Dual-Functional Porous Wood Filter for Simultaneous Oil/Water Separation and Organic Pollutant Removal.

ABSTRACT: High-performance functional materials capable of simultaneously separating oil from water and removing water-soluble contaminants are critically demanded for wastewater treatment but remain highly challenging. Wood, a naturally occurring porous material composed of numerous open microchannels along the growth direction, may serve as a desirable scaffold for the development of efficient filtration materials for water treatment. Herein, by in situ deposition of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) within the channels of balsa wood, we developed dual-functional Ag/wood filters for simultaneous oil/water separation and organic dye removal from water in a one-step process. Owing to their superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity, the as-prepared Ag/wood filters can selectively separ

SUBMITTER: Cheng Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7301554 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature