Journal
WATER RESEARCH
Volume 232, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119684
Keywords
Polymorphic oil cleanup; Biomass -based aerogels; Carbonization; Compression elasticity; Photothermal conversion
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Low-temperature carbonized aerogels derived from biomass materials are proposed as an effective solution for absorbing oils from contaminated water, showing high absorption capacities and separation efficiencies even in harsh environments.
Leakage of oils and organic solvents poses a significant threat to aquatic environments. Here, low-temperature carbonized aerogels with highly porous and anisotropic structures obtained only from biomass-derived materials were proposed to absorb polymorphic oils from contaminated water. Specifically, carbonized aerogels prepared at temperatures of 300 degrees C and 350 degrees C exhibited ultra-high absorption capacities (40-125 g g-1) and oilwater separation efficiencies (> 99%) even in harsh environments, which were attributed to their exceptional properties, including high porosity, abundant macropores, excellent thermal stability, and hydrophobicity. Through citric acid crosslinking and low-temperature carbonization, the aerogels exhibited superior compression elasticity and could be cyclically utilized through simple extrusion while realizing the recovery of oils. Moreover, the outstanding photothermal conversion properties obtained through carbonization contributed to the high temperature and fluidity of the oils surrounding the aerogels, which is crucial for improving the absorption performance of high-viscosity oils. Such absorbent materials are used to separate crude oil from oil-water mixtures, which can achieve maximum absorption of 56 g g-1 and increase the absorption rate (from several days to 10 min) in a low-temperature (4 degrees C) seawater environment.
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