This review presents the adsorptive removal process of hazardous materials onto carbon-
based materials comprising activated carbon, graphene, carbon nanotubes, carbon …

Rapid progress in micro-and nanotechnologies such as lab-on-a-chip (microfluidic
networks, sensors, actuators, and connectors), soft lithography (replica moulding …

Superhydrophobic membranes are desirable for separation of water-in-oil emulsions,
membrane distillation, and membrane condensation. However, the lack of large-scale …

Oil spill has now been a serious environmental issue, threatening the aquatic ecosystems
and even human living environment. It is still challenging to develop absorbents for efficient …

Oil sorbents play a very important part in the remediation processes of oil spills. To enhance
the oil‐sorption properties and simplify the oil‐recovery process, various advanced oil …

Owing to their structural advantages in comparison with bulk polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS),
porous 3D substrates, which are also known as PDMS sponges, possess immense potential …

Many advanced materials are designed for separation of immiscible oils/organic solvents
and aqueous solutions, including poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)‐based materials with …

The ever-increasing human demand for safe and clean water is gradually pushing
conventional water treatment technologies to their limits. It is now a popular perception that …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have good toughness and hydrophobicity. The embedding of
CNTs into a graphene aerogel (GA) network could modify various properties of the GA. In …

The demand for high performance multifunctional wearable devices is more and more
pushing towards the development of novel low-cost, soft and flexible sensors with high …