Table 2 Representative summary of oil/water separation membranes incorporating 1D inorganic materials
Components | Water permeability | Other functions | Ref | |
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Pressure-induced separation | SiO2 nanofibers and nanostructured MnO2 | 4.9 × 105 L m−2 h−1 (under the pressure of 5 kPa) | Catalytic activity | [15] |
Sodium titanate nanofibers and cellulose microfibers | 6.8 × 104 L m−2 h−1 bar−1 | Antifouling property | [22] | |
Single-walled carbon nanotube and TiO2 | 3 × 104 L m−2 h−1 bar−1 | Antifouling property Self-cleaning | [41] | |
TiO2 nanofibers and Ag nanoparticles | ~ 4.5 L m−2 h−1 bar−1 | Photocatalysis Antibacterial activity | [16] | |
Gravity-triggered separation | Silica nanofibrous and NiFe2O4 nanoparticles | 1580 L m−2 h−1 | Magnetic responsiveness Dye adsorption | [42] |
Fluorinated silica nanofibrous/Al2O3 | 892 L m−2 h−1 | Antifouling property | [40] | |
TiO2 nanofibers and rGO sheets | – | Photocatalysis | [43] | |
Sodium titanate ultralong nanotubes | 849 L m−2 h−1 | Self-cleaning Photocatalysis | This work |