Publications
Academic Year 2025-2026
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Books
Hilal, Nidal, and Daniel J. Johnson, eds. Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability. CRC Press, 2025.
Yaser, Abu Zahrim, Junidah Lamaming, Daniel Johnson, and Nidal Hilal, eds. Nutrients and colored compounds in wastewater: advanced treatment and recovery. Elsevier, 2025.
Ahmed, Farah, Raed Hashaikeh, and Nidal Hilal. Electrically Conductive Membrane Materials and Systems: Fouling Mitigation for Desalination and Water Treatment. CRC Press, 2023.
Mohammad, Abdul, Teow Yeit Haan, and Nidal Hilal, eds. Nanofiltration for sustainability: Reuse, recycle and resource recovery. CRC Press, 2023.
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Book Chapters
Al-Shaeli, M., R. A. Al-Juboori, B. H. Hlihl, A. F. Al-Alawy, B. Ladewig, and N. Hilal. “Metals Recovery from RO Brine.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Al Juboori, R., M. Al Shaeli, D. Johnson, and N. Hilal. “Ammonia Recovery from Wastewater.” In Nutrients and Colored Compounds in Wastewater: Advanced Treatment and Recovery, edited by Abu Zahrim Yaser, Junidah Lamaming, Daniel Johnson, and Nidal Hilal, 19–45. Elsevier, 2025.
Salgado, I. G., R. A. Al-Juboori, and N. Hilal. “Nutrient Recovery from Wastewater Using Membrane-Based Technologies.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Rioyo, J., R. A. Al-Juboori, and N. Hilal. “Recycling of RO Membrane Modules.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Khatri, M., R. A. Al-Juboori, M. Mehdi, N. K. Khanzada, and N. Hilal. “Adsorption Techniques for Dye Removal/Recovery from Industrial Wastewater.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Li, X., Y. Bi, M. U. Farid, N. K. Khanzada, N. Hilal, and A. K. J. An. “Membrane Distillation Crystallization for Implementing Zero Liquid Discharge in Desalination.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Choi, P. J., N. K. Khanzada, M. Khatri, and N. Hilal. “Water Recovery via Osmotic Assistance: Principles, Applications, Advancements, and Challenges.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Khanzada, N. K., M. S. Siddique, S. Rehman, D.-J. Lee, and N. Hilal. “Optimising Water Recovery from Reverse Osmosis Desalination.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Xiang, Y., N. K. Khanzada, S. A. Snyder, and N. Hilal. “Water Recycling and Reuse.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Suwaileh, W. A., S. Farooq, F. Ahmed, and N. Hilal. “Energy Recovery from Desalination Processes.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Ibrahim, Y., H. Nassrullah, and N. Hilal. “Harnessing Energy from Osmotic Gradients of RO Brine.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Ibrahim, Y., R. A. Al-Juboori, H. Nassrullah, and N. Hilal. “Energy Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Processes.” In Water Treatment: Resource Recovery and Sustainability, edited by Nidal Hilal and Daniel J. Johnson. CRC Press, 2025.
Lamaming, J., A. Yaser, D. Johnson, and N. Hilal. “Conclusions and Future Prospects.” In Nutrients and Colored Compounds in Wastewater: Advanced Treatment and Recovery, edited by Abu Zahrim Yaser, Junidah Lamaming, Daniel Johnson, and Nidal Hilal, 565–67. Elsevier, 2025.
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Journals
Peer-reviewd
Khanzada, N. K., R. A. Al-Juboori, Y. Ibrahim, M. Khatri, F. E. Ahmed, A. K. An, and N. Hilal. “Desalination and the Middle East: Research, Practices, Implications, and Prospects.” npj Clean Water 9, no. 1 (2026).
Ahmed, F. E., and N. Hilal. “Artificial Intelligence Driven Approaches for Responsible Urban Water Management.” Discover Water 6 (2026).
Taleb, H., G. Venkatesh, S. Kanan, R. Hashaikeh, N. Hilal, and N. Darwish. “Nanomaterial Enhanced PVDF Mixed Matrix Membranes for Microfluidic Electrochemical Desalination.” Membranes 16, no. 2 (2026): 62.
Petukhov, D. I., A. P. Chumakov, I. S. Sadilov, O. V. Konovalov, and D. J. Johnson. “X-Ray Reflectivity and Fluorescence Study of Foulant Monolayers for Prediction of Organic Fouling and Inorganic Scaling During Membrane Filtration.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 707 (2026): 139700.
Ibrahim, Y., M. Khatri, N. K. Khanzada, and N. Hilal. “Electrically Conductive Membranes Featuring Integrated Porous Feed Spacers for Superior Antifouling Performance.” npj Clean Water 8 (2025): 64.
Nassrullah, H., S. Aristizabal, J. Aburabie, N. Hilal, and R. Hashaikeh. “Dynamic Modulation of Separation Performance in Electrically Conductive Polyamide Membranes with Scalable Fabrication Potential.” npj Clean Water 8 (2025).
Golubenko, D., R. A. Al-Juboori, A. Manin, D. Petukhov, A. Yaroslavtsev, D. Johnson, and N. Hilal. “Alkylation as a Strategy for Optimizing Water Uptake and Enhancing Selectivity in Polyethyleneimine-Based Anion-Exchange Membranes for Brine Mining via Electrodialysis.” Water Research 283 (2025): 123869.
