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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 4/2019

01-11-2018 | Polymers

Mussel-inspired cotton fabric with pH-responsive superwettability for bidirectional oil–water separation

Authors: Xiaofeng Liao, Hongqiang Li, Xiaojing Su, Haomiao Zhan, Xuejun Lai, Xingrong Zeng

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 4/2019

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Abstract

With the deteriorating environmental pollution by oil spill accidents and industrial sewage emissions, stimuli-responsive superwettable materials have been of considerable interest for its intriguing application in oil–water separation. Herein, we report a facile room temperature method to fabricate mussel-inspired cotton fabric with pH-responsive superwettability, by combining in situ generation of silver particles to construct roughness with self-assembly of long alkyl thiols terminated with methyl and carboxyl groups to endow hydrophobicity and responsiveness. The fabricated pH-responsive cotton fabric showed superhydrophobicity with water contact angle (WCA) up to 153° under acidic and neutral conditions while superhydrophilicity with WCA at 0° under alkaline condition. Importantly, the cotton fabric was successfully applied in bidirectional oil–water separation, exhibiting high separation efficiency and excellent reversibility. Furthermore, the pH-responsive cotton fabric also demonstrated superior self-cleaning property and antibacterial activity to E. coli and S. aureus. Our method to construct pH-responsive cotton fabric is simple, and no special techniques, chemicals or control of atmosphere is required. Our findings conceivably stand out as a new tool to fabricate functional superwettable materials and surfaces with responsiveness to external stimuli for various oil-pollution treatments and other potential applications.
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Metadata
Title
Mussel-inspired cotton fabric with pH-responsive superwettability for bidirectional oil–water separation
Authors
Xiaofeng Liao
Hongqiang Li
Xiaojing Su
Haomiao Zhan
Xuejun Lai
Xingrong Zeng
Publication date
01-11-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 4/2019
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-3085-7

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