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Zakhar Maletskyi

Zakhar Maletskyi

Associate Professor

  • Department of Building and Environmental Technology

Research lab  |  CV in PDF  |  Water Process Engineering group

 

Our research lab studies artificial membranes and separation processes that secure clean water and critical resources worldwide. Our goal is to help communities meet tightening water‑quality rules, cut water pollution, and stay resilient in a changing climate.

My research lies at the intersection of interfacial and colloid science, data science, and environmental engineering. We investigate membrane structure and transport, reveal separation mechanisms, tackle the permeability–selectivity trade‑off, leverage machine learning, and translate the obtained insights into efficient technologies.

 

Lines of research

Electromembrane processes

  • Fine ion separation achieved through the superposition of electroosmosis and ion concentration polarisation
  • Electrochemical oxidation of organofluoride micropollutants in membrane reactors

Nanofiltration

  • Transport characterisation of nanofiltration membranes with quantitative correction for concentration polarisation
  • Cognitive analytics of nanofiltration performance

Sustainable membranes

  • Machine‑learning‑based control of pressure‑ and gravity‑driven membrane systems
  • Exploration of polymers derived from natural sources

 

Membrane-related projects

  • TIES – Tunable ion separations with micro-structured composite membranes (2025-2029, The Research Council of Norway)
  • PATCHER – Protecting aquatic ecosystem and human health from micropollutants (2021-2026, The Research Council of Norway)
  • AECo – Advancing electrochemical processes for water safety and circularity (2020-2025, The Research Council of Norway)
  • IntelMem – Reserve water supply with intelligent nanofiltration membrane systems (2022-2024, Norwegian Institute of Public Health)
  • MEMPREX – Membrane processes for the next decades challenges in the water sector (2017-2024, The Research Council of Norway)
  • Intelligent nanofiltration membrane systems (2021-2022, RCN-DAAD)
  • HumusTek – New technology for purification of NOM-containing water for reserve water supply (2016-2018, The Research Council of Norway)
  • CE-MBR – Chemically enhanced membrane biological reactor (2015-2018, Industrial innovation program)
  • Areas of Work
    • Interface and Colloid Science
    • Membrane science
    • Electrochemical processes
    • Data Analytics
    • Water and Environmental engineering
  • Publications

    Academic profile and publications

    • Maletskyi, Z. Advances in Membrane Materials and Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment. In Multidisciplinary Advances in Efficient Separation Processes, American Chemical Society: 2020; Vol. 1348, pp. 3-35. 10.1021/bk-2020-1348.ch001
    • Maletskyi, Z.; Zigta, D.K.; Kulesha, O.; Ratnaweera, H. Chemical Enhancement for Retrofitting Moving Bed Biofilm and Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge Systems into Membrane Bioreactors. Membranes-Basel 2019, 9, doi:10.3390/membranes9100135
    • Kulesha, O.; Maletskyi, Z.; Kvaal, K.; Ratnaweera, H. Strategy for Flux Enhancement in Biofilm Ceramic Membrane Bioreactor Applying Prepolymerized and Non-Prepolymerized Inorganic Coagulants. Water-Sui 2019, 11, doi:10.3390/w11030446
    • Kulesha, O.; Maletskyi, Z.; Ratnaweera, H. Multivariate Chemometric Analysis of Membrane Fouling Patterns in Biofilm Ceramic Membrane Bioreactor. Water-Sui 2018, 10, doi:10.3390/w10080982
    • Maletskyi, Z. Water Critical Infrastructure Preparedness in Emerging Economies. In Physical and Cyber Safety in Critical Water Infrastructure Eds. IOS Press BV: Amsterdam, 2019; pp. 91-99
    • Loganathan, P.; Vigneswaran, S.; Kandasamy, J.; Cuprys, A.K.; Maletskyi, Z.; Ratnaweera, H. Treatment Trends and Combined Methods in Removing Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products from Wastewater - A Review. Membranes 2023, 13, 158 https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13020158
    • Kulesha, O.; Maletskyi, Z.; Ratnaweera, H. State-of-the-art of membrane flux enhancement in membrane bioreactor. Cogent Eng 2018, 5, doi:10.1080/23311916.2018.1489700
    • Cuprys, A.; Maletskyi, Z.; Rouissi, T.; Ratnaweera, H.; Brar, S.K.; Knystautas, E.; Drogui, P. Insights into the Simultaneous Sorption of Ciprofloxacin and Heavy Metals Using Functionalized Biochar. Water 2021, 13, 2768. 10.3390/w13192768
    • X. Zhou, Z. Jiang, J. Gu, X. Bi, J. Liu, X. Wang, T. Yang, X. Shi, L. Cheng, S. Huang, X. Wang, H. Ratnaweera, Z. Maletskyi, S. Nie. Performance characteristics and bacterial community analysis of a novel two-step-feed three-stage A/O-MBBR system for nitrogen removal in municipal wastewater, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Volume 52, 2023, 103513, ISSN 2214-7144, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.103513
    • Wang, X.; Wu, Y.; Chen, N.; Piao, H.; Sun, D.; Ratnaweera, H.; Maletskyi, Z.; Bi, X. Characterization of Oxidation-Reduction Potential Variations in Biological Wastewater Treatment Processes: A Study from Mechanism to Application. Processes 2022, 10, 2607. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10122607
       
  • Teaching

    Course responsible:

    • THT 271 - Introduction to Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology
    • THT 310 - Analysis and Design of Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes

    Co-instructor:

    • KJM 220 - Water Chemistry: Colloid and Interface Chemistry
    • THT 311 - Water & Wastewater Treatment (special topics)
    • THT 313 - Water Management in Changing Conditions
    • THT 390 - Preparations for the master's thesis
    • IMRT 100 - Introductory Project
  • Research and projects
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