Accelerating solar desalination in brine through ion activated hierarchically porous polyion complex hydrogels
Fengbo Zhu, Liqian Wang, Barış Demir, Meng An, Zi Liang Wu, Jun Yin, Rui Xiao, Qiang Zheng, Jin Qian
Abstract
A hierarchically porous hydrogel (HPH) mediated by a polyion complex enables accelerated solar desalination performance in brine than in pure water.
Topics & Concepts
BrineDesalinationSelf-healing hydrogelsPorosityMaterials scienceChemical engineeringPorous mediumIonWater desalinationSolar desalinationNanotechnologyPolymer chemistryChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryEngineeringMembraneBiochemistrySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation TechnologiesSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems