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 …

The discharge of oily wastewater and offshore oil spills contaminates the biotic and aquatic
environment and ultimately result in the destruction of the ecosystem. Recently, the …

The development of membrane technology has proved vital in providing a sustainable and
affordable supply of clean water to address the ever-increasing demand. Though liquid …

While membrane-based oil-water separation has been widely explored, using conventional
membranes to treat oily wastewaters remains practically challenging especially when such …

Nanomaterials have emerged as the new future generation materials for high-performance
water treatment membranes with potential for solving the worldwide water pollution issue …

Due to their excellent attributes of high water permeance, good stability and antifouling
properties, silicon carbide (SiC) membranes have achieved widespread application in …

Microfiltration (MF) technology has become an emerging and promising separation process
for oily wastewater (OW) pre-treatment owing to its high oil separation efficiency and ease of …

Ceramic membranes have drawn increasing attention in oily wastewater treatment as an
alternative to their traditional polymeric counterparts, yet persistent membrane fouling is still …

Water purification from various sources is crucial in mitigating global water shortage and
ensuring universal access to clean and safe drinking water. Incorporation of nanoparticles …

Recovering oil from oily wastewater is not only for economic gains but also for mitigating
environmental pollution. However, demulsification of oil droplets stabilized with surfactants …