Antifouling membranes for oily wastewater treatment: Interplay between wetting and membrane fouling

S Huang, RHA Ras, X Tian - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2018 - Elsevier
Oily wastewater is an extensive source of pollution to soil and water, and its harmless
treatment is of great importance for the protection of our aquatic ecosystems. Membrane …

Novel receiver-enhanced solar vapor generation: review and perspectives

A Raza, JY Lu, S Alzaim, H Li, TJ Zhang - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Efficient solar vapor/steam generation is important for various applications ranging from
power generation, cooling, desalination systems to compact and portable devices like …

Photocatalytic hydrogen production from seawater under full solar spectrum without sacrificial reagents using TiO2 nanoparticles

J Zhang, Y Lei, S Cao, W Hu, L Piao, X Chen - Nano Research, 2022 - Springer
Photocatalytic water splitting (PWS) has attracted widespread attention as a sustainable
method for converting solar to green hydrogen energy. So far PWS research has mainly …

One-step fabrication of robust superhydrophobic and superoleophilic surfaces with self-cleaning and oil/water separation function

Z Zhang, H Wang, Y Liang, X Li, L Ren, Z Cui, C Luo - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Superhydrophobic surfaces have great potential for application in self-cleaning and oil/water
separation. However, the large-scale practical applications of superhydrophobic coating …

Sustainable biomimetic solar distillation with edge crystallization for passive salt collection and zero brine discharge

MA Abdelsalam, M Sajjad, A Raza… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The urgency of addressing water scarcity and exponential population rise has necessitated
the use of sustainable desalination for clean water production, while conventional thermal …

Nanostructured TiO2/CuO dual-coated copper meshes with superhydrophilic, underwater superoleophobic and self-cleaning properties for highly efficient oil/water …

S Yuan, C Chen, A Raza, R Song, TJ Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Oil-contaminated water caused by either oil spill disasters or industrial disposal has posed a
global risk to environmental sustainability and human health. To address the ever-growing …

Biomimetic multilayer nanofibrous membranes with elaborated superwettability for effective purification of emulsified oily wastewater

J Ge, Q Jin, D Zong, J Yu, B Ding - ACS applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Creating a porous membrane to effectively separate the emulsified oil-in-water emulsions
with energy-saving property is highly desired but remains a challenge. Herein, a multilayer …

Optical and electronic properties of colloidal cadmium sulfide

RV Ingle, SF Shaikh, J Kaur, M Ubaidullah… - Materials Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium sulfide (CdS) is prepared with an easy and cost-effective method like the chemical
route method. In the preparation method, there are 6-different types of CdS nanoparticles …

Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic carbon nanofiber grafted polyurethane for oil-water separation

N Baig, FI Alghunaimi, HS Dossary, TA Saleh - Process Safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The oil contamination in water and industrial wastewater is a concern for the environment.
The role of carbon nanofiber (CNF) grafted onto polyurethane (PU) for oil absorption was …

Underwater superoleophobic wood cross sections for efficient oil/water separation

M Vidiella del Blanco, EJ Fischer… - Advanced Materials …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Functional surfaces with specific wettability are widely encountered in nature and have
inspired the development of oil‐repellent materials for oil/water separation. Despite some …