Marc Deshusses, Ph.D.

Research Themes

Environmental Health Engineering

Research Interests

Design, analysis and application of remediation, waste-to-energy and decentralized sanitation processes, including novel reactors and processes for air, water and solid wastes treatment.

Bio

Dr. Deshusses' research interests are related to the design, analysis and application of remediation, waste to energy and decentralized sanitation processes. A current focus is on novel reactors and processes for air, water and solid wastes treatment. Applications include treatment of odors and air toxics, biogas production, and novel sanitation and treatment technologies. Research interests include bioenergy and waste to energy processes, biofilms, biomolecular techniques for monitoring microorganisms in complex environments, indoor air quality, advanced oxidation processes, nanosensors, and mathematical modeling of environmental processes.

Education

• Ph.D. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Switzerland), 1994

Positions

• Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke Kunshan University

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

• AAAS Fellow. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2006

Courses Taught

• CEE 692: Independent Study: Advanced Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
• CEE 691: Independent Study: Advanced Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
• CEE 690: Advanced Topics in Civil and Environmental Engineering
• CEE 562L: Applied Biological Principles and Processes in Environmental Engineering
• CEE 493: Research Independent Study in Civil and Environmental Engineering
• CEE 462L: Applied Biological Principles and Processes in Environmental Engineering

Publications

• Deaton KE, Lu00f3pez de Leu00f3n LR, Deshusses MA. Evaluation of 3D-printed microchannel bioreactor design: Mass transfer and continuous operation for VOC biodegradation. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2025 Apr 1;13(2).
• Rocha-Melogno L, Xi J, Deshusses MA. Experimental evaluation of a full-scale in-duct UV germicidal irradiation system for bioaerosols inactivation. The Science of the total environment. 2024 Oct;947:174432.
• Farling S, Klitzman B, Vesel TP, Cheifetz IM, Straube TL, Deshusses MA. Optimization of the IntraVascular Oxygenator Catheter Using Angular Oscillation. Ann Biomed Eng. 2024 Mar;52(3):638u201346.
• Kraakman NJR, Gonzu00e1lez-Martu00edn J, Pu00e9rez C, Rodru00edguez E, Lebrero R, Deshusses MA, et al. Hydrophobic air pollutants removal at one second gas contact in a multi-channel capillary bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 2023 Oct 1;11(5).
• Chiang S-YD, Saba M, Leighton M, Ballenghien D, Hatler D, Gal J, et al. Supercritical water oxidation for the destruction of spent media wastes generated from PFAS treatment. Journal of hazardous materials. 2023 Oct;460:132264.
• Rocha-Melogno L, Crank K, Bergin MH, Gray GC, Bibby K, Deshusses MA. Quantitative risk assessment of COVID-19 aerosol transmission indoors: a mechanistic stochastic web application. Environmental technology. 2023 Apr;44(9):1201u201312.
• Lu00f3pez de Leu00f3n LR, Deaton KE, Deshusses MA. Modeling of a capillary microbioreactor for VOC removal. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2023 Mar 15;460.
• Viswanathan S, Deshusses MA. Impact of Substrate Makeup on PFAS Elimination Rates from Sludge, IX Resin and AFFF Using Supercritical Water Oxidation. In: Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association S Annual Conference and Exhibition Awma. 2023.
• Deshusses MA, Nagar K, Viswanathan S. Quantifying Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) Efficiency Treating PFAS Laden Sludge, Ion Exchange Resin and Aqueous Film Forming Foam. In: Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association S Annual Conference and Exhibition Awma. 2023.
• Nagar K, Viswanathan S, Deshusses M. Tackling the PFAS challenge head on with Supercritical Water Oxidation - Never say forever. In: 40th International Conference on Thermal Treatment Technologies and Hazardous Waste Combustors Proceedings It3 2023. 2023.
• Viswanathan S, Deshusses MA, Nagar K. PFAS Elimination Rates in Sludge, Ion Exchange Resin, and Aqueous Film Forming Foam Using Supercritical Water Oxidation: A Quantitative Review. In: Weftec 2023 96th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference. 2023.
• Deaton KE, Lu00f3pez de Leu00f3n LR, Pascual S, Deshusses MA. Critical assessment of gassing-in methods to determine mass transfer coefficient in miniature and microbioreactors with gas-liquid flow. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 2022 Nov 1;187.
• Rocha-Melogno L, Crank KC, Ginn O, Bergin MH, Brown J, Gray GC, et al. Quantitative microbial risk assessment of outdoor aerosolized pathogens in cities with poor sanitation. The Science of the total environment. 2022 Jun;827:154233.
• Straube TL, Farling S, Deshusses MA, Klitzman B, Cheifetz IM, Vesel TP. Intravascular Gas Exchange: Physiology, Literature Review, and Current Efforts. Respir Care. 2022 Apr;67(4):480u201393.
• Ginn O, Rocha-Melogno L, Bivins A, Lowry S, Cardelino M, Nichols D, et al. Detection and Quantification of Enteric Pathogens in Aerosols Near Open Wastewater Canals in Cities with Poor Sanitation. Environmental science & technology. 2021 Nov;55(21):14758u201371.
• Hunter B, Walker I, Lassiter R, Lassiter V, Gibson JM, Ferguson PL, et al. Evaluation of private well contaminants in an underserved North Carolina community. The Science of the total environment. 2021 Oct;789:147823.
• Deshusses M, Kennes C, Chen J, Wang C. Editorial of Special Issue. Chemosphere. 2021 Mar;266:129115.
• Dupnock TL, Deshusses MA. Development and validation of a comprehensive model for biotrickling filters upgrading biogas. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2021 Mar 1;407.
• Ginn O, Berendes D, Wood A, Bivins A, Rocha-Melogno L, Deshusses MA, et al. Open Waste Canals as Potential Sources of Antimicrobial Resistance Genes in Aerosols in Urban Kanpur, India. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2021 Mar;104(5):1761u20137.
• Ginn O, Nichols D, Rocha-Melogno L, Bivins A, Berendes D, Soria F, et al. Antimicrobial resistance genes are enriched in aerosols near impacted urban surface waters in La Paz, Bolivia. Environmental research. 2021 Mar;194:110730.
• Forbis-Stokes AA, Kalimuthu A, Ravindran J, Deshusses MA. Technical evaluation and optimization of a mobile septage treatment unit. Journal of environmental management. 2021 Jan;277:111361.
• Farling S, Straube TL, Vesel TP, Bottenus N, Klitzman B, Cheifetz IM, et al. Development of a novel intravascular oxygenator catheter: Oxygen mass transfer properties across nonporous hollow fiber membranes. Biotechnol Bioeng. 2021 Jan;118(1):345u201356.
• Bottenus N, Straube T, Farling S, Vesel T, Klitzman B, Deshusses MA, et al. Ultrasonic bubble detection and tracking using spatial coherence and motion modeling. In: Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging Proceedings of SPIE. 2021.
• Binder RA, Alarja NA, Robie ER, Kochek KE, Xiu L, Rocha-Melogno L, et al. Environmental and Aerosolized Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Among Hospitalized Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients. J Infect Dis. 2020 Nov 9;222(11):1798u2013806.
• Lu00f3pez de Leu00f3n LR, Deaton KE, Junkin J, Deshusses MA. Capillary microbioreactors for VOC vapor treatment: Impacts of operating conditions. Chemosphere. 2020 Nov;258:127286.
• Forbis-Stokes AA, Miller GH, Segretain A, Rabarison F, Andriambololona T, Deshusses MA. Nutrient removal from human fecal sludge digestate in full-scale biological filters. Chemosphere. 2020 Oct;257:127219.
• Rocha-Melogno L, Ginn O, Bailey ES, Soria F, Andrade M, Bergin MH, et al. Bioaerosol sampling optimization for community exposure assessment in cities with poor sanitation: A one health cross-sectional study. The Science of the total environment. 2020 Oct;738:139495.
• Rocha-Melogno L, Ginn O, Bailey ES, Soria F, Andrade M, Bergin MH, et al. Bioaerosol sampling optimization for community exposure assessment in cities with poor sanitation: A one health cross-sectional study. The Science of the total environment. 2020 Oct;738:139495.
• Rocha-Melogno L, Ginn O, Bailey ES, Soria F, Andrade M, Bergin MH, et al. Bioaerosol sampling optimization for community exposure assessment in cities with poor sanitation: A one health cross-sectional study. (Accepted) The Science of the total environment. 2020 Oct;738:139495.
• Dupnock TL, Deshusses MA. Biological Co-treatment of H₂S and reduction of CO₂ to methane in an anoxic biological trickling filter upgrading biogas. Chemosphere. 2020 Oct;256:127078.
• Tang L, Deshusses MA. Novel Integrated Biotrickling Filter-Anammox Bioreactor System for the Complete Treatment of Ammonia in Air with Nitrification and Denitrification. Environmental science & technology. 2020 Oct;54(19):12654u201361.
• Kawadiya S, Welling C, Grego S, Deshusses MA. Fecal Malodor Detection Using Low-Cost Electrochemical Sensors. Sensors (Basel, Switzerland). 2020 May;20(10):E2888.
• Hunter B, Deshusses MA. Resources recovery from high-strength human waste anaerobic digestate using simple nitrification and denitrification filters. The Science of the total environment. 2020 Apr;712:135509.
• Deshusses M, Kennes C. Preface. 2020.
• Dupnock TL, Deshusses MA. Detailed investigations of dissolved hydrogen and hydrogen mass transfer in a biotrickling filter for upgrading biogas. Bioresource technology. 2019 Oct;290:121780.
• Zhou J, Welling CM, Kawadiya S, Deshusses MA, Grego S, Chakrabarty K. Sensor-Array optimization based on mutual information for sanitation-related malodor alerts. In: Biocas 2019 Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference Proceedings. 2019.
• Lu00f3pez de Leu00f3n LR, Deaton KE, Deshusses MA. Miniaturized Biotrickling Filters and Capillary Microbioreactors for Process Intensification of VOC Treatment with Intended Application to Indoor Air. Environmental science & technology. 2019 Feb;53(3):1518u201326.
• Farling S, Rogers T, Knee JS, Tilley EA, Brown J, Deshusses MA. Bioaerosol emissions associated with pit latrine emptying operations. The Science of the total environment. 2019 Jan;648:1082u20136.
• Raut AS, Parker CB, Klem EJD, Stoner BR, Deshusses MA, Glass JT. Reduction in energy for electrochemical disinfection of E. coli in urine simulant. Journal of applied electrochemistry. 2019 Jan;49(5):443u201353.
• Thostenson JO, Mourouvin R, Hawkins BT, Ngaboyamahina E, Sellgren KL, Parker CB, et al. Improved blackwater disinfection using potentiodynamic methods with oxidized boron-doped diamond electrodes. Water research. 2018 Sep;140:191u20139.
• Forbis-Stokes AA, Rocha-Melogno L, Deshusses MA. Nitrifying trickling filters and denitrifying bioreactors for nitrogen management of high-strength anaerobic digestion effluent. Chemosphere. 2018 Aug;204:119u201329.
• Ndu U, Christensen GA, Rivera NA, Gionfriddo CM, Deshusses MA, Elias DA, et al. Quantification of Mercury Bioavailability for Methylation Using Diffusive Gradient in Thin-Film Samplers. Environmental science & technology. 2018 Aug;52(15):8521u20139.
