Biomimetic superhydrophobic surfaces show great potential in oil–water separation, anti-
icing and self-cleaning. However, due to the instability caused by its fragile structure and …

The industrial revolution has led to different types of environmental pollution, including
frequent leakage of crude oil to marine waters and the contamination of wastewater with …

Herein, a melamine sponge is adopted as the skeleton to be modified by both methyl
trichlorosilane (MTS) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) on the surface, fabricating the 3D …

In recent years, oil spills and industrial organic pollutants have caused irreparable damage
to the environment and biological ecosystems. Therefore, the treatment of oily wastewater …

Polymeric foams, also known as three-dimensional (3D) polymeric sponges, are lightweight,
flexible, compressible, and possess a high surface area compared with other bulk polymers …

Assembling metal–organic framework (MOF) microcrystals into macroscopic membrane
structure is of vital importance for the development of high-performance MOF-based …

Solar desalination has shown great potential in alleviating global water scarcity. However,
the trade-off between energy efficiency and salt rejection remains a challenge, restricting its …

Oil spills and organic solvents leakages have led to serious environmental problems, which
calls for the emerging materials for the separation of oil/organic solvents from water …

Novel design of hydrophobic membrane could improve the efficiency of membrane
distillation (MD) technology. Owning to being easy to realize hydrophobic modification, fast …

Superhydrophobic polyurethane foam is one of the most promising materials for oil-water
separation. However, there are only limited studies prepared matrix superhydrophobic …