The invention provides a super-hydrophobic / super-oleophylic degradable photo-thermal
aerogel adsorption material and demulsification performance thereof, and belongs to the technical field of oil-water separation materials, and the super-hydrophobic / super-oleophylic degradable photo-thermal
aerogel adsorption material is prepared by the following steps: (1) extracting
cellulose from waste cartons and performing
ultrasonic dispersion to prepare a
cellulose suspension; (2) preparing a
chitosan solution; (3) mixing the
cellulose suspension and the
chitosan solution to obtain a cellulose /
chitosan composite solution, adding
nano carbon black particles,
glutaraldehyde and a
methyltrimethoxysilane aqueous solution into the cellulose / chitosan composite solution, and stirring; (4) injecting the
mixed solution into a mold, and performing directional freezing on a
semiconductor refrigeration platform; and (5) performing
freeze drying on the frozen sample, and then putting the frozen sample into a
drying oven for cross-linking to obtain the
aerogel. The aerogel is obtained by taking cellulose extracted from waste cartons and chitosan as organic frameworks, carrying out chemical crosslinking through
glutaraldehyde, introducing
nano carbon black particles as photo-thermal components and carrying out hydrophobic modification through
methyltrimethoxysilane, and has an excellent pore structure, super-hydrophobicity-super-
lipophilicity and excellent mechanical properties; the adsorbent has efficient adsorption capacity on high-
viscosity crude oil; and the device can be repeatedly used and is biodegradable, so that the burden on the environment is reduced.