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
Increasing growth in complex industrial oil-containing wastewater has caused tremendous
damage to the ecological environment and human health. Materials with special wettability …

Bioinspired superwetting oil–water separation strategy: toward the era of openness

Z Liu, Y Si, C Yu, L Jiang, Z Dong - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioinspired superwetting oil–water separation strategies have received significant attention
for their potential in addressing global water scarcity and aquatic pollution challenges. Over …

Biodegradable electrospinning superhydrophilic nanofiber membranes for ultrafast oil-water separation

X Cheng, T Li, L Yan, Y Jiao, Y Zhang, K Wang… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Although membrane technology has attracted considerable attention for oily wastewater
treatment, the plastic waste generated from discarded membranes presents an immediate …

Antifouling graphene oxide membranes for oil-water separation via hydrophobic chain engineering

C Yang, M Long, C Ding, R Zhang, S Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Engineering surface chemistry to precisely control interfacial interactions is crucial for
fabricating superior antifouling coatings and separation membranes. Here, we present a …

Scalable and switchable CO2-responsive membranes with high wettability for separation of various oil/water systems

Y Wang, S Yang, J Zhang, Z Chen, B Zhu, J Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Smart membranes with responsive wettability show promise for controllably separating
oil/water mixtures, including immiscible oil-water mixtures and surfactant-stabilized oil/water …

Toward forty thousand‐cycle aqueous zinc‐iodine battery: simultaneously inhibiting polyiodides shuttle and stabilizing zinc anode through a suspension electrolyte

G Chen, Y Kang, H Yang, M Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐iodine (Zn‐I2) batteries are promising candidates for grid‐scale energy
storage due to their safety and cost‐effectiveness. However, the shuttle effect of polyiodides …

Pulsed hydraulic-pressure-responsive self-cleaning membrane

Y Zhao, Y Gu, B Liu, Y Yan, C Shan, J Guo, S Zhang… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Pressure-driven membranes is a widely used separation technology in a range of industries,
such as water purification, bioprocessing, food processing and chemical production …

Selective ion transport in two‐dimensional lamellar nanochannel membranes

J Wang, H Zhou, S Li, L Wang - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Precise and ultrafast ion sieving is highly desirable for many applications in environment‐,
energy‐, and resource‐related fields. The development of a permselective lamellar …

Electro‐Conductive Ti3C2 MXene Multilayered Membranes: Dye Removal and Antifouling Performance

Z Zandi, M Rastgar, M Mohseni… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This work describes the fabrication of a novel electroconductive membrane made of
Ti3C2Tx (MXene) nanosheet coating through a one‐step pressure‐assisted technique …

Unlocking osmotic energy harvesting potential in challenging real-world hypersaline environments through vermiculite-based hetero-nanochannels

J Wang, Z Cui, S Li, Z Song, M He, D Huang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Nanochannel membranes have demonstrated remarkable potential for osmotic energy
harvesting; however, their efficiency in practical high-salinity systems is hindered by reduced …