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Synthesis of Hydrogels with Antifouling Properties As Membranes for Water Purification
Published on: April 7, 2017
Patterned, anti-fouling membrane with controllable wettability for ultrafast oil/water separation and liquid-liquid
Zhecun Wang1, Jianlin Yang, Shiyu Song
1College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin 123000, P. R. China.
Abstract:
A novel liquid-infused, patterned, porous membrane system with anti-fouling characteristics is prepared via simple co-infusion of oil and water within hydrophobic and superhydrophilic surfaces of a porous membrane, respectively. This membrane simultaneously repels the immiscible water and oil exhibiting excellent interfacial floatability at the oil-water interface as a separator, thus showing promise for use in applications in the immiscible oil/water separation industry and liquid-liquid extraction.

