Upcycling waste polypropylene separators into carbon nanotubes for efficient interfacial solar-driven evaporation and hydroelectric power generation
Mengjie Xu, Huiyue Wang, Xueying Wen, Huajian Liu, Guixin Hu, Qianyu Wei, Ran Niu, Ruikun Pan, Hui Zhang, Jiang Gong
Abstract
We report the controlled carbonization of waste PP separators using Ni–Mo–Al catalysts for the preparation of CNTs and to construct CNT-based evaporators with high performance in interfacial evaporation and energy harvesting.
Topics & Concepts
Separator (oil production)Carbon nanotubePolypropyleneMaterials scienceEvaporationElectricity generationHydroelectricityChemical engineeringWaste managementComposite materialPower (physics)EngineeringElectrical engineeringThermodynamicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods