{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Luo Z"],"funding":["Fudan University","National Natural Science Foundation of China","Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province"],"pagination":["29570-29577"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9085378"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(52)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Efficient and low-cost oil/water separation remains a great challenge for industries. Natural cellulose-based filter paper, because of its abundance, low cost, biodegradability and excellent chemical stability, has been developed as an oil/water separator in recent years. In the present study, a superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic filter paper is successfully prepared by an aldol condensation reaction to crosslink glucose molecules with filter paper. The prepared filter paper is characterized by IR-spectroscopy, SEM spectroscopy and wettability measurements, and it has high underwater oil contact angles of over 162° for hexane, toluene and petroleum ether. It is shown that the modified filter paper has high water recovery from various oil/water mixtures, not only in a gentle environment but also in acidic, alkaline, and salty environments and at different temperatures. Moreover, the glucose modified filter paper shows excellent oil/water emulsion separation efficiency (>99%) and good recycling performance. The preparation is economic and could be easily scaled up, suggesting its great potential for large-scale industrial applications."],"journal":["RSC advances"],"pubmed_title":["A glucose modified filter paper for effective oil/water separation."],"pmcid":["PMC9085378"],"funding_grant_id":["BK20130249","K2018-06","21304012"],"pubmed_authors":["Li Y","Luo Z","Wang B","Duan C","Wang Y"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"A glucose modified filter paper for effective oil/water separation.","description":"Efficient and low-cost oil/water separation remains a great challenge for industries. Natural cellulose-based filter paper, because of its abundance, low cost, biodegradability and excellent chemical stability, has been developed as an oil/water separator in recent years. In the present study, a superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic filter paper is successfully prepared by an aldol condensation reaction to crosslink glucose molecules with filter paper. The prepared filter paper is characterized by IR-spectroscopy, SEM spectroscopy and wettability measurements, and it has high underwater oil contact angles of over 162° for hexane, toluene and petroleum ether. It is shown that the modified filter paper has high water recovery from various oil/water mixtures, not only in a gentle environment but also in acidic, alkaline, and salty environments and at different temperatures. Moreover, the glucose modified filter paper shows excellent oil/water emulsion separation efficiency (>99%) and good recycling performance. The preparation is economic and could be easily scaled up, suggesting its great potential for large-scale industrial applications.","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Aug","modification":"2025-04-19T21:44:12.731Z","creation":"2025-04-19T21:44:12.731Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9085378","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35547315"],"doi":["10.1039/c8ra04328k"]}}