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عنوان	Synthesis of a Novel Highly Oleophilic and Highly Hydrophobic Sponge for Rapid Oil Spill Clean up
نوع پژوهش	مقاله چاپ‌شده در مجلات علمی
کلیدواژه‌ها	oil spill cleanup, hydrophobic sponge, high hydrophobicity, high oleophilicity, continuous separation
چکیده	A highly hydrophobic and highly oleophilic sponge was synthesized by simple vapor-phase deposition followed by polymerization of polypyrrole followed by modification with palmitic acid. The prepared sponge shows high absorption capacity in the field of separation, removal of different oil spills from water surface, and was able to emulsify oil-water mixtures. The sponge can be compressed repeatedly without collapsing. Therefore, absorbed oils can be readily collected by simple mechanical squeezing of the sponge. The prepared hydrophobic sponge can collect oil from water in both static and turbulent conditions. The proposed method is simple and low-cost for the manufacture of highly oleophilic and highly hydrophobic sponges, which can be successfully used for effective oil spill clean-up and water filtration.
پژوهشگران	مریم خسروی (نفر اول)، سعید عزیزیان (نفر دوم)