An overview of biomass-based Oil/Water separation materials

W Zhang, Y Liu, F Tao, Y An, Y Zhong, ZC Liu… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The ever-increasing amount of oily wastewater from industries poses a serious threat to the
ecological environment and human health, and separation of oil and water remains a …

Carbon-based nanomaterial intervention and efficient removal of various contaminants from effluents–a review

S Manimegalai, S Vickram, SR Deena, K Rohini… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Water treatment is a worldwide issue. This review aims to present current problems and
future challenges in water treatments with the existing methodologies. Carbon nanotube …

Superhydrophobic sponge decorated with hydrophobic MOF-5 nanocoating for efficient oil-water separation and antibacterial applications

S Barthwal, Y Jeon, SH Lim - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2022 - Elsevier
Increased discharge of industrial oily effluent threatens the environment and human health;
thus, researchers are developing effective methods to separate oil from water. Recently …

Biocarbon materials

AK Mohanty, S Vivekanandhan, O Das… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Biocarbons are carbonaceous solids derived from renewable and sustainable feedstocks
and their combinations through thermochemical conversion at high temperatures (> 350° C) …

Recent developments in slippery liquid-infused porous surface

W Yao, L Wu, L Sun, B Jiang, F Pan - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2022 - Elsevier
Slippery liquid-infused porous surface (SLIPS) has attracted increasing interest in anti-icing,
anti-corrosion, anti-fouling, and surface omniphobicity, in view of its superior stability and …

Guar gum, a low-cost sustainable biopolymer, for wastewater treatment: a review

S Mandal, S Hwang, SQ Shi - International journal of biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid population growth and the resultant pollution of freshwater resources have created a
water stress condition reducing the availability of safe and affordable water. Guar gum, a …

Melamine resin-coated lignocellulose fibers with robust superhydrophobicity for highly effective oil/water separation

L Kang, L Shi, Q Zeng, B Liao, B Wang… - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract oil pollution incidents emerge in endlessly, threatening global ecological security
and environmental sustainability. It is a consensus of current scientific research to develop …

Advances in special wettable materials for adsorption separation of high-viscosity crude oil/water mixtures

B Xiang, Q Liu, W Yan, Y Wei, P Mu, J Li - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Effective separation of highly viscous crude oil/water mixtures remains a worldwide
challenge. Employing special wettable materials with adsorptive properties as an emerging …

Superhydrophobic polyimide/cattail-derived active carbon composite aerogels for effective oil/water separation

Y Wang, X Zeng, W Wang, P Zhou, R Zhang… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The frequent oil spill accidents have created increasingly environmental and ecological
problems. Therefore, the development of effective oil-cleaning materials is of great …

Biomass-based/derived value-added porous absorbents for oil/water separation

Y Zhang, EK Sam, J Liu, X Lv - Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2023 - Springer
The frequent leakage of petroleum and organic solvents has catastrophic and far-reaching
implications for the ecological environment, resulting in severe threats to aquatic organisms …