A magnetic and highly reusable macroporous superhydrophobic/superoleophilic PDMS/MWNT nanocomposite for oil sorption from water

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Antonio Turco · University of Salento

Cosimino Malitesta · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Lecce

Giuseppe Barillaro · University of Pisa

Antonio Greco · Innova (Italy)

Alfonso Maffezzoli · Innova (Italy)

Elisabetta Mazzotta · University of Salento

Abstract

Fabrication of porous magnetic nanocomposite based on PDMS and Multiwalled carbon nanotubes <italic>via</italic> a low cost and facile hard template approach is proposed for the first time. The sponges exhibited selective oil uptake capacity, excellent mechanical properties and reusability making them useful for plugging oil leakage.

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Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics

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Published in: Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Volume 3, Issue 34, pp. 17685-17696

DOI: 10.1039/c5ta04353k

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A magnetic and highly reusable macroporous superhydrophobic/superoleophilic PDMS/MWNT nanocomposite for oil sorption from water

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