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SUBMITTER: Chen Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5011648 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20160906
A superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic surface is fabricated by simply coating silica nanospheres onto a glass fiber membrane through a sol-gel process. Such membrane has a complex framework with micro and nano structures covering and presents a high efficiency (more than 98%) of oil-in-water emulsion separation under harsh environments including strong acidic and concentrated salty conditions. This membrane also possesses outstanding stability since no obvious decline in efficiency i ...[more]