Andrea Andrea

Dr. Minh Nhat Nguyen

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
    Institute for Advanced Membrane Technology
    Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1
    76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
    Germany

 
 

Employment

 
Since 10/2022

Postdoctoral Researcher in Membrane Technology

01/2022 - 04/2022

Research Intern in Water Management

DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser, Germany (Part of PhD Programme at KIT)

05/2017 - 04/2018

Research Assistant in Chemical Engineering – Membrane Technology

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

10/2014 - 03/2017

Researcher in Environmental Planning

Institute of Environmental Technology, VAST, Hanoi, Vietnam

 

 

Education

 

05/2018 - 09/2022

Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) in Process Engineering & Membrane Technology

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Dissertation: “Incorporation of carbon-based nanoparticles into ultrafiltration membranes to remove steroid hormone micropollutants”

Academic supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andrea Iris Schäfer

09/2014 - 09/2016

Master of Science in Water - Environment - Oceanography

University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam

09/2011 - 09/2014

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry

University of Durham, United Kingdom

   

Research Projects

 
 

Nanofiltration and ultrafiltration for micropollutant treatment

Adsorbent and nanoadsorbent incorporation into membranes

Analysis of organic matter in water with Liquid Chromatography – Organic Carbon Detection

Photocatalytic membranes

Nanoparticle leakage from composite membranes

   

Publications

 
Nguyen, M.N. ; Lipp, P. ; Zucker, I. ; Schäfer, A.I. (2025) Nanoparticle detection with laser-induced breakdown detection (LIBD), SMALL Methods, 2402060, doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202402060
Nguyen, M.N. ; Turshatov, A. ; Richards, B.S. ; Schäfer, A.I. (2025) Photodegradation of steroid hormone micropollutants with palladium-porphyrin coated porous PTFE of varied morphological and optical properties, Water Research, 274, 123034, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2024.123034
Nguyen, M.N. ; Raota, C.S. ; Turshatov, A. ; Richards, B.S. ; Schäfer, A.I. (2024) Collision theory and membrane photocatalysis: Steroid hormones meet singlet oxygen in palladium-porphyrin-coated polytetrafluoroethylene membranes, Chem Eng J, 501, 157582, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.157582
Imbrogno, A. ; Nguyen, M.N. ; Schäfer, A.I. (2024) Tutorial review of error evaluation in experimental water research at the example of membrane filtration, Chemosphere, 357, 141833, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141833 
Nguyen, M.N. ; Jue, M. ; Buchsbaum, S.; Park, S.J. ; Vollnhalls, F. ; Christiansen, S. ; Fornasiero, F. ;  Schäfer, A.I. (2024) Interplay of the forces governing steroid hormone micropollutant adsorption in vertically-aligned carbon nanotube membrane nanopores, Nature Communications, 15, 1114, 10.1038/s41467-024-44883-2 

Tagliavini, M. ; Nguyen, M.N. ; Schäfer, A.I. (2023) Predicting steroid hormone removal in a thin activated carbon layer coupled with ultrafiltration, Chemical Engineering Journal, 462, 142125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.142125

Nguyen, M.N. (2022) Dissertation: Incorporation of Carbon-based Nanoparticles in Ultrafiltration Membranes to Remove Steroid Hormone Micropollutants, KITopen-ID 1000151140. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000151140
Nguyen, M.N.; Hervás-Martínez, R.; Schäfer, A.I. (2021) Organic matter interference with steroid hormone removal by single-walled carbon nanotubes − ultrafiltration composite membrane, Water Research, 117148. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117148
Nguyen, M.N. ; Trinh, P.B. ; Burkhardt, C. ; Schäfer, A.I. ; (2021) Incorporation of single-walled carbon nanotubes in ultrafiltration support structure for the removal of steroid hormone micropollutants, Separation and Purification Technology, 264, 118405. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118405
Nguyen, M.N. ; Weidler, P. ; Schwaiger, R. ; Schäfer, A.I. ; (2020) Interactions between carbon-based nanoparticles and steroid hormone micropollutants in water, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 402, 122929. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122929
Liao, Z. ; Nguyen, M.N.; Wan, G.; Xie, J.; Ni, L.; Qi, J.; Li, J.; Schäfer, A.I. (2020) Low pressure operated ultrafiltration membrane with integration of hollow mesoporous carbon nanospheres for effective removal of micropollutants, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 397, 122779. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122779
Zhang, J.; Nguyen, M.N.; Li, Y. ; Yang, C.; Schäfer, A.I. (2020) Steroid hormone micropollutant removal from water with activated carbon fiber – ultrafiltration composite membranes, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 391, 122020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122020