Analysis of the acid and alkali resistance of superhydrophobic paper mulch

Agricultural paper mulch is an indispensable part of modern agriculture. It had the functions of heat preservation, moisture preservation, insect resistance, disease prevention, and weed growth inhibition. In order to extend the service life of the paper mulch, we use the solution immersion method to modify the surface of the paper mulch. A super-hydrophobic paper mulch is mainly prepared by using hydrophobic silica. The static contact angle of the super-hydrophobic paper mulch with water is 160.6°. The super-hydrophobic paper mulch samples were immersed in acid solution (pH?=?4.6 H₂SO₄) and alkaline solution (pH?=?8.5 NaOH). The main instruments are contact angle tester, tensile testing machine and high-speed camera. The hydrophobic properties, mechanical properties and rebound properties of the two kinds of paper mulches were compared. The results showed that the tensile strength and droplet bounce height of the superhydrophobic paper mulch decreased after being soaked in acid or alkaline solution for 48 h. The mass loss rate of paper mulch was more significant in acid solution, but its contact angle was still greater than 145°, and it had good bounce performance. After observing the microscopic morphology of its surface, it was found that silica had a micro-rough structure on the surface of the paper mulch. The method was simple and environmentally friendly, and can alleviate the problem of poor acid and alkali corrosion resistance of the paper mulch, and had extraordinary significance for environmental protection.

     

Superhydrophobic surface fabricated by modifying silica coated multiwalled carbon nanotubes composites

A superhydrophobic surface with maximum static water contact angle of 156° and sliding angle of 3.5° was fabricated by modifying the silica coated multiwalled carbon nanotube composites (SiO₂/MWCNTs) using a silane coupling agent vinyltriethoxysilane. The structures of SiO₂/MWCNTs and superhydrophobic surface were investigated by infrared spectrometer and transmission electron microscopy. The results indicated that silica had been successfully grafted onto MWCNTs and the SiO₂/MWCNTs had been chemical modified by vinyl triethoxy successfully. The morphology of our prepared superhydrophobic surface, investigated by scanning electron microscopy, showed a characteristic rough structure. The effects of pH value and exposure time on the stability of the superhydrophobic surface were also investigated. The superhydrophobic film shows reliable acid and alkali resistance and aging resistance, indicating that it will have a wide range of applications.     

聚酯织物表面耐用超疏水涂层的制备及在油水分离中的应用

使用在含有甲基MQ(M:单官能团Si-O单元R₃SiO_1/2, Q:四官能团Si-O单元SiO₂)硅树脂与疏水SiO₂的二甲苯溶液中浸渍的方法,在聚酯织物表面制备了耐用超疏水涂层。经过处理后,微米级聚酯纤维表面被紧密的疏水纳米颗粒包裹,通过这种方法降低了纤维的表面能。聚酯织物展现出良好的超疏水特性,与水滴的静态接触角为156°,滚动角为5°。得到的超疏水聚酯织物在机械磨损、酸碱环境及紫外线照射条件下,表现出了良好的稳定性。此外,用超疏水聚酯织物作为过滤材料得到的油水分离效率达99%以上。该方法为大面积工业制备超疏水织物提供了新的思路。     

Switchable Adhesion of Superhydrophobic ZnO Nanorod Film

We have fabricated superhydrophobic zinc surface with reversible transformation between sliding state and adhesion by a simple hydrothermal method. Uniformly ZnO₂ nanorod was obtained at 120°C. After self-assembling of a film of n-octadecanethiol, the surface with a water contact angle (CA) of 153 ± 2°, exhibited a nonwetting property. The surface showed switchable adhesion just upon introducing UV illumination and heating treatment in turn.     

