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SUBMITTER: Mikaeili F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6102242 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mikaeili Fateh F Gouma Pelagia I PI
Scientific reports 20180820 1
A single-step synthesis of super-water-repellent oil sorbents based on cellulose acetate (CA) mats is reported in this paper. Key phenomenological mechanisms involving roughness and changes in chemistry are used to describe the change in hydrophobic behavior of the CA mats. Contact angle calculations followed by Cassie's model apparent contact angle prediction have shown roughness alone is not capable of producing the super-hydrophobicity exhibited by as-spun mats. Fourier transform infrared spe ...[more]