Bruce Logan
Evan Pugh University Professor and Kappe Professor of Environmental Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Most Recent Publications
Reducing pumping energy by using different flow rates of high and low concentration solutions in reverse electrodialysis cells
Bruce Logan, Wat. Res.
High H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> production in membrane-free electrolyzer via anodic bubble shielding towards robust rural disinfection
Kexin Yi, Chao Li, Shaogang Hu, Xiayu Yuan, Bruce E. Logan, Wulin Yang, 2025, Nature Communications
Asymmetric surface interaction-induced in-situ demulsification boosts emulsion removal and near-full flux recovery with contracted carbon fiber filter
Ziming Li, Xiwen Hu, Xu Wang, Yi Liu, Senlin Shao, Dengao Chang, Yalun Zhao, Xuhui Mao, Yimin Xie, Ziming Guo, Taolin Luo, Liandong Zhu, Bruce E. Logan, 2025, Journal of Membrane Science
Uphill transport of sulfate and chloride ions under different operational conditions of a reverse electrodialysis (RED) stack
Arash Emdadi, Lauren Greenlee, Bruce Logan, 2025, Chemical Engineering Journal
Tuning initial pH to decrease salt ion transport in saltwater electrolysis
Rachel F. Taylor, Fernan Martinez-Jimenez, Bruce E. Logan, 2025, Electrochemistry Communications
A Modified Donnan Dialysis Process Using Sacrificial Magnesium Plates to Improve Phosphorus Recovery and Capture Ammonium and Potassium for Use as a Liquid Fertilizer
Amir Akbari, Lauren Greenlee, Bruce E. Logan, 2025, ACS ES and T Engineering on p. 922-931
Viewpoint Catalyzing Climate Solutions through Energy and Carbon Education
Bruce E. Logan, Mim Rahimi, Li Li, Lea R. Winter, Wei Peng, Brandi J. Robinson, 2024, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 20333-20335
The high energetic potential of hydraulic fracturing wastewaters with both salinity and temperature gradients for electricity generation using a reverse electrodialysis stack
Arash Emdadi, Jamie Hestekin, Lauren Greenlee, Bruce Logan, 2024, Chemical Engineering Journal
Lactate-mediated medium-chain fatty acid production from expired dairy and beverage waste
Bin Bian, Wenxiang Zhang, Najiaowa Yu, Wei Yang, Jiajie Xu, Bruce E. Logan, Pascal E. Saikaly, 2024, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology
Using a non-precious metal catalyst for long-term enhancement of methane production in a zero-gap microbial electrosynthesis cell
Bin Bian, Najiaowa Yu, Amir Akbari, Le Shi, Xuechen Zhou, Chenghan Xie, Pascal E. Saikaly, Bruce E. Logan, 2024, Water Research
Most-Cited Papers
Electroactive microorganisms in bioelectrochemical systems
Bruce E. Logan, Ruggero Rossi, Ala’a Ragab, Pascal E. Saikaly, 2019, Nature Reviews Microbiology on p. 307-319
Assessment of Microbial Fuel Cell Configurations and Power Densities
Bruce E. Logan, Maxwell J. Wallack, Kyoung Yeol Kim, Weihua He, Yujie Feng, Pascal E. Saikaly, 2015, Environmental Science and Technology Letters on p. 206-214
Electrochemical technologies for wastewater treatment and resource reclamation
Yujie Feng, Lisha Yang, Junfeng Liu, Bruce E. Logan, 2016, Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology on p. 800-831
Low Energy Desalination Using Battery Electrode Deionization
Taeyoung Kim, Christopher A. Gorski, Bruce E. Logan, 2017, Environmental Science and Technology Letters on p. 444-449
COD removal characteristics in air-cathode microbial fuel cells
Xiaoyuan Zhang, Weihua He, Lijiao Ren, Jennifer Stager, Patrick J. Evans, Bruce E. Logan, 2015, Agricultural Wastes on p. 23-31
Emerging electrochemical and membrane-based systems to convert low-grade heat to electricity
Mohammad Rahimi, Anthony P. Straub, Fang Zhang, Xiuping Zhu, Menachem Elimelech, Christopher A. Gorski, Bruce E. Logan, 2018, Energy and Environmental Science on p. 276-285
A thermally regenerative ammonia-based battery for efficient harvesting of low-grade thermal energy as electrical power
Fang Zhang, Jia Liu, Wulin Yang, Bruce E. Logan, 2015, Energy and Environmental Science on p. 343-349
Temporal-spatial changes in viabilities and electrochemical properties of anode biofilms
Dan Sun, Shaoan Cheng, Aijie Wang, Fujian Li, Bruce E. Logan, Kefa Cen, 2015, Environmental Science & Technology on p. 5227-5235
A logical data representation framework for electricity-driven bioproduction processes
Sunil A. Patil, Sylvia Gildemyn, Deepak Pant, Karsten Zengler, Bruce E. Logan, Korneel Rabaey, 2015, Biotechnology Advances on p. 736-744
Impact of electrode configurations on retention time and domestic wastewater treatment efficiency using microbial fuel cells
Kyoung Yeol Kim, Wulin Yang, Bruce E. Logan, 2015, Water Research on p. 41-46
News Articles Featuring Bruce Logan
Jan 29, 2024
Six researchers recognized with Institute of Energy and the Environment Awards
Six Penn State researchers were recognized with Institute of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Research Awards at the IEE reception on Jan. 18 at the Hintz Family Alumni Center
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Nov 18, 2023
Dubai's Costly Water World
About the water in Water World
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Jun 27, 2023
Penn State Trustees Hear Plans to Boost Research Enterprise
Penn State achieved a record $1.03 billion in research expenditures in FY22 and is poised for continued growth as one of the nation's top research institutions, Lora G. Weiss, senior vice president for research, told the Board of Trustees' Committee on Academic Affairs, Research and Student Life on June 15.
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May 02, 2023
Energy, environmental seed grants awarded to interdisciplinary research teams
Nineteen interdisciplinary research teams received funding through the Institutes of Energy and the Environment’s (IEE) Seed Grant Program for 2023.
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May 02, 2023
Projects to advance zero-waste water research, solutions
A new master agreement with ENOWA, a company tasked with pioneering sustainable energy and water innovations, will support Penn State research efforts in sustainable water solutions.
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Feb 08, 2023
Six faculty members join the Institutes of Energy and the Environment
Six new Penn State faculty members have joined the Institutes of Energy and the Environment (IEE).
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Nov 21, 2022
Penn State researcher to deliver renewable energy talk to Danish Parliament
Bruce Logan, the director of the Institutes of Energy and the Environment, has been invited to speak to the Danish Parliament about energy as Europe wrestles with energy costs and insecurity.
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