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PROFILE
Dr. Sadegh Aghapour Aktij
Founder | Research engineer and postdoctoral membrane researcher
Research engineer and postdoctoral researcher focused on polymeric membranes for water, wastewater treatment, antifouling performance, and renewable energy applications.
Background And Experience
ProfileBackground
- Postdoctoral researcher in Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta.
- Research engineer experience across Flexcim Manufacturing Services Inc. and University of Alberta membrane programs.
- Research focus in polymeric membranes for water treatment, wastewater treatment, and sustainable energy systems.
Experience
- Research Engineer, Flexcim Manufacturing Services Inc.
- Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Alberta
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)
Research Focus
Polymeric membranesWater and wastewater treatmentRenewable energy membranesAntifouling materials
Patents
2 recordsPublications
34 records | newest to oldest2026
Hot-water desalination using thermally stable thin film nanocomposite membranes reinforced with graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets (gC3N4)
2026
Thickness-controlled polyamide membranes via centrifugal thin-film deposition for improved fouling and high-recovery performance
2025
Analysis of Metal–Organic Framework and Polyamide Interfaces in Membranes for Water Treatment and Antibacterial Applications
2025
Analysis of Metal–Organic Framework and Polyamide Interfaces in Membranes for Water Treatment and Antibacterial Applications (Small Methods 4/2025).
2025
Customizing surface grafting and interlayer functionalization for PFOA separation in polyamide membranes
2025
Enhancing sustainable energy production through co-polyamide membranes for improved pressure-retarded osmosis performance and environmental impact: synthesis and life cycle …
2025
Facile Epitaxial Growth of Novel Nanoscale Ag-MAFs on Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Enhancing Performance, Antibacterial Activity, and (Bio) fouling Resistance
2024
Metal-organic frameworks' latent potential as High-Efficiency osmotic power generators in Thin-Film nanocomposite membranes
2023
Comprehensive characterization of commercial reverse osmosis membranes through high-temperature cross-flow filtration
2023
High perm-selectivity and performance of tuned nanofiltration membranes by merging carbon nitride derivatives as interphase layer for efficient water treatment
2023
Melt electrospinning for membrane fabrication
2023
Novel forward osmosis membranes engineered with polydopamine/graphene oxide interlayers: synergistic impact of monomer reactivity and hydrophilic interlayers
2023
Organic solvent-free polyelectrolyte complex membrane preparation: Effect of monomer mixing ratio and casting solution temperature
2023
Synthesis of heterogeneous metal organic Framework-Graphene oxide nanocomposite membranes for water treatment
2022
An ultrasonic-assisted rapid approach for sustainable fabrication of antibacterial and anti-biofouling membranes via metal-organic frameworks
2022
Functionalized polyamide membranes yield suppression of biofilm and planktonic bacteria while retaining flux and selectivity
2022
Loose nanofiltration membranes functionalized with in situ-synthesized metal organic framework for water treatment
2022
Nanodiamond-decorated thin film composite membranes with antifouling and antibacterial properties
2022
Polydopamine-Coated Adsorptive Ultrafiltration Membrane with In-Situ Grown ß-Feooh for Phosphorus Recovery from Wastewater
2022
Surfactant-modified adsorptive electrospun nanofiber membrane impregnated with akageneite for phosphorus recovery from wastewater
2022
The Implications of 3D‐Printed Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery
2021
Effective strategy for UV-mediated grafting of biocidal Ag-MOFs on polymeric membranes aimed at enhanced water ultrafiltration
2021
Micropatterned thin-film composite poly (piperazine-amide) nanofiltration membranes for wastewater treatment
2020
A critical review on ultrasonic-assisted fouling control and cleaning of fouled membranes
2020
Feasibility of membrane processes for the recovery and purification of bio-based volatile fatty acids: A comprehensive review
2020
Improved antifouling and antibacterial properties of forward osmosis membranes through surface modification with zwitterions and silver-based metal organic frameworks
2020
In situ Ag-MOF growth on pre-grafted zwitterions imparts outstanding antifouling properties to forward osmosis membranes
2020
Recent advances in functionalized polymer membranes for biofouling control and mitigation in forward osmosis
2019
Cu-BTC metal–organic framework modified membranes for landfill leachate treatment. Water 12: 91
2019
Cu-BTC metal− organic framework modified membranes for landfill leachate treatment
2019
Nanocomposite membranes for water separation and purification: Fabrication, modification, and applications
2018
Exploiting synergetic effects of graphene oxide and a silver-based metal–organic framework to enhance antifouling and anti-biofouling properties of thin-film nanocomposite …
2018
Simultaneous improvement of antimicrobial, antifouling, and transport properties of forward osmosis membranes with immobilized highly-compatible polyrhodanine nanoparticles
2017
Low content nano-polyrhodanine modified polysulfone membranes with superior properties and their performance for wastewater treatment
