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Superhydrophobic Leaf Mesh Decorated with SiO2 Nanoparticle-Polystyrene Nanocomposite for Oil-Water Separation
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American Chemical Society
, 2019 , Article)
Here, we report a novel and simple approach to fabricate crater-like superhydrophobic leaf mesh for oil-water separation. Nanocomposite of SiO2 and polystyrene (SiO2-PS) deposited on a naturally dried Tectona grandis leaf ...
Spray Deposition of PDMS/Candle Soot NPs Composite for Self-Cleaning Superhydrophobic Coating
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2020 , Article)
The preparation of superhydrophobic coating using cheap candle soot nanoparticles (CS NPs) collected from candle flame is a very novel research topic. A less than 30 nm sized candle soot particles are collected by passing ...
Superhydrophobic PVC/SiO2 Coating for Self-Cleaning Application
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2020 , Article)
A lotus leaf like self-cleaning superhydrophobic coating has high demand in industrial applications. Such coatings are prepared by alternative dip and spray deposition techniques. A layer of polyvinyl chloride is applied ...
Superhydrophobic PU Sponge Modified by Hydrophobic Silica NPs-Polystyrene Nanocomposite for Oil-Water Separation
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2020 , Article)
In this study, the hydrophobic silica nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized by simple sol–gel processing of polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS). The nanocomposite solution is prepared by adding hydrophobic silica NPs in polystyrene ...
Oil-Water Separation by ZnO-Based Superhydrophobic PU Sponges
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2020 , Article)
Continuous oil–water separation is not only an important topic for scientific research but also for practical applications to clean oil from industrial oily wastewater and oil-spill pollution. In this work, polyurethane ...
Superhydrophobic Coating Using TiO2 NPs/PMHS Composite for Self-Cleaning Application
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Wiley-VCH Verlag
, 2020 , Article)
In the present research work, spray deposition technique is adopted for the fabrication of superhydrophobic coating on glass slide using TiO2 nanoparticles and polymethylhydrosyloxane (PMHS) composite. The prepared ...
Sawdust-based superhydrophobic pellets for efficient oil-water separation
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2020 , Article)
Severe water pollution by means of oil is the major issue worldwide. Emerging materials like superhydrophobic surfaces have shown immense potential to control this issue. Herein we utilized low-cost Sawdust-Polystyrene (SD ...
Superhydrophobic surfaces for oil-water separation
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Oil spill in the environment is one of the serious issues faced around the world. Efficient oil removal and collection from water is a challenging task. Numerous costly and time-consuming physical, chemical, and biological ...
Recent developments in air-trapped superhydrophobic and liquid-infused slippery surfaces for anti-icing application
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Anti-icing coating is one of the recent hot topics in industrial applications as well as from the academic viewpoint. Icing is one of the major problem on various substrates such as glass windows in buildings as well as ...
Self - cleaning superhydrophobic coatings: Potential industrial applications
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Many technologies have surfaced through careful observation and investigation of unusual features of various species found in Nature. Among which, the remarkable non-wetting properties of lotus leaf has hugely occupied the ...