The demand for lithium is growing rapidly with the increase in electric vehicles, batteries and
electronic equipments. Lithium can be extracted from brines, yet the separation of lithium …

Hierarchical materials that exhibit order over multiple length scales are ubiquitous in nature.
Because hierarchy gives rise to unique properties and functions, many have sought …

Over the last few decades, the global pollution of surface and groundwater poses a serious
threat not only to human beings but also towards aquatic lives due to the presence of …

Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally induced membrane separation process that
utilizes vapor pressure variance to permeate the more volatile constituent, typically water as …

Polymers have had an enormous impact on science and technology, and their interest
relating to the development of new macromolecular materials has exponentially increased …

Light-powered self-oscillation of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) has been extensively
utilized in designing the promising and superb opto-mechanical systems and architectures …

The increase in demand for membranes with effective performance and unlimited durability
for environmental applications has inspired renewed interest in studies focusing on novel or …

Current work discusses the synthesis and characterization of a pH and thermo-responsive
poly (N-vinylcaprolactam-TiO 2-acrylic acid)(VCL-TiO 2-AA) polymer nanocomposite in …

In this work, a cost-effective and facile method was adopted for the fabrication of graphene
oxide nanoscrolls (GONS) by low frequency (20 kHz) ultrasonication with tunable …

Stimuli‐responsive polymer membranes have gained particular attention for the ability to
tune opportunely their physicochemical properties under the application of an external …