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Polydimethylsiloxane coated glass frits for low-cost and reusable water-organic solvent separation
Ravi Raninga1, Kristopher Page, Ivan P Parkin
1Materials Chemistry Research Centre, UCL Department of Chemistry, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK. i.p.parkin@ucl.ac.uk.
Abstract:
A technique for functionalizing glass frits is described for use in separating water and organic solvents. The frits are coated with a hydrophobic-oleophilic silicone elastomer, giving rise to a reusable device that allows non-polar solvents to pass through but not water.

