articleAngewandte Chemie International EditionMar 30, 2004Closed access

A Super‐Hydrophobic and Super‐Oleophilic Coating Mesh Film for the Separation of Oil and Water

Institute of Physics · Chinese Academy of Sciences · +1 more institution

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Abstract

An example from nature: Analogous to the surface structure of the lotus leaf, the micro- and nanostructured rough surfaces of a teflon-coated mesh film engender it with both super-hydrophobic and super-oleophilic properties. The result is a variable film with contact angles of ≈150° for water and almost 0° for diesel oil, which makes it an ideal tool for the separation of oil and water (see figure).

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