title: Oil/water separation performances of superhydrophobic and superoleophilic sponges.
abstract: Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic sponges were fabricated by immersion in an ethanol solution of octadecyltrichlorosilane. The resulting coating strongly adheres to the sponges after curing at 45 °C for 24 h. Absorption capacities of 42-68 times the polymerized octadecylsiloxane sponge weight were obtained for toluene, light petroleum, and methylsilicone oil. These adsorption capacities were maintained after 50 cycles.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University , Zhejiang 325035, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qingping
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.forename: Yangxin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu