Issue 69, 2014
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Chemical Communications

Tuning the underwater oleophobicity of graphene oxide coatings via UV irradiation†

Hang Li,ab   Yi Huang,ab   Yating Mao,a   Weiwei L. Xu,ab   Harry J. Ploehna  and  Miao Yu*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
E-mail: yumiao@cec.sc.edu

b Catalysis for Renewable Fuels Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA

Abstract

Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation was utilized to gradually modify the chemistry and structure of graphene oxide (GO) flakes, as confirmed by XPS and AFM. Ultrathin GO coatings/membranes, made of UV-irradiated flakes, showed tunable underwater oleophobicity. UV-treated, superoleophobic GO membranes exhibited excellent antifouling capability for oil/water separation.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4CC03940H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 May 2014
Accepted
08 Jul 2014
First published
08 Jul 2014

Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 9849-9851

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Tuning the underwater oleophobicity of graphene oxide coatings via UV irradiation

H. Li, Y. Huang, Y. Mao, W. L. Xu, H. J. Ploehn and M. Yu, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 9849 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC03940H

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