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Kiy A, Dutt S, Gregory KP, Notthoff C, Toimil-Molares ME, Kluth P. The Effect of Electrolyte Properties on Ionic Transport through Solid-State Nanopores: Experiment and Simulation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024. [PMID: 39317436 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.4c01347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2024]
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Nanopore membranes enable versatile technologies that are employed in many different applications, ranging from clean energy generation to filtration and sensing. Improving the performance can be achieved by conducting numerical simulations of the system, for example, by studying how the nanopore geometry or surface properties change the ionic transport behavior or fluid dynamics of the system. A widely employed tool for numerical simulations is finite element analysis (FEA) using software, such as COMSOL Multiphysics. We found that the prevalent method of implementing the electrolyte in the FEA can diverge significantly from physically accurate values. It is often assumed that salt molecules fully dissociate, and the effect of the temperature is neglected. Furthermore, values for the diffusion coefficients of the ions, as well as permittivity, density, and viscosity of the fluid, are assumed to be their bulk values at infinite dilution. By performing conductometry experiments with an amorphous SiO2 nanopore membrane with conical pores and simulating the pore system with FEA, it is shown that the common assumptions do not hold for different mono- and divalent chlorides (LiCl, NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, and CaCl2) at concentrations above 100 mM. Instead, a procedure is presented where all parameters are implemented based on the type of salt and concentration. This modification to the common approach improves the accuracy of the numerical simulations and thus provides a more comprehensive insight into ion transport in nanopores that is otherwise lacking.
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- Alexander Kiy
- Department of Materials Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Materials Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Materials Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department of Materials Physics, Research School of Physics, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Belachew GB, Hu CC, Chang YY, Wang CF, Hung WS, Chen JK, Lai JY. An Eco-Friendly Manner to Prepare Superwetting Melamine Sponges with Switchable Wettability for the Separation of Oil/Water Mixtures and Emulsions. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:693. [PMID: 38475376 DOI: 10.3390/polym16050693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2024] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Oil/water separation processes have garnered significant global attention due to the quick growth in industrial development, recurring chemical leakages, and oil spills. Hence, there is a significant demand for the development of inexpensive superwetting materials in an eco-friendly manner to separate oil/water mixtures and emulsions. In this study, a superwetting melamine sponge (SMS) with switchable wettabilities was prepared by modifying melamine sponge (MS) with sodium dodecanoate. The as-prepared SMS exhibited superhydrophobicity, superoleophilicity, underwater superoleophobicity, and underoil superhydrophobicity. The SMS can be utilized in treating both light and heavy oil/water mixtures through the prewetting process. It demonstrated fast permeation fluxes (reaching 108,600 L m-2 h-1 for a light oil/water mixture and 147,700 L m-2 h-1 for a heavy oil/water mixture) and exhibited good separation efficiency (exceeding 99.56%). The compressed SMS was employed in separating surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions (SWOEs), as well as surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions (SOWEs), giving high permeation fluxes (reaching 7210 and 5054 L m-2 h-1, respectively). The oil purity for SWOEs' filtrates surpassed 99.98 wt% and the separation efficiencies of SOWEs exceeded 98.84%. Owing to their remarkable capability for separating oil/water mixtures and emulsions, eco-friendly fabrication method, and feasibility for large-scale production, our SMS has a promising potential for practical applications.
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- Guyita Berako Belachew
- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 840, Taiwan
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- Institute of Advanced Semiconductor Packaging and Testing, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
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Song M, Wan Y, Si J, Yao Q, Man T, Mu Y, Huang Y, Zhu L, Zhu C, Deng S. Point-of-Care Diagnosis on Selenium Nutrition Based on Time-Resolved Fluorometric Glycoaffinity Chromatography. Anal Chem 2023; 95:14797-14804. [PMID: 37737115 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c03032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Given the lack of timely evaluation of the well-received selenium fortification, a neat lateral-flow chromatographic solution was constructed here by using the recently identified urinary selenosugar (Sel) as a strongly indicative marker. As there are no ready-made receptors for this synthetic standard, phenylboronic acid (PBA) esterification and Dolichos biflorus agglutinin (DBA) affinity joined up to pinch and pin down the analyte into a sandwich-type glycol complex. Pilot lectin screening on homemade glycan microarrays verified such a new pairing between dual recognizers as PBA-Sel-DBA with a firm monosaccharide-binding constant. To quell the sample autofluorescence, europium nanoparticles with efficient long-life afterglow were employed as conjugating probes under 1 μs excitation. After systematic process optimizations, the prepared Sel-dipstick achieved swift and sensitive fluorometry over the physiological level of the target from 0.1 to 10 μM with a detection limit down to 0.06 μM. Further efforts were made to eliminate matrix effects from both temperature and pH via an approximate formula. Upon completion, the test strips managed to quantify the presence of Sel in not just imitated but real human urine, with comparable results to those in the references. As far as we know, this would be the first in-house prototype for user-friendly and facile diagnosis of Se nutrition with fair accuracy as well as selectivity. Future endeavors will be invested to model a more traceable Se-supplementary plan based on the rhythmic feedback of Sel excretion.
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- Meiyan Song
- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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Tripathy DB, Gupta A. Nanomembranes-Affiliated Water Remediation: Chronology, Properties, Classification, Challenges and Future Prospects. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:713. [PMID: 37623773 PMCID: PMC10456521 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13080713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Water contamination has become a global crisis, affecting millions of people worldwide and causing diseases and illnesses, including cholera, typhoid, and hepatitis A. Conventional water remediation methods have several challenges, including their inability to remove emerging contaminants and their high cost and environmental impact. Nanomembranes offer a promising solution to these challenges. Nanomembranes are thin, selectively permeable membranes that can remove contaminants from water based on size, charge, and other properties. They offer several advantages over conventional methods, including their ability to remove evolving pollutants, low functioning price, and reduced ecological influence. However, there are numerous limitations linked with the applications of nanomembranes in water remediation, including fouling and scaling, cost-effectiveness, and potential environmental impact. Researchers are working to reduce the cost of nanomembranes through the development of more cost-effective manufacturing methods and the use of alternative materials such as graphene. Additionally, there are concerns about the release of nanomaterials into the environment during the manufacturing and disposal of the membranes, and further research is needed to understand their potential impact. Despite these challenges, nanomembranes offer a promising solution for the global water crisis and could have a significant impact on public health and the environment. The current article delivers an overview on the exploitation of various engineered nanoscale substances, encompassing the carbonaceous nanomaterials, metallic, metal oxide and metal-organic frameworks, polymeric nano-adsorbents and nanomembranes, for water remediation. The article emphasizes the mechanisms involved in adsorption and nanomembrane filtration. Additionally, the authors aim to deliver an all-inclusive review on the chronology, technical execution, challenges, restrictions, reusability, and future prospects of these nanomaterials.
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- Divya Bajpai Tripathy
- Division of Chemistry, School of Basic Sciences, Galgotias University, Greater Noida 201312, India;
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Bai X, Yuan Z, Lu C, Zhan H, Ge W, Li W, Liu Y. Recent advances in superwetting materials for separation of oil/water mixtures. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:5139-5157. [PMID: 36853237 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr07088j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Engineering surfaces or membranes that allow an efficient oil/water separation is highly desired in a wide spectrum of applications ranging from oily wastewater discharge to offshore oil spill accidents. Recent advances in biomimetics, manufacturing, and characterization techniques have led to remarkable progress in the design of various superwetting materials with special wettability. In spite of exciting progress, formulating a strategy robust enough to guide the design and fabrication of separating surfaces remains a daunting challenge. In this review, we first present an overview of the wettability theory to elucidate how to control the surface morphology and chemistry to regulate oil/water separation. Then, parallel approaches are considered for discussing the separation mechanisms according to different oil/water mixtures, and three separation types were identified including filtration, adsorption and other separation types. Finally, perspectives on the challenges and future research directions in this research area are briefly discussed.
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- Xiangge Bai
- Key Laboratory for Precision & Non-traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Precision & Non-traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Precision & Non-traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Precision & Non-traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Precision & Non-traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Precision & Non-traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory for Precision & Non-traditional Machining Technology of Ministry of Education, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.
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He W, Lin T, Song Z, Cheng Y, Zheng R, Chen W, Miras HN, Song YF. Fabrication of Epitaxially Grown Mg 2Al-LDH-Modified Nanofiber Membranes for Efficient and Sustainable Separation of Water-in-Oil Emulsion. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:4755-4763. [PMID: 36629917 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Efficient separation of water-in-oil emulsion is of great importance but remains highly challenging since such emulsion contains stable tiny droplets with a diameter less than 20 μm. Herein, we reported the fabrication of a modular fibrous functional membrane using an "in situ growth and covalent functionalization" strategy. The as-prepared PAN@LDH@OTS (PAN = polyacrylonitrile; LDH = layered double hydroxides; and OTS = octadecyltrichlorosilane) membrane possessed an interlaced rough nanostructured surface with intriguing superhydrophobic/superlipophilic properties. When applied for the separation of surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsion (SSE), the PAN@LDH@OTS membrane exhibited an ultrahigh permeation flux of up to 4.63 × 104 L m-2 h-1 with an outstanding separation efficiency of >99.92%, outperforming most of the state-of-the-art membranes. In addition, the membrane can maintain a stable permeation flux and superhydrophobic/superlipophilic properties after 20 times of use. Detailed characterization demonstrated that the demulsification of the SSE process was as follows: first, the droplets can be easily adsorbed to the PAN@LDH@OTS membrane due to the improved intermolecular interactions between OTS and the surfactants (Span 80); second, the droplets can be deformed by the electropositive LDH laminate; and third, the deformed tiny emulsion droplets coalesced into large droplets and floated up, and as a result, efficient separation of SSE can be achieved.
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- Wenjun He
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, P. R. China
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, GlasgowG12 8QQ, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing100029, P. R. China
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Zhang Y, Yang X, Wang S, Liu J, Liu X, Chan K, Liu J. Multifunctional superhydrophobic copper mesh for efficient oil/water separation and fog collection. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.130603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Liu J, Aday X, Wang X, Li Z, Liu J. On demand oil/water separation enabled by microporous ultra-thin aluminum foil with asymmetric wettability. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Xi J, Lou Y, Jiang S, Dai H, Yang P, Zhou X, Fang G, Wu W. High flux composite membranes based on glass/cellulose fibers for efficient oil-water emulsion separation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Liu Y, Zhao Y, Jiang N, Cheng W, Lu D, Zhang T. Separate Reclamation of Oil and Surfactant from Oil-in-Water Emulsion with a CO 2-Responsive Material. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:9651-9660. [PMID: 35724242 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion is one type of oily wastewater produced by many industries. The treatment of and resource recovery from O/W emulsions are very challenging. Unlike bulk or floating oil, which can be successfully abstracted from wastewater by hydrophobic/oleophilic materials, the abstraction of emulsified oil is not easy because of its highly hydrophilic surface composed of dense surfactants. Separate reclamation of miscible oil and surfactant through a green approach is even more difficult. Here, we report that a CO2-responsive material can abstract emulsified oil and demulsify the oil droplets. Moreover, it can release the abstracted oil and surfactant separately. This material exhibited a very high adsorption capacity for emulsified oil (14 g g-1). Upon switching the surface wettability of the material under CO2 or synthetic flue gas sparging, coalesced oil was reclaimed while the surfactant was retained inside the pores. The hydrophobic character of the material was retrieved when CO2 was purged with nitrogen sparging or air heating. Then, the surfactant was reclaimed by elution with diluted alkali/ethanol. Oil and surfactant were thus separately reclaimed from the O/W emulsion. High rates of oil removal, oil recovery, and surfactant recovery were maintained during repeated adsorption/desorption operations. This work provides a potentially sustainable and green way for O/W emulsion treatment and resource recovery.
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- Ya Liu
- Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Porous Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, P.R. China
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- Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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- Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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Zhou W, Hu X, Zhan B, Li S, Chen Z, Liu Y. Green and rapid fabrication of superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic coatings for super anti-crude oil fouling and crude oil-water separation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Multi-functional composite membrane with strong photocatalysis to effectively separate emulsified-oil/dyes from complex oily sewage. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Murtaja Y, Lapčík L, Lapčíková B, Gautam S, Vašina M, Spanhel L, Vlček J. Intelligent high-tech coating of natural biopolymer layers. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 304:102681. [PMID: 35483124 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Polymeric materials play a vital role in our daily life, but the growing concern for the environment demands economical and natural biopolymers that can be cross-linked to create technologically innovative lightweight materials. Their cellular matrix with extreme flexibility makes them highly acceptable for application prospects in material science, engineering, and biomedical applications. Furthermore, their biocompatibility, mechanical properties, and structural diversity provide a gateway to research them to form technologically important materials. In the light of the same, the review covers cellulose derivatives. The first section of the study covers the general properties and applications of cellulose and its derivatives. Then, the biopolymers are characterised based on their dielectric properties, crystallinity, rheology, and mechanical properties. An in-depth analysis of the diffuse process of swelling and dissolution followed by a brief discussion on diffusion and diffusion of crosslinking has been done. The review also covers a section on swelling and swelling kinetics of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC). The examination of all the aforementioned parameters gives an insight into the future aspects of the biopolymers. Lastly, the study briefly covers some preferred choices of cross-linking agents and their effect on the biopolymers.
