A role for newly developed sorbents in remediating large‐scale oil spills: Reviewing recent advances and beyond

H Kim, G Zhang, TCM Chung… - Advanced Sustainable …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation of ocean and freshwater have been crucial issues over the past decades,
and oil/water separation is a well‐known technology to restore polluted water systems. In the …

Grafted polymeric organogel using low molecular weight gelator as an effective medium for expulsion and purification of cationic dyes and organic pollutants from …

K Baruah, R Dutta, S Doley, SK Dolui - European Polymer Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
An increase in water pollution is a major concern for the safety of living organisms. The
present work revolves around synthesizing an organogel capable of absorbing …

Polysaccharide-based, emulsion-templated, porous poly (urethane urea) s: Composition, catalysis, cell growth

L Avraham, RA Sanguramath, O Cohen, L Perry… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are abundant natural resources that are of interest for various biomedical
applications. In addition to being biocompatible and biodegradable, these polymers can …

Oleo-sheets and omni-sheets: Fabric-like superabsorbers for oil, water, or any solvent

H Choudhary, C Zhou, SR Raghavan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Materials that can selectively absorb oil from water could be used to clear oil spills, but such
absorbents are typically either in the form of powders or small, bulky solids. In homes and …

Hydrophilic macroporous monoliths with tunable water uptake capacity fabricated by water‐in‐oil high internal phase emulsion templating

JJ Li, Y Wu, ZH Luo, YN Zhou - Journal of Polymer Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this contribution, a series of well‐defined amphiphilic di‐block copolymers poly (ethylene
oxide)‐b‐polystyrene (PEO43‐b‐PS x) with different PS segment lengths of x= 41, 78, and …

The Hydrogel Reimagined: Gel-Derived Sponges and Sheets as Absorbents for Water, Blood, and Oil

H Choudhary - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Polymer hydrogels, ie, crosslinked networks of polymer chains swollen in water, are well-
studied materials. Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) gels that can absorb more than 100x their …