Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Porous Brass by Chemical Dealloying for Efficient Emulsion Separation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Construction of Bicontinuous Porous Structure by Dealloying
2.2. Effect of Aging on Chemical Composition
2.3. Effect of Aging Time on Wettability Transition
2.4. Mechanism of Wetting Transition
2.5. Water-in-Oil Emulsion Separation with High Efficiency
2.6. Mechanical, Thermal, and Chemical Stability
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Materials and Chemicals
3.2. Superhydrophobic Porous Brass Fabricated by Dealloying and Aging
3.3. Aging in Ambient Air and Organic Vapors
3.4. Preparation and Separation of Water-in-Oil Emulsions
3.5. Instruments and Characterization
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Zhou, Y.; Ye, Q.; Han, Y.; He, G.; Chen, C. Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Porous Brass by Chemical Dealloying for Efficient Emulsion Separation. Molecules 2023, 28, 6509. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186509
Zhou Y, Ye Q, Han Y, He G, Chen C. Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Porous Brass by Chemical Dealloying for Efficient Emulsion Separation. Molecules. 2023; 28(18):6509. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186509
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Yanbiao, Qingqing Ye, Yongjun Han, Guoxu He, and Changdong Chen. 2023. "Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Porous Brass by Chemical Dealloying for Efficient Emulsion Separation" Molecules 28, no. 18: 6509. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28186509