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The discharge of oily wastewater poses a serious threat to human health and the ecological environment. The development of effective oil-water separation techniques is critical to addressing this issue. Herein, a side-chain engineering strategy was proposed to construct nanoscale covalent organic frameworks (COFs) decorated stainless steel nets (SSN) with tunable wettability (SSN@COFs-C) via the introduction of three distinct lengths of alkyl chains. The nanoscale COFs particles were uniformly distributed on the SSN substrate, resulting in a hierarchical surface structure that significantly enhanced the material's hydrophobicity. Unlike conventional approaches, COFs provide a robust and tunable platform to address challenges in achieving durable superhydrophobic surfaces and overcome key development barriers such as stability and reusability. The SSN@COFs-C exhibited high hydrophobicity (water contact angle of 151.1-157.3 degrees) and self-cleaning properties. The optimal composite was capable of separating immiscible oil/water mixtures with a flux of 6079 L m-2 h-1 and exhibited an oil/water separation efficiency exceeding 99.0%. Moreover, it effectively separated surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil emulsions with a separation efficiency greater than 99% and retained their performance after multiple reused cycles. This work provides insight into the fabrication and application of nanoscale hydrophobic oil-water separation composites.
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ACS APPLIED NANO MATERIALS
Year: 2025
Issue: 5
Volume: 8
Page: 2299-2309
5 . 3 0 0
JCR@2023
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