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One-pot synthesis of acrylate resin and ZnO nanowires composite for enhancing oil absorption capacity and oil-water separation

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Inspired by the fast separation of oils, we synthesized a multi-functional oil-absorbable material, ZnO nanowires/acrylic ester composite resin, via a facile and cost-effective suspension polymerization method. Especially, the ZnO nanowires were fabricated by hydrothermal method and the surface of superhydrophobic and superoleophilic ZnO nanowires was modified by A151. Various technologies such as FT-IR, XRD, SEM, and DSC-TG have been used to investigate the properties of the as-synthesized materials. The corresponding oil absorption results showed that the composite resins could effectively separate organics from wastewater. Moreover, the composite resins were proved to have an excellent reusability after 10 cycles and the antibacterial activity of the synthesized composite resins mixed with ZnO nanowires were confirmed against E. coli and S. aureus, which could play an important role in water purification. Herein, the as-synthesized multi-functional oil-absorbable resins possess a far-reaching application prospect in the field of environmental treatment.

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This work was financially supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (21706100 and U1507115); Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20160500, BK20161362, and BK20160491); the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (B2018203393); “Qinhuangdao Science and Technology Research and Development Plan,” China, No. 201701B044; and Hebei Province key research and development projects, No.17272402D.

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  1. School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Hebei Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, Hebei, China

    Li Yan, Qiurong Li, Hongjin Chi & Yu Qiao

  2. Engineering Research Center of Functional Nucleic Acids in Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, 066004, Hebei, China

    Qiurong Li

  3. Institute of Green Chemistry and Chemical Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu Province, China

    Tao Zhang

  4. The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, 258 Wenhua Road, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China

    Fulu Zheng

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Yan, L., Li, Q., Chi, H. et al. One-pot synthesis of acrylate resin and ZnO nanowires composite for enhancing oil absorption capacity and oil-water separation. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 1, 567–576 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-018-0043-4

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