Cauliflower-like Nickel with Polar Ni(OH)₂/NiO _x F _y Shell To Decorate Copper Meshes for Efficient Oil/Water Separation.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic membranes have shown promising results in advanced oil/water separation. However, these membranes still have some drawbacks, like tedious preparation process and instability, which hinder their application in oil/water separation. Accordingly, the development of a facile approach to prepare superhydrophilic membranes with excellent oil/water separation performance is still coveted. Here, a copper mesh decorated with cauliflower-like nickel (Cu mesh@CF-Ni) is synthesized via a facile one-step electrodeposition method. Due to the surface polar -OH and -O-Ni-F groups of the Ni(OH)₂/NiO _x F _y shell of the cauliflower-like nickel (CF-Ni), this Cu mesh@CF-Ni displays superhydrophilic a

SUBMITTER: Luo ZY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6906775 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature