Efficient separation of oil-water emulsions: competent design of superwetting materials for practical applications

RS Sutar, X Wu, SS Latthe, B Shi, R Xing… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Globally, the issue of oil-water emulsion is continuously tickling in the minds of researchers.
The oil-water emulsion is hazardous to marine ecological safety and human health around …

Biomimetic materials in oil/water separation: Focusing on switchable wettabilities and applications

H Zhang, Z Guo - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

In-situ electrostatic self-assembly superhydrophilic UiO-66-NH2@ h-PPS membranes for highly efficient oil-water emulsion separation

S Tian, Y Zhang, Q Sha, T Yang, Y Huang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly efficient treatment of oil-water emulsions in severe environments (organic solvents,
strong acids) is recognized as a challenging subject. Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) is an …

Electrospun nanomembranes at the liquid–liquid and solid–liquid interface-a review

S Osali, H Esfahani, R Jose, S Ramakrishna - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
A membrane is a thin layer or sheet at the interface of two material compartments aimed for
separation and purification processes. Membranes made using nanofibers, termed as …

Review on demulsification techniques for oil/water emulsion: Comparison of recyclable and irretrievable approaches

JY Low, CS Khe, F Usman, YM Hassan, CW Lai… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Since the establishment of the first global refinery in 1856, crude oil has remained one of the
most lucrative natural resources worldwide. However, during the extraction process from …

Double network cross-linked hydrogel coating membrane with photocatalytic self-cleaning performance for efficient oil-water separation

W Luo, Y Zuo, Y Zheng, X Long, F Jiao - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2023 - Elsevier
Oil-water separation is one of the most attractive areas in the field of energy and the
environment. However, the synthesis of oil-water separation membranes with high …

Highly Permeable Sulfonated Polydopamine Integrated MXene Membranes for Efficient Surfactant-Stabilized Oil-in-Water Separation

N Baig, NA Khan, B Salhi, I Abdulazeez, N Abu-Zahra… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
MXene is an incredibly promising two-dimensional material with immense potential to serve
as a high-performing separating or barrier layer to develop advanced membranes. Despite …

Unique Fiber Morphologies from Emulsion Electrospinning—A Case Study of Poly (ε-caprolactone) and Its Applications

S Ghosh, A Yadav, PM Gurave, RK Srivastava - Colloids and Interfaces, 2023 - mdpi.com
The importance of electrospinning to produce biomimicking micro-and nano-fibrous matrices
is realized by many who work in the area of fibers. Based on the solubility of the materials to …

Fish-gill inspired multifunctional nanofibrous membrane for efficient demulsification and pollutant sorption

PM Gurave, B Nandan, RK Srivastava - Journal of Membrane Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Importance of multifunctional membranes for efficient purification of contaminated oily
wastewater is globally realized due to depleting fresh water sources and environmental …

Degradable polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan@ carnauba wax superhydrophobic composite membrane for water-in-oil emulsion separation and heavy metal adsorption

S Chen, K Li, X Li, Z Chen, X Su, X Zhang, H Xie… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
At present, many oil-water separation membranes are being developed to purify oily
wastewater. However, oily wastewater often contains heavy metal, which are often difficult to …