The ever-increasing oil spill accidents from industries and the daily life have caused serious
economic loss, destroyed the ecological environment and threatened human health. In order …

Oil leakage and the discharge of organic wastewater have not only threatened the
ecosystem, but also greatly aggravated water scarcity. The separation of oil-water mixture …

The highly efficient utilization of bioresources and natural organic wastes has attracted great
attention, due to the high-speed consumption and shortage of energy in modern society …

In this work, in order to ameliorate the hydrophobic property and adsorption capacity of
nanocellulose (NC) aerogel, the nanochitosan (NCS) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) …

Oily wastewater has been recognised as the most dangerous form of environmental
pollution since the pollutant comes from a variety of sources and may harm humans …

Being cost-effective, synthetic materials were initially used abundantly for the removal of oil.
Gradually, however, awareness of the use of dispersants like Corexit, which makes water …

Biopolymer aerogels were among the first aerogels produced, but only in the last decade
has research on biopolymer and biopolymer–composite aerogels become popular …

Appropriate surface wettability of membranes and materials are of an extreme importance
for targeting separation of mixtures/emulsions such as oil from water or conversely water …

Chitosan with abundant functional groups is regarded as important ingredients for preparing
aerogel materials in life science. The biocompatibility and biodegradability of chitosan …

Attributed to low cost, renewable, and high availability, cellulose-based aerogels are
desirable materials for various applications. However, mechanical robustness and …