Bio-based materials with special wettability for oil-water separation

Q Fan, T Lu, Y Deng, Y Zhang, W Ma, R Xiong… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Oil leakage and the discharge of organic wastewater have not only threatened the
ecosystem, but also greatly aggravated water scarcity. The separation of oil-water mixture …

Functional hydrogel coatings

J Liu, S Qu, Z Suo, W Yang - National Science Review, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Hydrogels—natural or synthetic polymer networks that swell in water—can be made
mechanically, chemically and electrically compatible with living tissues. There has been …

Special Superwetting Materials from Bioinspired to Intelligent Surface for On‐Demand Oil/Water Separation: A Comprehensive Review

Y Yang, Z Guo, W Liu - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since superwetting surfaces have emerged, on‐demand oil/water separation materials
serve as a new direction for meeting practical needs. This new separation mode uses a …

Bio-inspired surface engineering of hydrophobic membranes with nano-structured hydrogel toward viscous oil-in-water emulsion separation

J Meng, J Zhang, X Shen, J Xie, Q Liao, F He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Oil-fouling is a troublesome problem for membrane separating viscous oil-in-water
emulsions. Nano-structured hydrogel is a superhydrophilic material showing a superior anti …

Polyimide based super-wettable membranes/materials for high performance oil/water mixture and emulsion separation: A review

U Baig, M Faizan, MA Dastageer - Advances in Colloid and Interface …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article reviews the application of highly heat and pressure resistant polyimide material
for the development of membranes/materials that exhibit unique super-wettability, the …

Multifunctional membranes with super-wetting characteristics for oil-water separation and removal of hazardous environmental pollutants from water: a review

U Baig, M Faizan, M Sajid - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, oil-water separation techniques have been widely researched due
to influences of oil pollution. The oil pollution is significantly increasing day-by-day because …

Self-cleaning, underwater writable, heat-insulated and photocatalytic cellulose membrane for high-efficient oil/water separation and removal of hazardous organic …

Z Yin, F Yuan, M Li, M Xue, D Zhou, Y Chen… - Progress in Organic …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the fabrication and characterization of a multifunction cellulose membrane is
reported:(і) high stable in harsh environment (acid/alkali solution, high temperature …

Polymeric hydrogels—a promising platform in enhancing water security for a sustainable future

SL Loo, L Vásquez, A Athanassiou… - Advanced Materials …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although water is essential for global health and the socio‐economic development of
modern society, providing fresh water universally in a sustainable and affordable manner …

Bio-inspired underwater superoleophobic PVDF membranes for highly-efficient simultaneous removal of insoluble emulsified oils and soluble anionic dyes

G Zhang, Y Li, A Gao, Q Zhang, J Cui, S Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Exploiting high-performance polymer membranes, which can simultaneously remove of both
highly-emulsified oils and water-soluble contaminants such as dyes, is urgently required, yet …

A super hygroscopic hydrogel for harnessing ambient humidity for energy conservation and harvesting

DK Nandakumar, SK Ravi, Y Zhang, N Guo… - Energy & …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Atmospheric humidity, an abundant source of water, is widely considered as a redundant
resource demanding expense of energy to maintain it under comfortable levels for human …