<i>In situ</i> construction strategy for three-dimensional Janus cellulose aerogel with highly efficient oil–water separation performance: from hydrophobicity to asymmetric wettability
Yongsheng Fei, Yujin Tan, Yuyi Deng, Pengzhe Xia, Jing-Ru C. Cheng, Congcong Wang, Jingjing Zhang, Chenxi Niu, Qian Fu, Lingbin Lu
Abstract
At present, oil pollution on water has caused a disastrous and inestimable impact on the ecological environment and economic development. There is an urgent need for highly efficient materials for oil–water separation.
Topics & Concepts
AerogelJanusWettingIn situCelluloseChemical engineeringPollutionMaterials scienceContact angleEnvironmental scienceNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringEcologyBiologySurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityPickering emulsions and particle stabilizationElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics