From waste plastic to artificial lotus leaf: Upcycling waste polypropylene to superhydrophobic spheres with hierarchical micro/nanostructure
Xiukai Li, Jinquan Wang, Guangshun Yi, Siew Ping Teong, Shook Pui Chan, Yugen Zhang
Topics & Concepts
Lotus effectConsumablesPolypropyleneMaterials scienceContact angleWettingNanotechnologyComposite materialWaste managementRaw materialEngineeringChemistryPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistrySurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials