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Synthetic hollow fiber membranes separate components from liquid or gaseous mixtures. By designing membrane structures and combining materials, tailored separation characteristics evolve. The development of hollow fiber membranes for diverse applications is the research focus of Hannah Roth.

Hannah completed her studies in Chemical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University in 2014. She earned her doctoral degree in Chemical Engineering with summa cum laude honors in 2021. Her doctoral research was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Matthias Wessling. Hannah gained valuable industry experience as a Sales Director and Software Developer at FURTHRresearch, a spin-off company promoting the research data management software, FURTHRmind. Afterwards, she led the research group ā€œMembrane Fabrication and Molecular Transportā€ at RWTH Aachen University at the Chair of Chemical Process Engineering from 2021-2022.

In 2023, Hannah was appointed asĀ Assistant Professor at the Membrane Science and Technology Cluster at the University of Twente. In this role, she continues her contributions to cutting-edge research and development in the field of hollow fiber membranes. She received a VENI grant from NWO in 2024.

She is now full professorĀ at University Duisburg-Essen and heading the chair of Technical Chemistry II. Her reserach focus in membrane development and processes is continued in her new position. At the same time, she is staying affiliated with the Department of Membrane Science and Technology at UT.

Expertise

  • Chemistry

    • Fiber
    • Spinneret
    • Procedure
  • Engineering

    • Hollow-Fiber Membrane
    • Membrane
    • Fabrication
    • Hollow Fibre
    • Nanofiltration

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Publications

2025

Symmetric and asymmetric ceramic-supported polyelectrolyte multilayer nanofiltration membranes (2025)Journal of membrane science, 713. Article 123366. Niestroj-Pahl, R., te Brinke, E., Roth, H., Dähne, L. & de Vos, W. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.123366

2024

Scalable fabrication of amine-functionalized microgel composite membranes and their gas permeation characteristics (2024)Journal of membrane science, 692. Article 122315. Mendes, F. B. d. S., Saha, P., Francisca, M. F., Zafar, D., Rubner, J., Wessling, M., Borges, C. P. & Roth, H.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122315Poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride)-copolymers blended in poly(ether sulfone) membranes as a platform for effective biomolecular surface functionalization (2024)Journal of membrane science, 689. Article 122050. Helmecke, T., Rose, I. I., Tsurkan, M. V., Roth, H., Maitz, M. F., Werner, C. & Wessling, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122050Self-supporting biocatalytic polyelectrolyte complex hollow fiber membranes via salt-dilution induced phase separation (2024)Journal of membrane science, 689. Article 122157. Restrepo, M. A., Emonds, S., Zhao, A., Karakas, F., Kamp, J., Roth, H. & Wessling, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.122157

2023

Seawater desalination by forward-osmosis-assisted temperature swing solvent extraction (2023)Desalination, 564. Article 116697. Frauholz, J., Roth, H. & Wessling, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116697Incorporation of an Intermediate Polyelectrolyte Layer for Improved Interfacial Polymerization on PAI Hollow Fiber Membranes (2023)Membranes, 13(8). Article 741. Restrepo, M. A., Mohammadifakhr, M., Kamp, J., Trzaskus, K., Kemperman, A. J. B., de Grooth, J., Roesink, H. D. W., Roth, H. & Wessling, M.https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13080741Poly(aryl ether ketone) hollow fibers preparation with acid resistant spinnerets (2023)Journal of membrane science, 674. Article 121436. Aristizábal, S. L., Upadhyaya, L., Tepper, M., Roth, H., Ramírez-Martínez, M., Wessling, M. & Nunes, S. P.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121436Helical-Ridge-Membranes from PVDF for enhanced gas–liquid mass transfer (2023)Journal of membrane science, 673. Article 121471. Tepper, M., Padligur, M., Wypysek, D., Budeus, L., Mueller-Dott, J., Roth, H. & Wessling, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121471On the balance between albumin loss and removal of middle molecules in dialyzers (2023)Journal of Membrane Science Letters, 3(1). Article 100044. Hagemann, F., Linkhorst, J., Roth, H. & Wessling, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100044Single‐step polyelectrolyte complex coating on hollow fibers yields nanofiltration or biocatalytic properties (2023)Journal of Membrane Science Letters, 3(1). Article 100039. Restrepo, M. A., Kamp, J., Guericke, L., Schnichels, R., Roth, H. & Wessling, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memlet.2023.100039

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University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room ME329
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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