Low Cost and Scalable Method for Modifying Surfaces of Hollow Particles from Hydrophilic to Hydrophobic

Overview

Journal RSC Adv

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2022 May 6

PMID 35520683

Authors

Jaswinder Sharma

Georgios Polizos

Diana Hun

Kashif Nawaz

Ritu Sahore

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Abstract

Hydrophobic hollow silica particles are desirable for several applications such as hydrophobic coatings, thermal insulation, and thermally resistant insulative paints. However, converting hydrophilic particles into hydrophobic particles without compromising their structural integrity is challenging. In this work, we present a low cost strategy to modify the surface of hollow silica particles from hydrophilic to hydrophobic without compromising their structural integrity.

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