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Preparation and modification of antibacterial polyurethane foam for oil–water separation

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Polyurethane foam (PUF) has the characteristics of light, loose and polyporous. These characteristics make it play a great role in the adsorption of offshore oil spill. However, the recovery of oil spills in the multi-microbial Marine environment requires not only high adsorption properties of materials, but also efficient antibacterial properties. In this study, we prepared amino acid doped antibacterial polyurethane foam (AA-PUF). Then, polydopamine (PDA) and modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were used to modify the surface of polyurethane, and MWCNTs/PDA@AA-PUF with antibacterial property and excellent oil–water separation effect was prepared successfully. The modified AA-PUF had high absorption rate (23 times of self-weight) and could realize cyclic adsorption while preventing bacterial adhesion. These studies indicated that AA-PUF was modified by PDA and MWCNTs which can be used as an efficient oil–water separation material, and it can prevent the adhesion of bacteria. This special material has great potential for practical application in solving oil–water separation in complex environment.

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(a) Flow chart of polyurethane foam modification; (b) Oil–water separation process.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology, Science and technology project of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City Administration Bureau, Sanya (SKJC-2020-01-004), Opening Foundation of Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology (2020KF0016), Opening Foundation of Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology (2021KF0009), Rizhao Biomedicine and New Materials Research Institute Of Wuhan University of Technology, Technological Innovation Project of Rizhao City (2019CXZX1108), Hubei Shifeng New Material Co., LTD. Thanks for the support provided by the above projects and units.

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This work was supported by Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology, Science and technology project of Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City Administration Bureau, Sanya (SKJC-2020–01-004), Opening Foundation of Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology (2020KF0016), Opening Foundation of Sanya Science and Education Innovation Park of Wuhan University of Technology (2021KF0009), Rizhao Biomedicine and New Materials Research Institute Of Wuhan University of Technology, Technological Innovation Project of Rizhao City (2019CXZX1108).

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    Guoxing Zhang, Fan Fei & Lihong Fan

  2. School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070, China

    Huixuan Sun, Qirui Gong, Yisi Xie & Lihong Fan

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GZ and HS designed research, performed research, analyzed date, and wrote the manuscript. QG, YX and FF collected the date, and analyzed the date. LF designed the study, conceived of the study.

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Zhang, G., Sun, H., Gong, Q. et al. Preparation and modification of antibacterial polyurethane foam for oil–water separation. Journal of Materials Research 38, 2701–2712 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-023-00993-z

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