I am a senior researcher in the Inorganic Membranes Group (IM), specializing in nanoscale and hybrid nanomaterials for applications in harsh environments, including industrial organic solvents and organic solvent/water mixtures at elevated temperatures. Following my education in analytical chemistry (HBO), I worked as a research assistant in the IM group. After completing my PhD in 2012 on the development of ceramic hollow fiber membranes, I conducted confidential research projects for various industrial partners.
My current research is focused on the development of ceramic and hybrid nanofiltration membranes using Atmospheric Molecular Layer Deposition (MLD).
Expertise
Material Science
- Nanofiltration Membrane
- Aluminum Oxide
- Ceramic Membrane
- Silicon Carbide
- Hollow Fiber Membrane
- Nanopore
- Calcination
Engineering
- Hollow Fibre
Organisations
Publications
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2026
Engineering of robust PFAS-free hydrophobic hybrid ceramic membranes for desalination (2026)Desalination, 629. Article 120159. Altınbaş, F., Borger, A. D., Alessandro, F., Nijmeijer, A., Macedonio, F., Huskens, J., Luiten-Olieman, M. W. J. & Pizzoccaro-Zilamy, M.-A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2026.120159Molecular layer deposited metalcone hybrid layers for solvent-resistant nanofiltration membranes: surface wetting and permeation (2026)Applied Surface Science Advances, 31. Article 100922. Sondhi, H., Kramberg, T., Nijmeijer, A., Roozeboom, F., Gabrielli, S., Bechelany, M., Kovalgin, A. Y. & Luiten, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsadv.2025.100922
2025
Creating Nanopores by Calcination of Titanicone Layers Grown by Atmospheric-Pressure Molecular Layer Deposition, for Application in Ceramic Nanofiltration Membranes (2025)Meeting Abstracts of the Electrochemical Society, MA2025-02(31). Sondhi, H., Chen, M., Nijboer, M., Nijmeijer, A., Roozeboom, F., Bechelany, M., Kovalgin, A. & Luiten-Olieman, M.https://doi.org/10.1149/MA2025-02311660mtgabsSilicon carbide coated alumina tight-ultrafiltration membrane prepared by low-pressure chemical vapor deposition for sulphate ion retention (2025)Desalination, 613. Article 119085. Jan, A., Nijboer, M., Qin, G., Luiten-Olieman, M., Rietveld, L. C. & Heijman, S. G. J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2025.119085Microporous ceramic nanofiltration membranes using atmospheric pressure atomic- and molecular layer deposition (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Nijboer, M. P.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036568043Pore size tuning of ceramic membranes from ultra- to nanofiltration with Atmospheric Pressure ALD (2025)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 19th Conference of the European Ceramic Society, ECerS 2025. Sondhi, H., Chen, M., Nijboer, M. P., Nijmeijer, A., Roozeboom, F., Kovalgin, A. Y. & Luiten, M.Influence of calcination temperature on the physicochemical properties of atomic/molecular layer deposited hybrid inorganic/organic ceramic nanofiltration membranes (2025)Open Ceramics, 22. Article 100795. Nijboer, M. P., Sondhi, H., Makhoul, E., Bechelany, M., Gabrielli, S., Roozeboom, F., Nijmeijer, A., Kovalgin, A. Y. & Luiten-Olieman, M. W. J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceram.2025.100795Ceramic Nanofiltration Membranes: Creating Nanopores by Calcination of Atmospheric-Pressure Molecular Layer Deposition Grown Titanicone Layers (2025)Membranes, 15(3). Article 86. Sondhi, H., Chen, M., Nijboer, M. P., Nijmeijer, A., Roozeboom, F., Bechelany, M., Kovalgin, A. & Luiten-Olieman, M.https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes15030086Increasing hydrophobicity of ceramic membranes by post-deposition nitrogen annealing of molecular layer deposition grown hybrid layers (2025)Applied surface science, 683. Article 161790. Sondhi, H., Nijboer, M., Makhoul, E., Nijmeijer, A., Roozeboom, F., Bechelany, M., Kovalgin, A. & Luiten-Olieman, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.161790
2024
Effect of Long-Term Sodium Hypochlorite Cleaning on Silicon Carbide Ultrafiltration Membranes Prepared via Low-Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (2024)Membranes, 14(1). Article 22. Jan, A., Chen, M., Nijboer, M., Luiten-Olieman, M. W. J., Rietveld, L. C. & Heijman, S. G. J.https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes14010022Tuning Nanopores in Tubular Ceramic Nanofiltration Membranes with Atmospheric-Pressure Atomic Layer Deposition: Prospects for Pressure-Based In-Line Monitoring of Pore Narrowing (2024)Separations, 11(1). Article 24. Nijboer, M., Jan, A., Chen, M., Batenburg, K., Peper, J., Aarnink, T., Roozeboom, F., Kovalgin, A., Nijmeijer, A. & Luiten-Olieman, M.https://doi.org/10.3390/separations11010024
2023
Atmospheric-pressure atomic layer deposition: recent applications and new emerging applications in high-porosity/3D materials (2023)Dalton transactions, 52(30), 10254-10277. Chen, M., Nijboer, M. P., Kovalgin, A. Y., Nijmeijer, A., Roozeboom, F. & Luiten-Olieman, M. W. J.https://doi.org/10.1039/d3dt01204bFrom ultra to nanofiltration: A review on the fabrication of ZrO2 membranes (2023)Ceramics international, 49(6), 8683-8708. Bortot Coelho, F. E., Magnacca, G., Boffa, V., Candelario, V. M., Luiten-Olieman, M. & Zhang, W.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2023.01.076
2022
Evaluation of Temporal vs. Spatial Atomic Layer Deposition Techniques for the Production of Ceramic Nanofiltration Membranes (2022)[Contribution to conference › Poster] 22nd International Conference on Atomic Layer Deposition, ALD 2022. Luiten-Olieman, M. W. J.Oil-in-water emulsion separation: Fouling of alumina membranes with and without a silicon carbide deposition in constant flux filtration mode (2022)Water research, 216. Article 118267. Chen, M., Heijman, S. G. J., Luiten-Olieman, M. W. J. & Rietveld, L. C.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.118267
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Courses academic year 2025/2026
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Horst Complex ME364
P.O. Box 217
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Netherlands
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