Functional flax fiber with UV-induced switchable wettability for multipurpose oil-water separation

X Chen, Y Liu, G Huang, C An, R Feng, Y Yao… - … Science & Engineering, 2022 - Springer
The large number of oily wastewater discharges and oil spills are bringing about severe
threats to environment and human health. Corresponding to this challenge, a functional PAA …

pH-responsive nonwoven fabric with reversibly wettability for controllable oil-water separation and heavy metal removal

TT Li, S Li, F Sun, BC Shiu, HT Ren, CW Lou… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Removal of organic solvents and heavy metals in effluents is of great significance to
environmental pollution control and ecological civilization construction. pH-responsive …

Use of Nano-TiO2 self-assembled flax fiber as a new initiative for immiscible oil/water separation

Y Liu, G Huang, C An, X Chen, P Zhang, R Feng… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, an environmental friendly, reusable and low-cost functionalized flax fiber was
fabricated to separate immiscible oil and water. Flax fibers were modified by plasma …

ZnO nanoneedle-modified PEEK fiber felt for improving anti-fouling performance of oil/water separation

J Wang, Q Du, J Luan, X Zhu, J Pang - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Membrane separation has been considered to be the most effective decontamination
method for oily waste water. The most significant point of membrane separation is the …

A novel superhydrophobic cotton fabric constructed by rosin-based polymer and nano-hydroxyapatite for oil/water separation

W Wang, C Chen, Z Li, X Xu, X Li, Y Qing, Y Cao… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The discharge of oily wastewater in daily life and industrial production has inflicted severe
damage on the natural environment and human health. Therefore, it is urgent to separate …

Beads-on-string structured nanofibers for smart and reversible oil/water separation with outstanding antifouling property

Y Wang, C Lai, X Wang, Y Liu, H Hu… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
It is challenging to explore a unified solution for the treatment of oily wastewater from
complex sources. Thus, membrane materials with flexible separation schemes are highly …

Novel eco-friendly bio-nano-hybridized woolen felts for effective oil/water separation

M Hatami, S Panahi, M Moezzi, F Barez… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Herein, a novel eco-friendly oil/water separation membrane was fabricated by bio-nano-
hybridized surface modifications of waste woolen felt, which are inexpensive and …

Temperature-responsive nanofibers for controllable oil/water separation

Y Wang, C Lai, H Hu, Y Liu, B Fei, JH Xin - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Surface functionalization with stimuli-responsive materials can turn an ordinary material into
a smart one that shows adaptive properties upon external stimuli. In this study, an …

AgNPs-thiols modified PVDF electrospun nanofiber membrane with a highly rough and pH-responsive surface for controllable oil/water separation

R Su, L Li, J Kang, X Ma, D Chen, X Fan… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
To develop a novel membrane with controllable wettability in response to external stimuli for
intelligent oil/water separation is always in urgent demand. In this study, a pH-responsive …

Design of amphoteric micro/nanofiber-coupling fabric for ultrafast, precise, and robust removal of water droplets from oils

C Li, C Long, Y Cai, Z Li, Z Guan, H Song, L Guo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main problem affecting oil applications is water contamination, which causes reduced
oil film strength, additive failure, oil foaming, lubricating oil mildew, etc., with serious impacts …