Fossil resources are rapidly depleting, forcing researchers in various fields of chemistry and
materials science to switch to the use of renewable sources and the development of …

The threat of environmental pollution caused by spilled oil is rapidly increasing along with
the expansion of oil exploration, the development of maritime activities and industrial growth …

Most synthetic materials used in water treatment and energy storage are nonbiodegradable
and nonrenewable, causing the generation of massive electronic wastes and discarded …

Powder catalysts are difficult to recycle, which may induce secondary pollution and may limit
their practical application. Herein, we successfully synthesized floating porous gC 3 N 4 …

Designing multifunctional adsorbents that can satisfy sophisticated requirements in complex
water treatment fields remains challenging these days. In this work, an original and …

Defects, which are commonly in metal organic frameworks (MOFs), are closely related to the
performance of materials in various applications. Unlike other MOFs where metal ion …

Through 3.7 billion years of evolution and natural selection, plants and animals in nature
have ingeniously fulfilled a broad range of fascinating functions to achieve optimized …

Oil adsorption sponges have attracted great attention in the field of oil-water mixture
treatment, due to their low cost, high porosity, flexible design, and three dimensional …

Fast and efficient cleanup of high-viscosity oil spills on the sea is still a global challenge
today. Traditional recycling methods are either energy demanding or inefficient …

Superhydrophobic polymer sponges have attracted considerable attention recently as
promising sorbent materials for oil/water separation due to their excellent sorption capacity …