Facile Preparation of Durable and Eco-Friendly Superhydrophobic Filter with Self-Healing Ability for Efficient Oil/Water Separation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Silica Sol
2.3. Fabrication of MA/SiO2@cotton
2.4. Characterisation
2.5. Oil/Water Separation (OWS)
2.6. Mechanical and Chemical Durability Test
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Effect of Silica Particles Loading
3.2. Effect of Drying Temperature
3.3. FTIR and XPS Analysis
3.4. Mechanical and Chemical Durability
3.5. Self-Healing Property
3.6. Performance in Oil/Water Separation and Reusability
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Material(s) | Efficiency η (%) | Flux, J (L m−2 h−1) | OWS Cycles, m | ηm (%) | Self-Healing | References |
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PDMS/ZIF-90/FAS@linen fabric | 99.5 | 1213 | 10 | 98 | Yes | [25] |
Eleostearic acid/SiO2@cotton | 99.5 | 3600 | 15 | 99.5 | No | [52] |
SiO2/PAA-b-PS Janus microspheres coated on fabric | 99.36 | 3851 | 40 | 98 | No | [1] |
Rosin acid, SiO2 on cotton fabric | 98.8 | 7810 | 10 | 96 | No | [33] |
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) on cotton fabric treated with 1 H,1 H,2 H,2 H-perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane (POTS) | 99.2 | 28,710 | 20 | 98.8 | No | [53] |
Nano-titaniumnitride(TiN), PDMS-SiO2 on cotton fabric | 98.16 | >5500 | 10 | 98 | Yes | [54] |
Myristic acid, SiO2, on cotton fabric | 99.9 | 7050 | 10 | 98 | Yes | This work |
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Voo, W.X.; Chong, W.C.; Teoh, H.C.; Lau, W.J.; Chan, Y.J.; Chung, Y.T. Facile Preparation of Durable and Eco-Friendly Superhydrophobic Filter with Self-Healing Ability for Efficient Oil/Water Separation. Membranes 2023, 13, 793. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13090793
Voo WX, Chong WC, Teoh HC, Lau WJ, Chan YJ, Chung YT. Facile Preparation of Durable and Eco-Friendly Superhydrophobic Filter with Self-Healing Ability for Efficient Oil/Water Separation. Membranes. 2023; 13(9):793. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13090793
Chicago/Turabian StyleVoo, Wei Xin, Woon Chan Chong, Hui Chieh Teoh, Woei Jye Lau, Yi Jing Chan, and Ying Tao Chung. 2023. "Facile Preparation of Durable and Eco-Friendly Superhydrophobic Filter with Self-Healing Ability for Efficient Oil/Water Separation" Membranes 13, no. 9: 793. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13090793