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Synchronous oil/water separation and wastewater treatment on a copper-oxide-coated mesh†
Yahua Liu,Peng Xu,Wenna Ge,Chenguang Lu,Yunlai Li,Shichao Niu,Junqiu Zhang,Shile Feng
RSC Advances Pub Date : 05/17/2021 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/D1RA02334A
Abstract

Despite remarkable progress in oil/water separation and wastewater treatment, the ability to carry out the two processes in a synchronous manner has remained difficult. Here, synchronous oil/water separation and wastewater treatment were proposed on mesh surfaces coated with copper-oxide particles, which possess superwetting and catalytic properties. The superwetting performance generates additional pressure to achieve the permselectivity of the designed mesh, on which the oil phase is selectively repelled while the water phase passes though easily. Moreover, the catalytic performance of the copper oxide forms reactive oxygen species to purify the water during oil/water separation process. We show that the oil/water separation and catalytic degradation efficiencies for organic pollutants can reach more than 99% by adjusting the content of copper oxide on the mesh surfaces. Such a unique design for integrating multifunctionality on single mesh surfaces strongly underpins the synchronization of oil/water separation and wastewater treatment, which will provide a new insight for separating pure water from industrial oil/water mixtures.

Graphical abstract: Synchronous oil/water separation and wastewater treatment on a copper-oxide-coated mesh
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