Versatile Application of TiO2@PDA Modified Filter Paper for Oily Wastewater Treatment
Chang-Hua Zhao, Yu-Ping Zhang, Li Wan, Xin-Xin Chen, Pei Yuan, Ling-Bo Qu, Zhihua Xu · 2023
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Description
Chang-Hua Zhao and co-authors turn lab filter paper into a strong tool for cleaning oily water, in work from 2023. Oil and water mixes from factories are hard to split with cheap filters. Costly membranes foul and break down with use.
The team coated paper with titanium dioxide grains wrapped in a sticky natural polymer. The coat made the paper love water in air but repel oil under water. It split plain oil and water mixes and fine emulsions with over 99 percent success. After seventeen rounds of use, success still held at that level. The cheap base and lasting strength suit large-scale cleanup where budgets are tight.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Chang-Hua Zhao, Yu-Ping Zhang, Li Wan, Xin-Xin Chen, Pei Yuan, Ling-Bo Qu, Zhihua Xu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |