Ultrathermostable, Magnetic-Driven, and Superhydrophobic Quartz Fibers for Water Remediation

Ran Du; Qiuchen Zhao; Pan Li; Huaying Ren; Xin Gao; Jin Zhang

doi:10.1021/acsami.5b11341

Ultrathermostable, Magnetic-Driven, and Superhydrophobic Quartz Fibers for Water Remediation

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2016 Jan 13;8(1):1025-32. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5b11341. Epub 2015 Dec 31.

Authors

Ran Du¹, Qiuchen Zhao¹, Pan Li¹, Huaying Ren¹, Xin Gao¹, Jin Zhang¹

Affiliation

¹ Center for Nanochemistry, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering and ‡Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University , Beijing 100871, PR China.

PMID: 26691674
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b11341

Abstract

A quartz fiber based 3D monolithic materials was fabricated, which combines ultrahigh thermostability, remote controllability, mechanical flexibility, high water/oil selectivity, high processing capacity, and regeneration ability. This material exhibited great potential in water remediation, such as large absorption capacity (50- to 172-fold weight gain) toward oil standing in front of all magnetic sorbents and remarkable oil/water separation performance.

Keywords: magnetic; quartz fiber; superhydrophobic; thermostable; water remediation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't