Poly(ionic liquid)-Coated Meshes with Opposite Wettability for Continuous Oil/Water Separation was written by Deng, Xi;Zhang, Jingshun;Zhang, Liren;Cheng, Guiren;Chen, Bihua;Zhang, Yongya;Gao, Guohua. And the article was included in Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research in 2020.Application of 915358-85-9 This article mentions the following:
A series of oil/water separation membranes with tunable surface wettability based on poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) were prepared via a facile one-step photopolymerization of N-vinylimidazolium ionic liquids and divinylbenzene on meshes. The wettability of PIL-based membranes (PILMs) was adjusted by the structures of PILs, specifically the alkyl chain length of imidazolium (Bu and octyl) and anion species (acrylic anion, Br–, and PF6–). Tunability of wettability resulted in the hydrophilic or hydrophobic property of PILMs. The hydrophilic poly(1-vinyl-3-butylimidazolium acrylate)-based membrane (PILM-1) transported water and intercepted oil, while the hydrophobic poly(1-vinyl-3-octylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate)-based membrane (PILM-5) removed oil and rejected water. The two membranes with opposite wettability showed excellent oil/water separation efficiency (above 99%) in batch processes. Continuous oil/water separation was also achieved by assembling PILM-1 and PILM-5 on the fabricated devices. A T-type device could sep. various oil/water mixtures continuously, and a tank-type device could sep. dispersed oil/water mixtures, with a handling capacity of 46 L within 12 h. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 1-Butyl-3-vinyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium hexafluorophosphate(V) (cas: 915358-85-9Application of 915358-85-9).
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