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  1. Cartridge filter selection and replacement: Optimization of produced water quantity, quality, and cost

    Article • Desalination, January 2020, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  2. Optimisation of a forward osmosis and membrane distillation hybrid system for the treatment of source-separated urine

    Article • Separation and Purification Technology, April 2019, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  3. Role of feed water biodegradable substrate concentration on biofouling: Biofilm characteristics, membrane performance and cleanability

    Article • Water Research, March 2019, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  4. ATP measurement in seawater reverse osmosis systems: Eliminating seawater matrix effects using a filtration-based method

    Article • Desalination, March 2019, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder, Dr Sergio G. Salinas-Rodriguez

  5. Enhanced biofilm solubilization by urea in reverse osmosis membrane systems

    Article • Water Research X, December 2018, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  6. A uniform bacterial growth potential assay for different water types

    Article • Water Research, October 2018, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  7. Impact of Distribution and Network Flushing on the Drinking Water Microbiome

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, September 2018, Frontiers

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  8. Fouling resilient perforated feed spacers for membrane filtration

    Article • Water Research, September 2018, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  9. Polyelectrolyte-Based Sacrificial Protective Layer for Fouling Control in Reverse Osmosis Desalination

    Article • Environmental Science & Technology Letters, August 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  10. Simultaneous phosphorous and nitrogen recovery from source-separated urine: A novel application for fertiliser drawn forward osmosis

    Article • Chemosphere, July 2018, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  11. Review on strategies for biofouling mitigation in spiral wound membrane systems

    Article • Desalination, May 2018, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  12. Application of monochloramine for wastewater reuse: Effect on biostability during transport and biofouling in RO membranes

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, April 2018, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  13. Earth’s field MRI for the non-invasive detection of fouling in spiral-wound membrane modules in pressure vessels during operation

    Article • January 2018, Desalination Publications

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  14. The membrane fouling simulator: development, application, and early-warning of biofouling in RO treatment

    Article • January 2018, Desalination Publications

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  15. Characterization of the bacterial community in shower water before and after chlorination

    Article • Journal of Water and Health, December 2017, IWA Publishing

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  16. Biofouling in capillary and spiral wound membranes facilitated by marine algal bloom

    Article • Desalination, December 2017, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  17. Aquaporin based biomimetic membrane in forward osmosis: Chemical cleaning resistance and practical operation

    Article • Desalination, October 2017, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  18. Porosity of spacer-filled channels in spiral-wound membrane systems: Quantification methods and impact on hydraulic characterization

    Article • Water Research, August 2017, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  19. Flow cytometric bacterial cell counts challenge conventional heterotrophic plate counts for routine microbiological drinking water monitoring

    Article • Water Research, April 2017, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  20. Predicting the impact of feed spacer modification on biofouling by hydraulic characterization and biofouling studies in membrane fouling simulators

    Article • Water Research, March 2017, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  21. Spatially-resolved in-situ quantification of biofouling using optical coherence tomography (OCT) and 3D image analysis in a spacer filled channel

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, February 2017, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  22. Applicability of short-term accelerated biofouling studies to predict long-term biofouling accumulation in reverse osmosis membrane systems

    Article • January 2017, Desalination Publications

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  23. Application of DBNPA dosage for biofouling control in spiral wound membrane systems

    Article • January 2017, Desalination Publications

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  24. Biofouling patterns in spacer filled channels: High resolution imaging for characterization of heterogeneous biofilms

    Article • January 2017, Desalination Publications

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  25. Characterization of feed channel spacer performance using geometries obtained by X-ray computed tomography

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, January 2017, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  26. Coating of reverse osmosis membranes with amphiphilic copolymers for biofouling control

    Article • January 2017, Desalination Publications

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  27. Construction and validation of a long-channel membrane test cell for representative monitoring of performance and characterization of fouling over the length of spiral-wound membrane modules

    Article • January 2017, Desalination Publications

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  28. Eukaryotic community diversity and spatial variation during drinking water production (by seawater desalination) and distribution in a full-scale network

    Article • Environmental Science Water Research & Technology, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  29. Biofouling in forward osmosis systems: An experimental and numerical study

    Article • Water Research, December 2016, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  30. Spatial heterogeneity of biofouling under different cross-flow velocities in reverse osmosis membrane systems

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, December 2016, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  31. Long-Term Bacterial Dynamics in a Full-Scale Drinking Water Distribution System

    Article • PLoS ONE, October 2016, PLOS

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  32. Effect of water temperature on biofouling development in reverse osmosis membrane systems

    Article • Water Research, October 2016, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  33. Hybrid SBR–FO system for wastewater treatment and reuse: Operation, fouling and cleaning

    Article • Desalination, September 2016, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  34. Mini-review: novel non-destructive in situ biofilm characterization techniques in membrane systems

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, May 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  35. Bacterial community structure and variation in a full-scale seawater desalination plant for drinking water production

    Article • Water Research, May 2016, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  36. Temporal changes in extracellular polymeric substances on hydrophobic and hydrophilic membrane surfaces in a submerged membrane bioreactor

    Article • Water Research, May 2016, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  37. Development and characterization of 3D-printed feed spacers for spiral wound membrane systems

    Article • Water Research, March 2016, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  38. Biological Stability of Drinking Water: Controlling Factors, Methods, and Challenges

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, February 2016, Frontiers

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  39. A systematic approach for the assessment of bacterial growth-controlling factors linked to biological stability of drinking water in distribution systems

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, January 2016, IWA Publishing

    Emmanuelle I Prest, Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  40. Life cycle cost of a hybrid forward osmosis – low pressure reverse osmosis system for seawater desalination and wastewater recovery

    Article • Water Research, January 2016, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  41. Experimental and numerical characterization of the water flow in spacer-filled channels of spiral-wound membranes

    Article • Water Research, December 2015, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  42. Early non-destructive biofouling detection and spatial distribution: Application of oxygen sensing optodes

    Article • Water Research, October 2015, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  43. Early non-destructive biofouling detection in spiral wound RO membranes using a mobile earth׳s field NMR

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, September 2015, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  44. Development of a setup to enable stable and accurate flow conditions for membrane biofouling studies

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  45. Compaction and relaxation of biofilms

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, June 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  46. Phosphate and arsenate removal efficiency by thermostable ferritin enzyme from Pyrococcus furiosus using radioisotopes

    Article • Water Research, June 2015, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  47. Calcium carbonate scaling in seawater desalination by ammonia–carbon dioxide forward osmosis: Mechanism and implications

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, May 2015, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  48. Dynamics of bacterial communities before and after distribution in a full-scale drinking water network

    Article • Water Research, May 2015, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  49. Magnetic resonance signal moment determination using the Earth’s magnetic field

    Article • Journal of Magnetic Resonance, March 2015, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  50. Impact of organic nutrient load on biomass accumulation, feed channel pressure drop increase and permeate flux decline in membrane systems

    Article • Water Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  51. Forward osmosis niches in seawater desalination and wastewater reuse

    Article • Water Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  52. In-situ biofilm characterization in membrane systems using Optical Coherence Tomography: Formation, structure, detachment and impact of flux change

    Article • Water Research, December 2014, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  53. Spacer geometry and particle deposition in spiral wound membrane feed channels

    Article • Water Research, November 2014, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  54. Long-term performance and fouling analysis of full-scale direct nanofiltration (NF) installations treating anoxic groundwater

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, October 2014, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  55. Combining flow cytometry and 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing: A promising approach for drinking water monitoring and characterization

    Article • Water Research, October 2014, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  56. Higher boron rejection with a new TFC forward osmosis membrane

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, July 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  57. Effect of different commercial feed spacers on biofouling of reverse osmosis membrane systems: A numerical study

    Article • Desalination, June 2014, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  58. Impact of spacer thickness on biofouling in forward osmosis

    Article • Water Research, June 2014, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  59. Impact of biofilm accumulation on transmembrane and feed channel pressure drop: Effects of crossflow velocity, feed spacer and biodegradable nutrient

    Article • Water Research, March 2014, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  60. Development and testing of a transparent membrane biofouling monitor

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, January 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  61. Monitoring microbiological changes in drinking water systems using a fast and reproducible flow cytometric method

    Article • Water Research, December 2013, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  62. Water harvesting from municipal wastewater via osmotic gradient: An evaluation of process performance

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, November 2013, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  63. Do biological-based strategies hold promise to biofouling control in MBRs?

    Article • Water Research, October 2013, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  64. A microbiology-based multi-parametric approach towards assessing biological stability in drinking water distribution networks

    Article • Water Research, June 2013, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  65. Hydraulic resistance of biofilms

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, February 2013, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  66. Short-term adhesion and long-term biofouling testing of polydopamine and poly(ethylene glycol) surface modifications of membranes and feed spacers for biofouling control

    Article • Water Research, August 2012, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  67. New approaches to characterizing and understanding biofouling of spiral wound membrane systems

    Article • Water Science & Technology, July 2012, IWA Publishing

    Mark van loosdrecht, Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  68. Impact of feed spacer and membrane modification by hydrophilic, bactericidal and biocidal coating on biofouling control

    Article • Desalination, June 2012, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  69. The potential of standard and modified feed spacers for biofouling control

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, June 2012, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  70. Effect of flow velocity, substrate concentration and hydraulic cleaning on biofouling of reverse osmosis feed channels

    Article • Chemical Engineering Journal, April 2012, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  71. Quantitative measurement and visualization of biofilm O2 consumption rates in membrane filtration systems

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, March 2012, Elsevier

    Michael Kühl, Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  72. Quantitative Measurement and Visualization of Biofilm O2 Consumption Rates Inmembrane Filtration Systems

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2012, Elsevier

    Michael Kühl, Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  73. Hydraulic Biofilm Resistance

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2012, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  74. A simple optode based method for imaging O2 distribution and dynamics in tap water biofilms

    Article • Water Research, October 2011, Elsevier

    Michael Kühl, Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  75. Biofouling in membrane devices treating water with different salinities: a modeling study

    Article • Desalination and Water Treatment, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  76. A novel scenario for biofouling control of spiral wound membrane systems

    Article • Water Research, July 2011, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  77. Early warning of biofouling in spiral wound nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes

    Article • Desalination, January 2011, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  78. Integrated approach for biofouling control

    Article • Water Science & Technology, December 2010, IWA Publishing

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  79. Magnetic resonance imaging and 3D simulation studies of biofilm accumulation and cleaning on reverse osmosis membranes

    Article • Food and Bioproducts Processing, December 2010, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  80. Modeling the effect of biofilm formation on reverse osmosis performance: Flux, feed channel pressure drop and solute passage

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, December 2010, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  81. Chemical cleaning of biofouling in reverse osmosis membranes evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, October 2010, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  82. Phosphate limitation to control biofouling

    Article • Water Research, June 2010, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  83. Impact of flow regime on pressure drop increase and biomass accumulation and morphology in membrane systems

    Article • Water Research, February 2010, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  84. Biofouling in spiral wound membrane systems: Three-dimensional CFD model based evaluation of experimental data

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, January 2010, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  85. Three-dimensional modeling of biofouling and fluid dynamics in feed spacer channels of membrane devices

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, December 2009, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  86. Sensitive pressure drop measurements of individual lead membrane elements for accurate early biofouling detection

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, August 2009, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  87. Pressure drop increase by biofilm accumulation in spiral wound RO and NF membrane systems: role of substrate concentration, flow velocity, substrate load and flow direction

    Article • Biofouling, April 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  88. Biofouling of spiral-wound nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes: A feed spacer problem

    Article • Water Research, February 2009, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  89. A critical flux to avoid biofouling of spiral wound nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes: Fact or fiction?

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, January 2009, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  90. Quantitative biofouling diagnosis in full scale nanofiltration and reverse osmosis installations

    Article • Water Research, December 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Jan Peter van der Hoek, Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  91. Monitoring and control of biofouling in nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes

    Article • Water Science & Technology Water Supply, October 2008, IWA Publishing

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  92. Nuclear magnetic resonance microscopy studies of membrane biofouling

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, October 2008, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  93. The membrane fouling simulator: a suitable tool for prediction and characterisation of membrane fouling

    Article • Water Science & Technology, April 2007, IWA Publishing

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  94. Air/water cleaning for biofouling control in spiral wound membrane elements

    Article • Desalination, February 2007, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  95. The Membrane Fouling Simulator as a new tool for biofouling control of spiral-wound membranes

    Article • Desalination, February 2007, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  96. Periodic air/water cleaning for control of biofouling in spiral wound membrane elements

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, January 2007, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  97. The Membrane Fouling Simulator: A practical tool for fouling prediction and control

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, September 2006, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  98. Tools for fouling diagnosis of NF and RO membranes and assessment of the fouling potential of feed water

    Article • Desalination, August 2003, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  99. Diagnosis of fouling problems of NF and RO membrane installations by a quick scan

    Article • Desalination, February 2003, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  100. Diagnosis, prediction and prevention of biofouling of NF and RO membranes

    Article • Desalination, September 2001, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  101. Biofouling potential of chemicals used for scale control in RO and NF membranes

    Article • Desalination, December 2000, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  102. RO treatment: selection of a pretreatment scheme based on fouling characteristics and operating conditions based on environmental impact

    Article • Desalination, January 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Jan Peter van der Hoek, Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  103. Biofouling of membranes for drinking water production

    Article • Desalination, September 1998, Elsevier

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  104. Use of chemostat data for modelling extracellular-inulinase production by Kluyveromyces marxianus in a high-cell-density fed-batch process

    Article • Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering, January 1995, Elsevier

    Prof Jack T Pronk, Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  105. Kinetic aspects of biofilm formation on surfaces exposed to drinking water

    Article • Water Science & Technology, January 1995, IWA Publishing

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder

  106. Production of extracellular inulinase in high-cell-density fed-batch cultures of Kluyveromyces marxianus

    Article • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, December 1994, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof.dr. Johannes Simon (Hans) Vrouwenvelder