Multi-routes of water migration assisted by hierarchical porous structure for boosting solar-driven evaporation

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 160220 - 160220

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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A Janus biomass-derived photothermal material with low enthalpy of evaporation and high salt tolerance for efficient solar evaporation

Separation and Purification Technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 131864 - 131864

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Wind-solar coupled interfacial water evaporation using microstructure-optimized 3D evaporators with low equivalent enthalpy of vaporization

Chemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 160798 - 160798

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Hydrogen-Bond Disruption in Molecularly Engineered Janus Evaporators for Enhanced Solar Desalination

Soft Matter, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Tailoring the alkyl groups of biparental polyelectrolytes in Janus evaporator effectively disrupts water hydrogen bonding, achieving a low evaporation enthalpy 1434 J g −1 and an rate 4.1 kg m −2 h .

Language: Английский

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All‐In‐One Carbon Foam Evaporators for Efficient Co‐Generation of Freshwater and Electricity

Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 12, 2025

Abstract Combining interfacial solar steam evaporation with power generation to produce freshwater and electricity is an effective approach alleviating scarcity energy crises. However, constructing low‐cost, efficient integrated evaporator‐generator devices remains challenging, the synergistic mechanism underlying evaporation‐power co‐generation not yet well understood. Herein, low‐cost carbon foam‐based bifunctional evaporators that effectively achieve are designed. Carbon foam obtained from waste polyester using a ball‐milling‐assisted carbonization strategy. The evaporator demonstrates excellent water transport, outstanding sunlight absorption, low enthalpy. It achieves ultra‐high rate of 3.03 kg m −2 h −1 conversion efficiency 99.4%. Additionally, it exhibits continuous high voltage (0.33 V) current output (14.4 µA), surpassing performance state‐of‐the‐art materials‐based evaporators/generators. outcome molecular dynamics simulations stronger interaction surface functional groups in Na + than Cl − results formation flow potential, when exposed sunlight, further insights into generation. This study expands new path for sustainable co‐production by collecting natural single, devices.

Language: Английский

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Rational construction of “all-in-one” vertically aligned copper single-atomic graphene oxide based evaporators for integrated solar steam generation and sulfate radical-advanced oxidation process

Separation and Purification Technology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 132960 - 132960

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Recent Advances in Photocatalytic Degradation of Tetracycline Antibiotics

Catalysts, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(11), P. 762 - 762

Published: Oct. 29, 2024

China is a significant global producer and consumer of pesticides antibiotics, with their excessive use leading to substantial water pollution that poses challenges for subsequent treatment. Photocatalytic degradation, leveraging renewable solar energy, presents an effective approach decomposing organic pollutants reducing residual contaminant levels in bodies. This represents one way addressing environmental challenges. paper classifies representative photocatalytic materials by structural design degradation principles including MOFs (Metal–Organic Frameworks), metal- nonmetal-doped, mesoporous material-loaded, carbon quantum dot-modified, floatation-based, heterojunction photocatalysts. We also discuss research on pathways reaction mechanisms antibiotics. Of particular importance are several key factors influencing efficiency, which summarized within this work. These include the separation charge transfer rate catalyst surface carriers, wide-spectrum response capabilities photocatalysts, as well persulfate activation efficiency. Furthermore, emphasis placed role played intrinsic driving forces such built-in electric fields catalytic systems. Moreover, introduces promising composite-structure technologies from both perspectives (e.g., Aerogel-based composites) composite-method molecularly imprinted synthesis method). latest development status, along future prospects, presenting valuable insights pollutant targets. work aims facilitate efficient materials, while providing theoretical references governance technologies.

Language: Английский

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Creation of Gradient Porous Structure and Surface Wettability Engineering of Boron Nanosheet–Silver Nanoparticle Hydrogel for Multifunctional Solar-Driven Water Management

ACS Materials Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 845 - 853

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Solar-driven water management such as purification via evaporation and condensation has gained increasing attention a promising solution to address the current issues of energy scarcity. Herein, nanocomposite hydrogel incorporating Ag nanoparticle (NP)-loaded boron nanosheets within polyacrylamide matrix was fabricated, which exhibited excellent solar light absorption efficiency photothermal conversion capability. Under simulated 1-sun irradiation, membrane demonstrated an rate 4.572 kg m–2 h–1 when used with seawater (∼3.5 wt % NaCl), cation concentration in desalinated reduced by 3–4 orders magnitude. The membrane's performance is attributed its gradient porous structure different wettability between upper lower surfaces, plasmonic effect NPs, high affinity nanosheets. Additionally, fabricated showed pollutant degradation capability potential applications temperature sensing thermoelectric generation.

Language: Английский

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An Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Ti Films Reinforced with Wood Composites by Growing Ti Particles on a Wood Substrate

Polymers, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(5), P. 583 - 583

Published: Feb. 22, 2025

Table tennis racquet blades (TTRBs) are specialized wood materials known for their excellent mechanical properties. As one of the widely used physical vapor deposition technologies, magnetron sputtering has become most effective method preparing various thin film materials. In this study, surface TTRB is coated with a Ti different thicknesses by to improve performance TTRB. The roughness, crystal structure, viscoelasticity were analyzed means non-contact profilometry, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and dynamic analysis (DMA). order effectively test properties, three types testing devices designed, including free-fall rebound, laser vibration measurement, rebound test. results reveal that on improves rigidity efficiency Under optimized conditions, initial amplitude, vertical distance, rate can reach 2.1 μm, 23.7 cm, 13.7%, respectively, when thickness 5 μm. It anticipated modification corresponding detection methods developed in study foster innovative product development, standardize industry, contribute advancement table tennis.

Language: Английский

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Biomass-Derived Gradient and Aligned Structured Aerogel for Sustainable Agricultural Irrigation

Nano Letters, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 23, 2025

Interface evaporation-driven hydroelectric systems integrating water purification and energy collection offer the potential for sustainable agricultural irrigation. However, achieving high evaporation rates efficient harvesting poses challenges, particularly in optimizing transport. This study develops a gradient-aligned structured aerogel (GA aerogel), composed of biomass materials such as cellulose chitosan, which utilizes transport through aligned channels, unique ion management nanoscale chitosan's ability to reduce consumption, thereby enhancing performance. The GA achieves solar absorption rate 91.4%, an 2.5 kg m–2 h–1, output power 680 nW cm–2, stable operation over 120 h. Furthermore, by series array with capacitive storage, system harvested electrical irrigate plants purified water, promoting agriculture providing insights designing biomass-based evaporators.

Language: Английский

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