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104. C. Kocaman, L. Bondaz, Y. Shen, M. Chevalier, J. Hao, M. Mensi, K.V. Agrawal*, “Scalable Room Temperature Incorporation of CO2-Selective Ångström-Scale Pores in Graphene for Carbon Capture”. Submitted. Preprint available at doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-0n9bf

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103. M. Micari, K.-J. Hsu, K. V. Agrawal*, Energy-Efficient and Cost-Effective Carbon Capture from Dilute Emissions Using Pyridinic-Graphene Membranes. Submitted. Preprint available at doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-6rj48

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102. L. Bondaz, A. Ronghe, K. G. Ayappa*, K. V. Agrawal*, Gated CO₂ permeation across dynamic graphene pores, Nature Communications, 2025, In Press. Preprint available at doi: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-1pjgf

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101. Z. Dai, P. Jin*, S. Yuan, J. Yang, K.V. Agrawal, H. Wang*, “A Molecularly Engineered Large-Area Nanoporous Atomically Thin Graphene Membrane for Ion Separation”. Nature Communications 2025, 16 (1), 4626.

100. J. Hao, P. Gebolis, P. Gach, M. Chevalier, L. Bondaz, C. Kocaman, K.-J. Hsu, K. Bhorkar, D. Babu, K. V. Agrawal*, Scalable synthesis of CO2-selective porous single-layer graphene membranes, Nature Chemical Engineering, 2, 241-251, 2025

99. K. V. Agrawal*, G. Liu*, S. Zhang*, “Advancing membrane science via two-dimensional materials”, Journal of Membrane Science, 726, 124012, 2025.

Editorial with Agrawal as Executive Guest Editor to the special issue on 2D Membranes for Molecular Separation

98. K.-J. Hsu, H.-Y. Chi, Y. Shen, S. Huang, R. Goswami, K. V. Agrawal*, “Modulation of Graphene Oxidation Using Substrate-Induced Electron-Hole Puddles Advancing Molecular Separation”, Advanced Functional Materials, In Press (2025). doi: 10.1002/adfm.202503121

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97. W. O. Silva,* A. Mabillard, M. Soutrenon, G. C. Gschwend, Y. Ligen, S. Joris, L. Bondaz, K. V. Agrawal, H. Girault, Print-Light-Synthesis of electrocatalytically active gas diffusion electrodes for fuel cell applications, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13, 7403-7412, 2025.

96. M. Lenaerts, F. Scavone, C. V. Goethem, K. V. Agrawal, I. Vankelecom, G. Koeckelberghs*, “Stereochemical tuning, post-synthesis crosslinking and quaternizing to tune the membrane performance of ultra-stable polyamine nanofiltration membranes”, Journal of Membrane Science, 717, 123531, 2025

95. H.-Y. Chi, S. Song, K. Zhao, K.-J. Hsu; Q. Liu, A. Allaire, A. Belin, R. Goswami, W. Queen, K. V. Agrawal*, Non-van-der-Waals Oriented Two-Dimensional UiO-66 Films by Rapid Aqueous Synthesis at Room Temperature. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 147, 7255-7263, 2025.

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94. S. Song, Q. Liu, S. Swathilakshmi, H.-Y Chi, Z. Zhou, R. Goswami, D. Chernyshov, K. V. Agrawal*, “High-performance H2/CO2 separation from 4-nm-thick oriented Zn2(benzimidazole)4 film”, Science Advances, 10, eads6315, 2024. 

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93. R. Bautz; G. Verdan, N. Gallandat; L. Zhong, A. Züttel; K. V. Agrawal, “Greengas – project gazier innovant”, Aqua & Gas, 11 (31 October), 36–44, 2024. Available at https://www.aquaetgas.ch/fr/énergie/gaz/20241031-greengas-projet-gazier-innovant/

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92. T. Emmerich, N. Ronceray, K.V. Agrawal*, S. Garaj*, M. Kumar*, A. Noy*, A. Radenovic*, “Nanofluidics”. Nature Review Methods Primers 4, 69, 2024. 

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91. M. Micari*, K. V. Agrawal, “Optimization of High-Performance Membrane Processes for Post-Combustion Carbon Capture”, Computer Aided Chemical Engineering 53, 997, 2024.

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90. A. Ilyas, D. Madhav, I. Nulens, K. V. Agrawal, C. Van Goethem, I. FJ Vankelecom*, “Influence of micro-patterned support properties and interfacial polymerization conditions on performance of patterned thin-film composite membranes”, Journal of Membrane Science 700, 122721, 2024.

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89. S. Li, K.V. Agrawal*, “Nanolithography of the nanocorral structure of chemisorbed oxygen atoms on the graphitic lattice”, Carbon 221, 118897, 2024.

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88. Zhou, K. Zhao, H.-Y. Chi, S. Song, K.-J. Hsu, M. Chevalier, W. Shi, K. V. Agrawal*, “Electrochemical-repaired porous graphene membranes for precise ion-ion separation”, Nature Communications 15, 4006, 2024.

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87. K.-J. Hsu, S. Li, M. Micari, H.-Y. Chi, L. Zhong, L. F. Villalobos, S. Huang, X. Duan, A. Züttel, K. V. Agrawal*, “Graphene membranes with pyridinic nitrogen at pore edges for high-performance CO2 capture”. Nature Energy. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-024-01556-0

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86. K. Zhao, W.-C. Lee, M. Rezaei, H.-Y. Chi, S. Li, L.F. Villalobos, K. Hsu, Y. Zhang, F. Wang, K.V. Agrawal*, “Tuning Pore Size in Graphene in the Angstrom Regime for Highly Selective Ion–Ion Separation”. ACS Nano 18, 5571, 2024.

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85. C. Kocaman, L. Bondaz, M. Rezaei, J. Hao, K.V. Agrawal*, “Direct synthesis of nanocrystalline single-layer porous graphene for hydrogen sieving”, Carbon 221, 118866, 2024.

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84. Lenaerts, M. Thijs, R. Dhondt, C. Van Goethem, H.-Y. Chi, K.V. Agrawal, I. Vankelecom, G. Koeckelberghs*, “Development of tuneable polyamine top layer for nanofiltration with high stability in bleach and at extreme pHs”, Journal of Membrane Science, 693, 122341, 2024.

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83. Ma, R. Yu, W. Xu, L. Zhang*, J. Chen, B. Zhang, J. Li, X. Xu, Q. An*, W. Xu, L. Ma, K. V. Agrawal, K. Zhao*, “Dynamic Behavior of Spatially Confined Sn Clusters and Its Application in Highly Efficient Sodium Storage with High Initial Coulombic Efficiency”, Advanced Materials, 2024, 2307151, doi: 10.1002/adma.202307151

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82. C. Van Goethem+, Y. Shen+, H.-Y. Chi, M. Mensi, K. Zhao, A. Nijmeijer, P.-E. Just, K.V. Agrawal, Advancing molecular sieving via Å-scale pore tuning in bottom-up graphene synthesis. ACS Nano 18, 5730, 2024.

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2023

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81. M. T. Vahdat⁺, S. Li⁺, S. Huang, L. Bondaz, N. Marzari*, K. V. Agrawal*, Mechanistic Insights on Functionalization of Graphene with Ozone. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2023, 127, 22015–22, 2023.

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80. Q. Liu⁺, H.-Y. Chi⁺, S. Song⁺, R. Goswami, K.V. Agrawal*, “Towards Ultrathin Metal-Organic Frameworks Membranes for High-Performance Separation”. APL Materials, 2023, 11, 100602.

79. L. Bondaz, A. Ronghe, S. Li, K. Čerņevičs, J. Hao, O. Yazyev, K. G. Ayappa, K. V. Agrawal*, “Selective Photonic Gasification of Strained Oxygen Clusters on Graphene for Tuning Pore Size in Å-Regime”. JACS Au 2023, 3, 2844-54.

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78. M. T. Vahdat, S. Li, S. Huang, C. A. Pignedoli, N. Marzari*, K. V. Agrawal*, “Unraveling the Oxidation of Graphitic Lattice : Structure Determination of Oxygen Clusters”. Physical Review Letters, 131, 16, 168001, 2023.

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77. Q. Liu, Y. Miao, L. F. Villalobos, S. Li, D. J. Babu, H.-Y. Chi, M. T. Vahdat, J. Hao, Y. Han, M. Tsapatsis, K. V. Agrawal*, “Unit-cell-thick zeolitic imidazolate framework films for membrane application”, Nature Materials, 2023. doi: 10.1038/s41563-023-01669-z

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76. X. Duan, M. Dakhchoune, J. Hao, K. V. Agrawal, “Scalable Room-Temperature Synthesis of a Hydrogen-Sieving Zeolitic Membrane on a Polymeric Support”. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11, 8140–8147, 2023.

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75. X. Duan*, P. Kaya, H.-Y. Chi, H.; B. Topuz*, K. V. Agrawal*, “Fabrication of ZIF-8 Membranes by Direct Assembly of Nanosheets from Bottom-up Synthesis Growth Solution.” Journal of Membrane Science Letters, 3, 100045, 2023.

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74. M. Micari, X. Duan, K. V. Agrawal*, “Atmospheric Water Harvesting in Semi-Arid Regions by Membranes : A Techno-Economic Assessment. Journal of Membrane Science, 672, 121437, 2023.

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73. M. Dakhchoune, X. Duan, L.F. Villalobos, C.E. Avalos, K.V. Agrawal*, “Hydrogen-Sieving Zeolitic Films by Filter Deposition on Porous Polymeric Support”. Journal of Membrane Science, 672, 121454, 2023.

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72 I. Nulens, R. Peters, R. Verbeke, D. M. Davenport, C. Van Goethem, B. De Ketelaere, P. Goos, K. V. Agrawal, I. F. J. Vankelecom*, “MPD and TMC Supply as Parameters to Describe Synthesis-Morphology-Performance Relationships of Polyamide Thin Film Composite Membranes”, Journal of Membrane Science, 667, 121155, 2023.

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71. R. Castro-Muñoz*, K. V. Agrawal*, Z. Lai*, J. Coronas* “Towards Large-Scale Application of Nanoporous Materials in Membranes for Separation of Energy-Relevant Gas Mixtures”, Separation and Purification Technology. 308, 122919, 2023.pace

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70. M. T. Vahdat, K. V. Agrawal, Giovanni Pizzi*, “Machine-learning accelerated identification of exfoliable two-dimensional materials”, Machine Learning: Science and Technology, 3, 045014, 2022.

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69. S. Huang⁺, L. F. Villalobos⁺, S. Li⁺, M. T. Vahdat, H.-Y. Chi, K.-J. Hsu, L. S. Bondaz, V. Boureau, N. Marzari, K. V. Agrawal*, “In Situ Nucleation-Decoupled and Site-Specific Incorporation of Å-Scale Pores in Graphene via Epoxidation”. Advanced Materials, 2206627, 2022.

68. L. F. Villalobos^+, D. J. Babu⁺, K.-J. Hsu⁺, C. Van Goethem⁺, K. V. Agrawal*, Gas Separation Membranes with Atom-Thick Nanopores : The potential of nanoporous single-layer graphene”, Accounts of Material Research, 3, 1073-1087, 2022.

67. W. Lee⁺, A. Ronghe⁺, L.F. Villalobos, S. Huang, M. Dakhchoune, M. Mensi, K. Hsu, K. Ganapathy*, K.V. Agrawal*, “Enhanced Water Evaporation from Å-scale Graphene Nanopores”. ACS Nano. 16, 15382–15396, 2022.

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66. H.-Y. Chi⁺, C. Chen⁺, K. Zhao, L. F. Villalobos, P. A. Schouwink, L. Piveteau, K. Marshall, Q. Liu, Y. Han*, K. V. Agrawal*, “Unblocking Ion-Occluded Pore Channels in Poly (Triazine Imide) Framework for proton conduction”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61, e202207457, 2022. 

65. [Book Chapter] L. Bondaz, S. Huang, M. Rezaei, S. Li, K. V. Agrawal*, “Nanoporous Single Layer Graphene Membranes for Gas Separation”, in Liu, Jin (Eds.): Two-Dimensional-Materials-Based Membranes. Preparation, Characterization, and Applications. Wiley, 2022.space

64. K. V. Agrawal, R. Bautz*, “Capture du carbone par membranes en graphène à nanopores”, Capture Du Carbone.Aqua & Gas. 46–53, 2022. 

63. K. Adriaensen, J. Vercammen, C. Van Goethem, K. V. Agrawal, D. E. De Vos*, “In depth analysis of heterogeneous catalysts for the chemoenzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution of beta-amino esters”, Catalysis Science & Technology, 12, 2894-2902, 2022.

