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Simple Method of Creating Hydrophobic Surfaces Based on Modified MW-CNTs

Version 1 : Received: 14 January 2019 / Approved: 16 January 2019 / Online: 16 January 2019 (07:33:21 CET)

How to cite: Eseev, M.; Goshev, A.; Kapustin, S. Simple Method of Creating Hydrophobic Surfaces Based on Modified MW-CNTs. Preprints 2019, 2019010154. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201901.0154.v1 Eseev, M.; Goshev, A.; Kapustin, S. Simple Method of Creating Hydrophobic Surfaces Based on Modified MW-CNTs. Preprints 2019, 2019010154. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201901.0154.v1

Abstract

The creation of hydrophobic, antifreeze and self-cleaning coatings is currently being pursued by many industrial sectors. The potential applications include the production of liquid and gas separators and filters, new materials, optical and microelectronic devices, and textiles and clothing. These coatings will also have wide application in the construction and automobile industries, shipping, and energy and agricultural sectors. The article proposes a simple approach to the creation of superhydrophobic and antifreeze coatings, by applying powder from multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MW-CNTs) to the sample surface. This method enables combination of the necessary factors: low surface energy, micro–nano-roughness and hierarchical multi-scale. The authors investigated the dependence of the wetting angle of such a surface on the time, type and degree of functionalization. The electrophysical properties of modified MW-CNTs were studied over wide frequency and temperature ranges. This method of obtaining hydrophobic coatings differs from currently available methods in that it is simpler to prepare, is of lower cost and has less environmental impact. The proposed approach can be used to create superhydrophobic coatings that have the additional function of removing static charge and therefore reducing surface heating, and which can be used in the field of energetics for protection against the freezing of wind turbine blades and aircraft surfaces.

Keywords

multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MW-CNTs); xerogel; functionalization; superhydrophobic coatings; contact wetting angle; electrophysical properties; conductivity

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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