Superhydrophobic Methylated Silica Sol for Effective Oil–Water Separation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
2.1. Materials
2.2. Sample Preparation
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Reaction Mechanism of Superhydrophobic Silica Sol
3.2. Morphology of the Pristine and Methylated Silica Coatings
3.3. Wetting Behavior and Corresponding Application Demonstrations
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, J.; Ding, H.; Zhang, H.; Guo, C.; Hong, X.; Sun, L.; Ding, F. Superhydrophobic Methylated Silica Sol for Effective Oil–Water Separation. Materials 2020, 13, 842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13040842
Li J, Ding H, Zhang H, Guo C, Hong X, Sun L, Ding F. Superhydrophobic Methylated Silica Sol for Effective Oil–Water Separation. Materials. 2020; 13(4):842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13040842
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Jiao, Hao Ding, Heqiang Zhang, Chunlin Guo, Xiaoyan Hong, Luyi Sun, and Fuchuan Ding. 2020. "Superhydrophobic Methylated Silica Sol for Effective Oil–Water Separation" Materials 13, no. 4: 842. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13040842