MOE Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Research Center of Biomass Clean Utilization, Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
MOE Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Research Center of Biomass Clean Utilization, Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, PR China.
Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Jul 1;242(Pt 3):124895. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124895. Epub 2023 May 15.
The remediation of heavy crude oil spills is a global challenge because frequent crude oil spills cause long-term damage to local living beings and marine ecosystems. Herein, a solar-driven and Joule-driven self-heated aerogel were developed as an all-weather adsorbent to efficiently absorb crude oil by obviously decreasing the viscosity of crude oil. The cellulose nanofiber (CNF)/MXene/luffa (CML) aerogel was fabricated via a simple freeze-drying method using CNF, MXene, and luffa as raw materials, and then coated with a layer of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) to make it hydrophobic and further increase oil-water selectivity. The aerogel can quickly reach 98 °C under 1 sun (1.0 kW/m), which remains saturated temperature after 5 times photothermal heating/cooling cycles, indicating that the aerogel has great photothermal conversation capability and stability. Meanwhile, the aerogel can also rapidly rise to 110.8 °C with a voltage of 12 V. More importantly, the aerogel achieved the highest temperature of 87.2 °C under outdoor natural sunlight, providing a possibility for promising applications in practical situations. The remarkable heating capability enables the aerogel to decrease the viscosity of crude oil substantially and increase the absorption rate of crude oil by the physical capillary action. The proposed all-weather aerogel design provides a sustainable and promising solution for cleaning up crude oil spills.
稠油溢油的修复是一个全球性的挑战,因为频繁的原油泄漏会对当地生物和海洋生态系统造成长期损害。在此,开发了一种太阳能驱动和焦耳驱动自加热气凝胶,作为一种全天候吸附剂,通过明显降低原油粘度来高效吸收原油。通过简单的冷冻干燥法,以纤维素纳米纤维(CNF)/MXene/丝瓜络(CML)为原料制备气凝胶,然后用一层聚二甲基硅氧烷(PDMS)进行涂层,使其具有疏水性,并进一步提高油水选择性。该气凝胶在 1 个太阳(1.0kW/m)下可迅速达到 98°C,在 5 次光热加热/冷却循环后仍保持饱和温度,表明该气凝胶具有出色的光热转换能力和稳定性。同时,气凝胶在 12V 电压下也能迅速升温至 110.8°C。更重要的是,气凝胶在户外自然光下可达到 87.2°C 的最高温度,为实际应用中提供了有前景的应用可能性。显著的加热能力使气凝胶能够大幅降低原油的粘度,并通过物理毛细作用增加原油的吸收速率。该全天候气凝胶的设计为清理原油泄漏提供了一种可持续且有前景的解决方案。