• Reese AT, Cho EH, Klitzman B, Nichols SP, Wisniewski NA, Villa MM, et al. Antibiotic-induced changes in the microbiota disrupt redox dynamics in the gut. Elife. 2018 Jun 19;7.
• Qiu X, Deshusses MA. Performance of a monolith biotrickling filter treating high concentrations of H₂S from mimic biogas and elemental sulfur plugging control using pigging. Chemosphere. 2017 Nov;186:790u20137.
• Dupnock TL, Deshusses MA. High-Performance Biogas Upgrading Using a Biotrickling Filter and Hydrogenotrophic Methanogens. Applied biochemistry and biotechnology. 2017 Oct;183(2):488u2013502.
• Thostenson JO, Ngaboyamahina E, Sellgren KL, Hawkins BT, Piascik JR, Klem EJD, et al. Enhanced H₂O₂ Production at Reductive Potentials from Oxidized Boron-Doped Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Electrodes. ACS applied materials & interfaces. 2017 May;9(19):16610u20139.
• Deshmukh S, Kandasamy G, Upadhyay RK, Bhattacharya G, Banerjee D, Maity D, et al. Terephthalic acid capped iron oxide nanoparticles for sensitive electrochemical detection of heavy metal ions in water. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 2017 Mar 1;788:91u20138.
• Patel MJ, Popat SC, Deshusses MA. Determination and correlation of the partition coefficients of 48 volatile organic and environmentally relevant compounds between air and silicone oil. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2017 Feb 15;310:72u20138.
• Ponsa S, Bolzonella D, Colon J, Deshusses MA, Fonts I, Gil-Lalaguna N, et al. Recovering energy from sludge. In: Innovative Wastewater Treatment Resource Recovery Technologies Impacts on Energy Economy and Environment. 2017. p. 325u201354.
• Devinny JS, Deshusses MA, Webster TS. Biofiltration for air pollution control. 2017.
• Watson SK, Han Z, Su WW, Deshusses MA, Kan E. Carbon dioxide capture using Escherichia coli expressing carbonic anhydrase in a foam bioreactor. Environmental technology. 2016 Dec;37(24):3186u201392.
• Forbis-Stokes AA, Ou2019Meara PF, Mugo W, Simiyu GM, Deshusses MA. On-Site Fecal Sludge Treatment with the Anaerobic Digestion Pasteurization Latrine. Environmental Engineering Science. 2016 Nov 1;33(11):898u2013906.
• Schaefer CE, Lavorgna GM, Webster TS, Andaya C, Urtiaga A, Deshusses M. Pilot-scale electrochemical disinfection of surface water: Assessing disinfection by-product and free chlorine formation. Wat Sci Technol. 2016 Sep 26;
• Xu J, Adair CW, Deshusses MA. Performance evaluation of a full-scale innovative swine waste-to-energy system. Bioresource technology. 2016 Sep;216:494u2013502.
• Karatum O, Deshusses MA. A comparative study of dilute VOCs treatment in a non-thermal plasma reactor. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2016 Jun 15;294:308u201315.
• Yu M, Weinthal E, Patiu00f1o-Echeverri D, Deshusses MA, Zou C, Ni Y, et al. Water Availability for Shale Gas Development in Sichuan Basin, China. Environmental science & technology. 2016 Mar;50(6):2837u201345.
• Forbis-Stokes AA, Ou2019Meara P, Deshusses MA. Anaerobic digestion pasteurization latrine: Novel onsite sewage treatment for developing countries. In: WEFTEC 2016 - 89th Water Environment Federation Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference. 2016. p. 1620u201331.
• Adair CW, Xu J, Elliott JS, Simmons WG, Cavanaugh M, Vujic T, et al. Design and assessment of an innovative swine waste to renewable energy system. Transactions of the Asabe. 2016 Jan 1;59(5):1009u201318.
• Miller A, Espanani R, Junker A, Hendry D, Wilkinson N, Bollinger D, et al. Supercritical water oxidation of a model fecal sludge without the use of a co-fuel. Chemosphere. 2015 Dec;141:189u201396.
• Colu00f3n J, Forbis-Stokes AA, Deshusses MA. Anaerobic digestion of undiluted simulant human excreta for sanitation and energy recovery in less-developed countries. Energy for Sustainable Development. 2015 Dec 1;29:57u201364.
• Shen L, Sun Z, Chu Y, Zou J, Deshusses MA. Novel sulfonated Nafionu00ae-based composite membranes with pillararene as selective artificial proton channels for application in direct methanol fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2015 Oct 15;40(38):13071u20139.
• Kucharzyk KH, Deshusses MA, Porter KA, Hsu-Kim H. Relative contributions of mercury bioavailability and microbial growth rate on net methylmercury production by anaerobic mixed cultures. Environmental science Processes & impacts. 2015 Sep;17(9):1568u201377.
• Worley-Morse TO, Deshusses MA, Gunsch CK. Reduction of invasive bacteria in ethanol fermentations using bacteriophages. Biotechnology and bioengineering. 2015 Aug;112(8):1544u201353.
• Getzinger GJ, Ou2019Connor MP, Hoelzer K, Drollette BD, Karatum O, Deshusses MA, et al. Natural Gas Residual Fluids: Sources, Endpoints, and Organic Chemical Composition after Centralized Waste Treatment in Pennsylvania. Environmental science & technology. 2015 Jul;49(14):8347u201355.
• Ticknor JL, Kucharzyk KH, Porter KA, Deshusses MA, Hsu-Kim H. Thiol-Based Selective Extraction Assay to Comparatively Assess Bioavailable Mercury in Sediments. Environmental engineering science. 2015 Jul;32(7):564u201373.
• Xu J, Deshusses MA. Fermentation of swine wastewater-derived duckweed for biohydrogen production. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2015 Jun 15;40(22):7028u201336.
• Estrada JM, Bernal OI, Flickinger MC, Muu00f1oz R, Deshusses MA. Biocatalytic coatings for air pollution control: a proof of concept study on VOC biodegradation. Biotechnology and bioengineering. 2015 Feb;112(2):263u201371.
