Superhydrophobic and mechanically robust polysiloxane composite coatings containing modified silica nanoparticles and PS-grafted halloysite nanotubes

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2021.12.017

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2022, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (12): 56-65.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2021.12.017

Previous Articles Next Articles

Superhydrophobic and mechanically robust polysiloxane composite coatings containing modified silica nanoparticles and PS-grafted halloysite nanotubes

Jie Wang, Ling Zhang, Chunzhong Li

Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

Received:2021-10-16 Revised:2021-12-29 Online:2023-01-31 Published:2022-12-28
Contact: Ling Zhang,E-mail:zlingzi@ecust.edu.cn;Chunzhong Li,E-mail:czli@ecust.edu.cn
Supported by:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21878092, 21838003, 91834301 and 51621002), the Shanghai Scientific and Technological Innovation Project (19JC1410400), Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader (19XD1401400), the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (222201718002).

Superhydrophobic and mechanically robust polysiloxane composite coatings containing modified silica nanoparticles and PS-grafted halloysite nanotubes

Jie Wang, Ling Zhang, Chunzhong Li

Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Hierarchical Nanomaterials, Frontiers Science Center for Materiobiology and Dynamic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai 200237, China

通讯作者: Ling Zhang,E-mail:zlingzi@ecust.edu.cn;Chunzhong Li,E-mail:czli@ecust.edu.cn
基金资助:
This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21878092, 21838003, 91834301 and 51621002), the Shanghai Scientific and Technological Innovation Project (19JC1410400), Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader (19XD1401400), the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (222201718002).

Abstract

Abstract: Excellent mechanical properties are the prerequisite for the application of superhydrophobic polymer coatings. However, significantly improving the mechanical properties without affecting other properties such as hydrophobicity is a huge challenge. In this study, a superhydrophobic coating with excellent mechanical properties was prepared by spraying a mixture of polysiloxane resins based on three siloxane monomers, hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) modified nano-SiO₂ particles (SiO₂-HDTMS) and polystyrene-grafted halloysite nanotubes (HNTs-PS). SiO₂-HDTMS dispersed homogeneously in polysiloxane coatings and the water contact angle of corresponding coating exceeding 150°, achieving superhydrophobicity. The SiO₂-HDTMS/HNTs-PS/polysiloxane composite coatings showed excellent abrasion resistance with the water coating contact angle remaining above 150° after 90 abrasion cycles, indicating that HNTs-PS can significantly improve the mechanical properties of the coating without affecting the hydrophobic properties of the coating. The achieved coating also exhibited excellent antifouling and acid and alkali corrosion resistance. This work provides a convenient and ecologically friendly method to prepare superhydrophobic polysiloxane composite coating with excellent mechanical properties, which is promising in the application of anti-fouling, anti-corrosion, and oil–water separation etc.

Key words: Polysiloxane, Superhydrophobic coating, Mechanical properties

摘要： Excellent mechanical properties are the prerequisite for the application of superhydrophobic polymer coatings. However, significantly improving the mechanical properties without affecting other properties such as hydrophobicity is a huge challenge. In this study, a superhydrophobic coating with excellent mechanical properties was prepared by spraying a mixture of polysiloxane resins based on three siloxane monomers, hexadecyltrimethoxysilane (HDTMS) modified nano-SiO₂ particles (SiO₂-HDTMS) and polystyrene-grafted halloysite nanotubes (HNTs-PS). SiO₂-HDTMS dispersed homogeneously in polysiloxane coatings and the water contact angle of corresponding coating exceeding 150°, achieving superhydrophobicity. The SiO₂-HDTMS/HNTs-PS/polysiloxane composite coatings showed excellent abrasion resistance with the water coating contact angle remaining above 150° after 90 abrasion cycles, indicating that HNTs-PS can significantly improve the mechanical properties of the coating without affecting the hydrophobic properties of the coating. The achieved coating also exhibited excellent antifouling and acid and alkali corrosion resistance. This work provides a convenient and ecologically friendly method to prepare superhydrophobic polysiloxane composite coating with excellent mechanical properties, which is promising in the application of anti-fouling, anti-corrosion, and oil–water separation etc.

关键词: Polysiloxane, Superhydrophobic coating, Mechanical properties

Jie Wang, Ling Zhang, Chunzhong Li. Superhydrophobic and mechanically robust polysiloxane composite coatings containing modified silica nanoparticles and PS-grafted halloysite nanotubes[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022, 52(12): 56-65.

References

[1] W.Y. Xie, F. Wang, C. Xu, F. Song, X.L. Wang, Y.Z. Wang, A superhydrophobic and self-cleaning photoluminescent protein film with high weatherability, Chem. Eng. J. 326 (2017) 436–442
[2] T.L. Sun, L. Feng, X.F. Gao, L. Jiang, Bioinspired surfaces with special wettability, Acc. Chem. Res. 38 (8) (2005) 644–652
[3] G. Wu, J.L. An, X.Z. Tang, Y. Xiang, J.L. Yang, A versatile approach towards multifunctional robust microcapsules with tunable, restorable, and solvent-proof superhydrophobicity for self-healing and self-cleaning coatings, Adv. Funct. Mater. 24 (43) (2014) 6751–6761
[4] G. Hwang, A. Patir, K. Page, Y. Lu, E. Allan, I.P. Parkin, Buoyancy increase and drag-reduction through a simple superhydrophobic coating. Nanoscale 9(22) (2017) 7588–7594
[5] Q. Xu, J. Li, J. Tian, J. Zhu, X.F. Gao, Energy-effective frost-free coatings based on superhydrophobic aligned nanocones, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 6 (12) (2014) 8976–8980
[6] C.Q. Zhang, D.A. McAdams II, J.C. Grunlan, Nano/micro-manufacturing of bioinspired materials: A review of methods to mimic natural structures, Adv. Mater. 28 (30) (2016) 6292–6321
[7] X.J. Su, H.Q. Li, X.J. Lai, L. Zhang, J. Wang, X.F. Liao, X.R. Zeng, Vapor–liquid sol-gel approach to fabricating highly durable and robust superhydrophobic Polydimethylsiloxane@Silica surface on polyester textile for oil–water separation, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9 (33) (2017) 28089–28099
[8] A. Milionis, R. Ruffilli, I.S. Bayer, Superhydrophobic nanocomposites from biodegradable thermoplastic starch composites (Mater-Bi^®), hydrophobic nano-silica and lycopodium spores, RSC Adv. 4 (65) (2014) 34395
[9] L.P. Wen, Y. Tian, L. Jiang, Bioinspired super-wettability from fundamental research to practical applications, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 54 (11) (2015) 3387–3399
[10] S.S. Jia, M. Liu, Y.Q. Wu, S. Luo, Y. Qing, H.B. Chen, Facile and scalable preparation of highly wear-resistance superhydrophobic surface on wood substrates using silica nanoparticles modified by VTES, Appl. Surf. Sci. 386 (2016) 115–124
[11] K.L. Chen, S.X. Zhou, L.M. Wu, Facile fabrication of self-repairing superhydrophobic coatings, Chem. Commun. 50 (80) (2014) 11891–11894
[12] M.L. Liu, Y.F. Luo, D.M. Jia, Facile, solvent-free fabrication of a robust 3-dimensional continuous superhydrophobic coating with wettability control and abrasion healing, Chem. Eng. J. 368 (2019) 18–28
[13] L. Wu, J.P. Zhang, B.C. Li, A.Q. Wang, Mimic nature, beyond nature: Facile synthesis of durable superhydrophobic textiles using organosilanes, J. Mater. Chem. B 1 (37) (2013) 4756–4763
[14] M.Z. Zhong, Y. Zhang, X.Q. Li, X. Wu, Facile fabrication of durable superhydrophobic silica/epoxy resin coatings with compatible transparency and stability, Surf. Coat. Technol. 347 (2018) 191–198
[15] L. Zhang, C.H. Xue, M. Cao, M.M. Zhang, M. Li, J.Z. Ma, Highly transparent fluorine-free superhydrophobic silica nanotube coatings, Chem. Eng. J. 320 (2017) 244–252
[16] X.T. Zhu, Z.Z. Zhang, G.N. Ren, X.H. Men, B. Ge, X.Y. Zhou, Designing transparent superamphiphobic coatings directed by carbon nanotubes, J. Colloid Interf. Sci. 421 (2014) 141–145
[17] Q.P. Ke, W.Q. Fu, H.L. Jin, L. Zhang, T.D. Tang, J.F. Zhang, Fabrication of mechanically robust superhydrophobic surfaces based on silica micro-nanoparticles and polydimethylsiloxane, Surf. Coat. Technol. 205 (21–22) (2011) 4910–4914
[18] Y.Q. Gao, I. Gereige, A. El Labban, D. Cha, T.T. Isimjan, P.M. Beaujuge, Highly transparent and UV-resistant superhydrophobic SiO₂-coated ZnO nanorod arrays, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 6 (4) (2014) 2219–2223
[19] Z.Q. Yuan, J.P. Bin, X. Wang, M.L. Wang, J. Huang, C.Y. Peng, S.L. Xing, J.Y. Xiao, J.C. Zeng, X.M. Xiao, X. Fu, Preparation of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/CaCO₃ based superhydrophobic coating, Surf. Coat. Technol. 254 (2014) 97–103
