Crick, CR;
Ozkan, FT;
Parkin, IP;
(2015)
Fabrication of optimized oil-water separation devices through the targeted treatment of silica meshes.
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
, 16
(5)
10.1088/1468-6996/16/5/055006.
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Abstract
Efficient oil–water separation is achieved using an optimized superhydrophobic material, generated by the zeolitic roughening and subsequent hydrophobic surface treatment of silica filter membranes. The material is both highly rough and intrinsically hydrophobic, resulting in superhydrophobic membranes which show a substantial affinity for hydrophobic solvents and oils. The membranes are syringe-mounted, suction pressure is applied and the selective collection of oil is achieved. The membranes are extremely robust, which is a result of the zeolitic roughening process, they possess small pores (0.7 μm), as a result these devices can perform complete separation and operate at a range of suction pressures. The devices could be readily used in a range of real-world applications, including oil spill clean-up and industrial filters.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Fabrication of optimized oil-water separation devices through the targeted treatment of silica meshes |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1468-6996/16/5/055006 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1468-6996/16/5/055006 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2015 National Institute for Materials Science. Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI. |
| Keywords: | superhydrophobic, oil-water separation, zeolite, surface functionalization, filter, water purification |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1474502 |
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