Robust Superhydrophobic Surface on Polypropylene with Thick Hydrophobic Silica Nanoparticle-Coated Films Prepared by Facile Compression Molding
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials and Methods
2.2. Fabrication of Superhydrophobic PP/SNPs Coated Films
2.3. Characterization of Surface Morphology and Wettability
2.4. Mechanical Durability
2.5. Chemical Stability and Aging Stability
3. Results
3.1. Wettability
3.2. Surface Morphology
3.3. Mechanical durability
3.4. Stability in Ambient Air and Chemical Stability
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Unit | Value |
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Compression molding pressure | MPa | 7.5–8 |
Compression heating time | min | 5 |
Compression pressure time | min | 5 |
Molding temperature | °C | 160 |
Mold cavity size | mm | 40 × 40 × 10 |
Cooling time | min | 40 |
Polypropylene weight | g | 3.6 |
Relative weight ratio of hydrophobic silica (Maximum weight for molding cavity: 0.53 g) | 100% | |
33% | ||
11% |
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Erdene-Ochir, O.; Chun, D.-M. Robust Superhydrophobic Surface on Polypropylene with Thick Hydrophobic Silica Nanoparticle-Coated Films Prepared by Facile Compression Molding. Energies 2021, 14, 3155. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14113155
Erdene-Ochir O, Chun D-M. Robust Superhydrophobic Surface on Polypropylene with Thick Hydrophobic Silica Nanoparticle-Coated Films Prepared by Facile Compression Molding. Energies. 2021; 14(11):3155. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14113155
Chicago/Turabian StyleErdene-Ochir, Oyunchimeg, and Doo-Man Chun. 2021. "Robust Superhydrophobic Surface on Polypropylene with Thick Hydrophobic Silica Nanoparticle-Coated Films Prepared by Facile Compression Molding" Energies 14, no. 11: 3155. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14113155