Andrea

Dr. Phuong Bich Trinh

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

Phuong joined in the group as a master intern in April 2018 with the topic of membrane modification by nanoparticle. Since then, she has raised an interest in membrane technology and continues to work as a research assistance.

 

Her target is to develop efficient and economic membrane systems for water treatment that can be applied in any places. Her current main focus is pesticide and pharmaceutical residues removal from aquatic environment.

 
 

Employment

 

Since 01/2026

Postdoctoral Researcher in Membrane Technology

Institute for Advanced Membrane Technology (IAMT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

09/2024 - 12/2024

Visiting scholar in membrane technology

Centre for Water Resources Studies, Dalhousie University, Canada

Funded by Mitacs Globalink Awards

10/2018 - 12/2018

Research Assistant in Chemical Engineering – Membrane Technology

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

04/2018 - 09/2018

Master intern in membrane technology

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

01/2015 - 01/2016

Internship at Laboratory of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, VAST, Hanoi, Vietnam

Education

 

01/2019 - 03/2026

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

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Dissertation: “Removal of herbicides using hybrid membrane technologies”

Academic supervisor: Prof. Dr. Andrea Iris Schäfer

09/2016 - 09/2018

Master of Science in Water - Environment - Oceanography

University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam

Joint with INSA Toulouse, France

09/2013 - 09/2016

Bachelor of Science in Water - Environment - Oceanography

University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam

   

Research Projects

 
 

Ceramic membrane modification

Analysis of pesticide in water by gas chromatography – mass spectrometry

Integrated polymer-based activated carbon ceramic membrane modules for micropollutant removal from water

   

Publications

 
Trinh, P.B. ; Nguyen, M. ; Futera, Z. ; Minofar, B. ;  Personeni, M. ; Petersen, P. ; Schäfer, A.I. (2026) The role of hydration in the removal of glyphosate (GLY) and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) by nanofiltration membranes, Nature Communications, 17, 3741 (2026), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71492-y
Trinh, P.B. ; Liu, S. ; Himma, N. ; Fiser, B. ; Schäfer, A.I. ; (2025) Continuous-flow photocatalytic degradation of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid under simulated sunlight with TiO2-coated poly(vinylidene fluoride) membrane, Advanced Functional Materials, 36, no. 21, e11431, https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202511431
Trinh, P.B. ; Schäfer, A.I. ; (2023) Removal of glyphosate (GLY) and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) by ultrafiltration with permeate-side polymer based spherical activated carbon (UF–PBSAC), Water Research, 250, 121021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.121021
Trinh, P.B. ; Schäfer, A.I. (2023) Adsorption of glyphosate and metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) from water by polymer-based spherical activated carbon (PBSAC), Journal of Hazardous Materials, 454, 131211, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131211 
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