Issue 86, 2012
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Chemical Communications

Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic hybrid foam of graphene and carbon nanotube for selective removal of oils or organic solvents from the surface of water

Xiaochen Dong,†a   Jun Chen,†b   Yanwen Ma,b   Jing Wang,a   Mary B. Chan-Park,a   Xiangmei Liu,b   Lianhui Wang,b   Wei Huangb  and  Peng Chen*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Division of Bioengineering, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 70 Nanyang Drive, Singapore
E-mail: ChenPeng@ntu.edu.sg
Fax: +65 6791 1761
Tel: +65 6514 1086

b Key Laboratory for Organic Electronics & Information Displays (KLOEID), Institute of Advanced Materials (IAM), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (NUPT), 9 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing, China

Abstract

A monolithic 3D hybrid of graphene and carbon nanotube was synthesized by two-step chemical vapor deposition. Owing to its superhydrophobic and superoleophilic properties, it can selectively remove oils and organic solvents from water with high absorption capacity and good recyclability.

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Article information

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC35844A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 jul 2012
Accepted
10 sep 2012
First published
11 sep 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 10660-10662

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Superhydrophobic and superoleophilic hybrid foam of graphene and carbon nanotube for selective removal of oils or organic solvents from the surface of water

X. Dong, J. Chen, Y. Ma, J. Wang, M. B. Chan-Park, X. Liu, L. Wang, W. Huang and P. Chen, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 10660 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC35844A

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