Water bodies contain a large number of harmful environmental pollutants, including oil,
heavy metal ions and dyes, which has become a major global problem. The current work …

With rapid socioeconomic development, oil is widely used in all aspects of modern society.
However, the extraction, transport, and processing of oil inevitably lead to the production of …

Lignocellulosic materials with hydrophobic properties are of great interest for developing
sustainable products that can be used in various applications such as packaging, water …

Loose assemblies of cellulose fibers could be employed in the clean-up of oil spills, but the
difficulty to separate them from the spill after use makes them impractical. In an effort to …

The oil spill is still a great challenge, or even a disaster, for the ecological and environmental
protection, especially over the offshore area. Here we reported a surface modification of …

Abstract Development of a simple, green, and universal method for the fabrication of
hydrophobic cellulosic materials is of significance for enlarging their applications. Herein …

Intensified oil exploitation accompanied with frequent oil spills having a detrimental impact
on ecosystems are seeking efficient, environmentally and economically feasible solutions. In …

The increasing usage of petroleum-based compounds has prompted numerous
environmental concerns. Consequently, there has been a steady rise in research on the …

Surface modifications of cellulose nanomaterials can be used to tailor their surface charge
and hydrophilicity-hydrophobicity characteristics. Additionally, it can facilitate the selective …

Thousands of oil spill incidents regrettably have occurred on a daily basis around the globe.
Oil spills are a form of pollution that poses major catastrophic threats to marine ecosystems …