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Facile preparation of superhydrophobic and superoleophilic sponge for fast removal of oils from water surface

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The removal of oil spills or oily organic solvents from water surface is a great technological challenge for environmental protection. Here, a facile method to prepare superhydrophobic and superoleophilic sponge for fast and selective removal of oils from water surface has been reported. The as-prepared sponge exhibited superhydrophobic property with the water contact angle around 165°, which can be used for the absorption of oil spills or oily organic solvents. Furthermore, the resultant sponge showed good durability toward temperature. This fabrication technique is easy to grasp and to be extended. So we believe that this new functionalized sponge could be realized for the large-scale commercialized production.

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This work was financially supported by the Qianjiang Talents Project of Zhejiang Province (Grant No. 2010R10023), the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, the State Education Ministry (Grant No. 1001603-C), the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Grant No. Y4100045), Training Foundation for the Excellent Young Talents by the Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology (ATMT), Ministry of Education (Grant No. 2011QN04), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51133006).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology (ATMT), Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of China; and Department of Materials Engineering, College of Materials and Textile, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, People’s Republic of China

    Guohua Jiang, Ruanbing Hu, Xiaoguang Xi, Xiaohong Wang & Rijing Wang

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Jiang, G., Hu, R., Xi, X. et al. Facile preparation of superhydrophobic and superoleophilic sponge for fast removal of oils from water surface. Journal of Materials Research 28, 651–656 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2012.410

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