PMID- 37497553 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230809 IS - 1944-8252 (Electronic) IS - 1944-8244 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 31 DP - 2023 Aug 9 TI - Coupling Carbon-Based Composite Phase Change Materials with a Polyurethane Sponge for Sustained and Efficient Solar-Driven Cleanup of Viscous Crude Oil Spill. PG - 37517-37529 LID - 10.1021/acsami.3c07360 [doi] AB - The efficient cleanup of crude oil spills is a worldwide problem due to their high viscosity and low fluidity. Under the assistance of solar radiation, adsorbents with in situ heating function are becoming the ideal candidates to solve this problem. In this study, a new strategy coupling a polyurethane (PU) sponge with phase change materials (PCMs) is proposed to realize the efficient utilization of solar energy and crude oil cleanup. Wormlike carbon nanotubes/mesoporous carbon (CNTs/MC) with a core-shell structure was used to encapsulate polyethylene glycol (PEG), which was then introduced into the PU sponge for photothermal conversion and thermal storage. After coating with a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer, the sponge was further endowed with hydrophobic characteristics. Additionally, PDMS can function as a binder between PEG@CNTs/MC and sponge skeleton. The resulting PEG@CNTs/MC/PU/PDMS (named as PEG@CMPP) exhibited excellent photothermal conversion and high absorption capacity for high-viscosity crude oil. Most importantly, thanks to the heat storage properties of PEG, the stored heat can be sustainably transferred to the surrounding crude oil to promote its continuous absorption even under insufficient light intensity conditions. The crude oil absorption capacity of PEG@CMPP-3 reached approximately 0.96 g/cm(3) even after the light source was removed, which manifested the distinctive advantages compared to the conventional photothermal adsorbent. The proposed approach integrates the high efficiency of solar-assisted heating and energy-conserving advantage, thereby providing a feasible strategy for highly efficient remediation of viscous crude oil spills. FAU - Dong, Limei AU - Dong L AD - Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China. AD - College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China. FAU - Li, Junfeng AU - Li J AD - Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China. AD - College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China. FAU - Zhang, Dan AU - Zhang D AD - Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China. AD - College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China. FAU - Chen, Xiuping AU - Chen X AD - Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China. AD - College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China. FAU - Guan, Yihao AU - Guan Y AD - Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China. AD - College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China. FAU - Wang, Zhining AU - Wang Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3855-1062 AD - Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China. FAU - Li, Yiming AU - Li Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0437-1661 AD - Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System/Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 266100 Qingdao, P. R. China. AD - College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230727 PL - United States TA - ACS Appl Mater Interfaces JT - ACS applied materials & interfaces JID - 101504991 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - heat storage OT - phase change materials OT - photothermal conversion OT - polyurethane sponge OT - viscous oil spill EDAT- 2023/07/27 06:42 MHDA- 2023/07/27 06:43 CRDT- 2023/07/27 04:31 PHST- 2023/07/27 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/07/27 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/07/27 04:31 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acsami.3c07360 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2023 Aug 9;15(31):37517-37529. doi: 10.1021/acsami.3c07360. Epub 2023 Jul 27.