Developing advanced superwetting oil/water separation materials with controlled wettability,
excellent selectivity and sustainable separation is a persistent pursuit for researchers …

There is a huge risk of contamination of water bodies due to the various oil exploration,
transport, and industrial operational activities that are taking place across the world. Physical …

A crude oil spill is a common issue during offshore oil drilling, transport and transfer to
onshore. Second, the production of petroleum refinery effluent is known to cause pollution …

Oil spills result in negative impacts on the environment, economy and society. Due to tidal
and waves actions, the oil spillage affects the shorelines by adhering to the soil, making it …

Rhamnolipids are a class of biosurfactants which contain rhamnose as the sugar moiety
linked to β-hydroxylated fatty acid chains. Rhamnolipids can be widely applied in many …

The holistic study of soils requires an interdisciplinary approach involving biologists,
chemists, geologists, and physicists, amongst others, something that has been true from the …

Carbon‐based functional materials hold the key for solving global challenges in the areas of
water scarcity and the energy crisis. Although carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene have …

Offshore oil spills are of tremendous concern due to their potential impact on economic and
ecological systems. A number of major oil spills triggered worldwide consciousness of oil …

Marine oil spills are one of the major sources of water pollution causing huge environmental
damage and economic destruction. They disturbs the ecological framework of the oceans …

ABSTRACT A significant portion of oil from the recent Deepwater Horizon (DH) oil spill in the
Gulf of Mexico was transported to the shoreline, where it may have severe ecological and …