An environmental pollutant to an efficient solar vapor generator: an eco-friendly method for freshwater production
Tawseef Ahmad Wani, Parul Garg, Ashok Bera
Abstract
The solar-driven water evaporation technique has shown enormous potential for freshwater generation. Solar vapor generator made of carbonized coconut husk shows an evaporation rate of 3.6 kg m<sup>−2</sup>h<sup>−1</sup>with the ability to purify seawater and sewage.
Topics & Concepts
PollutantSeawaterEvaporationSewageEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental scienceEnvironmentally friendlyGenerator (circuit theory)Water vaporHuskEnvironmental chemistryWaste managementChemistryPulp and paper industryEngineeringMeteorologyPhysicsEcologyBiologyQuantum mechanicsOrganic chemistryPower (physics)Solar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsMembrane Separation Technologies