Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) is rarely used as substrate membrane for thin film composite
polyamide (PA) nanofiltration (NF) membrane due to its hydrophobic surface pushes water …

Abstract Effects of iron (III) ion level and ionic strength on membrane fouling in coagulation-
ultrafiltration (UF) process were explored in this study. Two interesting filtration phenomena …

Oily wastewater is the largest liquid waste generated, mainly resulting from oil and gas
production. It consists of hazardous materials, salts, toxic chemicals, surfactants and crude …

There is a great interest to develop efficient fire-resistant materials. While ethylene vinyl
acetate (EVA) is a widely used material, it suffers from the problem of relatively high …

Adsorbents play a vital role in responding to marine oil spills, yet effectively cleaning up
viscous oil spills remains a technical challenge. Herein, we present a superhydrophobic oil …

Mitigation of membrane fouling is an important problem to be solved in the application of
membrane technology. In this research, we synthesised a kind of Cu-MOF-74 by a facile and …

Efficient separation of oil/water emulsion is still a worldwide challenge. Herein, a new
conception/strategy of in-situ electroflotation driven by hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) …

Designing a stable and uniform hydrophilic material for separation of oil and water is
strongly desired for sustainable management of oily wastewater. Herein, a stable and …

Emerging contaminants generated due to industrialization have shrunken fresh water
bodies. Nanofiltration membranes are relatively efficient at separating contaminants of …

Current hydrophilic modification strategies improve the antifouling ability of membranes but
fail to completely eliminate the fouling of emulsified oil droplets with a wide size distribution …