A review on oil/water emulsion separation membrane material

N Zhang, X Yang, Y Wang, Y Qi, Y Zhang, J Luo… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Mussel-inspired hydrogels: from design principles to promising applications

C Zhang, B Wu, Y Zhou, F Zhou, W Liu… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Mussel-inspired chemistry, owing to its unique and versatile functions to manipulate
dynamic molecular-scale interactions, has emerged as a powerful tool for the rational design …

A multilayer mesh porous 3D-felt fabric evaporator with concave array structures for high-performance solar desalination and electricity generation

Z Lei, B Hu, P Zhu, X Wang, B Xu - Nano Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Solar-driven interfacial evaporation is a promising sustainable strategy to address global
water scarcity. However, develo** large-area, high-performance, multifunctional anti …

Electrostatic self-assembly of nanoscale FeS onto MXenes with enhanced reductive immobilization capability for U (VI) and Cr (VI)

F Liu, S Wang, B Hu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Herein, a MXenes decorated nanoscale FeS composites were developed via electrostatic
self-assembly strategy to achieve efficient U (VI)/Cr (VI) adsorption-reduction. Different …

Thermodynamic and kinetic understanding for managing the controllability of interfacial polymerization

C Liu, CY Zhu, C Zhang, HC Yang, ZK Xu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Interfacial polymerization serves as a revolutionary technique to create polymer membranes
such as polyamides, polyesters, and covalent organic frameworks, holding exceptional …

Polydopamine surface chemistry: a decade of discovery

JH Ryu, PB Messersmith, H Lee - ACS applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polydopamine is one of the simplest and most versatile approaches to functionalizing
material surfaces, having been inspired by the adhesive nature of catechols and amines in …

A multiscale porous 3D‐fabric evaporator with vertically aligned yarns enables ultra‐efficient and continuous water desalination

Z Lei, S Zhu, X Sun, S Yu, X Liu, K Liang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Solar steam generation has emerged as an environment‐friendly and promising strategy to
overcome the freshwater and energy crisis. However, simultaneously attaining the satisfied …

[HTML][HTML] Mussel-inspired surface engineering for water-remediation materials

Z Wang, HC Yang, F He, S Peng, Y Li, L Shao… - Matter, 2019 - cell.com
Mussel-inspired chemistry, as a powerful tool to manipulate material properties, has been
widely studied and implemented in surface engineering of a variety of materials for …

Antifouling membranes for sustainable water purification: strategies and mechanisms

R Zhang, Y Liu, M He, Y Su, X Zhao… - Chemical Society …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the greatest challenges to the sustainability of modern society is an inadequate
supply of clean water. Due to its energy-saving and cost-effective features, membrane …

Membrane fouling by emulsified oil: A review

E Tummons, Q Han, HJ Tanudjaja, CA Hejase… - Separation and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Separation of liquid–liquid emulsions is a challenging problem that has gained importance
with the development of unconventional oil resources. Large volumes of water contaminated …