Journal Publications (2015 - current)

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2022 

  • Zhang, B., Wong, P.W., Guo, J., Zhou, Y., Wang, Y., Sun, J., Jiang, M., Wang, Z., A.K. An* (2022). Transforming Ti3C2Tx MXene’s intrinsic hydrophilicity into superhydrophobicity for efficient photothermal membrane desalination, Nature Communications 13,3315 
  • Park, M.J., Akther, N., Phuntsho, S., Naidu, G., Razmjou, A., A.K. An*, Shon, H.K (2022). Development of highly permeable self-standing nanocomposite sulfonated poly ether ketone membrane using covalent organic frameworks, Desalination 538,115935 
  • Shang, W., Yang, S., Liu, W., Wong, P.W., Wang, R., Li, X., Sheng, G., Lau, W., A.K. An*, Sun, F (2022). Understanding the influence of hydraulic conditions on colloidal fouling development by using the micro-patterned nanofiltration membrane: Experiments and numerical simulationJournal of Membrane Science 654,120559 
  • Yeo, J., Chopra, S.S., von Eiff, D., Jeong, S., Zhang, L., A.K. An* (2022). integrated techno-economic analysis on wastewater reclamation in Hong Kong: A comprehensive cost – Benefit analysis with life cycle assessment, Journal of Cleaner Production 357,131838 
  • Sun, J., Jia, W., Guo, J., Khanzada, N.K., Jin, P., Wong, P.W., Zhang, X., A.K. An* (2022). Amino-embedded carbon quantum dots incorporated thin-film nanocomposite membrane for desalination by pervaporationDesalination 533,115742 
  • Kharraz, J.A., Khanzada, N.K., Farid, M.U., Kim, J., Jeong, S., A.K. An* (2022). Membrane distillation bioreactor (MDBR) for wastewater treatment, water reuse, and resource recovery: A review, Journal of Water Process Engineering 47,102687 
  • Kumar, M., Vithanage, M., A.K. An* (2022)., Weber, K.A., Bhattacharya, P.Geogenic and pathogenic contamination: Issues and innovation in the post-COVID-Anthropocene, Journal of Hazardous Materials 429,127501 
  • Khanzada, N.K., Jassby, D., A.K. An* (2022). Conductive reverse osmosis membrane for electrochemical chlorine reduction and sustainable brackish water treatment, Chemical Engineering Journal 435,134858 
  • Farid, M.U., Choi, P.J., Kharraz, J.A., Lao, J.-Y., St-Hilaire, S., Ruan, Y., Lam, P.K.S., A.K. An* (2022). Hybrid nanobubble-forward osmosis system for aquaculture wastewater treatment and reuse, Chemical Engineering Journal 435,135164 
  • Jang, Y., Lee, J.-G., Fortunato, L., Lee, J., Lee, Y., A.K. An*., Ghaffour, N., Lee, S., Jeong, S (2022). Colloidal silica fouling mechanism in direct-contact membrane distillation, Desalination 527,115554 