A facile method for fabrication of superhydrophobic coating on aluminum alloy

A superhydrophobic coating applied in corrosion protection was successfully fabricated on the surface of aluminum alloy by chemical etching and surface modification. The water contact angle on the surface was measured to be 161.2° ± 1.7° with sliding angle smaller than 8°, and the superhydrophobic coating showed a long service life. The surface structure and composition were then characterized by means of SEM and XPS. The electrochemical measurements showed that the superhydrophobic coating significantly improved the corrosion resistance of aluminum alloy. The superhydrophobic phenomenon of the prepared surface was analyzed with Cassie theory, and it was found that only about 6% of the water surface is in contact with the metal substrate and 94% is in contact with the air cushion. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Robust superhydrophobic surface fabrication by fluorine-free method on filter paper for oil/water separation

Robust superhydrophobic surface exhibiting anti-fouling and self-cleaning ability were successfully fabricated by nano TiO2 modified by γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (KH550) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) via wire rod coating. Due to the lower surface energy of PDMS and the hierarchical structure caused by the different aggregation sizes of TiO2 nanoparticles, the contact angle of the resulting superhydrophobic coating was 154.5° and the rolling angle was 3.5°. And the coated paper still had good non-wettability under water immersion. In addition, the coated paper was tolerant to mechanical damage and various temperature conditions. Even after 40 sandpaper wear cycles, the coating can still maintain good mechanical stability and superhydrophobicity. The superhydrophobic paper was used for oil-water separation, the separation efficiency was about 98% even after used 10 times. Furthermore, the prepared superhydrophobic paper exhibited excellent self-cleaning and anti-fouling properties, as well as demonstrated superb resistance to various water solutions owing to its high hydrophobicity. Moreover, the prepared superhydrophobic paper has application prospects in the industry of special wetting materials.     

Thermally stable and transparent superhydrophobic sol–gel coatings by spray method

A facile method was developed for the fabrication of the methyltriethoxysilane based transparent and superhydrophobic coating on glass substrates. The transparent and hydrophobic coatings were deposited on the glass substrates, using spray deposition method followed by surface modification process. A spray deposition method generates hierarchical morphology and post surface modification with monofunctional trimethylchlorosilane decreases the surface free energy of coating. These combined effects of synthesis produces bio-inspired superhydrophobic surface. The deposited coating surface shows high optical transparency, micro-nano scale hierarchical structures, improved hydrophobic thermal stability, static water contact angle of about 167° ± 1°, low sliding angle about 2° ± 1° and stable superhydrophobic nature. This paper provides the very simple sol–gel approach to the fabrication of optically transparent, thermally stable superhydrophobic coating on glass substrates. This fabrication strategy may easily extend to the industrial scale up and high-technology fields.     

Fabrication and mechanical durability of a superhydrophobic copper surface with morphological development from hydrothermal reaction

The superhydrophobic surface on copper is fabricated by using a simple hydrothermal reaction and subsequent perfluorosilane treatment. The micro‐structured and nano‐structured surface was directly obtained through the hydrothermal reaction of copper sheets with sulfur at 180 °C for 12 h, resulting in the formation of copper sulfide film on the copper substrate. The chemical composition of this film was confirmed using X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. After copper sulfide film is treated by perfluorosilane, the superhydrophobic surface with static water contact angle of 153 °C and a low contact angle hysteresis is achieved. The superhydrophobic surface shows strong mechanical stability and can effectively protect the copper substrate. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Multifunctional polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ) surfaces prepared by electrospinning at the sol-gel transition: superhydrophobicity, excellent solvent resistance, thermal stability and enhanced sound absorption property

Multifunctional superhydrophobic polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ) surfaces with excellent solvent resistance, thermal stability and enhanced sound absorption property were manufactured by electrospinning. The surfaces with various hierarchical morphologies and hydrophobicity were obtained by electrospinning at the different stages of sol-gel transition of PMSQ prepolymer solution. At the stage with a proper viscosity the superhydrophobic PMSQ surface with a contact angle as high as 151° and a sliding angle as low as 8° was prepared. Due to the excellent thermal stability and solvent resistance properties of the cured PMSQ, the resultant surfaces remain superhydrophobicity after thermal treatment at 300 °C and immersion into many solvents. Additionally, an enhanced acoustical performance and ultra water repellency were obtained simultaneously when the traditional acoustical sponge was decorated with the electrospun PMSQ superhydrophobic surface. The robust superhydrophobic PMSQ surfaces may promise practical applications in many fields.     

Design and fabrication of a superhydrophobic glass surface with micro-network of nanopillars

The wetting property of a superhydrophobic glass surface with a micro-network of nanopillars fabricated from colloidal lithography and plasma etching is investigated in this paper. The micro-network distribution of nanospheres can be modulated by diluting the nanosphere concentration and controlling the spin rate. The micro-network of nanospheres spun on the glass surface serves as a mask for nanopillars during the plasma etching process. After the fabrication, the nano-structured surface is treated with fluoroalkylsilane self-assembled monolayers to obtain superhydrophobicity. Among several spin rates, the minimum colloidal network area density from a 100 nm polystyrene nanosphere solution diluted to 0.026% was found at a spin rate of 4000 rpm. The sample with the lowest network area density shows a good quality of superhydrophobicity, having the highest water contact angle and the lowest sliding angle among samples with other network area densities. In particular, samples with a micro-network of pillars also showed mechanical robustness against finger rubbing. To assess the superhydrophobic behavior in-depth, a size-dependent contact angle equation is proposed for use with a high contact angle (>135°) and with a Bo (Bond number) ? 1. Furmidge's sliding angle equation is also modified; it is derived considering a static contact angle to simplify the prediction of the sliding angle. The contact and sliding angle measurements from samples with a micro-network of nanopillars show good agreement with the proposed equations.     

Fabrication of superhydrophobic silica film by removing polystyrene spheres

A superhydrophobic silica film has been fabricated by a facile method, which combines the co-sedimentation of dual-sized polystyrene (PS) spheres and the infiltration of a silica sol. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observations indicate that the as-prepared silica surface has a hierarchical micro/nano-structure. The micrometer-sized hollow silica particle with nanometer-sized holes on its surface was created by removing the organic polymer at high temperature. After chemically modified by a layer of dodecafluoroheptyl-methyl-dimethoxysilane (DFMS), the silica film has a water contact angle up to 156.4°, showing excellent superhydrophobic property. The present method may enhance widespread application of superhydrophobic film because of its simplicity and cheapness.     

A study on superhydrophobic coating in anti-icing of glass/porcelain insulator

This paper focuses on the preparation of a superhydrophobic coating on glass/porcelain insulators which possess anti-icing property below freezing temperature. Inspired by lotus-effect, the fabrication of a superhydrophobic coating has two steps: the first step is to construct a hierarchical SiO₂ coating on the substrate surface, and the second step is the chemical modification of the SiO₂ coating with 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane (PDTS). The precursor for the hierarchical SiO₂ coating is a suspension of SiO₂ sol particles and dispersible SiO₂ powder particles. According to the TEM testing, SiO₂ sol particles prepared by sol–gel method has an average particle size about 2–5 nm, while the size of the dispersible SiO₂ particles is ca. 20 nm. The precursor was sprayed on glass/porcelain insulators, and then dried at ambient condition, finally heat-treated at 773 K for 2 h. The morphology of the superhydrophobic coating was characterized by TEM and AFM, and experimental results indicated that the coating featured [hierarchical structure consisting of both large bumps with micron-sized height (0.8 μm) and tiny papillae with the size about 30 nm] micron-sized roughness (0.8 μm) combined with nano-sized roughness (about 2 nm). Moreover, the scratch test showed that the coating tightly adhered to the surface of the glass/porcelain insulators. The superhydrophobic property of the coating was examined by a contact angle measurement, and the results demonstrated that the static water contact angle is high up to 163.6°, and the sliding angle is 1.4°. The superhydrophobic property of the coating was also confirmed by the outdoor tests in winter, and it was found that the superhydrophobic coating had the function in anti-icing, based on which the anti-icing mechanism underlying was discussed in terms of the interaction between impacting droplets and superhydrophobic surface.     

铝合金表面用化学刻蚀和阳极氧化法制备的超疏水膜层的耐蚀性能

通过化学刻蚀和阳极氧化在AA2024铝合金表面制备超疏水表面。当化学刻蚀时间超过3 min时,表面在很宽pH值范围内显示出水静态接触角大于150°。SEM和AFM照片表明化学刻蚀时间决定了试样表面形貌和粗糙度。FTIR用来研究氟硅烷(G502)与AA2024表面的结合。结果说明FAS(氟硅烷)分子与铝合金表面的三氧化二铝发生反应,并在阳极氧化膜层表面展示出优异的结合性能。超疏水表面的耐腐蚀性能通过在质量分数为3.5%的NaCl溶液中进行动电位极化和交流阻抗(EIS)测试。电化学测试结果和等效电路模型显示出超疏水表面显著改善抗腐蚀性能。     

One‐step electrochemical deposition to achieve superhydrophobic cobalt incorporated amorphous carbon‐based film with self‐cleaning and anti‐corrosion

Exploiting a superhydrophobic surface is very significant due to its excellent water repellency which has many practical applications in various fields. In this work, the cobalt incorporated amorphous carbon‐based (Co/a‐C:H) film was prepared successfully on Si substrate via a simple 1‐step electrochemical deposition where electrochemical deposition technology was using cobalt (II) acetylacetonate methanol solution as electrolyte under high voltage, atmospheric pressure, and low temperature. Surprisingly, the as‐prepared film showed a superior superhydrophobic surface with a water contact angle of 153 ± 1° and a sliding angle of 7.6° without any further modification of low surface energy materials. Especially, the tape adhesive, corrosion resistance, and self‐cleaning tests demonstrated that the as‐prepared carbon‐based film could possess fairly well adhesion, superior anti‐corrosion resistance, and self‐cleaning ability, respectively. It indicated that the superhydrophobic Co/a‐C:H film might have potential promising applications in the field of anti‐fouling, anti‐corrosion, and drag resistance, such as the above‐deck structures on icebreaker vessels, ship hulls, and offshore wind turbine blades.     

Hierarchical structure microspheres of PCL block copolymers via electrospraying as coatings for fabric with mechanical durability and self‐cleaning ability

The various morphology and structure microspheres were fabricated via one‐step single‐solvent electrospraying of hydrophilic and hydrophobic block modified copolymer of polycaprolactone (PCL). A honeycomb‐like hierarchical structure microspheres of PCL‐b‐PTFOA(4h) and abundant nanometer pores of PCL‐b‐PEG400 microspheres were obtained due to the solvent evaporation, thermally and polymer diffusion‐induced phase separation effect. Furthermore, a superhydrophobic coatings and robust superhydrophobic‐coated cotton woven fabric surfaces were prepared by using PCL‐b‐PTFOA(4h) microspheres with hierarchical structure and low surface energy. The contact angle (CA) and sliding angle (SA) of PCL‐b‐PTFOA(4h) microspheres‐coated cotton woven fabric surfaces reached 164.4 ± 5.5° and 6.8 ± 0.5°, respectively, which allows for self‐cleaning. The self‐cleaning test demonstrated that the coated superhydrophobic surface could shed aqueous dyes and dust without any trace. The superhydrophobic‐coated fabric shows good soaping fastness against mechanical abrasion without significant reduction of CA. This electrospraying coating of block copolymers can provide a simple, facile, and promising technique for producing multifunctional textiles.     

Functionalization of cotton fabrics with rutile TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> nanoparticles: Applications for superhydrophobic,UV-shielding and self-cleaning properties

The superhydrophobic cotton fabrics were prepared by combining the coating of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) with the subsequent dodecafluoroheptyl-propyl-trimethoxysilane (DFTMS) modification. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements revealed that the nanosized TiO₂ sphere consisted of granular rutile. The TiO₂ layer coated on the cotton altered both the surface roughness for enhancing the hydrophobicity and UV-shielding property. The cotton fabric samples showed excellent water repellency with a water contact angle as high as 162°. The UV-shielding was characterized by UV-vis spectrophotometry, and the results indicated that the fabrics could dramatically reduce the UV radiation. The photocatalytic progress showed that organic stains were successfully degraded by exposure of the stained fabric to UV radiation. Such multifunctional cotton fabrics may have potentials for commercial applications.     

