Highly Reversible and Recyclable Absorption under Both Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Conditions using a Reduced Bulk Graphene Oxide Material

Huicong Chang; Jili Qin; Peishuang Xiao; Yang Yang; Tengfei Zhang; Yanfeng Ma; Yi Huang; Yongsheng Chen

doi:10.1002/adma.201505420

Highly Reversible and Recyclable Absorption under Both Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Conditions using a Reduced Bulk Graphene Oxide Material

Adv Mater. 2016 May;28(18):3504-9. doi: 10.1002/adma.201505420. Epub 2016 Mar 1.

Authors

Huicong Chang^{1

2}, Jili Qin^{1

2}, Peishuang Xiao^{1

2}, Yang Yang^{1

2}, Tengfei Zhang^{1

2}, Yanfeng Ma^{1

2}, Yi Huang^{1

2}, Yongsheng Chen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Collaborative Innovation Center of ChemicalScience and Engineering (Tianjin), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.
² State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Institute of Polymer Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China.

PMID: 26928875
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201505420

Abstract

A 3D crosslinked reduced bulk graphene oxide material with switchable absorption capability between hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity is achieved by a simple O3 and annealing treatment.

Keywords: hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; recyclability; reduced graphene oxide.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't