• Xu J, Vujic T, Deshusses MA. Nitrification of anaerobic digester effluent for nitrogen management at swine farms. Chemosphere. 2014 Dec;117:708u201314.
• Zhang T, Kucharzyk KH, Kim B, Deshusses MA, Hsu-Kim H. Net methylation of mercury in estuarine sediment microcosms amended with dissolved, nanoparticulate, and microparticulate mercuric sulfides. Environmental science & technology. 2014 Aug;48(16):9133u201341.
• Zhang L, Deshusses M. Application of the finite difference method to model pH and substrate concentration in a double-chamber microbial fuel cell. Environmental technology. 2014 May;35(9u201312):1064u201376.
• Raut AS, Cunningham GB, Parker CB, Klem EJD, Stoner BR, Deshusses MA, et al. Disinfection of E. coli contaminated urine using boron-doped diamond electrodes. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2014 Jan 1;161(12):G81u20135.
• Ticknor JL, Hsu-Kim H, Deshusses MA. A robust framework to predict mercury speciation in combustion flue gases. Journal of hazardous materials. 2014 Jan;264:380u20135.
• Wang Y, Jin L, Deshusses MA, Matsumoto MR. The effects of various amendments on the biostimulation of perchlorate reduction in laboratory microcosm and flowthrough soil columns. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2013 Oct 1;232:388u201396.
• Hsu-Kim H, Kucharzyk KH, Zhang T, Deshusses MA. Mechanisms regulating mercury bioavailability for methylating microorganisms in the aquatic environment: a critical review. Environ Sci Technol. 2013 Mar 19;47(6):2441u201356.
• Gabriel D, Deshusses MA, Gamisans X. Desulfurization of Biogas in Biotrickling Filters. 2013 Mar 13;513u201323.
• Mubeen S, Lai M, Zhang T, Lim JH, Mulchandani A, Deshusses MA, et al. Hybrid tin oxide-SWNT nanostructures based gas sensor. Electrochimica Acta. 2013 Mar 1;92:484u201390.
• Raut AS, Cunningham GB, Parker CB, Klem EJD, Stoner BR, Deshusses MA, et al. Electrochemical disinfection of human urine for water-free and additive-free toilets using boron-doped diamond electrodes. Ecs Transactions. 2013 Jan 1;53(17):1u201311.
• Shore JL, Mu2019Coy WS, Gunsch CK, Deshusses MA. Application of a moving bed biofilm reactor for tertiary ammonia treatment in high temperature industrial wastewater. Bioresource technology. 2012 May;112:51u201360.
• Dixit RM, Deshmukh SC, Gadhe AA, Kannade GS, Lokhande SK, Pandey RA, et al. Treatment of mixtures of toluene and n-propanol vapours in a compost-woodchip-based biofilter. Environmental technology. 2012 Apr;33(7u20139):751u201360.
• Popat SC, Zhao K, Deshusses MA. Bioaugmentation of an anaerobic biotrickling filter for enhanced conversion of trichloroethene to ethene. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2012 Feb 15;183:98u2013103.
• Zhang T, Kim B, Levard C, Reinsch BC, Lowry GV, Deshusses MA, et al. Methylation of mercury by bacteria exposed to dissolved, nanoparticulate, and microparticulate mercuric sulfides. Environmental Science & Technology. 2012;46(13):6950u20138.
• Kim H, Konnanath B, Sattigeri P, Wang J, Mulchandani A, Myung N, et al. Electronic-nose for detecting environmental pollutants: Signal processing and analog front-end design. Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing. 2012 Jan 1;70(1):15u201332.
• Gao Y, Deshusses MA. Adsorption of clofibric acid and ketoprofen onto powdered activated carbon: effect of natural organic matter. Environmental technology. 2011 Dec;33(15u201316):1719u201327.
• Mubeen S, Lim JH, Srirangarajan A, Mulchandani A, Deshusses MA, Myung NV. Gas sensing mechanism of gold nanoparticles decorated single-walled carbon nanotubes. Electroanalysis. 2011 Nov 1;23(11):2687u201392.
• Fortuny M, Gamisans X, Deshusses MA, Lafuente J, Casas C, Gabriel D. Operational aspects of the desulfurization process of energy gases mimics in biotrickling filters. Water research. 2011 Nov;45(17):5665u201374.
• McNicholas TP, Zhao K, Yang C, Hernandez SC, Mulchandani A, Myung NV, et al. Sensitive Detection of Elemental Mercury Vapor by Gold Nanoparticle Decorated Carbon Nanotube Sensors. The journal of physical chemistry C, Nanomaterials and interfaces. 2011 Jul;115(28):13927u201331.
• Zhao K, Xiu G, Xu L, Zhang D, Zhang X, Deshusses MA. Biological treatment of mixtures of toluene and n-hexane vapours in a hollow fibre membrane bioreactor. Environmental technology. 2011 Apr;32(5u20136):617u201323.
• Popat SC, Deshusses MA. Kinetics and inhibition of reductive dechlorination of trichloroethene, cis-1,2-dichloroethene and vinyl chloride in a continuously fed anaerobic biofilm reactor. Environmental science & technology. 2011 Feb;45(4):1569u201378.
• Popat SC, Yates MV, Deshusses MA. Kinetics of inactivation of indicator pathogens during thermophilic anaerobic digestion. Water research. 2010 Dec;44(20):5965u201372.
• Lai M, Mubeen S, Chartuprayoon N, Mulchandani A, Deshusses MA, Myung NV. Synthesis of Sn doped CuO nanotubes from core-shell Cu/SnO(2) nanowires by the Kirkendall effect. Nanotechnology. 2010 Jul;21(29):295601.
• Popat SC, Deshusses MA. Erratum to Analysis of the rate-limiting step of an anaerobic biotrickling filter removing TCE vapors, [Process Biochem. (2010), 45, 549-555]. Process Biochemistry. 2010 Jul 1;45(7):1201.
• Popat SC, Deshusses MA. Analysis of the rate-limiting step of an anaerobic biotrickling filter removing TCE vapors. Process Biochemistry. 2010 Apr 1;45(4):549u201355.
• Lim J-H, Phiboolsirichit N, Mubeen S, Deshusses MA, Mulchandani A, Myung NV. Electrical and gas sensing properties of polyaniline functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes. Nanotechnology. 2010 Feb;21(7):75502.
