Membrane technology has been broadly utilized in water purification including wastewater
treatment, seawater or brackish water desalination. However, it often suffers from the severe …

The industries like petroleum refining, petrochemicals, metallurgical, oil & gas, etc., generate
a substantial volume of oily wastewater, and it is recognized as a potential threat to the …

Binding nanoparticles on complex structured materials surface is an important issue for
nanotechnology, such as obtain an superwetting surface. To fabricate a highly nanoparticles …

With the advent of modern drilling technology namely sand-tar, hydraulic fracturing and
enhanced oil recovery, the amount of waste water to be treated before reuse and/or …

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 …

Faced on the threat of oil-contaminated wastewater to the environment and health of human
body, we demonstrated, for the first time, a facile method for fabrication of novel nanoporous …

While of enormous scientific interests, the super-wetting materials capable of one-step
separation of oils and dyes from water are rare on the market. Besides, the disposal of the …

A superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic PVDF membrane (PVDFAH) has been
prepared by surface-coating of a hydrogel onto the membrane surface, and its superior …

Oil/water emulsion separation is a worldwide challenge because of frequent oil spill
accidents and the large quantities of oily wastewater generated in various industrial …

Traditional polymer membranes prepared by phase inversion process have the problems of
low flux and serious fouling when they were used for oil/water separation. In this work, an …