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NIR-responsive Collagen-based Sponge Coated with Polydimethylsiloxane/Candle Soot for Oil-Water Separation
Received:April 22, 2022    Click here to download the full text
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Zhang Min* College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, 350002, China mzhang@fafu.edu.cn 
Guo Chenchen College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, 350002, China  
Wang Yu College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, 350002, China  
Zhang Yunlong College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, 350002, China  
Wu Hui College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, 350002, China  
Huang Liulian College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, 350002, China  
Ni Yonghao College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, 350002, China
Department of Chemical Engineering and Limerick Pulp & Paper Centre, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, E3B 5A3, Canada 
 
Ding Cuicui College of Ecological Environment and Urban Construction, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, 350108, China  
Chen Lihui College of Material Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, 350002, China  
 
Abstract:To fabricate an oil-water separation material that is rich in source, eco-friendly, and responsive, in this study, we successfully developed a collagen-based sponge for application to oil-water separation based on a green and facile strategy. In this design, widely-available collagen (COL) was used as the substrate: it was immersed in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) suspension with candle soot (CS) nanoparticles, followed by hot curing. The resultant sponge (CS/PDMS-COL) possessed good hydrophobicity with a water contact angle of 148.3° under a low PDMS concentration of 2%. The results from field emission scanning electron microscope, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, X-ray photoelectron spectrometer, and X-ray diffractometry demonstrated the successful coating of CS and PDMS on the surface of COL substrate. The CS/PDMS-COL can adsorb eight oils, with the adsorption capacity for trichloromethane reaching 95 g/g. With benzene as the target adsorbent, the separation efficiency was maintained at no less than 95% even after recycling 20 times. CS/PDMS-COL was also used to separate oil-in-water emulsion. Moreover, the sponge killed bacteria effectively due to its excellent near-infrared photothermal responsiveness. This study provides new insight into the preparation of facile oil-water separation materials based on naturally occurring biomaterials effortlessly.
keywords:collagen sponge  oil-water separation  candle soot  photothermal effect  antibacterial property
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