A Facile Coating Method for Superhydrophobic Magnetic Composite Sheet from Biodegradable Durian Peel for Electromagnetic Wave Absorbance Application

Abstract:

Most of the electromagnetic (EM) wave absorbers are commonly made from polymer-based materials. A large number of polymers are resistant to the environmental degradation and are thus responsible for the buildup of polymeric solid waste materials. These solid wastes cause acute environmental problems and remain undegraded for quite a long time. In a view of the awareness and concern for the problems created by the polymeric solid wastes, new biodegradable cellulosic composite with low cost and nontoxic materials, have been designed and developed. However, the properties of natural fibers that tends to absorb water, thus limiting their application. In this study, precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) was added with stearic acid (SA) in order to generate a hydrophobic coating formulation. PCC works as filler and SA acts as surface hydrophobic modification agent. Polymer latex was then added to the coating compound as the binder. The composite surface morphology was inspected using scanning electron microscope (SEM). Results show that durian peel composite sheet had successfully achieved a superhydrophobic surface with a water contact angle of 154.85° which exceed 150°.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 694)
• Pages: 39-43
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.694.39
• Online since: May 2016
• Authors: Rose Farahiyan Munawar*, Afraha Baiti Arif, Wan Nur Fateehah Wan Abdullah Shani, Mohd Asyadi Azam, Mohd Edeerozey Abd Manaf, Maisarah Abu, Muhammad Zaimi Zainal Abidin, Syahriza Ismail
• Keywords: Durian Peel, Stearic Acid, Superhydrophobic

References

[1] X. Tang, K.A. Hu, Preparation and electromagnetic wave absorption properties of Fe-doped zinc oxide coated barium ferrite composites, Mater. Sci. Eng., B 139 (2007) 119-123.

DOI: 10.1016/j.mseb.2007.01.052

[2] H. H. Abdullah, A. Z. M. Asa'ari, N. I. M. Zawawi, L. C. Abdullah, S. Zakaria, Effects of physical treatments on the hydrophobicity of kenaf whole stem paper surface using stearic acid, BioResources, 8(3) (2013) 4088-4100.

DOI: 10.15376/biores.8.3.4088-4100

[3] J. Zhang, J. Li, Y. Han, Superhydrophobic PTFE surfaces by extension, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 25 (2004) 1105–1108.

DOI: 10.1002/marc.200400065

[4] L. Feng, Y. Song, J. Zhai, B. Liu, J. Xu, L. Jiang, D. Zhu, Creation of a superhydrophobic surface from an amphiphilic polymer, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 42 (2003) 800–802.

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200390212

[5] Z. Chen, F. Li, L. Hao, A. Chen, Y. Kong, One-step electrodeposition process to fabricate cathodic superhydrophobic surface, Appl. Surf. Sci. 258 (2011) 1395–1398.

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.09.086

[6] L. Feng, Z. Zhang, Z. Mai, Y. Ma, B. Liu, L. Jiang, D. Zhu, A superhydrophobic and super-oleophilic coating mesh film for the separation of oil and water, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 116 (2004) 2046–(2048).

DOI: 10.1002/ange.200353381

[7] N. Verplanck, Y. Coffinier, V. Thomy, R. Boukherroub, Wettability Switching Techniques on Superhydrophobic Surfaces, Nanoscale Res. Lett. 2 (2007) 577-596.

DOI: 10.1007/s11671-007-9102-4

[8] L. Cao, H. H. Hu, D. Gao, Design and fabrication of micro-textures for inducing a superhydrophobic behavior on hydrophilic materials, Langmuir 23 (2007) 4310-4314.

DOI: 10.1021/la063572r

[9] X. Zhang, X. Liu, J. Laakso, E. Levänen, T. Mäntylä, Easy-to-clean property and durability of superhydrophobic flaky c-alumina coating on stainless steel in field test at a paper machine, Appl. Surf. Sci. 258 (2012) 3102–3108.

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.11.045

[10] L. Feng, S. Li, H. Li, J. Zhai, Y. Song, L. Jiang, D. Zhu, Super-hydrophobic surface of aligned polyacrylonitrile nanofibers, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 41 (2002) 1221–1223.

DOI: 10.1002/1521-3773(20020402)41:7<1221::aid-anie1221>3.0.co;2-g

[11] H. Yang, Y. Deng, Preparation and physical properties of superhydrophobic papers, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 325 (2008) 588-593.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2008.06.034

[12] W. Wang, S. Ji, I. Lee, A facile method of nickel electroless deposition on various neutral hydrophobic polymer surfaces, Appl. Surf. Sci. 283 (2013) 309-320.

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.06.108

[13] S.S. Latthe, S.L. Dhere, C. Kappenstein, H. Imai, V. Ganesan, A.V. Rao, P.B. Wagh, S.C. Gupta, Sliding behavior of water drops on sol–gel derived hydrophobic silica films, Appl. Surf. Sci. 256 (2010) 3259–3264.

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.12.016

[14] A.V. Rao, S.S. Latthe, S.A. Mahadik, C. Kappenstein, Mechanically stable and corrosion resistant superhydrophobic sol–gel coatings on copper substrate, Appl. Surf. Sci. 257 (2011) 5772–5776.

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.01.099

[15] S.S. Latthe, H. Imai, V. Ganesan, A.V. Rao, Ultrahydrophobic silica films by sol–gel process, J. Porous Mater. 17 (2010) 565–571.

DOI: 10.1007/s10934-009-9325-0

[16] Z. Zheng, Z. Gu, R. Huo, Y. Ye, Superhydrophobicity of polyvinylidene fluoride membrane fabricated by chemical vapor deposition from solution, Appl. Surf. Sci. 255 (2009) 7263–7267.

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.03.084

[17] S. Wang, L. Feng, L. Jiang, One-step solution-immersion process for the fabrication of stable bionic superhydrophobic surfaces, Adv. Mater. 18 (2006) 767–770.

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200501794

[18] J. Shen, X. Qian, Use of mineral pigments in fabrication of superhydrophobically engineered cellulosic paper, Bioresources, 7 (2012) 4495-4498.

DOI: 10.15376/biores.7.4.4495-4498

[19] T.C. Chandra, M.M. Mirna, J. Sunarso, Y. Sudaryanto, S. Ismadji, Activated carbon from durian shell: Preparation and characterization, J. Taiwan Inst. Chem. Eng., 40 (2009) 457-462.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2008.10.002

[20] R. Farahiyan, M. K. Shahril, M. Abu, A. Y. B. Hashim, Green magnetic wave absorber: The potential of paddy straw and recycled paper, Mater. Res. Innovations 18 (2014) 21-25.

DOI: 10.1179/1432891714z.000000000926

[21] Z. Hu, X. Zen, J. Gong, Y. Deng, Water resistance improvement of paper by superhydrophobic modification with microsized CaCO3 and fatty acid coating, Colloids Surf., A. 351 (2009) 65-70.

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2009.09.036