A Solvothermal Route Decorated on Different Substrates: Controllable Separation of an Oil/Water Mixture to a Stabilized Nanoscale Emulsion

Superhydrophobic Cuprous Oxide Nanostructures on Phosphor-Copper Meshes and Their Oil–Water Separation and Oil Spill Cleanup

(2015) Ling-Hao Kong et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

One-Step Breaking and Separating Emulsion by Tungsten Oxide Coated Mesh

(2015) Xin Lin et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A Superhydrophobic Sponge with Excellent Absorbency and Flame Retardancy

(2014) Changping Ruan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Hierarchical rough surfaces formed by LBL self-assembly for oil–water separation

(2014) Xiaoyu Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Ultrafiltration Membranes with Structure-Optimized Graphene-Oxide Coatings for Antifouling Oil/Water Separation

(2014) Yi Huang et al.   Advanced Materials Interfaces

Bio-Inspired Anti-Oil-Fouling Chitosan-Coated Mesh for Oil/Water Separation Suitable for Broad pH Range and Hyper-Saline Environments

(2013) Shiyan Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Bioinspired Multifunctional Foam with Self-Cleaning and Oil/Water Separation

(2013) Xiyao Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Ultrafast Separation of Emulsified Oil/Water Mixtures by Ultrathin Free-Standing Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Network Films

(2013) Zhun Shi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Dual-Scaled Porous Nitrocellulose Membranes with Underwater Superoleophobicity for Highly Efficient Oil/Water Separation

(2013) Xuefei Gao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nanowire-Haired Inorganic Membranes with Superhydrophilicity and Underwater Ultralow Adhesive Superoleophobicity for High-Efficiency Oil/Water Separation

(2013) Feng Zhang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Straightforward Oxidation of a Copper Substrate Produces an Underwater Superoleophobic Mesh for Oil/Water Separation

(2013) Na Liu et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

A novel zwitterionic polyelectrolyte grafted PVDF membrane for thoroughly separating oil from water with ultrahigh efficiency

(2013) Yuzhang Zhu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Special wettable materials for oil/water separation

(2013) Zhongxin Xue et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Solvothermal synthesis of highly porous polymers and their controllable transition from macro/mesoporosity to meso/microporosity

(2012) Shu Wei et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Recent developments in polymeric superoleophobic surfaces

(2012) Zhongxin Xue et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Simple Method for Preparing Superhydrophobic Paper: Spray-Deposited Hydrophobic Silica Nanoparticle Coatings Exhibit High Water-Repellency and Transparency

(2012) Hitoshi Ogihara et al.   LANGMUIR

Hygro-responsive membranes for effective oil–water separation

(2012) Arun K. Kota et al.   Nature Communications

Smart surfaces with switchable superoleophilicity and superoleophobicity in aqueous media: toward controllable oil/water separation

(2012) Lianbin Zhang et al.   NPG Asia Materials

A Novel Superhydrophilic and Underwater Superoleophobic Hydrogel-Coated Mesh for Oil/Water Separation

(2011) Zhongxin Xue et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Solvothermal fabrication of adsorptive polymer monolith with large nanopores towards biomolecules immobilization

(2011) Shu Wei et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Oil spill: Deep wounds

(2011) Mark Schrope   NATURE

Filter Paper with Selective Absorption and Separation of Liquids that Differ in Surface Tension

(2010) Suhao Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Vertically-aligned carbon nano-tube membrane filters with superhydrophobicity and superoleophilicity

(2010) Cheesung Lee et al.   CARBON

Superhydrophobic nanoporous polymers as efficient adsorbents for organic compounds

(2009) Yonglai Zhang et al.   Nano Today

Bioinspired Design of a Superoleophobic and Low Adhesive Water/Solid Interface

(2008) Mingjie Liu et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Petal Effect:  A Superhydrophobic State with High Adhesive Force

(2008) Lin Feng et al.   LANGMUIR

Science and technology for water purification in the coming decades

(2008) Mark A. Shannon et al.   NATURE