[CMT Key Members]

Professor Hui-An TSAI

  • Education Background:PhD, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University
  • E-mail: huian@cycu.edu.tw
  • Current Position: Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University

Professional Specialty:

  • Membrane formation mechanisms
  • Hollow fiber membrane
  • Membrane separation applications

Research Fields:

  1. Membrane morphology design
  2. Pervaporation
  3. Nanofiltration
  4. Oil/water separation

Potential Applications of Research:

  • Membrane Formation Mechanisms:Membrane morphology design and pore control technology
  • Hollow Fiber Membrane:Tubular membrane preparation and application in separation processes
  • Membrane Separation Applications :Main applications: Pervaporation, nanofiltration, and oil/water separation

Selected Publications:

  1. John Alec Mari C. Cosico, Marwin R. Gallardo, Manuel R. De Guzman, Jeremiah C. Millare, Chi-Lan Li, Shu-Hsien Huang, Yung Chang, Hui-An Tsai*, and Kueir-Rarn Lee*, Aminated Tungsten Disulfide-Intercalated Graphene Oxide Membranes with Enhanced Transport Pathways and Mechanical Stability for High-Performance Pervaporation Dehydration, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 189 (2026) 106850.
  2. Marwin R. Gallardo, Yueh-Hung Chen, Chi-Lan Li, Yung Chang, Hui-An Tsai*, and Kueir-Rarn Lee*, Hybrid cellulose triacetate membrane integrated with CdTe quantum dots@UiO-66-(COOH)2 MOF with enhanced performance for oil-water separation, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 185 (2026) 106672.
  3. John Alec Mari C. Cosico, John Benedict F. Fangonil, Marwin R. Gallardo, Jeremiah C. Millare, Chi-Lan Li, Shu-Hsien Huang, Hui-An Tsai*, and Kueir-Rarn Lee, Enhancing the pervaporation dehydration performance of polyelectrolyte membranes via WS2 incorporation and PAN support hydrolysis, Separation and Purification Technology, 382 (2026) 136105.
  4. Marwin R. Gallardo, John Ferdinand D. Garcia, Alvin R. Caparanga, Rhoda B. Leron, Chi-Lan Li, Hui-An Tsai*, Shu-Hsien Huang, and Kueir-Rarn Lee, Development of pervaporation membrane through polyphenol-assisted covalent assembly of sulfonated polyethyleneimine for efficient butanol dehydration, Journal of Membrane Science, 734 (2025) 124461.
  5. Marwin R. Gallardo, Ching-Hsuan Huang, Hao Huang, Chi-Lan Li, Hui-An Tsai*, Shu-Hsien Huang, Kueir-Rarn Lee, High-Flux Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membrane Enabled by ZIF-8–Sulfobetaine–Dopamine Nanoparticles for Pervaporation, Journal of Membrane Science, 734 (2025) 124443.
  6. Joaquin Paolo V. Alcantara, Marwin R. Gallardo, Jeremiah C. Millare, Blessie A. Basilia, Chi-Lan Li, Hui-An Tsai*, Shu-Hsien Huang, Kueir-Rarn Lee*, Interfacially Polymerized Zwitterionic Thin-Film Composite Membranes with AEPBS for Enhanced Pervaporation Performance in Alcohol Dehydration, Separation and Purification Technology, 366 (2025) 13207.
  7. John Paul D. Arcilla, Hong-Li Yang, Hsin-Yi Lin, Pei-Chen Chen, Rhoda B. Leron, Hui-An Tsai*, Kueir-Rarn Lee*, Fabrication of tannic acid-(3-amino)propyltriethoxysilane with zwitterionic carbon quantum dots coating on cellulose acetate tubular membrane for oil-water emulsion separation, Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 165 (2024) 105821.
  8. Gabriel V. Carballo, Hong-Li Yang, Yu-Xin Hsu, Rhoda B. Leron, Hui-An Tsai*, Kueir-Rarn Lee, Incorporation of Zwitterionic Carbon Quantum Dots in Cellulose Acetate Tubular Membrane for Oil/Water Separation, Separation and Purification Technology, 337 (2024) 126301.
  9. Gabriel V. Carballo, Yu-Xin Hsu, Hong-Li Yang, Hsin-Yi Lin, Chin-Ching Huang, Chi-Lan Li, Rhoda B. Leron, Hui-An Tsai*, Kueir-Rarn Lee, Novel in-situ zwitterionization of carbon quantum dots on membrane surface for oil/water separation, Separation and Purification Technology, 348 (2024) 127757.
  10. Hong-Li Yang, Ching-Ting Huang, Hsin-Yi Lin, Yueh-Hung Chen, Hui-An Tsai*, Kueir-Rarn Lee, Zwitterionic carbon quantum dots incorporated ultrafiltration membrane for efficient removal of copper ion, Separation and Purification Technology, 331 (2024) 125709.
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