1. Achieving enhanced hydrophobicity of graphene membranes by covalent modification with polydimethylsiloxane.
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Lei, Wei-Wei, Li, Hang, Shi, Ling-Ying, Diao, Yong-Fu, Zhang, Yu-Lin, Ran, Rong, and Ni, Wei
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HYDROPHOBIC surfaces , *GRAPHENE , *ARTIFICIAL membranes , *POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE , *AMINO group , *AMIDATION - Abstract
In this study, the graphene oxide was covalently modified by amino terminated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) through amidation reaction. And the membranes of the graphene oxide (GO), reduced graphene oxide (RGO) and PDMS-covalently modified graphene were prepared respectively by a vacuum filtration method, and the wettability of these membranes were investigated. Infrared spectroscopy, Raman, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and thermogravimetry analysis combined with dispersion ability indicated that PDMS chains were successfully grafted on the surface of graphene oxide sheets. The morphology of the prepared membranes had smooth surface and well-stacked structure in the cross-section indicated by the scanning electron microscope and EDS-mapping. The contact angle measurements indicated that the PDMS-modified graphene membrane with water contact angle 129.5° showed increased hydrophobicity compared with GO and RGO membranes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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