Mixtures of hydrocarbons and water are ubiquitous across natural and industrial flows. Such mixtures present environmental challenges and economic opportunities. The recovery of hydrocarbons from oil and gas produced waters is particularly relevant given the growth of domestic energy production. Treatment of produced waters, either for disposal or ...

Transition metal carbides, carbonitrides, and nitrides or MXenes represent a large family of 2D materials derived from a class of ternary ceramic materials. It has a formula of Mn+1XnTx, where M is an early transition metal, X is carbon and/or nitrogen, and n ranges from 1 to 3 and T can be any functional moieties, usually -OH, -O or –F. The term...

Aqueous phosphate pollution can negatively impact myriad ecosystems and introduces a variety of economic and public health problems. While novel remediation tactics based on nanoparticle binding have shown considerable promise in nutrient recovery from water, they are difficult to deploy at scale. The Dravid group has developed a membrane-based pla...