Publications by Cédric Karel J Van Goethem

Stereochemical tuning, post-synthesis crosslinking and quaternizing to tune the membrane performance of ultra-stable polyamine nanofiltration membranes

Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Cédric Karel J Van Goethem

Solvent resistant and pH-stable nanofiltration membranes play a crucial role in solvent or water reuse across various industries, including pharma, chemical, dairy and mining, where stringent pH conditions and chemical stability are imperative. Previous re ...

2025

Optimization of crosslinking in Poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes for solvent-resistant nanofiltration: a comparative study between crosslinking agents

Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Cédric Karel J Van Goethem

This study presents an optimized and scalable crosslinking approach for poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes in solvent-resistant nanofiltration (SRNF), emphasizing cost efficiency, safety, and environmental sustainability. The effect of four swellin ...

2025

Influence of micro-patterned support properties and interfacial polymerization conditions on performance of patterned thin-film composite membranes

Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Cédric Karel J Van Goethem

Patterned membranes prepared via spray-modified non -solvent induced phase separation (s-NIPS) have successfully shown enhanced fluxes and better fouling control, thanks to the increased surface area and high fluid shear at the membrane/feed interface. The ...

Elsevier2024

Advancing Molecular Sieving via Å-Scale Pore Tuning in Bottom-Up Graphene Synthesis

Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Mounir Driss Mensi, Heng-Yu Chi, Cédric Karel J Van Goethem, Kangning Zhao

Porous graphene films are attractive as a gas separation membrane given that the selective layer can be just one atom thick, allowing high-flux separation. A favorable aspect of porous graphene is that the pore size, essentially gaps created by lattice def ...

Amer Chemical Soc2024

Development of tuneable polyamine top layer for nanofiltration with high stability in bleach and at extreme pHs

Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Heng-Yu Chi, Cédric Karel J Van Goethem

State-of-the-art membranes for nanofiltration are thin film composite membranes, comprising of a thin top layer on top of a porous support. Many separation processes in organic chemistry involve extreme conditions, e.g. aggressive solvents, solvent-water m ...

Elsevier2023

MPD and TMC supply as parameters to describe synthesis-morphology-performance relationships of polyamide thin film composite membranes

Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Cédric Karel J Van Goethem

This study assesses the influence during interfacial polymerization on polyamide thin film composite (TFC) morphology and performance of varying monomer concentrations and organic phases with widely varying physico-chemical characteristics (interfacial ten ...

ELSEVIER2023

In depth analysis of heterogeneous catalysts for the chemoenzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution of beta-amino esters

Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Cédric Karel J Van Goethem

The chemoenzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution of beta-amino esters is established after detailed evaluation of metal-based heterogeneous catalysts for racemization and enzyme catalysts for kinetic resolution. Several heterogeneous palladium catalysts prove ...

ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY2022

Gas Separation Membranes with Atom-Thick Nanopores: The Potential of Nanoporous Single-Layer Graphene

Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Kuang-Jung Hsu, Cédric Karel J Van Goethem, Luis Francisco Villalobos Vazquez de la Parra, Deepu Joseph Babu

Gas separation is one of the most important industrial processes and is poised to take a larger role in the transition to renewable energy, e.g., carbon capture and hydrogen purification. Conventional gas separation processes involving cryogenic distillati ...

AMER CHEMICAL SOC2022

Bottom-up synthesis of graphene films hosting atom-thick molecular-sieving apertures

Emad Oveisi, Kumar Varoon Agrawal, Kuang-Jung Hsu, Cédric Karel J Van Goethem, Victor Carle Adrien Boureau, Kangning Zhao, Luis Francisco Villalobos Vazquez de la Parra, Mostapha Dakhchoune, Shiqi Huang, Shaoxian Li

Incorporation of a high density of molecular-sieving nanopores in the graphene lattice by the bottom-up synthesis is highly attractive for high-performance membranes. Herein, we achieve this by a controlled synthesis of nanocrystalline graphene where incom ...

National Academy of Sciences2021