Janus smart materials with asymmetrical wettability for on-demand oil/water separation: a comprehensive review

J Gong, B **ang, Y Sun, J Li - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Increasingly growth in the complex industrial oil-containing wastewater have posed
tremendous damage to ecological environment and human health. Materials with special …

Recent advances in superwetting materials for separation of oil/water mixtures

X Bai, Z Yuan, C Lu, H Zhan, W Ge, W Li, Y Liu - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Engineering surfaces or membranes that allow an efficient oil/water separation is highly
desired in a wide spectrum of applications ranging from oily wastewater discharge to …

Green Fabrication of Superhydrophilic/Underwater Superoleophobic Composite Membrane for High-Efficiency Oil/Water Separation in Harsh Environments

X Xu, H Kao, X Yu, J Zhou, P Hou, G Xu, J Chen - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Due to the high oil spill incidence and industrial wastewater discharge including oil and
emulsified oil, designing and synthesizing oil–water separation materials which can …

Under-oil superhydrophilic/superhydrophobic Janus nanofibrous membrane for highly efficient separation of surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions

T Guo, H Chi, Z Wei, Y Zhao - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Highly efficient separation of surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions with both a high
separation efficiency and high permeation flux is still challenging. In this work, an under-oil …

A novel Janus composite membrane and its enhanced antifouling strategy for emulsion purification

L Hu, F Li, J Liao, J She, H Wang, Y Zhang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of advanced membranes for the efficient separation of oil-water emulsions
and the degradation of soluble pollutants is crucial for environmental protection. This study …

Large-Area Preparation of a Robust Superamphiphobic Coating for Chemical Mechanical Polishing Application

F Xue, M Kou, H Zhou, W Meng, Y Tian, J Jiang - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) process, the abrasive particles in the polishing
slurry tend to agglomerate easily and crystallize on the equipment surfaces during recycling …

Highly Efficient Oil–Water Separation in Different Scenarios through Synergistic Self-Assembly of ZIF-67@ PPy Coatings with Unique Wetting Properties

D Li, F Yang, X Shi, G Tian, C Fu, Y Liu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In recent years, oil pollution and industrial organic pollutants discharge has become a major
problem affecting the ecological and human living environment, and the removal of oil in oily …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative Janus wood membranes: Harnessing wood anisotropy for superior liquid separation and transport

K Chen, X **ao, C Hao, F Sun, H Zhang, Y Tan… - Chemical Engineering …, 2025 - Elsevier
The asymmetric wettability of Janus membranes shows promising prospects in the field of
liquid transport and separation, and researchers are seeking environmentally friendly and …

Bioinspired Bionic Superhydrophobic Coating Based on Rosin Acid and TiO2 Nanoparticles for Oil–Water Separation and Anti-icing

W Wang, Z Wang, Z Li, C Chen, Y Wei… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2025 - ACS Publications
Oily wastewater discharge in daily life and industry poses a major threat to the environment
and human health. Recently, superhydrophobic materials for the treatment of oily …

Anhydrous sodium sulfate microparticles for efficient water separation from surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions

Y Zou, Y Xue, C Du, W Fu, B **a, Y He, L Ao, X Lv… - Chinese Chemical …, 2025 - Elsevier
Herein, a recrystallization approach was used to produce anhydrous sodium sulfate (ASS)
microparticles, which are highly efficient and reusable for separating surfactant-stabilized …