Dually Reactive Multilayer Coatings Enable Orthogonal Manipulation of Underwater Superoleophobicity and Oil Adhesion via Post-Functionalization

Fish scale-inspired underwater superoleophobic coatings with low oil adhesion can be achieved through the creation of hierarchical surface topography on water-compatible materials (including polymeric hydrogels, metal oxides, and electrostatic multilayers)....

In-situ self-dissolving and regenerating synthesis of superwetting cotton fabric with excellent oil/water emulsions separation performance

The textiles with superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity have shown excellent separation performance for emulsified oil in wastewater, but they still suffer from complicated construct of hierarchical architectures and hydrophilic surface. Herein, a hydrophilic hierarchical layer of cellulose is constructed on commercial cotton fabric surface via a proposed in-situ self-dissolving and regenerating strategy. The cellulose provides both hydrophilic surface and hierarchical structural foundation for the remodeled cotton fabric (RCF) without any further chemical modification. The obtained RCF has strong superhydrophilicity, underwater superoleophobicity, and anti-oil-adhesion property, which can be applicable for efficient oil-in-water emulsion separation with high separation efficiency and recyclable antifouling performance. The developed RCF assembly strategy provides an excellent membrane for the separation of oil-in-water emulsion, and a new prospect for the convenient and universal construct of other superwetting cellulose-based materials.

Chelation Assembly of Cellulose Nanohydrogel onto Flower-Like Structured Foam with Underwater Superoleophobicity for Highly Efficient Oil–Water Separation

Currently, with the increasingly serious pollution problem of oily wastewater, it is urgent to develop advanced materials and methods. In this work, a Fe(III)-CMC@Ni(OH)2@Ni composite foam with superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobicity was fabricated by an in situ growth of flower-like Ni(OH)2 nanoparticles and chelated assembly of Fe(III)-CMC nanohydrogel via a layer-by-layer self assembly using Fe[Formula: see text] ion and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). The composite foam could separate various oil/water mixtures and exhibited excellent efficiency over 99%. This foam possessed ultrahigh water flux (220000[Formula: see text]L m[Formula: see text] h[Formula: see text] and better resistant to penetration pressure (1.3[Formula: see text]kPa). After 30 cycles, the oil–water separation performance reduced only 0.5%, but the foam structure was still stable that guarantees a better lifetime. Besides, this composite foam showed anti-fouling, unique durability and excellent corrosion resistance performance. Taking into account all good properties, Fe(III)-CMC@Ni(OH)2@Ni composite foam was expected to be a potential candidate for responding to all kinds of complex oily wastewater conditions.