Advancement in utilization of bio-based materials including cellulose, lignin, chitosan for bio-inspired surface coatings with special wetting behavior: A review on …

N Kaushal, AK Singh - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural bio-material surface with hydrophobic behavior (aqueous droplet to roll off from its
surface) has inspired researchers to design sustainable artificial coatings with hydrophobic …

MOF-based membranes for oil/water separation: Status, challenges, and prospects

M Awwad, M Bilal, M Sajid, MS Nawaz… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Oily wastewater has adverse impacts on the ecosystem, human health, and marine life.
Scientists tried to resolve this issue by exploring and proposing different innovative …

Hierarchical fiber with granular-convex structure for highly efficient PM2. 5 capture

Y Deng, M Zhu, T Lu, Q Fan, W Ma, X Zhang… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Air pollution has seriously affected human health and the atmospheric environment.
Preparation of fiber membrane with hierarchical structure provides an advanced method for …

In-situ growth of robust and superhydrophilic nano-skin on electrospun Janus nanofibrous membrane for oil/water emulsions separation

B Cheng, S Yan, Y Li, L Zheng, X Wen, Y Tan… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is difficult for composite fibrous membranes to achieve up to 99.5% separation efficiency
for oil/water emulsions under cycling separation. Herein, a simple method is developed to in …

Multifunctional hydrophilic MXene/Gelatin composite aerogel with vertically aligned channels for efficient sustainable solar water evaporation and Oil/Water separation

N Xue, H Cui, W Dong, W Chu, M Li, H Jiang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solar-driven water evaporation has emerged as a sustainable approach for water
purification and desalination, helping to relieve the long-standing water scarcity issues …

Stearic acid modified Co2+-doped ZnO: The construction of micro-nano structure for its superhydrophobic performance and visible-light photocatalytic degradation of …

Z Yang, J Zhang, W Zhang, Q Zhou, J Shen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Herein, the Co 2+-doped ZnO nanoarrays with high photocatalytic activity were
grown on the stainless steel wire mesh (Co 2+-ZnO@ SSM) by the hydrothermal method …

Natural microfibrils/regenerated cellulose-based carbon aerogel for highly efficient oil/water separation

X Ma, S Zhou, J Li, F Xie, H Yang, C Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cellulose-based carbon aerogels as biodegradable and renewable biomass materials have
presented potential applications in oil/water separation. Herein, a novel carbon aerogel …

Tree-inspired aerogel with a radial and centrosymmetric structure for efficient solar-powered water purification

F Li, G Miao, Z Hou, L Xu, X Zhu, X Miao… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Solar-powered water purification is one of the promising choices for clean water production.
However, it remains challenging to develop aerogel solar evaporators that simultaneously …

Facile preparation of hydrophilic PVDF membrane via tea polyphenols modification for efficient oil-water emulsion separation

J Xu, J Cui, H Sun, Y Wu, C Xue, A Xie, C Li - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Facile preparation of hydrophilic membranes is essential for achieving efficient separation of
oil-water emulsion. In this paper, a hydrophilic PVDF@ TP membrane was prepared by very …

Highly robust separation for aqueous oils enabled by balsa wood-based cellulose aerogel with intrinsic superior hydrophilicity

J Wu, J Tian, Z Qian, J Huang, D Sun - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
Owing to the strong adsorption capacity, cellulose aerogel has emerged as a promising
material in the field of oil–water separation. In this study, we have taken advantage of the …