  • Y. Jang, J.G. Lee, L. Fortunato, J. Lee, Y. Lee, A.K. An*, N. Ghaffour, S. Lee, S. Jeong (2022). Colloidal silica fouling mechanism in direct-contact membrane distillation, Desalination, 527, 115554.                
  • Y. Zhao, J. Guo, Y. Li, X. Zhang, A.K. An*, Z. Wang (2022). Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic PH-CNT membrane for emulsified oil-water separation, Desalination, 526, 115536.                
  • M. Kumar, S. Mukherjee, A.K. Thakur, N. Raval, A.K. An*, P. Gikas (2022). Aminoalkyl-organo-silane treated sand for the adsorptive removal of arsenic from the groundwater: Immobilizing the mobilized geogenic contaminants , J. of Hazard. Mater., 425, 127916.         
  • N.K. Khanzada, B.J. Deka, J.A. Kharraz, P.W. Wong, D. Jassby, S. Rehman, S.Y. Leu, M. Kumar, A.K. An* (2022). Elucidating the role of graphene oxide layers in enhancing N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) rejection and antibiofouling property of RO membrane simultaneously, J. Memb. Sci., 643, 120043. 
  • B. Zhang, P.W. Wong, A.K. An* (2022). Photothermally enabled MXene hydrogel membrane with integrated solar-driven evaporation and photodegradation for efficient water purification, Chem. Eng. J., 430, 133054. 
  • M.U. Farid, J.A. Kharraz, C.H. Lee, J.K.H. Fang, S St-Hilaire, A.K. An* (2022). Nanobubble-assisted scaling inhibition in membrane distillation for the treatment of high-salinity brine, Water Research, 209, 117954 . 
  • N.K. Khanzada, D. Jassby, A.K. An* (2022). Conductive Reverse Osmosis Membrane for Electrochemical Chlorine Reduction and Sustainable Brackish Water Treatment, Chem. Eng. J., 134858.
  • P.J. Choi, S. Lim, H. Shon, A.K. An* (2022). Incorporation of negatively charged silver nanoparticles in outer-selective hollow fiber forward osmosis (OSHF-FO) membrane for wastewater dewatering, Desalination, 522, 115402.
  • J. Guo, P.W. Wong, B.J. Deka, B. Zhang, S. Jeong, A.K. An* (2022). Investigation of fouling mechanism in membrane distillation using in-situ optical coherence tomography with green regeneration of fouled membrane, J. Memb. Sci., 641, 119894.
  • J.A. Kharraz, M.U. Farid, D. Jassby, A.K. An* (2022). A systematic study on the impact of feed composition and substrate wettability on wetting and fouling of omniphobic and janus membranes in membrane distillation , J. Memb. Sci, 641, 11987.

