Breathing Demulsification: A Three-Dimensional (3D) Free-Standing Superhydrophilic Sponge

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 40, 2015, Pages 22264-22271

  Xu, Liangxin ^a   Chen, Yuning ^a   Liu, Na ^a   Zhang, Weifeng ^a   Yang, Yang ^a   Cao, Yingze ^a   Lin, Xin ^a   Wei, Yen ^a   Feng, Lin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

absorption; composite materials; demulsification; extrusion; sponge; surfactant

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANIONIC SURFACTANTS; CATIONIC SURFACTANTS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DYES; EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; EXTRUSION; HYDROPHILICITY; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; NONIONIC SURFACTANTS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DEMULSIFICATION EFFICIENCY; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; INTERFACIAL INTERACTION; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS; POLYACRYLAMIDE(PAM); SPONGE; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

DEMULSIFICATION;

EID: 84944345712     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07530     Document Type: Article

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