Robust superhydrophobic-superoleophilic polytetrafluoroethylene nanofibrous membrane for oil/water separation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 540, Issue , 2017, Pages 354-361

  Qing, Weihua ^a   Shi, Xiaonan ^a   Deng, Yajun ^b   Zhang, Weidong ^b   Wang, Jianqiang ^a   Tang, Chuyang Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Nanofibrous membrane; Oil water separation; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Superhydrophobic; Superoleophilic

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CORROSION RESISTANCE; ELECTROSPINNING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MEMBRANES; NANOFIBERS; SEPARATION; SINTERING; SPINNING (FIBERS); TENSILE STRENGTH;

EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCES; MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; NANOFIBROUS MEMBRANES; OIL/WATER SEPARATION; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE); SPECTROSCOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; SUPERHYDROPHOBIC; SUPEROLEOPHILIC;

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

NANOFIBER; OIL; POLITEF; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTACT ANGLE; CORROSION; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSPINNING; GRAVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CONTACT ANGLE; CORROSION RESISTANCE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SEPARATION; SPINNING; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER;

EID: 85021393894     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.06.060     Document Type: Article

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