Researchers in China have unveiled a new, highly effective technique for separating oil and water mixtures. Oil and water mixtures naturally separate over time. However, in industrial processes, this ...

Named after the two-faced Roman god Janus to reflect its dual-purpose design, researchers present a novel membrane system – a Janus channel of membranes (JCM) – capable of simultaneously separating ...

Oil spills and oily industrial wastewater are a nightmare for factories, the environment, and public health. Separating oil from water might sound simple, but in reality it's one of the toughest jobs ...

Industrial wastewater treatment remains a complex and evolving challenge, particularly when it comes to the removal of ...

Mixtures of oil and water can be efficiently separated by pumping them into thin channels between semipermeable membranes, paving the way to cheaper and cleaner ways to deal with industrial waste.