Converting wastes to resource: preparation of NiO@ γ-Al2O3 sludge composite from aluminum-containing sludge for cadmium removal from wastewater

H Chen, H Wu, NSA Khan, X Peng, F Qiu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Solid sludge waste and heavy metal water pollution have attracted great interest due to the
adverse impacts on the ecological environment, which remains a significant challenge to …

Hierarchically tunable structure of polystyrene-based microfiber membranes for separation and selective adsorption of oil-water

C Xiong, Z Quan, H Zhang, L Wang, X Qin… - Applied Surface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Separation and selective adsorption of oil–water are widely involved in the industrial and
marine oil pollution removal. Among the advanced materials, microfiber membrane is a kind …

Negatively charged hollow crosslinked aromatic polymer fiber membrane for high-efficiency removal of cationic dyes in wastewater

X Lu, H Wang, J Chen, L Yang, T Hu, F Wu, J Fu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The complete, high-efficiency removal of cationic dyes in industrial wastewater before
discharge becomes particularly urgent due to their biological toxicity. The membranes have …

Enhanced separation of dual pollutants from wastewater containing Cr (Ⅵ) and oil via Fe-doped sludge derived membrane

Y Jiang, Q Tian, J Xu, F Qiu, T Zhang - Chemical Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
One-step separation of multi-component contaminants in chemical separations by a single
material is essential to simplify the separation process and enhance the separation …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing Nano-Adsorbents and Electrostatic Field Treatment for Sustainable Refinement of Crude Canola Oil

L Zhou, TJ Tse, F Chicilo, J Shen, V Meda… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
Removal of polar impurities, such as phospholipids, free fatty acids (FFA), and peroxides,
can be challenging during the refining of crude canola oil. Current conventional refining …

Dewetting assisted self-assembly of carbon nanotube into circular nanorings

S Basu, P Patra, J Sarkar - Chemical Engineering Science, 2022 - Elsevier
In this article, we demonstrate how the instability of a polymeric thin film, when cast either as
a mobile underlying support-layer of a bilayer assembly, as a mixture, or as a template …

Fabrication of micropatterned thin films through controlled phase separation of polystyrene/polydimethylsiloxane blends by spin coating

S Agarwal, M Lu, J Sarkar - Frontiers in Soft Matter, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In this study, we blended two readily available polymers, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), a
semi-crystalline polymer, and polystyrene (PS), an amorphous polymer, both having widely …

Miniaturized pattern formation in a soft elastically graded thin film in adhesive contact

S Singh, J Sarkar - Chemical Engineering Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Self-organization in soft (shear modulus: μ< 1 MPa) thin films (thickness: h< 10 μm) like poly-
dimethyl siloxane has been conducive in forming patterns at meso-nano lengthscales. When …