[20] X.G. Zhang, Z.J. Liu, Y. Li, Y.X. Cui, H.Y. Wang, J.T. Wang, Durable superhydrophobic surface prepared by designing “micro-eggshell” and “web-like” structures, Chem. Eng. J. 392 (2020) 123741
[21] L.H. Li, Y.Y. Bai, L.L. Li, S.Q. Wang, T. Zhang, A superhydrophobic smart coating for flexible and wearable sensing electronics, Adv. Mater. 29 (43) (2017)1702517
[22] F. Zhang, H.C. Qian, L.T. Wang, Z. Wang, C.W. Du, X.G. Li, D.W. Zhang, Superhydrophobic carbon nanotubes/epoxy nanocomposite coating by facile one-step spraying, Surf. Coat. Technol. 341 (2018) 15–23
[23] Z.Q. Yang, L.D. Wang, W. Sun, S.J. Li, T.Z. Zhu, W. Liu, G.C. Liu, Superhydrophobic epoxy coating modified by fluorographene used for anti-corrosion and self-cleaning, Appl. Surf. Sci. 401 (2017) 146–155
[24] S. Afrin, D. Fox, L. Zhai, Organic superhydrophobic coatings with mechanical and chemical robustness, MRS Commun. 10 (2) (2020) 346–352
[25] D.H. Wang, Q.Q. Sun, M.J. Hokkanen, C.L. Zhang, F.Y. Lin, Q. Liu, S.P. Zhu, T.F. Zhou, Q. Chang, B. He, Q. Zhou, L.Q. Chen, Z.K. Wang, R.H.A. Ras, X. Deng, Design of robust superhydrophobic surfaces, Nature 582 (7810) (2020) 55–59
[26] R. Zhao, Y. Chen, G.Z. Liu, Y.C. Jiang, K.L. Chen, Fabrication of self-healing waterbased superhydrophobic coatings from POSS modified silica nanoparticles, Mater. Lett. 229 (2018) 281–285
[27] D.W. Li, H.Y. Wang, Y. Liu, D.S. Wei, Z.X. Zhao, Large-scale fabrication of durable and robust super-hydrophobic spray coatings with excellent repairable and anti-corrosion performance, Chem. Eng. J. 367 (2019) 169–179
[28] J.D. Huang, S.Y. Lyu, Z.L. Chen, S.Q. Wang, F. Fu, A facile method for fabricating robust cellulose nanocrystal/SiO₂ superhydrophobic coatings, J. Colloid. Interf. Sci. 536 (2019) 349–362
[29] X.M. Luo, M.Y. Wei, M. Cao, H. Ren, J.Y. Feng, Wear-resistant and conductive superhydrophobic coatings with nest-like structure prepared by a one-step spray-drying method, Chem. Eng. Process. - Process. Intensif.131 (2018) 27–33
[30] Z. Liu, Y.X. Li, L. Ma, D.Z. Qin, Z.L. Cheng, A study on tribological properties of polypropylene nanocomposites reinforced with pretreated HNTs, China Pet. Process. Petrochem.Technol. 19 (2017) 115–122
[31] Z. Liu, B.C. Cao, Z.L. Cheng, Graphene-intercalated HNTs for reinforcing PTFE, China Pet. Process. Petrochem.Technol. 22 (2020) 17–23
[32] K.L. Wang, X.R. Liu, Y. Tan, W. Zhang, S.F. Zhang, J.Z. Li, A.M. Huang, Highly fluorinated and hierarchical HNTs/SiO₂ hybrid particles for substrate-independent superamphiphobic coatings, Chem. Eng. J. 359 (2019) 626–640
[33] J.H. Zhang, D.H. Zhang, A.Q. Zhang, Z.X. Jia, D.M. Jia, Poly (methyl methacrylate) grafted halloysite nanotubes and its epoxy acrylate composites by ultraviolet curing method, J. Reinf. Plast. Compos. 32 (10) (2013) 713–725
[34] I.O. Arukalam, E.E. Oguzie, Y. Li, Nanostructured superhydrophobic polysiloxane coating for high barrier and anticorrosion applications in marine environment, J. Colloid Interf. Sci. 512 (2018) 674–685
[35] X.K. Cui, G.Y. Zhu, Y.F. Pan, Q. Shao, C. Zhao, M.Y. Dong, Y. Zhang, Z.H. Guo, Polydimethylsiloxane-titania nanocomposite coating: Fabrication and corrosion resistance, Polymer 138 (2018) 203–210
[36] M. Ramezanzadeh, B. Ramezanzadeh, M. Mahdavian, G. Bahlakeh, Development of metal–organic framework (MOF) decorated graphene oxide nanoplatforms for anti-corrosion epoxy coatings, Carbon 161 (2020) 231–251
[37] K. Rajitha, K.N.S. Mohana, A. Mohanan, A.M. Madhusudhana, Evaluation of anti-corrosion performance of modified gelatin-graphene oxide nanocomposite dispersed in epoxy coating on mild steel in saline media, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 587 (2020) 124341
[38] F. Gao, A. Du, R.N. Ma, C. Lv, H.Z. Yang, Y.Z. Fan, X. Zhao, J.J. Wu, X.M. Cao, Improved corrosion resistance of acrylic coatings prepared with modified MoS₂ nanosheets, Colloids Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 587 (2020) 124318
[39] M. Wang, J.H. Wang, W.B. Hu, Preparation and corrosion behavior of Cu-8-HQ@HNTs/epoxy coating, Prog. Org. Coat. 139 (2020) 105434

Superhydrophobic and mechanically robust polysiloxane composite coatings containing modified silica nanoparticles and PS-grafted halloysite nanotubes

Superhydrophobic and mechanically robust polysiloxane composite coatings containing modified silica nanoparticles and PS-grafted halloysite nanotubes

PDF (PC)

Knowledge

Abstract

Cite this article

share this article

References

Related Articles 11

Recommended Articles

Metrics

Comments

[1]	Jinlong Li, Xiaoqing Wang, Puxu Liu, Xiaohua Liu, Libo Li, Jinping Li. Shaping of metal-organic frameworks through a calcium alginate method towards ethylene/ethane separation [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022, 42(2): 17-24.
[2]	Zhongxin Lin, Renliang Huang, Jiangjiexing Wu, Anastasia Penkova, Wei Qi, Zhimin He, Rongxin Su. Injectable self-healing nanocellulose hydrogels crosslinked by aluminum: Cellulose nanocrystals vs. cellulose nanofibrils [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2022, 50(10): 389-397.
[3]	Anrong Zeng, Yangtao Wang, Dajun Li, Juedong Guo, Qiaowen Chen. Preparation and antibacterial properties of polycaprolactone/quaternized chitosan blends [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021, 32(4): 462-471.
[4]	Tadele Daniel Mekuria, Lei Wang, Chunhong Zhang, Ming Yang, Qingtao Lv, Diaa Eldin Fouad. Synthesis and characterization of high strength polyimide/silicon nitride nanocomposites with enhanced thermal and hydrophobic properties [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021, 32(4): 446-453.
[5]	Guohao Du, Jianfeng Hu, Jianhui Zhou, Guangwu Wang, Shengli Guan, Hailing Liu, Man Geng, Chuang Lü, Yaoqiang Ming, Jinqing Qu. The study on the mechanical properties of PU/MF double shell selfhealing microcapsules [J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(5): 1459-1473.
[6]	Abdeldjalil Zegaoui, Ruikun Ma, Abdul Qadeer Dayo, Mehdi Derradji, Jun Wang, Wenben Liu, Yile Xu, Wan'an Cai. Morphological, mechanical and thermal properties of cyanate ester/benzoxazine resin composites reinforced by silane treated natural hemp fibers [J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2018, 26(5): 1219-1228.
[7]	Khaliq Majeed, Mariam Al Ali AlMaadeed, Moustafa M. Zagho. Comparison of the effect of carbon, halloysite and titania nanotubes on the mechanical and thermal properties of LDPE based nanocomposite films [J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2018, 26(2): 428-435.
[8]	Fenglei Bi, Jianqiang Shao, Zhenhao Xi, Ling Zhao, Di Liu. Synthesis and characterization of copolymers of poly(m-xylylene adipamide) and poly(ethylene terephthalate) oligomers by melt copolycondensation [J]. , 2016, 24(9): 1290-1297.
[9]	CHEN Bi, ZHAN Xiaoli, YI Lingmin, CHEN Fengqiu. Cationic ring opening polymerization of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane initiated by acid treated bentonite [J]. , 2007, 15(5): 661-665.
[10]	LIU Yaqing, ZHAO Guizhe. Study on the properties of microcapsulated chlorocyclophosphazene polypropylene composites [J]. , 2007, 15(3): 429-432.
[11]	SHENTU ,Baoqing, LI ,Jipeng, WENG ,Zhixue. Effect of oleic acid modified nano-CaCO3 on the crystallization behavior and mechanical properties of polypropylene [J]. , 2006, 14(6): 814-818.