聚苯硫醚超疏水复合涂层的制备与性能

利用工业原料聚苯硫醚微粉和疏水性二氧化硅纳米粉末,采用喷涂法在瓷砖表面制备了疏水复合涂层.研究了热处理温度、组分配比对涂层表面形貌、粗糙度和接触角的影响,发现随着热处理温度升高,涂层表面粗糙度增大,随着疏水性二氧化硅含量的增加,由于表面聚集的疏水性二氧化硅增多,涂层疏水性增强,在热处理温度为280℃、疏水性二氧化硅与聚苯硫醚质量比为1∶1时,可获得超疏水涂层,涂层的接触角大于150°,滚落角小于4°,pH值为1～14的水溶液在其表面都具有很高的接触角.超疏水涂层具有良好的自清洁效果,并且经落沙法实验测定,超疏水涂层耐刮伤性能良好.     

Preparation of superhydrophobic composite paper mulching film

To study the influence of different concentrations of zinc oxide (ZnO)/silicon dioxide (SiO₂) composite coating on hydrophobic property and mechanical stability of paper mulch film, three kinds of ZnO/SiO₂ composite coating paper mulch films (2%, 4%, 6%) with different coating substance contents were prepared by brush coating method. Through particle size analysis, contact angle, rolling angle and mechanical stability test, combined with scanning electron microscope, three-dimensional morphology and roughness measuring instrument, the optimal concentration of ZnO/SiO₂ composite coated paper mulch film was screened out. Through acid-base salt corrosion test, silver mirror reaction and surface self-cleaning, the optimal concentration of composite coated paper mulch film was compared with the original paper mulch film to prove its excellent chemical stability and hydrophobicity. The results show that the paper mulch film with 4% coating material has excellent hydrophobicity and mechanical stability, can effectively reduce the surface roughness of paper mulch film, and has remarkable effects in resisting acid, alkali and salt and self-cleaning.     

溶胶凝胶法制备仿生超疏水性薄膜

通过溶胶-凝胶(Sol-Gel)法和自组装(Self-assembled)制备了具有超疏水性的薄膜, 水滴在该薄膜上的平衡静态接触角为155°～157°, 滑动角为3°～5°. 通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)观察薄膜微观表面, 发现该薄膜表面分布了双层结构(Binary structure)的微纳米粗糙度的微凸体, 上表层微米微凸体的平均直径为0. 2 μm, 下表层纳米微凸体的平均直径约为13 nm, 其分布与荷叶表面的结构极其相似. 用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)对薄膜表面元素进行了成分分析, 结果表明, 其表面存在大量的F, Cl等元素, 它能显著降低薄膜表面的表面能. 薄膜超疏水性的原因可能是, 通过硅片经溶胶粒子表面制备的薄膜具有合适的表面粗糙度, 再经过全氟辛基三氯甲硅烷(FOTMS)化学修饰后, 薄膜表面能进一步降低, 这两个条件的有机结合就使得薄膜产生了超疏水性.     

Fabrication of Stable Superhydrophobic Coatings with Furfural Acetone Resin/PTFE Composites

We describe a simple and inexpensive technique to fabricate superhydrophobic coatings with furfural acetone resin/poly (tetrafluoroethylene) (FAR/PTFE) composites. An interesting hierarchical structure with dispersed cavities and protuberances in microscale was achieved. The water contact angle (CA) of the superhydrophobic surface is 157° and the sliding angle is about 5°. The coatings can be applied to large substrates by spray coating with ease and possess high cohesional strength with the substrates. Meanwhile, the superhydrophobic coatings show long-term stability in pure water and acidic solutions with higher concentration.