Biography

  • PhD Membrane technology (Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh). Thesis title: Inorganic contaminant removal with nanofiltration/reverse osmosis - 2007-2012
  • MSci Environmental engineering (University of North Carolina). Thesis title: The fate and transport of antibiotics in watersheds - 2005-2007
  • BSci Chemical engineering (University of Colorado) - 2001-2005

Research project

High Resolution Isotopic Tracing of Secular Changes in Arsenic Hazard in Circum-Himalayan Groundwaters

Working with:

Research interests

Water purification, environmental fate and transport, arsenic, desalination, membrane technology, ion transport, drinking water treatment, sustainable development, science/policy interface.

Publications

  • Richards L.A., B.S. Richards, B. Corry, A.I. Schäfer. 2013. Response to Comment on “Experimental energy barriers to anions transporting through nanofiltration membranes”. Environmental Science & Technology 47 (15): 8987 – 8988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es402784j
  • Richards L.A., B.S. Richards, B. Corry, A.I. Schäfer. 2013. Experimental energy barriers to anions transporting through nanofiltration membranes. Environmental Science & Technology. 47 (4): 1968 – 1976. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es303925r
  • Richards L.A., A.I. Schäfer, B.S. Richards, B. Corry. 2012. Quantifying barriers to monovalent anion transport in narrow non-polar pores. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 14: 11633-11638. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2CP41641G
  • Richards L.A., A.I. Schäfer, B.S. Richards, B. Corry. 2012. The importance of dehydration in determining ion transport in narrow pores. Small. 8 (11): 1701-1709. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ smll.201102056
  • Richards L.A., B.S. Richards, A.I. Schäfer. 2011. Renewable energy powered membrane technology: Inorganic contaminant removal from Australian groundwaters. Membrane Water Treatment. 2 (4).
  • Richards L.A., B.S. Richards, A.I. Schäfer. 2011. Renewable energy powered membrane technology: Salt and inorganic contaminant removal by nanofiltration/reverse osmosis. Journal of Membrane Science. 369 (1-2): 188-185. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2010.11.069
  • Richards L.A., M. Vuachère, A.I. Schäfer. 2010. Impact of pH on the removal of fluoride, nitrate and boron by nanofiltration/reverse osmosis. Desalination 261: 331-337. http:// dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2010.06.025
  • Richards L.A., B.S. Richards, H.M.A. Rossiter, A.I. Schäfer. 2009. Impact of speciation on fluoride, arsenic and magnesium retention by nanofiltration-reverse osmosis in remote Australian communities. Desalination. 248: 177-183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.054
  • Pellegrino J., C. Gorman, L. Richards. 2007. A speculative hybrid reverse-osmosis/electrodialysis unit operation. Desalination 214: 11-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/ j.desal.2006.09.024