Recent advances in polymer membranes employing non-toxic solvents and materials

D Zou, SP Nunes, IFJ Vankelecom, A Figoli… - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymer membranes have attracted interest in many areas, such as desalination, water
treatment, gas separation, and energy storage and generation. Membrane fabrication …

Research progress in solar-assisted crude oil absorbing materials

J Fu, W Xu, F Cao, Q Wang, Z Li, H Li, X Liu… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to the high viscosity and low fluidity of crude oil at room temperature, the efficient
recovery of offshore oil spills by an environmental friendly way is still a global challenge. Oil …

Magnetic chitosan‐based aerogel decorated with polydimethylsiloxane: A high‐performance scavenger for oil in water

Z Yin, W Liu, M Bao, Y Li - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Most ingredients used to construct porous substrate of hydrophobic magnetic absorbent for
oil/water separation are toxic, environmentally incompatible and difficult to degrade. With the …

Chiral separation of D,L‐phenylglycine by cellulose triacetate membranes

HW Zhao, XF Cui, LM Yuan - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Enantiopure pharmaceuticals are especially important in medicinal applications.
Phenylglycine, as a critical pharmaceutical intermediate, is often utilized in single …

Eco-friendly fabrication of aerogels from cigarette butts for removal of oil spill and cationic dye in wastewater

TTN Nghiem, NHN Do, TT Nguyen… - Journal of Sol-Gel …, 2024 - Springer
Oil spills and dye pollution are currently severe problems that the world is facing due to their
negative influences on the ecosystem. In this study, two novel promising and economical …

Constructing cellulose diacetate aerogels with pearl-necklace-like skeleton networking structure

S **ong, Y Hu, S Zhang, Y **ao, Z Li - Gels, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cellulose and its derivative aerogels have attracted much attention due to their renewable
and biodegradable properties. However, the significant shrinkage in the supercritical drying …