Chip Kilduff

Civil and Environmental Engineering

About

Dr. Kilduff's research interests include application of membrane and adsorption separation processes to potable water production, industrial wastewater treatment, and pollutant transport in the environment. His research projects involve:
* Using membrane separation processes to
purify water
* Modifying membrane surface chemistry via grafting and coating to provide specific function and to control fouling
* Develop models as an approach to better understand and control fouling
* Develop models to describe and predict the performance of membrane adsorbers

Education & Training

BS, University of Connecticut, Storrs 1983

MS,  University of Connecticut, Storrs 1987

Ph.D., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1995

Postdoctoral Scholar, 1995-1996, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.

Research

Other Focus Areas

Water Quality, Membrane Processes

Publications

The following is a selection of recent publications in Scopus. Chip Kilduff has 75 indexed publications in the subjects of Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, and Engineering.

Improving antifouling properties of poly (ether sulfone) UF membranes with hydrophilic coatings of dopamine and poly(2-dimethylamino) ethyl methacrylate salt to enable water reuse
Lichao Xia, Zerui Hao, Bhuvan Vemuri, Shanshan Zhao, Venkataramana Gadhamshetty, James E. Kilduff
Separation and Purification Technology
, 285
, 2022
.
Fuel Cells for Renewable Wastewater Infrastructure
Bhuvan Vemuri, Govinda Chilkoor, Jawahar Kalimuthu, Ammi Amarnath, James E. Kilduff, Venkataramana Gadhamshetty
Renewable Energy Technologies and Water Infrastructure
, 2022
, pp.113-133
.
Anaerobic wastewater treatment and reuse enabled by thermophilic bioprocessing integrated with a bioelectrochemical/ultrafiltration module
Bhuvan Vemuri, Lichao Xia, Govinda Chilkoor, Kalimuthu Jawaharraj, Rajesh Kumar Sani, Ammi Amarnath, James Kilduff, Venkataramana Gadhamshetty
Bioresource Technology
, 321
, 2021
.
Organic solvent filtration by brush membranes: Permeability, selectivity and fouling correlate with degree of SET-LRP grafting
Pranav Ramesh, Weiwei L. Xu, Mirco Sorci, Carrie Trant, Sangwoo Lee, James Kilduff, Miao Yu, Georges Belfort
Journal of Membrane Science
, 618
, 2021
.
Poly (ether sulfone) membrane surface modification using norepinephrine to mitigate fouling
Lichao Xia, Bhuvan Vemuri, Venkataramana Gadhamshetty, James Kilduff
Journal of Membrane Science
, 598
, 2020
.
The behavior of suspensions and macromolecular solutions in crossflow microfiltration: An update
Jia Wei Chew, James Kilduff, Georges Belfort
Journal of Membrane Science
, 601
, 2020
.
Mass transport modeling of natural organic matter (NOM) and salt during Nanofiltration of inorganic colloid-NOM mixtures
Yanxiao Yuan, James E. Kilduff
Desalination
, 429
, 2018
, pp.60-69
.
Antifouling membranes for bioelectrochemistry applications
Lichao Xia, Bhuvan Vemuri, Sambhu Saptoka, Namita Shrestha, Govinda Chilkoor, James Kilduff, Venkataramana Gadhamshetty
Biomass, Biofuels, Biochemicals: Microbial Electrochemical Technology: Sustainable Platform for Fuels, Chemicals and Remediation
, 2018
, pp.195-224
.
Critical aspects of RO desalination: A combination strategy
Joseph Imbrogno, John J. Keating, James Kilduff, Georges Belfort
Desalination
, 401
, 2017
, pp.68-87
.
Integrated membrane and microbial fuel cell technologies for enabling energy-efficient effluent Re-use in power plants
Namita Shrestha, Govinda Chilkoor, Lichao Xia, Catalina Alvarado, James E. Kilduff, John J. Keating, Georges Belfort, Venkataramana Gadhamshetty
Water Research
, 117
, 2017
, pp.37-48
.

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