A comprehensive review on the behavior and evolution of oil droplets during oil/water separation by membranes

J Zhang, K Peng, ZK Xu, Y Xiong, J Liu, C Cai… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane separation technology has significant advantages for treating oil-in-water
emulsions. Understanding the evolution of oil droplets could reveal the interfacial and …

Advances in synthesis and application of amphoteric polymer-based water treatment agents

W Yu, L Xiong, J Teng, C Chen, B Li, L Zhao, H Lin… - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Water treatment agents (WTAs) are indispensable in various water treatment processes.
Amphoteric polymers possessing unique charge characteristic and diverse polymeric …

Engineering in situ catalytic cleaning membrane via prebiotic‐chemistry‐inspired mineralization

X Yang, Y Wen, Y Li, L Yan, CY Tang, J Ma… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pressure‐driven membrane separation promises a sustainable energy‐water nexus but is
hindered by ubiquitous fouling. Natural systems evolved from prebiotic chemistry offer a …

Ultrasmall Cu3(PO4)2 Nanoparticles Reinforced Hydrogel Membrane for Super-antifouling Oil/Water Emulsion Separation

Y Mo, F Zhang, H Dong, X Zhang, S Gao, S Zhang… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Membrane fouling is a persistent and crippling challenge for oily wastewater treatment due
to the high susceptibility of membranes to contamination. A feasible strategy is to design a …

[HTML][HTML] Oil-in-water separation with graphene-based nanocomposite membranes for produced water treatment

A Alammar, SH Park, CJ Williams, B Derby… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
The treatment of wastewater from the oil and gas industry presents a very specific problem
because the wastewater produced is comprised of a complex mixture of oil and water that …

In situ metal-polyphenol interfacial assembly tailored superwetting PES/SPES/MPN membranes for oil-in-water emulsion separation

R Wang, X Zhao, Y Lan, L Liu, C Gao - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic membranes have recently attracted
increased attention in oily wastewater treatment because of their potential to promote …

Scalable weaving of resilient membranes with on-demand superwettability for high-performance nanoemulsion separations

Y Wang, LF Villalobos, L Liang, B Zhu, J Li, C Chen… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
This study leverages the ancient craft of weaving to prepare membranes that can effectively
treat oil/water mixtures, specifically challenging nanoemulsions. Drawing inspiration from …

Recent advances in nanomaterial-incorporated nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration

C Wang, MJ Park, DH Seo, E Drioli… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, there is an increasing interest on organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) for the
separation and recovery of organic solvents due to the high energy consumption and the …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrafiltration with organic solvents: a review on achieved results, membrane materials and challenges to face

CM Sánchez-Arévalo, MC Vincent-Vela… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Among all the available membrane processes, ultrafiltration is one of the most commonly
used and industrially adapted. Apart from aqueous filtrations, the ultrafiltration of solvent …

Engineering superwetting membranes through polyphenol-polycation-metal complexation for high-efficient oil/water separation: From polyphenol to tailored …

X Zhao, R Wang, Y Lan, T Wang, J Pan, L Liu - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
Utilizing membrane to deal with the issues of oily wastewater discharge from the processing
of petroleum or gas products, oil field exploitation and oil leakage has been widely …