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Andrea Achilli

University of Arizona

Physics Department

The University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ 85718

United States

  • University of Arizona

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

7

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Scholarly Papers (7)

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1.

Comparative Analysis of Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration for the Removal of Dissolved Contaminants in Water Reuse Applications

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 11 Dec 2023
Mohammed Alhussaini, Bianca Chaves, Varinia Felix and Andrea Achilli
University of Arizona, University of Arizona, University of Arizona and University of Arizona
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potable water reuse, Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis, trace organic compounds, salinity, energy consumption.

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Fouling Characterization and Treatment of Water Reuse Concentrate with Membrane Distillation: Do Organics Really Matter

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 17 Nov 2022
Luke Presson, Varinia Felix, Mukta Hardikar, Andrea Achilli and Kerri L. Hickenbottom
University of Arizona, University of Arizona, University of Arizona, University of Arizona and University of Arizona
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membrane distillation, Water reuse, Zero Liquid Discharge, Membrane fouling, High Performance Liquid Chromotrography

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Influence of Virus Analytical Methods on the Estimation of Virus Reductions by Ultrafiltration

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 May 2025
Kaitlyn J. Chung, Abigail G. Albright, Dave W. Goad, Andrew E. Page, Bianca Chaves, Andrea Achilli, Michael Hegetschweiler, Lester Shulman and Walter Betancourt
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Arizona, University of Arizona, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Tel Aviv University - Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and University of Arizona
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Viruses, levels, reductions, ultrafiltration, analytical methods

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Waste Heat Won’t Make Membrane Distillation Cool: Thermodynamic Analysis of Cooling and Pumping Burdens

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Waste Heat Won’t Make Membrane Distillation Cool: Thermodynamic Analysis of Cooling and Pumping Burdens

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Jan 2026
Marco Malaguti, Matteo Morciano, Giulia Viano, Andrea Achilli, Aamer Ali, Cejna Anna Quist-Jensen and Alberto Tiraferri
Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Torino, Aalborg University, University of Arizona, Aalborg University, Aalborg University and Politecnico di Torino
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Desalination, Membrane distillation, Energy analysis, Cooling burden

Waste Heat Won’t Make Membrane Distillation Cool: Thermodynamic Analysis of Cooling and Pumping Burdens

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 09 Jan 2026
Marco Malaguti, Matteo Morciano, Giulia Viano, Andrea Achilli, Aamer Ali, Cejna Anna Quist-Jensen and Alberto Tiraferri
Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di Torino, Aalborg University, University of Arizona, Aalborg University, Aalborg University and Politecnico di Torino
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Desalination, Membrane distillation, Energy analysis, Cooling burden

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Targeted Chemical Cleaning Preserves High Water Flux and Water Quality in Long-Term Pilot-Scale Membrane Distillation for Potable Water Reuse

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 Nov 2024
Luke Presson, Michael Hegetschweiler, Varinia Felix, Jeb Shingler, Kerri L. Hickenbottom and Andrea Achilli
University of Arizona, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Arizona, University of Arizona and University of Arizona
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Membrane Distillation, Water Reuse, Membrane Cleaning, Membrane Scaling, Disinfection Byproducts

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Total Fluorescence as a Surrogate for Organic Carbon Measurement: Implications for Rapid Water and Wastewater Quality Assessment

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 21 Mar 2025
Bianca Chaves, Diego Salido Alejandri, Walter Betancourt and Andrea Achilli
University of Arizona, University of Arizona, University of Arizona and University of Arizona
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Three-dimensional excitation-emission-matrix (EEM) fluorescence, size-exclusion chromatography combined with organic carbon detector (SEC-OCD), total organic carbon (TOC) analyzer, instrument sensitivity, organic correlation

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Productivity, Selectivity, and Energy Consumption of Pilot-Scale Vacuum Assisted Air-Gap Membrane Distillation for the Desalination of High-Salinity Streams

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 Dec 2023
Marco Malaguti, Luke Presson, Alberto Tiraferri, Kerri L. Hickenbottom and Andrea Achilli
Politecnico di Torino, University of Arizona, Politecnico di Torino, University of Arizona and University of Arizona
Downloads 48 (1,121,190)

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air gap membrane distillation, pilot-scale, hyper-saline streams, energy consumption, water productivity, pore flow