• Mubeen S, Zhang T, Chartuprayoon N, Rheem Y, Mulchandani A, Myung NV, et al. Sensitive detection of H2S using gold nanoparticle decorated single-walled carbon nanotubes. Analytical chemistry. 2010 Jan;82(1):250u20137.
• Lim JH, Phiboolsirichit N, Mubeen S, Rheem Y, Deshusses MA, Mulchandani A, et al. Electrical and sensing properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes network: Effect of alignment and selective breakdown. Electroanalysis. 2010 Jan 1;22(1):99u2013105.
• Popat SC, Deshusses MA. Anaerobic biotrickling filter for trichloroethylene removal from waste gases. Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association S Annual Conference and Exhibition Awma. 2009 Dec 1;1:35u20138.
• Popat SC, Deshusses MA. Anaerobic biotrickling filter for trichloroethylene removal from contaminated sites. In Situ and on Site Bioremediation 2009 Proceedings of the 10th International in Situ and on Site Bioremediation Symposium. 2009 Dec 1;
• Popat SC, Deshusses MA. Anaerobic biotrickling filter for trichloroethylene removal from contaminated sites. In Situ and on Site Bioremediation 2009 Proceedings of the 10th International in Situ and on Site Bioremediation Symposium. 2009 Nov 27;
• Popat SC, Deshusses MA. Reductive dehalogenation of trichloroethene vapors in an anaerobic biotrickling filter. Environmental science & technology. 2009 Oct;43(20):7856u201361.
• Prado OJ, Popat SC, Chen G, Walker SL, Lafuente J, Gabriel D, et al. The effect of packing hydrophilization on bacterial attachment and the relationship with the performance of biotrickling filters. Biotechnology and bioengineering. 2009 Aug;103(6):1060u20137.
• Zhang T, Mubeen S, Yoo B, Myung NV, Deshusses MA. A gas nanosensor unaffected by humidity. Nanotechnology. 2009 Jun;20(25):255501.
• Sakuma T, Hattori T, Deshusses MA. The effects of a lower irrigation system on pollutant removal and on the microflora of a biofilter. Environmental technology. 2009 May;30(6):621u20137.
• Lai M, Lim J-H, Mubeen S, Rheem Y, Mulchandani A, Deshusses MA, et al. Size-controlled electrochemical synthesis and properties of SnO2 nanotubes. Nanotechnology. 2009 May;20(18):185602.
• Shirsat MD, Bangar MA, Deshusses MA, Myung NV, Mulchandani A. Polyaniline nanowires-gold nanoparticles hybrid network based chemiresistive hydrogen sulfide sensor. Applied Physics Letters. 2009 Mar 6;94(8).
• Kan E, Deshusses MA. Modeling of a foamed emulsion bioreactor: II. model parametric sensitivity. Biotechnology and bioengineering. 2009 Feb;102(3):708u201313.
• Lai M, Mubeen S, Lim JH, Mulchandani A, Deshusses MA, Myung NV. Templated directed electrodeposition of SnO2-nanotubes. Aiche Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings. 2008 Dec 1;
• Hernu00e1ndez SC, Lai M, Mulchandani A, Deshusses MA, Myung NV. Materials, electrical, and sensing properties of ZnO nanowires. Aiche Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings. 2008 Dec 1;
• Sakuma T, Jinsiriwanit S, Hattori T, Deshusses MA. Removal of ammonia from contaminated air in a biotrickling filter - denitrifying bioreactor combination system. Water research. 2008 Nov;42(17):4507u201313.
• Popat SC, Deshusses MA. Biological removal of siloxanes from landfill and digester gases: opportunities and challenges. Environmental science & technology. 2008 Nov;42(22):8510u20135.
• Gonzu00e1lez-Su00e1nchez A, Revah S, Deshusses MA. Alkaline biofiltration of H2S odors. Environmental science & technology. 2008 Oct;42(19):7398u2013404.
• Zhang T, Mubeen S, Myung NV, Deshusses MA. Recent progress in carbon nanotube-based gas sensors. Nanotechnology. 2008 Aug;19(33):332001.
• Park H, Ayala P, Deshusses MA, Mulchandani A, Choi H, Myung NV. Electrodeposition of maghemite (u03b3-Fe2O3) nanoparticles. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2008 May 15;139(1):208u201312.
• Weatherley LR, Deshusses M, Marin G, Yeung KL, Santamaria J. Note to intending authors. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2008 May 15;139(1):1.
• Kan E, Deshusses MA. Modeling of a foamed emulsion bioreactor: I. Model development and experimental validation. Biotechnology and bioengineering. 2008 Apr;99(5):1096u2013106.
• Fortuny M, Baeza JA, Gamisans X, Casas C, Lafuente J, Deshusses MA, et al. Biological sweetening of energy gases mimics in biotrickling filters. Chemosphere. 2008 Mar;71(1):10u20137.
• Hangarter CM, Bangar M, Hernandez SC, Chen W, Deshusses MA, Mulchandani A, et al. Maskless electrodeposited contact for conducting polymer nanowires. Applied Physics Letters. 2008 Feb 25;92(7).
• Kim S, Deshusses MA. Determination of mass transfer coefficients for packing materials used in biofilters and biotrickling filters for air pollution control. 1. Experimental results. Chemical Engineering Science. 2008 Feb 1;63(4):841u201355.
• Kim S, Deshusses MA. Determination of mass transfer coefficients for packing materials used in biofilters and biotrickling filters for air pollution control-2: Development of mass transfer coefficients correlations. Chemical Engineering Science. 2008 Feb 1;63(4):856u201361.
• Hernu00e1ndez SC, Lai M, Mulchandani A, Deshusses MA, Myung NV. Materials, electrical, and sensing properties of ZnO nanowires. AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings. 2008;
• Philip L, Deshusses MA. The control of mercury vapor using biotrickling filters. Chemosphere. 2008 Jan;70(3):411u20137.
• Hernu00e1ndez SC, Lai M, Mulchandani A, Deshusses MA, Myung NV. Materials, electrical, and sensing properties of ZnO nanowires. AIChE 100 - 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings. 2008;
