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We introduce a low-cost and effective technique that can transform waste cement-based dust into a superhydrophobic coating with dirt pickup resistance. An organic-inorganic hybrid superhydrophobic coating is prepared by the sol-gel method using methyltriethoxysilane as a precursor and waste cement-based dust as a film-forming material. Orthogonal experiments and a comprehensive scoring method were used to optimize the composition and production technologies. Our results show that this superhydrophobic organic-inorganic hybrid coating has an average static contact angle of 151.65° and low water adhesion. Related tests reveal that the dirt pickup resistance, washing resistance and film-substrate cohesion of this coating are also outstanding. The multi-scale physical and chemical mechanisms behind the properties of the coating are investigated. This recycled cement-based coating can be used as the external cover of engineering structures to protect them from corrosion.
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Guo, L., Sun, W., Yu, T. et al. Preparation and characteristics of a recycled cement-based superhydrophobic coating with dirt pickup resistance. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 58, 1096–1104 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-015-5804-5
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