Toward Superhydrophobic/Superoleophilic Materials for Separation of Oil/Water Mixtures and Water-in-Oil Emulsions Using Phase Inversion Methods
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Abstract
In this study, a method that can simultaneously separate oil/water mixtures and water-in-oil emulsions were developed. Various substrates (synthetic polymers and stainless steel meshes) were coated by rough hydrophobic polymer films. The prepared materials possessed superhydrophobicity and superoleophilicity. These superhydrophobic sponges can isolate extensive amounts of oil from water when connected to a related vacuum framework. Moreover, the superhydrophobic meshes (SHM) can separate both surfactant-free and -stabilized water-in-oil emulsions via gravity with high separation efficiency (oil purity: >99.99%) and flux (up to 4760 L m−2 h−1). The extraordinary performance of our materials and their low-energy, efficient, low-cost preparation propose that they have great potential for real-time applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity · Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer · Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
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Affiliations
Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung 840, Taiwan
Department of Materials and Optoelectronic Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan
Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
R&D Centre for Membrane Technology, Chung Yuan University, Taoyuan 320, Taiwan
Funding
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
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