ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(29), P. 37806 - 37817
Published: July 11, 2024
Food
waste
is
an
enormous
challenge,
with
implications
for
the
environment,
society,
and
economy.
Every
year
around
world,
1.3
billion
tons
of
food
are
wasted
or
lost,
waste-associated
costs
$2.6
trillion.
Waste
upcycling
has
been
shown
to
mitigate
these
negative
impacts.
This
study's
optimized
pomelo-peel
biomass-derived
porous
material-based
triboelectric
nanogenerator
(PP-TENG)
had
open
circuit
voltage
58
V
a
peak
power
density
254.8
mW/m2.
As
structures
enable
such
devices
respond
sensitively
external
mechanical
stimuli,
we
tested
our
PP-TENG's
ability
serve
as
self-powered
sensor
biomechanical
motions.
well
successfully
harvesting
sufficient
energy
light-emitting
diodes
portable
electronics,
PP-TENGs
monitored
joint
motions,
neck
movements,
gait
patterns,
suggesting
their
strong
potential
use
in
healthcare
monitoring
physical
rehabilitation,
among
other
applications.
such,
present
work
opens
up
various
new
possibilities
transforming
prolific
type
into
value-added
products
thus
could
enhance
long-term
sustainability
while
reducing
waste.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(29), P. 37806 - 37817
Published: July 11, 2024
Food
waste
is
an
enormous
challenge,
with
implications
for
the
environment,
society,
and
economy.
Every
year
around
world,
1.3
billion
tons
of
food
are
wasted
or
lost,
waste-associated
costs
$2.6
trillion.
Waste
upcycling
has
been
shown
to
mitigate
these
negative
impacts.
This
study's
optimized
pomelo-peel
biomass-derived
porous
material-based
triboelectric
nanogenerator
(PP-TENG)
had
open
circuit
voltage
58
V
a
peak
power
density
254.8
mW/m2.
As
structures
enable
such
devices
respond
sensitively
external
mechanical
stimuli,
we
tested
our
PP-TENG's
ability
serve
as
self-powered
sensor
biomechanical
motions.
well
successfully
harvesting
sufficient
energy
light-emitting
diodes
portable
electronics,
PP-TENGs
monitored
joint
motions,
neck
movements,
gait
patterns,
suggesting
their
strong
potential
use
in
healthcare
monitoring
physical
rehabilitation,
among
other
applications.
such,
present
work
opens
up
various
new
possibilities
transforming
prolific
type
into
value-added
products
thus
could
enhance
long-term
sustainability
while
reducing
waste.