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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-A.2016.40.8.737

Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic PDMS Sponges Prepared Through Physicochemical Treatments  

Nam, Kyungmok (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Inha Univ.)
Park, Sungmin (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Inha Univ.)
Kim, Jonghun (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Inha Univ.)
Yoon, Sang-Hee (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Inha Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A / v.40, no.8, 2016 , pp. 737-742 More about this Journal
Abstract
An elastomer (especially PDMS) sponge is considered to be a promising selective absorber in cleaning up oil spills. The performance of a PDMS sponge in capturing and separating oil from (sea) water depends on several parameters such as surface roughness, physicochemical treatments, and hydrostatic stability. Here, we first present a method of fabricating the PDMS sponges having numerous micro-sized pores that act as absorption and storage spaces for the target material, and then we report an experimental effort undertaken to control the surface physicochemistry (i.e., hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity) of the PDMS sponges by adjusting the size of the pores and the concentration of the surfactant (i.e., silwet L-77). From the experimental results, we develop an in-depth understanding of the mechanism for controlling the surface physicochemistry of PDMS using water-soluble micro-sized particles and a surfactant. The surface energy and absorbing behavior of the PDMS sponges are also extensively discussed.
Keywords
PDMS; Physicochemical Treatment; Hydrophobicity; Hydrophilicity; Contact Angle;
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