Separation of liquid–liquid emulsions is a challenging problem that has gained importance
with the development of unconventional oil resources. Large volumes of water contaminated …

Membrane separation processes have become an emerging technology for the treatment of
oily wastewater due to high oil removal efficiency and relatively facile operational process …

The discharge of oily wastewater and offshore oil spills contaminates the biotic and aquatic
environment and ultimately result in the destruction of the ecosystem. Recently, the …

Oil/water separation is an important field, not only for scientific research but also for practical
applications aiming to resolve industrial oily wastewater and oil-spill pollution, as well as …

Recently, large quantities of oily wastewater discharged from our daily life and industries
have caused serious environmental problems. In addition, frequent oil spill accidents …

Over the last few decades, the global pollution of surface and groundwater poses a serious
threat not only to human beings but also towards aquatic lives due to the presence of …

A fundamental study of microfiltration membrane fouling by emulsified oil was conducted
using a combination of real-time visualization, force balance on a droplet, and permeate flux …

Oil spills and the emission of oily wastewater have triggered serious water pollution and
environment problems. Effectively separating oil and water is a world-wide challenge and …

Microfiltration (MF) technology has become an emerging and promising separation process
for oily wastewater (OW) pre-treatment owing to its high oil separation efficiency and ease of …

Oil leakage and discharge of industrial organic solvents are the main reasons for the oily
wastewater. The separation of oil/water emulsions has been a global challenge due to the …