Fig. 5: Durability, mechanical stability and separation performance of Janus wood membranes under cyclic and environmental conditions. | npj Clean Water

Fig. 5: Durability, mechanical stability and separation performance of Janus wood membranes under cyclic and environmental conditions.

From: Integrated emulsion separation and fog collection with functionalized Janus wood membrane for water scarcity solutions

Fig. 5

Separation efficiency and flux of JW during 50 cycles of oil-water emulsion separation: a1 Water-in-oil emulsion (water/hexane) and a2 Oil-in-water emulsion (hexane/water). b1 Longitudinal and b2 radial tensile strength of JW and NW after 12 h at different temperatures. c1 Longitudinal and c2 radial tensile strength of JW and NW after 12 h at different pH levels. d Schematic of the artificial weathering test. e Radial tensile strength of membranes before and after weathering. f Longitudinal tensile strength of membranes before and after weathering.

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