Recent advances in biomimetic thin membranes applied in emulsified oil/water separation
Y Peng, Z Guo - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Oil/water emulsion separation is a worldwide challenge because of frequent oil spill
accidents and the large quantities of oily wastewater generated in various industrial …
accidents and the large quantities of oily wastewater generated in various industrial …
Separation mechanism and construction of surfaces with special wettability for oil/water separation
Oil leakage and the discharge of oil/water mixtures by domestic and industrial consumers
have caused not only severe environmental pollution and a threat to all species in the …
have caused not only severe environmental pollution and a threat to all species in the …
Anisotropic superhydrophobic graphene aerogel with radial superelasticity and axial superstiffness for efficient on-demand oil–water separation
Y Yang, Z Ren, C Zhou, Y Lin, L Shi… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene aerogels possess unique advantages for treating oil–water mixtures, but their
fragile mechanical properties hinder further development, and their separation mechanisms …
fragile mechanical properties hinder further development, and their separation mechanisms …
Fabrication of superhydrophilic PVDF membranes by one-step modification with eco-friendly phytic acid and polyethyleneimine complex for oil-in-water emulsions …
X Zeng, J Lin, W Cai, Q Lu, S Fu, J Li, X Yan, X Wen… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Superhydrophilic membranes with simultaneous underwater superoleophobicity are highly
desirable and worth exploring for separation of emulsified oil from water. In this work …
desirable and worth exploring for separation of emulsified oil from water. In this work …
One-step fabrication of robust fabrics with both-faced superhydrophobicity for the separation and capture of oil from water
J Li, L Yan, Y Zhao, F Zha, Q Wang, Z Lei - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, a facile and inexpensive one-step sonochemistry irradiation method was
developed for the fabrication of SiO2 nanoparticles functionalized with …
developed for the fabrication of SiO2 nanoparticles functionalized with …
Wood-inspired compressible superhydrophilic sponge for efficient removal of micron-sized water droplets from viscous oils
X Li, Z Yang, Y Peng, F Zhang, M Lin… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Efficient micron-sized droplet separation materials have become a new demand for
environmental protection and economic development. However, existing separation …
environmental protection and economic development. However, existing separation …
CFD analysis of microfluidic droplet formation in non–Newtonian liquid
A three-dimensional, volume-of-fluid (VOF) based CFD model is presented to investigate
droplet formation in a microfluidic T-junction. Genesis of Newtonian droplets in non …
droplet formation in a microfluidic T-junction. Genesis of Newtonian droplets in non …
Numerical insights on controlled droplet formation in a microfluidic flow-focusing device
In this article, we have developed a computational model to determine the droplet formation
regime and its transition in a square microfluidic flow-focusing device that eventually dictate …
regime and its transition in a square microfluidic flow-focusing device that eventually dictate …
Programming multiphase media superwetting states in the oil–water–air system: evolutions in hydrophobic–hydrophilic surface heterogeneous chemistry
Y Sun, Z Guo - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Studies toward tailoring macroscopic extreme wetting behaviors on a certain well‐defined
surface in multiphase media are significant but still at an infant stage. Herein …
surface in multiphase media are significant but still at an infant stage. Herein …
Regulation of droplet size and flow regime by geometrical confinement in a microfluidic flow-focusing device
We have developed a coupled level set and volume of fluid-based computational fluid
dynamics model to analyze the droplet formation mechanism in a square flow-focusing …
dynamics model to analyze the droplet formation mechanism in a square flow-focusing …