Journal of Applied Polymer Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
142(11)
Published: Dec. 25, 2024
ABSTRACT
The
separation
of
oil
from
water,
particularly
emulsions,
is
a
critical
environmental
challenge.
Polypropylene
(PP),
despite
its
potential
as
membrane
material
for
this
purpose,
faces
limitations
due
to
the
large
pore
size
nonwoven
fabrics,
which
hinders
effectiveness
in
oil/water
separation.
This
study
presents
an
innovative
and
cost‐effective
approach
enhance
PP
membranes
emulsified
through
combination
hot
pressing
surface
modification
using
dopamine
(DA)
SiO
2
nanoparticles.
resulting
PP‐DA‐SiO
demonstrate
improved
hydrophilicity,
with
water
contact
angle
reduced
26.6°
compared
133°
unmodified
membrane.
Moreover,
these
exhibit
exceptional
performance,
achieving
peak
emulsion
flux
1382
L
·
m
−2
h
−1
maintaining
efficiency
above
98%
under
gravity.
tensile
strength
modified
also
significantly
improved,
increasing
2.31
N
9.01
N.
membrane's
antifouling
capabilities
are
noteworthy,
it
retains
1032
after
five
consecutive
cycles.
demonstrates
chemical
mechanical
stability
following
treatments
salt,
pH
solutions,
rubbing,
underscoring
robustness
reliability
various
conditions.
work
offers
practical
efficient
method
fabricating
high‐performance
membranes,
advancing
application
remediation
technologies.
Polymers,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(8), P. 1029 - 1029
Published: April 10, 2025
During
the
conventional
biomass
fractionation,
degradation
and
dissolution
of
lignin
hemicellulose
result
in
a
complex
extract
which
remains
very
challenging
for
thorough
separation
purification
wide
variety
fractionated
products,
limiting
their
further
utilization.
Herein,
we
proposed
facile
efficient
strategy
fractionating
simultaneously
situ
converting
both
into
single
products
using
formic
acid–phloroglucinol
system.
The
introduced
phloroglucinol
could
react
with
fragments
hemicellulose-derived
generated
intermediate
product
from
can
be
condensed
fragments,
finally
forming
lignin-based
functional
biopolymers
containing
heterocyclic
structures.
Only
small
amounts
hemicellulosic
derivatives,
such
as
oligosaccharides,
monosaccharides,
furfural,
5-HMF,
were
detected
extracted
solution,
indicating
highly
directional
effective
conversion
process
hemicellulose.
constructed
specific
structures
on
fabric
surfaces
by
chelation
between
metal
ions
achieved
preparation
fabrics
stable
hydrophobicity.
dynamic
contact
angle
water
droplets
surface
prepared
only
decreased
122°
to
116.8°
over
30
min.
This
work
provides
an
ideal
route
maximize
utilization
without
involving
procedures.
is
first
demonstration
targeted
fractionation
system
achieve
simultaneous
directly
lignocellulosic
biomass.
Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Physical,
chemical,
and
biological
methods
can
prepare
core-shell
structured
LMNPs.
The
cube
in
the
figure
symbolizes
their
diverse
biomedical
applications,
with
its
height
indicating
breadth
of
these
applications.
Langmuir,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
40(36), P. 19060 - 19072
Published: Aug. 28, 2024
Oil
pollution
poses
a
major
threat
to
the
ecosystem.
Therefore,
it
is
necessary
develop
material
that
can
separate
oil
and
water
efficiently.
Fabrics
have
wide
range
of
applications
due
their
economic
simplicity
degradability.
However,
existing
methods
preparing
superhydrophobic
fabrics
are
complicated
energy-consuming,
which
difficult
meet
concept
green
sustainable
development.
Moreover,
various
modified
less
stable
in
harsh
environments
do
not
ability
efficiently
over
long
period
time.
In
this
paper,
zirconium
dioxide
(ZrO2)
obtained
from
modification
stearic
acid
was
loaded
onto
fabric
surface
using
adhesive
properties
PDMS,
resulting
preparation
superhydrophobic/superoleophilic
STA-ZrO2
fabrics.
The
made
without
involving
time-consuming
energy-consuming
heating,
offers
efficient
oil–water
separation,
good
stability
excellent
recyclability.
Truly
line
with