2021 

  • P.W. Wong, V.M.W. Yim, J. Guo, B.S. Chan, B.J. Deka, A.K. An* (2021). Noninvasive Real-Time Monitoring of Wetting Progression in Membrane Distillation Using Impedance Spectroscopy, Environmental science & technology.
  • A.K. An*, P.J. Choi (2021). Fluid treatment apparatus, US Patent App, 16/902,761.
  • W. Jia, J.A. Kharraz, J. Sun, A.K. An*  (2021). Hierarchical Janus membrane via a sequential electrospray coating method with wetting and fouling resistance for membrane distillation, Desalination, 520, 115313. 

  • J. Guo, B.J. Deka, P.W. Wong, J. Sun, A.K. An* (2021), Fabrication of robust green superhydrophobic hybrid nanofiber-nanosphere membrane for membrane distillation, Desalination, 520, 115314.
  • R.A. Ismail, M. Kumar, N. Thomas, A.K. An*, HA Arafat (2021). Multifunctional hybrid UF membrane from poly (ether sulfone) and quaternized polydopamine anchored reduced graphene oxide nanohybrid for water treatment. J. Memb. Sci., 639, 119779. 
  • V.H. Tran, S. Lim, P.J. Choi, A.K. An, D.S. Han, S. Phuntsho, H. Shon (2021). Submerged versus side-stream osmotic membrane bioreactors using an outer-selective hollow fiber osmotic membrane for desalination, Desalination, 515, 115196.
  • S. Rehman, M. K. Islam, N.K. Khanzada, A.K. An, S. Chaiprapat, S.-Y. Leu (2021). Whole sugar 2,3-butanediol fermentation for oil palm empty fruit bunches biorefinery by a newly isolated Klebsiella pneumoniae PM2, Bioresour. Technol., 333, 125206.
  • W. Zhong, Y. Zhao, S. Chen, J. Zhong, L. Guo, D. Zheng, C. Xie, C. Ji, Y. Guo, G. Dong, F. Zhang, A.K. An, S. Li, S. Li (2021). Resources recycle of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) wastewater 1: Effectiveness of the UF-MD hybrid system and MD process optimization, Desalination, 504, 114953.
  • D. von Eiff, P.W. Wong, Y. Gao, S. Jeong, A.K. An* (2021). Technical and economic analysis of an advanced multi-stage flash crystallizer for the treatment of concentrated brine, Desalination, 503, 114925.
  • P.J. Choi, J.-Y. Lao, P.K.S. Lam, S.-J. Im, A. Jang, A.K. An* (2021). Low-pressure volume retarded osmosis for removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, Water Res., 194, 116929.
  • B.J. Deka, J. Guo, A.K. An* (2021), Robust dual-layered omniphobic electrospun membrane with anti-wetting and anti-scaling functionalised for membrane distillation application, J. Memb. Sci., 624, 119089.
  • W. Shang, X. Li, W. Liu, S. Yue, M. Li, D. von Eiff, F. Sun*, A.K. An* (2021). Effective suppression of concentration polarization by nanofiltration membrane surface pattern manipulation: Numerical modeling based on LIF visualization, J. Memb. Sci, 622 119021.
  • B.J. Deka, J. Guo, P.W. Wong, N.K. Khanzada, J.A. Kharraz, C.-W. Tsang, A.K. An* (2021). A Conductive Hydrophobic Polyaniline Sandwiched Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membrane for Early Detection of Surfactant-Induced Wetting in Membrane Distillation Using Impedance, ACS Appl. Polym. Mater, 3, 679–690.
  • J. Guo, A. Hanif, J. Shang*, B.J. Deka, N. Zhi, A.K. An* (2021). PAA@ZIF-8 incorporated nanofibrous membrane for high-efficiency PM2.5 capture, Chem. Eng. J., 405, 126584.
  • B. Zhang, Q. Gu, C. Wang, Q. Gao, J. Guo, P.W. Wong, C.T. Liu, A.K. An* (2021). Self-Assembled Hydrophobic/Hydrophilic Porphyrin-Ti3C2Tx MXene Janus Membrane for Dual-Functional Enabled Photothermal Desalination, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 3762–3770.
  • M.U. Farid, J.A. Kharraz, A.K. An* (2021). Plasmonic Titanium Nitride Nano-enabled Membranes with High Structural Stability for Efficient Photothermal Desalination, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13, 3805–3815.
  • W. Li, D. von Eiff*, A.K. An* (2021). Analyzing the effects of institutional capacity on sustainable water governance, Sustain. Sci, 16, 169–181.

