Published January 15, 2019 | Version v1
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Testing the self-cleaning properties of a coordination polymer surface

Creators

  • 1. Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Faculty of Chemistry, Physicochemistry of Carbon Materials Research Group (Poland)
  • 2. Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Department for the Modeling of Physico-Chemical Processes (Poland)
  • 3. Murdoch University, School of Engineering and Information Technology (Australia)
  • 4. Diamond Light Source (United Kingdom)
  • 5. ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (United Kingdom)

Description

It is well established that self-cleaning can be related to the hydrophobic or hydrophilic nature of a surface. Using adsorption chromatography, molecular simulations and wetting dynamics measurements, the self-cleaning properties of a new, strongly water resistant and hydrophilic cystine-containing coordination polymer (CP) were tested. Adsorption isotherms of n-octane and methanol were determined in the range of 313–343 K. Next the isosteric enthalpy of adsorption and the change in adsorption entropy were calculated to explain higher adsorption of methanol than n-butane. Performed chromatographic tests, molecular dynamics simulations and wetting dynamics experiments additionally prove that the Zn(Cys)2 CP is a promising material for the application in the preperation of self-cleaning surfaces or coatings.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1007/s10450-018-9987-5;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Adsorption (Boston)
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 33-39
ISSN
0929-5607

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
54073808
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE; S37: INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY;
Descriptors DEI
ADSORPTION; ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS; BUTANE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COATINGS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CYSTINE; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; METHANOL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHOD; OCTANE; POLYMERS; SURFACES
Descriptors DEC
ALCOHOLS; ALKANES; AMINO ACIDS; CALCULATION METHODS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DISULFIDES; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; ISOTHERMS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SIMULATION; SORPTION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES

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