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Journal Articles
1. A preview of “Marginal energy intensity of water supply” (Liu, Y. and Mauter, M.S., Energy Environ. Sci., 2021, 14, 4533-40). In this work,
Liu & Mauter proposed a computational framework to quantify the spatiotemporal distribution of energy embedded in water delivery systems, eventually help guide efficient management of water resources.
Bui N.T., Urban J.J., A self-learning circuit diagram for optimal water and energy management, Joule, 5, 2021, 2251-3.
2. Selective removal of heavy metal ions from nontraditional waters using porous aromatic framework (PAF)/polymer composite membranes. In this work, a new concept of ion-capture electrodialysis was introduced as a new approach of process intensification. Furthermore, functionalized PAFs were tuned for target removal of specific ions of interest from water.
Uliana, A.A., Bui, N.T., Kamcev, J., Taylor, M.K., Urban, J.J., Long, J.R., Ion-capture Electrodialysis using Multifunctional Adsorptive Membranes, Science, 372, 2021, 296-299.
3. Selective scavenging of copper from contaminated water with a newly designed supramolecular framework (a bioinspired material). Molecular dynamic simulations showed that the new material went through reversible cycles of lattice expansion and contraction upon contacting water.
Bui N.T., Kang H.M., Teat S.J., Su G.M., Urban J.J. et al., A Nature-Inspired Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Complex for Selective Copper Ion Removal from Water, Nature Communications, 11, 2020, 3947.
Selected Publications (prior to OU)
Li Y., Chen C., Meshot E.R., Buchsbaum S.F., Herbert M., Zhu R., McDonald B., Bui N., Jue M.L., Park S.J., Valdez C.A., Hok S., He Q., Doona C.J., Wu K.J., Swager T.M., Fornasiero F., Autonomously Responsive Membranes for Chemical Warfare Protection, Advanced Functional Materials, 30, 2020. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adfm.202000258)
Hsu C., Ma C., Bui N., Song Z., Wilson A., Kostecki R., Diederichsen K., McCloskey B., Urban J., Enhanced forward osmosis desalination with a hybrid ionic liquid/hydrogel thermo-responsive draw agent system, ACS Omega, 4, 2019, 4296-4303. (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsomega.8b02827)
Meshot, E., Zwissler D., Bui N., Kuykendall T., Wang C., Hexemer A., Wu K.J., Fornasiero F., Quantifying the hierarchical order in self-aligned carbon nanotubes from atomic to micrometer scale, ACS Nano, 11, 2017, 5405-16. (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.6b08042)
Bui N.N., McCutcheon J.R., Nanoparticle-Embedded Nanofibers in High Permselectivity Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes for Forward Osmosis, Journal of Membrane Science, 518, 2016, 338-46. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376738816307104)
Bui N., Kim S., Meshot E., Penã J., Gibson P., Wu K.J., Fornasiero F., Ultra-breathable and Protective Fabrics with Sub-5nm Carbon Nanotube Pores, Advanced Materials, 28, 2016, 5871-77 – Also featured in public media, e.g. on phys.org: “Second skin” protects soldiers from biological, chemical agents. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201600740)
Bui N.N., Arena J., McCutcheon J.R., Proper Accounting of Mass Transfer Resistances in Forward Osmosis: Improving the Accuracy of Model Predictions of Structural Parameter, Journal of Membrane Science, 492, 2015, 289-302. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376738815000988)
Bui N.N., McCutcheon J.R., Nanofiber Supported Thin-film Composite Membrane for Pressure Retarded Osmosis, Environmental Science & Technology, 48, 2014, 4129-36. (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es4037012)
Bui N.N., McCutcheon J.R., Hydrophilic Nanofibers as New Supports for Thin Film Composite Membranes for Engineered Osmosis, Environmental Science & Technology, 47, 2013, 1761-9. (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es304215g)
Bui N.N., Lind M.L., Hoek E.M.V., McCutcheon J.R., Electrospun Nanofiber Supported Thin Film Composite Membranes for Engineered Osmosis, Journal of Membrane Science, 385-386, 2011, 10-19. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376738811005795)
Bui N.N., Kim B.H., Yang K.S., Dela Cruz M.E., Ferraris J.P., Activated Carbon Fibers from Electrospinning of Polyacrylonitrile/Pitch Blends, Carbon, 47, 2009, 2538-9. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000862230900308X)
Kim B.H., Bui N.N., Yang K.S., Dela Cruz M.E., Ferraris J.P., Electrochemical Properties of Activated Polyacrylonitrile/Pitch Carbon Fibers Produced Using Electrospinning, Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 30, 2009, 1967-72.
Kim C., Bui N.N., Yang K.S., Kojima M., Kim Y.A., Kim Y.J., Endo M., Yang S.C., Self-Sustained Thin Webs Consisting of Porous Carbon Nanofibers for Supercapacitors via the Electrospinning of Polyacrylonitrile Solutions Containing Zinc Chloride, Advanced Materials, 19, 2007, 2341-6. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.200602184)
Kim C., Jeong Y.I., Bui N.N., Yang K.S., Kojima M., Kim Y.A., Endo M., Lee J.W., Synthesis and Characterization of Porous Carbon Nanofibers with Hollow Cores through the Thermal Treatment of Electrospun Copolymeric Nanofiber Webs, Small, 3, 2007, 91-95. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smll.200600243)
Book Chapters
1. McCutcheon, J.R., Bui, N.N., Chapter 7: Forward Osmosis, in “Desalination: Water from Water”. Ed. Jane Kucera, Wiley, 2014.
2. McCutcheon, J.R., Xia, L., Bui, N.N., Chapter 5: Forward Osmosis, in “Desalination 2nd Edition”. Ed. Jane Kucera, Scrivener Publishing LLC, 2019.
Patents
1. McCutcheon, J.R., Hoek, E.M.V., Bui, N.N., Lind, M.L., Nano-structured Membranes for Engineered Osmosis Applications, International Publication Number WO 2011/060202 A1.
2. Kim C., Balathanigaimani M.S., Bui, N.N., Moon, H., Yang, K.S., Lee, J.W., Activated carbon with ultra-high specific surface area from corn and Production method thereof, KO 10-2008-0085605.
3. With LLNL, Nanoporous membranes for fast diffusion of ions and small molecules, US Patent App. 16/921,443.
4. With LBNL and UC Berkeley, Multifunctional Separations using […] Membranes (pending)