Super-wet surface and preparation method therefor and application thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12569814-B2
Application number	US-202017753209-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 4, 2020
Priority date	Aug 23, 2019
Publication date	Mar 10, 2026
Grant date	Mar 10, 2026

Abstract

A super-wet surface is a polypropylene surface, on which a hydrophilic side group is grafted, having a micro-nano structure. The super-wet surface is at least super-hydrophilic and does not contain an initiator residue. The super-wet surface is prepared by grafting, in the absence of an initiator, by means of microwave irradiation, a monomer for forming a side group, on the polypropylene surface, as a grafting base, having a micro-nano structure. In the preparation of the super-wet surface, the molecular weight of polypropylene does not decrease after grafting, there is no residual monomer or initiator residue, and the super-wetting effect of the obtained surface is lasting and stable. The super-wet surface can be used in bonding, spraying, oil-water separation, water treatment, biology, medicine and energy fields.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A superwetting surface made of a polypropylene material having a micro-nano structure,
wherein the polypropylene material comprises a hydrophilic side group and a lipophilic side group grafted thereon, wherein the superwetting surface is at least super-hydrophilic and the water contact angle of the superwetting surface is less than or equal to 10°, and the superwetting surface does not contain an initiator residue, wherein the hydrophilic side group comprises a unit derived from one or more monomers containing a carbon-carbon double bond and containing one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen, silicon, and halogens, and wherein the lipophilic side group is selected from the group consisting of side groups formed by vinyl silicone oil, side groups formed by styrene, and combinations thereof.

2 . The superwetting surface according to claim 1 , wherein the water contact angle of the superwetting surface is less than or equal to 5°.

3 . The superwetting surface according to claim 2 , wherein the water contact angle of the superwetting surface is about 0°.

4 . The superwetting surface according to claim 1 , wherein a feature size of the micro-nano structure of the polypropylene material as the grafting base is 1 nm-100 μm.

5 . The superwetting surface according to claim 4 , wherein the micro-nano structure of the polypropylene material is formed by subjecting the polypropylene material to a thermally-induced phase separation process, a photolithography technology, a femtosecond laser processing technology, a plasma etching technology, an electrospinning method, nano-imprinting, nano-casting, an ultra-precision micro-milling technology or by an electric arc.

6 . The superwetting surface according to claim 4 , wherein the polypropylene material as the grafting base is a polypropylene porous membrane, a polypropylene flat membrane, or a polypropylene hollow fiber microporous membrane.

7 . The superwetting surface according to claim 6 , wherein the polypropylene porous membrane has an average pore diameter of less than 100 μm.

8 . The superwetting surface according to claim 6 , wherein the polypropylene porous membrane has a porosity of 50-90%, as measured using the mercury intrusion porosimetry.

9 . The superwetting surface according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more monomers containing a heteroatom comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of vinyl silanes, and organic acids and derivatives thereof, wherein the derivatives are anhydrides, esters, or salts.

10 . The superwetting surface according to claim 9 , wherein the organic acids and derivatives thereof are selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride and derivatives thereof, (meth)acrylic acid and derivatives thereof, vinyl acetate, alkenyl sulfonic acid and derivatives thereof, vinyl benzoic acid and derivatives thereof, itaconic acid and derivatives thereof, oleic acid and derivatives thereof, arachidonic acid and derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof.

11 . The superwetting surface according to claim 9 , wherein the vinyl silane is one or more compounds of Formula (1):
CH 2 —CH—(CH 2 ) n SiX 3   Formula (1),

wherein n=0 to 3, each X is the same or different and independently represents a chloro group, a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, or an acetoxy group.

12 . The superwetting surface according to claim 1 , wherein the vinyl silicone oil is selected from the group consisting of methyl vinyl silicone oil, vinyl hydrogen-containing silicone oil, divinyl silicone oil, and combinations thereof.

13 . The superwetting surface as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the oil contact angle of the superwetting surface is less than 90°.

