Super-hydrophobic F-TiO 2 @PP membranes were developed from polypropylene (PP) non-woven fabric by in situ cross-linking polymerization of trifluorofluorooctyl methacrylate (FOMA) and sol–gel-derived titanium dioxide with vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES). Due to the formation of super-hydrophobic “coral”-like synapses on the filamentous surfaces of PP non-woven fabric, F-TiO 2 @PP membranes showed extremely high water contact angles up to 157° and capability of rapidly absorbing oil drops. The F-TiO 2 @PP membranes were also able to expel water from water-in-oil emulsions with robustly high oil permeate fluxes (up to 11,000 L m −2 h −1 under gravity), water removing efficiency (up to 99.7%), re-usability and long-term stability even at the presence of surfactant and salts. Such superior performance could lead to potential applications in rapid collection and efficient purification of recovered oily organic components from waste liquids or accidental oil discharges in marine or continental situations.
Dining lampblack as a source of atmospheric pollution, urban residents had to spend a lot of economic costs all year round to solve its impact. However, traditional treatment methods often carry the risk of secondary pollution. The use of phase change absorption solvent (PCAS) controlled by CO 2 can effectively absorb the oily components in dining lampblack, and smoothly avoid the generation of secondary pollutants and squandering of resources. The reversibility of PCASs under CO 2 control was explained by pH changes and macroscopic visualizations. The absorption effects of favorable absorbents and PCASs on dining lampblack were compared and analyzed. The fatty acid (FA) in the oil absorption mixture was desorbed by interacting with D230. The results of GC/MS analysis on the oil components separated by desorption showed that the desorption of PCASs was effective for these refractory oil components. FAs can be enriched and applied to the subsequent dining lampblack treatment link to realize the waste recycling. In addition, the absorption and desorption of oily components by PCASs were combined with the CO 2 -controlled phase transformation of PCASs itself to achieve the absorption circulation of treating dining lampblack by using PCASs.