Obtaining superhydrophopic magnetic nanoparticles applicable in the removal of oils on aqueous surface

Iron oxide nanoparticles have high saturation magnetization values and their surfaces are easily modified by the insertion of functional groups such as carboxylic acids, surfactants, and polymers. In this work, iron oxide nanoparticles were functionalized with glycerol molecules modified by an esterification reaction with monocarboxylic acid, for their application in the removal of oils in aqueous surface. The nanoparticles were prepared by the...