• Kan E, Kim S, Deshusses MA. Fenton oxidation of TCE vapors in a foam reactor. Environmental Progress. 2007 Oct 1;26(3):226u201332.
• Moussavi G, Naddafi K, Mesdaghinia A, Deshusses MA. The removal of H2S from process air by diffusion into activated sludge. Environmental technology. 2007 Sep;28(9):987u201393.
• Mubeen S, Zhang T, Yoo B, Deshusses MA, Myung NV. Palladium nanoparticles decorated single-walled carbon nanotube hydrogen sensor. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2007 May 3;111(17):6321u20137.
• Zhang T, Mubeen S, Bekyarova E, Yoo BY, Haddon RC, Myung NV, et al. Poly(m-aminobenzene sulfonic acid) functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes based gas sensor. Nanotechnology. 2007 Apr 25;18(16).
• Yu X, Amrhein C, Deshusses MA, Matsumoto MR. Perchlorate reduction by autotrophic bacteria attached to zerovalent iron in a flow-through reactor. Environmental science & technology. 2007 Feb;41(3):990u20137.
• Wang X, Deshusses MA. Biotreatment of groundwater contaminated with MTBE: interaction of common environmental co-contaminants. Biodegradation. 2007 Feb;18(1):37u201350.
• Sakuma T, Hattori T, Deshusses MA. Comparison of different packing materials for the biofiltration of air toxics. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995). 2006 Nov;56(11):1567u201375.
• Kan E, Deshusses MA. Scale-up and cost evaluation of a foamed emulsion bioreactor. Environmental technology. 2006 Jun;27(6):645u201352.
• Yu X, Amrhein C, Deshusses MA, Matsumoto MR. Perchlorate reduction by autotrophic bacteria in the presence of zero-valent iron. Environmental science & technology. 2006 Feb;40(4):1328u201334.
• Kan E, Deshusses MA. Cometabolic degradation of TCE vapors in a foamed emulsion bioreactor. Environmental science & technology. 2006 Feb;40(3):1022u20138.
• Zhang T, Nix MB, Yoo BY, Deshusses MA, Myung NV. Electrochemically functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube gas sensor. Electroanalysis. 2006 Jan 1;18(12):1153u20138.
• Zhang T, Nix M, Deshusses MA, Myung NV. Electrochemically functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes based gas sensors. Aiche Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings. 2005 Dec 1;14147.
• Deshusses MA, Shareefdeen Z. Modeling of bio filters and bio trickling filters for odor and VOC control applications. 2005 Dec 1;213u201331.
• Deshusses MA, Gabriel D. Bio trickling filter technology. 2005 Dec 1;147u201368.
• Kan E, Deshusses MA. Continuous operation of foamed emulsion bioreactors treating toluene vapors. Biotechnology and bioengineering. 2005 Nov;92(3):364u201371.
• Baquerizo G, Maestre JP, Sakuma T, Deshusses MA, Gamisans X, Gabriel D, et al. A detailed model of a biofilter for ammonia removal: Model parameters analysis and model validation. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2005 Oct 20;113(2u20133):205u201314.
• Kim S, Deshusses MA. Understanding the limits of H2S degrading biotrickling filters using a differential biotrickling filter. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2005 Oct 20;113(2u20133):119u201326.
• Iranpour R, Cox HHJ, Deshusses MA, Schroeder ED. Literature review of air pollution control biofilters and biotrickling filters for odor and volatile organic compound removal. Environmental Progress. 2005 Oct 1;24(3):254u201367.
• Chen W, Mulchandani A, Deshusses MA. Environmental biotechnology: Challenges and opportunities for chemical engineers. Aiche Journal. 2005 Mar 1;51(3):690u20135.
• Won YS, Lee TJ, Wu YPG, Deshusses MA. An Environmentally Friendly Method for Controlling Biomass in Bio trickling Filters for Air Pollution Control. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 2004 Dec 1;10(1):60u20135.
• Jol HM, Deshusses MA, Gostomski P. Initial experiments on the application of ground penetrating radar to troubleshoot biofilters for air pollution control. Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference Ground Penetrating Radar Gpr 2004. 2004 Dec 1;1:423u20136.
• Deshusses MA, Kogan V, Gabriel D, Strauss JM, Brown J, Torres E. Retrofitted biotrickling filters for odor, VOC, H 2S and reduced sulfur compound emission control. Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association S Annual Meeting and Exhibition. 2004 Dec 1;1547u201359.
• Sakuma T, Aoki M, Hattori T, Gabriel D, Deshusses MA. A conceptual model for the treatment of ammonia vapors in a biotrickling filter. Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association S Annual Meeting and Exhibition. 2004 Dec 1;1531u201346.
• Higuchi T, Deshusses MA, Cocker DR. The behavior of particulate matter in bioreactors for air pollution control. Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association S Annual Conference and Exhibition Awma. 2004 Dec 1;
• Deshusses MA, Rodieck J. The use of UV-C for improved indoor air quality: Experiments and modeling application for homeland security issues. Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association S Annual Meeting and Exhibition. 2004 Dec 1;1025u201341.
• Higuchi T, Deshusses MA, Cocker DR. The behavior of particulate matter in bioreactors for air pollution control. Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association S Annual Meeting and Exhibition. 2004 Dec 1;1475u201391.
• Kang ST, Subramani A, Hoek EMV, Deshusses MA, Matsumoto MR. Direct observation of biofouling in cross-flow microfiltration: Mechanisms of deposition and release. Journal of Membrane Science. 2004 Nov 15;244(1u20132):151u201365.
