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    Hierarchically porous electrospun nanofibrous mats produced from intrinsically microporous fluorinated polyimide for the removal of oils and non-polar solvents

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    Authors
    Topuz, Fuat
    Abdulhamid, Mahmoud A.
    Nunes, Suzana Pereira cc
    Szekely, Gyorgy cc
    KAUST Department
    Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Research Center
    Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division
    Chemical Engineering Program
    Environmental Science and Engineering Program
    Nanostructured Polymeric Membrane Lab
    Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
    Date
    2020
    Embargo End Date
    2021-03-17
    Submitted Date
    2020-01-20
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/662177
    
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    Oil spills impose serious ecological threats to the environment and are of international concern. Novel approaches and materials are continuously being sought to improve the cleanup of oil spills. In widespread oil spills, the performance of many materials used as oil sorbents is limited by their low surface area. Here, we describe a novel nanofibrous oil sorbent composed of a fluorinated polyimide of intrinsic microporosity (PIM) with a high surface area of 565 m2 g-1. The nanofibrous sorbent was produced by electrospinning of PIM (6FDA-TrMPD), which was synthesized by a one-pot, high-temperature polycondensation reaction between 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride (6FDA) and 2,4,6-trimethyl-m-phenylenediamine (TrMPD). Electrospinning of 6FDA-TrMPD from a solution of DMF with a concentration of 10% (w/v) produced ultrafine nanofibers, whereas at lower concentrations, beaded-fibers were obtained. The adsorption performance of the nanofibrous sorbent using several oils (i.e., crude oil, silicon oil, gasoline, and diesel) and non-polar organic solvents (i.e., toluene and m-xylene) was explored. The developed sorbent showed high sorption capacities in the range of 25–56 g g-1, along with a rapid removal performance; the sorbent reached the equilibrium sorption capacity within a few minutes for oils and organic solvents. The feasibility of the designed hierarchically porous mat for oil spill cleanup was demonstrated by the treatment of real seawater and crude oil. The robustness and reusability of the sorbent were demonstrated through its regeneration by both mechanical recovery and toluene treatment.
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    Topuz, F., Abdulhamid, M. A., Nunes, S., & Szekely, G. (2020). Hierarchically porous electrospun nanofibrous mats produced from intrinsically microporous fluorinated polyimide for the removal of oils and non-polar solvents. Environmental Science: Nano. doi:10.1039/d0en00084a
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    The authors thank Fadhilah Alduraiei for her technical assistance with some of the electrospinning experiments. The graphical abstract and Figure 1 were created by Xavier Pita, scientific illustrator at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). The research reported in this publication was supported by funding from KAUST.
    Publisher
    Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
    Journal
    Environmental Science: Nano
    DOI
    10.1039/d0en00084a
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    http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2020/EN/D0EN00084A
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1039/d0en00084a
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    Articles; Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division; Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Research Center; Environmental Science and Engineering Program; Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division; Chemical Engineering Program

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