A wood-inspired bimodal solar-driven evaporator for highly efficient and durable purification of high-salinity wastewater
Yu Chen, Jin Yang, Dongfang Zhang, Sizhe Wang, Xiaohua Jia, Yong Li, Dan Shao, Lei Feng, Haojie Song, Shaochun Tang
Abstract
The designed WBE breaks the trade-off between water evaporation and salt resistance, achieving ultrahigh water evaporation capacity (3.02 kg m −2 h −1 ) and long-term salt resistance (continuous 100 h in 20 wt% brine) under 1 sun irradiation.
Topics & Concepts
BrineSalinityEvaporationEvaporatorWastewaterPulp and paper industryEnvironmental scienceMaterials scienceSalt (chemistry)Salt waterDesalinationIrradiationEnvironmental engineeringChemical engineeringChemistryMeteorologyGeologyEngineeringGeographyOceanographyOrganic chemistryBiochemistryNuclear physicsMechanical engineeringHeat exchangerMembranePhysicsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation TechnologiesSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems