JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2021
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IF 8.742
Jingwei Lu,Fangchao Li,Gan Miao,Xiao Miao,Guina Ren,Bo Wang,Yuanming Song,Xiangming Li,Xiaotao Zhu
Traditional membrane-based separation methods are limited by the inability of a single membrane to separate both oil/water and oil/oil mixtures. Herein, to address this challenge, we have produced a superhydrophilic/superoleophobic shell powder coating that can be used as an advanced separation membrane for separating oil/water mixtures, emulsions, and oil/oil mixtures, when coated on a copper mesh and fabric. Utilizing its water-affinity and oil-repellency, the separation membrane can separate oil/water mixtures and emulsions with high separation efficiency. Interestingly, our separation membrane displays opposite wetting behavior between high-polar oils and low-polar oils, and utilizing this selective wetting to oils with different polarity, oil/oil mixtures separation is achieved effectively, even if the surface tension difference between two oils is as small as 2.4 mN/m. Using an ethanol-prewetting strategy, on-demand oil/water and oil/oil separation are also achieved on this separation membrane. This study is expected to present a promising approach to membrane-based separation technologies.
研究领域:
材料科学
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环境工程
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MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
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2019
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IF 2.781
Mengjue Cao,Yi Feng,Qian Chen,Pengcheng Zhang,Shihang Guo,Jianfeng Yao
In this study, melamine sponge (MS) is modified by in-situ growth of leaf-like Co-ZIF-L without the addition of additives or surfactants . Such modified MS shows good underwater superoleophobicity because of the unique pore structure and highly rough surface of MS@Co-ZIF-L. Compared to the pristine MS, the water-wetted MS@Co-ZIF-L exhibits excellent water-oil separation for various oils (the separation efficiencies are higher than 99.2%) with good long-term stability (no decrease in flux and separation efficiency after 60 cycles of separation). Moreover, MS@Co-ZIF-L is highly effective to treat oil-water emulsions. Besides the excellent separation performance, due to the outstanding mechanical properties, MS@Co-ZIF-L can be shaped into various configurations such as membranes, filters, adsorbing foams or other forms for the oil/water separation in various situations.
研究领域:
材料科学
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环境科学
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 7.312
Yaoyao Zhu,Yeqiang Lu,Hang Yu,Guojun Jiang,Xueting Zhao,Congjie Gao,Lixin Xue
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.
研究领域:
材料科学
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环境科学
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CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS
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2020
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IF 7.182
Zhaodong Zhu,Shiyu Fu,Altaf Halim Basta
The present work deals with using thermal aggregation of spray drying to achieve uniform structuring of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) with carbon nanotubes (CNT), for obtaining rough annular microparticles with hierarchical dual dimensions. The structure and characteristics of CNC are crucial to microparticle assembly and superhydrophobic modification. The polyurethane (PU) was used to enhance the firmness of microparticles, during thermal aggregation. The investigated CNC/CNT/PU microparticles showed excellent separation ability for water-in-oil emulsions. Moreover, an abrasion-resistant superhydrophobic coating that combined fast and intelligent water-removing, electrical-conductive and antibacterial functions was manufactured through simple spray coating, which profited from effective role of CNT in excellent conversion of light to heat, as well as its thermal, electrical conductivity and antibacterial properties.
研究领域:
材料科学
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化学工程
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纳米技术
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PubMed
高影响因子
iScience
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2022
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IF 6.107
Gan Miao,Fangchao Li,Zhongshuai Gao,Ting Xu,Xiao Miao,Guina Ren,Yuanming Song,Xiangming Li,Xiaotao Zhu
Engineering a versatile platform that enables to separate both oil/water and oil/oil mixtures and remove dye from water is not easy. To address this challenge, we have developed an Ag/polydopamine-coated textile (Ag/PDA@textile) by chemically depositing Ag particles on the textile surface using polydopamine as the binder layer. The obtained Ag/PDA@textile attracts water but repels oil in the air, underwater, and when immersed into the oil. Exploiting its water-attracting and oil resistance, the Ag/PDA@textile is acted as a separation membrane to separate oil/water mixtures with enhanced separation efficiency. The Ag/PDA@textile also possesses opposite wetting behavior to oils with different polarities, allowing it to separate oil/oil mixtures efficiently. Thanks to the catalytic performance of the Ag particle, organic dyes can be decomposed effectively by our Ag/PDA@textile under UV illustration or in the presence of NaBH 4 . Our Ag/PDA@textile may be valuable for applications in water purification and oil sewage treatment.
研究领域:
材料科学
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环境科学
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DOI
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高影响因子
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2022
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IF 5.518
Li-Jing Zhu,Ming Yang,Gang Wang,Zhi-Xiang Zeng,Zheng-Feng Jia
Superoleophobic and anti-oil adhesion behavior has been considered the central character of the materials for removing oil from wastewater. Herein, poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PVDF/PNIPAM) membranes were fabricated by vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS) and then further post-modified by deposition of sulfonated dopamine (SDA). The resulting membrane has a strong underwater superoleophobicity with an underwater toluene contact angle of 163 ± 2° and an ultralow adhesion force (1.9 ± 0.02 µN) between the surface and the oil. Therefore, it can efficiently remove emulsified toluene from water with a flux of 2211 ± 80 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 and an oil rejection of 99.5 ± 0.4%. This work offers a novel technique for the fabrication of porous membranes with excellent anti-oil fouling performance which will be practically used in the treatment of emulsified oils.
研究领域:
材料科学
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环境工程
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MATERIALS SCIENCE FORUM
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2022
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IF 0
Mohd Khairul Nizam,Mohamad Shafiq Mohd Razmi,Najmuddin Mohd Ramli,Mohd Najib Razali
Three formulations intended for NSF H1 food-grade grease were prepared in this study comprising paraffin oil as a base oil and fumed silica as a thickener. No additive was added in formulation 1 (F1) and formulation 2 (F2), whereas chitosan was added in formulation 3 (F3) as an additive. A commercial food-grade grease (FGG) was used for comparison purposes. The formulated greases and the commercial FGG were characterised for thermal stability via thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and derivative thermogravimetric analysis (DTG). Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, dropping point, oil separation, and consistency tests were also carried out to evaluate the properties of the greases. The FTIR spectra were obtained for the fresh and aged greases for grease characterisation. The results showed that the grease made with chitosan as an additive demonstrated higher oil separation, better consistency, and was less affected by ageing, as indicated by the change of grease colour after the oil separation test. F1, F2, F3, and the commercial FGG recorded dropping points higher than 350 °C, indicating no dropping point properties for the tested greases. The grease formulated with chitosan (F3) achieved the highest oil separation with 1.21%, while the commercial FGG recorded the lowest oil separation with 0.66%, followed by F1 and F3 with the oil separation of 0.99% and 0.98%, respectively. For the consistency test, the NLGI number for each formulation varied but the commercial FGG showed the lowest NLGI number of 2, whereas F3 showed the NLGI number in the range of 2–3, and F1 showed the NLGI number of 3. The aged grease of F3 had unchanged consistency after the oil separation test. Based on the results, the formulated greases have acceptable properties in comparison to the commercial FGG, and the addition of chitosan contributes positively to the grease characteristics.
研究领域:
材料科学
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食品技术
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润滑工程
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