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A novel lotus‐leaf‐inspired superhydrophobic poly(lactic acid) (PLA) porous membrane was fabricated for oil‐water separation based on fused deposition modeling three‐dimensional printing and subsequent chemical etching and the decoration of polystyrene nanospheres. A superhydrophobic PLA fractal surface with a water contact angle of 151.7° and low water adhesion force of 21.8 μN was achieved. The membrane pore size could be easily adjusted from 40 to 600 μm via a computer‐aided design program to optimize separation performance. The maximal oil‐water separation efficiency of 99.4% was achieved with a pore size of 250 μm, which also exhibited a high flux of 60 kL m−2 h−1.
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