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High porosity and hydrophobic cellulosic sponges for oil absorption

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Developing a reusable, low cost and biodegradable oil absorption material with high capacity remains a challenge. Herein, we demonstrate a facile and reliable methodology to construct a hydrophobic cellulose sponge from cellulose xanthate by regenerating cellulose and surface silanization using methyl trichlorosilane. The cellulose sponge presents high porosity of up to 87.46% which could be regulated with p-Toluenesulfonyl hydrazide. The sponge exhibits excellent structure stability, which could complete recovery from 90% compression strain and high durability (60 cycles at 90% stain). With a hydrophobic surface, it presents a high absorption capacity of over 30 times its weight for oils and organic solvents, indicating promising application in oil and water separation.

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We would like to thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51603148) and the Tianjin Science and Technology Project (20YDTPJC01380) for their financial support.

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    Qiuping Du, Jiajing Yu, Xianlin Xu, Lei Xia & Xupin Zhuang

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Du, Q., Yu, J., Xu, X. et al. High porosity and hydrophobic cellulosic sponges for oil absorption. Fibers Polym 24, 885–892 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-023-00098-8

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