Superhydrophobic nanohybrid sponges for separation of oil/water mixtures

NY Abu-Thabit, OJ Uwaezuoke, MHA Elella - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The industrial revolution has led to different types of environmental pollution, including
frequent leakage of crude oil to marine waters and the contamination of wastewater with …

Recent progress in fabrication and application of BN nanostructures and BN-based nanohybrids

DV Shtansky, AT Matveev, ES Permyakova, DV Leybo… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to its unique physical, chemical, and mechanical properties, such as a low specific
density, large specific surface area, excellent thermal stability, oxidation resistance, low …

A biomimetic design for efficient petrochemical spill disposal: CoFe-PBA modified superhydrophobic melamine sponge with mechanical/chemical durability and low …

H Guan, R Li, R Lian, J Cui, M Ou, L Liu, X Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to frequent petrochemical spills, environmental pollution and the threat of secondary
marine fires have arisen, necessitating an urgent need for petrochemical spill treatment …

Thermally conductive and superhydrophobic polyurethane sponge for solar-assisted separation of high-viscosity crude oil from water

N Habibi, A Pourjavadi - ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rapid and effective separation of high-viscosity heavy crude oil from seawater is a
worldwide challenge. Herein, an ultralow density, photothermal, superhydrophobic, and …

Finely regulated polyamide membranes with rapid water transport for low-pressure precise nanofiltration

A Zhang, J Zhu, S Han, Y Zhang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Low-pressure nanofiltration (NF) has evinced huge application prospects for ion/molecule
separation. However, current polyamide-based membranes made by highly reactive …

Simple preparation superhydrophobic melamine sponge via one-step emulsion polymerization for continuous oil/water separation in harsh environment

C Zhao, J Li, Z Chen, H Huang, J Cheng… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
The oil spill and industrial oily wastewater in large quantities has caused severe harm to the
environment and human health, which make an urgent requirement to develop low-cost, eco …

Facile, cost-effective and mechanically stable graphene-melamine sponge for efficient oil/water separation with enhanced recyclability

B Dehingia, H Kalita - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Water contamination due to the accidental release of oil spills and the discharge of industrial
wastes into water bodies is considered an ecological disaster worldwide. At present, it is …

Poly (vinyl alcohol) assisted regulation of aramid nanofibers aerogel structure for thermal insulation and adsorption

J Li, J Huang, L Hua, Z Lu - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In aramid nanofibers (ANFs) aerogels, poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) was used as an aid molding
agent. This study demonstrated that implementing PVA could result in a tunable pore …

Enzymatic construction of temperature-responsive PDMAPS-decorated textiles for oil-water separation

B Qi, B Fan, B Xu, M Zhou, Y Yu, L Cui, Q Wang… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
In view of the frequent occurrence of oil-containing pollutant discharge events, many optimal
strategies for oil-water separation were proposed. However, the large-scale application of …

OGF nanocomposite foam for enhanced recyclability and oil-recovery

D Yadav, RK Das, S Saxena, S Shukla - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Continuous oil spills around the world not only affect the air and water quality but also lead
to massive destruction of the natural ecosystem of shallow and deep-waters. Existing …