Cork Membrane for Efficient Oil and Water Separation

Transforming wastes into functional materials: natural cork-based physical structural components and polymers

“…The FDTS-modified cork membrane surface displays superhydrophobicity and superoleophilicity, rendering it suitable for selective water–oil separation from oil–water mixtures. This treated membrane maintains excellent separation performance over 40 cycles and within the pH 0–14 range, achieving a separation efficiency exceeding 99.1% 97 (Fig. 8d).…”

“…(c and d) Green fabrication of biodegradable cork membrane for switchable separation of oil/water mixtures. 96,97 Copyright 2019, Taylor and Francis.…”

Hydrogen bubble-templated electrodeposition of superhydrophobic Zn–Ni films

“…3 Superhydrophobicity is a special wettability, which usually refers to the water contact angles of the surface being greater than 1501, and the droplets falling on the surface with superhydrophobic properties are almost spherical and easy to roll. 4,5 A superhydrophobic surface is considered to be a material armour because of its beneficial performances of selfcleaning, corrosion resistance, drag reduction, anti-icing, and oil-water separation, and has been used in waterproof, antifouling, self-cleaning, fluid drag reduction, bacteriostasis and other fields. [6][7][8][9][10] Surface rough structure and surface energy are the main factors influencing the surface wettability of materials.…”