About Me
As a Research Scientist, I develop advanced functional materials and technologies for energy and environmental applications. My work connects sustainable materials design, energy storage and conversion, environmental protection, and resource recovery, with particular expertise in membranes, MXenes, metal-organic frameworks, and functional polymers.
I combine materials synthesis, membrane fabrication, environmental microbiology, and life cycle assessment to advance energy-efficient separations, water purification, PFAS removal, and biofouling control. My goal is to translate materials research into practical solutions for energy and environmental challenges.
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Research Publications
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Standardizing and optimizing disk inhibition zone testing against E. coli for reproducible evaluation of antibacterial polymeric membranes
Journal of Membrane Science Letters · 2026 -
Optimizing CO2 separation with PEBAX/ionic-liquid blend membranes: A polymer grade study
Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering · 2026 -
Thickness-controlled polyamide membranes via centrifugal thin-film deposition for improved fouling and high-recovery performance
npj Clean Water · 2026 -
Large-Scale MXene Membrane Fabrication via Nonsolvent Phase Separation
Small Methods · 2026 -
Water supply and infrastructure challenges in rural low-Income arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs): A case study of Turkana, Kenya
PLOS Water · 2026 -
Life Cycle Assessment of Silver, Copper, and Zinc-Based Metal-Organic Framework Products for Industry-Scale Production and Future Horizons
ACS Sustainable Resource Management · 2026 -
Emerging MXene and covalent-organic framework hybrids: Design strategies for energy, sensing, and environmental applications
Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports · 2026 -
Bioinspired Polypeptide Dendrimer-Modified Thin-Film Composite Membranes for Selective Lithium-Magnesium Separation with DFT Insights
Advanced Functional Materials · 2025 -
Antibacterial properties and underlying mechanisms of Mo2TiC2Tx and Mo2Ti2C3Tx MXenes targeting Escherichia coli (Gram-negative bacterium)
Nanoscale Horizons · 2025 -
Electro-Conductive Silver-Coated Polyamide-Imide Membranes for Sustainable Water Treatment
Advanced Sustainable Systems · 2025 -
Multiple Household Water Sources and Uses in Rural ASALs: Evidence and Proposed Solutions from Turkana, Kenya
Groundwater for Sustainable Development · 2025 -
Customizing Surface Grafting and Interlayer Functionalization for PFOA Separation in Polyamide Membranes
Water Research X · 2025 -
Analysis of Metal–Organic Framework and Polyamide Interfaces in Membranes for Water Treatment and Antibacterial Applications
Small Methods · 2025 -
Tailoring MXene composition and structure for High-Performance mixed matrix membranes in CO2 separation applications
Separation and Purification Technology · 2025 -
Six key variables in 2D MXenes for hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis
Materials Today · 2025 -
Enhancing sustainable energy production through co-polyamide membranes for improved pressure-retarded osmosis performance and environmental impact: synthesis and life cycle assessment
Green Chemistry · 2025 -
A perspective on MXene-enhanced biofiltration-membrane water reuse treatment systems: A review and experimental validation
Desalination · 2025 -
Functionality review and life cycle assessment of a silver-based MOF for advanced material and sustainability applications
Graphene and 2D Materials · 2024 -
Lifecycle assessment of membrane synthesis for the application of thermo-osmotic energy conversion process
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering · 2024 -
Nonsolvent-induced phase separation
Polymeric Membrane Formation by Phase Inversion · 2024 -
Evaluating the efficiency of modified hydrophobic PVDF membrane for the removal of PFOA substances from water by direct contact membrane distillation
Desalination · 2024 -
Metal-organic frameworks' latent potential as High-Efficiency osmotic power generators in Thin-Film nanocomposite membranes
Chemical Engineering Journal · 2024 -
Unveiling the impact of monomer reactivity on the morphology and functionality of thin-film composite membranes
Chemical Engineering Journal · 2024 -
Wearable textile supercapacitors: material advancements and applications
Journal of Energy Storage · 2024 -
Electro-Conductive Ti3C2 MXene Multilayered Membranes: Dye Removal and Antifouling Performance
Advanced Functional Materials · 2024 -
Hybrid/integrated treatment technologies for oily wastewater treatment
Advanced Technologies in Wastewater Treatment · 2023 -
Metal Ions Removal from Organic Solvents using MXene-Based Membranes
ACS Applied Engineering Materials · 2023 -
Clean water recycling through adsorption via heterogeneous nanocomposites: silver-based metal-organic framework embellished with graphene oxide and MXene
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering · 2023 -
