The separation of oil and water is an important pursuit for saving endangered environments.
In 2010, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill widely and seriously damaged the ocean and coast near …

This study sought to analyze the effect of curing temperature on mechanical strength and
microstructure of a copper tailing-based geopolymer via scanning electron microscopy …

In this study, both the modification of activated halloysite nanotube (HNT) with
methyltriethoxysilane (METES) and the fabrication of durable, superhydrophobic (water …

In this study, combined waste-derived alkali activators are used to prepare volcanic ash-
based geopolymers and to evaluate their durability under freeze–thaw conditions. The …

A number of researchers have been studying on the creation of hydrophobic and oleophobic
surfaces due both to the pure scientific interest and to industrial applications. These studies …

In recent years, fire accidents occur frequently and the risk of fire increases sharply, which
seriously threatens the service life of concrete engineering and the safety of people's life and …

In the present work, silane coatings based on glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane/
methyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS/MTMS) and silica nanoparticles were prepared by a sol-gel …

Considerable efforts have been made over the last few decades for developing self-cleaning
surfaces exhibiting high water contact angles. We prepared TEOS based hydrophobic, self …

This work attempts to investigate the effects of aluminum dosage on the immobilization of
heavy metals in alkali-activated municipal solid waste incineration fly ash-based pastes to …

Polymer hydrogels with superior strength and toughness are potential candidate materials
for the replacement or engineering of load-bearing tissues. This manuscript reports novel …