Technology Malaysia
Dipak Rana
Dipak Rana University of Ottawa
Mohamed Khayet
Mohamed Khayet Complutense University of Madrid
Woei Jye Lau
Woei Jye Lau University of Technology Malaysia
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman University of Technology Malaysia
Juhana Jaafar
Juhana Jaafar University of Technology Malaysia
Mukhlis A. Rahman
Mukhlis A. Rahman University of Technology Malaysia
Seeram Ramakrishna
Seeram Ramakrishna Tsinghua University
Pei Sean Goh
Pei Sean Goh University of Technology Malaysia
Farhana Aziz
Farhana Aziz University of Technology Malaysia

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