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JOURNAL OF THE TAIWAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
Volume 118, Issue -, Pages 325-333Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2020.12.029
Keywords
Caffeic acid; Polyethyleneimine; Superhydrophilic; Underwater superoleophobic; Emulsion separation; Dye adsorption
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- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, Republic of China [MOST 109-2221-E-011-146-MY3, MOST 108-2221-E-011-044-MY2]
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The study presents a simple method to fabricate superwetting CA-PEI-MS for efficient oil-in-water emulsion separation and dye adsorption. The material shows excellent water treatment performance and dye adsorption ability, indicating great potential for practical applications.
Water pollution has become a serious problem in aquatic ecology due to the oil spills and the consistent release of industrial pollutants, such as dyes. Herein, we report a simple method to fabricate superwetting caffeic acid (CA)-polyethyleneimine (PEI)-modified melamine sponges (CA-PEI-MS) for oil-in-water emulsion separation and dye adsorption. The as-fabricated CA-PEI-MS exhibited superhydrophilicity with an approximately zero water contact angel (WCA) and underwater superoleophobicity with an underwater oil contact angel (UWOCA) greater than 150 degrees. The compressed CA-PEI-MS showed an excellent oil-in-water emulsion separation performance with a separation efficiency greater than 97% and a water flux of up to 25,480 L h(-1) m(-2) bar(-1). The recyclability test was used to study the stability of the compressed CA-PEI-MS, after washing with acetone; the flux did not show any significant change during the 12-cycle separation test. The separation efficiency in every cycle was greater than 97%. Due to the availability of rich positive charged amino groups, the as fabricated CA-PEI-MS exhibited adsorption ability towards negatively charged dyes such as, rose bengal (RB) and direct red (DR) with 96% adsorption efficiency. Therefore, the as designed low-cost and eco-friendly preparation of CA-PEI-MS has a great potential for practical application as it shows high separation performances and excellent efficiency. (c) 2020 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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