Turning Tissue Waste into High-Performance Microfiber Filters for Oily Wastewater Treatment
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Materials
2.2. Preparation of the Microfiber Filters
2.3. Characterization of the Microfiber Filters
2.4. Performance Evaluation of the Microfiber Filters
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Preparation and Characterization of the Microfiber Filters
3.2. Separation of Free Oil/Water Mixtures by the Microfiber Filters
3.3. Separation of Emulsion by the Microfiber Filters
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wei, G.; Dong, J.; Bai, J.; Zhao, Y.; Qin, C. Turning Tissue Waste into High-Performance Microfiber Filters for Oily Wastewater Treatment. Materials 2020, 13, 378. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13020378
Wei G, Dong J, Bai J, Zhao Y, Qin C. Turning Tissue Waste into High-Performance Microfiber Filters for Oily Wastewater Treatment. Materials. 2020; 13(2):378. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13020378
Chicago/Turabian StyleWei, Gaoliang, Jun Dong, Jing Bai, Yongsheng Zhao, and Chuanyu Qin. 2020. "Turning Tissue Waste into High-Performance Microfiber Filters for Oily Wastewater Treatment" Materials 13, no. 2: 378. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13020378