Clean water resources are essential to our human society. Oil leakage has caused water
contamination, which leads to serious shortage of clean water, environmental deterioration …

Oil–in–water emulsion separation is a challenging separation process in industries due to
the large volumes of emulsified oil produced. Membrane technology has become more …

Facing millions of tons of discharged oily wastewater each year worldwide, it is highly
desired to develop eco-friendly, cost-effective and high-efficiency oil/water separation …

Traditional membranes for oil/water separation are subjected to the severe mutual constraint
between selectivity and permeability. Fabricating membranes with extremely high …

Thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes, comprising nanofillers and nanoscale dense
polymeric barriers, were prepared by introducing nanomaterials into a polyamide layer …

This review is devoted to the application of bulk synthetic polymers such as polysulfone
(PSf), polyethersulfone (PES), polyacrylonitrile (PAN), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) for …

Mussel-inspired polydopamine (PDA) modification of membrane is an effective alternative
for improving permeation flux and anti-fouling performance. Meanwhile, efficient method for …

Super-wetting membranes with outstanding permeation and anti-fouling performance are
promising candidates for highly-efficient oily wastewater treatment. Herein, we designed a …

Membrane fouling is a persistent and crippling challenge for oily wastewater treatment due
to the high susceptibility of membranes to contamination. A feasible strategy is to design a …

Lack of water resources and water pollution by heavy metal ions and microorganisms has
made it necessary to utilize efficient water treatment methods. In this study, for the first time …