Low cost, facile, environmentally friendly all biomass-based squid ink-starch hydrogel for efficient solar-steam generation
Yuanlu Xu, Xin Xiao, Xinfei Fan, Yi Yang, Chengwen Song, Yaofang Fan, Yanming Liu
Abstract
An all biomass-based hydrogel evaporator was fabricated for efficient solar steam generation, in which squid ink was employed as the photothermal material and starch as the hydrogel matrix.
Topics & Concepts
Environmentally friendlyInkwellMaterials scienceStarchBiomass (ecology)SquidEvaporatorChemical engineeringComposite materialChemistryFood scienceEngineeringMechanical engineeringFisheryHeat exchangerBiologyOceanographyGeologyEcologySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsPhase Change Materials Research