Szilárd S. Bucs

Szilárd S. Bucs


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Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 December 2014 in Water Research
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RLR. Valladares Linares
R. Valladares Linares
ZLZ. Li
Z. Li
Sarper SarpSarper Sarp
Sarper Sarp
SBSzilárd S. Bucs
Szilárd S. Bucs
GAG. Amy
G. Amy
JVJohannes Simon Vrouwenvelder
Johannes Simon Vrouwenvelder

1 June 2014 in Desalination
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SBSzilárd S. Bucs
Szilárd S. Bucs
ARA.I. Radu
A.I. Radu
Vasile LavricVasile Lavric
Vasile Lavric
JVJ.S. Vrouwenvelder
J.S. Vrouwenvelder
CPC. Picioreanu
C. Picioreanu

1 March 2016 in Water Research
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ASAmber Siddiqui
Amber Siddiqui
NFNadia Farhat
Nadia Farhat
SBSzilárd S. Bucs
Szilárd S. Bucs
RLRodrigo Valladares Linares
Rodrigo Valladares Linares
CPCristian Picioreanu
Cristian Picioreanu
JVJohannes Simon Vrouwenvelder
Johannes Simon Vrouwenvelder

1 May 2018 in Desalination
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SBSzilárd S. Bucs
Szilárd S. Bucs
NFNadia Farhat
Nadia Farhat
JKJoop C. Kruithof
Joop C. Kruithof
CPCristian Picioreanu
Cristian Picioreanu
MLMark van Loosdrecht
Mark van Loosdrecht
JVJohannes S. Vrouwenvelder
Johannes S. Vrouwenvelder

1 June 2014 in Water Research
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RLR. Valladares Linares
R. Valladares Linares
SBSzilárd S. Bucs
Szilárd S. Bucs
ZLZ. Li
Z. Li
MAM. AbuGhdeeb
M. AbuGhdeeb
GAG. Amy
G. Amy
JVJ.S. Vrouwenvelder
J.S. Vrouwenvelder

1 October 2017 in Desalination
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ZLZhenyu Li
Zhenyu Li
RLRodrigo Valladares Linares
Rodrigo Valladares Linares
SBSzilárd S. Bucs
Szilárd S. Bucs
Luca FortunatoLuca Fortunato
Luca Fortunato
Claus Helix-NielsenClaus Helix-Nielsen
Claus Helix-Nielsen
GAGary Amy
Gary Amy
Aquaporin plays a promising role in fabricating high performance biomimetic forward osmosis (FO) membranes. However, aquaporin as a protein also has a risk of denaturation caused by various chemicals, resulting in a possible decay of membrane performance. The present study tested a novel aquaporin based biomimetic membrane in simulated membrane cleaning processes. The effects of cleaning agents on water flux and salt rejection were evaluated. The membrane showed a good resistance to the chemical agents. The water flux after chemical cleaning showed significant increases, particularly after cleaning with NaOCl and Alconox. Changes in the membrane structure and increased hydrophilicity in the surrounding areas of the aquaporin may be accountable for the increase in water permeability. The membrane shows stable salt rejection up to 99% after all cleaning agents were tested. A 15-day experiment with secondary wastewater effluent as the feed solution and seawater as the draw solution showed a stable flux and high salt rejection. The average rejection of the dissolved organic carbon from wastewater after the 15-day test was 90%. The results demonstrated that the aquaporin based biomimetic FO membrane exhibits chemical resistance for most agents used in membrane cleaning procedures, maintaining a stable flux and high salt rejection