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Wettability control between superoleophobic and superoleophilic characteristics on the modified superhydrophobic surfaces treated with fluoroalkyl end-capped vinyltrimethoxysilane oligomeric silica/poly(styrene-co-butadiene) nanocomposites: application to the separation of oil and water

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Fluoroalkyl end-capped vinyltrimethoxysilane oligomer [RF-(CH2CHSi(OMe)3) n -RF; RF = CF(CF3)OC3F7; n = 2, 3: RF-(VM) n -RF] can undergo the sol–gel reaction in the presence of poly(styrene-co-butadiene) (SBR) under alkaline or acidic conditions, respectively, to afford the corresponding fluorinated oligomeric silica/SBR nanocomposites [RF-(VM-SiO2) n -RF/SBR]. Wettability control between superoleophobic and superoleophilic characteristics was observed on the modified superhydrophobic glass surfaces treated with these fluorinated nanocomposites. The nanocomposites, which were prepared under alkaline conditions, can provide a superoleophobic/superhydrophobic (superamphiphobic) characteristic on the modified surface; however, a superoleophilic/superhydrophobic characteristic was observed on the modified surface treated with the fluorinated nanocomposites, which were prepared under acidic conditions. Interestingly, the fluorinated nanocomposite particle powders possessing a superoleophilic/superhydrophobic characteristic were applied to the packing material for the column chromatography to separate not only the mixture of oil and water but also the W/O emulsion to isolate the transparent colorless oil. In addition, these particle powders were found to have a good reusability as the packing materials for the separation of the mixture of oil and water.

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This work was partially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 16K05891 from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture, Japan.

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  1. Department of Frontier Materials Chemistry, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University, Hirosaki, 036-8561, Japan

    Arissara Ratcha, Shohei Yamazaki & Hideo Sawada

  2. Research and Development Center, Fujikura Composites, Saitama, 339-8510, Japan

    Rika Takahashi

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand

    Suwadee Kongparakul

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Ratcha, A., Takahashi, R., Kongparakul, S. et al. Wettability control between superoleophobic and superoleophilic characteristics on the modified superhydrophobic surfaces treated with fluoroalkyl end-capped vinyltrimethoxysilane oligomeric silica/poly(styrene-co-butadiene) nanocomposites: application to the separation of oil and water. J Coat Technol Res 15, 211–222 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-017-0003-x

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