Issue 15, 2022

A self-cleaning hydrophobic MOF-based composite for highly efficient and recyclable separation of oil from water and emulsions

Abstract

A hydrophobic MOF (1′@CF3) was synthesized by post-synthetic modification to anchor a –CF3 group to the Zr-BDC-OH MOF (1′). The hydrophobic property of the MOF was used for the preparation of a robust hydrophobic composite (1′@CF3@melamine) with melamine sponge. The water contact angle of 1′@CF3@melamine was found to be 145 ± 1°. The hydrophobic composite was demonstrated to separate oil–water mixtures and water-in-oil emulsions even under harsh aquatic environments. The oil–water and emulsion separations were carried out in an easy and fast way without the consumption of energy. The absorption capacity and separation efficiency of the composite for a wide variety of oils were found to be 27–47 g g−1 and 95–99%, respectively. The material showed high recyclability of up to 50 cycles for oil–water separation and for 30 cycles for water-in-oil emulsion separation. In addition, a hydrophobic polymer@1′@CF3-coated glass substrate displayed excellent self-cleaning properties. Furthermore, inexpensive and facile gravity-driven filtration and against gravity-based separation techniques for different oils were developed by employing the composite.

Graphical abstract: A self-cleaning hydrophobic MOF-based composite for highly efficient and recyclable separation of oil from water and emulsions

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Article information

Article type
Research Article
Submitted
31 mar. 2022
Accepted
08 jún. 2022
First published
10 jún. 2022

Mater. Chem. Front., 2022,6, 2051-2060

A self-cleaning hydrophobic MOF-based composite for highly efficient and recyclable separation of oil from water and emulsions

S. Ghosh, A. Rana, S. Kumar, C. Gogoi, S. Mukherjee, U. Manna and S. Biswas, Mater. Chem. Front., 2022, 6, 2051 DOI: 10.1039/D2QM00289B

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