Additive-free poly (vinylidene fluoride) aerogel for oil/water separation and rapid oil absorption

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 308, Issue , 2017, Pages 18-26

  Chen, Xuelong ^a   Liang, Yen Nan ^c   Tang, Xiu Zhi ^a,b   Shen, Wenming ^a   Hu, Xiao ^a,c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Aerogel; Hierarchical micro nano structure; Oil water separation; Poly (vinylidene fluoride)

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HYDROPHOBICITY; NANOSTRUCTURES; REUSABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEPARATION; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; MICRO-NANO STRUCTURES; OIL ABSORPTION CAPACITY; OIL WATER SEPARATION; PHASE INVERSION PROCESS; POLY (VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE)(PVDF); POLY(VINYLIDENE FLUORIDE); WATER IN OIL EMULSIONS;

AEROGELS;

EID: 84987924527     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2016.09.038     Document Type: Article

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