2020 

  • X. Lv, D.Y.S. Yan, F.L.-Y. Lam*, Y.H. Ng, S. Yin, A.K. An* (2020). Solvothermal synthesis of copper-doped BiOBr microflowers with enhanced adsorption and visible-light driven photocatalytic degradation of norfloxacin, Chem. Eng. J., 401, 126012.
  • S. Bai, T.C. Ho, J. Ha, A.K. An, C.Y. Tso (2020). Study of the salinity effects on the cooling and desalination performance of an adsorption cooling cum desalination system with a novel composite adsorbent, Appl. Therm. Eng., 181, 115879.
  • M.U. Farid, J.A. Kharraz, P. Wang, A.K. An* (2020). High-efficiency solar-driven water desalination using a thermally isolated plasmonic membrane, J. Clean. Prod., 271, 122684.
  • W. Jia, J.A. Kharraz, J. Guo, A.K. An* (2020). Superhydrophobic (polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene)/ (polystyrene) composite membrane via a novel hybrid electrospin-electrospray process, J. Memb. Sci., 611, 118360.
  • S. Mukherjee, D. Kumari, M. Joshi, A.K. An, M. Kumar (2020). Low-cost bio-based sustainable removal of lead and cadmium using a polyphenolic bioactive Indian curry leaf (Murraya koengii) powder, Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health, 226, 113471.
  • J.A. Kharraz, M.U. Farid, N.K. Khanzada, B.J. Deka, H.A. Arafat, A.K. An* (2020). Macro-corrugated and nano-patterned hierarchically structured superomniphobic membrane for treatment of low surface tension oily wastewater by membrane distillation, Water Res, 174, 115600.
  • W. Shang, F. Sun, W. Jia, J. Guo, S. Yin, P.W. Wong, A.K. An* (2020). High-performance nanofiltration membrane structured with enhanced stripe nano-morphology, J. Memb. Sci., 600, 117852.
  • N.K. Khanzada, S. Rehman, S.Y. Leu, A.K. An* (2020). Evaluation of anti-bacterial adhesion performance of polydopamine cross-linked graphene oxide RO membrane via in situ optical coherence tomography, Desalination, 479, 114339.
  • W. Shang, M. Li, L. Chen, F. Sun, W. Dong, A.K. An, Z. Dong (2020). A fluorescence-based indicator for nanofiltration fouling propensity caused by effluent organic matter (EfOM), Process Biochem., 91, 260–270.
  • N.K. Khanzada, M.U. Farid, J.A. Kharraz, J. Choi, C.Y. Tang, L.D. Nghiem, A. Jang, A.K. An* (2020). Removal of organic micropollutants using advanced membrane-based water and wastewater treatment: A review, J. Memb. Sci., 598.
  • W. Jia, J.A. Kharraz, P.J. Choi, J. Guo, B.J. Deka, A.K. An* (2020). Superhydrophobic membrane by hierarchically structured PDMS-POSS electrospray coating with cauliflower-shaped beads for enhanced MD performance, J. Memb. Sci., 597, 117638.
  • J. Guo, L. Fortunato, B.J. Deka, S. Jeong, A.K. An* (2020). Elucidating the fouling mechanism in pharmaceutical wastewater treatment by membrane distillation, Desalination, 475, 114148.
  • J.A. Kharraz, A.K. An* (2020). Patterned superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes for membrane distillation: Enhanced flux with improved fouling and wetting resistance, J. Memb. Sci., 595, 117596.
  • V.M.W. Yim, A.S.W. Lo, B.J. Deka, J. Guo, J.A. Kharraz, I.T. Horváth, A.K. An* (2020). Molecular engineering low-surface energy membranes by grafting perfluoro-tert-butoxy chains containing fluorous silica aerogels, Green Chem., 22, 3283–3295.
  • B.J. Deka, J. Guo, S. Jeong, M. Kumar, A.K. An* (2020). Emerging investigator series: Control of membrane fouling by dissolved algal organic matter using pre-oxidation with coagulation as seawater pretreatment, Environ. Sci. Water Res. Technol., 6, 935–944.
  • G.K. Beh, C.T. Wang, K. Kim, J. Qu, J. Cairney, Y.H. Ng, A.K. An (2020). R. Ryoo, A. Urakawa, W.Y. Teoh, Flame-made amorphous solid acids with tunable acidity for the aqueous conversion of glucose to levulinic acid, Green Chem., 22, 688–698.

