COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
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2024
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IF 4.9
Jian Wang,Feiran Li,Yunlu Pan,Fang Chen,Cong Huang,Xuezeng Zhao
Selective superwetting surfaces preserve the opposite superwetting properties of oil and water and have attracted considerable attention for their application in oil-water separation owing to their efficient surface energy since 2000. Among these surfaces, superoleophobic/superhydrophilic surfaces are considered remarkable because of their anti-oil properties. The coexistence of superoleophobicity and superhydrophilicity poses a challenge based on the traditional surface/interface theory. However, the fabrication of superoleophobic surfaces requires extremely low surface energy, which is achieved by introducing compounds with long fluorocarbon chains. However, these compounds are harmful to the environment. Herein, a mesh with superoleophobic/superhydrophilic properties was developed by coating a chemically etched copper mesh substrate with photopolymerized short fluorocarbon chains and water-insoluble hydrophilic monomers. This mesh can separate different types of oil-water mixtures with a separation efficiency of >99 %. The mesh demonstrated excellent underwater stability as well as chemical and mechanical durability. The water resistance and chemical durability of the mesh are stronger than those of the control copper mesh using metal ions and long fluorocarbon chains. Moreover, oil-water separation was achieved even after immersion in deionized water and salt, acid, and alkali solutions. In addition, the mesh preserves the ability of oil-water separation after being cleaned and reused for 10 times. The proposed superoleophobic/superhydrophilic mesh offers a solution for continuous oil-water separation and has prospects for developing anti-fouling/sweat-absorbing fabrics and self-cleaning surfaces.
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材料科学
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SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
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2020
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IF 3.784
Jiahang Liu,Jian He,Pan Wu,Chao Yang,Wei Jiang
The preparation of superhydrophobic metal surfaces by one-step immersion in fatty acid solutions is simple and convenient, but the effect of the fatty acid type has not been investigated. In this work, Cu meshes were soaked in ethanol solutions of fatty acids with different carbon chain lengths to obtain surfaces with different wettabilities , which varied from superhydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity. The results showed that the contact angle of the surfaces gradually increased from 2.7 ° for the sample prepared with formic acid to 151.8 ° for the sample prepared with myristic acid. The maximum apparent surface energy and solubility parameter were 82.33 mN/m and 65.79 J 1/2 /cm 3/2 for the C 1 -Cu surface, and the lowest were only 6.3 mN/m and 19.91 J 1/2 /cm 3/2 , respectively, for C 14 -Cu. A simulation confirmed that as the carbon chain length of the fatty acid increased, the solubility parameter decreased, and the hydrophobicity increased. One-step immersion enables facile, inexpensive one-step preparation of membrane surfaces with controllable superhydrophobicity for large-scale industrial applications.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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IF 13.2
Chunyan Huang,Zichen Li,Yuning Pan,Zhili Li,Yuanyuan Ge
Developing efficient dual functional membranes through simple methods to remove various water pollutants remains challenging. Herein, a dual functional geopolymer/copper mesh membrane (GM/CM) was fabricated by one-step coating for oil–water separation and dye degradation. The geopolymer coating, serving as armor, improved hydrophilicity and pore structure, enabling rapid pollutant adsorption and degradation via advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) while inhibiting copper ion leaching. The GM/CM had a water flux of 4936 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 and demonstrated a separation efficiency of over 99 % for five different oil–water emulsions. Copper ions in GM/CM, with multiple valences, could efficiently catalyze reactive oxygen species production from H 2 O 2 . In batch mode, the GM/CM + H 2 O 2 system removed 98.48 % of methylene blue (MB) in water with 1 O 2 as the primary active species. Multiple anions had no significant impact on the degradation efficiency of the GM/CM + H 2 O 2 system. In filtration mode, the GM/CM + H 2 O 2 system achieved over 98 % removal of MB within a continuous 180 min period. Compared to other membranes, GM/CM had both high flux and competitive removal efficiencies. Moreover, due to the ion exchange and chelating effects of the geopolymer armor, the leaching concentration ratio of copper ions was two orders of magnitude lower than that in the unarmored catalyst CM + H 2 O 2 system, and significantly below the standard limit and the results reported in other literature. Overall, this work shows the potential application of GM/CM in water treatment and offers a new method for convenient preparation of dual functional membranes.
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SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS
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2022
·Vol. 54
·期 10
·1087-1097
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IF 1.702
Jiekai Feng,Faze Chen,Jiaqi Chao,Zexin Cai,Teng Liu,Du Zhang,Yanling Tian
Copper mesh (CM) is one of the most commonly used engineering materials due to its remarkable mechanical and electromagnetic properties. However, CMs are generally susceptible to chemical corrosion in harsh environments, which greatly limits their long-term usage. In this paper, we come up with a one-step perfluorodecanethiol self-assembly means to manufacture superhydrophobic CM with significantly improved anti-corrosion property. The self-assembly reaction between copper and 1 H ,1 H ,2 H ,2 H -perfluorodecanethiol created nanoscale rough structures and lowered the surface energy of the CM surface, which was account for the excellent repellence towards various aqueous solutions. The electrochemical tests demonstrated that, compared with original CM, the i corr value of the self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) functionalized CM decreases about one order of magnitude, whereas the corrosion protection efficiency of the treated CM in NaCl, NaOH, and HCl aqueous solutions were all obviously increased. Therefore, the proposed simple method could be an alternative candidate for the creation of functional CM with anti-corrosion properties that could be used under complex conditions.
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ACS Omega
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2021
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IF 3.512
Ting Liang,Biao Wang,Zhenzhong Fan,Qingwang Liu
CeO2 was synthesized by the co-precipitation method on the Cu mesh substrate and modified the surface of CeO2@Cu mesh by stearic acid (SA). The superhydrophobic behavior was ascribed to the combination of hierarchical micro–nanostructure of CeO2 and the hydrophobic alkyl groups from SA. The SA-CeO2@Cu mesh had antiacid and base stability and excellent durability as well as high separation efficiency. The separation efficiency can be up to 98.0% after separating 30 times.
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高影响因子
Coatings
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2022
·Vol. 12
·期 11
·1729
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IF 3.236
Cong-Cong Luan,Yu-Ping Zhang,Cheng-Xing Cui,De-Liang Chen,Yuan Chen,Meng-Jun Chen
In this paper, a novel pH-responsive brass mesh modified by 3-mercaptobenzoic acid (MBA) and 2-naphthalenethiol (NPT) was demonstrated via a facile chemical etching method followed by surface modification. The smart wettability was dependent on the assembled MBA and NPT with suitable thiol proportions. The on–off control of water penetrating intelligently into the nanostructured brass mesh substrate was carried out by the pH change in the outside environment. The brass mesh modified with XNPT= 0.4 (mole fraction of NBT in the mixed solution) exhibited the strongest pH responsivity from superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilicity. Furthermore, the resulted Janus membrane (JM) fabricated by the integration of a smart brass mesh and hydrophobic Ni foam could be used as a water diode in air and liquid systems. Unidirectional penetration for the water droplet was realized by the resulting smart JM with a hydrophobic upper layer and a pH-responsive layer below.Keywords:smart material;brass mesh;3-mercaptobenzoic acid;2-naphthalenethiol;Janus membrane
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2024
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IF 12.2
Xuefeng Chen,Xiao Gong
Oily wastewater and marine oil spills are a massive environmental and human threat. Conventional oil spill treatment methods include adsorption by absorbent materials, dispersants or adsorbents, and in situ burning. Superhydrophobic materials, as a material that can achieve oil-water separation, have great potential for application in oil spill treatment. Research on superhydrophobic oil spill treatment mainly focuses on materials such as sponges and fabrics. Although these materials can effectively perform oil-water separation or oil spill adsorption, they also have the disadvantages of complicated preparation methods and high costs. Here, we present a miniature device for oil-water separation and oil spill collection and recovery. The superhydrophobic copper mesh box can be used on its own as an oil-water separation device or in combination with a commercial polyurethane sponge as a miniature oil-absorbing device. The robust copper mesh is prepared in two steps: anodizing and impregnation. The superhydrophobic copper mesh had a high oil separation flux (32,330 L m −2 h −1 ) and efficiency (97%), which remained high (28,560 L m −2 h −1 ) and efficient (95%) after 20 cycles of separation. The combined micro oil adsorption device can adsorb different oils and fats on the water surface, and it has good reusability with oil adsorption capacity and efficiency up to 15.28 g/g and 98% and still has good oil adsorption capacity (11.54 g/g) and efficiency (94.6%) after 20 cycles of adsorption. Therefore, the prepared micro oil-absorbing device has promising application prospects in oil-water separation, oil spill cleanup, etc. Environmental Implication This study demonstrates a facile electrochemical approach to prepare a miniature device for high-efficiency oil-water separation and oil spill collection and recovery. The modified copper mesh's separation flux could reach 32,330 L m −2 h −1 , showing great promise in oil-water separation and oil spill cleanup.
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2021
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IF 7.312
Peizhang Zhou,Jiang Cheng,Yuanyang Yan,Shouping Xu,Cailong Zhou
Homogeneous hydrophobic ZIF-67 decorated copper mesh was prepared by ultrafast electrodeposition and subsequent hydrophobization with stearic acid or 1-dodecanethiol. The preparation can be completed within 9 min under room temperature. Based on the hard-soft-acid-base (HSAB) theory, there exists difference of the interaction between Co 2+ and specific groups (carboxy or sulfhydryl), the oil/water separation and dyes adsorption performances were thus affected after ZIF-67-coated copper mesh was hydrophobized. The separation efficiency of the hydrophobic meshes for various oil/water mixtures was all greater than 98%, and remained almost no decline after several cycles of separation. However, the intrusion pressure of ZIF-67/copper mesh modified by 1-dodecanethiol is higher than the one modified by stearic acid. At the same time, the 1-dodecanethiol modified ZIF-67/copper mesh displayed a high adsorption capacity for Congo red (near 2000 mg/m 2 ), while the adsorption rate of the mesh modified by stearic acid is significantly faster. This work proposed a simple and fast method to build continuous, homogeneous MOFs film for oil/water separation and dyes adsorption.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2020
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IF 9.038
Jihao Zuo,Zihan Liu,Cailong Zhou,Yi Zhou,Xiufang Wen,Shouping Xu,Jiang Cheng,Pihui Pi
How to rapidly and efficiently separate surfactant-stabilized emulsions has been a great challenge for oil/water separation materials. In this work, a durable superwetting copper mesh with high efficiency and flux for gravity-driven emulsion separation was fabricated by subtly inlaying polydopamine/polyethyleneimine@aminated carbon nanotubes (PDA/PEI@CNTs-NH 2 ) clusters in the mesh pores. The porous clusters with abundant cationic groups render the mesh with superwettability, submicron permeation channels and positive charges, so as to achieve strong demulsification ability. Based on the superwettability and the strong demulsification ability, the PDA/PEI@CNTs-NH 2 clusters-inlayed copper mesh (PPC-CM) exhibited high separation efficiency of over 99.5% for various anionic surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsions. Meanwhile, the permeation flux of PPC-CM solely driven by gravity is as high as 3946.3 L m −2 h −1 . The strong demulsification ability and high permeation flux of the superwetting mesh are due to the synergistic action of charge-screening effect of -NH 3+ and size-sieving effect of optimized pore size. Furthermore, the resultant mesh exhibited excellent durability that it could resist serious physical abrasion and chemical corrosion. Especially the mesh after repeated separation can recover its positive charge by a simple acid treatment. These excellent performances highlight the superwetting mesh a promising potential for sustainable separation of highly stabilized oil/water emulsions.
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IONICS
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2019
·Vol. 26
·期 5
·2225-2231
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IF 2.289
Liu Lili,Wang Xiaoyang,Zhang Xiaohong,Zhang Xiuyun,Chen Shimou
Germanium-based materials as anode can improve the capacity of lithium-ion battery because of its excellent lithium-ion storage ability. But the application of Ge anode is hampered by the huge volume variation during de/lithiation processes. Herein, a Ge/Cu wire mesh (Ge/Cu-WM) electrode is prepared by ionic liquid electrodeposition, where the Ge nano-film is deposited on Cu wire mesh. The unique structure of Ge/Cu-WM electrode not only buffers the volume expansion but also enhances electron migration and electron transport during lithiation. The Cu 3 Ge is observed by XRD, which confirms that the Ge nano-film tightly attach to the Cu wires. All structural properties give the electrode excellent electrochemical performance, where a capacity of 633 mAh/g after 100 cycles at 0.1 C is obtained. The reasonable structure and improved cycling stability make Ge-based anodes highly attractive for lithium-ion battery applications.
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能源技术
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2021
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IF 5.909
Wei Zhou,Cailong Zhou,Hao Yang,Jin Wang,Jingcheng Du,Li Chen,Huizhen Shen,Luxi Tan,Lichun Dong,Xinjuan Zeng
Traditional preparation methods of Janus membranes are either too complicated or cannot accurately control their characters such as surface wettability , layer thickness, and pore structure. Herein, asymmetric wettability and layer thickness on the copper mesh were successfully regulated by an interface-confined surface engineering strategy and applied for liquid manipulation. Water droplets can spontaneously infiltrate from the superhydrophobic side to the superhydrophilic side of the as-prepared Janus copper mesh (JCM), achieving unidirectional transportation. Besides, the separation efficiency of the JCM exceeds 99.2%, whether it is a combination of light or heavy oil-water mixtures. Moreover, compared to the corresponding superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic meshes, the JCM showed a 200% increase in fog collection. A fog collector with a sandwich structure was further developed, making up of a superhydrophilic inner layer and double-deck superhydrophobic external layers that always play a role of a Janus collector to allow a continuous and high-performance fog harvesting regardless of the direction of the fog flow. Overall, this work provides a new idea in the fabrication of Janus membranes, which could be extended to the transport of directional water, switchable oil/water separation, fog collection, and other fields.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2023
·Vol. 58
·期 27
·11044-11061
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IF 4.5
Li Ruhui,Yu Ruobing,Fan Junhan,Chang Bu
With the fast growing of oily contaminants, continuous oil/water separation with high flux is in demand. Superhydrophilic/superoleophobic composites are considered as ideal candidates. In this work, the oil–water separation composite is from superhydrophilic copper mesh coated by robust superhydrophilic/superoleophobic paint based on fluorine-containing epoxy resin. Firstly, a superhydrophilic/superoleophobic coating with excellent comprehensive properties was prepared through hydrophilic epoxy and superhydrophilic/superoleophobic TiO 2 . Then copper mesh was treated into being superhydrophilic, and the superhydrophilic/superoleophobic coating was sprayed on the superhydrophilic copper mesh to obtain oil–water separation material. As a result, the oil–water separation efficiency of the separation material is higher than 99.7%, the water flux is higher than 80,000 L m −2 h −1 , and it has excellent mechanical properties. The oil–water separation material is promising for the applications.
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