A Mechanically Flexible Superhydrophobic Rock Wool Modified with Reduced Graphene Oxide-Chloroperene Rubber for Oil-Spill Clean-Up.

ABSTRACT: The leakage of industrial oil and organic wastewater discharge has caused serious damage to the natural environment and ecology. Therefore, implementation of a low-cost and high-performance adsorbent material is of great significant. This work reports the preparation of superhydrophobic rock wool (RW) for efficient clean-up of oil and organic solvents. The modified RW is prepared by coating a commercial RW with reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanosheets under hydrothermal treatment. To improve the adhesion between the RGO nanosheets and RW, a film of chloroperene rubber is deposited on the RW surface followed by modification with RGO. The modified RW possesses superhydrophobicity and superoleophilicity with a water contact angle of 152.4°, and it is used for separation of oil-water mixture. T

SUBMITTER: Davardoostmanesh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8671620 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature