Recent advances in the development of nanofiber-based aerogel for oil-water separation: a review

Y Liu, M Hao, Z Chen, S Ramakrishna, Y Liu, X Wang… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, the offshore oil spills and the massive discharge of industrial waste and civil oils
have caused irreversible harm to residents and marine organisms and are some of the most …

Nanocellulose-based composite aerogels toward the environmental protection: Preparation, modification and applications

J Yang, X Han, W Yang, J Hu, C Zhang, K Liu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose aerogel has the advantages of porosity, low density and high specific surface
area, which can effectively realize the adsorption and treatment of wastewater waste gas …

Sodium alginate-based functional materials toward sustainable applications: Water treatment and energy storage

Y Wang, Y Lu - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Most synthetic materials used in water treatment and energy storage are nonbiodegradable
and nonrenewable, causing the generation of massive electronic wastes and discarded …

Superwetting PVA/cellulose aerogel with asymmetric structure for oil/water separation and solar-driven seawater desalination

B Zhan, Z Chen, W Zhou, X Li, G Wang, Y Liu - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Extracting clean water from oily wastewater and seawater is one of the effective strategies to
alleviate the freshwater crisis. However, achieving both high separation efficiency and …

Melt-blown fiber felt for efficient all-weather recovery of viscous oil spills by Joule heating and photothermal effect

B Qi, N Wang, X Hu, S Cui, H Liu, R He, J Lian… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Adsorbents play a vital role in responding to marine oil spills, yet effectively cleaning up
viscous oil spills remains a technical challenge. Herein, we present a superhydrophobic oil …

Bacterial cellulose composite aerogel with high elasticity and adjustable wettability for dye absorption and oil–water separation

X Hu, S Zhang, B Yang, M Hao, Z Chen, Y Liu… - Applied Surface …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, cellulose-based biomass aerogel, as a high performance adsorption material, has
received considerable attention. However, it remains a huge challenge to prepare cellulose …

Chitosan/silica hybrid aerogels with synergistic capability for superior hydrophobicity and mechanical robustness

S Zhang, Y Liao, K Lu, Z Wang, J Wang, L Lai… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chitosan aerogels could be applied potentially in thermal insulation for energy-saving
buildings, separation/adsorption, and catalysis. However, disadvantages of chitosan …

Biofabricated graphene-magnetite nanobioaerogel with antibiofilm property: Response surface methodology based optimization for effective removal of heavy metal …

B Ramalingam, SK Das - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Fabrication of mechanically stable porous materials with excellent adsorption capacity for
different types of heavy metal ions simultaneously is still scientifically and technically …

Green synthesized nano-silver/cellulose aerogel as a robust active and recyclable catalyst towards nitrophenol hydrogenation

TGT Ho, DPT Truong, HB Nguyen, BL Do… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water contamination by hazardous aromatic nitro compounds is a serious problem, and
reduction in p-nitrophenol (PNP) by combining a catalyst and a reductant has been a topic of …

Preparation of nanocellulose-based aerogel and its research progress in wastewater treatment

J Zhao, X Yuan, X Wu, L Liu, H Guo, K Xu, L Zhang… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the fast expansion of the economy and industry results in a considerable volume
of wastewater being released, severely affecting water quality and the environment. It has a …