Recent developments in the application of membrane separation technology and its challenges in oil-water separation: A review

B Li, B Qi, Z Guo, D Wang, T Jiao - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In the development and production process of domestic and foreign oil fields, large amounts
of oil-bearing wastewater with complex compositions containing toxic and harmful pollutants …

A comprehensive review of lignocellulosic biomass derived materials for water/oil separation

X Li, X Jin, Y Wu, D Zhang, F Sun, H Ma… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
With rapid socioeconomic development, oil is widely used in all aspects of modern society.
However, the extraction, transport, and processing of oil inevitably lead to the production of …

Dual-functional superhydrophilic/underwater superoleophobic 2D Ti3C2TX MXene-PAN membrane for efficient oil-water separation and adsorption of organic dyes in …

R Imsong, DD Purkayastha - Separation and Purification Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
The incorporation of two-dimensional Ti 3 C 2 TX MXene nanoflakes into polymeric
membranes has piqued researchers' enthusiasm as a way to improve the effectiveness of oil …

Super-hydrophilic electrospun PAN nanofibrous membrane modified with alkaline treatment and ultrasonic-assisted PANI in-situ polymerization for highly efficient …

M Shakiba, M Abdouss, S Mazinani… - Separation and Purification …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyaniline (PANI) is utilized in numerous membrane-based oil/water emulsion separation
systems due to its simple synthesis, low cost, chemical stability, and abundant amino …

Membrane wettability manipulation via mixed-dimensional heterostructured surface towards highly efficient oil-in-water emulsion separation

J Zhang, F Zhang, W Fang, J Jin - Journal of Membrane Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Membranes with super-wetting surface work well at separating oil-water mixtures, but
efficient and continuous separation of surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsion is difficult to …

Antimicrobial cellulose paper tuned with chitosan fibers for high-flux oil/water separation

H Ling, L Wang, Q Lin, Q Huang, X Zhang, J Ren… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Separating films with both high efficiency and large flux are desperately needed to meet the
rising demand for the treatment of oily wastewater, while traditional oil/water separation …

Super hydrophilic modified biaxially oriented polypropylene microporous membrane for excellent gravity-driven oil/water emulsion separation

ZR Usha, DMD Babiker, R Yu, J Yang, W Chen… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Considering the protection of our natural environment from oily wastewater toxicity, the
biaxially orientated polypropylene (PP) microporous membrane is taken as a suitable …

PES/Fe3S4@ NiO self-cleaning membrane with rapid catalysis for effective emulsion separation and dye degradation

D Xu, C Li, J Liu, G Liu, H Zhu, H Zhang, B Yu… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Fenton membrane is effective in removing organic pollutants from wastewater through
the synergy of Fenton catalysis and membrane separation. However, the preparation of a …

Simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil/water separation via gravity filtration

RA Roslan, WJ Lau, CS Ong, YZ Tan… - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Improving surface chemistry of a material is important for oil/water separation. In this work,
we demonstrated a simple approach that could be employed to flexibly modify the properties …

Robust and highly hydrophilic ultrafiltration membrane with multi-branched cellulose nanocrystals for permeability-selectivity anti-trade-off property

S Zheng, S Yang, Z Ouyang, Y Zhang - Applied Surface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
To overcome challenges associated with the “trade-off” effect and membrane fouling, the
high-performance ultrafiltration membranes were prepared by blended multi-branched …