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Researcher
Leonardo Gutierrez
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2025
Comparative study of fouling in hollow fiber and flat sheet nanofiltration membranes by three organic foulants : insights into configuration impact on fouling
Lianshuai Tan
Leonardo Gutierrez
Mei An
Arnout D'Haese
Emile Cornelissen
A1
Journal Article
in
DESALINATION
2025
In-situ modification of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes for organic micropollutants removal
Mei An
Emile Cornelissen
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arnout D'Haese
Dissertation
2025
Rejection of an emerging small neutral organic micropollutant by in-situ nanofiltration membrane modification for water treatment
Mei An
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arnout D'Haese
Rino Morent
Nathalie De Geyter
Emile Cornelissen
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
2025
2024
Effect and mechanism of solution flow rate during interfacial polymerization on morphology and performance of hollow fiber membranes
Lianshuai Tan
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arnout D'Haese
Mei An
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Kim Verbeken
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
A1
Journal Article
in
SURFACES AND INTERFACES
2024
In-situ reverse osmosis membrane surface modification with novel polymers : rejection of small neutral organic micropollutant
Mei An
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arnout D'Haese
Lianshuai Tan
Emile Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2024
In-situ surface modification of a reverse osmosis membrane with acrylic polymers : transport and retention of a small neutral organic micropollutant
Mei An
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arnout D'Haese
Lianshuai Tan
Chuanlong Ma
Karen Leus
Anton Nikiforov
Nathalie De Geyter
Rino Morent
Emile Cornelissen
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
2024
Plasma-aerosol-assisted interface engineering of nanofiltration membranes to improve removal of organic pollutants from water
Chuanlong Ma
Changtao Chen
Anton Nikiforov
Ardiana Kajtazi
Mei An
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arnout D'Haese
Karen Leus
Pascal Van Der Voort
Frederic Lynen
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
2024
Removal of small neutral organic micropollutants by pilot-scale reverse osmosis membrane modification with a novel polymer
Mei An
Leonardo Gutierrez
Lianshuai Tan
Arnout D'Haese
Emile Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2024
Reverse osmosis membrane modification with novel polymers : rejection of small neutral organic micropollutant for water reuse
Mei An
Leonardo Gutierrez
Lianshuai Tan
Arnout D'Haese
Emile Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2024
Selective separation and concentration of nutrients and volatile fatty acids from food wastes using electrodialysis and membrane contactor for resource valorization
Francis Kotoka
Leonardo Gutierrez
Emile Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2024
Selective separation of nutrients and volatile fatty acids from food wastes using electrodialysis and membrane contactor for resource valorization
Francis Kotoka
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
2024
2023
Abundance and distribution of cigarette butts on the sand of five touristic beaches in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic
Claudia Díaz-Mendoza
Paloma Arias Ordiales
María Lujan Bustos
Omar Cervantes
Mario Palacios-Moreno
Teresa Vera San-Martin
Gisela Kloc Lopes
Martha Vallejo
Javier Mouthon-Bello
Leonardo Gutierrez
A1
Journal Article
in
MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN
2023
Comparative evaluation of an advanced electrocoagulation treatment system versus a conventional lime softening treatment for removing Ca2+, SO42−, and Mn in groundwater
Jonathan I. Mendez-Ruiz
Angie N. Medina-Toala
Leonardo Gutierrez
Priscila E. Valverde-Armas
A2
Journal Article
in
CASE STUDIES IN CHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
2023
Comparison of MBR and MBBR followed by UV or electrochemical disinfection for decentralized greywater treatment
Seppe Ongena
Arjen Van de Walle
Suanny Sophia Mosquera Romero
Nele Driesen
Leonardo Gutierrez
Korneel Rabaey
A1
Journal Article
in
WATER RESEARCH
2023
Electrodialysis and membrane contactor for recovering plant nutrients from food wastes for bio-based fertilizer applications
Francis Kotoka
Emile Cornelissen
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arne Verliefde
C3
Conference
2023
Fate of organic micropollutants during brackish water desalination for drinking water production in decentralized capacitive electrodialysis
Lingshan Ma
Malgorzata Nowak Roman
Abdulsalam Alhadidi
Mingsheng Jia
Florian Martini
Yu Xue
Arne Verliefde
Leonardo Gutierrez
Emile Cornelissen
A1
Journal Article
in
WATER RESEARCH
2023
Impact of government evaluation and accreditation processes on the research output of universities in developing countries : an X-ray of the young Ecuadorian academia
Gabriela Gutiérrez
Marcia Yaguarema
Margarita Ayala
Jimmy Zambrano R.
