Separation of Oil-Water Via Porous PMMA/SiO₂ Nanoparticles Superhydrophobic Surface
Abstract
A porous superhydrophobic coating on filter paper is developed by employing solution-casting technique using polymethyl methacrylate-co-ethyl acrylate polymer (PMMA) and silica nanoparticles (SiO2). The wettability, surface topography and chemical composition of coating were examined. The coated filter paper shows a static water contact angle of 170° ± 2° and sliding angle of 8° ± 1°. Additionally, thermal stability by annealing at different temperature ranging 40-280 °C, UV stability, chemical stability by immersing in different solutions of pH range of 2-13, and mechanical durability by performing adhesive tape peeling, sand abrasion, and washing tests of coatings were evaluated. Petroleum ether-water mixture and emulsion were successfully separated via a simple filtering method by using coated filter paper with high separation efficiency. Furthermore, coating also exhibits the excellent self-cleaning property. This coating can apply for any size and shape of the filter papers and has tremendous industrial applications.
Recommended Citation
S. Sriram and A. Kumar, "Separation of Oil-Water Via Porous PMMA/SiO₂ Nanoparticles Superhydrophobic Surface," Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol. 563, pp. 271 - 279, Elsevier B.V., Feb 2019.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.12.017
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Coatings; Composite; Oil-water separation; Polymer; Self-cleaning; Superhydrophobic
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0927-7757
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Feb 2019
