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Detachable and hierarchical assemblies for recyclable and highly efficient oil-fouling removal

Tengda Wang1,2, Shaoying Dai1,2, Jie Wang1,2, Bin Liu1,2, Meiwen Cao3, Bo Guan1, Yuchun Han1(), Yilin Wang1,2()
CAS Key Laboratory of Colloid, Interface and Chemical Thermodynamics, Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Research/Education Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Department of Biological and Energy Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China
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pH-detachable and hierarchical assemblies (from vesicle to network and hollow sphere) are formed by a kind of dynamic imine surfactant, which promote the recyclable and highly efficient removal of oil-fouling. This strategy significantly reduces surfactant consumption and cost, and consequently the environmental pollution from industrial detergent overuse would be greatly alleviated.

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Large-scale use of detergents to remove oil-fouling in industry continuously generates tremendous amounts of wastewater and thus leads to both economic and environmental problems. To develop recyclable oil-fouling removal strategy is an appealing solution but a challenging task. Herein, a kind of dynamic imine-based surfactant has been constructed by 2-formylbenzenesulfonic acid sodium salt (FBSS) and linear amines (CnNH2, n = 6, 7, 8, 10, and 12). Owing to high interfacial activity and strong assembly ability, dynamic FBSS/C8NH2 system can remove oil-fouling on multiple substrates for at least 10 cycles, largely reducing the toxicity to ecosystem. At basic pH, the hierarchical assemblies (from vesicle to network and hollow sphere) are formed and boost surfactant molecule enrichment around oil-fouling, leading to highly efficient emulsification. When pH is changed to acidic condition, the surfactant molecules dissociate due to the breaking of imine bonds, and accordingly the emulsion is destroyed and the released oil droplets float to the top layer. After removing the oil-fouling and adjusting the solution back to basic pH, the surfactant assemblies are reconstructed and used for the next oil-fouling cleaning cycle. This study provides a recyclable, efficient and eco-friendly oil-fouling removal approach, satisfying the need of sustainable development.

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dynamic covalent bondhierarchical assemblyoil-fouling removalemulsionoil/water separation

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 2,
February 2023
Pages 2551-2562
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4986-y
Cite this article:
Wang T, Dai S, Wang J, et al. Detachable and hierarchical assemblies for recyclable and highly efficient oil-fouling removal. Nano Research, 2023, 16(2): 2551-2562. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4986-y
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