2019 

  • B.J. Deka, J.Guo , N.K.Khanzada, A.K. An* (2019). Omniphobic re-entrant PVDF membrane with ZnO nanoparticles composite for desalination of low surface tension oily seawater. Water Res., 114982. 
  • J. Guo, J.-G. Lee, T.Tan, J. Yeo, P.W. Wong , N. Ghaffour, A.K. An* (2019). Enhanced ammonia recovery from wastewater by Nafion membrane with highly porous honeycomb nanostructure and its mechanism in membrane distillation. J. Memb. Sci. 590, 117265.
  • J. Guo, D.Y.S. Yan, L.W. Lam, B.J. Deka, X. Lv, Y.H. Ng, A.K. An* (2019). Self-cleaning BiOBr/Ag photocatalytic membrane for membrane regeneration under visible light in membrane distillation, Chem. Eng, 378, 122137. 
  • J. Yeo, L. Zhang*, A.K. An (2019). Estimation of energy efficiency for educational buildings in Hong Kong, J. Clean. Prod, 235, 453-460. 
  • J. Guo, B.J. Deka, K.J. Kim, A.K. An* (2019). Regeneration of superhydrophobic TiO2 electrospun membranes in seawater desalination by water flushing in membrane distillation Desalination, 468,114054.
  • J. Yeo, S.S. Chopra*, L. Zhang, A.K. An* (2019), Life cycle assessment (LCA) of food waste treatment in Hong Kong: On-site fermentation methodology. J. Environ. Manage, 240 (August 2018), 343–351. 
  • B.J. Deka, E.J. Lee, J. Guo, J.A. Kharraz, A.K. An* (2019). Electrospun nanofiber membranes incorporating PDMS-aerogel superhydrophobic coating with enhanced flux and improved anti-wettability in membrane distillation. Environ. Sci. Technol., 53, 4948-4958.
  • M.U. Farid, N.K. Khanzada, A.K. An* (2019). Understanding fouling dynamics on functionalized CNT-based membranes: Mechanisms and reversibility. Desalination, 456 (January), 74–84.
  • J. Yeo, J. Oh, H.H.L. Cheung, P.K.H. Lee, A.K. An* (2019). Smart Food Waste Recycling Bin (S-FRB) to turn food waste into green energy resources. J. Environ. Manage, 234 (November 2018), 290–296.
  • S. Ali, S.A.U. Rehman, I.A. Shah, M.U. Farid, A.K. An, H. Huang* (2019). Efficient removal of zinc from water and wastewater effluents by hydroxylated and carboxylated carbon nanotube membranes: Behaviors and mechanisms of dynamic filtration. J. Hazard. Mater., 365, 64–73.
  • E.J. Lee, B.J. Deka, A.K. An* (2019). Reinforced superhydrophobic membrane coated with aerogel-assisted polymeric microspheres for membrane distillation. J. Membr. Sci., 573, 570–578

2018

  • J. Guo, Z. Li, L. Su, Y.-F. Tsang, A.K. An, C.-F. Yu* (2018). Optimization of acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis on the production of ethanol fuel from waste banana peels. Energy Environment, 29 (8), 1354–1364.
  • M.U. Farid, J. Guo, A.K. An* (2018). Bacterial inactivation and in situ monitoring of biofilm development on graphene oxide membrane using optical coherence tomography. J. Memb. Sci., 564, 22–34.
  • Y. Yu, S. Zhang, A.K. An, H. Furumai* (2018). Simple Method for Calculating Hydraulic Behavior of Combined Sewer Overflow from Rainfall Event Data. J. Water Resour. Plan. Managment, 144 (10), 04018061.
  • B.J. Deka, S. Jeong, S.A.A. Tabatabai, A.K. An* (2018). Mitigation of algal organic matter released from Chaetoceros affinis and Hymenomonas by in situ generated ferrate. Chemosphere, 206, 718–726.
  • J. Guo, M.U. Farid, E.-J. Lee, D.Y.S. Yan, S. Jeong, A.K. An* (2018). Fouling behavior of negatively charged PVDF membrane in membrane distillation for removal of antibiotics from wastewater. J. Membrane Science, 551, 12–19.
  • S. Yi, Y.-C. Jang, A.K. An* (2018). Potential for energy recovery and greenhouse gas reduction through waste-to-energy technologies. J. Clean. Production, 176, 503–511.
  • A. Gogoi, P. Mazumder, V.K. Tyagi, G.G. Tushara Chaminda, A.K. An, M. Kumar* (2018). Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants in water environment: A review. Groundw. Sustain. Development, 6, 169–180. 
  • M.U. Farid, S. Jeong, D.H. Seo, C. Lau, R. Ahmed, N.K. Gali, Z. Ning, A.K. An* (2018). Mechanistic insight on the in vitro toxicity of graphene oxide against biofilm forming bacteria using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy. Nanoscale, 10, 4475–4487.

