Architecting a Janus biomass carbon/sponge evaporator with salt-rejection and ease of floatation for sustainable solar-driven desalination
Keyuan Xu, Chengbing Wang, Zhengtong Li, Xinyue Yan, Xueyang Mu, Miaomaio Ma, Pengkui Zhang
Abstract
A Janus biomass carbon/sponge (JBCS) solar-driven desalination system is composed of carbonized original leaf particles and commercial melamine sponge seamlessly integrated with each other by a simple “soak-dip” method.
Topics & Concepts
JanusDesalinationMelamineSpongeBiomass (ecology)Solar stillCarbonizationMaterials scienceCarbon fibersSalt (chemistry)Environmental scienceWaste managementSolar desalinationEnvironmental engineeringNanotechnologyPulp and paper industryChemistryEngineeringComposite materialOrganic chemistryMembraneEcologyBotanyBiologyScanning electron microscopeBiochemistryComposite numberSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation TechnologiesSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems