Water purification is considered one of the most essential issues in our lives. Therefore, the
contamination of water surfaces owing to the hasty upsurge in industrialization has received …

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 …

Smart surfaces with responsive wettability are unstable, and depend upon continuous
external stimuli, which limits their widespread application in switchable oil/water emulsions …

Clean and safe water is crucial to maintaining human life on earth. Solar-powered seawater
desalination (SSD) is a promising and feasible way to use solar energy resources to …

The separation of the emulsified oil/water is one of the critical environmental challenges.
The PVDF membranes have been found helpful for separation, but rapid fouling makes them …

With the rapid development of science and technology, superhydrophobic nanomaterials
have become one of the hot topics from various subjects. Due to their distinct properties …

Frequent offshore oil leakage accidents and large quantities of oily-wastewater produced in
industry and daily life bring huge challenges to global water purification. The adaptability …

In the past few years, bioinspired eco-friendly superhydrophobic materials (EFSMs) have
made great breakthroughs, especially in the fields of environment, energy and biology …

The detrimental impacts of oily contaminants on the environment and living organisms
necessitate effective wastewater treatment methods. MXenes, with their exceptional …

Oily wastewater discharged from the petrochemical industry and people's daily life has
caused severe eco-environmental issues. Thus, developing efficient and durable oil/water …