The separation of oil/water mixtures by modified melamine and polyurethane foams: A review

SM Hailan, D Ponnamma, I Krupa - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Melamine (MA) and polyurethane (PU) foams, including both commercial sponges for daily
use as well as newly synthesized foams are known for their high sorption ability of both polar …

Surface engineering using PDMS and functionalized nanoparticles for superhydrophobic coatings: Selective liquid repellence and tackling COVID-19

AK Singh - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, synthesis and design of bioinspired nanostructured coated surfaces with
exceptional selective liquid repellency (superhydrophobicity) have been a fascinating area …

Activation of chloride by oxygen vacancies-enriched TiO2 photoanode for efficient photoelectrochemical treatment of persistent organic pollutants and simultaneous …

J Wu, Y Tao, C Zhang, Q Zhu, D Zhang, G Li - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) activation of chloride ions (Cl-) to degrade persistent organic
pollutants (POPs) is a promising strategy for the treatment of industrial saline organic …

Asymmetric superwetting stainless steel meshes for on-demand and highly effective oil-water emulsion separation

L Qiu, J Zhang, Z Guo, W Liu - Separation and Purification Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Oil-water separation, especially emulsion separation, has become a global challenge due to
frequent oil spills and the increase in industrial oily wastewater. It is of great significance to …

Enhancing oil-in-water emulsion separation performance of polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel nanofibrous membrane by squeezing coalescence demulsification

X Zhu, L Zhu, H Li, C Zhang, J Xue, R Wang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
The membrane fouling is the obstruction that limits the efficiency and durability of the
nanofibrous membrane in oil-water emulsion separation. Herein, a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) …

High-efficient photocatalytic degradation of commercial drugs for pharmaceutical wastewater treatment prospects: a case study of Ag/g-C3N4/ZnO nanocomposite …

NQ Thang, A Sabbah, LC Chen, KH Chen, CM Thi… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical drugs' removal from wastewater by photocatalytic oxidation process is
considered as an attractive approach and environmentally friendly solution. This report aims …

Coaxial electrospun nanofibrous aerogels for effective removal of oils and separation of water-in-oil emulsions

G Jiang, J Ge, Y Jia, X Ye, L Jin, J Zhang, Z Zhao… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Superabsorbents, used in the removal of oils and organic solvents, play a extremely
important role in environmental protection. There is an urgent demand for environment …

Recent aspects in membrane separation for oil/water emulsion

MS Shalaby, G Sołowski… - Advanced Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oily wastewater is generated by various industries in extraordinary growing volumes, such
as oil refineries, petrochemicals, metallurgical, food & beverages, and dairy industries …

Room-temperature fabrication of superhydrophobic covalent organic framework (COF) decorated cotton fabric for high-flux water-in-oil emulsion separation

L Chen, C Zhou, H Yang, J Lin, Y Ge, W Zhou… - Chemical …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We report the preparation of a two-dimensional superhydrophobic covalent organic
framework (COF)-coated cotton fabric via a rapid one-step method at room temperature. The …

Robust superhydrophobic surface fabrication by fluorine-free method on filter paper for oil/water separation

Y Teng, Y Wang, B Shi, X Li, Y Chen - Polymer Testing, 2020 - Elsevier
Robust superhydrophobic surface exhibiting anti-fouling and self-cleaning ability were
successfully fabricated by nano TiO2 modified by γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (KH550) and …