Design of monolithic closed-cell polymer foams <i>via</i> controlled gas-foaming for high-performance solar-driven interfacial evaporation
Lifang Qiao, Na Li, Lin Luo, Jintao He, Yuxuan Lin, Jingjing Li, Liang Yu, Cui Guo, Petri Murto, Xiaofeng Xu
Abstract
A monolithic 3D interfacial steam generator is successfully constructed <italic>via</italic> a controlled gas-foaming technique and demonstrated for high-performance solar evaporation and desalination under a variety of realistic conditions.
Topics & Concepts
EvaporationMaterials scienceDesalinationPolymerSolar cellComposite materialChemical engineeringOptoelectronicsChemistryEngineeringMembraneMeteorologyPhysicsBiochemistrySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsNanofluid Flow and Heat TransferElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics