%0 Journal Article %T Facile Preparation of Fluoroalkyl End-Capped Vinyltrimethoxysilane Oligomer/Sand Composites Possessing Superoleophilic/Superhydrophobic Characteristic: Application to Oil/Water Separation and Selective Removal of Fluorinated Aromatic Compounds from Aqueous Methanol Solution %A Hideo Sawada %A Kako Tono %A Katsumi Yamashita %J Open Journal of Composite Materials %P 56-71 %@ 2164-5655 %D 2022 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ojcm.2022.121005 %X Fluoroalkyl end-capped vinyltrimethoxysilane oligomer
[RF-(CH2-CHSi(OMe)3)n-RF: n = 2, 3, RF = CF(CF3)OC3F7: RF-(VM)n-RF], was applied to the facile preparation of the corresponding oligomer/sand (Ottawa sand: OS) composites [RF-(VM-SiO3/2)n-RF/OS] through the sol-gel reaction of the oligomer in the presence of micro-sized OS particles (590 - 840 ¦Ìm) under alkaline conditions at room %K Fluorinated Oligomeric Composite %K Micro-Sized Ottawa Sand Particle %K Superoleophilic/Superhydrophobic Property %K Smooth Separation of Oil and Water %K Selective Removal of Fluorinated Aromatic Compound %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=115037