• Gabriel D, Cox HHJ, Deshusses MA. Conversion of full-scale wet scrubbers to biotrickling filters for H 2S control at publicly owned treatment works. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2004 Oct 1;130(10):1110u20137.
• Kuo J. Of: Odor and volatile organic compound treatment by biotrickling filters: pilot-scale studies at hyperion treatment plant, H. H. J. Cox, M. A. Deshusses, B. M. Converse, E. D. Schroeder, R. Iranpour 74, 557 (2002). Water environment researchu202f: a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. 2004 May;76(3):280u20131.
• Choi DS, Devinny JS, Deshusses MA. Behavior of field-scale biotrickling filter under nonsteady state conditions. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 2004 Mar 1;130(3):322u20138.
• Kan ES, Deshusses MA. Bioactive foam for air pollution control. Abstracts Of Papers Of The American Chemical Society. 2004 Mar;227:U202u2013U202.
• Gabriel D, Deshusses MA. Technical and economical analysis of the conversion of a full-scale scrubber to a biotrickling filter for odor control. Water science and technologyu202f: a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. 2004 Jan;50(4):309u201318.
• Deshusses M. Development of an autonomous 02 delivery system for in-situ aerobic bioremediation. Report University of California Water Resources Center. 2003 Dec 1;(104):59u201360.
• Kan E, Deshusses MA. Development of foamed emulsion bioreactor for air pollution control. Biotechnology and bioengineering. 2003 Oct;84(2):240u20134.
• Converse BM, Schroeder ED, Iranpour R, Cox HHJ, Deshusses MA. Odor and volatile organic compound removal from wastewater treatment plant headworks ventilation air using a biofilter. Water environment researchu202f: a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. 2003 Sep;75(5):444u201354.
• Gabriel D, Deshusses MA. Performance of a full-scale biotrickling filter treating H2S at a gas contact time of 1.6 to 2.2 seconds. Environmental Progress. 2003 Jul 1;22(2):111u20138.
• Kim S, Deshusses MA. Development and experimental validation of a conceptual model for biotrickling filtration of H2S. Environmental Progress. 2003 Jul 1;22(2):119u201328.
• Philip L, Deshusses MA. Sulfur dioxide treatment from flue gases using a biotrickling filter-bioreactor system. Environmental science & technology. 2003 May;37(9):1978u201382.
• Gabriel D, Deshusses MA. Retrofitting existing chemical scrubbers to biotrickling filters for H2S emission control. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2003 May;100(11):6308u201312.
• Hoek EMV, Kang S, Deshusses MA. Observation, measurement and modeling of biocolloid deposition in crossfilow membrane filtration. Abstracts Of Papers Of The American Chemical Society. 2003 Mar;225:U806u2013U806.
• Kang S, Agarwal G, Hoek EMV, Deshusses MA. Initial adhesion of microorganisms to polymeric membranes. Proceedings International Conference on MEMS Nano and Smart Systems Icmens 2003. 2003 Jan 1;262.
• Cox HHJ, Deshusses MA, Converse BM, Schroeder ED, Iranpour R. Odor and volatile organic compound treatment by biotrickling filters: pilot-scale studies at hyperion treatment plant. Water environment researchu202f: a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. 2002 Nov;74(6):557u201363.
• Iranpour R, Oh S, Cox HHJ, Shao YJ, Moghaddam O, Kearney RJ, et al. Changing mesophilic wastewater sludge digestion into thermophilic operation at Terminal Island Treatment Plant. Water environment researchu202f: a research publication of the Water Environment Federation. 2002 Sep;74(5):494u2013507.
• Cox HHJ, Deshusses MA. Effect of starvation on the performance and re-acclimation of biotrickling filters for air pollution control. Environmental science & technology. 2002 Jul;36(14):3069u201373.
• Cox HHJ, Deshusses MA. Co-treatment of H2S and toluene in a biotrickling filter. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2002 May 28;87(1):101u201310.
• Deshusses MA, Matsumoto MR. In-situ bioremediation of MTBE-contaminated groundwater using biobarriers. Report University of California Water Resources Center. 2002 May 1;(102):63u20134.
• Fortin NY, Morales M, Nakagawa Y, Focht DD, Deshusses MA. Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) degradation by a microbial consortium. Environmental microbiology. 2001 Jun;3(6):407u201316.
• Cox HH, Sexton T, Shareefdeen ZM, Deshusses MA. Thermophilic biotrickling filtration of ethanol vapors. Environmental science & technology. 2001 Jun;35(12):2612u20139.
• Chitwood DE, Deshusses MA. Development of a methyl bromide collection system for fumigated farmland. Environmental science & technology. 2001 Feb;35(3):636u201342.
• Morales M, Deshusses M. In situ bioremediation of MTBE: Lessons from laboratory experiments. ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts. 2000 Dec 1;40(2):240u20132.
• Deshusses MA, Webster TS. Construction and economics of a pilot/full-scale biological trickling filter reactor for the removal of volatile organic compounds from polluted air. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995). 2000 Nov;50(11):1947u201356.
• Cox HH, Nguyen TT, Deshusses MA. Toluene degradation in the recycle liquid of biotrickling filters for air pollution control. Applied microbiology and biotechnology. 2000 Jul;54(1):133u20137.
• Cox HHJ, Deshusses MA. Innovative experimental setup for the parallel operation of multiple bench scale biotrickling filters for waste air treatment. Environmental Technology United Kingdom. 2000 Apr 1;21(4):427u201335.
• Morales M, Deshusses M. In situ bioremediation of MTBE: Lessons from laboratory experiments. ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry Preprints. 2000 Mar p. 240u20132.