Golubenko, D., R. A. Al-Juboori, and N. Hilal. “The Role of Polyethylenimines in PEI-Based Anion Exchange Membranes: Enhancing Phosphate Recovery in Electrodialysis.” ACS Electrochemistry (2025).
Taleb, H., V. Gopal, S. Kanan, R. Hashaikeh, N. Hilal, and N. Darwish. “Characterizations of Electrospun PVDF-Based Mixed Matrix Membranes with Nanomaterial Additives.” Nanomaterials 15, no. 15 (2025).
Safronova, E., N. Stretton, O. Korchagin, D. Golubenko, N. Hilal, and A. Yaroslavtsev. “Hybrid Aquivion® Membranes Doped by SiO2 and CsxH3-xPW12O40 with Improved Dimensional Stability for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells.” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 145 (2025): 1120–33.
Golubenko, D., D. Petukhov, R. A. Al-Juboori, S. Varghese, D. Johnson, and N. Hilal. “Enhanced Proton-Selective Hybrid Polybenzimidazole/Perfluorosulfonic Acid Membranes for Acid Recovery from Lithium Battery Leachate Using Electrodialysis.” ACS ES&T Engineering (2025).
Al-Shaeli, M., R. A. Al-Juboori, N. Hilal, H. Wang, H. Meskher, Q. F. Alsalhy, and B. P. Ladewig. “Minimizing Chemicals Usage for TiO2 Immobilisation onto Commercial PES Membrane Employing In-Situ Polymerisation: Long-Term Performance and Stability Evaluation.” Journal of Environmental Technology and Innovation 39 (2025): 104197.
Aytac, E., F. Ahmed, F. Aziz, M. Khayet, and N. Hilal. “A Metadata Survey of Photothermal Membranes for Solar-Driven Membrane Distillation.” Separation and Purification Technology (2025).
Aburabie, J., S. Mohammed, R. Straubinger, and R. Hashaikeh. “In-Situ Growth of Uniform Palladium Nanoparticles in Polythiosemicarbazide Membranes for Enhanced Catalytic Reduction and Dye Degradation.” Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 146 (2025): 777–87.
Aburabie, J., S. Mohammed, and R. Hashaikeh. “Reactive Polythiosemicarbazide Membranes Featuring Thiosemicarbazide Ligands for Selective Chelation and Dynamic Mercury Adsorption.” Reactive and Functional Polymers 215 (2025): 106391.
Aburabie, J., S. Mohammed, and R. Hashaikeh. “Chelating Packed Bed Adsorption Column for Selective Trace Metal Recovery from Seawater and Brine.” Separation and Purification Technology (2025): 133112.
Mohammed, S., J. Aburabie, and R. Hashaikeh. “Networked Cellulose-Integrated Highly Permeable TFC Polyamide Membranes with Tailored Nanofiltration Performance.” Journal of Environmental Management 380 (2025): 124989.
AbdulHalim, R. G., et al. “Maximizing Porosity and Water Sorption in Covalent Organic Frameworks via β-Ketoenamine Linkages.” Small 21, no. 39 (2025): e08046.
Abubakar, S., A. Jrad, et al. “From Waste to Wealth: Covalent Organic Frameworks for Gold Detection and Recovery from Secondary Sources.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17, no. 38 (2025): 53040–55.
Petukhov, D., A. Chumakov, and D. Johnson. “Effect of Competition Between Swelling and Dye Adsorption on the Performance and Selectivity of Graphene Oxide Membranes.” Nanoscale 17 (2025): 25572–88.
Petukhov, D. I., R. G. Valeev, and D. J. Johnson. “Intercalation of Carbon Quantum Dots into the Selective Layer of Water Softening Membranes for Improved Performance and Antifouling Properties.” Science of the Total Environment 969 (2025): 179012.
Gastoldi, L., A. Al Gergawi, and J. A. Burt. “From Effluent to Algal Bloom: Linking Wastewater Infrastructure, Nutrient Enrichment, and Ecosystem Stress in the Arabian Gulf.” Frontiers in Water (2025).
Lachkar, Z., O. Pauluis, F. Paparella, B. Khan, and J. A. Burt. “Local and Remote Climatic Drivers of Extreme Summer Sea Surface Temperatures in the Arabian Gulf.” Ocean Science 21 (2025): 3241–63.
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Reviews Published
Nassrullah, H., J. Aburabie, S. Mohammed, N. Hilal, and R. Hashaikeh. “A Review of the Design, Applications, and Mechanisms of Electrically Assisted Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Processes.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A 13 (2025): 30843–69.
Arjmandi, M., E. Aytaç, M. Khayet, and N. Hilal. “Next-Generation MOFs for Atmospheric Water Harvesting: The Role of Machine Learning Techniques.” Coordination Chemistry Reviews (2025): 217211.
Khanzada, N. K., Y. Ibrahim, M. Khatri, M. Khayet, and N. Hilal. “A Paradigm Shift in End-of-Life Membrane Recycling: From Conventional to Emerging Techniques.” Membranes 15, no. 12 (2025): 350.
AlQasas, N., and D. Johnson. “Lignin as an Emerging Material in Membrane Technology for Water and Wastewater Treatment: A Review.” International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 323 (2025): 147101.
D’Agostino, D., M. Al-Memari, and J. A. Burt. “Evolution of Desalination Research and Water Production in the Middle East: A Five-Decade Perspective.” Frontiers in Water 7 (2025).
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Conference Proceedings
Gastoldi, L. "A multi-stressor perspective: Temperature and phosphate effects on coral photo-metabolism." European Marine Biology Symposium. Norway, July 2025.