Regulating the evaporation surface architecture of anisotropic chitosan hydrogels for high-efficiency solar desalination
Yuankun Wang, Defeng Wu
Abstract
Sufficient water supply and evaporation interfaces are vital for hydrogels as solar evaporators, which require ingenious structural design, from the networks and porous structure inside the bulk to the surface morphology outside the hydrogel.
Topics & Concepts
Self-healing hydrogelsDesalinationEvaporationMaterials sciencePorosityChitosanSolar desalinationChemical engineeringNanotechnologyComposite materialChemistryEngineeringPolymer chemistryThermodynamicsPhysicsMembraneBiochemistrySolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsMembrane Separation Technologies