• Morales M, Deshusses M. In situ bioremediation of MTBE: Lessons from laboratory experiments. 2000 Mar 26;40(1):240u20132.
• Deshusses MA, Morales M. In situ bioremediation of MTBE: Lessons from laboratory experiments. Abstracts Of Papers Of The American Chemical Society. 2000 Mar;219:U637u2013U637.
• Deshusses MA, Johnson CT. Development and validation of a simple protocol to rapidly determine the performance of biofilters for VOC treatment. Environmental Science and Technology. 2000 Feb 1;34(3):461u20137.
• DESHUSSES MA. Development and Validation of a Simple Protocol To Rapidly Determine the Performance of Biofilters for VOC Treatment. Environ Sci Technol. 2000;34:461u20137.
• Giblin T, Herman D, Deshusses MA, Frankenberger WT. Removal of perchlorate in ground water with a flow-through bioreactor. Journal of Environmental Quality. 2000 Jan 1;29(2):578u201383.
• Fortin NY, Deshusses MA. Gas phase biotreatment of MTBE. Battelle Memorial Institute International in Situ and on Site Bioreclamation Symposium Proceedings. 1999 Dec 1;5:5.
• Fortin NY, Deshusses MA. Treatment of methyl tert-butyl ether vapors in biotrickling filters. 1. Reactor startup, steady-state performance, and culture characteristics. Environmental Science and Technology. 1999 Sep 1;33(17):2980u20136.
• Fortin NY, Deshusses MA. Treatment of methyl tert-butyl ether vapors in biotrickling filters. 2. Analysis of the rate-limiting step and behavior under transient conditions. Environmental Science and Technology. 1999 Sep 1;33(17):2987u201391.
• Deshusses M, Johnson CT, Leson G. Biofiltration of high loads of ethyl acetate in the presence of toluene. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (1995). 1999 Aug;49(8):973u20139.
• Cox HHJ, Deshusses MA. Chemical removal of biomass from waste air biotrickling filters: Screening of chemicals of potential interest. Water Research. 1999 Jul 1;33(10):2383u201391.
• Cox HHJ, Nguyen TT, Deshusses MA. Predation of bacteria by the protozoa Tetrahymena pyriformis in toluene-degrading cultures. Biotechnology Letters. 1999 Jan 1;21(3):235u20139.
• Cox HH, Deshusses MA. Biomass control in waste air biotrickling filters by protozoan predation. Biotechnology and bioengineering. 1999 Jan;62(2):216u201324.
• Deshusses MA, Cox HHJ. Cost benefit approach to reactor sizing and nutrient supply for biotrickling filters for air pollution control. Environmental Progress. 1999 Jan 1;18(3):188u201396.
• Webster TS, Cox HHJ, Deshusses MA. Resolving operational and performance problems encountered in the use of a pilot/full-scale biotrickling filter reactor. Environmental Progress. 1999 Jan 1;18(3):162u201372.
• Cox HHJ, Nguyen TT, Deshusses MA. Elimination of toluene vapors in biotrickling filters: performance and carbon balances. Proceedings of the Air Waste Management Association S Annual Meeting Exhibition. 1998 Dec 1;9.
• Deshusses MA, Cox HHJ, Miller DW. Use of CAT scanning to characterize bioreactors for waste air treatment. Proceedings of the Air Waste Management Association S Annual Meeting Exhibition. 1998 Dec 1;5.
• Cox HH, Deshusses MA. Biological waste air treatment in biotrickling filters. Current opinion in biotechnology. 1998 Jun;9(3):256u201362.
• Cox HHJ, Deshusses MA. Use of protozoa to control biomass in biotrickling filters for waste air treatment. Proceedings of the Air Waste Management Association S Annual Meeting Exhibition. 1997 Dec 1;
• Deshusses M, Johnson CT, Hohenstein GA, Leson G. Treating high loads of ethyl acetate and toluene in a biofilter. Proceedings of the Air Waste Management Association S Annual Meeting Exhibition. 1997 Dec 1;
• Zuber L, Dunn IJ, Deshusses MA. Comparative Scale-Up and Cost Estimation of a Biological Trickling Filter and a Three-Phase Airlift Bioreactor for the Removal of Methylene Chloride from Polluted Air. Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association. 1997 Sep 1;47(9):969u201375.
• Deshusses MA. Biological waste air treatment in biofilters. Current opinion in biotechnology. 1997 Jun;8(3):335u20139.
• Deshusses MA, Chen W, Mulchandani A, Dunn IJ. Innovative bioreactors. Current opinion in biotechnology. 1997 Apr;8(2):165u20138.
• Geoghegan DP, Hamer G, Deshusses MA. Effects of unsteady state conditions on the biooxidation of methyl ethyl and methyl isobutyl ketone in continuous flow liquid phase cultures. Bioprocess Engineering. 1997 Jan 1;16(6):315u201322.
• Deshusses MA. Transient behavior of biofilters: Start-up, carbon balances, and interactions between pollutants. Journal of Environmental Engineering. 1997 Jan 1;123(6):563u20138.
• Deshusses MA, Hamer G, Dunn IJ. Transient-state behavior of a biofilter removing mixtures of vapors of MEK and MIBK from air. Biotechnology and bioengineering. 1996 Mar;49(5):587u201398.
• Deshusses MA, Hamer G, Dunn IJ. Behavior of biofilters for waste air biotreatment. 1. Dynamic model development. Environmental science & technology. 1995 Apr;29(4):1048u201358.
• Deshusses MA, Hamer G, Dunn IJ. Behavior of biofilters for waste air biotreatment. 2. Experimental evaluation of a dynamic model. Environmental science & technology. 1995 Apr;29(4):1059u201368.
• Deshusses MA, Hamer G. The removal of volatile ketone mixtures from air in biofilters. Bioprocess Engineering. 1993 Aug 1;9(4):141u20136.
• DESHUSSES MA. The Removal of Volatile Ketone Mixtures from Air in Biofilters. Bioprocess Engineering. 1993;9:141u20136.
• Deshusses MA, Hamer G. Methyl Isobutyl and Methyl Ethyl Ketone Biodegradation in Biofilters. 1992 Jan 1;8(C):393u20139.

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