Emperor's new clothes: Novel textile-based supercapacitors using sheep wool fiber as electrode substrate
Nano Trends · 2023 -
High perm-selectivity and performance of tuned nanofiltration membranes by merging carbon nitride derivatives as interphase layer for efficient water treatment
Journal of Water Process Engineering · 2023 -
Synthesis of heterogeneous metal organic Framework-Graphene oxide nanocomposite membranes for water treatment
Chemical Engineering Journal · 2023 -
Life–Cycle Assessment of Ti3C2Tx MXene Synthesis
Advanced Materials · 2023 -
MXenes antibacterial properties and applications: a review and perspective
Small · 2023 -
The anticancer properties of metal-organic frameworks and their heterogeneous nanocomposites
Biomaterials Advances · 2022 -
An ultrasonic-assisted rapid approach for sustainable fabrication of antibacterial and anti-biofouling membranes via metal-organic frameworks
Materials Today Chemistry · 2022 -
The implications of 3D-printed membranes for water and wastewater treatment and resource recovery
The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering · 2022 -
Functionalized polyamide membranes yield suppression of biofilm and planktonic bacteria while retaining flux and selectivity
Separation and Purification Technology · 2022 -
Loose nanofiltration membranes functionalized with in situ-synthesized metal organic framework for water treatment
Materials Today Chemistry · 2022 -
Chemistry, abundance, detection and treatment of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances in water: a review
Environmental Chemistry Letters · 2022 -
Nanodiamond-decorated thin film composite membranes with antifouling and antibacterial properties
Desalination · 2022 -
MXenes: The two-dimensional influencers
Materials Today Advances · 2022 -
Environmental Application of Two-and Three-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Wastewater Treatment
The University of Alabama Libraries Digital Collections · 2022 -
Preparation and modification of low-fouling ultrafiltration membranes for cheese whey treatment by membrane bioreactor
Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering · 2021 -
The role of membrane-based technologies in environmental treatment and reuse of produced water
Frontiers in Environmental Science · 2021 -
Effective strategy for UV-mediated grafting of biocidal Ag-MOFs on polymeric membranes aimed at enhanced water ultrafiltration
Chemical Engineering Journal · 2021 -
Tailoring the biocidal activity of novel silver-based metal azolate frameworks
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · 2020 -
Toward sustainable tackling of biofouling implications and improved performance of TFC FO membranes modified by Ag-MOF nanorods
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2020 -
Improved antifouling and antibacterial properties of forward osmosis membranes through surface modification with zwitterions and silver-based metal organic frameworks
Journal of Membrane Science · 2020 -
Experimental and molecular dynamics study on dye removal from water by a graphene oxide-copper-metal organic framework nanocomposite
Journal of Water Process Engineering · 2020 -
In situ Ag-MOF growth on pre-grafted zwitterions imparts outstanding antifouling properties to forward osmosis membranes
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2020 -
Recent advances in functionalized polymer membranes for biofouling control and mitigation in forward osmosis
Journal of Membrane Science · 2020 -
The Water Purification Robustness of Metal-organic Framework-polyamide Nanocomposite Thin Films Toward Long Term Organic, Inorganic, and Bacterial Contamination
University of Alabama Libraries · 2020 -
A novel gold nanocomposite membrane with enhanced permeation, rejection and self-cleaning ability
Journal of Membrane Science · 2019 -
Facile Cu-BTC surface modification of thin chitosan film coated polyethersulfone membranes with improved antifouling properties for sustainable removal of manganese
Journal of Membrane Science · 2019 -
Nanocomposite membranes for water separation and purification: Fabrication, modification, and applications
Separation and Purification Technology · 2019 -
Simultaneous improvement of antimicrobial, antifouling, and transport properties of forward osmosis membranes with immobilized highly-compatible polyrhodanine nanoparticles
Environmental Science & Technology · 2018 -
A novel nanocomposite with superior antibacterial activity: a silver–based metal organic framework embellished with graphene oxide
Advanced Materials Interfaces · 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 membranes
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 2018 -
The impact of MOF feasibility to improve the desalination performance and antifouling properties of FO membranes
RSC Advances · 2016
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Contact Information
- Name: Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei
- Role: Research Scientist
- Email: mdfirouzjaei@gmail.com
- Interests: Research collaborations, materials science, and sustainable water technologies.