RSC Applied Polymers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Porous
polymer
materials,
including
foams
and
melt-blown
fibers,
have
nano
or
micro-size
pores
a
large
specific
surface
area
that
endows
them
with
great
potential
as
engineered
oil
ad/absorption
materials.
Polymers for Advanced Technologies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
35(4)
Published: April 1, 2024
Abstract
The
frequent
occurrences
of
offshore
oil
spills
have
led
to
severe
environmental
contamination
and
ecological
threats.
However,
traditional
recovery
methods
pose
issues
such
as
high‐energy
consumption,
low
absorption
efficiency
secondary
pollution.
This
work
prepared
a
hydrophobic
aerogel
(P‐GO@CNTs‐9/ATP/SA)
using
sodium
alginate,
attapulgite
graphene
oxide
surface‐modified
carbon
nanotubes
with
superior
solar/Joule
heating
ability.
water
contact
angle
this
is
approximately
147.5°.
Moreover,
demonstrates
stable
efficient
photothermal
conversion
properties,
reaching
surface
temperature
82.3
°C
under
one
solar
illumination
(1
kW/m
2
).
Furthermore,
when
applying
voltage
10
V,
the
P‐GO@CNTs‐9/ATP/SA
reaches
170.4
°C,
assisting
enhance
fluidity
viscous
oil,
thereby
conserving
energy.
Finally,
we
present
continuous
device
utilizing
primary
component,
enabling
automatic
switching
between
electrothermal
modes
for
comprehensive
treatment
spills.
Due
unique
design,
friendliness
ideal
capacity,
approach
offers
novel
choice
spills,
which
expected
further
promote
principles
sustainable
development.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 7, 2025
Abstract
Adsorbents
with
super‐wettability
are
deemed
as
an
ideal
candidate
in
treatment
of
oil
spills,
however,
the
recovery
high‐viscous
crude
faces
difficulties
low
adsorption
efficiency
and
recycling
burden
from
waste
adsorbents.
In
this
study,
inspired
by
substances
transport
channel
stem
colocasia
gigantea,
a
photo‐thermal
flame‐retardant
aerogel
super‐hydrophobicity/super‐oleophilicity
exhibits
high‐throughout
548
kg
m
−2
h
−1
toward
solid‐paste
under
solar
illumination
0.1
W
cm
.
These
properties
attributed
to
its
optimized
aperture
distribution
vertically
aligned
bio‐channel
structure,
which
can
be
controlled
adjusting
freeze‐drying
process
feeding
ratios
skeleton
between
cellulose
chitosan.
Significantly,
self‐decomposition
as‐prepared
is
demonstrated
after
burying
it
soil
environment,
showing
remarkable
natural
degradability.
Additionally,
maintains
water
rolling
angle
8
±
1°
even
100
cycles
compression
test
immersion
organic
solvent
(120
h)
corrosive
solution
(24
h),
demonstrating
good
mechanochemical
durability.
This
work
endows
adsorbent
selective
super‐wettability,
degradeability,
conversion,
flame‐retardancy,
highly
demanded
multi‐scenarios
recovery.