“…Similarly, Bai's lab 40 investigated the effects of the size of silica particles on the diffusion behavior of water in SiO 2 /PVDF hybrid membranes. Even though more simulation work 41–43 has been done, the interaction mechanism between particles and membrane, as well as the surface interaction between oil/water and hybrid membrane, is still not clear. Furthermore, how the nanoparticles affect the separation of oil–water emulations remains uncertain.…”