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Abstract
Herein, an efficient oil–water separation polyurethane (PU) with hierarchical CoNi-LDH nanowhiskers was fabricated. After CoNi-LDH@PTMS optimization, the PU surfaces are observed to be highly hydrophobic, with water contact angles of 148°. The fabricated PU@CoNi-LDH@PMTS sponge reveals high absorption capacity for various oils, with up to 93 g/g for dichloromethane. In addition, it shows excellent flux and separation efficiency for various oils, retaining over 94.3 % and 98.4 % of its initial performance even after 10 cycles of separation tests, indicating its long-term effectiveness in continuous separation processes. The PU@CoNI-LDH@PMTS sponge offers significant potential in oil–water separation performance.
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