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Menachem Elimelech
Researcher at Yale University
Publications - 591
Citations - 114480
Menachem Elimelech is an academic researcher from Yale University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Membrane & Forward osmosis. The author has an hindex of 157, co-authored 547 publications receiving 95285 citations. Previous affiliations of Menachem Elimelech include University of Colorado Boulder & Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
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Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades
Mark A. Shannon,Paul W. Bohn,Paul W. Bohn,Menachem Elimelech,Menachem Elimelech,John G. Georgiadis,Benito J. Mariñas,Anne M. Mayes,Anne M. Mayes +8 more
TL;DR: Some of the science and technology being developed to improve the disinfection and decontamination of water, as well as efforts to increase water supplies through the safe re-use of wastewater and efficient desalination of sea and brackish water are highlighted.
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The Future of Seawater Desalination: Energy, Technology, and the Environment
TL;DR: The possible reductions in energy demand by state-of-the-art seawater Desalination technologies, the potential role of advanced materials and innovative technologies in improving performance, and the sustainability of desalination as a technological solution to global water shortages are reviewed.
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Forward osmosis: Principles, applications, and recent developments
TL;DR: In this paper, the state-of-the-art of the physical principles and applications of forward osmosis as well as their strengths and limitations are presented, along with a review of the current state of the art.
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Materials for next-generation desalination and water purification membranes
TL;DR: In this article, molecular-level design approaches for membrane materials, focusing on how these materials address the urgent requirements of water treatment applications, are reviewed for water scarcity and the pollution of aquatic environments.
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Maximizing the right stuff: The trade-off between membrane permeability and selectivity
TL;DR: The permeability/selectivity trade-off is discussed, similarities and differences between synthetic and biological membranes are highlighted, challenges for existing membranes are described, and fruitful areas of future research are identified.