Seawater desalination derived entirely from ocean biomass
Xiaojie Liu, Yanpei Tian, Yanzi Wu, Andrew Caratenuto, Fangqi Chen, Shuang Cui, Joseph A. DeGiorgis, Yinsheng Wan, Yi Zheng
Abstract
A full ocean biomass-derived hydrogel photothermal evaporator, composed of chitosan hydrogel as the hydratable skeleton and cuttlefish ink as the photothermal material, achieves a rapid evaporation rate of 4.1 kg m −2 h −1 under one sun irradiation.
Topics & Concepts
SeawaterPhotothermal therapyEvaporatorDesalinationBiomass (ecology)EvaporationChitosanCuttlefishChemical engineeringMaterials scienceAstrobiologyEnvironmental scienceChemistryNanotechnologyOceanographyMeteorologyGeologyEngineeringBiologyPhysicsFood scienceMechanical engineeringMembraneHeat exchangerBiochemistrySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsMembrane Separation TechnologiesSurface Modification and Superhydrophobicity