2017  

  • E.J. Lee, B.J. Deka, J. Guo, Y.C. Woo, H.K. Shon, A.K. An* (2017). Engineering the Re-Entrant Hierarchy and Surface Energy of PDMS-PVDF Membrane for Membrane Distillation Using a Facile and Benign Microsphere Coating. Environ. Sci. Technol., 51 (17), 10117–10126.
  • Y.H. Dong, A.K. An*, Y.C. Yan, S. Yi (2017). Hong Kong’s greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector and its projected changes by integrated waste management facilities. J. Clean. Prod., 149, 690–700.
  • Y.C. Woo, L.D. Tijing, M.J. Park, M. Yao, J.-S. Choi, S. Lee, S.-H. Kim, A.K. An, H.K. Shon* (2017). Electrospun dual-layer nonwoven membrane for desalination by air gap membrane distillation. Desalination, 403, 187–198.
  • A.K. An*, E.J. Lee, J. Guo, S. Jeong, J.-G. Lee, N. Ghaffour (2017). Enhanced vapor transport in membrane distillation via functionalized carbon nanotubes anchored into electrospun nanofibres. Scientific Reports, 7, 41562.
  • M.U. Farid, H.-Y.Y. Luan, Y. Wang, H. Huang*, A.K. An, R. Jalil Khan (2017). Increased adsorption of aqueous zinc species by Ar/O2 plasma-treated carbon nanotubes immobilized in hollow-fiber ultrafiltration membrane. Chem. Eng. J, 325, 239–248.
  • J. Wu, A.K. An*, J. Guo, E.-J. Lee, M.U. Farid, S. Jeong (2017). CNTs reinforced super-hydrophobic-oleophilic electrospun polystyrene oil sorbent for enhanced sorption capacity and reusability. Chem. Eng. J., 314, 526–536.
  • E.-J. Lee, A.K. An*, P. Hadi, S. Lee, Y.C. Woo, H.K. Shon (2017). Advanced multi-nozzle electrospun functionalized titanium dioxide/polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene (TiO2/PVDF-HFP) composite membranes for direct contact membrane distillation. J. Membr. Sci, 524, 712–720. 
  • Y. Chen, M. Tian, X. Li, Y. Wang, A.K. An, J. Fang, T. He* (2017). Anti-wetting behavior of negatively charged superhydrophobic PVDF membranes in direct contact membrane distillation of emulsified wastewaters. J. Membrane Science, 535, 230–238.
  • A.K. An*, J. Guo, E.-J. Lee, S. Jeong, Y. Zhao, Z. Wang, Leiknes (2017). T. PDMS/PVDF hybrid electrospun membrane with superhydrophobic property and drop impact dynamics for dyeing wastewater treatment using membrane distillation. J. Membr. Sci, 525, 57–67.
  • J.-G. Lee, E.-J. Lee, S. Jeong, J. Guo, A.K. An*, H. Guo, J. Kim, T. Leiknes, N. Ghaffour (2017). Theoretical modeling and experimental validation of transport and separation properties of carbon nanotube electrospun membrane distillation. J. Membr. Sci., 526, 395–408.

2016 

  • E.-J. Lee, A.K. An*, T. He, Y.C. Woo, H.K. Shon (2016). Electrospun nanofiber membranes incorporating fluorosilane-coated TiO2 nanocomposite for direct contact membrane distillation. J. Membr. Sci., 520, 145–154.
  • A. Gogoi, G.G. Tushara Chaminda, A.K. An, D.D. Snow, Y. Li, M. Kumar* (2016). Influence of ligands on metal speciation, transport and toxicity in a tropical river during wet (monsoon) period. Chemosphere, 163, 322–333.
  • A.K. An*, J. Guo, S. Jeong, E.J. Lee, S.A.A. Tabatabai, Leiknes (2016). T. O. High flux and antifouling properties of negatively charged membrane for dyeing wastewater treatment by membrane distillation. Water Res, 103, 362–371.
  • J. Jung, Y. Shin, Y.-J. Choi, J. Sohn, S. Lee*, A.K. An (2016). Hydrophobic surface modification of membrane distillation (MD) membranes using water-repelling polymer based on urethane rubber. Desalin. Water Treat., 57 (22), 10031–10041.
  • E.-J. Lee, A.K. An*, P. Hadi, D.Y.S. Yan, H.-S. Kim (2016). A mechanistic study of in situ chemical cleaning-in-place for a PTFE flat sheet membrane: Fouling mitigation and membrane characterization. Biofouling, 32 (3).
  • E.-J. Lee, A.K. An*, P. Hadi, D.Y.S. Yan (2016). Characterizing flat sheet membrane resistance fraction of chemically enhanced backflush. Chem. Eng. J., 284, 61–67.

