Carbon dot-based superhydrophobic modification of a covalent organic framework for oil-in-water emulsion separation
Suman Nayak, Atikur Hassan, Neeladri Das, Prolay Das
Abstract
A super hydrophobic composite is developed for the first time through the non-covalent self-assembly of a hydrophilic covalent organic framework (COF) and amphoteric CDs to achieve highly selective separation of dispersed micro droplets of oil from an oil/water mixture.
Topics & Concepts
EmulsionCovalent bondCarbon fibersChemical engineeringSurface modificationSeparation (statistics)Covalent organic frameworkMaterials scienceChemistryNanotechnologyOrganic chemistryComposite materialComputer scienceEngineeringComposite numberMachine learningCovalent Organic Framework ApplicationsCaching and Content DeliveryLuminescence and Fluorescent Materials