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Prof. Johannes Vrouwenvelder
Johannes Vrouwenvelder, Ph.D.
Professor | Center Director
johannes.vrouwenvelder@kaust.edu.sa
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Microbiological and process technological aspects of water treatment and transport
Biofouling, biofilms, hydraulic biofilm resistance, biological stability, microbial (re)growth.
Fouling control of membrane systems (e.g. RO, NF, UF, FO) and cooling towers.
Sensors and tools for (i) early detection and in-situ non-destructive (bio)fouling/biofilm monitoring and characterization and (ii) rapid sensitive microbial water quality monitoring.
Numerical modeling of fouling and water treatment system performance.
Dynamics of the microbial ecology of (drinking) water distribution systems.
Selected Publications
Life cycle cost of a hybrid forward osmosis - low pressure reverse osmosis (FO-LPRO) system for seawater desalinati...
R. Valladares Linares, Z. Li, V.Y. Quintanillz, N. Ghaffour, G.L. Amy, T.O. Leiknes, J.S. ...
Accepted, Water Research, (2016)
Biological stability of drinking water: Controlling factors, methods, and challenges
E.I. Prest, F. Hammes, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht, J.S. Vrouwenvelder
Frontiers in Microbiology, Volume 7, Issue FEB, Article number 45, (2016)
Development and characterization of 3D-printed feed spacers for spiral wound membrane systems
A. Siddiqui, N.M. Farhat, S.S. Bucs, R. Valladares Linares, C. Picioreanu, J.C. Kruithof, ...
Water Research, Volume 91, p. 55-67, (2016)
Long-Term Bacterial Dynamics in a Full-Scale Drinking Water Distribution System
E.I. Prest, D.G. Weissbrodt, F. Hammes, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht, J.S. Vrouwenvelder
PLOS One, (2016)
Spatial heterogeneity of biofouling under different cross-flow velocities in reverse osmosis membrane systems
N.M. Farhat, M. Staal, S.S. Bucs, M.C.M. Van Loosdrecht, J.S. Vrouwenvelder
Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 520, pp. 964-971, (2016)
A systematic approach for the assessment of bacterial growth-controlling factors linked to biological stability of ...
E.I. Prest, F. Hammes, S. Kötzsch, M.C.M. van Loosdrecht, J.S. Vrouwenvelder
Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, Vol. 16, Issue 5, (2016)
Temporal changes in extracellular polymeric substances on hydrophobic and hydrophilic membrane surfaces in a submer...
G. Matar, G. Gonzalez-Gil, H. Maab, S.P. Nunes, P. Le-Clech, J.S. Vrouwenvelder, P.E. Saik...
Water Research, Volume 95, p. 27-38, (2016)
Early non-destructive biofouling detection and spatial distribution: application of oxygen sensing optodes
N.M. Farhat, M. Staal, A. Siddiqui, S.M. Borisov, S.S. Bucs, J.S. Vrouwenvelder
Water Research, volume 83, 10-20, (2015)
Experimental and numerical characterization of the water flow in spacer-filled channels of spiral-wound membranes
S.S. Bucs, R. Valladares Linares, J.O. Marston, A.I. Radu, J.S. Vrouwenvelder, C. Piciorea...
Water Research, Volume 87, 299-310, (2015)
Calcium carbonate scaling in seawater desalination by ammonia-carbon dioxide forward osmosis: Mechanism and implica...
Z. Li, R. Valladares Linares, S.S. Bucs, C. Aubry, N. Ghaffour, J.S. Vrouwenvelder, G.L. A...
Journal of Membrane Science 481, 36-43, (2015)
Education Profile
Education
Ph.D., Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 2009
Professional Profile
Profile
2016-Present: Professor, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
2013-Present: Professor (0% position), Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
2011-2016: Visiting Professor, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
2006-2013: Associate Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
2006-2016: Research Advisor, Wetsus, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
1993-2006: Researcher, KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
1989-1993: Researcher, Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
Scientific and Professional Memberships
Scientific and Professional Memberships
European Desalination Society
International Water Association
Awards
Awards
Waternet Watercyclus Innovation Award, 2011
KAUST Affiliations
Affiliations
Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC)
Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE)
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