title: Facile Selective and Diverse Fabrication of Superhydrophobic, Superoleophobic-Superhydrophilic and Superamphiphobic Materials from Kaolin.
abstract: As the starting material, kaolin is selectively and diversely fabricated to the superhydrophobic, superoleophobic-superhydrophilic, and superamphiphobic materials, respectively. The wettability of the kaolin surface can be selectively controlled and regulated to different superwetting states by choosing the corresponding modification reagent. The procedure is facile to operate, and no special technique or equipment is required. In addition, the procedure is cost-effective and time-saving and the obtained super-repellent properties are very stable. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis demonstrates different changes of kaolin particles surfaces which are responsible for the different super-repellency. The scanning electron microscopy displays geometric micro- and nanometer structures of the obtained three kinds of super-repellent materials. The results show that kaolin has good applications in many kinds of superwetting materials. The method demonstrated in this paper provides a new strategy for regulating and controlling the wettability of solid surfaces selectively, diversely, and comprehensively.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology , Xi'an 710054, China.
authors.forename: Mengnan
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0684-4162
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Qu
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology , Xi'an 710054, China.
authors.forename: Xuerui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology , Xi'an 710054, China.
authors.forename: Jinmei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology , Xi'an 710054, China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology , Xi'an 710054, China.
authors.forename: Shanshan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology , Xi'an 710054, China.
authors.forename: Yali
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology , Xi'an 710054, China.
authors.forename: Lingang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology , Xi'an 710054, China.
authors.forename: Xiangrong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
keywords: kaolin; self-cleaning; superamphiphobic; superhydrophobic; superoleophobic-superhydrophilic; topograph; underwater superoleophobic