62. R. Hu, Y. Sun, L. Li, T. Wang, H. Kanda, C. Liu, Y. Yang, S. Huang, A. M. Asiri, L. Chu, X. Li, K. V. Agrawal, M. K. Nazeeruddin*, “Crack-Free Monolayer Graphene Interlayer for Improving Perovskite Crystallinity and Energy Level Alignment in Efficient Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells”, Solar RRL, 2200484, 1–9, 2022.

61. M. Razaei, L. F. Villalobos, K. Hsu, K. V. Agrawal*, “Demonstrating and unraveling a controlled nanometer-scale expansion of the vacancy defects in graphene by CO₂“. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(18), e202200321, 2022.

60. S. Li, M. T. Vahdat, S. Huang, K. Hsu, M. Rezaei, N. Marzari, K. V. Agrawal*, “Structure evolution of graphitic surface upon oxidation: in-sights by scanning tunneling microscopy”. JACS Au, 2(3), 723-730, 2022.

59. M. Micari and K. V. Agrawal*, “Oxygen enrichment of air: performance guidelines for membranes based on techno-economic assessment”, Journal of Membrane Science, 641, 119883, 2022.

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58. M. Dakhchoune, M. Micari, L. F. Villalobos, K.-J. Hsu, J. Zhao, K. V. Agrawal*,Rapid Gas Transport from Block-Copolymer Templated Nanoporous Carbon Film. Industrial Engineering & Chemistry Research, 60, 16100-16108, 2022.

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57. M. T. Vahdat, D. Campi, N. Colona, N. Marzari*, K. V. Agrawal*, “Gas transport across carbon nitride nanopores : A comparison of van-der-Waals functionals against the random-phase approximation”,Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125, 34, 18896–18904, 2021.

56. S. Huang, S. Li, K. Hsu, L. F. Villalobos, K. V. Agrawal*, “Systematic design of millisecond gasification reactor for the incorporation of gas- sieving nanopores in single-layer graphene”,Journal of Membrane Science, 637, 119628, 2021. Read the paper here.

55. K. J. Hsu, L. F. Villalobos, S. Huang, H. Chi, W. Lee, G. He, M. Mensi, K. V. Agrawal*, “Multi-pulsed millisecond ozone gasification for predictable tuning of nucleation and nucleation-decoupled nanopore expansion in graphene for carbon capture“, ACS Nano, 15, 8, 13230–13239, 2021.

54. L. F. Villalobos, C. Van Goethem, K.-J. Hsu, M. Moradi, M. Dakhchoune, S. Huang, Y. Shen, E. Oveisi, V. Boureau, K. V. Agrawal*, “Bottom-up synthesis of graphene films hosting atom-thick molecular-sieving apertures”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (37), e2022201118, 2021.

53. J. Hao, D. J. Babu, Q. Liu, A. Schouwink, M. Asgari, W. Queen, K. V. Agrawal*, “Mechanistic study on thermally-induced lattice stiffening of ZIF-8″, Chemistry of Materials, 33, 3865-4248, 2021.

• On cover page.

52. M. Micari, M. Dakhchoune, K. V. Agrawal*, “Techno-economic assessment of postcombustion carbon capture using high- performance nanoporous single-layer graphene membranes”, Journal of Membrane Science, 624, 119103, 2021.

51. S. Huang, L. F. Villalobos, S. Li, D. J. Babu, M. T. Vahdat, E. Oveisi, K. V. Agrawal*, “Millisecond lattice gasification for high-density CO₂– and O₂-sieving nanopores in single-layer graphene”, Science Advances, 7, eabf0116, 2021.

50. L. F. Villalobos, S. Huang, M. Dakhchoune, G. He, W.-C. Lee, K. V. Agrawal*, “Polybenzimidazole copolymer derived lacey carbon film for graphene transfer and contamination removal strategies for imaging graphene nanopores”, Carbon, 173, 983-988, 2021. Click here for pdf.

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49. W. Lee, L. Bondaz, S. Huang, G. He, M. Dakhchoune, K. V. Agrawal*, “Centimeter-Scale Gas-Sieving Nanoporous Single-Layer Graphene Membrane”, Journal of Membrane Science, 618, 118745, 2021. Click here for pdf.

48. M. Dakhchoune, L. F. Villalobos, R. Semino, L. Liu, M. Rezaei, P. Schouwink, C. E. Avalos, P. Baade, V. Wood, Y. Han, M. Ceriotti, K. V. Agrawal*, “Gas sieving zeolitic membranes by the condensation of precursor nanosheets”, Nature Materials, 20, 362, 2021Read the paper by clicking here.

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47. Q. Liu, D. J. Babu, M. T. Vahdat, D. Campi, K. V. Agrawal*, “Metal Soap Membranes for Gas Separation”. Advanced Functional Materials, 2005629, 2020.  

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46. [Patent] “Method of preparation of porous polymeric support layer and uses thereof”, K. V. Agrawal, D. J. Babu, L. F. Villalobos. Patent Application EP20174809.space

45. [Patent] “New process for graphene membranes lattice engineering and uses thereof”, K. V. Agrawal, S. Huang. Patent Application EP20166877.space

44. T. Vahdat, D. Campi, N. Colonna, L. F. Villalobos, N. Marzari*, K. V. Agrawal*, “Efficient Kr/Xe separation from triangular g-C₃N₄ nanopores”, Journal of Material Chemistry A, 8, 17747-17755, 2020.

43. G. He, S. Huang, L. F. Villalobos, M. T. Vahdat, M. D. Guiver, J. Zhao, W.-C. Lee, M. Mensi, K. V. Agrawal*, “Synergistic CO2-sieving from polymer with intrinsic microporosity masking nanoporous single-layer graphene”, Advanced Functional Materials, 2003979, 1-10, 2020.

42. M. Rezaei, S. Li, S. Huang, K. V. Agrawal*, “Crystallographic and morphological optimization of catalytic copper foil for high-quality single-layer graphene membranes”, Journal of Membrane Science, 612, 118406, 2020. Click here for pdf

• Editor’s Choice Article (June 2020)

41. Castro-Muñoz*, K. V. Agrawal*, J. Coronas*, “Ultrathin permselective membranes: The latent way for an efficient gas separation”, RSC Advances, 10, 12653- 12670, 2020. Click here for pdfspace

40. J. Hao, D. J. Babu, Q. Liu, C. Lu, Y. Liu, K. V. Agrawal*, “Synthesis of high-performance polycrystalline metal–organic framework membranes at room temperature in a few minutes”, Journal of Material Chemistry A, 8, 7633-7640, 2020. Click here for pdf

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39. L. F. Villalobos, M. T. Vahdat, M. Dakhchoune, Z. Nadizadeh, M. Mensi, E. Oveisi, D. Campi, N. Marzari, K. V. Agrawal*,  “Large-scale synthesis of crystalline g-C₃N₄ nanosheets and high-temperature H₂ sieving from assembled films”,  Science Advances, 6, 1, eaay9851, 2020. Click here for pdf

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38.  [Patent] “Crystalline poly(triazine imide) membranes and uses thereof”, K. V. Agrawal, L. F. Villalobos. Patent Application EP19203932space

37.   G. He, S. Huang, L. F. Villalobos, J. Zhao, M. Mensi, E. Oveisi, M Rezaei, K. V. Agrawal*, “High-permeance polymer-functionalized single-layer graphene membranes that surpass the postcombustion carbon capture target”, Energy & Environmental Sciences, 2019, doi: 10.1039/C9EE01238A.  Click here for pdf.

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36. A. Bananezhad, M. Jovic, L. F. Villalobos, K. V. Agrawal, M. R. Ganjali, H. H. Girault*, “Large-scale fabrication of flexible solid-state reference electrodes”, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 847, 113241, 2019.space

35.  [Patent] “Hybrid membranes for energy-efficient carbon capture”, K. V. Agrawal, G. He. WO2020/011892A1.space

34. M. H. Khan, M. Dakhchoune, M. Rezaei, S. Huang, J. Zhao, K. V. Agrawal*, “Hydrogen Sieving from Intrinsic Defects of Benzene- Derived Single-Layer Graphene”, Carbon, 2019, 153, 458-456.  Click here for pdf

33.  S.Huang, L. F. Villalobos, D. J. Babu, G. He, M. Li, A. Züttel, K. V. Agrawal*, “Ultrathin and size-tunable carbon molecular sieve membrane for gas separation”,ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 2019,11, 18, 16729-16736.

32.  D. J. Babu, G. He, J. Hao, M. T. Vahdat, P. A. Schouwink, M. Mensi, K. V. Agrawal*, “Restricting Lattice Flexibility in Polycrystalline Metal-Organic Framework Membrane for Carbon Capture”, Advanced Materials, 2019,1900855.

31.   S. Dutta, M. Tohidi, M. Rezaei, K. V. Agrawal*, “Crystallization of gas-selective nanoporous graphene by competitive etching and growth: a modeling study”, Scientific Reports, 9, 5202, 2019. Click here for pdf.

30.   J. Zhao, G. He, S. Huang, L. F. Villalobos, M. Dakhchoune, H. Bassas, E. Oveisi, K. V. Agrawal*, “Etching nanopores in single-layer graphene with an angstrom precision for high-performance gas separation”,Science Advances, 5, eaav1851. Click here for pdf.

29.  D. Babu, G. He, L. F. Villalobos, K. V. Agrawal* “Crystal Engineering of Metal Organic Thin Films for Gas Separations”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7, 49, 2019.

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2018

28.   G. He., D. J. Babu, K. V. Agrawal*, “Electrophoretic Crystallization of Ultrathin High-performance Metal-organic Framework Membranes”, Journal of Visualized Experiments, 138, e58301, doi:10.3791/58301 (2018)

27.  [Patent] “Graphene membrane filter for gas separation”, K. V. Agrawal, S. Huang, WO2019/175162 A1.  space

26.  S. Huang, M. Dakhchoune, W. Luo, E. Oveisi, G. He, M. Rezaei, J. Zhao, A. Züttel, M. S. Strano, K. V. Agrawal*, “Large-area single-layer graphene membranes by crack-free transfer for gas mixture separation”, Nature Communications, 9, 2632, 2018. Click here for pdf.

25.  K. V.  Agrawal*, “Towards the Ultimate Membranes: Two-dimensional Nanoporous Materials and Films”, Chimia (Invited Article), 2018, 72, 313. Click here for pdf.

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24.  G. He., M. Dakhchoune, J. Zhao, S. Huang, K. V. Agrawal*, “Electrophoretic Nuclei Assembly for Crystallization of High Performance Membranes on Unmodified Supports”, Advanced Functional Materials, 28, 1707427, 2018.

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2017

23.  D. O. Bellesario, A. T. Liu, D. Kozawa, R. Han, J. K. Harris, R. B. Zabala, Q. H. Wang, K. V. Agrawal, Y. Son, M. S. Strano*, “Experimental Observation of Real Time Molecular Dynamics Using Electromigrated Tunnel Junctions”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121, 22550–22558, 2017.

22.  Z. Yuan, A. G. Rajan, L. W. Drahushuk, R. P. Mishra, K. V. Agrawal, M. S. Strano*, D. Blankschtein*, “Mechanism and Prediction of Gas Permeation through Sub-Nanometer Graphene Pores: Comparison of Theory and Simulation”, ACS Nano, 11 (8), 7974–7987, 2017.

21.  K. V. Agrawal, Z. Yuan, J. D. Benck, R. P. Misra, A. G. Rajan, Y. Eatmon, S. Kale, X. S. Chu,D. O. Li, C. Gong, J. Warner, Q. H. Wang, D. Blankschtein, M. S. Strano*, “Fabrication, Pressure Testing and Nanopore Formation of Single Layer Graphene Membranes”, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121, 14312-14321, 2017.

20.  M. H. Shete, M. Kumar, D. Kim, N. Rangnekar, B. Topuz, K.V. Agrawal, E. Karapetrova, B. Stottrup, S. Al-Thabaiti, S. Basahel, K. Narasimharao, J. D. Rimer, M. Tsapatsis*, “Nanoscale Control of Homoepitaxial Growth on a Two-Dimensional Zeolite”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 56, 535-539, 2017. see pdf

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19.   K. V. Agrawal, S. Shimizu, L. W. Drahushuk, D. Kilcoyne, M. S. Strano*, “Observation of Extreme Phase Transition Temperatures of Water Confined Inside Isolated Carbon Nanotube Nanopores”, Nature Nanotechnology, 12, 267-273, 2017. see pdf

18.  [Patent] “Ultrahigh Flux Gas-selective Nanoporous Carbon Membrane and Manufacturing Method Thereof”, K. V. Agrawal, M. Dakhchoune, S. Huang, G. He, N. Dudani, WO2018/177533A1.

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2015

17.  K. V. Agrawal, L. W. Drahushuk, D. Kilcoyne, M. S. Strano*, “Observation and Analysis of the Coulter Effect Through Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Nanopores”,  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A , 374, 20150357, 2015

• Invited review article.

16.  S. Shimizu, K. V. Agrawal, M. O’Mahony, L. W. Drahushuk, N. Manohar, A. S. Myerson, M. S. Strano*, “Understanding and Analyzing Freezing-Point Transitions of Confined Fluids within Nanopores, Langmuir, 31, 10113, 2015.

15.  K. V. Agrawal, B. Topuz, N. Sauer, T. C. T. Pham, N. Rangnekar, H. Zhang, K. Narasimharao, S. Basahel, L. F. Francis, C. W. Macosko, S. Al-Thabaiti, K. B. Yoon, M. Tsapatsis*, “Oriented MFI membranes by gel-less secondary growth of sub-100 nm MFI-nanosheet seed layers”, Advanced Materials, 21, 3243, 2015.

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14.   N. Rangnekar, M. Shete, K. V. Agrawal, B. Topuz, P. Kumar, K. Narasimharao, I. Ismail, A. Alyoubi, S. Basahel, L. F. Francis, C. W. Macosko, K. A. Mkhoyan, B. Stottrup, S. Al-Thabaiti, M. Tsapatsis*, “Langmuir-trough deposition of zeolite nanosheets”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54, 6571, 2015.

13.    P. Kumar, K. V. Agrawal, M. Tsapatsis*, A. Mkhoyan*, “Quantification of thickness and wrinkling of exfoliated two-dimensional zeolite nanosheets”, Nature Communications, 6, 7128, 2015.

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2014

12.    P. Kumar, K. V. Agrawal, M. Tsapatsis*, A. Mkhoyan*, “Crystallographic Structure Determination of MFI-Zeolite Nanosheets”, Microsc. Microanal., 2014, 20 (S3), 390–391.

11.   [Patent] “Silica Support Structure for a Zeolite Membrane”, M. Tsapatsis, K. V. Agrawal, L. F. Francis, U. S. Patent US10005674B2.

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2013

10.   K. V. Agrawal, B. Topuz, M. Navarro, Z. Jiang, K. Nguenkam, B. Elyassi, L. F. Francis, M. Tsapatsis*, “Solution-processable exfoliated zeolite nanosheets purified by density gradient centrifugation”, AIChE Journal, 59, 3458, 2013

• Invited article in the special issue of AIChE J. Founders Tribute to Neal R. Amundson.

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2012

9.   X. Zhang, D. Liu, D. Xu, S. Asahina, K. Cychosz, K. V. Agrawal, Y. Al Wahedi, A. Bhan, S. Al Hashimi, O. Terasaki, M. Thommes, M. Tsapatsis*, “Synthesis of Self-Pillared Zeolite Nanosheets by Repetitive Branching”, Science, 336, 1684, 2012.

8. K. V. Agrawal, X. Zhang, L. F. Francis, M. Tsapatsis, “Fabrication of thin zeolite membranes using exfoliated zeolite nanosheets”, Procedia Engineering, 44, 198-199, 2012.spacer

7.   H. Zhang, W. J. Suszynski, K. V. Agrawal, M. Tsapatsis, S. Al Hashimi, L. F. Francis*, “Coating of Open Celled Foams, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 51, 9250, 2012.

6.   J. A. Stoeger, M. Palomino, K. V. Agrawal, X. Zhang, G. N. Karanikolos, A. Corma, M. Tsapatsis*, “Oriented CoSAPO-5 Membranes by Microwave-Enhanced Growth on TiO2-Coated Porous Alumina”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51, 2470, 2012.

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2011

5.   K. V. Agrawal, X. Zhang, B. Elyassi, D. D. Brewer, M. Gettel, S. Kumar, J. A. Lee, S. Maheshwari, A. Mittal, C. Y. Sung, M. Cococcioni, L. F. Francis, A. V. McCormick, K. A. Mkhoyan, M. Tsapatsis*, “Dispersible Exfoliated Zeolite Nanosheets and Their Application as a Selective Membrane”, Science, 334, 72, 2011.

• Featured as runner up for breakthrough of 2011 by Science.
  

4.    [Patent] “Zeolite Nanosheet Membrane”, M. Tsapatsis, K. V. Agrawal, U.S. Patent US10005077B2.

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