Superwetting cotton textiles for separation of oil/water mixtures

MH Abu Elella, NY Abu-Thabit, OJ Uwaezuoke… - Cellulose, 2023 - Springer
The industrial revolution has led to a frequent leakage of crude oil into marine waters and
the contamination of wastewater with various oils and organic liquids. Therefore, the …

Fabrication of fibrous MXene nanoribbons (MNRs) membrane with efficient performance for oil-water separation

Z Huang, L Shen, H Lin, B Li, C Chen, Y Xu, R Li… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oily wastewater discharge due to industrial activities and oil spills has taken great tolls on
human health and global environment. Fabrication of high-efficiency membrane is of critical …

Superhydrophobic polyurethane sponge based on sepiolite for efficient oil/water separation

Y Pang, Z Yu, H Chen, Q Xiang, Q Wang, C Xie… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Massive oil leakage accidents and illegal discharge of oily wastewater have not just
destroyed the sustainability of the ecological environment but caused permanent damage to …

“Several birds with one stone” strategy of pH/thermoresponsive flame-retardant/photothermal bactericidal oil-absorbing material for recovering complex spilled oil

Y Chen, J Lin, GAM Mersal, J Zuo, J Li, Q Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although many material designs or strategic methods have been proposed for treating oil
spills and oily wastewater, the complex oily state, dealing with the harsh operating …

Durable superhydrophobic/superoleophilic melamine foam based on biomass-derived porous carbon and multi-walled carbon nanotube for oil/water separation

H Shayesteh, MS Khosrowshahi… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In the present study, fabrications of two eco-friendly superhydrophobic/superoleophilic
recyclable foamy-based adsorbents for oil/water mixture separation were developed …

Facile one-step fabrication of superhydrophobic melamine sponges by poly (phenol-amine) modification method for effective oil–water separation

K Zheng, W Li, S Zhou, G Huang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Although polydopamine (PDA)-related modification is widely studied in the fabrication of
superhydrophobic sponges, the high cost of dopamine limits its widespread application. To …

Durable superhydrophobic sponge for all-weather cleanup of viscous crude oil by electrothermal and photothermal effects

Y Yan, M He, P Zhou, X Zeng, X Huang, P Pi… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Creating innovative absorbent materials with a rapid absorption rate and high absorption
efficiency for viscous crude oils continues to be a global problem. Hydrophobic/oleophilic …

Mechanism insights into the role of the support mineralization layer toward ultrathin polyamide nanofilms for ultrafast molecular separation

Q Song, Y Lin, T Ueda, T Istirokhatun, Q Shen… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, a highly perm-selective thin-film composite (TFC) nanofilm was successfully
developed via silicification interlayer-mediated interfacial polymerization. The silicification …

Highly permeable nanofilms with asymmetric multilayered structure engineered via amine-decorated interlayered interfacial polymerization

Q Song, Y Lin, S Zhou, T Istirokhatun, Z Wang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tailormade polyamide (PA) membrane structures for ultrafast water transportation that
possess excellent selectivity are promising for efficient water reclamation. In this study, an …

Superhydrophobic melamine sponge-sorbent fabricated using WS2, halloysite nanotube, octyltriethoxysilane, tetraethoxysilane, and polydimethylsiloxane for the …

O Duman, CÖ Diker, SM Güreşir, U Cengiz… - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Here, a novel coating formulation was developed using WS 2, halloysite nanotube (HNT),
octyltriethoxysilane (OTES), tetraethoxysilane (TEOS), and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to …