A novel composite coating mesh film for oil-water separation

Abstract

Polytetrafluoroethylene-polyphenylene sulfide composite coating mesh film was successfully prepared by a simple layered transitional spray-plasticizing method on a stainless steel mesh. It shows super-hydrophobic and super-oleophilic properties. The contact angle of this mesh film is 156.3° for water, and close to 0° for diesel oil and kerosene. The contact angle hysteresis of water on the mesh film is 4.3°. The adhesive force between the film and substrate is grade 0, the flexibility is 1 mm and the pencil hardness is 4H. An oil-water separation test was carried out for oil-contaminated water in a six-stage super-hydrophobic film separator. The oil removal rate can reach about 99%.

Keywords

super-hydrophobic / super-oleophilic / composite coating / mesh film / separation of oil and water

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful for the financial support from the Science & Technology Foundation of the Liaoning Province (No. 20072190), Liaoning China.

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