PUBLICATIONS: Dr. Tzahi Cath
Refereed Journal Publications
Achilli, A., Cath, T.Y., Marchand, E.A., Childress, A.E. "The forward osmosis membrane bioreactor: A low fouling alternative to MBR processes" Desalination, in press.
Holloway, R.W., Childress, A.E., Dennett, K.E., Cath, T.Y., "Forward Osmosis for Concentration of Centrate from Anaerobic Digester", Water Research, 41, (2007) 4005-4014. PDF
Mortensen, E., Cath , T.Y., Brant, J.A., Dennett, K., Childress, A.E., "Evaluation of Membrane Processes for Reducing Total Dissolved Solids Discharged to the Truckee River " , Journal of Environmental Engineering, December 2007, 1136-1144. PDF
Cartinella, J.L. , Cath , T.Y., Flynn, M.T., Miller, G.C., Hunter, K.W., Childress, A.E., "Removal of Natural Steroid Hormones from Wastewater Using Membrane Contactor Processes ", Environmental Science and Technology, 40 (23), (2006) 7381-7386. PDF Supporting Information
Cath, T.Y., Childress, A.E., Elimelech, M. "Forward Osmosis: Principles, Applications, and Recent Developments" , Journal of Membrane Science , 281 (1-2), (2006) 70-87. PDF
Cath, T.Y., Childress, A.E., "Membrane Contactor Processes for Wastewater Reclamation in Space. II. Combined Direct Osmosis, Osmotic Distillation, and Membrane Distillation for Treatment of Metabolic Wastewater", Journal of Membrane Science, 257, (2005) 111–119. PDF
Cath, T.Y., Gormly, S., Beaudry, E.G., Flynn, M.T., Adams, V.D., Childress, A.E., "Membrane Contactor Processes for Wastewater Reclamation in Space. I. Direct Osmotic Concentration as Pretreatment for Reverse Osmosis", Journal of Membrane Science, 257, (2005) 85–98. PDF
Cath, T.Y., Adams, V.D., Childress, A.E., "Experimental Study of Desalination Using Direct Contact Membrane Distillation: A New Approach to Flux Enhancement", Journal of Membrane Science, 228 (1), ( 2004) 5-16. PDF
Conference Proceeding Papers
Cath, T.Y. , Cartinella, J.L., Adams, V.D., Childress, A.E., Gormly, S., Flynn, M., "New Concepts and Performance of the Direct Osmotic Concentration Process for Wastewater Recovery in Advanced Life Support Systems", 06ICES-225, proceedings of the 36 th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES) , July 17-20, 2006, Norfolk, Virginia.
Cath , T.Y. , Adams, V.D., Childress, A.E., Gormly, S., Flynn, M., "Progress in the Development of Direct Osmotic Concentration Wastewater Recovery Process for Advanced Life Support Systems", SAE 2005-01-3031, proceedings of the 35 th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES) , July 11-14, 2005, Rome, Italy.
Mortensen, E., Cath , T.Y. , Brant, J.A., Dennett, K.E., Childress, A.E., "Evaluation of Strategies to Reduce Loadings of Total Dissolved Solids from the Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility to the Truckee River" , proceedings of the American Water Works Association, 2005 Membrane Technology Conference , March 6-9, 2003, Phoenix, AZ.
Gormly, S., Adams, V.D., Cath , T.Y. , Childress, A.E., Flynn, M., Beaudry, E.G., "Direct Osmotic Concentration: A Primary Water Treatment Process for Space Life Support Applications", SAE 2003-01-2332, proceedings of the 33rd International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES) , Vancouver, Canada, 7-10 July 2003.
Cath , T.Y. , Adams, V.D, Childress, A.E, " Desalination using Enhanced Direct Contact Membranes Distillation", proceedings of the American Water Works Association, 2003 Membrane Technology Conference , March 2-5, 2003, Atlanta, GA.
Cath , T.Y. , Curtis, J.G., Childress, A.E., Adams, V.D., "Removal of Disinfection Byproducts Using Vacuum Membranes Distillation", proceedings of the American Water Works Association 2001 Membrane Technology Conference , March 4-7, 2001, San Antonio, Texas.