14 . The superwetting surface as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the oil contact angle of the superwetting surface is less than or equal to 10°.

15 . The superwetting surface as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the oil contact angle of the superwetting surface is about 0°.

16 . The superwetting surface according to claim 1 , wherein the superwetting surface is prepared by subjecting monomers for forming the hydrophilic side group and the lipophilic side group and a polypropylene material having a micro-nano structure as the grafting base in the absence of an initiator to microwave irradiation to effectuate a grafting reaction.

17 . The superwetting surface according to claim 16 , wherein the monomers are mixed with an inorganic microwave absorbing medium.

18 . The superwetting surface according to claim 16 , wherein the monomer is selected from the group consisting of organic acids or anhydrides thereof or esters thereof and combinations thereof, and the method further comprises the step of reacting the product obtained after the grafting reaction with a base.

19 . The superwetting surface according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic side group comprises or consists of a unit derived from a salt of an organic acid.

20 . An article, constituted by the superwetting surface according to claim 1 , or comprising the superwetting surface according to claim 1 , wherein the article is a film, sheet, plate, or molded article.

21 . Bonding, spraying, oil-water separation or water treatment method using the article according to claim 20 , wherein said method is bonding of plastic articles, spraying of the outer packaging of food bags, or spraying of the automobile bumper.

22 . A method for preparing the superwetting surface according to claim 1 , comprising: subjecting-monomers for forming-side groups and a polypropylene material having a micro-nano structure as grafting base to a grafting reaction by microwave irradiation without an initiator.

23 . The method according to claim 22 , wherein the method includes any one of the following approaches 1) to 4):
1) contacting and mixing the polypropylene material with a monomer for forming the hydrophilic side group and a monomer for lipophilic side group, wherein an inorganic microwave absorbing medium is optionally added; and then subjecting the resulting mixture to microwave irradiation grafting without the addition of an initiator; 2) contacting and mixing the polypropylene material with the monomer for forming the hydrophilic side group, wherein an inorganic microwave absorbing medium is optionally added; then subjecting the resulting mixture to microwave irradiation grafting without the addition of an initiator; and then mixing the obtained grafted product with the monomer for forming the lipophilic side group and an inorganic microwave absorbing medium, and performing microwave irradiation grafting without the addition of an initiator; 3) contacting and mixing the polypropylene material with the monomer for forming the lipophilic side group and an inorganic microwave absorbing medium, then subjecting the resulting mixture to microwave irradiation grafting without the addition of an initiator; then mixing the obtained grafted product with the monomer for forming the hydrophilic side group under the condition of optionally adding an inorganic microwave absorbing medium, and performing microwave irradiation grafting without the addition of an initiator; 4) in any one of the above 1)-3), when the monomer for forming the hydrophilic side group is at least one of an organic acid or an anhydride or ester thereof, further comprising the step of contacting and mixing the polypropylene material grafted

Assignees

• China Petroleum & Chem Corp
• Beijing Res Inst Chemical Ind China Petroleum & Chemical Corp

Inventors

• Qiao Jinliang
• Wang Songhe
• Zhang Xiaohong
• Qi Guicun
• Song Zhihai
• Cai Chuanlun
• Wang Xiang
• Lai Jinmei
• Li Binghai
• Jiang Haibin
• Ru yue
• Zhang Jiangru
• Gao Jianming
• Zhang Hongbin
• Han Peng
• Jiang Chao
• Guo Zhaoyan

Classifications

• B01D71/262

  Polypropylene · CPC title

• C08J2323/12

  Polypropene · CPC title

• C08J7/18

  using wave energy or particle radiation · CPC title

• C02F2101/32

  Hydrocarbons, e.g. oil · CPC title

• C02F1/44

  by dialysis, osmosis or reverse osmosis {(general membrane separation processes B01D61/00, membrane modules B01D63/00, electrodialysis C02F1/4693, combination of membrane modules and bioreactors C02F3/1268)} · CPC title