Noncovalent interactions, which usually feature tunable strength, reversibility, and
environmental adaptability, have been recognized as driving forces in a variety of biological …

The ever-increasing oil spill accidents from industries and the daily life have caused serious
economic loss, destroyed the ecological environment and threatened human health. In order …

The tunable wettability by pH‐stimulus has great potential in liquid adhesion, transport,
collection, and separation due to its rapid response and wide control range. However …

Oil–in–water emulsion separation is a challenging separation process in industries due to
the large volumes of emulsified oil produced. Membrane technology has become more …

Smart membranes with responsive wettability show promise for controllably separating
oil/water mixtures, including immiscible oil-water mixtures and surfactant-stabilized oil/water …

Small molecules and ions pass through molecular separation membranes with channels at
the nanometer scale. These nanochannel membranes are playing an increasingly important …

Currently, Janus membranes have attracted growing attention in oil-water separation due to
the unique asymmetric wettability on opposite two surfaces. Nevertheless, it is still …

Clean water resources are crucial for human society, as the leakage and discharge of oily
wastewater not only harm the economy but also disrupt our living environment. Therefore …

The hazardous heavy metals coexisting with phosphorus-containing sewage sludge
seriously limit phosphorus recovery. Nanofiltration (NF) membrane, which can selectively …

The oil industry faces with crude oil emulsions formation issue. It is a common problem for
the most of oil-producing countries around the world, including the Republic of Kazakhstan …