皮克林乳液
化学工程
材料科学
吸附
气凝胶
聚二甲基硅氧烷
戊二醛
纳米纤维
复合数
水溶液
乳状液
复合材料
化学
色谱法
有机化学
工程类
作者
Yao Huang,Yunfang Sun,Hui Liu
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126475
摘要
Natural polymers have aroused increasing attention in water treatment but their application in removing hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) was limited due to their hydrophilicity. Herein, hydrophobic aerogels were successfully fabricated from Pickering emulsions stabilized by chitin nanofibers (ChNF) with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as dispersed phase and glutaraldehyde as a crosslinking agent, and their performance in HOCs removal were evaluated. The Pickering emulsions with PDMS ratios of 2.5–20% v/v showed high stability, demonstrating great potential as aerogel templates. The solidified PDMS droplets were evenly distributed within the matrix, contributing to homogeneous and permanent hydrophobicity. The composite aerogels with water contact angles of over 130° could selectively remove non-aqueous phase HOCs from water. The CCl4 adsorption capacity was 521–2820 wt%, depending on PDMS contents. Meanwhile, the mechanical resilience of the composite aerogels was significantly improved, facilitating the adsorbent regeneration by simple mechanical squeezing. The adsorption capacity remained above 85% for 24 cycles. Moreover, the aerogels could also remove dissolved HOCs from water with a maximum adsorption capacity of 1.34 mg/g for 10 mg/L TCE. This work reveals the potential of Pickering emulsions in the fabrication of composite hydrophobic materials from natural biopolymers with promising application in HOCs related water treatment.
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