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Turbo‐Synergistic Oily Wastewater Remediation in Bio‐Inspired Cone Array Barrel

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Oily wastewater discharge causes not only the pollution of environment but also the waste of resources. Existing technologies for wastewater remediation, such as membrane and particle methods, are variable and… Click to show full abstract

Oily wastewater discharge causes not only the pollution of environment but also the waste of resources. Existing technologies for wastewater remediation, such as membrane and particle methods, are variable and effective, but are difficult for achieving continuous and rapid oil–water separation. Here, with the synergy of turbo stirring, a strategy for emulsion separation is demonstrated based on the bio‐inspired cone array barrel. Under the centrifugal force, oil droplets in emulsion are thrown onto the cones arrayed on inner wall due to the Coriolis effect, captured by microstructures on cone surface and then penetrate out through the superhydrophobic pores, while only the remediated water remains. The separation technique maintains a high efficiency of above 99.5% for over 30 times of use, as well as for emulsions with variable ingredients. This structure‐dynamics synergistic separation strategy evolves the future technologies on water purification in industrial and daily processes.

Keywords: bio inspired; cone array; wastewater; oily wastewater; wastewater remediation; inspired cone

Journal Title: Advanced Science
Year Published: 2022

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