Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applications
Self-cleaning surfaces are nature-inspired and based on the surface processes occurring on butterfly wings and lotus leaves. Owing to their unique characteristics, they are usable in a number of industrial applications, including the manufacture of solar panels and glass. In particular, they can be...
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| description | Self-cleaning surfaces are nature-inspired and based on the surface processes occurring on butterfly wings and lotus leaves. Owing to their unique characteristics, they are usable in a number of industrial applications, including the manufacture of solar panels and glass. In particular, they can be used for the separation of oil and water, which is highly relevant to petroleum technologies. Self-cleaning surfaces help to reduce the time and cost of keeping equipment clean while enhancing its durability, and they can be broadly categorized into hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces. On hydrophilic surfaces, water spreads considerably (sheeting of water), and therefore, it can transport contaminants and leave a clean surface. However, a hydrophobic surface is cleaned by the slipping of water droplets on it. Currently, water-repellent surfaces are used more widely in self-cleaning technologies. The selection and design of such surfaces require a thorough understanding of the underlying physical chemistry of the relevant process. This paper presents an in-depth discussion of self-cleaning surfaces, with an emphasis on their applications in the petroleum industry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83987511485944e89b6d9324171356b22023-03-26T05:15:54ZengElsevierAlexandria Engineering Journal1110-01682023-04-0168587609Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applicationsFreshteh Sotoudeh0S Mahmood Mousavi1Nader Karimi2Bok Jik Lee3Javad Abolfazli-Esfahani4Mohammad K.D. Manshadi5Institute of Advanced Aerospace Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of KoreaInstitute of Advanced Aerospace Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of KoreaSchool of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, UK; James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G128QQ, UKInstitute of Advanced Aerospace Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author.Mechanical Engineering Department, Center of Excellence on Modelling and Control Systems, (CEMCS), Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, IranMechanical Engineering Department, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX 75275, USASelf-cleaning surfaces are nature-inspired and based on the surface processes occurring on butterfly wings and lotus leaves. Owing to their unique characteristics, they are usable in a number of industrial applications, including the manufacture of solar panels and glass. In particular, they can be used for the separation of oil and water, which is highly relevant to petroleum technologies. Self-cleaning surfaces help to reduce the time and cost of keeping equipment clean while enhancing its durability, and they can be broadly categorized into hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces. On hydrophilic surfaces, water spreads considerably (sheeting of water), and therefore, it can transport contaminants and leave a clean surface. However, a hydrophobic surface is cleaned by the slipping of water droplets on it. Currently, water-repellent surfaces are used more widely in self-cleaning technologies. The selection and design of such surfaces require a thorough understanding of the underlying physical chemistry of the relevant process. This paper presents an in-depth discussion of self-cleaning surfaces, with an emphasis on their applications in the petroleum industry.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016823000832Superhydrophobic surfaceSelf-cleaningWater-repellentContact angle |
| spellingShingle | Freshteh Sotoudeh S Mahmood Mousavi Nader Karimi Bok Jik Lee Javad Abolfazli-Esfahani Mohammad K.D. Manshadi Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applications Alexandria Engineering Journal Superhydrophobic surface Self-cleaning Water-repellent Contact angle |
| title | Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applications |
| title_full | Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applications |
| title_fullStr | Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applications |
| title_short | Natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces: A review of the fundamentals, structures, and applications |
| title_sort | natural and synthetic superhydrophobic surfaces a review of the fundamentals structures and applications |
| topic | Superhydrophobic surface Self-cleaning Water-repellent Contact angle |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016823000832 |
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