Leonardo Gutierrez
A2
Journal Article
in
FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION
2023
In-situ modification of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes for organic micropollutants and salts removal : a review
Mei An
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arnout D'Haese
Lianshuai Tan
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
A1
Journal Article
in
DESALINATION
2023
Reverse osmosis membrane modification with novel polymers to remove organic micropollutant for water reuse
Mei An
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arnout D'Haese
Emile Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2023
Short term fouling tests on homogeneous and heterogeneous anion-exchange membranes from food and bio-based industrial streams : foulant identification and characterization
Rishav Phukan
Leonardo Gutierrez
Wim De Schepper
Marjolein Vanoppen
Kim Verbeken
Katleen Raes
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
A1
Journal Article
in
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
2023
Towards fouling resistant anion exchange membranes for electrodialysis applications in food and bio-based industries, using a sacrificial layer approach
Rishav Phukan
Leonardo Gutierrez
Wim De Schepper
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2023
Waste heat recovery enhancement in the CO2 chemical absorption process by hydrophobic-hydrophilic composite ceramic membranes
Qiufang Cui
Leonardo Gutierrez
Fushuai Li
Te Tu
Yu Shang
Shuiping Yan
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
2023
Zero residual heavy metals in aqueous media using composite coagulant converted from bauxite residue
S. Hena
N. F. bt Abdullah
L. C. Keong
P. A. Mohamed Najar
Leonardo Gutierrez
J.-P. Croué
A1
Journal Article
in
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
2023
2022
Combining electrodialysis with membrane contactor recovers, concentrates, and selectively separates volatile fatty acids and plant nutrients from food wastes
Francis Kotoka
Emile Cornelissen
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arne Verliefde
C3
Conference
2022
In-situ Reverse Osmosis membrane modification for organic micropollutants removal
Mei An
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arnout D'Haese
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2022
Light-response adsorption and desorption behaviors of metal-organic frameworks
Chao-Yang Wang
Lingshan Ma
Chong-Chen Wang
Peng Wang
Leonardo Gutierrez
Weiwei Zheng
A2
Journal Article
in
ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
2022
The curse of fouling in electrodialysis : foulant identification and comparison of homogeneous vs. heterogeneous ion-exchange membranes in food and bio-based industries
Rishav Phukan
Leonardo Gutierrez
Wim De Schepper
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2022
The curse of fouling in ion exchange membranes : identification and comparison
Rishav Phukan
Leonardo Gutierrez
Wim De Schepper
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
C3
Conference
2022
2021
Bio-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles via conventional and irradiation-assisted methods and their application for environmental remediation in agriculture
Lebea N. Nthunya
Leonardo Gutierrez
Sabelo D. Mhlanga
Heidi L. Richards
Bookchapter
in
Green synthesis of silver nanomaterials
2021
Fate of organic micropollutants in reverse electrodialysis : influence of membrane fouling and channel clogging
Lingshan Ma
Leonardo Gutierrez
Tom Van Vooren
Marjolein Vanoppen
Mohammad Kazemabad
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
A1
Journal Article
in
DESALINATION
2021
Fate of organic solutes in ion-exchange membrane-based technologies : from single-membrane level to pilot-scale
Lingshan Ma
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
Leonardo Gutierrez
Dissertation
2021
Interactions between model organic compounds and metal oxides
Noor Zaouri
Leonardo Gutierrez
Marc F. Benedetti
Jean-Philippe Croue
A1
Journal Article
in
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
2021
Molecular insights into the reactivity of aquatic natural organic matter towards hydroxyl (•OH) and sulfate (SO4•−) radicals using FT-ICR MS
Suona Zhang
Zhineng Hao
Jingfu Liu
Leonardo Gutierrez
Jean-Philippe Croué
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
2021
Non-steady diffusion and adsorption of organic micropollutants in ion-exchange membranes : effect of the membrane thickness
Malgorzata Roman
Pawel Roman
Rhea Verbeke
Leonardo Gutierrez
Marjolein Vanoppen
Marcel Dickmann
Werner Egger
Ivo Vankelecom
Jan Post
Emile Cornelissen
et al.
A1
Journal Article
in
ISCIENCE
2021
Removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) from wastewater using microalgae : a review
Sufia Hena
Leonardo Gutierrez
Jean-Philippe Croué
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
2021
The influence of enterprise risk management on firm performance with the moderating effect of intellectual capital dimensions
Parvaneh Saeidi
Sayyedeh Parisa Saeidi
Leonardo Gutierrez
Dalia Streimikiene
Melfi Alrasheedi
Sayedeh Parastoo Saeidi
Abbas Mardani
A2
Journal Article
in
EKONOMSKA ISTRAZIVANJA-ECONOMIC RESEARCH
2021
Transport of organic solutes in ion-exchange membranes : mechanisms and influence of solvent ionic composition
Lingshan Ma
Leonardo Gutierrez
Rhea Verbeke
Arnout D'Haese
Muhammad Waqas
Marcel Dickmann
Ricardo Helm
Ivo Vankelecom
Arne Verliefde
Emile Cornelissen
A1
Journal Article
in
WATER RESEARCH
2021
Tsunami damage estimation in Esmeraldas, Ecuador using fragility functions
Teresa Vera San Martín
Leonardo Gutierrez
Mario Palacios
Erick Mas
Adriano Bruno
Shunichi Koshimura
A2
Journal Article
in
AIMS GEOSCIENCES
2021
2020
Colloidal stability of capped silver nanoparticles in natural organic matter-containing electrolyte solutions
Leonardo Gutierrez
Andreas Schmid
Noor Zaouri
Daniel Garces
Jean-Philippe Croue
A1
Journal Article
in
NANOIMPACT
2020
Effect of pH on the transport and adsorption of organic micropollutants in ion-exchange membranes in electrodialysis-based desalination
Malgorzata Roman
Leonardo Gutierrez
Laurens H. Van Dijk
Marjolein Vanoppen
Jan W. Post
Bas A. Wols
Emile Cornelissen
Arne Verliefde
A1
Journal Article
in
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
2020
Hydroxyl and sulfate radical-based oxidation of RhB dye in UV/H2O2 and UV/persulfate systems : kinetics, mechanisms, and comparison
Xinxin Ding
Leonardo Gutierrez
Jean-Philippe Croue
Minrui Li
Lijun Wang
Yuru Wang
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMOSPHERE
2020
Impact of DOM source and character on the degradation of primidone by UV/chlorine : reaction kinetics and disinfection by-product formation
Yuru Wang
Marie Couet
Leonardo Gutierrez
Sébastien Allard
Jean-Philippe Croué
A1
Journal Article
in
WATER RESEARCH
2020
Perflurooctyltriethoxy silane and carbon nanotubes-modified PVDF superoleophilic nanofibre membrane for oil-in-water adsorption and recovery
Mookgo Mofokeng
Lebea N. Nthunya
Leonardo Gutierrez
Phillemon Matabola
Shivan Mishra
Edward N. Nxumalo
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
2020
Removal of metronidazole from aqueous media by C. vulgaris
Sufia Hena
Leonardo Gutierrez
Jean-Philippe Croué
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
2020
SO4–based catalytic ceramic UF membrane for organics removal and flux restoration
Suona Zhang
Leonardo Gutierrez
Fei Qi
Jean-Philippe Croue
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
2020
f-MWCNTs/AgNPs-coated superhydrophobic PVDF nanofibre membrane for organic, colloidal, and biofouling mitigation in direct contact membrane distillation
Lebea Nthunya
Leonardo Gutierrez
Edward N. Nxumalo
Arne Verliefde
Sabelo D. Mhlanga
Maurice S. Onyango
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
2020
2019
A review of nanoparticle‐enhanced membrane distillation membranes : membrane synthesis and applications in water treatment
Lebea Nthunya
Leonardo Gutierrez
Sebastiaan Derese
Edward N Nxumalo
Arne Verliefde
Bhekie B Mamba
Sabelo D Mhlanga
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
2019
Adsorption of phenolic compounds by polyacrylonitrile nanofibre membranes : a pretreatment for the removal of hydrophobic bearing compounds from water
Lebea Nthunya
Leonardo Gutierrez
Sebastiaan Derese
Bhekie B. Mamba
Arne Verliefde
Sabelo D. Mhlanga
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
2019
Diffusive and convective transport of organics in ion-exchange membranes
Lingshan Ma
Leonardo Gutierrez
Muhammad Waqas
Arne Verliefde
C3
Conference
2019
Enhanced flux in direct contact membrane distillation using superhydrophobic PVDF nanofibre membranes embedded with organically modified SiO2 nanoparticles
Lebea Nthunya
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arne Verliefde
Sabelo D Mhlanga
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
2019
Fouling-resistant PVDF nanofibre membranes for the desalination of brackish water in membrane distillation
Lebea Nthunya
Leonardo Gutierrez
Linsey Lapeire
Kim Verbeken
Noor Zaouri
Edward N. Nxumalo
Bhekie B. Mamba
Arne Verliefde
Sabelo D. Mhlanga
A1
Journal Article
in
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
2019
Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using one-pot and microwave-assisted methods and their subsequent embedment on PVDF nanofibre membranes for growth inhibition of mesophilic and thermophilic bacteria
Lebea Nthunya
Sebastiaan Derese
Leonardo Gutierrez
Arne Verliefde
Bhekie B Mamba
Tobias G Barnard
Sabelo D Mhlanga
A1
Journal Article
in
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
2019
Key physicochemical characteristics governing organic micropollutant adsorption and transport in ion-exchange membranes during reverse electrodialysis
M Roman
LH Van Dijk
Leonardo Gutierrez
Marjolein Vanoppen
JW Post
BA Wols
Emile Cornelissen
Arne Verliefde
A1
Journal Article
in
DESALINATION
2019
Secondary treated domestic wastewater in reverse electrodialysis : what is the best pre-treatment?
Marjolein Vanoppen
Tom Van Vooren
Leonardo Gutierrez
M Roman
LJ-P Croué
Kim Verbeken
Jo Philips
Arne Verliefde
A1
Journal Article
in
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
2019
Selective separation of organics and inorganics by ion-exchange membranes
Lingshan Ma
Leonardo Gutierrez
Muhammad Waqas
Arne Verliefde
C3
Conference
2019
Superhydrophobic PVDF nanofibre membranes coated with an organic fouling resistant hydrophilic active layer for direct-contact membrane distillation
Lebea Nthunya
Leonardo Gutierrez
Nomcebo Khumalo
Sebastiaan Derese
Bhekie B Mamba
Arne Verliefde
Sabelo D Mhlanga
A1
Journal Article
in
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
2019
Water as the pore former in the synthesis of hydrophobic PVDF flat sheet membranes for use in membrane distillation
Lebea Nathnael Nthunya
Leonardo Gutierrez
Edward N. Nxumalo
Sabelo D. Mhlanga
A2
Journal Article
in
HYDRO SCIENCE & MARINE ENGINEERING
2019
2018
Impact of operation conditions, foulant adsorption, and chemical cleaning on the nanomechanical properties of ultrafiltration hollow fiber membranes
Leonardo Gutierrez
Alexander Keucken
Cyril Aubry
Noor Zaouri
Benoit Teychene
Jean-Philippe Croue
A1
Journal Article
in
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
2018
Nanomechanical characterization of recalcitrant foulants and hollow fiber membranes in ultrafiltration systems
Leonardo Gutierrez
Alexander Keucken
Cyril Aubry
Teresa Vera San Martin
Jean-Philippe Croue
A1
Journal Article
in
DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT
2018
Population and building vulnerability assessment by possible worst-case tsunami scenarios in Salinas, Ecuador
Teresa Vera San Martín
Gary Rodriguez Rosado
Patricia Arreaga Vargas
Leonardo Gutierrez
A1
Journal Article
in
NATURAL HAZARDS
2018
The characteristics of organic matter influence its interfacial interactions with MnO2 and catalytic oxidation processes
Suona Zhang
Leonardo Gutierrez
Xi-Zhi Niu
Fei Qi
Jean-Philippe Croue
A1
Journal Article
in
CHEMOSPHERE
2018
Transport of uncharged organics in ion-exchange membranes : experimental validation of the solution-diffusion model
Lingshan Ma
Leonardo Gutierrez
Marjolein Vanoppen
Lorenz De Neve
Cyril Aubry
Arne Verliefde
A1
Journal Article
in
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
2018
2017
Interfacial interactions between Skeletonema costatum extracellular organic matter and metal oxides: Implications for ceramic membrane filtration
Noor Zaouri
Leonardo Gutierrez
Laure Dramas
Daniel Garces
Jean-Philippe Croue
A1
Journal Article
in
WATER RESEARCH
2017
Organic matter interactions with natural manganese oxide and synthetic birnessite
Sébastien Allard
Leonardo Gutierrez
Claude Fontaine
Jean-Philippe Croué
Hervé Gallard
A1
Journal Article
in
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
2017
Reverse electrodialysis-reverse osmosis hybrid for seawater desalination using secondary treated waste water effluent : optimal pre-treatment strategy
Marjolein Vanoppen
Tom Van Vooren
Malgorzata Nowak Roman
Leonardo Gutierrez
Nathalie Tiggelman
Arne Verliefde
C3
Conference
2017
2016
Investigation of severe UF membrane fouling induced by three marine algal species
Tony Merle
Laure Dramas
Leonardo Gutierrez
Veronica Garcia-Molina
Jean-Philippe Croué
A1
Journal Article
in
WATER RESEARCH
2016