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ArticleACS omega2021

Multifunctional Oil Absorption with Macroporous Polystyrene Fibers Incorporating Silver-Doped ZnO.

Ali A El-Samak, Deepalekshmi Ponnamma, Mohammad K Hassan, Samer Adham, Alamgir Karim, Ali Ammar, Maha Alser, Samar Shurbaji, Nahla O Eltai, Mariam Al Ali Al-Maadeed

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Article in ACS omega, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ali A El-SamakCenter for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
Deepalekshmi PonnammaCenter for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
Mohammad K HassanCenter for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
Samer AdhamConocoPhilips Global Water Sustainability Center, Qatar Science and Technology Park, P.O. Box 24750, Doha, Qatar.
Alamgir KarimDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States.
Ali AmmarDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States.
Maha AlserBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
Samar ShurbajiBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
Nahla O EltaiBiomedical Research Center, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
Mariam Al Ali Al-MaadeedMaterials Science and Technology Program, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
Qatar University · QAUniversity of Houston · USQatar Science and Technology Park · QA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydrophobic microporous polystyrene (PS) fibers are fabricated by a solvent-induced phase-separation-assisted electrospinning method. Zinc oxide (ZnO) and silver-doped zinc oxide (Ag-ZnO) nanomaterials with variable morphologies are added to the PS fibers, to investigate the influence of multifunctional nanofiller addition on the porosity and consequent oil-adsorbing properties for different oil types. The doping of silver as well as the uniformity in particle distribution are confirmed by scanning electron microscopy and the energy-dispersive spectral analyses. The porosity of the fibers and their crystallinity effect depend on the hydrophobicity and surface properties of these microporous nanofilled fibers. Ag-ZnO, specifically in 2 wt %, enhanced the pore size and distribution in PS porous fibers, thereby enhancing the oil-adsorbing property and its hydrophobicity. In-depth analysis of the oil adsorption mechanism is done for the fibers, both qualitatively and quantitatively, to demonstrate its correlation with the structural integrity of the fibers. The PS/2Ag-ZnO composite also exhibits the highest antibacterial performance against

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