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Graphdiyne Sponge for Direct Collection of Oils from Water
Jiaofu Li1,2, Yanhuan Chen1,2, Juan Gao1,2
1Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Organic Solids , Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100190 , P. R. China.
Abstract:
Although several sponge-like sorbents have been developed to treat oil spills and chemical leakages, under harsh conditions (e.g., strong acid or alkali; oils on the sea) their efficiencies can be rather limited. Herein, we provide a graphdiyne sponge that is capable of collecting oil pollution effectively. This graphdiyne sponge exhibits excellent adsorption capacity (up to 160 times its own weight), robust stability (even when immersed in strong acid and alkali for 7 days), and remarkable recyclability (up to 100 times). These features suggest that this new adsorbent material might find applicability in the cleanup of oil spills and many organic pollutants under realistic conditions.
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