Bioinspired structural and functional designs towards interfacial solar steam generation for clean water production

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiuli Dong ◽  
Shouwei Gao ◽  
Shuhui Li ◽  
Tianxue Zhu ◽  
Jianying Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Principles ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

The design principles, evaporation systems and functional designs towards interfacial solar steam generation for clean water production.

Direct solar steam generation system for clean water production

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 429-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panpan Zhang ◽  
Qihua Liao ◽  
Houze Yao ◽  
Yaxin Huang ◽  
Huhu Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clean Water ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Generation System ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

One-step fabrication of stretchable and anti-oil-fouling nanofiber membrane for solar steam generation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mantang He ◽  
Huijie Liu ◽  
Liming Wang ◽  
Xiaohong Qin ◽  
Jianyong Yu
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Nanofiber Membrane ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
One Step ◽  
Solar Steam Generation ◽  
Oil Fouling

Solar steam generation is an emerging technology for clean water production due to easy accessibility and inexhaustible sunlight. However, the lack of both anti-oil-fouling ability and stretchability simultaneously has hindered...

scholarly journals Ultrahigh Solar Steam Generation Rate of a Vertically Aligned Reduced Graphene Oxide Foam Realized by Dynamic Compression

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Xiaohan Tian ◽  
Xiaofeng Li ◽  
Shuang Han ◽  
Changjun Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Oxide ◽  
Evaporation Rate ◽  
Dynamic Compression ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Organic Systems ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Vertically Aligned ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

Although solar steam generation is a promising water purification approach for alleviating global shortage of clean water, the water evaporation rate of non-organic systems is still far from perfection. Herein,...

Advances in solar evaporator materials for freshwater generation

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (42) ◽  
pp. 24092-24123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sisi Cao ◽  
Qisheng Jiang ◽  
Xuanhao Wu ◽  
Deoukchen Ghim ◽  
Hamed Gholami Derami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clean Water ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Sustainable Technology ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

To alleviate the scarcity of clean water, solar steam generation, which utilizes the green and abundant resources of Earth, has attracted considerable attention and been recognized as a sustainable technology to purify seawater and wastewater.

scholarly journals Dispersed solar still for effective desalination using montmorillonite nanoparticles for sturdy clean water yield

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Baskaran ◽  
R. Saravanane
Keyword(s):  
Sea Water ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Water Yield ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Clay Nanoparticles ◽  
Water Characteristics ◽  
Current Water ◽  
Floating Type ◽  
Solar Steam Generation

Abstract Direct Solar Steam Generation (DSSG) system is an emerging technique in the field of desalination for yielding sustainable clean water. This investigation propagates through the use of nanoscale absorbers (montmorillonite) for sturdy desalination because of their excellent photo thermal conversation of nanoparticles. The solar absorber was dispersed in sea water in liquid type rather than fixed or floating type. Nanoparticles of chemical composition were employed by the researchers from starting to the present day, which includes carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, etc. Inspired by nature and keeping in mind an eco-friendly technique, here we considered montmorillonite clay nanoparticles of natural origin. The experiment was conducted for an operational period of 14 days with a yield of 5.33–6.45 kg/m2/day with an evaporation rate of 0.70, 1.42 and 4.47 kg/m2.hr under 1-, 2- and 4-sun irradiance. The clean water output parameters was validated with WHO standards to satisfy potable water characteristics. The water characteristics before desalination for turbidity, pH, and Cl–, Na+ and TDS were found to be 48.50, 8.7, and 18,400, 12,120, 20,400 mg/L respectively; after desalination they were found to be 0.30, 6.65, 12, 4.5 and 52 mg/L respectively. This work focuses on current water scarcity problem and suggest a way to survival by using naturally available, low cost material.

Architecting a Janus biomass carbon/sponge evaporator with salt-rejection and easy-floatation for sustainable solar-driven desalination

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyuan Xu ◽  
Cheng-Bing Wang ◽  
Zhengtong Li ◽  
Xinyue Yan ◽  
Xueyang Mu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Production Rate ◽  
Biomass Carbon ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Seawater Desalination ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Salt Deposition ◽  
Absorber Structure ◽  
Water Production Rate ◽  
Solar Steam Generation ◽  
Generation Technology

Solar steam generation technology is considered to be one of the most promising seawater desalination. To achieve a high and stable water production rate, absorber structure and salt deposition are...

Janus-interface engineering boosting solar steam towards high-efficiency water collection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Houze Yao ◽  
Panpan Zhang ◽  
Ce Yang ◽  
Qihua Liao ◽  
Xuanzhang Hao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Water Evaporation ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Interface Engineering ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Generation System ◽  
Solar Powered ◽  
Solar Steam Generation ◽  
Global Water

Solar powered clean water production has been considered a favorable way to address the problem of global water shortage. Recently, the interfacial solar-steam generation system has greatly improved water evaporation...

scholarly journals Super Hydrophilic Activated Carbon Decorated Nanopolymer Foam for Scalable, Energy Efficient Photothermal Steam Generation, as an Effective Desalination System

Nanomaterials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 2510
Author(s):  
Naila Arshad ◽  
Iftikhar Ahmed ◽  
Muhammad Sultan Irshad ◽  
Hong Rong Li ◽  
Xianbao Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Steam Generator ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Evaporation Rate ◽  
Pure Water ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Water Production ◽  
Steam Generation ◽  
Melamine Foam

Clean water scarcity is still an intense, prolonged global issue that needs to be resolved urgently. The solar steam generation has shown great potential with a high energy conversion efficiency for clean water production from seawater and wastewater. However, the high evaporation rate of water cannot be preserved due to the inevitable fouling of solar absorbers. Herein, a self-floatable and super hydrophilic solar-driven steam generator composed of activated carbon coated melamine foam (ACM). The deposited ACM photothermal layer exhibits outstanding solar absorption (92%) and an efficient evaporation rate of 1.27 kg m−2 h−1, along with excellent photothermal conversion efficiency (80%) as compared to commercially available primitive solar stills. The open porous assembly of melamine foam equipped with 80% flexibility (0.8 MPa) enabled smooth water transport and sustain heat accumulation within the matrix. The thermal insulation of ACM is 10 times greater than pure water. Moreover, open porous assembly of designed solar-powered steam generator rejects salt ions as well as volatile organic compounds efficiently. The low-cost and facile fabrication of photothermal based water production presents a potential solution to single step drinking water supply from various resources of the sea, the lakes and mixtures of emulsified oil and industrial wastewater.

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