Y Y Liu, Mengyao Xu, Cheng Li, Dou Wang, Xiang Guo
{"title":"Magnetic hydrophobic carbon black sponge: Preparation and oil removal mechanism study","authors":"Y Y Liu, Mengyao Xu, Cheng Li, Dou Wang, Xiang Guo","doi":"10.1080/01496395.2026.2693509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2026.2693509","url":null,"abstract":"The severe environmental and ecological problems caused by oily wastewater from industries such as petrochemicals have become a major global concern. In recent years, magnetic hydrophobic materials have become a research hotspot due to their combined magnetic responsiveness and high-efficiency oil-water separation performance. This study presents a convenient strategy: using a mechanical ball-milling method to prepare CB/Fe3O4 composite particles, which synergistically integrate hydrophobicity and magnetism on the surface of a melamine sponge, successfully fabricating the G-MS@CF material. The tunable hierarchical structure of the prepared sponge significantly enhances its water repellence. Owing to its high porosity, excellent water repellence, strong paramagnetism, and robust mechanical stability, the sponge exhibits remarkable oil-spill cleanup performance, characterized by fast oil absorption speed, high adsorption capacity, good recyclability, and convenient recovery. The adsorption capacity for high-viscosity oils can reach up to 49.5 g/g. In addition, the modified sponge can also be used to separate stable emulsions of oil/water mixtures based on its selective adsorption of oil. This study effectively addresses the key issues of insufficient synergy between magnetism and hydrophobicity, easy detachment of coatings, and difficulty in recovery in conventional materials. It provides an efficient magnetic adsorbent material for the treatment of oily wastewater.","PeriodicalId":21680,"journal":{"name":"Separation Science and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148394376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shenfeng Yuan, Zhuoye Liao, Zhirong Chen, Q H Zhang, Hong Yin
{"title":"Efficient separation of water-in-oil emulsions using superhydrophobic melamine sponges","authors":"Shenfeng Yuan, Zhuoye Liao, Zhirong Chen, Q H Zhang, Hong Yin","doi":"10.1080/01496395.2026.2664658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2026.2664658","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21680,"journal":{"name":"Separation Science and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147967059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yueshu Bai, Di Wu, Xin Guo, Hongwang Liang, Xiushuang Zhang, litong ma
{"title":"Adsorption of methylene blue on humic acid activated-carbon from weathered coal","authors":"Yueshu Bai, Di Wu, Xin Guo, Hongwang Liang, Xiushuang Zhang, litong ma","doi":"10.1080/01496395.2026.2622947","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2026.2622947","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21680,"journal":{"name":"Separation Science and Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147381669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Removal of organic phosphorus from water by CaLa–LDH adsorption: Performance and mechanism","authors":"Wenqiang Wang, F. Wang, Zhen Jia, Chunhui li, Aili Wang, Shubo Shang","doi":"10.1080/01496395.2026.2618048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2026.2618048","url":null,"abstract":"Water pollution from phosphonates is receiving increasing attention and adsorption is a promising treatment method. In this work, CaLa – layered double hydroxide (CaLa – LDH) was used to adsorb phosphonates (1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid, HEDP) from water, demonstrating an excellent theoretical maximum adsorption capacity of 89.41 mg-P/g at pH 3.0. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model accurately describes the adsorption process of CaLa – LDH for HEDP, implying that the adsorption process was governed by chemisorption. The heterogeneous adsorption of the CaLa – LDH was confirmed by the Sipes model. Among co-existing ions (SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2−</sup>, Cl<sup>−</sup>, NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>, CO<sub>3</sub><sup>2−</sup>, PO<sub>4</sub><sup>3−</sup>, Ca<sup>2+</sup>, and Mg<sup>2+</sup>), CO<sub>3</sub><sup>2−</sup> and PO<sub>4</sub><sup>3−</sup> hindered adsorption. Characterization analysis showed that the adsorption mechanisms may involve electrostatic attraction, chemisorption, ion exchange, and complexation. Additionally, the CaLa – LDH adsorbent can be reused up to four times, with adsorption capacity recovering to over 90%. During the fifth cycle, adsorption capacity decreased to 41%. The CaLa – LDH was applied to remove phosphorus from the actual leachate concentrate, with satisfactory results confirming its potential for actual wastewater treatment.","PeriodicalId":21680,"journal":{"name":"Separation Science and Technology","volume":"61 9","pages":"1409-1422"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147883978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iqra Ayoub, Tahani Rahil Aldhafeeri, Hameed Ullah, Ahmed M. Fallatah, Farooq Khurum Shehzad, Khalid Mahmood, Uzma Saleem, Hafiz Muhammad Asif
{"title":"Transforming water treatment: Polyoxometalate-Ionic liquid magnetic nanocomposites for microplastic-free industrial effluents","authors":"Iqra Ayoub, Tahani Rahil Aldhafeeri, Hameed Ullah, Ahmed M. Fallatah, Farooq Khurum Shehzad, Khalid Mahmood, Uzma Saleem, Hafiz Muhammad Asif","doi":"10.1080/01496395.2025.2591164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2025.2591164","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21680,"journal":{"name":"Separation Science and Technology","volume":"61 1","pages":"92-106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147894827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shijie Tang, Jiaxue Li, Hailin Yang, Ming Duan, Shenwen Fang
{"title":"Modified polyether amine via alkylation and their demulsification performance for W/O crude oil emulsion","authors":"Shijie Tang, Jiaxue Li, Hailin Yang, Ming Duan, Shenwen Fang","doi":"10.1080/01496395.2025.2591145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2025.2591145","url":null,"abstract":"This study evaluated the thermal and electrical dehydration performance of eight polyether amines with varying molecular weights and HLB values for W/O crude oil emulsion breaking before and after alkylation modification. The experimental results demonstrated that the dehydration rates of polyether amine both before and after modification were less than 30%. However, all polyether amines can enhance the electrical dehydration rate, with the modified polyether amines having higher dehydration rate. Specifically, the modified polyether amine P20-H2.8 achieved a dehydration rate of 64.29% under conditions of 4 kV, 60°C, and a dosage of 200 mg/L, which is 2.25 times higher than that without any chemical agent addition. Interfacial property studies revealed that the modified polyether amines exhibited superior interfacial activity and stronger ability to reduce the elastic modulus of the oil-water interface under the electric field, thereby contributing to their better demulsification performance. Nevertheless, the electrical dehydration rate of the modified polyether amine P20-H2.8 was still much lower than that of conventional block polyether demulsifier, indicating a need for further improvement in interfacial activity. Although the research results of polyether amines are not very good, it expands the research direction of demulsifiers and provides some new insights for demulsifier development.","PeriodicalId":21680,"journal":{"name":"Separation Science and Technology","volume":"61 1","pages":"107-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147893427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Low-cost <i>Artocarpus heterophyllus</i> (jackfruit) seed/polypyrrole composite for sequestration of diclofenac sodium from water medium","authors":"Zhiyang Xia, Lina Wang, Wenqing Wei, Yan Wang","doi":"10.1080/01496395.2025.2591206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01496395.2025.2591206","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21680,"journal":{"name":"Separation Science and Technology","volume":"61 2","pages":"188-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147888952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}