Development of a novel cellulose foam augmented with candle-soot derived carbon nanoparticles for solar-powered desalination of brackish water
Amrit Kumar Thakur, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, R. Velraj, Iseult Lynch
Abstract
Candle soot nanoparticles deposited onto hydrophilic cellulose foam greatly improved the solar-powered steam generation and yield of freshwater, resulting in the production of low-cost potable water from brackish input water.
Topics & Concepts
Brackish waterDesalinationCelluloseCandleSootSolar stillMaterials scienceSolar desalinationWater desalinationChemical engineeringEnvironmental scienceWaste managementCombustionChemistryMembraneOrganic chemistryEngineeringEcologyBiochemistrySalinityBiologySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsMembrane Separation Technologies