Publications

Pan, W.*, Li, K., Zhang, J., Duan, Y., Wang, R., Dykstra, J. E., and Elimelech, M., 2026. Inorganic Scaling in Electrodialysis: Mechanistic Insights and Impact on Energy Efficiency and Ion Selectivity. Environmental Science & Technology, ASAP. Link

Pan, W., Roy, D., Jiao, Z., Wang, R., Patel, S.K., Ahn, E., Kamcev, J. and Elimelech, M., 2026. Selective boron removal from water by functional-polymer-film-assisted electrosorption. Chemical Engineering Journal, p.172928. Link

Pan, W.*, 2026. The hidden microbial risk in fire hydrants: Drinking water safety. Nature Water, pp.1-2. Link

Clark, G.G., Pan, W., Giammar, D.E., and Nguyen, T.H., 2025. Influence of Biofilm and Calcium on Transport of Lead Phosphate Nanoparticles through Solid Block Activated Carbon Media. ACS ES&T Water, 5(11), pp.6927-6935. Link

Fan, Y., Yan, Y., Nwokonkwo, O., Rivera, D.J., Pan, W., Chen, E., Kim, J.Y., Simon, J., Saffer-Meng, M., Wang, X. and Muhich, C., 2025. Tuning nitrate reduction reaction selectivity via selective adsorption in electrified membranes. Nature Chemical Engineering, 2(6), pp.379-390. Link

Patel, S.K., Iddya, A., Pan, W., Qian, J. and Elimelech, M., 2025. Approaching infinite selectivity in membrane-based aqueous lithium extraction via solid-state ion transport. Science Advances, 11(9), p.eadq9823. Link

Guan, Y.F., Hong, X.Y., Karanikola, V. Wang, Z., Pan, W., Wu, H.A., Wang, F.C., Yu, H.Q., Elimelech, M., 2025. Gypsum heterogenous nucleation pathways regulated by surface functional groups and hydrophobicity. Nat Commun, 16, 713. Link

Pan, W., Roy, D., Uralcan, B., Patel, S.K., Iddya, A., Ahn, E., Haji-Akbari, A., Kamcev, J. and Elimelech, M., 2025. A highly selective and energy efficient approach to boron removal overcomes the Achilles heel of seawater desalination. Nature Water, pp.1-11. Link

Fan, H., He, J., Heiranian, M., Pan, W., Li, Y. and Elimelech, M., 2024. The physical basis for solvent flow in organic solvent nanofiltration. Science Advances, 10(24), p.eado4332. Link