Advances in Asymmetric Wettable Janus Materials for Oil-Water Separation.

Jingjing Zhang, Congcong Wang, Huwei Xing, Qian Fu, Chenxi Niu, Lingbin Lu

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Hemin-Modified Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube-Incorporated PVDF Membranes: Computational and Experimental Studies on Oil-Water Emulsion Separations.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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Jingjing ZhangSpecial Glass Key Lab of Hainan Province (Hainan University) & State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.

Congcong WangSpecial Glass Key Lab of Hainan Province (Hainan University) & State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.

Huwei XingSpecial Glass Key Lab of Hainan Province (Hainan University) & State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.

Qian FuSpecial Glass Key Lab of Hainan Province (Hainan University) & State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.

Chenxi NiuSpecial Glass Key Lab of Hainan Province (Hainan University) & State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.

Lingbin LuSpecial Glass Key Lab of Hainan Province (Hainan University) & State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1929-5075

Funding

Hainan Province Science and Technology Special Fund No. ZDYF2022XDNY187Hainan University Education and Teaching Reform Research Project No. HDJG-Y202216Key Scientific & Technological Project of Hainan Province No. ZDKJ2021049

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Abstract

The frequent occurrence of crude oil spills and the indiscriminate discharge of oily wastewater have caused serious environmental pollution. The existing separation methods have some defects and are not suitable for complex oil-water emulsions. Therefore, the efficient separation of complex oil-water emulsions has been of great interest to researchers. Asymmetric wettable Janus materials, which can efficiently separate complex oil-water emulsions, have attracted widespread attention. This comprehensive review systematically summarizes the research progress of asymmetric wettable Janus materials for oil-water separation in the last decade, and introduces, in detail, the preparation methods of them. Specifically, the latest research results of two-dimensional Janus materials, three-dimensional Janus materials, smart responsive Janus materials, and environmentally friendly Janus materials for oil-water separation are elaborated. Finally, ongoing challenges and outlook for the future research of asymmetric wettable Janus materials are presented.

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Water PurificationEmulsionsHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsOilsWaterWettabilityEmulsionsOilsWaterasymmetric wettabilityenvironmentally friendlyJanus materialsoil–water separationsmart responsive

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PMID36364297

DOI10.3390/molecules27217470

PMCPMC9656448

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