Xiong, Q.; Bai, Q.; Li, C.; Lei, H.; Liu, C.; Shen, Y.; Uyama, H. Cost-Effective, Highly Selective and Environmentally Friendly Superhydrophobic Absorbent from Cigarette Filters for Oil Spillage Clean up. Polymers2018, 10, 1101.
Xiong, Q.; Bai, Q.; Li, C.; Lei, H.; Liu, C.; Shen, Y.; Uyama, H. Cost-Effective, Highly Selective and Environmentally Friendly Superhydrophobic Absorbent from Cigarette Filters for Oil Spillage Clean up. Polymers 2018, 10, 1101.
Xiong, Q.; Bai, Q.; Li, C.; Lei, H.; Liu, C.; Shen, Y.; Uyama, H. Cost-Effective, Highly Selective and Environmentally Friendly Superhydrophobic Absorbent from Cigarette Filters for Oil Spillage Clean up. Polymers2018, 10, 1101.
Xiong, Q.; Bai, Q.; Li, C.; Lei, H.; Liu, C.; Shen, Y.; Uyama, H. Cost-Effective, Highly Selective and Environmentally Friendly Superhydrophobic Absorbent from Cigarette Filters for Oil Spillage Clean up. Polymers 2018, 10, 1101.
Abstract
Ecological and environmental damage caused by oil spillage has attracted great attention. Used cigarette filter (CF) has also caused negative environmental consequences. Converting CF to economical materials is a feasible way to address these problems. In this study, we demonstrate a simple method for production of a highly hydrophobic absorbent from CF. CF was modified by using different volume ratios of octadecyltrichlorosilane and methyltrimethoxysilane. When the volume ratio was 3:2, the modified CF had the high water contact angle of 155°. It could selectively and completely absorb silicone oil from an oil-water mixture and showed a good absorption capacity of 38.3 g/g. The absorbed oil was readily and rapidly recovered by simple mechanical squeezing, and it could be reused immediately without any additional treatments. The as-obtained superhydrophobic modified CF retained an absorption capacity of 80% for pump oil and 82% for silicone oil after 10 cycles. The modified CF showed good elasticity in the test of repeated use. The present study provides novel design of a functional material for development of hydrophobic absorbents from used CF via a facile method toward oil spillage cleanup as well as a new recycling method of CF to alleviate the environmental impact.
Chemistry and Materials Science, Surfaces, Coatings and Films
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