Low cost and non-fluoride flowerlike superhydrophobic particles fabricated for both emulsions separation and dyes adsorption.

Green fluoride-free superhydrophobic hierarchical flowerlike iron-containing MnO particles were synthesized by a simple one-pot approach and subsequently modified by stearic acid. The special selective wettability toward water and oil makes the particle can be used in oil-in-water emulsion separation. In addition, the particle also can be applied as absorption material to remove dyes which are serious water contaminants.

Green fabrication of coloured superhydrophobic paper from native cotton cellulose.

Paper is kind of essential materials in our daily life. However, it can be easily destroyed by water owing to its superhydrophilic surface. Here, we reported a simple and green fabrication of coloured superhydrophobic paper via swelling and approximate dissolution of cotton followed by precipitation of cellulose and doping coloured stearates.

Multifunctional hollow superhydrophobic SiO microspheres with robust and self-cleaning and separation of oil/water emulsions properties.

Superhydrophobic materials have drawn great attention due to its' remarkable non-wetting properties and applications in many fields. In this paper, we synthesize a hollow superhydrophobic SiO powder by typical template method and self-assembly functionalization. Robustness of many superhydrophobic surfaces has become the development bottleneck for industrial applications.