University of Wisconsin–Madison

Research

  • Hybrid bioprocess and electrochemical systems for ammonia recovery from waste streams
  • Membrane-based technology for ammonia recovery from waste streams
  • Environmental biotechnology for sustainable wastewater treatment
  • Membrane-based technology for selective ion recovery
  • Membrane sensors for detection of microplastics and nanoplastics
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Ammonia Recovery in MD

Understanding Ammonia and Water Transport in Direct Contact Membrane Distillation toward Selective Ammonia Recovery (Kai)

Ammonia Recovery in MES

Enhancing selective ammonium transport in membrane electrochemical systems (Kai)

Solar MD for NH3 recovery

Solar Enhanced Membrane Distillation for Ammonia Recovery (Kai)

Ammonia Recovery

Ammonia recovery from organic nitrogen in synthetic dairy manure with a microbial fuel cell (Kenzie)

Ammonia Recovery

Bioelectrochemically-assisted ammonia recovery from dairy manure (Kenzie)

Electro-Driven Technology

Electrochemical-based technologies can fulfill various tasks based on the electron and ion transports

Groundwater Remediation

Effects of chloride transport on the bioelectrochemical remediation of nitrate-contaminated groundwater (Hanyu)

Nano- and Microplastics

Improved Reliability of Raman Spectroscopic Imaging of Low-Micrometer Microplastic Mixtures in Lake Water by Fractionated Membrane

Membrane Sensor for MPs

Adaptable Plasmonic Membrane Sensors for Fast and Reliable Detection of Trace Low-Micrometer Microplastics in Lake Water (Ziyan)

Membrane Filter

Laboratory Filter Membranes May Release Organic Particles That Affect Water Analysis (Ziyan)

Ammonium Recovery in BES

Understanding ammonium transport and energy consumption in bioelectrochemical systems (BES) towards ammonia recovery

Brackish Water Desal

Energy efficiency of electro-driven brackish water desalination: ED significantly outperforms MCDI