Effect of microplastics in water and aquatic systems

MN Issac, B Kandasubramanian - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Surging dismissal of plastics into water resources results in the splintered debris generating
microscopic particles called microplastics. The reduced size of microplastic makes it easier …

Electrospinning nanofibers and nanomembranes for oil/water separation

X Yan, X **ao, C Au, S Mathur, L Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Offshore oil spills, industrial oily wastewater, and domestic oil pollution are some of the most
serious global challenges, and are leading environmental causes of morbidity and mortality …

Robust superhydrophobic coating with hollow SiO2/PAA-b-PS Janus microspheres for self-cleaning and oil–water separation

Y Bao, J Chang, Y Zhang, L Chen - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Superhydrophobic coating can be widely used in many fields because it is not easily wetted
by water like lotus leaves. However, most of superhydrophobic coating is difficult to …

One-step fabrication of polylactic acid (PLA) nanofibrous membranes with spider-web-like structure for high-efficiency PM0. 3 capture

Y Zhao, J Ming, S Cai, X Wang, X Ning - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
High-efficiency air filters are in high demand to protect human health from the threat of
ultrafine particulate matters (PM). However, most commercial air filters are less effective for …

Application of MXenes for air purification, gas separation and storage: A review

F Dixit, K Zimmermann, M Alamoudi, L Abkar… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
MXenes are a new type of two-dimensional (2D) inorganic compound which offer high
surface area, superlative chemical stability, thermal conductivity, hydrophilicity and …

Hydrothermal synthesized UV-resistance and transparent coating composited superoloephilic electrospun membrane for high efficiency oily wastewater treatment

M Zhang, W Ma, J Cui, S Wu, J Han, Y Zou… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
As oily wastewater issues continue to grow, the treatment of oily wastewater has become
urgent an emergency. However, present solutions are restricted by the limited performance …

Needleless electrospun phytochemicals encapsulated nanofibre based 3-ply biodegradable mask for combating COVID-19 pandemic

NA Patil, PM Gore, NJ Prakash, P Govindaraj… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The emergence of COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected human health and world
economies. According to WHO guidelines, continuous use of face mask is mandatory for …

Superwetting Janus membranes: focusing on unidirectional transport behaviors and multiple applications

H Zhou, Z Guo - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
It should be noted that the one-way transportation of liquids is of great significance to the
separation or collection process and the manipulation of microfluids can effectively solve …

Naturally biomimicked smart shape memory hydrogels for biomedical functions

JM Korde, B Kandasubramanian - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent periods, shape memory hydrogels (SMHs) have sought conjoint attention from
industries as well as academia owing their intrinsic biocompatibility as well as …

Electrospun frogspawn structured membrane for gravity-driven oil-water separation

M Zhang, W Ma, S Wu, G Tang, J Cui, Q Zhang… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to prepare a fibrous membrane scaffold that possesses a frogspawn
structure for high-efficiency oil-water separation. Polyamic acid was first electrospun onto a …