• 文献标题:   Continuous separation of oil from water surface by a novel tubular unit based on graphene coated polyurethane sponge
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG T, XIAO CF, ZHAO J, CHEN KK, HAO JQ, JI DW
  • 作者关键词:   continuous oilwater separation, graphene, polyurethane sponge, tubular unit
  • 出版物名称:   POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES
  • ISSN:   1042-7147 EI 1099-1581
  • 通讯作者地址:   Tianjin Polytech Univ
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1002/pat.4343
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

We develop a new strategy for the continuous separation of oil from water surface using a novel tubular unit based on graphene coated polyurethane (P-GEPU) sponge, and the P-GEPU sponge was fabricated by a simple dip-coating method; the as-prepared sponges could adsorb different kinds of oil and organic liquids while repelling water. Moreover, the tubular unit was assembled by wrapping the P-GEPU sponge on a porous PU hollow tube and combined with the accessories including pipes and joints. The tubular unit could float on the surface of water, and a continuous oil collection from water surface through vacuum pressure could be fulfilled, showing a high oil-water separation efficiency (>96%). Finally, oil-water separation efficiency remains above 93% after 10cycles, exhibiting excellent reusability. In addition, our findings are easily scaled up, showing a great promise for large-scale oil spill remediation.