Cerium nitrate hexahydrate (Ce(NO
3)
3·6H
2O, ≥99.95%) and commercial ceria (CeO
2, 99.5%) were obtained from Aladdin Industrial Corporation. Tetraethoxysilane (TEOS, AP), hexamethylenetetramine (HMT, ≥99%),
N-hexadecane (HD, ≥98%),
sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS, CP), and acrylic acid (AA) were bought from Xilong Chemical Co., Ltd (Guangzhou, China).
Sodium bicarbonate (≥99.5%), ammonia (25 wt%),
hydrogen peroxide (≥30%), and
absolute ethanol were obtained from Beijing Chemical Works. 3-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPS) and dodecafluoroheptyl methacrylate (DFMA) were purchased from Nanjing Xiangqian Chemical Co., Ltd and Harbin Xeogia Fluorine-Silicon Chemical Co., Ltd, respectively. All the above reagents were used as received.
Methyl methacrylate (MMA) and butyl acrylate (BA) were used as monomers which were purified using a neutral alumina column to eliminate inhibitors before use. Ammonium persulfate (APS) was obtained from Tianjin Bodi Chemical Co., Ltd, and was recrystallized before use. SiO
2 with a mean diameter of 310 nm was synthesized in our lab using the Störber method.
32 (link) Deionized water and
absolute ethanol were used in all processes.
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