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Esmaeilzadeh P, Zandi A, Ghazanfari MH, Khezrnejad A, Fatemi M, Molaei Dehkordi A. Selective Fabrication of Robust and Multifunctional Super Nonwetting Surfaces by Diverse Modifications of Zirconia-Ceria Nanocomposites. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:9195-9209. [PMID: 35867863 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The creation of surfaces with various super nonwetting properties is an ongoing challenge. We report diverse modifications of novel synthesized zirconia-ceria nanocomposites by different low surface energy agents to fabricate nanofluids capable of regulating surface wettability of mineral substrates to achieve selective superhydrophobic, superoleophobic-superhydrophilic, and superamphiphobic conditions. Surfaces treated with these nanofluids offer self-cleaning properties and effortless rolling-off behavior with sliding angles ≤7° for several liquids with surface tensions between 26 and 72.1 mN/m. The superamphiphobic nanofluid coating imparts nonstick properties to a solid surface whereby liquid drops can be effortlessly displaced on the coating with a near-zero tilt and conveniently lifted off using a needle tip, leaving no trace. Further, the superamphiphobic surface demonstrates good oil repellency toward ultralow surface tension liquids such as n-hexane and n-heptane. The superoleophobic-superhydrophilic surface repels oil droplets well regardless of whether it is in the air or underwater conditions. In addition, reaping the benefits of the ZrO2-CeO2 nanocomposites' photocatalysis feature, the superoleophobic-superhydrophilic coating exhibits self-cleaning ability by the degradation of color dyes. Modification of the wettability of substrates is carried out by a cost-effective and facile solution-immersion approach, which creates surfaces with hierarchical nano-submicron-scaled structures. The multipurpose coated surfaces have outstanding durability and mechanical stability. They also resist well high-temperature-high-pressure conditions, which will provide various practical applications in different fields, including the condensate banking removal in gas reservoirs or the separation of oil/water mixtures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pouriya Esmaeilzadeh
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9564, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9564, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9564, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9564, Iran
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran 11155-9564, Iran
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Jia M, Liu H, Yang G, Zhang S, Yang J, Tian L, Zhu C, Xu J. Biomimetic Porous Nanofiber-Based Oil Pump for Spontaneous Oil Directional Transport and Collection. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:16887-16894. [PMID: 33788534 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c01202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Directional transport and manipulation of liquid substances have drawn wide attention owing to their crucial applications from microfluid to large-area water harvesting. Spontaneous oil directional transport, especially having the prospect of large-scale manufacturing, plays a huge role in marine oil cleanup, but is exposed to the limitations such as low efficiency and transport velocity. Here, we report a biomimetic porous nanofiber-based oil pump from cosolvent electrospinning, endowed with the parenchyma cellular structure of plants. These tightly packed and uniform nanoporous structures of nanofibers are capable of self-pumping oil upward with an ultrahigh pumping rate of 21.12 g g-1 h-1, which has been proposed as an explicit mechanism. Following oil directional transport, it can obtain an efficient oil collection of 127.52 g g-1. We anticipate that our designed oil pump will provide a versatile platform for spontaneous oil directional transport and collection with potential applications in the fields of laboratory-on-a-chip, microreaction devices, chemical engineering, and the petrochemical industry.
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- Man Jia
- Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Institute of Low-dimensional Materials Genome Initiative, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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Khan AA, Siyal MI, Lee CK, Park C, Kim JO. Hybrid organic-inorganic functionalized polyethersulfone membrane for hyper-saline feed with humic acid in direct contact membrane distillation. Sep Purif Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2018.07.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Facio DS, Carrascosa LAM, Mosquera MJ. Producing lasting amphiphobic building surfaces with self-cleaning properties. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2017; 28:265601. [PMID: 28513479 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa73a3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nowadays, producing building surfaces that prevent water and oil uptake and which present self-cleaning activity is still a challenge. In this study, amphiphobic (superhydrophobic and oleophobic) building surfaces were successfully produced. A simple and low-cost process was developed, which is applicable to large-scale building surfaces, according the following procedure: (1) by spraying a SiO2 nanocomposite which produces a closely-packed nanoparticle uniform topography; (2) by functionalizing the previous coating with a fluorinated alkoxysilane, producing high hydrophobicity and oleophobicity. The formation of a Cassie-Baxter regime, in which air pockets could be trapped between the aggregates of particles, was confirmed by topographic study. The building surface demonstrated an excellent self-cleaning performance. Finally, the surface presented lasting superhydrophobicity with high stability against successive attachment/detachment force cycles. This high durability can be explained by the effective grafting of the silica nanocomposite coating skeleton with the substrate, and with the additional fluorinated coating produced by condensation reactions.
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- Dario S Facio
- TEP-243 Nanomaterials Group. Departamento de Quimica-Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Rio San Pedro, Universidad de Cadiz, E-11510 Puerto Real (Cadiz), Spain
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Isık T, Demir MM, Aydogan C, Ciftci M, Yagci Y. Hydrophobic coatings from photochemically prepared hydrophilic polymethacrylates via electrospraying. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/pola.28501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Tuğba Isık
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Izmir Institute of Technology; Urla İzmir 35430 Turkey
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Izmir Institute of Technology; Urla İzmir 35430 Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University; Maslak İstanbul 34469 Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University; Maslak İstanbul 34469 Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University; Maslak İstanbul 34469 Turkey
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Esmaeilzadeh P, Sadeghi MT, Bahramian A, Fakhroueian Z, Zarbakhsh A. Superamphiphobic Surfaces Prepared by Coating Multifunctional Nanofluids. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:32011-32020. [PMID: 27801562 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b10913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Construction of surfaces with the capability of repelling both water and oil is a challenging issue. We report the superamphiphobic properties of mineral surfaces coated with nanofluids based on synthesized Co-doped and Ce-doped Barium Strontium Titanate (CoBST and CeBST) nanoparticles and fluorochemicals of trichloro(1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorooctyl)silane (PFOS) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Coating surfaces with these nanofluids provides both oil (with surface tensions as low as 23 mN/m) and water repellency. Liquids with high surface tension (such as water and ethylene glycol) roll off the coated surface without tilting. A water drop released from 8 mm above the coated surface undergoes first a lateral displacement from its trajectory and shape deformation, striking the surface after 23 ms, bouncing and rolling off freely. These multifunctional coating nanofluids impart properties of self-cleaning. Applications include coating surfaces where cleanliness is paramount such as in hospitals and domestic environments as well as the maintenance of building facades and protection of public monuments from weathering. These superamphiphobic-doped nanofluids have thermal stability up to 180 °C; novel industrial applications include within fracking and the elimination of condensate blockage in gas reservoirs.
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- Pouriya Esmaeilzadeh
- Chemical Engineering collage, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) , Narmak, Tehran 16765-163, Iran
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- Chemical Engineering collage, Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) , Narmak, Tehran 16765-163, Iran
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- Institute of Petroleum Engineering, University of Tehran , Tehran 11155-4563, Iran
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- Institute of Petroleum Engineering, University of Tehran , Tehran 11155-4563, Iran
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- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London , Joseph Priestley Building, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom
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Guo N, Chen Y, Rao Q, Yin Y, Wang C. Fabrication of durable hydrophobic cellulose surface from silane-functionalized silica hydrosol via electrochemically assisted deposition. J Appl Polym Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/app.42733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ning Guo
- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, School of Textiles & Clothing; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, School of Textiles & Clothing; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, School of Textiles & Clothing; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, School of Textiles & Clothing; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, School of Textiles & Clothing; Jiangnan University; Wuxi 214122 China
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Si Y, Guo Z. Superhydrophobic nanocoatings: from materials to fabrications and to applications. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:5922-46. [PMID: 25766486 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr07554d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Superhydrophobic nanocoatings, a combination of nanotechnology and superhydrophobic surfaces, have received extraordinary attention recently, focusing both on novel preparation strategies and on investigations of their unique properties. In the past few decades, inspired by the lotus leaf, the discovery of nano- and micro-hierarchical structures has brought about great change in the superhydrophobic nanocoatings field. In this paper we review the contributions to this field reported in recent literature, mainly including materials, fabrication and applications. In order to facilitate comparison, materials are divided into 3 categories as follows: inorganic materials, organic materials, and inorganic-organic materials. Each kind of materials has itself merits and demerits, as well as fabrication techniques. The process of each technique is illustrated simply through a few classical examples. There is, to some extent, an association between various fabrication techniques, but many are different. So, it is important to choose appropriate preparation strategies, according to conditions and purposes. The peculiar properties of superhydrophobic nanocoatings, such as self-cleaning, anti-bacteria, anti-icing, corrosion resistance and so on, are the most dramatic. Not only do we introduce application examples, but also try to briefly discuss the principle behind the phenomenon. Finally, some challenges and potential promising breakthroughs in this field are also succinctly highlighted.
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- Yifan Si
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Centre for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials and Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, People's Republic of China.
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Ghochaghi N, Taiwo A, Winkel M, Dodd B, Mossi K, Tepper G. Electrospun polystyrene coatings with tunable wettability. J Appl Polym Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/app.41592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Negar Ghochaghi
- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond Virginia 23284
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond Virginia 23284
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond Virginia 23284
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond Virginia 23284
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond Virginia 23284
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- Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Virginia Commonwealth University; Richmond Virginia 23284
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Wang JY, Zhou GG, Xu WH, Liu WL, Cai XX, Liu QZ, Wang XQ, Wu YZ. Facile synthesis of a superhydrophobic surface with modified hollow silica nanoparticles. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra09218j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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