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Superhydrophobic paper fabricated via nanostructured titanium dioxide-functionalized wood cellulose fibers

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Herein, an eco-friendly and straightforward method was provided for the fabrication of superhydrophobic paper from native wood cellulose fibers via in situ hydrolysis of tetraethyl titanate(IV) without any chemical pretreatment. By simply adjusting the amount of acetic acid (HAc), the surface micro/nanomorphology could be well controlled. After papermaking and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane modification, superhydrophobic paper can be easily achieved with static water contact angle of 152.3° (± 1.3°). The paper also possessed good self-cleaning property against contamination and durability toward mechanical damages of finger wiping over 50 cycles as well as excellent oil/water separation, which expands its utility in various paper-based technologies. The whole procedure possesses the advantages of friendly raw material, mild reaction conditions and with no toxic modifier, which hold potential application in cellulose-based superhydrophobic material in large scale.

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This study was funded by GDAS’ Project of Science and Technology Development (2020GDASYL-20200102012), the Special Project of Innovation Capacity Development of Guangdong Academy of Sciences (2018GDASCX-0105), High-Level Talent Start-Up Research Project of Foshan University (gg040945) and the Key Project of Department of Education of Guangdong Province (2016GCZX008), which are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Guangdong Provincial Bioengineering Institute (Guangzhou Sugarcane Industry Research Institute), Guangdong Biomaterials Engineering Technology Research Center, Guangzhou, 510316, China

    Qing Wang, Dong Xie & Junjia Chen

  2. School of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China

    Mingguang Yu

  3. Sericultural and Agri-Food Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Functional Foods, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Agricultural Products Processing, Guangzhou, 510610, China

    Guang Liu

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Wang, Q., Xie, D., Chen, J. et al. Superhydrophobic paper fabricated via nanostructured titanium dioxide-functionalized wood cellulose fibers. J Mater Sci 55, 7084–7094 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-04489-7

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