Directional Fluid Gating by Janus Membranes with Heterogeneous Wetting Properties for Selective Oil–Water Separation

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (22) ◽  
pp. 19102-19113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prashant Gupta ◽  
Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian
Author(s):  
Balraj K. Tudu ◽  
Aditya Kumar ◽  
Bharat Bhushan

Superoleophobicity is of interest for practical applications such as liquid repellency, self-cleaning, stain resistance, anti-bacterial properties and oil–water separation. In this work, the superoleophobic coating on cotton fabric was applied by simple immersion in TiO 2 nanoparticles, perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane and tertraethylorthosilicate solution. Its anti-wetting properties, surface morphology and functionality were characterized. The coated cotton fabric shows superoleophobicity with oil (surface tension more than 27 mN m −1 ) contact angle of 152° and tilt angle of 6°. Furthermore, the superoleophobic cotton fabric was demonstrated to exhibit self-cleaning, stain resistance, mechanical durability, chemical stability, thermal stability, anti-bacterial properties and oil–water separation capabilities. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Bioinspired materials and surfaces for green science and technology (part 2)’.


RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 8008-8015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuewei Ruan ◽  
Tiancheng Xu ◽  
Dingjiang Chen ◽  
Ziwen Ruan ◽  
Haitu Hu

Although various filtration materials with (super)wetting properties have been fabricated for effective oil/water separation, eco-friendly and low-cost materials are still highly desired.


2021 ◽  
Vol 154 (10) ◽  
pp. 104704
Author(s):  
Cristina Gavazzoni ◽  
Marion Silvestrini ◽  
Carolina Brito

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (68) ◽  
pp. 41713-41719
Author(s):  
Xu Meng ◽  
Yanyan Dong ◽  
Yajun Zhao ◽  
Liping Liang

This work presents a facile preparation and modification of cellulose sponge with hydrophobic/oleophilic surface wetting properties.


2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (34) ◽  
pp. 18915-18919 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary J. Dunderdale ◽  
Chihiro Urata ◽  
Tomoya Sato ◽  
Matt W. England ◽  
Atsushi Hozumi

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