Fluorine-free fabrication of durable superhydrophobic membranes for efficient oil-water separation.

Hongjie Zhang, Linjian Li, Meng Wang, Chan Guo, Fengguang Liu, Yipeng Zang, Cheng Chen

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Hongjie ZhangCollege of Textile and Clothing, Quanzhou Normal University, Quanzhou, 362000, China.

Linjian LiCollege of Textile and Clothing, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830000, China.

Meng WangCollege of Textile and Clothing, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, 830000, China.

Chan GuoSchool of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China.

Fengguang LiuNingbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, People's Republic of China. liufengguang@nimte.ac.cn.

Yipeng ZangAnhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Magnetic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China. ypzang@ahu.edu.cn.

Cheng ChenSchool of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, 130 Changjiang West Road, Hefei, 230036, Anhui, China. chc@ahau.edu.cn.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 42207521

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Abstract

The increasing occurrence of marine oil spills and industrial oily wastewater discharge demands efficient and sustainable oil-water separation technologies. Herein, we report a fluorine-free and scalable strategy to fabricate superhydrophobic nonwoven membranes via a simple two-step dip-coating process. By grafting hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) onto viscose/polyester substrates followed by polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coating, the resulting membrane exhibits excellent superhydrophobicity, mechanical robustness, and chemical stability. The optimized membrane achieves separation efficiencies up to 99.98% with high oil fluxes exceeding 5800 L·m

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Computational simulationsFluorine-freeNonwoven membranesOil–water separationSuperhydrophobicity

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PMID41986512

DOI10.1038/s41598-026-48607-y

PMCPMC13243468

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