Sustainable off-grid desalination of hypersaline waters using Janus wood evaporators
Xi Chen, Shuaiming He, Mark M. Falinski, Yuxi Wang, Tian Li, Sunxiang Zheng, Dongya Sun, Jiaqi Dai, Yanhong Bian, Xiaobo Zhu, Jinyue Jiang, Liangbing Hu, Zhiyong Jason Ren
Abstract
A sustainable Janus wood evaporator with asymmetric surface wettability shows persistent salt-resistance for off-grid hypersaline waters desalination.
Topics & Concepts
DesalinationWettingJanusEnvironmental scienceEvaporatorEnvironmental engineeringWaste managementMaterials scienceChemical engineeringChemistryEngineeringMechanical engineeringNanotechnologyHeat exchangerMembraneBiochemistrySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation TechnologiesSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity