Lignin-based porous carbon adsorbents for CO 2 capture
D Barker-Rothschild, J Chen, Z Wan… - Chemical Society …, 2025 - pubs.rsc.org
A major driver of global climate change is the rising concentration of atmospheric CO2, the
mitigation of which requires the development of efficient and sustainable carbon capture …
mitigation of which requires the development of efficient and sustainable carbon capture …
Advances in CO2-switchable surfactants towards the fabrication and application of responsive colloids
CO 2-switchable surfactants have selective surface-activity, which can be activated or
deactivated either by adding or removing CO 2 from the solution. This feature enables us to …
deactivated either by adding or removing CO 2 from the solution. This feature enables us to …
A dual pH‐and light‐responsive spiropyran‐based surfactant: Investigations on its switching behavior and remote control over emulsion stability
A cationic surfactant containing a spiropyran unit is prepared exhibiting a dual‐responsive
adjustability of its surface‐active characteristics. The switching mechanism of the system …
adjustability of its surface‐active characteristics. The switching mechanism of the system …
Advanced switchable molecules and materials for oil recovery and oily waste cleanup
Advanced switchable molecules and materials have shown great potential in numerous
applications. These novel materials can express different states of physicochemical …
applications. These novel materials can express different states of physicochemical …
A novel switchable collector for selective flotation of fine copper oxide from silica
A novel pseudo-Gemini collector (PGC) featuring pH-responsive collecting power and
enhanced selectivity is developed for flotation recovery of fine copper oxides from silica. The …
enhanced selectivity is developed for flotation recovery of fine copper oxides from silica. The …
Dynamic duo: vibrational sum frequency scattering investigation of ph-switchable carboxylic acid/carboxylate surfactants on nanodroplet surfaces
MJ Foster, AP Carpenter… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Surfactants containing pH-switchable, carboxylic acid moieties are utilized in a variety of
environmental, industrial, and biological applications that require controlled stability of …
environmental, industrial, and biological applications that require controlled stability of …
CO2-responsive surfactant for oil-in-water emulsification and demulsification from molecular perspectives
To economically and environmentally recover oil from reservoirs and promote CO 2
utilization (CU) project, CO 2 responsive surfactants have been developed to undertake …
utilization (CU) project, CO 2 responsive surfactants have been developed to undertake …
CO2-responsive surfactants for greener extraction of heavy oil: A bench-scale demonstration
In water-based oil sands extraction, the recovery of ultra-heavy oil is determined by two
essential stages: liberation and aeration. However, these two stages prefer opposite water …
essential stages: liberation and aeration. However, these two stages prefer opposite water …
High-efficiency and durable removal of water-in-heavy oil emulsions enabled by delignified and carboxylated basswood with zwitterionic nanohydrogel coatings
Hypothesis It is hypothesized that grafting zwitterionic nanohydrogel (ZNG) helps to achieve
anti-asphaltene properties on cellulosic substrates, thus overcoming the fouling issue of …
anti-asphaltene properties on cellulosic substrates, thus overcoming the fouling issue of …
Enhancing oil–solid and oil–water separation in heavy oil recovery by CO2‐responsive surfactants
Interfacial properties are of critical importance to various separation applications. In heavy
oil recovery, for example, a low oil–water interfacial tension (IFT) benefits the separation of …
oil recovery, for example, a low oil–water interfacial tension (IFT) benefits the separation of …