There is a huge risk of contamination of water bodies due to the various oil exploration,
transport, and industrial operational activities that are taking place across the world. Physical …

The threat of environmental pollution caused by spilled oil is rapidly increasing along with
the expansion of oil exploration, the development of maritime activities and industrial growth …

Extraction of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) from wastes is a valuable strategy from the
environmental and economical points of view. Herein, a novel and cost-effective method for …

Oily sewage has made serious impact on environment and people's life, and its treatment
has become a global problem to be urgently solved. Oil-water separation has been …

Oil spill accidents and oily wastewater discharged by petrochemical industries have
severely wasted water resources and damaged the environment. The use of special wetting …

Oil/water separation becomes a research hotspot because of the frequent oil spill accidents.
Although lots of separating membranes with super-wettability have been fabricated to …

Membrane distillation (MD) is one of the emerging separation technologies with extremely
high separation factor, especially in desalination application. MD utilizes the hydrophobic …

Candle soot, traditionally considered as an unwanted source of air-pollution, has slowly
been phased out by modern lighting techniques. However, a 2007 study by Liu and co …

Faced with the complex and severe water pollution situation, various water treatment
technologies are developing rapidly. Environmental functional materials, as the material …

Superhydrophobic surfaces with a high contact angle and a low sliding angle are promising
candidates for corrosion resistance. In general, an excellent chemical and mechanical …