Magnetically driven floating foams for the removal of oil contaminants from water

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 5413-5419

  Calcagnile, Paola ^a   Fragouli, Despina ^a   Bayer, Ilker S ^a   Anyfantis, George C ^a   Martiradonna, Luigi ^a   Cozzoli, P Davide ^b,c   Cingolani, Roberto ^a   Athanassiou, Athanassia ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

colloidal nanoparticles; foams; magnetic actuation; superhydrophobic; superoleophilic

Indexed keywords

CAPPING MOLECULES; COLLOIDAL IRON OXIDE; COLLOIDAL NANOPARTICLES; COMBINED EFFECT; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; FUNCTIONALIZED; LIGHT WEIGHT; MAGNETIC ACTUATION; OIL ABSORPTION; OIL CONTAMINANTS; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; POLYURETHANE FOAM; RESPONSIVITY; SOLVENT FREE; SUBMICROMETERS; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SUPEROLEOPHILIC; SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES;

FOAMS; HYDROPHOBICITY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OIL SPILLS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SUPERPARAMAGNETISM; WATER POLLUTION;

ABSORPTION;

OIL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GAS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

GASES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; OILS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84862862109     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3012948     Document Type: Article

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