2015 

  • A.K. An*, Y.F. Lam, S. Hao, T.E. Morakinyo, H. Furumai (2015). Multi-purpose rainwater harvesting for water resource recovery and the cooling effect. Water Res., 86, 116–121.
  • M. Xu, P. Hadi, C. Ning, J. Barford, A.K. An, G. McKay* (2015). Aluminosilicate-based adsorbent in equimolar and non-equimolar binary-component heavy metal removal systems. Water Sci. Technol., 72 (12), 2166–2178.
  • Z. Jiang, L.D. Tijing, A. Amarjargal, C.H. Park, A.K. An, H.K. Shon*, C.S. Kim (2015). Removal of oil from water using magnetic bicomponent composite nanofibers fabricated by electrospinning. Compos. Part B Eng., 77, 311–318. 
  • P. Hadi, K.Y. Yeung, J. Barford, A.K. An, G. McKay* (2015). Significance of “effective” surface area of activated carbons on elucidating the adsorption mechanism of large dye molecules. J. Environ. Chem. Eng., 3 (2), 1029–1037.
  • P. Hadi, K.Y. Yeung, J. Barford, A.K. An, G. McKay* (2015). Significance of microporosity on the interaction of phenol with porous graphitic carbon. Chem. Eng. J., 269, 20–26.
  • J. Lee, K. Kurisu, A.K. An, K. Hanaki* (2015). Development of the compact city index and its application to Japanese cities. Urban Stud., 52 (6), 1054–1070.

Books

  • A.K. An*, V. Tyagi, M. Kumar, Z. Cetecioglu, Clean Energy and Resource Recovery: Wastewater Treatment Plants as Biorefineries, Elsevier (2022), ISBN: 978-0-323-90178-9. doi:10.1016/C2020-0-03253-6.

Book Chapters

  • N.K. Khanzada, P.J. Choi, A.K. An*, Hybrid forward/reverse osmosis (HFRO): an approach for optimized operation and sustainable resource recovery, in: A. An, V. Tyagi, M. Kumar, Z.B.T.-C.E. and R.R. Cetecioglu (Eds.), Clean Energy Resour. Recover. Wastewater Treat. Plants as Biorefineries, 1st Editio, Elsevier, 2022: pp. 69-94. doi:10.1016/B978-0-323-90178-9.00001-9.
  • B.J. Deka, V. Bohra, W. Alam, S. Sanasam, J. Guo, L. Borana, A.K. An*, Environment Impact Assessment of COVID-19, in: Indian Institute of Technology, National Institute of Disaster Management (Eds.), Integr. Risk Pandemic Covid-19 Impacts, Resil. Recomm., Springer Singapore, Singapore, 2020: pp. 169-195. doi:10.1007/978-981-15-7679-9_8.
  • L. Borana, B.J. Deka, J. Guo, A.K. An*, Environment Modeling for Sustainable Development, in: R. Surampalli, T. Zhang, M.K. Goyal, S. Brar, R. Tyagi (Eds.), Sustain. Fundam. Appl., John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2020: pp. 229-253. doi:10.1002/9781119434016.ch11.
  • J.A. Kharraz, M.U. Farid, D. Von Eiff, Y. Gao, Z. Shi, A.K. An*, Hybrid Configuration of Membrane Distillation: Vacuum Multi-Effect Membrane Distillation, in: Y.M. Lee, E. Drioli (Eds.), Membr. Distill. Mater. Process., 1st ed., Nova Science Publishers, 2020. https://novapublishers.com/shop/membrane-distillation-materials-and-processes/.
  • J. Guo, B.J. Deka, A.K. An*, Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes for Membrane Distillation, in: K.-J. Lu, T. Chung (Eds.), Membr. Distill. Membr. Hybrid Syst. Pilot Stud., 1st Editio, Taylor & Francis, New York, 2019: pp. 107-141. doi:https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429287879.