Template-free synthesis of polystyrene monoliths for the removal of oil-in-water emulsion

Abstract Oil-in-water emulsions are harmful to both humankind and environment. Frequent oil spill disasters make it urgent to develop low cost and high-efficiency materials for the treatment of oil-in-water emulsions. In this study, we report the facile template-free synthesis of macroporous polysty...

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Autores principales:	Guowei Wang, Bin Yu, Shiguo Chen, Hiroshi Uyama
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c0d147dd8880404e9a54be9ecaf5c8822021-12-02T16:07:58ZTemplate-free synthesis of polystyrene monoliths for the removal of oil-in-water emulsion10.1038/s41598-017-06572-72045-2322https://doaj.org/article/c0d147dd8880404e9a54be9ecaf5c8822017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06572-7https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Oil-in-water emulsions are harmful to both humankind and environment. Frequent oil spill disasters make it urgent to develop low cost and high-efficiency materials for the treatment of oil-in-water emulsions. In this study, we report the facile template-free synthesis of macroporous polystyrene (PS) monolith from PS solution using a thermally-induced phase separation (TIPS) technique. The fabricated monolith showed high hydrophobicity, superoleophilicity, and macroporous structure. Moreover, the monolith exhibited high removal efficiency toward different oil-in-water emulsions. The monolith can be fabricated from cheap and commonly-used plastic. Thus, we anticipate that this research will contribute to both the recycling of PS and the treatment of oil spill accidents.Guowei WangBin YuShiguo ChenHiroshi UyamaNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017)
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description	Abstract Oil-in-water emulsions are harmful to both humankind and environment. Frequent oil spill disasters make it urgent to develop low cost and high-efficiency materials for the treatment of oil-in-water emulsions. In this study, we report the facile template-free synthesis of macroporous polystyrene (PS) monolith from PS solution using a thermally-induced phase separation (TIPS) technique. The fabricated monolith showed high hydrophobicity, superoleophilicity, and macroporous structure. Moreover, the monolith exhibited high removal efficiency toward different oil-in-water emulsions. The monolith can be fabricated from cheap and commonly-used plastic. Thus, we anticipate that this research will contribute to both the recycling of PS and the treatment of oil spill accidents.
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title	Template-free synthesis of polystyrene monoliths for the removal of oil-in-water emulsion
title_short	Template-free synthesis of polystyrene monoliths for the removal of oil-in-water emulsion
title_full	Template-free synthesis of polystyrene monoliths for the removal of oil-in-water emulsion
title_fullStr	Template-free synthesis of polystyrene monoliths for the removal of oil-in-water emulsion
title_full_unstemmed	Template-free synthesis of polystyrene monoliths for the removal of oil-in-water emulsion
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publisher	Nature Portfolio
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Template-free synthesis of polystyrene monoliths for the removal of oil-in-water emulsion

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