The construction of superhydrophobic surfaces necessitates the rational design of topographic surface structure and the reduction of surface energy. To date, the reported strategies are usually complex with multi-steps and costly. Thus, the simultaneous achievement of the two indispensable factors is highly desired, yet rather challenging. Herein, we develop a novel structure engineering strategy of realizing the fabrication of a functionally integrated device (FID) with a superhydrophobic surface via a one-step spraying method. Specifically, silica nanoparticles are used to control the surface roughness of the device, while polydimethylsiloxane is employed as the hydrophobic coating. Benefitting from the adopted superhydrophobicity, the as-fabricated FID exhibits a continuous, excellent oil-water separating performance (e.g., 92.5% separating efficiency) when coupled with a peristaltic pump. Notably, a smart design of incorporating a gas switch is adopted in this device, thereby effectively preventing water from entering the FID, realizing thorough oil collection, and avoiding secondary pollution. This work opens up an avenue for the design and development of the FID, accessible for rapid preparation and large-scale practical application.
The reaction of CuCN and KCN with (NH(4))(2)[WS(4)] followed by cation exchange with PPh(4)Br produced the title compound, (C(24)H(20)P)(2)[Cu(2)WS(4)(CN)(2)].CH(3)CN.H(2)O or (PPh(4))(2)[(NC)Cu(micro-S)(2)W(micro-S)(2)Cu(CN)].MeCN.H(2)O. In the structure of the dianion, [(NC)Cu(micro-S)(2)W(micro-S)(2)Cu(CN)](2-), the WS(4) moiety acts as a bidentate ligand that binds two CuCN groups, thus forming a slightly bent WCu(2) core with approximate D(2d) symmetry. The W-Cu distances are in the range 2.6463 (6)-2.6545 (6) A.
The binary eutectic of lauric acid-stearic acid / expanded perlite composite phase change materials (PCM) was prepared using the method of vacuum impregnation. The structures and properties of this composite PCM were characterized by FT-IR, SEM, DSC and TG analysis. The results showed that the binary eutectic of fatty acid had been composed with porous skeleton expanded perlite completely in a physical method, the phase transition temperature of composite PCM was about 33.0 °C and latent heat was 131.3 J/g. it had a good thermal stability after 100 times of recycling and gave the phase transition temperature 33.5 °C and the latent heat of 128.1 J/g respectively.
The aims of this work were to make use of carbonic materials to remove nitrobenzene in wastewater and investigate adsorption mechanism. The adsorption ability of different carbonic materials for nitrobenzene was compared. It was found that carbon nanotubes and carbon black exhibited higher adsorptive capacity than coconut activated carbon and granular activated carbon at the same experimental conditions. The specific surface areas and pore distribution was obtained by low-temperature nitrogen adsorption-desorption. We concluded that the capillary condensation in mesopores played an important role in the adsorption process owing to special nanostructure of carbon nanotubes and carbon black.
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