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Zhao Y, Gu Y, Gao G. Piezoelectricity induced by pulsed hydraulic pressure enables in situ membrane demulsification and oil/water separation. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 215:118245. [PMID: 35290871 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Recovering oil from oily wastewater is not only for economic gains but also for mitigating environmental pollution. However, demulsification of oil droplets stabilized with surfactants is challenging because of their low surface energy. Although the widely used oil/water separation membrane technologies based on size screening have attracted considerable attention in the past few decades, they are incapable of demulsification of stabilized oil emulsions and the membrane concentrates often require post-processing. Herein, the piezoelectric ceramic membrane (PCM), which can respond to the inherent transmembrane pressure in the pressure-driven membrane processes, was employed to transform hydraulic pressure pulses into electroactive responses to in situ demulsification. The pulsed transmembrane pressure on the PCM results in the generation of considerable rapid voltage oscillations over 3.2 V and a locally high electric field intensity of 7.2 × 107 V/m, which is capable of electrocoalescence with no additional stimuli or high voltage devices. Negative dielectrophoresis (DEP) force occurred in this membrane process and repelled the large size of oil after demulsification away from the PCM surface, ensuring continuous membrane demulsification and oil/water separation. Overall, PCM provides a further opportunity to develop an environmentally friendly and energy-saving electroresponsive membrane technology for practical applications in wastewater treatment.
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- Yang Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; Research Center for Environmental Nanotechnology (ReCENT), Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Li H, Zhong Q, Sun Q, Xiang B, Li J. Upcycling Waste Pine nut Shell Membrane for Highly Efficient Separation of Crude Oil-in-Water Emulsion. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:3493-3500. [PMID: 35271280 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c03386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Discharge of oily sewage and frequent oil spills have caused serious harm to human production, life, and ecological environment. Due to the presence of a large number of surfactants in water, these oil-water mixtures are easy to form oil-in-water emulsion, which is difficult to separate by traditional methods. At the same time, the water-soluble pollutants such as dyes and heavy metal ions in oily wastewater also cause great harm to the human body and the environment. A pine nut shell is a kind of common domestic waste material. Herein, an underwater superoleophobic pine nut shell membrane (PNSM) was prepared by the simple pumping filtration method, which realized the separation of oil-in-water emulsion and adsorption of dyes and heavy metal ions. In addition, the filter membrane can be used for separating corrosive emulsions of strong acid, strong alkali, and 3.5% NaCl solutions (simulated seawater). Besides, the PNSM showed excellent toughness and flexibility. Due to the abovementioned performance, this cost-efficient and environmentally friendly membrane can be a promising candidate for multifunctional oily water remediation.
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- Haoyu Li
- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 967 Anning East Road, Lanzhou 730070, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 967 Anning East Road, Lanzhou 730070, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 967 Anning East Road, Lanzhou 730070, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 967 Anning East Road, Lanzhou 730070, P. R. China
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- Research Center of Gansu Military and Civilian Integration Advanced Structural Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, 967 Anning East Road, Lanzhou 730070, P. R. China
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Li X, Yang Z, Peng Y, Zhang F, Lin M, Zhang J, Lv Q, Dong Z. Wood-Inspired Compressible Superhydrophilic Sponge for Efficient Removal of Micron-Sized Water Droplets from Viscous Oils. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:11789-11802. [PMID: 35195410 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Efficient micron-sized droplet separation materials have become a new demand for environmental protection and economic development. However, existing separation methods are difficult to be effectively used for micron-sized water droplets surrounded by viscous oil, and common materials have difficulty maintaining hydrophilicity underoil. Here, inspired by the microstructure of tree xylem, we report a cellulose-polyurethane sponge (CP-Sponge) with wood-like pores and underoil superhydrophilicity using directional freeze-casting. The CP-Sponge has an excellent selective water absorption capacity underoil and compression resilience. This preparation strategy can flexibly control the sponge's dimensional morphology. The designed cylindrical CP-Sponge can be easily installed in the silicone tube of a peristaltic pump. During pump operation, with a simple absorption, compression, and recovery process, the CP-Sponge continuously and effectively removes micron-sized water from crude oil and lubricating oil, reducing residual water in the oil to less than 2 ppm. The absorption-saturated sponge can be dried to continue recycling. Eco-friendly, recyclable, and sustainable artificial porous sponges provide new ideas and inspiration for the practical application of deep dehydration of viscous oils.
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- Xiaochen Li
- Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, People's Republic of China
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- Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, People's Republic of China
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- Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, People's Republic of China
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- Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, People's Republic of China
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- Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, People's Republic of China
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- Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, People's Republic of China
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- Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, People's Republic of China
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- Unconventional Petroleum Research Institute, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Beijing 102249, People's Republic of China
- School of Energy Resources, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing 100083, People's Republic of China
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Haridharan N, Sundar D, Kurrupasamy L, Anandan S, Liu C, Wu JJ. Oil spills adsorption and cleanup by polymeric materials: A review. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Neelamegan Haridharan
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Science Feng Chia University Taichung Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R & D Institute of Science and Technology Avadi Tamilnadu India
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Science Feng Chia University Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Science Feng Chia University Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology Trichy India
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Science Feng Chia University Taichung Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Science Feng Chia University Taichung Taiwan
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Yong J, Yang Q, Hou X, Chen F. Emerging Separation Applications of Surface Superwettability. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 12:688. [PMID: 35215017 PMCID: PMC8878479 DOI: 10.3390/nano12040688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Human beings are facing severe global environmental problems and sustainable development problems. Effective separation technology plays an essential role in solving these challenges. In the past decades, superwettability (e.g., superhydrophobicity and underwater superoleophobicity) has succeeded in achieving oil/water separation. The mixture of oil and water is just the tip of the iceberg of the mixtures that need to be separated, so the wettability-based separation strategy should be extended to treat other kinds of liquid/liquid or liquid/gas mixtures. This review aims at generalizing the approach of the well-developed oil/water separation to separate various multiphase mixtures based on the surface superwettability. Superhydrophobic and even superoleophobic surface microstructures have liquid-repellent properties, making different liquids keep away from them. Inspired by the process of oil/water separation, liquid polymers can be separated from water by using underwater superpolymphobic materials. Meanwhile, the underwater superaerophobic and superaerophilic porous materials are successfully used to collect or remove gas bubbles in a liquid, thus achieving liquid/gas separation. We believe that the diversified wettability-based separation methods can be potentially applied in industrial manufacture, energy use, environmental protection, agricultural production, and so on.
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- Jiale Yong
- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; (J.Y.); (X.H.)
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- School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China;
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- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; (J.Y.); (X.H.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing System Engineering and Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Photonics Technology for Information, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China; (J.Y.); (X.H.)
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Li X, Zhang T, Lu J, Xu Z, Zhao Y. Emulsion-Templated, Magnetic, Hydrophilic-Oleophobic Composites for Controlled Water Removal. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:1422-1431. [PMID: 35034443 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c02583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Emulsion-templated, hydrophilic-oleophobic porous materials are promising for the removal of a small amount of water from oil-water mixtures, but the maneuver and complete collection of these porous materials are challenging. Herein, we report the fabrication of magnetic, hydrophilic-oleophobic polyHIPE composites from reactive Fe3O4 nanoparticle-stabilized high internal phase emulsions through simultaneous bulk polymerization of water-soluble monomers and interface-catalyzed polycondensation of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane. The resulting composites were hydrophilic-oleophobic, with water droplets rapidly absorbed (within 20 s), and exhibited designable magnetic responsiveness. The hydrophilicity-oleophobicity enabled water to be removed through selective absorption from oil-water mixtures (including surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions), with a high separation rate over 99%. The magnetic-responsiveness enabled both the dry and the swollen composites to be maneuvered in a remote and contactless manner and to be fully collected. Therefore, the magnetic, hydrophilic-oleophobic polyHIPE composites are excellent candidates for the removal of water from water-oil mixtures with complete collection.
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- Xiaomin Li
- College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
- China National Textile and Apparel Council Key Laboratory of Natural Dyes, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- China-Australia Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314001, China
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- College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Yang Y, Guo Z, Li Y, Qing Y, Wang W, Ma Z, You S, Li W. Multifunctional superhydrophobic self-cleaning cotton fabrics with oil-water separation and dye degradation via thiol-ene click reaction. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Long X, Zhao G, Hu J, Zheng Y, Zhang J, Zuo Y, Jiao F. Cracked-earth-like titanium carbide MXene membranes with abundant hydroxyl groups for oil-in-water emulsion separation. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 607:378-388. [PMID: 34509112 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.08.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Membrane separation technology is one of the best methods to deal with wastewater released from oil spills and industrial wastewater. Therefore, we designed and prepared hydroxyl-rich titanium carbide MXene materials and filtered them onto a commercial polyvinylidene fluoride substrate membrane to obtain a cracked-earth-like MXene membrane with abundant hydroxyl groups and excellent underwater wettability. The underwater oil contact and sliding angles were approximately 157° and less than 3°, respectively. Moreover, the membrane effectively separated a variety of surfactant-stabilized stable emulsions with a high permeation flux of up to 6385 L m-2h-1 bar-1 and offered adequate performance after five cycles of the separation experiment. Additionally, the membrane exhibited remarkable resistance toward corrosive chemicals without any decrease in its underwater wettability performance. For example, the membrane was used to separate the emulsions containing alkali, salt, and acid. This study provides a new strategy to resolve the oily wastewater disposal problem by fabricating a cracked-earth-like MXene membrane with abundant hydroxyl groups.
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- Xuan Long
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, PR China.
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Zhan Y, Zhang G, Feng Q, Yang W, Hu J, Wen X, Liu Y, Zhang S, Sun A. Fabrication of durable super-hydrophilic/underwater super-oleophobic poly(arylene ether nitrile) composite membrane via biomimetic co-deposition for multi-component oily wastewater separation in harsh environments. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Ye X, Wang M, Fan M. The simple preparation of superhydrophobic sponge with fluorinated graphene and carbon nanotube. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2021.1954014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Xiangyuan Ye
- Baoji R&D Center of Advanced Lubricating and Protecting Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Baoji R&D Center of Advanced Lubricating and Protecting Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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- Baoji R&D Center of Advanced Lubricating and Protecting Materials, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry, College of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shaanxi, P. R. China
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Zhou L, Xiao G, He Y, Wu J, Shi H, Zhong F, Yin X, Li Z, Chen J. Multifunctional filtration membrane with anti-viscous-oils-fouling capacity and selective dyes adsorption ability for complex wastewater remediation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 413:125379. [PMID: 33930952 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Multifunctional filtration membranes (MFMs), which can both effectively separate oil and selectively remove dyes from polluted aquatic system with robust anti-viscous-oil-fouling capacity, strong chemical/physical resistance, and long cycled stability, are highly required but still a challenge to be realized. Herein, a simple route has been demonstrated to address this challenge aforementioned by decorating both halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) and zwitterionic poly (sulfobetaine methyl methacrylate) (PSBMA) on the microporous polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane surface via modified polydopamine (PDA) coating route. The as-prepared membrane exhibits super-hydrophilic/underwater super-oleophobic performance and high water permeation flux (32529 ± 278 L m-2 h-1 at 0.85 bar) to purify the diverse viscous oil-in-water emulsions from oily wastewater accompanying with good cycled stability (the recovery rate of permeate flux is close to 100% after 5 cycles). Moreover, the as-prepared MFM possesses not only strong chemical resistance under wide range of pH value (from 1 to 12) and high saline (NaCl: 10 wt%) environment, but also physical resistance against ultrasound bath for 30 min. Given the presence of HNTs, PDA, and PSBMA, our MFM shows enough active sites to adsorb the soluble dyes and metallic ions in wastewater. These excellent properties endow our MFM with great potential for the remediation of complex wastewater.
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- Liang Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oil & Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China; College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu 610500, China; Chengdu Evermaterials Co., Ltd, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China
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- Chengdu Evermaterials Co., Ltd, Chengdu, Sichuan 610500, China.
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Zhang X, Liu C, Yang J, Huang XJ, Xu ZK. Wettability Switchable Membranes for Separating Both Oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lin Y, Zhang Z, Ren Z, Yang Y, Guo Z. A solvent-responsive robust superwetting titanium dioxide-based metal rubber for oil-water separation and dye degradation. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.126179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Wang CJ, Kuan WF, Lin HP, Shchipunov YA, Chen LJ. Facile hydrophilic modification of polydimethylsiloxane-based sponges for efficient oil–water separation. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ashrafi Z, Hu Z, Lucia L, Krause W. Bacterial Superoleophobic Fibrous Matrices: A Naturally Occurring Liquid-Infused System for Oil-Water Separation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:2552-2562. [PMID: 33605736 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c02717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nanocellulose fibers bioengineered by bacteria are a high-performance three-dimensional cross-linked network which can confine a dispersed liquid medium such as water. The strong chemical and physical interactions of dispersed water molecules with the entangled cellulosic network allow these materials to be ideal substrates for effective liquid separation. This type of phenomenon can be characterized as green with no equivalent precedent; its performance and sustainability relative to other cellulose-based or synthetic membranes are shown herein to be superior. In this work, we demonstrated that the renewable bacterial nanocellulosic membrane can be used as a stable liquid-infused system for the development of soft surfaces with superwettability and special adhesion properties and thus address intractable issues normally encountered by solid surfaces.
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- Zahra Ashrafi
- Fiber and Polymer Science, NC State University, Campus Box 7616, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Fiber and Polymer Science, NC State University, Campus Box 7616, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Fiber and Polymer Science, NC State University, Campus Box 7616, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
- Department of Forest Biomaterial, NC State University, Campus Box 8005, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
- State Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Materials & Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology/Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, P. R. China
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- Fiber and Polymer Science, NC State University, Campus Box 7616, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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Gravity-Driven Separation of Oil/Water Mixture by Porous Ceramic Membranes with Desired Surface Wettability. MATERIALS 2021; 14:ma14020457. [PMID: 33477835 PMCID: PMC7832897 DOI: 10.3390/ma14020457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Porous Al2O3 membranes were prepared through a phase-inversion tape casting/sintering method. The alumina membranes were embedded with finger-like pores perpendicular to the membrane surface. Bare alumina membranes are naturally hydrophilic and underwater oleophobic, while fluoroalkylsilane (FAS)-grafted membranes are hydrophobic and oleophilic. The coupling of FAS molecules on alumina surfaces was confirmed by Thermogravimetric Analysis and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy measurements. The hydrophobic membranes exhibited desired thermal stability and were super durable when exposed to air. Both membranes can be used for gravity-driven oil/water separation, which is highly cost-effective. The as-calculated separation efficiency (R) was above 99% for the FAS-grafted alumina membrane. Due to the excellent oil/water separation performance and good chemical stability, the porous ceramic membranes display potential for practical applications.
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Thangavelu K, Aubry C, Zou L. Amphiphilic Janus 3D MoS2/rGO Nanocomposite for Removing Oil from Wastewater. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Kavitha Thangavelu
- Department of Civil Infrastructure and Environment Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Research Laboratories Operations, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Civil Infrastructure and Environment Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Enabling polyketone membrane with underwater superoleophobicity via a hydrogel-based modification for high-efficiency oil-in-water emulsion separation. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Krishnamoorthi R, Anbazhagan R, Tsai HC, Wang CF, Lai JY. Preparation of caffeic acid-polyethyleneimine modified sponge for emulsion separation and dye adsorption. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2020.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Lee HJ, Choi WS. 2D and 3D Bulk Materials for Environmental Remediation: Air Filtration and Oil/Water Separation. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E5714. [PMID: 33333822 PMCID: PMC7765286 DOI: 10.3390/ma13245714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Air and water pollution pose an enormous threat to human health and ecosystems. In particular, particulate matter (PM) and oily wastewater can cause serious environmental and health concerns. Thus, controlling PM and oily wastewater has been a great challenge. Various techniques have been reported to effectively remove PM particles and purify oily wastewater. In this article, we provide a review of the recent advancements in air filtration and oil/water separation using two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) bulk materials. Our review covers the advantages, characteristics, limitations, and challenges of air filters and oil/water separators using 2D and 3D bulk materials. In each section, we present representative works in detail and describe the concepts, backgrounds, employed materials, fabrication methods, and characteristics of 2D and 3D bulk material-based air filters and oil/water separators. Finally, the challenges, technical problems, and future research directions are briefly discussed for each section.
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- Ha-Jin Lee
- Western Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, 150 Bugahyun-ro, Seoudaemun-gu, Seoul 120-140, Korea;
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Hanbat National University, 125 Dongseodaero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-719, Korea
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Qahtan TF, Gondal MA, Dastageer MA, Kwon G, Ezazi M, Al-Kuban MZ. Thermally Sensitized Membranes for Crude Oil-Water Remediation under Visible Light. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:48572-48579. [PMID: 33074661 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Effective remediation of produced water requires separating crude oil-water mixture and removing the dissolved organic pollutants. Membranes with selective wettability for water over oil enable the gravity-driven separation of an oil-water mixture by allowing water to permeate through while repelling oil. However, these membranes are often limited by their inability to remove the dissolved organic pollutants. In this work, a membrane with in-air superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic wettability is fabricated by thermal annealing of a stainless steel mesh. The resulting membrane possesses a hierarchical surface texture covered with a photocatalytic oxide layer composed of iron oxide and chromium oxide. The membrane exhibits chemical and mechanical robustness, which makes it suitable for remediation of crude oil and water mixture. Further, after being fouled by crude oil, the membrane can recover its inherent water-rich permeate flux upon visible light irradiation. Finally, the membrane demonstrates that it can separate surfactant-stabilized crude oil-in-water emulsion under gravity and decontaminate water-rich permeate by photocatalytic degradation of dissolved organic pollutants upon continuous irradiation of visible light.
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- Talal F Qahtan
- Laser Research Group Physics Department & Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Laser Research Group Physics Department & Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Laser Research Group Physics Department & Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Laser Research Group Physics Department & Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Xiong Z, He Z, Mahmud S, Yang Y, Zhou L, Hu C, Zhao S. Simple Amphoteric Charge Strategy to Reinforce Superhydrophilic Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membrane for Highly Efficient Separation of Various Surfactant-Stabilized Oil-in-Water Emulsions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:47018-47028. [PMID: 32941734 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c13508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Long-term efficient separation of highly emulsified oily wastewater is challenging. Reported herein is the preparation of a reinforced superhydrophilic, underwater superoleophobic membrane with demulsification properties using active iron nanoparticles in situ generated on a polydopamine (PDA)/polyethylenimine (PEI)-modified polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane surface. A stable zwitterionic structure is fabricated on the membrane surface and provides it with an excellent capability of binding a hydration layer, leading to enhanced superhydrophilic/underwater superoleophobic properties. The interaction between the membrane surface and water is quantified using the relaxation time of water. After iron nanoparticles in situ anchoring, the superhydrophilic, underwater superoleophobic PDA/PEI modified PVDF membrane shows more stable flux behaviors, higher oil separation efficiency, demulsification, and excellent antioil-fouling properties for various anionic, nonionic, and cationic surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions in a crossflow filtration system. The reinforced hydration layer and the amphoteric charged demusification properties of the membrane play important roles in enhancing the membrane separation performance. The reinforced membrane also exhibits excellent cleaning and reusability performance in long-term operations. The outstanding separation performance, as well as the simple and cost-effective fabrication process of the membrane with various favorable properties, highlight its promise in practical emulsified oily water applications.
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- Zhu Xiong
- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of New Processing Technology for Nonferrous Metal and Materials (Ministry of Education), College of Materials Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China
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- Institute of Environmental Research at Greater Bay Area, Key Laboratory for Water Quality and Conservation of the Pearl River Delta, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China
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- Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria 3216, Australia
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Yang S, Chen L, Liu S, Hou W, Zhu J, Zhang Q, Zhao P. Robust Bifunctional Compressed Carbon Foam for Highly Effective Oil/Water Emulsion Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:44952-44960. [PMID: 32916046 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c11879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, we report the pure compressed carbon foam (CCF) that offers a brand-new solution for separating emulsified oil/water mixtures. The CCF was fabricated by low-temperature carbonization of three-dimensional commercial melamine foam, which was then compressed without any further chemical modification. The CCF has amphiphilicity in air, underwater superoleophobicity, and underoil superhydrophobicity; therefore, it has been proved to be successfully utilized in highly emulsified oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions with excellent separation efficiencies, and it merely relies on gravity in the absence of external force. The CCF can also maintain its superwetting property under different harsh conditions, including strong acid, alkali, and salt solution conditions; this property offers great opportunities for widespread applications. Importantly, the CCF exhibits excellent permeability, separation efficiency, antifouling, and reusability performance. This novel CCF material has great potential application in handling oily wastewater owing to its low-cost raw materials, easily scaled-up preparation process, excellent antifouling property, and high separation capacity of materials.
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- Sudong Yang
- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Science and Technology, The Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, P. R. China
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- Shanxi Coal and Chemical Technology Institute Co., Ltd., Xi'an 710070, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, P. R. China
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- Institute for Advanced Study, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610106, P. R. China
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Ezazi M, Shrestha B, Kim S, Jeong B, Gorney J, Hutchison K, Lee DH, Kwon G. Selective Wettability Membrane for Continuous Oil-Water Separation and In Situ Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Purification of Water. GLOBAL CHALLENGES (HOBOKEN, NJ) 2020; 4:2000009. [PMID: 33033625 PMCID: PMC7533845 DOI: 10.1002/gch2.202000009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Membrane-based technologies are attractive for remediating oily wastewater because they are relatively energy-efficient and are applicable to a wide range of industrial effluents. For complete treatment of oily wastewater, removing dissolved contaminants from the water phase is typically followed by adsorption onto an adsorbent, which complicates the process. Here, an in-air superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic membrane-based continuous separation of surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions and in situ decontamination of water by visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of dissolved organic contaminants is reported. The membrane is fabricated by utilizing a thermally sensitized stainless steel mesh coated with visible light absorbing iron-doped titania nanoparticles. Post annealing of the membrane can enhance the adhesion of nanoparticles to the membrane surface by formation of a bridge between them. An apparatus that enables continuous separation of surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsion and in situ photocatalytic degradation of dissolved organic matter in the water-rich permeate upon irradiation of visible light on the membrane surface with greater than 99% photocatalytic degradation is developed. The membrane demonstrates the recovery of its intrinsic water-rich permeate flux upon continuous irradiation of light after being contaminated with oil. Finally, continuous oil-water separation and in situ water decontamination is demonstrated by photocatalytically degrading model toxins in water-rich permeate.
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- Mohammadamin Ezazi
- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of KansasLawrenceKansas66045USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of KansasLawrenceKansas66045USA
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- Green Materials and Process GroupKorea Institute of Industrial TechnologyUlsan44413Republic of Korea
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- Green Materials and Process GroupKorea Institute of Industrial TechnologyUlsan44413Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of KansasLawrenceKansas66045USA
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of KansasLawrenceKansas66045USA
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- Green Materials and Process GroupKorea Institute of Industrial TechnologyUlsan44413Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of KansasLawrenceKansas66045USA
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Mai VC, Das P, Ronn G, Zhou J, Lim TT, Duan H. Hierarchical Graphene/Metal-Organic Framework Composites with Tailored Wettability for Separation of Immiscible Liquids. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:35563-35571. [PMID: 32635718 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c06903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Membrane filtration is a promising technology for the separation of organic immiscible liquids. Surface topography has a direct impact on the wettability of membranes, and it remains largely unexplored. Here, we introduce on-demand liquid separation by coating porous graphene/metal-organic framework (MOF) composites with tunable wettability on porous substrates. Our results have shown that polydopamine (PDA) coating mediates the controlled growth of MOF nanostructures and subsequent fluorination on the porous graphene framework. Surface topography of the graphene frameworks strongly depends on the loading content of MOF nanostructures. The concurrent control of surface coverage of MOF and surface chemistry allows tailoring of the trapped air fraction underneath the porous graphene frameworks in the range of 0.97 to 0.8. As a result, the surface energy of the graphene/MOF coatings can be programmed to afford the change in surface properties from superamphiphobicity to lyophobicity and the selective penetration of low-surface-energy (SE) liquids and the interception of high-SE liquids were achieved. The tailored wettability of graphene/MOF coatings allows for the separation of liquid mixtures of different ranges of SE, making it a general strategy for complex liquid treatment and chemical purification.
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- Van Cuong Mai
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457
- Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS), Nanyang Technological University, 1 Clean Tech Loop, Singapore 637141
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457
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- Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS), Nanyang Technological University, 1 Clean Tech Loop, Singapore 637141
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457
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- Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute (NEWRI), Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS), Nanyang Technological University, 1 Clean Tech Loop, Singapore 637141
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637457
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Kim H, Cha JK, Kim J, Kim SH. Highly Flexible and Patternable Multiwalled-Carbon Nanotube/Nitrocellulose Hybrid Conducting Paper Electrodes as Heating Platforms for Effective Ignition of Nanoenergetic Materials. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:28586-28595. [PMID: 32469501 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, a highly flexible, patternable multiwalled-carbon nanotube (MWCNT) paper electrode was specially designed and fabricated. The addition of a nitrocellulose (NC) polymer binder at less than the critical amount (≤2 wt %) was found to be effective for maintaining both the flexibility and electrical conductance of the resulting MWCNT paper electrode. The fabricated MWCNT paper electrode was then employed as a heating platform to ignite Al/CuO nanoparticle-based nanoenergetic materials (nEMs). The nEM layer was drop-cast on the surface of the MWCNT paper electrode with specially patterned shapes using a plotter, and its ignition was evaluated by applying various voltages through the MWCNT paper electrode. To increase the adhesion between the nEM layer and MWCNT paper electrode and to decrease the sparking sensitivity of the nEM layer, it was essential to incorporate NC in the nEM matrix. However, the combustion and explosion properties of nEM layers deteriorated with the addition of NC, enabling the estimation of the optimum amount of NC to be incorporated. The fabricated igniter can be employed in various thermal engineering applications, such as in the ignition of explosives and propellants, and in pyrotechnics. To demonstrate this, a compact, flexible, and patternable igniter composed of the NC/nEM layer (NC/nEM = 2:8 wt %) on an MWCNT paper electrode was used to successfully ignite solid propellants for launching a small rocket.
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- HoSung Kim
- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Energy Convergence Technology, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Nano Fusion Technology, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Research Center for Energy Convergence Technology, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
- Department of Nanoenergy Engineering, Pusan National University, 2 Busandaehak-ro 63beon-gil, Geumjeong-gu, Busan 46241, Republic of Korea
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Micro/Nanoscale Structured Superhydrophilic and Underwater Superoleophobic Hybrid-Coated Mesh for High-Efficiency Oil/Water Separation. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12061378. [PMID: 32575503 PMCID: PMC7361680 DOI: 10.3390/polym12061378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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A novel micro/nanoscale rough structured superhydrophilic hybrid-coated mesh that shows underwater superoleophobic behavior is fabricated by spray casting or dipping nanoparticle–polymer suspensions on stainless steel mesh substrates. Water droplets can spread over the mesh completely; meanwhile, oil droplets can roll off the mesh at low tilt angles without any penetration. Besides overcoming the oil-fouling problem of many superhydrophilic coatings, this superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic mesh can be used to separate oil and water. The simple method used here to prepare the organic–inorganic hybrid coatings successfully produced controllable micro-nano binary roughness and also achieved a rough topography of micro-nano binary structure by controlling the content of inorganic particles. The mechanism of oil–water separation by the superhydrophilic and superoleophobic membrane is rationalized by considering capillary mechanics. Tetraethyl orathosilicate (TEOS) as a base was used to prepare the nano-SiO2 solution as a nano-dopant through a sol-gel process, while polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was used as the film binder and glutaraldehyde as the cross-linking agent; the mixture was dip-coated on the surface of 300-mesh stainless steel mesh to form superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic film. Properties of nano-SiO2 represented by infrared spectroscopy and surface topography of the film observed under scanning electron microscope (SEM) indicated that the film surface had a coarse micro–nano binary structure; the effect of nano-SiO2 doping amount on the film’s surface topography and the effect of such surface topography on hydrophilicity of the film were studied; contact angle of water on such surface was tested as 0° by the surface contact angle tester and spread quickly; the underwater contact angle to oil was 158°, showing superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic properties. The effect of the dosing amount of cross-linking agent to the waterproof swelling property and the permeate flux of the film were studied; the oil–water separation effect of the film to oil–water suspension and oil–water emulsion was studied too, and in both cases the separation efficiency reached 99%, which finally reduced the oil content to be lower than 50 mg/L. The effect of filtration times to permeate flux was studied, and it was found that the more hydrophilic the film was, the stronger the stain resistance would be, and the permeate flux would gradually decrease along with the increase of filtration times.
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Sun BB, Yao BH, He YQ, Yang B. Preparation and Photochromic Performance of Homogeneous Phase Nitrocellulose Membrane Grafting Spirooxazine Moieties. COATINGS 2020; 10:569. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings10060569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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The synthesis of 1,3,3-trimethyl-9′-acryloxyspiro[indoline-2,3′(3H)naphtho[2,1-b][l,4]-oxazine] (AISO) was carried out by catalytic esterification of 1,3,3-trimethyl-9′-hydroxyspiro-[indoline-2,3′(3H)naphtho[2,1-b][l,4]oxazine] (SO–OH) and acrylic acid in the presence of 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC) and N-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP). Then, the synthesis of the target copolymer (NC-g-AISO) was was carried out by benzoyl peroxide (BPO)-induced graft copolymerization of the AISO monomer onto nitrocellulose (NC) in a homogeneous methyl isobutyl ketone medium. The structure of NC-g-AISO was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (IR) spectroscopy, 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectra and thermogravimetric (TG) analysis. The photochromic properties of NC-g-AISO were investigated by examining UV–Vis spectra in ethyl acetate solution and solid membrane. Compared with the AISO monomer in ethyl acetate solution, the thermal color decay stability of the colored form of NC-g-AISO in ethyl acetate solution and in solid membrane improved significantly. The thermal color decay reaction rate constants in ethyl acetate solution and membrane at 25 °C were 1.77 × 10–2 and 1.36 × 10–3 s–1, respectively, fitted using the first-order reaction equation. After ten photochromic cycles, the relative absorption intensity of the colored form of NC-g-AISO decreased by 0.85%, indicating that the NC-g-AISO membrane has good reversible photochromic behavior.
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Ali N, Bilal M, Khan A, Ali F, Iqbal HM. Design, engineering and analytical perspectives of membrane materials with smart surfaces for efficient oil/water separation. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.115902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Cai Y, Chen D, Li N, Xu Q, Li H, He J, Lu J. A Self-Cleaning Heterostructured Membrane for Efficient Oil-in-Water Emulsion Separation with Stable Flux. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2001265. [PMID: 32406157 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202001265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lack of clean water is a major global challenge. Membrane separation technology is an ideal choice for the treatment of industrial, domestic sewage owing to its low energy consumption and cost. However, membranes are highly susceptible to contamination, particularly during wastewater treatment, which has limited their practical applications in this field. Similarly, the flux of the membrane decreases with prolonged use due to its reduced interlayer spacing. Preparation of membranes with anticontamination properties and stable flux is the key to addressing this problem. In this study, a 2D heterostructure membrane with visible-light-driven self-cleaning performance is prepared via a self-assembly process. Notably, the addition of palygorskite increases the interlayer spacing of the graphene and heterojunction structures, which increases the flux of the membrane and avoids a decrease of the interlayer spacing of the membrane under pressure. The presence of a heterojunction with visible light catalytic properties effectively avoids membrane fouling and avoids a sharp decrease of the permeation flux. Importantly, the prepared 2D membrane has excellent separation performance for oil-water emulsions with both high flux and efficiency. These features suggest great potential for the prepared 2D membrane in wastewater treatment applications.
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- Yahui Cai
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University, 199 Ren'ai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China
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Chen C, Chen L, Chen S, Yu Y, Weng D, Mahmood A, Wang G, Wang J. Preparation of underwater superoleophobic membranes via TiO2 electrostatic self-assembly for separation of stratified oil/water mixtures and emulsions. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhang X, Wang B, Qin X, Ye S, Shi Y, Feng Y, Han W, Liu C, Shen C. Cellulose acetate monolith with hierarchical micro/nano-porous structure showing superior hydrophobicity for oil/water separation. Carbohydr Polym 2020; 241:116361. [PMID: 32507171 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Eco-friendly cellulose acetate (CA) monolith with novel hierarchical micro/nano-porous structure was successfully fabricated via a simple thermally impacted nonsolvent induced phase separation (TINIPS) method. Based on the unique three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical porous structure, CA monolith revealed a high porosity (92.1%), excellent hydrophobicity (water contact angle of 147°) and superoleophilicity (oil contact angle of 0°). As a result, the porous monolith could selectively and efficiently adsorb various oils and organic solvents from oil/water mixtures with high saturation adsorption capacity (Qm) of 6.59-15.03 g g-1. Besides, the monolith exhibited outstanding environmental stability in different pH (1-14), temperature (0-70 °C) and turbulent environments with almost unchanged hydrophobicity and Qm. Besides, CA monolith also showed a continuous oil/water separation ability to purify the polluted water by using a pump-assisted system, revealing a great potential for controlling ocean oil pollution.
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- Xin Zhang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China.
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold of Ministry of Education, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, PR China
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Li F, Kong W, Zhao X, Pan Y. Multifunctional TiO 2-Based Superoleophobic/Superhydrophilic Coating for Oil-Water Separation and Oil Purification. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:18074-18083. [PMID: 32227987 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b22625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Materials that possess distinguishable superwettability toward oil and water have aroused widespread attention for their application in oil-water separation. Among them, a superoleophobic/superhydrophilic material is considered as the ideal candidate because of its antioil-fouling and water-wetting behavior; however, the fabrication is a challenge and there has been insufficient attention given to multipurpose applications in treating intricate mixtures. Herein, for the first time, a multifunctional superoleophobic/superhydrophilic coating integrated with a photocatalysis property was fabricated by the combination of polarity component-enhanced fluorosurfactant and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles. The coating applied on stainless steel mesh preserves the ability to separate immiscible oil-water mixtures, whereas the coated cotton preserves the ability to separate both surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions. Notably, benefiting from the photocatalysis property of titanium dioxide, the coating also can be used in liquid purification. Contaminated oil can be separated and purified by a separation-purification process, during which the oil-soluble contamination is degraded under ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The multipurpose coating provides an alternative solution for oil-water remediations, which has prospects in intricate liquid treatment in industrial and domestic applications.
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- Feiran Li
- Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing and School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Xidazhi 92, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing and School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Xidazhi 92, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing and School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Xidazhi 92, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Micro-Systems and Micro-Structures Manufacturing and School of Mechatronics Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Xidazhi 92, Harbin 150001, P. R. China
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Liao R, Ma K, Tang S, Liu C, Yue H, Liang B. Biomimetic Mineralization to Fabricate Superhydrophilic and Underwater Superoleophobic Filter Mesh for Oil–Water Separations. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c00739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Rui Liao
- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China
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- Low-Carbon Technology and Chemical Reaction Engineering Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Institute of New Energy and Low-Carbon Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610207, China
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Wang W, Lin J, Cheng J, Cui Z, Si J, Wang Q, Peng X, Turng LS. Dual super-amphiphilic modified cellulose acetate nanofiber membranes with highly efficient oil/water separation and excellent antifouling properties. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 385:121582. [PMID: 31818654 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2019] [Revised: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Along with increasing oily, industrial wastewater and seawater pollution, oil spills-and their clean-up via the separation of oil and water-are still a worldwide challenge. Aiming to fabricate an oil/water separation membrane with excellent comprehensive performance, we report here a new type of multifunctional deacetylated cellulose acetate (d-CA) membrane. The cellulose acetate (CA) nanofiber membranes are fabricated by electrospinning and then deacetylated to obtain the d-CA nanofiber membranes, which are super-amphiphilic in air, oleophobic in water, and super-hydrophilic in oil. The multifunctional d-CA nanofiber membranes can be used as water-removal substances for oil/water mixtures, as well as emulsified oil/water and oil/corrosive aqueous systems, with gravity as the only needed driving force. The d-CA nanofiber membranes possess the highest separation flux, reaching up to 38,000 L/m2·h, and the highest separation efficiency, reaching up to 99.97 % for chloroform/water mixtures under the force of gravity. In fact, the separation flux was several times higher than that of commercial CA (c-CA) membranes. The excellent anti-pollution and self-cleaning abilities endow the membranes with powerful cyclic stability and reusability. The d-CA nanofiber membranes show great application prospects in chemical plants, textile mills, and the food industry, as well as offshore oil spills, to separate oil from water.
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- Weiwen Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fujian, 350118, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory in the Universities of Polymer Materials and Production, Fujian, 350118, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fujian, 350118, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory in the Universities of Polymer Materials and Production, Fujian, 350118, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fujian, 350118, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory in the Universities of Polymer Materials and Production, Fujian, 350118, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fujian, 350118, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory in the Universities of Polymer Materials and Production, Fujian, 350118, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fujian, 350118, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory in the Universities of Polymer Materials and Production, Fujian, 350118, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fujian, 350118, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory in the Universities of Polymer Materials and Production, Fujian, 350118, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, Fujian, 350118, China; Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory in the Universities of Polymer Materials and Production, Fujian, 350118, China
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- Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53715, United States; Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 53706, United States.
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Bao Z, Chen D, Li N, Xu Q, Li H, He J, Lu J. Superamphiphilic and underwater superoleophobic membrane for oil/water emulsion separation and organic dye degradation. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Zhang M, Ma W, Cui J, Wu S, Han J, Zou Y, Huang C. Hydrothermal synthesized UV-resistance and transparent coating composited superoloephilic electrospun membrane for high efficiency oily wastewater treatment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 383:121152. [PMID: 31639612 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
Abstract
As oily wastewater issues continue to grow, the treatment of oily wastewater has become urgent an emergency. However, present solutions are restricted by the limited performance of materials. An UV-resist and transparent coating consisting of PDMS and ZnO decorated on a highly stable and self-standing polyimide is reported in this work as a potential solution. The obtained fibrous membranes not only allow high-efficiency (higher than 99%) oily wastewater separation but also show superior UV-resistant activity. Moreover, the superoleophilicity and hydrophobicity of the composite membrane were confirmed to be stable under harsh conditions, and the transparent coating layer has the potential to be applied in other fields. The design of the UV-resistant, transparent and superoleophilic nanofibrous membrane is very practical, and will be quite promising for reducing oily environmental contaminations from waters.
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- Mengjie Zhang
- College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, PR China
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- Department of mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, PR China; College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, PR China.
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing 210037, PR China; Laboratory of Biopolymer based Functional Materials, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, PR China.
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