• 文献标题:   Selective adsorption of oil-water mixtures using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-graphene sponges
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   TRAN DNH, KABIRI S, SIM TR, LOSIC D
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  • 出版物名称:   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCEWATER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   2053-1400 EI 2053-1419
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Adelaide
  • 被引频次:   74
  • DOI:   10.1039/c5ew00035a
  • 出版年:   2015

▎ 摘  要

We report a porous and green three dimensional (3-D) polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-graphene sponge with hydrophobic and oleophilic properties using the sugar templating method. The prepared sponge exhibited high adsorption performance for the removal of petroleum products, organic solvents and emulsified oil-water mixtures, especially under a continuous vacuum regime achieving an adsorption capacity of 4.5 L of hexane in 30 min. The proposed synthetic method is simple and economical for the scalable production of porous 3-D graphene sponges, which can be successfully used for efficient and cost-effective oil spill clean-ups and water purification for environmental applications.