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Porous Materials for Oil Spill Cleanup: A Review of Synthesis and Absorbing Properties

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Spongy Graphene as a Highly Efficient and Recyclable Sorbent for Oils and Organic Solvents

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A Versatile, Ultralight, Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene Framework

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Preparation of hydrophobic, porous, and flame-resistant lignocellulosic carbon material by pyrolyzing delignified wood

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Evolution of Hollow N‐Doped Mesoporous Carbon Microspheres from Outdated Milk as Sulfur Cathodes for Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries

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Solution Processed Coating of Polyolefin on Melamine Foams to Fabricate Tough Oil Superabsorbents

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Ag nanoparticle-decorated carbon nanotube sponges for removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution

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A three-dimensional porous MoS 2 –PVP aerogel as a highly efficient and recyclable sorbent for oils and organic solvents

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Lignocellulose aerogel and amorphous silica nanoparticles from rice husks

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Radially aligned hierarchical N-doped porous carbon beads derived from oil-sand asphaltene for long-life water filtration and wastewater treatment

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Preceramic polymer-hybridized phenolic aerogels and the derived ZrC/SiC/C ceramic aerogels with ultrafine nanocrystallines

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Janus layered nanofibrous aerogels with switchable wettability for targeted emulsion separation

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Natural mulberry biomass fibers doped with silver as an antimicrobial textile: a new generation fabric

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Green preparation of nonflammable carbonized asphalt-melamine sponges as recyclable oil absorbents

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Applications of Sol-Gel Processing

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Fabrication of Carbon Aerogels Derived from Metal-Organic Frameworks/Carbon Nanotubes/Cotton Composites as an Efficient Sorbent for Sustainable Oil–Water Separation

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Advances in sorption and filtration materials for oil-water separation: A review

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Mathematically modelling pyrolytic polygeneration processes using artificial intelligence

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Gelator-Enhanced Organohydrogels with Switchable Mechanics and High-Strain Shape-Memory Capacity

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Ultralight and robustly compressible silica aerogel enhanced by AC/C sponge with high oil/water separation

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A simple method for developing efficient room temperature reduced graphene oxide-coated polyurethane sponge and cotton for oil-water separation

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A hierarchical rippled and crumpled PLA microstructure generated through double emulsion: the interesting roles of Pickering nanoparticles

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Waste cotton-derived N-doped carbon as a sustainable metal-free electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction

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A mechanically robust copper mesh with switchable wettability and antibacterial activity for selective oil–water separation

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Construction of silver-cotton carbon fiber sensing interface and study on the protective effect of antioxidants on hypoxia-induced cell damage

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Pickering-emulsion-templated synthesis of 3D hollow graphene as an efficient oil absorbent

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Novel Aerogel Absorbent Derived from Iron Tailings Via Atmospheric Drying

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Chemical Vapor Deposition Based Superelastic and Superhydrophoboic Thermoplastic Polymeric Nanofibrous Aerogels for Water Purification

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Environmentally Friendly Plastic Boats – A Facile Strategy for Cleaning Oil Spills on Water with Excellent Efficiency

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Superhydrophobic graphene-decorated mesh gauze: recycling oils and organic solvents enhanced by large-diameter capillary action

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Morphology and physical properties of graphene nanoplatelet embedded poly(vinyl alcohol) composite aerogel

Pak, S. Y., Huang, Z. M., Youn, J. R., & Song, Y. S. (2017) · Current Applied Physics · doi:10.1016/j.cap.2017.02.006 · Cited by 10

Intestine-like micro/mesoporous carbon built of chemically modified banana peel for size-selective separation of proteins

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Investigation of dodecane in three-dimensional porous graphene sponge by Raman mapping

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Flexible freestanding cotton–graphene composites for lithium‐ion batteries

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Multiscale design of nanofibrous carbon aerogels: Synthesis, properties and comparisons with other low-density carbon materials

Atwater, M. A., Welsh, R. J., Edwards, D. S., Guevara, L. N., Nelson, C. B., & Stone, B. T. (2017) · Carbon · doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2017.09.041 · Cited by 9

Facile fabrication of asphaltene-derived graphene-polyurethane sponges for efficient and selective oil-water separation

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N-Doped cotton-based porous carbon/ZnO NR arrays: highly efficient hybrid photo-catalysts

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Efficient and recyclable sericin-derived carbon aerogel for oils and organic solvents adsorption

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Ultralight, super-compression, and hydrophobic nanofibrous aerogels from cellulose acetate/polyethylene oxide nanofibers for efficient and recyclable oil absorption

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Easy fabrication of ultralight CNx foams with application as absorbents and continuous flow oil–water separation

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TEMPO-mediated oxidized winter melon-based carbonaceous aerogel as an ultralight 3D support for enhanced photodegradation of organic pollutants

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Fabrication of polysiloxane-modified polyurethane sponge as low-cost organics/water separation and selective absorption material

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Non-fluorinated superhydrophobic cotton for super high flux continuous separation of oil-water mixtures and surfactant stabilized water-in-oil emulsions

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Monolithic organosilica aerogel consisting of hollow microspheres by a simple ambient pressure drying process

Li, B., Gao, X., Li, X., Liu, Z., & He, N. (2017) · Materials Letters · doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2017.03.138 · Cited by 8

One‐Pot Preparation of Macroporous Organic‐Silica Monolith for the Organics‐/Oil‐Water Separation

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High‐Level Pyrrolic/Pyridinic N‐Doped Carbon Nanoflakes from π‐Fused Polyimide for Anodic Lithium Storage

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Magnetic responsive polymer nanofiber composites for easy collecting chemical spills

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Recent Development of Advanced Materials with Special Wettability for Selective Oil/Water Separation

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Solar-Driven Dehydration and Purification of Oily Pollutants with a Multifunctional Biomass-based Carbon Aerogel: A Potential Step Towards Carbon Reduction

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3D printing a cellular channel sponge for high-efficiency liquid collection and solar evaporation

Mao, Z., Hao, F., Yao, Y., Wang, W., Chen, X., Lyu, F., Yao, L., Wang, Q., & Lü, J. (2025) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2025.118725 · Cited by 7

Nanoporous and biocompatible TEMPO-oxidized cellulose Nanofibrils/Sodium Alginate/Polyvinyl alcohol (CNF/SA/PVA) aerogel with potential applications in hydrophobic organic contaminants removal and cytotoxicity tests

Prasad, C., Oh, S. H., Min, D. J., Lee, S. W., Nam, Y. R., Subbaiah, M. V., Wen, J., Bae, J. H., & Choi, H. Y. (2025) · Materials Science and Engineering B · doi:10.1016/j.mseb.2025.118583 · Cited by 7

Fabric phase sorptive extraction combined with dispersive liquid-liquid extraction for the extraction of some pesticide residues from fruit juices using partially carbonized cotton textile followed by gas chromatography–flame ionization detector

Aghdam, M. B., Farajzadeh, M. A., & Mogaddam, M. R. A. (2023) · Journal of Food Composition and Analysis · doi:10.1016/j.jfca.2023.105625 · Cited by 7

Low-cost sorbent materials for the remediation of valuable organic solvents from industrial wastewater

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Carbon Felt Monoliths Coated with a Highly Hydrophobic Mesoporous Carbon Phase for the Continuous Oil Sorption/Filtration from Water

Ba, H., Liu, Y., Wang, W., Duong‐Viet, C., Papaefthimiou, V., Nguyen‐Dinh, L., Tuci, G., Giambastiani, G., & Pham‐Huu, C. (2018) · Advanced Sustainable Systems · doi:10.1002/adsu.201800040 · Cited by 8

Highly branched polyethylene used as sorbents for oil‐spill cleanup and separation

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Self-assembled magnetic lamellar hydroxyapatite as an efficient nano-vector for gene delivery

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Superabsorbent Aerogels from Cellulose Nanofibril Hydrogels

Laitinen, O., Suopajärvi, T., Sirviö, J. A., & Liimatainen, H. (2019) · Polymers and polymeric composites · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77830-3_20 · Cited by 7

Copper-assisted growth of high-purity carbon nanofiber networks with controllably tunable wettabilities

Zhao, X., Meng, G., Wang, P., Pan, Q., Chen, B., Zhang, H., & Baek, J. (2021) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/d1ta05391d · Cited by 7

Facile Construction and Fabrication of a Superhydrophobic and Super Oleophilic Stainless Steel Mesh for Separation of Water and Oil

Sun, Y., Ke, Z., Shen, C., Wei, Q., Sun, R., Yang, W., & Yin, Z. (2022) · Nanomaterials · doi:10.3390/nano12101661 · Cited by 7

Natural extracted aerogels with inherent anisotropy and their 3D printing assisted biomedical applications

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Reusable solid-form benzimidazole-based supramolecular organogelators for high efficiency oil spill recovery

Zainab, Z., Zhang, L.-J., Zhang, C.-C., & Yu, H. (2025) · Journal of Molecular Structure · doi:10.1016/j.molstruc.2025.141639 · Cited by 6

Review: research progress of cellulose-based directional frozen aerogels

Yang, Y., He, Q., Chen, P., Wu, D., Xiao, J., & Yao, L. (2025) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-025-11459-4 · Cited by 6

Carbon aerogel with solid and magnetic coating prepared from freeze-thawed pomelo peel waste for oil adsorption

Liu, Y., Lei, X., Cao, J., Pang, Y., Wang, L., & Zhang, T. (2025) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2025.115943 · Cited by 6

Silver nanowire net knitted anisotropic aerogel as an ultralight and sensitive physiological activity monitor

Dong, L., Wang, W., Chen, J., Ding, X., Fang, B., Miao, X., Liu, Y., Yu, F., Xin, H., & Wang, X. (2018) · Biomaterials Science · doi:10.1039/c8bm00651b · Cited by 6

Influences of solvothermal-assisted crystallization process on the microstructure and properties of SiO2-W0.02TiO2.06 composite aerogels synthesized via ambient pressure drying

Shi, F., Liu, J., Liu, J., Huang, X., Hu, S., Liu, D., Wang, Y., & Shan, Z. (2019) · Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology · doi:10.1007/s10971-019-05080-6 · Cited by 6

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Meng, H., & Wu, Q.-X. (2021) · Materials Today Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.mtchem.2021.100486 · Cited by 6

ZIF-8 induced growth of blade-like Zn nanosheets on carbon fiber cloth for high-performance separation of oil-in-water emulsion

Guo, J., Zhao, Z., Leng, C., Li, Y., Xiao, J., Wang, X., Wang, L., Jia, D., Wan, W., & Qiu, J. (2022) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-022-07633-7 · Cited by 6

Phenoxy‐Alkyl Maleates as Phase‐Selective Organogelators for Gelation of Edible Oils

Kumar, B. A., & Nayak, R. R. (2018) · European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology · doi:10.1002/ejlt.201800364 · Cited by 6

Fabrication of compressible polyolefin monoliths and their applications

Wang, G., Niu, J., Asoh, T., & Uyama, H. (2019) · Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers · doi:10.1016/j.jtice.2019.09.025 · Cited by 6

Biomimetic hierarchical porous carbon fibers via block copolymer self-assembly

Salim, N. V., Jin, X., Mateti, S., & Subhani, K. (2021) · Microporous and Mesoporous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2021.111136 · Cited by 6

Waste spunlaced facial puff derived monolithic flexible carbon framework (WCF): an ultralow-cost, recyclable and eco-friendly sorbent for oils and organic solvents

Ren, H., Hao, J., Kang, W., Wang, G., Ju, J., Li, L., & Cheng, B. (2019) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c9ra05681e · Cited by 6

Biomedical Applications of Aerogels: Therapeutic Potential, Safety, and Future Research Directions

Jaiswal, S., Yadav, P., & Kumar, R. (2024) · Polymers for Advanced Technologies · doi:10.1002/pat.70019 · Cited by 5

Superoleophilic-Hydrophobic Kapok Oil Sorbents via Energy Efficient Carbonization

Yunos, N., Müller, J. M., Chen, S. K., Tan, K. B., Hepp, M., Butz, B., Schulte, A. K., Wesner, D., Schönherr, H., Talib, Z. A., et al. (2022) · Journal of Natural Fibers · doi:10.1080/15440478.2022.2060403 · Cited by 5

One-step foaming method to functional polyurethane absorbents foam

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Aerogel and its composites: fabrication and properties

Ansari, M. O., Khan, A. A. P., Ansari, M. O., Khan, A., Kulkarni, R. M., & Bhamare, V. S. (2021) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-820732-1.00001-1 · Cited by 5

Carbon aerogels for environmental remediation

Singh, B., & Dhiman, M. (2021) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-820732-1.00012-6 · Cited by 5

Cotton Cellulose-Derived Hydrogels with Tunable Absorbability: Research Advances and Prospects

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Carbon aerogel from waste corrugated cardboard: Facile preparation, characterization, and application to solar steam generation and adsorption

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Extreme Resilience: Scalable Electrospun Carbon Nanofiber Aerogels with Ultrahigh Elasticity and Temperature Tolerance

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Ultralight, fire-resistant, lamellar nitrogen-doped graphene aerogels for highly efficient selective organic pollutant cleanup

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Aerogels for Pollution Mitigation

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