Super-hydrophilic LaCoO<sub>3</sub>/g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> nanocomposite coated beauty sponge for solar-driven seawater desalination with simultaneous volatile organic compound removal
Lokesh Kumar Rathore, Parul Garg, Piyush Kumar, Ashok Bera
Abstract
under 1 sun irradiation. This LCO/g-CN@BS shows excellent seawater desalination capacity with a self-cleaning ability when employed for saltwater purification for a salt (NaCl) concentration as high as 15 wt%. Moreover, fast photocarrier transfer between LCO and g-CN leads to enhanced photocatalytic degradation of over 90% of phenol simultaneously, which is about 60% for only an LCO-based beauty sponge. This work presents a promising approach to combining novel nanocomposites with microporous structures for efficient solar desalination, offering simultaneous VOC degradation.
Topics & Concepts
SeawaterDesalinationNanocompositeMaterials scienceChemical engineeringMicroporous materialCoatingDegradation (telecommunications)PhotocatalysisSpongeNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryMembraneComposite materialComputer scienceTelecommunicationsBiochemistryBiologyCatalysisOceanographyGeologyEngineeringBotanySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation Technologies