Superamphiphilic Polyurethane Foams Synergized from Cellulose Nanowhiskers and Graphene Nanoplatelets

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	Superamphiphilic Polyurethane Foams Synergized from Cellulose Nanowhiskers and Graphene Nanoplatelets
	Zhang, XT; Liu, DY; Sui, GX; Sui, GX (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Met Res, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, Peoples R China.
	2018-01-23
发表期刊	ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES
ISSN	2196-7350
卷号	5 期号:2 页码:-
摘要	Superamphiphilic materials are attracting significant attention because of their unique affinity to both water and oil. It is generally accepted that graphene-based assemblies are hydrophobic. Here, novel superamphiphilic polyurethane (PU) foams by the synergetic effect of cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs) and graphene nanosheets (GNs) are reported. This process involves the creation of CNWs' base coating on the surface of PU network prior to GN coatings to obtain superamphiphilic surfaces by the simple dip-coating method. Wetting behaviors of the foams start to turn from hydrophobicity into superamphiphilicity by increasing the concentration of the CNWs up to 0.5 wt%. The hydrophobicity recovers when the concentration of CNWs reaches 1.0 wt%. The superamphiphilic foam (CNWs' concentration is 0.75 wt%) exhibits high storage capacity for water and various organic solvents up to 22-24 times of its own weight. Moreover, the coated foams can be reused for absorbing liquids for more than 20 cycles without losing their superamphiphilicity, exhibiting good reusability and durability. The discovery of this superamphiphilic foam is of great significance for the development of superwetting materials and finding their applications in oil emulsions purifying and catalyst anchoring fields.; Superamphiphilic materials are attracting significant attention because of their unique affinity to both water and oil. It is generally accepted that graphene-based assemblies are hydrophobic. Here, novel superamphiphilic polyurethane (PU) foams by the synergetic effect of cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs) and graphene nanosheets (GNs) are reported. This process involves the creation of CNWs' base coating on the surface of PU network prior to GN coatings to obtain superamphiphilic surfaces by the simple dip-coating method. Wetting behaviors of the foams start to turn from hydrophobicity into superamphiphilicity by increasing the concentration of the CNWs up to 0.5 wt%. The hydrophobicity recovers when the concentration of CNWs reaches 1.0 wt%. The superamphiphilic foam (CNWs' concentration is 0.75 wt%) exhibits high storage capacity for water and various organic solvents up to 22-24 times of its own weight. Moreover, the coated foams can be reused for absorbing liquids for more than 20 cycles without losing their superamphiphilicity, exhibiting good reusability and durability. The discovery of this superamphiphilic foam is of great significance for the development of superwetting materials and finding their applications in oil emulsions purifying and catalyst anchoring fields.
部门归属	[zhang, xiaotan ; liu, dongyan ; sui, guoxin] chinese acad sci, inst met res, shenyang 110016, liaoning, peoples r china ; [zhang, xiaotan] univ sci & technol china, sch mat sci & engn, shenyang 110016, liaoning, peoples r china
关键词	Organic-solvents Surfaces Films Wettability Oil Superhydrophobicity Aerogel Robust Oxide Water
学科领域	Chemistry, Multidisciplinary ; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000423173800011
引用统计	被引频次：23[WOS] [WOS记录] [WOS相关记录]
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.imr.ac.cn/handle/321006/79571
专题	中国科学院金属研究所
通讯作者	Sui, GX (reprint author), Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Met Res, Shenyang 110016, Liaoning, Peoples R China.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, XT,Liu, DY,Sui, GX,et al. Superamphiphilic Polyurethane Foams Synergized from Cellulose Nanowhiskers and Graphene Nanoplatelets[J]. ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES,2018,5(2):-.
APA	Zhang, XT,Liu, DY,Sui, GX,&Sui, GX .(2018).Superamphiphilic Polyurethane Foams Synergized from Cellulose Nanowhiskers and Graphene Nanoplatelets.ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES,5(2),-.
MLA	Zhang, XT,et al."Superamphiphilic Polyurethane Foams Synergized from Cellulose Nanowhiskers and Graphene Nanoplatelets".ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES 5.2(2018):-.