Rapid and selective surface functionalization of the membrane for high efficiency oil-water separation via an atmospheric pressure plasma process.

ABSTRACT: Oil-water separation is a worldwide challenge because of the increasing production of industrial oily wastewater and frequent oil spills. The growing environmental and economic demands emphasize the need to develop effective solutions to separate oil and water. Recently, oil-water separation methods were developed by tuning the wettability of membranes via surface functionalization. However, the industrialization of such methods remains challenging due to the easy-fouling, high cost and complex fabrication. Herein, a simple and rapid pathway to separate oil from oil-water mixtures is reported using plasma surface functionalization in an open-air environment. The fine tuning and study of the plasma process parameters enables the selective functionalization of each side of the membranes whic

SUBMITTER: You YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5681647 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature