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Terminating Marine Methane Bubbles by Superhydrophobic Sponges

  1. Xiao Chen1,
  2. Yuchen Wu2,
  3. Bin Su2,*,
  4. Jingming Wang1,
  5. Yanlin Song2,
  6. Lei Jiang1,2,*

Article first published online: 4 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201202061

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 24, Issue 43, pages 5884–5889, November 14, 2012

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How to Cite

Chen, X., Wu, Y., Su, B., Wang, J., Song, Y. and Jiang, L. (2012), Terminating Marine Methane Bubbles by Superhydrophobic Sponges. Adv. Mater., 24: 5884–5889. doi: 10.1002/adma.201202061

Author Information

  1. 1

    School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China

  2. 2

    Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing 100190, China

*Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), Beijing 100190, China.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 8 NOV 2012
  2. Article first published online: 4 SEP 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 23 MAY 2012
  4. Manuscript Revised: 24 JUL 2011

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Keywords:

  • superhydrophobic;
  • greenhouse gases;
  • methane;
  • bubbles;
  • porous materials
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Marine methane bubbles are absorbed, steadily stored, and continuously transported based on the employment of superhydrophobic sponges. Antiwetting sponges are water-repellent in the atmosphere and absorb gas bubbles under water. Their capacity to store methane bubbles increases with enhanced submerged depth. Significantly, trapped methane bubbles can be continuously transported driven by differential pressure.

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