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All-weather solar desalination enabled by biomass-derived carbon aerogel/PCM composites with bio-inspired melanin-enhanced interface

Wanqiu Chen, Fei Cheng, Jinghong Qiu, Zongliang Du, Xu Cheng, Haibo Wang, Xiaosheng Du

2026Chemical Engineering Journal9 citationsDOI

Topics & Concepts

Materials scienceAerogelSolar desalinationSolar energyDesalinationThermal energy storageEvaporationCoatingCarbon nanotubeSuperhydrophobic coatingComposite materialChemical engineeringLatent heatEnergy storageEvaporatorComposite numberCarbon fibersPorosityThermal conductivityWater transportThermal energyNanofluids in solar collectorsRenewable energyThermalThermal diffusivityEnergy conversion efficiencyWaste heatHeat transferNanotechnologyRelative humidityAbsorption (acoustics)Solar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSurface Modification and SuperhydrophobicityMembrane Separation Technologies
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