Journal
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
Volume 322, Issue -, Pages 693-701Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2017.04.074
Keywords
Mussel-inspired chemistry; Polydopamine; PDMS-b-PHEMA-b-PDMAEMA; pH-responsive wettability; Oil/water separation
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21625603, 21606148]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2016M600316]
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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Successful fabrication of mussel-inspired V-shaped copolymer based materials for pH controllable oil/water separation was reported. Triblocic copolymer, polydimethylsiloxane-block-poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-block-poly(2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) (PDMS-b-PHEMA-b-PDMAEMA) was designed and synthesized through copper(0)-mediated reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP). Hydroxyl-containing PHEMA block enabled the covalent reaction to occur between polymer and polydopamine (PDA) functionalized substrates. The mixed polymer brushes of oleophilic/hydrophobic PDMS and pH-responsive PDMAEMA endowed the substrates with good pH responsive oil/water wettability and stability. As a proof of concept, the functionalized mesh can separate a range of different immiscible oil/water mixtures with high separation efficiency over 98.5% and high oil flux of 8800-9500 Lh(-1) M-2 and water flux of 7400-7800 Lh(-1) m(-2). Additionally, the functionalized sponge realized reversible oil capture and release in aqueous media. Because dopamine through self-polymerization can form strong adhesive films on inorganic and organic substrates in alkalescence solution, the method used in current contribution would be also suitable for producing polymer brush functionalized intelligent materials based on other common substrates. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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