A Solvothermal Route Decorated on Different Substrates: Controllable Separation of an Oil/Water Mixture to a Stabilized Nanoscale Emulsion.

Zhang, Weifeng; Liu, Na; Cao, Yingze; Chen, Yuning; Xu, Liangxin; Lin, Xin; Feng, Lin · Adv Mater · 2015

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

A facile solvothermal route is developed to fabricate polydivinylbenzene (PDVB) and decorate the polymer onto porous substrates. "Controllable" separation can be realized by selecting substrates with different pore sizes. The PDVB-modified mesh shows superhydrophobicity/superoleophilicity, and can be used for oil/seawater mixture separation, while the PDVB-modified membrane exhibits high hydrophobicity/superoleophilicity, and is able to separate surfactant stabilized nanoscale water-in-oil emulsions.

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