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    Zhang, Chunhui; Cao, Moyuan; Ma, Hongyu; Yu, Cunlong; Li, Kan; Yu, Cunming; Jiang, Lei

    Advanced functional materials, November 17, 2017, Volume: 27, Issue: 43
    Journal Article

    As one common form of gas existing in aqueous environment, gas bubbles have attracted considerable worldwide attention, owing to their promising applications in industrial production and daily life, such as pressure sensors, the recovery of valuable minerals from ores, aeration process, and water treatment. Usually, the behaviors of gas bubbles in aqueous environment are mainly dominated by buoyancy force. It drives the gas bubbles out of aqueous medium rapidly, which is unfavorable in various processes, especially in wastewater treatment. In this paper, various types of superhydrophobic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sheets are facilely fabricated, such as five‐pointed star, triangle, circular, and ellipse. Compared with other shapes of superhydrophobic PMMA sheets, the prepared superhydrophobic PMMA circular sheet is capable of efficiently adhering gas bubbles and subsequently elongating their retention time in an aqueous environment. Furthermore, superhydrophobic PMMA circular sheet arrays are prepared, which can greatly improve the degradation efficiency of methyl blue by ozone (O3). The investigations indicate that the present approach will find wild applications in bubble‐related fields and provide people with inspirations to develop efficient methods to manipulate gas bubbles in aqueous environment. Utilizing laser cutting and superhydrophobic surface coating, superhydrophobic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) circular sheets (SPCS) are facilely fabricated. The prepared SPCS can elongate the retention time and enlarge the contact area of bubbles in water. Furthermore, integrating the superhydrophobic PMMA circular sheet arrays with O3 improves the degradation efficiency of dye pollutants by O3.